The Dance Hall 13: When You Dance on the Ice and Your Feet Twizzle Twice, That's Amore

[jlai]

How dare you waltz into my vibes

 

[Wyliefan]

Save Me the Waltz

 

[Wyliefan]

Waltzing to the FINNish line!

That's a really good one!

 

[Allskate]

Waltz Up With These New Ice Dance Rules?

 

[Ka3sha]

TAT after Worlds:

I believe the Americans were stronger and more compelling. The British simply don’t skate well. The judges, oddly enough, didn’t do anything wrong, in my view.

I kept thinking: "How can you put a pair that barely skates ahead? Do the judges not see that? That’s the key point"

 

[ostile17]

News from David Molina: we have key points!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2038906912964534492

 

[tony]

News from David Molina: we have key points!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2038906912964534492

Except key point 4 should be LFI

 

[DreamSkates]

The ice dance technical committee needs to clean house.

THIS! I'm only watching US ice dancers in the future as a support to them. Otherwise....no.

 

[Dobre]

Can We Be FINNished With This Scoring System?

 

[Wyliefan]

I'm going to leave the title question open for a few days -- there's no hurry -- and then do the poll. There won't be enough room for every submission, so if there's one you especially want to see in there, go hit "like" on it so I can get a sense of which options are especially popular.

 

[kwanfan1818]

You might consider PSOTY-like semifinals and finals. It’s not ranked voting but gives a better sense of what people like, even if their favorite loses.

 

[Wyliefan]

From the Canadian dance thread: Fabbri/Ayer and Gauthier/Thierin are done. Both women are looking for new partners. Neither men has said what he's going to do. Correction: Paul Ayer is also looking for a new partner.

 

[tony]

From the Canadian dance thread: Fabbri/Ayer and Gauthier/Thierin are done. Both women are looking for new partners. Neither men has said what he's going to do.

Paul posted that he's looking for a new partner.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh, I didn't see that on his Instagram. Thanks, @tony.

 

[angi]

From the Canadian dance thread: Fabbri/Ayer and Gauthier/Thierin are done. Both women are looking for new partners. Neither men has said what he's going to do. Correction: Paul Ayer is also looking for a new partner.

I wonder if he is going to team up with Sandrine because the timing makes me question if it's a coincidence that both teams announced their split within an hour, but perhaps it is indeed a coincidence.

 

[clairecloutier]

The timing is certainly ... interesting.

Paul makes a point of saying on his IG that it was his decision to split with Alicia:

Paul Ayer on Instagram: "Announcing the very difficult decision I’ve taken of ending my partnership with @alicia.fabbri . I will be partner searching. I’m so thankful to everyone who supported us throughout our journey and most of all grateful for th

1,000 likes, 62 comments - paulayer_ on March 31, 2026: "Announcing the very difficult decision I’ve taken of ending my partnership with @alicia.fabbri . I will be partner searching. I’m so thankful to everyone who supported us throughout our journey and most of all grateful for the eight years...

www.instagram.com

 

[Wyliefan]

All I hope is that no teams break up or form tomorrow, because no one will know whether to believe it or not!

 

[marbri]

All I hope is that no teams break up or form tomorrow, because no one will know whether to believe it or not!

I might just skip tomorrow ad check back in on the 2nd

 

[beckab81]

The timing is certainly ... interesting.

Paul makes a point of saying on his IG that it was his decision to split with Alicia:

Paul Ayer on Instagram: "Announcing the very difficult decision I’ve taken of ending my partnership with @alicia.fabbri . I will be partner searching. I’m so thankful to everyone who supported us throughout our journey and most of all grateful for th

1,000 likes, 62 comments - paulayer_ on March 31, 2026: "Announcing the very difficult decision I’ve taken of ending my partnership with @alicia.fabbri . I will be partner searching. I’m so thankful to everyone who supported us throughout our journey and most of all grateful for the eight years...

www.instagram.com

And Alicia didn't even tag him in her post. Doesn't sound like a super amicable split.

 

[Belsornia]

Are Virtue/Moir planning another comeback?

Because WTF is happening in Canadian ice dance?!

 

[skategal]

Are Virtue/Moir planning another comeback?

Because WTF is happening in Canadian ice dance?!

Maybe Gilles/Poirier told everyone they are staying in for 4 more years... (I kid...I don't think they will.)

 

[skateblessing]

Should the thread be temporary renamed to - Off season has started and we can all breathe for a split second

 

[Rhumba d’Amour]

Are Virtue/Moir planning another comeback?

Because WTF is happening in Canadian ice dance?!

My first thought was an April Fools prank. I’m guessing I’m not alone in that.

Could it be a funding issue—as in, everyone was just notified that their funding will end?

 

[my little pony]

Are Virtue/Moir planning another comeback?

Because WTF is happening in Canadian ice dance?!

at this rate, they may be needed

 

[skategal]

My first thought was an April Fools prank. I’m guessing I’m not alone in that.

Could it be a funding issue—as in, everyone was just notified that their funding will end?

Don’t think it is a funding issue as most of them say they are seeking new partners to continue.

 

[LilJen]

Yes. This is the replacement for ChRs in RD.
And another Interesting change in the Sr FD is OFSt:
1. Minimum of two of the three difficult Turns must be in Contact/Hold.
2. Twizzle cannot be performed in Contact/Hold, nor be performed as the last turn.
Jr's OFSt remains the same.

My brain is wondering which difficult turns can actually be done in hold. Not twizzles, not loops. I guess rockers and counters. As well as brackets.

MFD stayed home (mostly) when their kid was young.

Would be easier for Tanith if ex Charlie wasn’t (apparently) moving to Italy…

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Call Netflix. Have the tryouts filmed. Make them all live in a villa for the drama!

 

[kwanfan1818]

Would be easier for Tanith if ex Charlie wasn’t (apparently) moving to Italy…

I have no idea. It would depend on how much he was involved with childcare.

My point is that when both of their marriages were intact, both Belbin and MFD stayed home with young children while their husbands traveled with their students. I think Megan Lowe did as well.

I don’t think there’s much more to read into it. How Belbin copes/makes arrangements/negotiated her job role going forward is yet to be seen, as even though she left him last Fall, she had commitments before the split in the training structure at that time. Going forward could be different, aside from being White-less.

 

[Icetalavista]

Waltz it all about, Daveeeey?