2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge - Who Places Top Three

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

For this poll I will include who could likely be the medalists from what seems to be the confirmed list. There appears to be a lot of entries this time around, so that is a good thing.

 

[Karen-W]

Where do you see a confirmed entries list?

Also - Neither Efimova/Mitrofanov nor McBeath/Parkman are able to compete internationally yet - Alisa will get her release next April and Danill will get his release in December.

 

[Sylvia]

This year's dates for John Nicks are Sept. 6-7 (I was planning to start a joint competition thread in Kiss & Cry with the Middle Atlantics NQS in NYC).

ETA that I see from the GS post linked below that no source link was provided so I guess we'll have to wait and see if the pairs listed will show up to compete.

 

[Frau Muller]

2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge | Sep 6-9

The 2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge will be held September 6-9, 2023, at the home of The Skating Club of New York, Chelsea Piers in New York City. This will be an ISU Minimum Technical Scoring event featuring Junior and Senior Pair teams and will be conducted in accordance with the 2022 ISU...

www.goldenskate.com

Jr and Sr teams listed here.

 

[Karen-W]

I found an alleged entries list over at GoldenSkate.

Junior NQS -
Carpenter/Maravilla
Cooke/Kennedy
Moss/Gal (bit of digging - I think this is Reagan Moss, but no idea who her new partner is... @Sylvia??)

Junior International -
Enkina/Kovalenko ISR
Fletcher/Felberbaum USA

Senior NQS -
Efimova/Mitrofanov
Fitzpatrick/Bearinger
Korytek/Chapman
McBeath/Parkman

Senior International -
Schaller/Mayr AUT
Schmitz/Taylor CAN
Kovalevs FRA
Valesi/Piazza ITA
Gamez/Korovin PHI
Crafoords SWE
Hanns/Neudecker USA
Liu/Nagy USA
Martins/Bedard USA
Mokhovs USA
Ouellette/Newby-Estrella USA
Plazas/Fernandez USA

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Yes, you guys found it, here is the link, I’m not in kiss and cry, so I assumed this was already being discussed

2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge | Sep 6-9

The 2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge will be held September 6-9, 2023, at the home of The Skating Club of New York, Chelsea Piers in New York City. This will be an ISU Minimum Technical Scoring event featuring Junior and Senior Pair teams and will be conducted in accordance with the 2022 ISU...

www.goldenskate.com

 

[Sylvia]

Moss/Gal (bit of digging - I think this is Reagan Moss, but no idea who her new partner is... @Sylvia??)

Junior International -
Enkina/Kovalenko ISR

New ISU bio for Sofia ENKINA / Nikita KOVALENKO: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117684.htm
Nikita's ISU singles bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107844.htm

Yes, most likely Reagan... will see what I might be able to find out.

 

[ice coverage]

This year's dates for John Nicks are Sept. 6-7 (I was planning to start a joint competition thread in Kiss & Cry with the Middle Atlantics NQS in NYC).

ETA that I see from the GS post linked below that no source link was provided so I guess we'll have to wait and see if the pairs listed will show up to compete.

As a non-member of Kiss and Cry, I thought maybe this thread would be an acceptable place to mention that Skating Club of New York's page (which is updated for 2023) says:

" ... there will be prize money and trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each event John Nicks Pairs Challenge events."​

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Mids Home Page

Mark your calendars: The 97th Annual Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships are just days away! Middle Atlantics also includes The 2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge an ISU Minimum Technical Score Pairs Event, one of only two in this country. ISU Controllers ISU and National Judgesfrom...

thescny.org

Is prize money something new this year for Nicks event?
I don't recall hearing anything about prize money for the first or second year of Nicks, but maybe I missed it.
Anyway, glad to learn that prize money apparently is in effect this year.
(I do not see it mentioned in 2023 Nicks announcement.)

New ISU bio for Sofia ENKINA / Nikita KOVALENKO: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117684.htm
Nikita's ISU singles bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107844.htm ...

Wishing Enkina/Kovalenko a good debut at JGP Austria this week.

 

[Sylvia]

I saw that SC of NY now has a John Nicks Challenge Pairs schedule linked from their website for those in the NYC area who might like to attend on Wednesday, Sept. 6 or Thursday, Sept. 7 in the WEST Rink at Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers, New York Pier 61 at 23rd Street entrance: https://www.thescny.org/images/articles/mids-2023/Nicks Schedule.pdf

Admission is $10/day or $15 for both days (includes Middle Atlantics NQS comp. events; I will start one competition thread for both competitions in the Kiss & Cry section by Tuesday).

Moss/Gal (bit of digging - I think this is Reagan Moss, but no idea who her new partner is... @Sylvia??)

Turns out Reagan Moss' new partner "Gal" is a typo for Slovakia's Jakub Galbavy, 17, whose only has 1 junior singles international (October 2021 Budapest Trophy) listed in his ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108053.htm
According to this 7/31 tweet that includes a link to a Slovak federation document: https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1686015386464952321
"Jakub Galbavy is released from the Slovakian federation at the request of USFS, he can compete from the 24/25 season."

I believe that there are supposed to be 3 Junior pairs scheduled to compete in the Nicks international - so of the 5 preliminary entries posted, they are: Enkina/Kovalenko (7th in their JGP Linz debut for ISR), Ashley Fletcher/Aaron Felberbaum (new this season, coached by Chris Knierim, and recently added to the ISP), and Saya Carpenter/Jon Maravilla (based at Detroit SC; ISU Junior age-eligible even though they are not listed publicly in the ISP right now).

The 2 Junior pairs scheduled to compete in the Middle Atlantics NQS are Sydney Cooke/Matthew Kennedy (new this season) and Moss/Galbavy (just edited/corrected my own 'Gablavy typo!).

 

[Karen-W]

I saw that SC of NY now has a John Nicks Challenge Pairs schedule linked from their website for those in the NYC area who might like to attend on Wednesday, Sept. 6 or Thursday, Sept. 7 in the WEST Rink at Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers, New York Pier 61 at 23rd Street entrance: https://www.thescny.org/images/articles/mids-2023/Nicks Schedule.pdf

Admission is $10/day or $15 for both days (includes Middle Atlantics NQS comp. events; I will start one competition thread for both competitions in the Kiss & Cry section by Tuesday).


Turns out Reagan Moss' new partner "Gal" is a typo for Slovakia's Jakub Galbavy, 17, whose only has 1 junior singles international (October 2021 Budapest Trophy) listed in his ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108053.htm
According to this 7/31 tweet that includes a link to a Slovak federation document: https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1686015386464952321
"Jakub Galbavy is released from the Slovakian federation at the request of USFS, he can compete from the 24/25 season."

I believe that there are supposed to be 3 Junior pairs scheduled to compete in the Nicks international - so of the 5 preliminary entries posted, they are: Enkina/Kovalenko (7th in their JGP Linz debut for ISR), Ashley Fletcher/Aaron Felberbaum (new this season, coached by Chris Knierim, and recently added to the ISP), and Saya Carpenter/Jon Maravilla (based at Detroit SC; ISU Junior age-eligible even though they are not listed publicly in the ISP right now).

The 2 Junior pairs scheduled to compete in the Middle Atlantics NQS are Sydney Cooke/Matthew Kennedy (new this season) and Moss/Gablavy.

I was wondering if Carpenter/Maravilla would be added to the ISP since their Skate Detroit non-NQS score was in the same range as Fletcher/Felberbaum's Battle of the Blades score.

And thank you for the impressive detective work in figuring out who Reagan Moss' new partner is!

It's a darn shame that Skate Canada didn't send/let a couple of their teams not on the JGP go down to compete - would have been good to have given their JGP alternates (Behnke/Sauve and Callahan/Roch) a shot at the Jr Worlds TES mins - and it would have given all of the teams entered WS points.

 

[Sylvia]

It's a darn shame that Skate Canada didn't send/let a couple of their teams not on the JGP go down to compete

The entry fee is not cheap ($400/team).

Their training rink in Bergamo confirmed today that Valesi/Piazza will be there! https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cww7Nm5LOBZ/

 

[Karen-W]

Their training rink in Bergamo confirmed today that Valesi/Piazza will be there! https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cww7Nm5LOBZ/

And Eisteam Salzburg has just confirmed Schaller/Mayr will be there!

EisTeam Salzburg on Instagram: "Come skate with Sophia & Livio ✨⛸️ Sophia Schaller & Livio Mayr starten diese Woche ihre Wettkampfsaison bei der John Nicks Pairs Challenge in NY, USA 🙌 #bettertogether with EisTeam Salzburg!"

264 likes, 2 comments - eisteamsalzburg on September 4, 2023: "Come skate with Sophia & Livio ✨⛸️ Sophia Schaller & Livio Mayr starten diese Woche ihre Wettkampfsaison bei der John Nicks Pairs...".

www.instagram.com

Same with the Crafoords!

Greta Crafoord on Instagram: "Raise your hands if you’re excited for the 23/24 season 🙌🏼 Next stop New York!"

12 likes, 1 comments - greta.crafoord on September 4, 2023: "Raise your hands if you’re excited for the 23/24 season 🙌🏼 Next stop New York!"

www.instagram.com

 

[BrightSkates]

Wednesday Sched.-
Junior SP 1:15-2:15PM
Senior SP 2:30-5PM

Thursday Sched.
Junior FS 10:50-11:45AM
Senior FS 12-2:45PM

(I guess they are combining the international with NQS, since the NQS Pairs doesn't have any time slots and all the practices are mixed?)

https://www.thescny.org/images/articles/mids-2023/Nicks Schedule.pdf

 

[Karen-W]

Wednesday Sched.-
Junior SP 1:15-2:15PM
Senior SP 2:30-5PM

Thursday Sched.
Junior FS 10:50-11:45AM
Senior FS 12-2:45PM

(I guess they are combining the international with NQS, since the NQS Pairs doesn't have any time slots and all the practices are mixed?)

https://www.thescny.org/images/articles/mids-2023/Nicks Schedule.pdf

That's my theory too, but the NQS results page says Mid Atlantics starts on Thursday, so who knows?

 

[Sylvia]

Yes, John Nicks starts on Wednesday (tomorrow) and I heard the starting orders will be drawn after the morning practice tomorrow. Are any FSUers planning to attend?

I saw that SC of NY now has a John Nicks Challenge Pairs schedule linked from their website for those in the NYC area who might like to attend on Wednesday, Sept. 6 or Thursday, Sept. 7 in the WEST Rink at Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers, New York Pier 61 at 23rd Street entrance: https://www.thescny.org/images/articles/mids-2023/Nicks Schedule.pdf

Admission is $10/day or $15 for both days (includes Middle Atlantics NQS comp. events; I will start one competition thread for both competitions in the Kiss & Cry section by Tuesday).

ETA link to the joint competition thread that's been started in the Kiss & Cry forum: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-atlantics-nqs-nyc-club-comp-sept-6-9.110949/

 

[marshallpond]

Yes, John Nicks starts on Wednesday (tomorrow) and I heard the starting orders will be drawn after the morning practice tomorrow. Are any FSUers planning to attend?

Will watch it in person

Yes, the Mid Atlantics NQS starts Thursday. The NQS teams will be in the same slot as the international, but they are separate. Their leaderboard is in Mid Atlantics competition.

https://ijs.usfigureskatingc.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33420/index.asp

 

[Sylvia]

Will watch it in person

Feel free to share your impressions of the pairs competition in this thread.

Yes, the Mid Atlantics NQS starts Thursday. The NQS teams will be in the same slot as the international, but they are separate. Their leaderboard is in Mid Atlantics competition.

Your link is broken - if anyone can't access the John Nicks/"Mids" competition thread in Kiss & Cry, I've tweeted the Middle Atlantics NQS results link: https://twitter.com/SylviaUnseen/status/1699212861761810573

2023 Middle Atlantics (NQS for singles/pairs) starting orders are posted:
https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33420/index.asp
Senior Pairs SP (3): Korytek/Chapman, Fitzpatrick/Bearinger, McBeath/Parkman (Efimova/Mitrofanov WD)
2 new Junior Pairs in SP: Reagan Moss/Jakub Galbavy, Sydney Cooke/Matthew Kennedy

ETA:

John Nicks International entries are listed on the results page: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33717/index.htm

Starting orders are scheduled to be drawn tomorrow morning (my unofficial hearsay info is that Liu/Nagy have WD).

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Feel free to share your impressions of the pairs competition in this thread.


Your link is broken - if anyone can't access the John Nicks/"Mids" competition thread in Kiss & Cry, I've tweeted the Middle Atlantics NQS results link: https://twitter.com/SylviaUnseen/status/1699212861761810573

ETA:

John Nicks International entries are listed on the results page: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33717/index.htm

Starting orders are scheduled to be drawn tomorrow morning (my unofficial hearsay info is that Liu/Nagy have WD).

? Oh my gosh I was looking forward to watching them.

 

[Karen-W]

Wednesday Sched.-
Junior SP 1:15-2:15PM
Senior SP 2:30-5PM

Thursday Sched.
Junior FS 10:50-11:45AM
Senior FS 12-2:45PM

(I guess they are combining the international with NQS, since the NQS Pairs doesn't have any time slots and all the practices are mixed?)

The two events really are almost entirely combined - right down to the same judging panels for both the NQS and John Nicks, lol. The junior NQS and John Nicks have the same panels for both comps; same with the senior events - though the panels are slightly different for the junior and senior comps.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Solely from the seniors international only Chelsea and Balasz have withdrawn?

Will all the scores for the nqs still be public?

 

[Karen-W]

Solely from the seniors international only Chelsea and Balasz have withdrawn?

Yes, they have WD.

What are the scores for the nqs still be public?

You know there's a whole competition thread with those links in Kiss & Cry - https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-atlantics-nqs-nyc-club-comp-sept-6-9.110949/

 

[Sylvia]

What are the scores for the nqs still be public?

Yes, refer to my post #17 above - NQS for Pairs is live.

 

[ice coverage]

Yes, refer to my post #17 above - NQS for Pairs is live.

Delayed start to competition for nqs junior pairs. They are at entrance door to ice waiting to get on.
Zam is resurfacing.

 

[Karen-W]

Delayed start to competition for nqs junior pairs. They are at entrance door to ice waiting to get on.
Zam is resurfacing.

The detailed time schedule has the Int'l pairs starting first???

 

[ice coverage]

I have been in West Rink since approx. 1:10 p, and no competition has happened at all.

Enkina/Kovalenko were standing around off ice, but nowhere near entrance door to ice.

Zam has left ice.

nqs junior pairs are on ice for warm-up now

 

[Karen-W]

I have been in West Rink since approx. 1:10 p, and no competition has happened at all.

Enkina/Kovalenko were standing around off ice, but nowhere near entrance door to ice.

Zam has left ice.

nqs junior pairs are on ice for warm-up now

Should we take the rest of the event reporting to KnC or do you not have access to that area?

 

[Sylvia]

Thanks @ice coverage - keep posting here if/when you can!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Yes, refer to my post #17 above - NQS for Pairs is live.

I am in Barcelona, just checking the forums, excluding kiss and cry, here for now.

 

[ice coverage]

Sorry, I don't belong to Kiss and Cry.

Will try to update edit any updated comments into this same post instead of making a new post every time.

Junior international pairs are on ice for warm up.

Very sunny day in NYC. Lots of reflections off hockey glass making it hard to see from spectator side.

BTW, Rena Ikenishi was ice monitor for junior nqs pairs

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ETA:

2:30 pm Zam has started resurfacing after Nicks junior pairs
Hard to hear, but pretty sure announcer said NQS senior pairs will be next​

2:46 NQS senior pairs warm-up in progress.
Have not seen Korytek/Chapman.​

 

[Karen-W]

2:46 NQS senior pairs warm-up in progress.

Have not seen Korytek/Chapman.​

Korytek/Chapman are WD per the NQS live results page.