The Dance Hall 5: Ice Dance Fans 2017-2018

[Anyasnake]

Are Weaver/Poje sticking around? Likewise, Bobrova/Soloviev or Coomes/Buckland?

Chock/Bates were both skating senior by 2009/10 - just not together.

Yes I think they are. So Weaver/Poje, normally no B/S and Co/Bu well, that will be difficult for them to stay too long depending on her knee...
I'm not counting Chock/Bates for or Guignard/Fabbri for that reason too.

 

[Dobre]

Are we officially out of teams that have worked the Seniors compulsories ? (That were Seniors pre 2010-2011)

Did I miss an official announcement from Cappellini & Lanotte?

Note: I do think it could be misleading to say that today's teams haven't worked Senior compulsories. They've done compulsories in the SD every year, some seasons less of the patterns; but still, they are held responsible for developing those skills, just in a different way. Plus, some of the Seniors compulsories were moved to Juniors compulsories. In many cases, today's athletes worked those dances earlier than the teams who came before them.

 

[Anyasnake]

Did I miss an official announcement from Cappellini & Lanotte?

Note: I do think it could be misleading to say that today's teams haven't worked Senior compulsories. They've done compulsories in the SD every year, some seasons less of the patterns; but still, they are held responsible for developing those skills, just in a different way. Plus, some of the Seniors compulsories were moved to Juniors compulsories. In many cases, today's athletes worked those dances earlier than the teams who came before them.

Yes but not as much as before. Obviously they are all equal on learning those skills and the SD has been there for 8 years now so there is no more excuses. I just thought that learing compulsories in order to cmpete them like pre-2010 helped you get skills that you might not get today. It wasn't just about comparing the teams between themselves, it was great to learn intricate steps and how to master them, or get the stamina for 3 sequences of Paso Doble (nightmare).

 

[Ka3sha]

Acoording to some rumors, two Russian junior teams have split: Polishchuk/Vakhnov (Lyapina) and Konkina/Yakushev (Gorshkov). Konkina and Vakhnov have already teamed up..
P/V , they were third at JGPF this year : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFeAe9SpRiU
K/Y: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZVvWRdVN4c

 

[Dobre]

Ice Dance Drama Post-Olympics 2018 Update

Splits:
Abachkina & Thauron (She is on IPS)
Pogrebinsky & Benoit (He retired. She is on IPS)
Stairs & Royer (He is on IPS)
Fabbri & Pietrantonio (Both were on IPS. Both are off it now).
Wagret & Couryas (Both are on IPS)
Damuleviciute & Kizala (He is on IPS)
Galiyanova & Tang
Han & Lochhead
McIsaac & Graham (He retired)
Taileffer & Chan (He is on IPS)
Rumored: Polischuk & Vakhnov.
Rumored: Konkina & Yakushev

Retirements:
Agafanova & Ucar

New Teams:
Galiyanova & Lochhead
Rumored: Konkina & Vakhnov

Coaching News:
-Krylova is reportedly going to Russia. Maybe? Probably? Depending on what her kids want? I can’t keep track.
-Komatsubara & Koleto going to Montreal.
-Hawayek & Baker might be going to Montreal (rumored/unconfirmed)

 

[MsZem]

Ice Dance Drama Post-Olympics 2018 Update

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Retirements:
Agafanova & Ucar

Also Robledo/Fenero, so that's another team that will no longer be at Montreal. Presumably V/M are also done

 

[IloveFS]

Hawayek and Baker HAVE lots of talent. If they are going to Montreal, I think they might be serious challengers for GOLD in the next 4 years!

Ice Dance Drama Post-Olympics 2018 Update

Splits:
Abachkina & Thauron (She is on IPS)
Pogrebinsky & Benoit (He retired. She is on IPS)
Stairs & Royer (He is on IPS)
Fabbri & Pietrantonio (Both were on IPS. Both are off it now).
Wagret & Couryas (Both are on IPS)
Damuleviciute & Kizala (He is on IPS)
Galiyanova & Tang
Han & Lochhead
McIsaac & Graham (He retired)
Taileffer & Chan (He is on IPS)
Rumored: Polischuk & Vakhnov.
Rumored: Konkina & Yakushev

Retirements:
Agafanova & Ucar

New Teams:
Galiyanova & Lochhead
Rumored: Konkina & Vakhnov

Coaching News:
-Krylova is reportedly going to Russia. Maybe? Probably? Depending on what her kids want? I can’t keep track.
-Komatsubara & Koleto going to Montreal.
-Hawayek & Baker might be going to Montreal (rumored/unconfirmed)

Ice Dance Drama Post-Olympics 2018 Update

Splits:
Abachkina & Thauron (She is on IPS)
Pogrebinsky & Benoit (He retired. She is on IPS)
Stairs & Royer (He is on IPS)
Fabbri & Pietrantonio (Both were on IPS. Both are off it now).
Wagret & Couryas (Both are on IPS)
Damuleviciute & Kizala (He is on IPS)
Galiyanova & Tang
Han & Lochhead
McIsaac & Graham (He retired)
Taileffer & Chan (He is on IPS)
Rumored: Polischuk & Vakhnov.
Rumored: Konkina & Yakushev

Retirements:
Agafanova & Ucar

New Teams:
Galiyanova & Lochhead
Rumored: Konkina & Vakhnov

Coaching News:
-Krylova is reportedly going to Russia. Maybe? Probably? Depending on what her kids want? I can’t keep track.
-Komatsubara & Koleto going to Montreal.
-Hawayek & Baker might be going to Montreal (rumored/unconfirmed)

 

[Dobre]

Maybe it's a good time to kick off the 2018-2019 Ice Dance thread ?

Done.