In a desperate attempt to keep her family’s picturesque Ontario ice rink — and Olympic legacy — afloat, a retired figure skater returns to the world of competitive pairs ice dancing with a new bad-boy partner. But when she runs into her old partner (aka her first love) on the competition circuit, she begins to find out that balancing a love triangle, family drama, and her own future prospects might be impossible.

Adapted for TV by Jeff Norton (Geek Girl) and Shelley Scarrow (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Finding Her Edge stars Madelyn Keys (A Mother’s Lie), Olly Atkins (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), and Cale Ambrozic (We Were Liars). The young adult series features cameos from Canadian ice dancing stars Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, whom you can also catch in the upcoming Netflix docuseries Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing, which follows their run-up to the 2026 Winter Olympics. 

“On one level, our show is a soapy YA drama,” showrunner Norton tells Tudum. “But I set out to make it much more than that; [it’s] a layered family drama about a fractured family finding their path back together.”

Where can I stream Finding Her Edge? How many episodes are there?

Stream all eight episodes on Netflix now. 

Why should you watch Finding Her Edge? 

You’ll like this show if …

• You’re itching for a sports-romance series on ice, like Heated Rivalry.
• You love heartfelt Canadian shows like Sullivan’s Crossing.
• You couldn’t get enough of ice dancing pair and real-life couple Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the 2026 Winter Olympics — and in the docuseries Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing. 
• You love reading young adult novels like Rival Darling and Collide. 

Who’s in the cast of Finding Her Edge?

• Madelyn Keys (A Mother’s Lie) as Adriana Russo 
• Alexandra Beaton (Single All the Way) as Elise Russo
• Alice Malakhov (Anne with an E) as Maria Russo
• Harmon Walsh (Gossip Girl) as Will Russo
• Olly Atkins (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) as Freddie O’Connell
• Cale Ambrozic (We Were Liars) as Brayden Elliot

What happens in Finding Her Edge?

Adriana Russo (Keys) might have hung up her figure skates after her gold medalist mom died two years ago, but a champion still lives in her. So when she gets a chance to carry on her family’s Olympic legacy and save their financially struggling ice rink, she jumps at it. 

“Adriana feels the weight of the world on her shoulders,” Norton says. “In taking on the responsibility of saving her family’s rink, which is her mother’s legacy, she suddenly finds herself navigating all types of new challenges and pressures, both on and off the ice.”

One such challenge is … she can’t skate with her old ice-dancing partner, Freddie (Atkins). Why? When she quit the sport two years ago, she also bailed on their relationship. The only other athlete capable of winning competitions with her is the last person in the world she wants to skate with: the cocky bad boy of ice dancing, Brayden Elliot (Ambrozic). 

As Adriana tries to find a way to work with Brayden, she’s caught off guard when Freddie and his new partner show up with the rest of the Canadian Olympic hopefuls to train at her family’s elite ice rink. At first, Freddie seems ready to forgive and forget — perhaps even rekindle something — until he sees her skate with Brayden. Because, despite the vitriol Adriana and Brayden spew at each other, their chemistry on the ice is undeniable. Can Adriana conquer the competitive world of ice dancing, or will boy drama dash her Olympic dreams?

Is Finding Her Edge based on a book?

Yes, Finding Her Edge is adapted from a bestselling YA novel of the same name by Jennifer Iacopelli. The novel itself is loosely based on the Jane Austen classic Persuasion. 

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