2025 ISU GPF JUNIOR Pairs FS - CAN vs CHN Round 2

[victorskid]

Start Order/Results: https://results.isu.org/results/season2526/gpf2025/SEG014.htm
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Julia QUATTROCCHI / Etienne LACASSE CAN 6 51.88
2 Jazmine DESROCHERS / Kieran THRASHER CAN 5 54.45
3 Yuxuan CHEN / Yinbo DONG CHN 4 55.63

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Ava KEMP / Yohnatan ELIZAROV CAN 3 62.82
5 Xuanqi ZHANG / Wenqiang FENG CHN 2 62.89
6 Rui GUO / Yiwen ZHANG CHN 1 63.84

ISU YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-s603IsbtY

Planned Program Content, etc. can be found in the Media section on this page: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/events/eventdetail/isu-grand-prix-final-2025/

JUDGING PANEL
Referee Ms. Mami MAEDA ISU
Technical Controller Mr. Fabio BIANCHETTI ISU
Technical Specialist Ms. Maylin WENDE ISU
Technical Specialist Ms. Laurene COLLIN-KNOBLAUCH ISU

Judge No.1 Ms. Angelika ULLM GER
Judge No.2 Ms. Salome CHIGOGIDZE GEO
Judge No.3 Ms. Tarja RISTANEN FIN
Judge No.4 Mr. Attila SOOS HUN
Judge No.5 Ms. Yu WANG CHN
Judge No.6 Ms. Yuko OGAWA JPN
Judge No.7 Ms. Cynthia BENSON CAN
Judge No.8 Mr. Walter TOIGO ITA
Judge No.9 Mr. Kevin ROSENSTEIN USA

Data Operator Ms. Ranko HIRAI ISU
Replay Operator Ms. Samanta KOVALKOVA ISU

 

[victorskid]

And we are live from Nagoya.

 

[skatingguy]

Julia Quattocchi/Etienne Lacasse
Rank after SP: 6
Coach: S. Valois, Y. Desjardins, A. Barabe, V. Emard
Music: Turning Page by Sleeping at Last

Double Twist 4
2A<
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Throw 3Lo - slow to get the free leg out
Back Outside Death Spiral 1
2A+1A+2T+SEQ
Hand-to-Hip Lift 4
Choreo Sequence
Throw 3S - hand down
Pair Combo Spin 4

Obviously a lot of work to be done on the technical elements, but they have a nice style, and the beginnings of a real partnership, and that's good to see in a new, young pair.

93.23 = 1st Place
145.11 = 1st Place

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

This hairdo is so 2024

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Not to Thrasher the senior pairs, but this LP is more sophisticated than anything we saw yesterday.

 

[tony]

Desrochers and Thrasher were quite enjoyable! Kept up the oomph and the ChSq was nice.

 

[skatingguy]

Jazmine Desrochers/Kieran Thrasher
Rank after SP: 5
Coach: Bruno Marcotte
Music: Since I’ve Been Loving You by Led Zeppelin

Triple Twist 4
2A+1A+2A+SEQ - Jazmine with a turn on the 3rd jump landing
Throw 3Lo
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Throw 3S - two-footed
Back Outside Death Spiral 3
Hand-to-Hip Lift 4
2S
Choreo Sequence
Pair Combo Spin 4

So much stronger than the short program, and showing more of their potential as a pair.

108.45 = 1st Place
162.90 = 1st Place

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I love this version of R&J.
Albeit I think I love all versions of R&J, only this one is less overused.

I'm really not fond of the boy. Yuxuan is doing all the heavy lifting in the couple.

 

[Kateri]

I'm really not fond of the boy. Yuxuan is doing all the heavy lifting in the couple.

True, but it was funny when she saw him totally skip the last axel, stared him down and did it herself anyway.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I'm not sure why Juliet was shot in the end, but overall it's a pleasant program to watch. Really weaker than D/Th though.

He has to work on the throwing technique, some better basics would be nice too.

 

[skatingguy]

Yuxuan Chen/Yinbo Dong
Rank after SP: 4
Coach: Yang Ding, Xibei Li
Music: Romeo and Juliet by Abel Korzeniowski

3F+2Aq+SEQ - Yinbo with a big step out
Triple Twist 3
Throw 2F
3T
Back Inside Death Spiral 2
Axel Lasso Lift 4 (3 after review)
Throw 2Lo
Hand-to-Hand Lift 4
Choreo Sequence
Pair Combo Spin 4

Their strength is the side-by-side jumps, and solid triple twist. The throws are still in the early stages of development, and the heigh difference limits some of the choreography that's possible, and/or looks good on them.

97.39 = 2nd Place
153.02 = 2nd Place

 

[tony]

She has a star quality at 13. Really nice back and posture in general, more stretch in the lifts than most Chinese pairs and already popping off 3F+2A+2A. Those throw triples will come.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Someone should skate to the Japanese drums. The beat is so fun!

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

And now let's pass through all the ways of pronouncing Eh-lee-zah-rov.

 

[Amy L]

Someone should skate to the Japanese drums. The beat is so fun!

The only Ina & Dungjen program I actually liked was their Kodo drums SP! That one might be a little retro though.

 

[tony]

So much more interesting ChSq in junior when they aren't throwing them in as an afterthought towards the end of the program

Sandra Bezic made it, of course I loved it.

 

[skatingguy]

Ava Kemp/Yohnatan Elizarov
Rank after SP: 3
Coach: Kevin Dawe, Lee Barkell
Music: Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy

Triple Twist 3
3S+1A+SEQ - Ava with a hand down on both jumps, called fall
3T<< - Ava fell
Throw 3Lz
Hand-to-Hip Lift 4
Throw 3Lo
Pair Combo Spin 4
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Choreo Sequence
Back Outside Death Spiral 3

Ava struggling with the consistency, and confidence in her solo jumps. Once they got past those elements the rest of the program was lovely, and the landing on the throw triple loop in particular was very strong.

-2.00 = Falls
103.64 = 1st Place
166.46 = 1st Place

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Ava is having a day off, but this is a beautiful program. Tbh I kind of prefer this to Du/De
Nice basics, and they have the most mature look at this competition.

I don't have a lot to add, I think they have potential. Nicely matched, he's a bit of a diva on ice, but she balances him out. I would appreciate if he wore an actual shirt but here we are.

 

[tangerine dream]

Bad jumping day for Ava, but there is a lot to like in the pair elements and choreography.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Talking about shirts, Feng could do with half the material.

Hate THoND.

They are going element to element with mixed success so far. I kind of prefer the Canadian pairs.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

In the terms of choreogprhy, Z and F just randomally go in circles periodically bumping into each other.
Great throws, not much else.

I'm not a fan.

 

[skatingguy]

Xuanqi Zhang/Wenqiang Feng
Rank after SP: 2
Coach: Yang Ding, Jiayuan Du
Music: Notre Dame de Paris by R. Cocciante

3T< - Xuanqi fell
2A+2A+2T+SEQ - quite far apart
Triple Twist 3
Throw 3F
Reverse Lasso Lift 4 (3 after review)
Forward Outside Death Spiral 4
Choreo Sequence
Throw 3Lo
Hand-to-Hand Lift 3
Pair Combo Spin 4

Very strong technical elements after the fall on the opening side-by-side jump. Program not to the same level as the Canadians, but they performed well today.

-1.00 = Falls
108.68 = 1st Place
171.57 = 1st Place

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Was that a quad? The twist was so high, they could have another rotation in if they wanted.

 

[tony]

Quad twist, throws that are standard brilliance out of China, and then a SBS 2Lo with struggles towards the end of the program. Besides that, though, so very good!

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I kind of like this program, but at the same time kind of hate it. The middle section was really unnecessary.

They started strongly but somewhat fizzled out by the end, lost speed and just looked unsure of what they are doing. Given the mistakes from the Canadian teams, I'd expect them to be runaway winners but it will be closer than should have been.

 

[skatingguy]

Rui Guo/Yiwen Zhang
Rank after SP: 1
Coach: Hongbo Zhao, Jinlin Guan, Wei Zhang, J. Du
Music: The Greatest Showman

Quadruple Twist 2
Throw 3F - hung on
2A+1A+2Aq+SEQ
Throw 3S
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Forward Outside Death Spiral 4
Pair Combo Spin 4 (3 after review)
2Lo
Hand-to-Hand Lift 4
Choreo Sequence

Strong technical elements, and some nice tricks, but the program lacks any connection, or musicality.

113.21 = 1st Place
177.05 = 1st Place

 

[tony]

I kind of like this program, but at the same time kind of hate it. The middle section was really unnecessary.

They started strongly but somewhat fizzled out by the end, lost speed and just looked unsure of what they are doing. Given the mistakes from the Canadian teams, I'd expect them to be runaway winners but it will be closer than should have been.

They will still run away with it! Almost 10.5 points on the twist alone.

q on the final 2A in the SEQ

 

[victorskid]

Jr Pairs FS results:
1 Rui GUO / Yiwen ZHANG CHN 113.21 60.18 53.03 6.61 6.57 6.68 0.00 #6
2 Xuanqi ZHANG / Wenqiang FENG CHN 108.68 56.20 53.48 6.75 6.39 6.89 1.00 #5
3 Jazmine DESROCHERS / Kieran THRASHER CAN 108.45 54.27 54.18 6.68 6.75 6.86 0.00 #2
4 Ava KEMP / Yohnatan ELIZAROV CAN 103.64 51.57 54.07 6.89 6.54 6.82 2.00 #4
5 Yuxuan CHEN / Yinbo DONG CHN 97.39 50.58 46.81 6.00 5.64 5.89 0.00 #3
6 Julia QUATTROCCHI / Etienne LACASSE CAN 93.23 43.76 49.47 6.32 6.07 6.14 0.00 #1

Protocols link: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...OR----FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Overall results:
1 Rui GUO / Yiwen ZHANG CHN 177.05 1 1
2 Xuanqi ZHANG / Wenqiang FENG CHN 171.57 2 2
3 Ava KEMP / Yohnatan ELIZAROV CAN 166.46 3 4
4 Jazmine DESROCHERS / Kieran THRASHER CAN 162.90 5 3
5 Yuxuan CHEN / Yinbo DONG CHN 153.02 4 5
6 Julia QUATTROCCHI / Etienne LACASSE CAN 145.11 6 6

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Meh, the interviews right after the skate. Leave children alone!!!