2026-27 Program Music and Choreographers

[peibeck]

there 's a mash up of bolero and little drummer boy that I am low key obsessed with, I'd pay someone to use it

This sounds like an @AngieNikodinovLove (ANL) twink ice dancer bois fantasy

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

This sounds like an @AngieNikodinovLove (ANL) twink ice dancer bois fantasy

Well, this season there are vacancies to fill now.

 

[peibeck]

Well, this season there are vacancies to fill now.

Are there? It doesn't seem like we've gotten the amount of retirement announcements I expected post Olympic/Worlds.. I think I've read about more splits than retirements. In fact, the first music announcement in this thread was about someone everyone thought was retiring!

Anyway... if there are any vacancies, I'm sure you'll make them hole... erm, I mean whole.

 

[Aceon6]

It doesn't seem like we've gotten the amount of retirement announcements I expected post Olympic/Worlds

I may be totally off base, but I expect another burst of announcements by the end of May from skaters who were on the fence, got to the rink to start planning, and were overwhelmed with the “Do I really want another season/quad of this?”

 

[Karen-W]

I may be totally off base, but I expect another burst of announcements by the end of May from skaters who were on the fence, got to the rink to start planning, and were overwhelmed with the “Do I really want another season/quad of this?”

Agreed. Plus, they don't necessarily have to make any decisions until closer to whenever the GP Host Commission meets to figure out GP Assignments, which will probably be around the same time as the ISU Congress in early June.

 

[Evgeniafan]

I may be totally off base, but I expect another burst of announcements by the end of May from skaters who were on the fence, got to the rink to start planning, and were overwhelmed with the “Do I really want another season/quad of this?”

I think some skaters may not feel, I have to skate 4 more years. It is a lets see how it goes.

 

[Aceon6]

I think some skaters may not feel, I have to skate 4 more years. It is a lets see how it goes.

Part of the planning is the financial plan. Unless you are a top skater with good funding and endorsements or have access to money, May is contract time and can be the deal breaker for many.

 

[Debbie S]

I imagine that the top skaters who we don't expect to continue (ex: C/B, Gil/P, Gui/F) will post a 'not competing next season' announcement just before GP assignments are released. I wouldn't expect most of them to use the "R" word. After all, most skaters don't officially "retire" anymore. As is noted often here, MK never retired, or D/W, Nathan.....

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Some of them may want to keep things open right now for endorsement reasons as well.

 

[peibeck]

I imagine that the top skaters who we don't expect to continue (ex: C/B, Gil/P, Gui/F) will post a 'not competing next season' announcement just before GP assignments are released. I wouldn't expect most of them to use the "R" word. After all, most skaters don't officially "retire" anymore. As is noted often here, MK never retired, or D/W, Nathan.....

Didn't C/B say something to the effect of "going out" and "last performance" at Nationals, and the same sort of wording for skipping Worlds ("proud of their results and nothing left to accomplish, etc.")? I don't think we really need an official "retired" statement to know they are done.

 

[Karen-W]

Some of them may want to keep things open right now for enforcement reasons as well.

And insurance purposes - especially the older USFS athletes who get their health insurance through the USOPC. Maintaining their active athlete status, even if with no intention of competing, would give them additional time to sort out that piece of their financial future if they haven't already.

 

[Debbie S]

Some of them may want to keep things open right now for enforcement reasons as well.

Do you mean "endorsement"?

Didn't C/B say something to the effect of "going out" and "last performance" at Nationals, and the same sort of wording for skipping Worlds ("proud of their results and nothing left to accomplish, etc.")? I don't think we really need an official "retired" statement to know they are done.

Right, that's my point. Many skaters don't officially make a retirement announcement but they tell us in other words that they are done.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Some of them may want to keep things open right now for enforcement reasons as well.

Some skaters are part-time police officers so perhaps

 

[Wyliefan]

To get back on topic , it looks like Misha Ge is choreographing an R&J program (Rota version) for Rena Uezono. I won't make an official entry until it's confirmed, though.

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[Wyliefan]

Leah Neset/Artem Markelov (USA)
FD: The Phantom of the Opera
Choreographer: Nikolai Morozov

Artem & Leah on Instagram: "✨2026-27 Free Dance Anouncment✨ We are excited to announce our free dance for the upcoming season to the music of The Phantom of the Opera. We can’t wait to share what we have been working on! “Close your eyes and let yo

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[Amy L]

POTO blech

 

[Wyliefan]

If this year's thread had a title, it would have to be "March of the Warhorses."

 

[Marta24]

As if POTO wasn't enough. They are also throwing Morozov in? Pick a struggle.

 

[shan]

It will be nice to see what Neset/Markelov with outside choreography.

 

[skatfan]

I may be speaking through my personal dislike of Bolero, but this does not seem like the right fit for Z/K, and not just because it's a warhorse. It just feels like completely wrong music for them in a season where the RD is likely to be a challenge already and you'd like to see them gaining momentum.

I really hope to be proven wrong.

So interesting to see your take on this. My thought was that it is a terrific choice for a couple that can skate big and has the endurance to skate that way at the end of their program. I guess we'll see how it goes!

 

[Karen-W]

Aleksandr Selevko (EST)
SP - Michael Jackson

Aleksandr Selevko on Instagram: "Short Program 2026-2027 Michael Jackson By @adamsolya #michaeljackson #jackson #dirtydiana #skating"

1,043 likes, 77 comments - aleksandrselevko on April 28, 2026: "Short Program 2026-2027 Michael Jackson By @adamsolya #michaeljackson #jackson #dirtydiana #skating".

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[azcalder]

It will be nice to see what Neset/Markelov with outside choreography.

Nikolai Morozov, Kaitlin Weaver and others have done their choreography in recent years.

 

[shan]

Nikolai Morozov, Kaitlin Weaver and others have done their choreography in recent years.

Good to know.