2021 US Nationals Junior Dance

[Sylvia]

Junior Rhythm Dance starting order/live results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2021/27989/CAT008SEG015.html

Junior ice dance teams profiles in Event Program: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/205019/46/

Junior Rhythm Dance starting order (4:21-5:21 pm local / 7:21-8:21 pm ET):

1 Leah Neset, Magic City FSC / Artem Markelov, Magic City FSC (new)
2 Elizabeth Tkachenko / Alexei Kiliakov, Washington FSC / Washington FSC (J7)
3 Angela Ling / Caleb Wein, Peninsula SC / Washington FSC (J6)
4 Oona Brown / Gage Brown, SC of New York / SC of New York (J3)
5 Katarina DelCamp / Ian Somerville, Dallas FSC / Washington FSC (J5)

6 Gracie Vainik, SC of Novi / Daniel Brykalov, All Year FSC (new)
7 Elliana Peal / Ethan Peal, Scott Hamilton SC / Scott Hamilton SC (N1 at Dance Final in Nov. 2019)
8 Isabella Flores, Broadmoor SC / Dimitry Tsarevski, All Year FSC (new)
9 Vanessa Pham, SC of Houston / Jonathan Rogers, Texas Gulf Coast FSC (N8 at Dance Final in Nov. 2019)
10 Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen, Peninsula SC / Peninsula SC (J2)

 

[mjb52]

Hearing Sweet Home Alabama during this dance warm-up is really making me giggle and I don't know why. It's just such an incongruous choice for junior dance to me.

 

[PRlady]

Looking forward to this!

 

[Dobre]

Go, junior ice dancers!

 

[Rukia]

Awww I thought they were cute. Nesev seems like the stronger skater.

 

[Dobre]

Quite nice. Neset & Markelov seem well suited for each other.

 

[MacMadame]

That was my favorite La La Land program. It worked in a way that others haven't.

 

[Rukia]

Also all credit to him for skating in a skating-style full suit

 

[mjb52]

LOVE her dress.

 

[Rukia]

I'm pretty sure my Barbie had this dress in the 80's, so clearly I love it

 

[mjb52]

This transition to a second piece is both very incongruous and somehow works.

Wait are these both from Moulin Rouge? Wow. At first they didn't sound like they went together at all.

 

[Dobre]

Tkachenko back to the fab dresses. Alexei looks like he may finally have grown a couple inches. Twizzles still their Achilles' heel.

 

[PRlady]

Is Tkachenko related to the Other Tkachenko?

 

[maureenfarone]

I don't follow junior ice dance enough to know what the pattern/rhythm is this year. Anyone know?

 

[Dobre]

Is Tkachenko related to the Other Tkachenko?

I believe no.

 

[MacMadame]

This transition to a second piece is both very incongruous and somehow works.

Wait are these both from Moulin Rouge? Wow. At first they didn't sound like they went together at all.

It was .. interesting.

 

[mjb52]

Poor Kiliakov looked like he couldn't breathe but he didn't want to get yelled at.

 

[MacMadame]

I don't follow junior ice dance enough to know what the pattern/rhythm is this year. Anyone know?

Same as last year. Tea Time Foxtrot.

 

[mjb52]

These juniors are very well dressed!

 

[Rukia]

I really like Ling/Wein! They were very smooth.

 

[PRlady]

Sorry but that dance went nowhere. I ended up checking how Biden’s cabinet pick confirmations are coming along.

 

[Dobre]

I quite like this RD. (They need a new free dance). Hope that as she gets more comfortable, she will be able to push the facial expression more in order to bring across the feel of the music/programs.

 

[Karen-W]

Ooo... love Oona's dress!

 

[maureenfarone]

Wow! Brown/Brown were terrific. Lots of speed and unison. Really enjoyed them plus I like her dress.

 

[PRlady]

Browns were fabulous. They could have skated Senior last week. Great expression of the music and matching lines.

 

[clairecloutier]

Loved that from the Browns, so fun, and they totally brought the energy.

 

[Karen-W]

Uhm... wow! Just WOW @ the Browns! That was fantastic! I don't think US Ice dance has anything to worry about after the top teams this finally call it quits. The depth in US ice dance is just... damn.

 

[Dobre]

Quite nice. We need a tracker. Twizzles could have been neater. Otherwise, polished. Maybe could have pushed it out a bit more but always hard to tell on the screen.

 

[clairecloutier]

Wow! Brown/Brown were terrific. Lots of speed and unison.

I think maybe this is a case where having the same program for a second year worked. It was definitely sharper than last year, I thought.

 

[mjb52]

tfw you didn't get the Oscar but there are 17 programs per competition to your soundtrack lol