U.S. Ice Dance 2018-19 season news & updates

[Tinami Amori]

Just saying, Madison Hubbell is one elegant lady
http://sd.uploads.ru/RODeq.jpg

 

[layman]

Dave Lease reported that the team of Hawayek and Baker are getting over a concussion. Does anyone know anymore about this?

 

[RoseRed]

Dave Lease reported that the team of Hawayek and Baker are getting over a concussion. Does anyone know anymore about this?

Well they pulled out of both the CS events they were entered in, so that would make sense.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh, is that what happened? I've been wondering. Yikes.

 

[Moustaffask8r]

Well they pulled out of both the CS events they were entered in, so that would make sense.

Heard that too and it apears two other teams from Montreal also had concussion....

 

[barbarafan]

Heard that too and it apears two other teams from Montreal also had concussion....

Which teams?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

So, I keep watching the videos of Avonley and Vadym.

I truly think they will be my next Gilles & Poirier and Guignard/Fabbri.

And definitely my Fav USA team.... They make you watch them... I am glued to them.

 

[Sylvia]

Ice-Dance.com did a feature on them last summer when they were a brand new team: GETTING TO KNOW AVONLEY NGUYEN & VADYM KOLESNIK

 

[laviemn]

Heard that too and it apears two other teams from Montreal also had concussion....

Really hoping Chock/Bates is not one of them, they've been through enough in the last year.

 

[Sylvia]

How many Junior teams have competed domestically so far this season? My current count is as many as 20 teams could be competing at Sectionals in mid-November. Top 4 in each Sectional will advance to Nationals (12 teams total + N/K).
I included each partner's club/section affiliation where known (could have been changed as of the Sept. 1st registration deadline).

Avonley Nguyen & Vadym Kolesnik E/M (Mids/1st last year) - have qualified for JGP Final; bye to 2019 Nationals
Oona Brown & Gage Brown E/E - 2 JGPs
Sophia Elder & Christopher Elder M/M - 2 JGPs (Mids/3rd last year)
Eliana Gropman & Ian Somerville M/E - 2 JGPs (Easterns/2nd last year)
Emma Gunter & Caleb Wein E/E - 2 JGPs (Easterns/3rd last year)
Katarina DelCamp & Maxwell Gart M/P - 1 JGP (Mids/4th last year)
Alina Efimova & Alexander Petrov P/E - 1 JGP (Pacifics/3rd last year)
Jocelyn Haines & James Koszuta E/P - 1 JGP (Pacifics/2nd last year)
Katarina Wolfkostin & Howard Zhao P/M - 1 JGP

Caroline Green & Gordon Green M/E - WD from JGP (Easterns/1st last year)
Isabella Amoia & Luca Becker M?/E? - in ISP (Mids/2nd last year)
Allie Rose & J.T. Michel E/M - in ISP (Easterns/4th last year)

Ella Ales & Daniel Tsarik (new) P/E
Emily Bratti & Nikolay Usanov (new) E/P
Paulina Brykalova & Daniel Brykalov M/M
Molly Cesanek & Yehor Yehorov (new) E/P
Cherri Chen & Yuanshi Jin E/P (Easterns/6th last year)
Leah Krauskopf & Evan Walter (new) M/M
Bailey Melton & Ryan O’Donnell (new) M/M
Claire Purnell & Luke Purnell M/M
Sara Zhao & Caleb Niva (new) M/P

Maxine Weatherby & Dmitriy Bogomol (UKR) - he is listed on IPS
Anna Petterson & TJ Carey - will represent SWE this season?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

An official Congratulations to Avonley & Vadam advancing to the JGP Final (and with a high total score too!)

 

[Colonel Green]

The Browns' revised free dance with the more blatant tempo change is so inferior to the original version.

 

[clairecloutier]

Article about Novice U.S. ice dancer Kenan Slevira: https://manchesterinklink.com/in-su...ily-ready-to-part-with-myrtle-street-mansion/

 

[Sylvia]

Catching up on more Lake Placid practice clips (not yet posted in this thread): ...
Novice:
Peal/Peal [clip from their FD to The Greatest Showman]: https://www.instagram.com/p/BmWhaTql-Lg/

Article on the Peal family -- Elliana (age 11) & Ethan (age 14), coached by their father Rob, a former national and international ice dancer: https://www.ice-dance.com/site/the-peals-a-skating-family/

The duo moved up to novice after winning the intermediate title. Next, U.S. Figure Skating selected them to attend an Advanced Novice Ice Dance International Development Seminar. Among the world-class coaches in Oberstdorf, Germany, were Jon and Carol Lane (CAN), Juris Razgulajevs (CAN), Dr. Rostislav Sinicyn (CZE), and Maurizio Margaglio (ITA), the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist with Barbara Fusar-Poli.
“There were 30 teams invited, and we were the only U.S. team there,” Ethan said. “To be on the ice with skaters from around the world was fantastic.”
“Maurizio and I competed at the same time, which made the camp even more exciting,” Rob added.

"Their father and ice dancing coach, Rob Peal, was a competitive ice dancer from 1985 to 2000. He placed ninth at the World Junior Championships in Hungary in 1991 and competed at the World University Games in Poland in 1993." (Excerpt from a local Chicago article published after the Peals won the Intermediate title at 2018 Nationals): http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...skating-champions-tl-0125-20180125-story.html

Ethan also has qualified for Midwestern Sectionals in Intermediate Men by placing 2nd at UGL Regionals.

 

[Dobre]

Article about Novice U.S. ice dancer Kenan Slevira: https://manchesterinklink.com/in-su...ily-ready-to-part-with-myrtle-street-mansion/

So we can take that as confirmation that he is skating, but zero information on a new partner? (He went on and then off IPS this spring/early summer).

 

[Sylvia]

Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter are listed for their second ISU Challenger competition - Inge Solar Memorial in Innsbruck, Austria, November 13-17 -- on USFS' International Assignments page and the ISU website. This competition is scheduled for after their 2 Grand Prix competitions (Skate America & GP Helsinki).
Karina Manta/Joseph Johnson are listed as alternates on the ISU site.

 

[Sylvia]

Chock/Bates have withdrawn from their first GP in Helsinki; they are still listed for Rostelecom Cup and I hope they can still make that one if they are ready.

 

[Candbfan]

Regarding the Chock and Bates withdrawal, anyone know if her foot is still a problem or is it something else?

 

[chameleonster]

Might just be that they don't feel like they're prepared enough to make the impression they want. They got to Montreal end of July, maybe they decided they would rather show a better side at Nationals.

 

[Debbie S]

They could also potentially be assigned a later Senior B, either Talinn Trophy or Golden Spin.

 

[Moustaffask8r]

Might just be that they don't feel like they're prepared enough to make the impression they want. They got to Montreal end of July, maybe they decided they would rather show a better side at Nationals.

Or are not getting the level of attention require to be ready.... MF / Sam are off to TYCT, Patch and Romain are travelling to different competition for the past week.... This is not coming as a surprise!

 

[Alilou]

Or are not getting the level of attention require to be ready.... MF / Sam are off to TYCT, Patch and Romain are travelling to different competition for the past week.... This is not coming as a surprise!

Why on earth would MF and Sam be travelling with the TTYCT? This sounds like nonsense to me. Sure they did some of the choreo during the rehearsal period but there's no reason they'd be travelling with the tour!

 

[angi]

Or are not getting the level of attention require to be ready.... MF / Sam are off to TYCT, Patch and Romain are travelling to different competition for the past week.... This is not coming as a surprise!

What on earth? MF and Sam left right after the first show. Sam posted several Instagram stories of him working with H/B and H/D for example. Get your facts straight before posting.

 

[aftershocks]

New skating podcast, Skate Talk Online with host @Tony Wheeler, and producer Jacque Tiegs (@mysticchic) has posted wonderfully insightful interviews with Hubbell/Donahue and Manta/Johnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wrguGH2n64 Hubbell/Donahue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYcxESo66E Manta/Johnson

And this unrelated video filmed in June shows skaters Hub/Don, Jason Brown, Bradie Tennell, and Vincent Zhou promoting 2019 4CCs in Anaheim, CA, while petting little dogs who were up for adoption.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wrguGH2n64

A Day with Madison and Zach:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eim62UJG4Z8 part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDXgT351iQo part 2

 

[wickedwitch]

Karina and Joe are adorable and I'm thrilled their getting a little more attention this season.

And I did not know that Ben Agosto did their SD! I'm excited that him and Trina Pratt (who is also awesome) are working with top level dance teams.

I did 100% get Joe's hint in the caption about Karina's girlfriend. I actually thought she was out because of it.

 

[dramagrrl]

The interview with Joe and Karina was super adorable. How could I not love a team that includes two queer skaters, love for Yuri!!! on Ice, speaking out about body image and mental health issues in skating, reading books about social justice issues for fun, and hero worship of Ben Agosto and V/M? All things relevant to my interests!

 

[aftershocks]

So, I keep watching the videos of Avonley and Vadym.

I truly think they will be my next Gilles & Poirier and Guignard/Fabbri.

And definitely my Fav USA team.... They make you watch them... I am glued to them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cyM_6Weqik RD - Kaunas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q82NOG86dP0 FD - Kaunas



Ted Barton after their FD: "Vadym is so strong. He handles Avonley delicately, carefully, but boldly. She is an angel, and as a team they are just magic. Wow, that was something special... When strong skating skills are married with strong emotional performance skills between two people, it creates something that makes our sport so wonderful."

 

[MrMystery]

C&B are a smart team that are veterans of the sport and well understand how it works. They got a late start to the season due to Madison's foot surgery. I think they are well aware that the last few seasons have been up and down for them and they lost standing. They have to know that entering this new quad, it's pretty do or die from the get go. They need to have a strong debut and likely they aren't QUITE there yet due to the late start. I wouldn't read much more into it.

 

[Lara111]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cyM_6Weqik RD - Kaunas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q82NOG86dP0 FD - Kaunas



Ted Barton after their FD: "Vadym is so strong. He handles Avonley delicately, carefully, but boldly. She is an angel, and as a team they are just magic. Wow, that was something special... When strong skating skills are married with strong emotional performance skills between two people, it creates something that makes our sport so wonderful."

Vadim is just as strong as many others. Let's not forget that Avonly minimum 1/2 the weight of other girls in ice dance.

 

[Wyliefan]

She looks so much younger off-ice! I was looking at her Instagram and was bowled over by how young she looked.