2024/25 OES News

[skatingguy]

https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1joufm4/such_an_adorable_gesture_for_adam_hagara_from_the

 

[Karen-W]

Whoa! Jakucs/Galli's clearance certificate from the ISU to represent the Netherlands has been withdrawn because they do not spend enough time in the Netherlands.

ISU besluit: clearance-certificaat ijsdansers Jakucs en Galli niet meer geldig

<p data-block-key="jyxce">De ISU heeft bepaald dat het <i>clearance</i>-certificaat van de kunstschaatsers Hanna Jakucs en Alessio Galli niet langer geldig is. Hierdoor kan het Hongaars-Italiaanse ijsdansduo Nederland niet meer vertegenwoordigen bij internationale wedstrijden.</p>

www.schaatsen.nl

 

[Aceon6]

So Netherlands is going all in on VerVan? It’s not as if JakGal is a clear choice with a 28th at Euros that would have translated to 37th at worlds assuming similar scoring.

 

[Vagabond]

I wonder whether certain French Ice Dancing couples are paying attention to this.

 

[Andrea82]

I wonder whether certain French Ice Dancing couples are paying attention to this.

I guess here the problem is neither of them is a citizen of the Netherlands and so the requirement for the residency must be followed by at least one of them. If one partner of the couple is a citizen of the country they represent, the residency requirement is not needed.

 

[Andrea82]

Lucrezia Gennaro has switched from Italy to Greece.
Last seen in some internal Italian event in 2021. She is competing at Triglav Trophy this week.

 

[Andrea82]

Swiss team for 2025/26 season

https://www.swissiceskating.ch/1_kunstlauf/4_leistungssport/2_kader-und-aktivitten/2025-26-national.pdf

Elite
Lukas Britschgi (category Mastery)
Livia Kaiser (category Elite 2)
Kimmy Repond (category Elite 2)
Naoki Rossi (category Elite 1)
Oaxana Vouillamoz/Tom Bouvart (category Elite 1)
Gina Zehnder/Beda Leon Sieber (category Elite 1)


Olympyc selection criteria set by Swiss Olympic Committee were published some months ago:

https://www.swissolympicteam.ch/dam/jcr:82782135-3171-485f-b869-11ac5cde0776/Concept%20de%20s%C3%A9lection%20Eiskunstlauf.pdf

They are asking some minimum total scores to be achieved. Competitions to achieve them: Europeans 2025, Worlds 2025, OWG Test Event, Beijing Olympic Qualifying Competition, Senior GPs 2025/26, Challenger Series events 2025/26, Europeans 2026, Swiss Nationals 2026

The scores are 210 for Men and 185 for Women.
So Britschgi (>210 both at Euros and Worlds 2025) and Repond (>185 at Euros 2025) have already achieved them.
185 is doable for a healthy Kaiser too.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Not that I think that Vouillamoz/Bouvart are going to earn one of the few spots in Beijing or that they'd move up the list enough to earn any spot that would be thrown back into the pool -- even if he does have or gets Swiss citizenship -- but while they only earned 155.X points in Boston, their PB is just over 170, the Pairs score, earned at a 2024-5 CS, Warsaw Cup.

 

[Wyliefan]

Looks like there's a new short documentary about Nina Pinzarrone.

Catarina Gonçalves on Instagram: "“Dans Un Souffle / In a Whisper” 2025 The trailer is coming out tonight!! ✨ Super excited that our short documentary film “Dans Un Shuffle” is having it’s World Premiere as part of this year’s #SheffDocFest2025 pr

99 likes, 7 comments - cata.couto.g on May 7, 2025: "“Dans Un Souffle / In a Whisper” 2025 The trailer is coming out tonight!! ✨ Super excited that our short documentary film “Dans Un Shuffle” is having it’s World Premiere as part of this year’s #SheffDocFest2025 programme! I will be...

www.instagram.com

 

[Karen-W]

Shira Ichilov & Mikhail Nosovitskiy have announced their partnership.

‎SHIRA ICHILOV שירה‎ on Instagram: "We are very excited to announce our partnership! Thank you to our coach Galit ,our federation, the Israeli Olympic committee and Ice Peaks for supporting us! it means everything to us!🇮🇱"

shiraichilov_new on May 9, 2025: "We are very excited to announce our partnership! Thank you to our coach Galit ,our federation, the Israeli Olympic committee and Ice Peaks for supporting us! it means everything to us!🇮🇱".

www.instagram.com

 

[clairecloutier]

Here's an article about Smart/Dieck and their experience at Worlds:

"The goal was top 10. A small medal in the free dance? No, we didn't expect that."

Smart/Dieck Surprise with Breakout Season - A divine sport

“We learned a big lesson this year: Material matters,” Olivia Smart said in the mixed zone at the 2025 ISU World Championships in Boston, MA. “No matter the skate, no matter what you do on that day, the material and the program you present have got to be strong. It truly makes such a difference...

adivinesport.com

 

[Karen-W]

Swiss JGP Selection document - https://www.swissiceskating.ch/1_kunstlauf/4_leistungssport/3_dokumente/2025-26-jgp-assignments.pdf

Leandra Tzimpoukakis is guaranteed 2 & Anastasia Brandenburg is guaranteed 1 based upon their placements at Jr Worlds; the remaining 3 women's spots will be determined at the Swiss Test Skate.

Other women competing in the test skate include:
Olivia Bacsa, Sayra Bessire, Elisabeth Dibbern, Valeriya Ezhova, Anthea Gradinaru, Noelie Haymoz, Chiara Scholl, & Eugenia Sekulovski

Tzimpoukakis has been assigned to JGP #2 Ankara & JGP #6 Gdansk; Brandenburg has been assigned to JGP #3 Varese.

The men have 5 spots, none of which have been pre-assigned. The following men are competing for these assignments: Aurelian Chervet, Sandro De Angelo, Naoki Rossi (hopefully he's injury-free now), Gion Schmid, Ean Weiler & Tammaro Wyss.

Switzerland earned 12 pairs spots & have "returned" 9 of them to the ISU (there's nothing in the JGP Announcement that re-distributes the unused pairs spots, but it would be great if they did since both China & the USA could use them - I'll take that discussion over to the JGP thread).
Pazienza/Knorr have been assigned to JGP #1 Riga, with the possibility of securing a 2nd assignment (at JGP #6 Gdansk) at the Test Skate. The new team of Nora Marleen Rothenbuhler/Manuel Rossi must participate in the Test Skate & receive her ISU Clearance (she last represented Hungary with Berei at JGP Ostrava last September) in order to be assigned to JGP #6 Gdansk.
There are 6 spots available in ice dancing, none of which have been assigned. The Test Skate pool includes the teams of Levy/Llorente, Tscharner/Wiederkehr, and Woodtli/Suhner, so presumably they will each get 2 JGPs.

The document does list placeholders (in parentheses) for the unassigned spots.

Test Skate will be August 8-10 in Dubendorf.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

She ain’t obscure at all, but Miss Loena is back on the ice

?????

https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/s/UXsnNkGBpb

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Kimmy on overcrowded ice and closed rinks

https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/s/4oa23DwIom

I wonder what the two accidents were? Perhaps on the ice?

 

[Vagabond]

So much for the myth that Swiss skaters learn to spin so well because they have to share the ice with hockey practice! ?‍

 

[Taso]

So much for the myth that Swiss skaters learn to spin so well because they have to share the ice with hockey practice! ?‍

That was like the 70-90s...

 

[japanice]

Switzerland’s Naoki Rossi, who missed last season due to health issues, is planning to compete this season and trying to raise money for expenses. https://gofund.me/550d10b4

 

[LoisAGOEs]

Kimmy on overcrowded ice and closed rinks

https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/s/4oa23DwIom

I wonder what the two accidents were? Perhaps on the ice?

Livia’s accident happened in her last training session before Europeans and she was off the ice for a few weeks. I’m pretty sure it was said during her Worlds appearance that it was a collision with another skater.

 

[Miezekatze]

I know Oberstdorf is doing some renovations on the rink this summer, maybe not both rinks (main rink and training rink) are available yet. I hope it’s not generally overcrowded there

 

[jägerbomb]

That was like the 70-90s...

Yeah, I think that myth was put to rest once Sarah Meier was the top Swiss lady for like 10 years running...

 

[ginsengtea]

Swiss ice dance team Zehnder/Sieber are crowdfunding to help pay for 6 weeks of intensive summer training at IAM, aiming for 10,500 CHF to cover their expenses. https://www.lokalhelden.ch/der-weg-zu-olympia

 

[Belsornia]

I hope they have their new programmes before they leave for Montreal.

 

[Karen-W]

New junior ice dance team representing Azerbaijan - Anna Sophia O'Brien & Drake Tong.

@anna.skating1 on Instagram: "I’m happy to officially share my new ice dance partnership with Drake Tong. We’ll be representing Azerbaijan at the junior level this upcoming season?? Looking forward to what’s ahead and excited to start this new journ

anna.skating1 on June 15, 2025: "I’m happy to officially share my new ice dance partnership with Drake Tong. We’ll be representing Azerbaijan at the junior level this upcoming season?? Looking forward to what’s ahead and excited to start this new journey⛸️ Junior Dance-də bu mövsüm drake ilə...

www.instagram.com

 

[withwings]

Any news how Loena's return on ice is progressing?

 

[TAHbKA]

New junior ice dance team representing Azerbaijan - Anna Sophia O'Brien & Drake Tong.

@anna.skating1 on Instagram: "I’m happy to officially share my new ice dance partnership with Drake Tong. We’ll be representing Azerbaijan at the junior level this upcoming season?? Looking forward to what’s ahead and excited to start this new journ

anna.skating1 on June 15, 2025: "I’m happy to officially share my new ice dance partnership with Drake Tong. We’ll be representing Azerbaijan at the junior level this upcoming season?? Looking forward to what’s ahead and excited to start this new journey⛸️ Junior Dance-də bu mövsüm drake ilə...

www.instagram.com

O'Brien and Tong sound totally Azeri names to me

 

[Vagabond]

There are lots of different ethnic groups in Azerbaijan besides the Azeris and some surprising surnames too, such as Frasier, Forte, Wong, and, of course, O'Brien. ??

 

[Hindernisse]

Any news how Loena's return on ice is progressing?

As far as I understood, she started trying jumps on the ice.

 

[Karen-W]

New pairs team representing Ukraine - Hannah Herrera/Ivan Khobta!

Створено нову спортивну пару

Український фігурист Іван Хобта виступатиме у парі з американкою Ханною Херрера. Про це повідомила генеральна секретарка Української федерації фігурного катання на ковзанах (УФФК) Анастасія Макарова.…

www.ukrfsf.org.ua

They will compete on the JGP - Bangkok & Gdansk - as well as on the Challenger circuit.

 

[Karen-W]

Ukrainian National Team 2025-26 pdf is also available - https://www.ukrfsf.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/sklad-2025-26.pdf
Using Google Translate on the doc, here's what I can decipher - anticipated/possible season assignments noted in parentheses

National Team -
Men - Kyrylo Marsak, Vadym Novikov, Serhii Sokolov (Euros), Ivan Shmuratko
Women - Elyzaveta Babenko, Anastasiia Gozhva (Euros), Sofiia Grygorenko (Euros), Mariia Milinchuk (Euros), Taisiia Spesivtseva (Euros), Tetiana Firsova (Euros), Albina Shatokhina
Pairs - Holichenko/Darenskyi (Euros), Herrera/Khobta (JGP)
Ice Dance - Larson/Kapran (Euros), Pidgaina/Koval (JGP, Jr Worlds), Pinchuk/Pogorielov (Euros)

Candidate (Junior?) Athletes -
Men - Fedir Babenko (JGP), Yaroslav Ghyb, Lev Karasevych, Egor Kurtsev (JGP), Lev Myshkovets, Ivan Sedykh
Women - Khrystyna Galiareta (JGP), Oleksandra Delyamure, Sofiia Ekzharkova (JGP), Zlata Omelchenko, Sofiia Rymshyna (JGP)
Pairs - Kira Shutko/Vadym Galiareta (JGP)
Ice Dance - Sofiia Naumko/Oleksandr Kapryshanskyi (JGP), Polina Kapustina/Mykhailo Kliuev, Tetiana Bielodonova/Ivan Kachur, Miroslava Tkachenko/Riccardo Pesca (JGP), Sofiia Rekunova/Denis Fediakin (JGP)

Reserve Athletes -
Men - Vladyslav Vihkhoriev, Mark Lysychenko, Lev Mostyka (DOB is Sep 25, 2012, so jr eligible in 2026-27), Oleksii Naidenko, Bogdan Pomogaibo
Women - Maiia Bogdan, Oliviia Zherebko, Mariia Ivaschenko, Rada Kirichok, Mariia Scherbina, Adriana Shevtsova (DOB is Jan 16, 2013, so jr eligible in 2026-27)
Pairs - Vira Yaremenko/Petro Voronko
Ice Dance - Marta Bekova/Ivan Markov, Margarita Leonova/Nikita Myronenko (her DOB is July 26, 2013, so jr eligible in 2027-28), Anastasiia Kalamurza/Matvii Snisar (his DOB is Oct 13, 2012, so jr eligible in 2026-27), Anna Baranenko/Ivan Chernkha

Also - the selection document for the 2025-26 season is available - https://www.ukrfsf.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/systema-vidboru-2025-2026.pdf

Short synopsis -
Olympic Qualification Tournament Qualifying Competition (1 entry in each discipline) -
Highest scoring skater/team at Lombardia Trophy who meets the age requirements & has the Euros CTES mins

Europeans and Worlds (1 entry in each discipline) -
Highest scoring skater/team for all GPs, Challengers & Sr Bs - they are adding up the scores from ALL int'ls; in the event of a tie then they take the top two scores from the qualifying competitions & the skater/team with the highest score from their two best events is selected.

Jr Worlds (1 entry in Men, Women, Dance; 3 entries in Pairs) -
Highest scoring skater/team for all JGPs & Jr Bs - they are adding up the scores from ALL int'ls; in the event of a tie then they take the top two scores from the qualifying competitions & the skater/team with the highest score from their two best events is selected.

 

[Karen-W]

Cross-posting from the JGP thread -

Belgium had assigned Lilou Remeysen to 2 JGPs - Ankara & Baku. Belgium only has 2 JGP spots for women, so this is a clear indication the Belgian fed feels she is the strongest junior woman they have despite this being her debut junior season.

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ETA - Belgian fed JGP Selection can be found here - https://www.skatebelgium.be/uploads...ion_kbkf_2025.18_team_future_junior_-_jgp.pdf

Women -
JGP Ankara - Lilou Remeysen; Ilona Van Steenberghe (substitute)
JGP Baku - Lilou Remeysen; Ilona Van Steenberghe (substitute)

Men -
JGP Baku - Denis Krouglov
JGP Abu Dhabi - Denis Krouglov

Ice Dance -
JGP Riga - Maite van Mulders/Robbe De Vos
JGP Varese - Maite van Mulders/Robbe De Vos
JGP Baku - Sofiia Beznosikova/Max Leleu
JGP Abu Dhabi - Sofiia Beznosikova/Max Leleu