Jennifer Wester & Daniil Barantsev
2005 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships
Senior Original Dance - Practice

For years Jennifer & Daniil were trying to compete at LPIDC, but something always prevented it from happening. In 2005, I finally saw them in person. The first time was at a practice for the OD. They blew me away. This is one of my favorite photos because it captures both the grace of skating (Jen's spiral) and athleticism (Daniil's cantilever).

Canon 20D body. Canon 200/2.8 lens. ISO 800. 1/320 at 2.8.