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Melanie Heaney
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sports photographer
specializing in figure skating
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Two years. Two titles. 🥇🥇

Koko Hirano successfully defended her crown in the senior Parade of Champions at 2025 National Showcase!

Read the full event recap ⬇️
Koko Hirano Wins Back-to-Back Titles at 2025 National Showcase | U.S. Figure Skating
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August 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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"If you're pretend hungry, just tell me, 'cause I can make pretend food. It's ready." - my 6yo
July 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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big hangry tantrum when i reminded my 6yo that she lost her ipad privileges yesterday, but i held my ground and i'm proud of myself! (also got no work done this afternoon.)
July 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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And approximately 5.5 months after I gave birth, I finally cooked an entire meal again. I'm basically unstoppable.
June 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Temp solution to baby not napping in crib long enough for me to work: napping baby glommed onto my leg while I work on my laptop on the bed.
May 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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What's the word for when you're doing well postpartum, but you know it's only because you are guarding your mental health fiercely and it's all just one gust of wind from collapsing? That's where I am.
May 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Feeling some FOMO this morning, watching WTT from home. I had such a great time at 2023 WTT and hope to be back in 2027 when I don't have a fresh baby!

Léa Serna 🇫🇷 at 2023 World Team Trophy

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April 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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It's Team USA vs. the world! 🇺🇸🌎

Eight U.S. athletes will compete as a team to win the sixth World Team Trophy medal for the stars and stripes in Tokyo, Japan, this week!

See who's competing ⬇️
Team USA Aims for Third Straight Gold at World Team Trophy | U.S. Figure Skating
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April 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Caroline Green & Michael Parsons 🇺🇸 at the 2025 World Championships

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April 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Mone Chiba 🇯🇵 at the 2025 World Championships

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #monechiba #canonsports
April 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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It's incredible how much I can get done when baby girl has a rare long stint of sleeping in her crib!
April 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Yuma Kagiyama 🇯🇵 at the 2025 World Championships

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #yumakagiyama #canonsports #WorldFigure
April 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Sara Conti & Niccolo Macii 🇮🇹 at the 2025 World Championships

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #contimacii #canonsports #WorldFigure
April 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier 🇨🇦 at the 2025 World Championships

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #gillespoirier #canonsports #WorldFigure
April 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Amber Glenn 🇺🇸 at the 2025 World Championships

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #amberglenn #canonsports
April 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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We have survived our first competition with two kids! Almost 400 skaters, 3 very full days of competition, a 6 year old on a hunger strike, a newborn who comfort nurses, and a long travel day home. One day to unpack and repack and we leave again tomorrow.
March 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Excited to capture the action next year! 📷
February 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Overwhelmed and devastated. So many of the kids and their parents were people we looked forward to catching up with at competitions multiple times per year.

💔💔💔💔💔
January 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Lots of Nationals content to share once I’m back to reality next week & have a bit of time to breathe, but here are a couple shots from yesterday’s senior events at #PrevagenUSChamps, where I’m covering the action on behalf of @usfigureskating and @mheaneyphoto!

📷 Danielle Earl/U.S. Figure Skating
January 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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From the archives:

Madison Chock & Evan Bates 🇺🇸 at the 2023 World Team Trophy

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #chockbates #canonsports
January 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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From the archives:

Alexa Knierim & Brandon Frazier 🇺🇸 at the 2023 World Team Trophy

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #knierimfrazier #canonsports
January 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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From the archives:

Adam Siao Him Fa 🇫🇷 at the 2023 World Team Trophy

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #adamsiaohimfa #canonsports
January 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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From the archives:

Kaori Sakamoto 🇯🇵 at the 2023 World Team Trophy

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #kaorisakamoto
January 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Another highlight from my 2024 skating photography:

Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara 🇯🇵 at the 2024 World Championships

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #WorldFigure #miurakihara
January 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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One of my best photos of the year:

Ilia Malinin 🇺🇸 at the 2024 World Championships

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#figureskating #sportsphotography #WorldFigure #usfigureskating #iliamalinin
January 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM