2025 US Nats Free Dance PBP - Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

[Karen-W]

FD protocols - https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/35539/SEGM021.html

1	15	Madison Chock, All Year FSC Evan Bates, Ann Arbor FSC	1	92.16	1	131.36	223.52
2	14	Christina Carreira, SC of New York Anthony Ponomarenko, SC of San Francisco	2	82.86	2	127.93	210.79
3	12	Caroline Green, Pavilion SC of Cleveland Heights Michael Parsons, Washington FSC	4	82.13	3	123.24	205.37
4	13	Emilea Zingas, St. Clair Shores FSC Vadym Kolesnik, SC of New York	3	82.13	4	122.04	204.17
5	11	Oona Brown, SC of New York Gage Brown, SC of New York	5	77.38	6	115.99	193.37
6	9	Emily Bratti, Washington FSC Ian Somerville, Washington FSC	7	75.25	5	118.03	193.28
7	10	Katarina Wolfkostin, Peninsula SC Dimitry Tsarevski, Peninsula SC	6	76.27	8	110.56	186.83
8	8	Eva Pate, Cleveland SC Logan Bye, SC of New York	8	73.64	9	109.60	183.24
9	7	Leah Neset, Magic City FSC Artem Markelov, Magic City FSC	9	72.17	7	110.95	183.12
10	6	Annabelle Morozov, SC of New York Jeffrey Chen, Peninsula SC	10	70.64	11	102.90	173.54
11	3	Raffaella Koncius, Los Angeles FSC Alexey Shchepetov, FSC of Southern California	13	63.48	10	106.42	169.90
12	4	Vanessa Pham, SC of Houston Anton Spiridonov, SC of New York	12	64.00	12	102.39	166.39
13	5	Amy Cui, SC of Boston Jonathan Rogers, Texas Gulf Coast FSC	11	68.78	14	86.17	154.95
14	2	Grace Yi, Boise FSC Danila Savelev, Thunderbirds FSC	14	53.21	13	88.82	142.03
15	1	Michela Melillo, Connecticut Skating Academy Karl Schapfel, Hayden Recreation Centre FSC	15	47.02	15	76.21	123.23

 

[Karen-W]

FD Press Conference will be here - scheduled to start at 4pm CT -

Championship Free Dance Press Conference | 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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[kwanette]

Next season they really need to take care of themselves twice now in the last two years one or both of them have been sick.

You can take care of oneself and still get sick..Emilea had pneumonia and Vadym is still sick. Amber was sick..Kaori was sick..

 

[Cachoo]

You can take care of oneself and still get sick..Emilea had pneumonia and Vadym is still sick. Amber was sick..Kaori was sick..

So true. You can't avoid people at events like this. If it's in the air...

 

[MacMadame]

So they're giving out a pewter medal in just a minute - can we count that (which would give bingo)?

Oh, I stopped watching.

 

[skipaway]

Press conf. Without Maddie

 

[Wyliefan]

Press conf. Without Maddie

Oh my. Hope she's getting a needed rest.

 

[once_upon]

Press conf. Without Maddie

I hope she passes on exhibition tomorrow

 

[her grace]

I’m afraid by the time the next 3-4 teams get a legitimate podium shot, they will be stale themselves. Maybe not Zing/Kol because they haven’t been together long and are still young, but the others may be a bit like King Charles, coronated and creaky.

Yeah, I’m not counting on podium shots for the older teams like Green/Parsons & Pate/Bye (they’d be lucky to even make a worlds team). Those guys are getting close to 30.

If Chock/Bates ever retire, Carreria/Pomomarenko and Zingas/Kolesnik may have a chance before USFS gets behind the youthful wave coming up in Neset/Markelov, Wolfkostin/Tsarevski and junior teams.

 

[Rukia]

The press conference video ended with Michael and Anthony hugging and I love the friendship between these teams

 

[Belsornia]

Both of us. Two great programs. I like Z/K a lot but am happy for Michael and Caroline, they put in the work and came back.

After his injury issues and their general travails last season and early this, I was doubting if they would ever make it back - but they proved me wrong. Stylistically they aren't my favourites, but it was a really great performace today and in aggregate they're just better skaters than Zingas/Kolesnik. Z/K have huge potential for the next quad but as an ice dancer Emilea is not quite there yet.

 

[~tapdancer~]

You can take care of oneself and still get sick..Emilea had pneumonia and Vadym is still sick. Amber was sick..Kaori was sick..

There are a bunch of viruses this winter season...Flu A&B, Covid, norovirus (stomach). Almost everyone I know has had something.

I was taking a stroll down memory lane in my mind...I liked Chock when she and Greg were juniors, I liked Bates when he was with Samuelson...but somehow C/B didn't click with me. I am happy for their marriage but I think the only real reason they came to have success was longevity. They had a hard time winning against their contemporaries, all of those teams have since retired and they just rose to the top to fill a void. Guess I am a bit bitter over H/B not beating them. H/B should have been US champs at some point. But to be honest, there is much more to Ice Dance for me, I fully admit I am NOT a purist, I can appreciate all that the skaters put out there but there has to be an IT factor for me. Which is why I just can't get into teams like C/B and G/P. I just don't see what some see. I am not a skater, just been a fs fan for 40+ years. So I guess that is why it's more about feelings for me. Which is why I never cared for posters on here who want to appear superior in their opinions. I don't care if you feel like an "expert", that doesn't really matter to me. I appreciate posters who just enjoy the skating and skaters and aren't afraid to say it. I do appreciate the posters who have knowledge about the technical aspect of skating and share interesting views about what the judges look for, I just think it's ok to think one team should be above another just because you enjoy their skating but I realize it's not all about that. Still, for some of us, it's hard to really tell why the tech is scored higher unless there is an obvious mistake or it is clear that the edges are shallow and wobbly, or they skate slow...things like that.

Anyway, I am glad my favorite team, CPom, did so well and are the silver medalists.

 

[her grace]

I was a little confused as to why NBC brought in Papadakis for commentary, thinking there would be a recent US "name" that could do it. Then, I realized pretty much all of them (Charlie, Tanith, Greg, Kaitlin, Ben, Jean-Luc, Madison) already involved in coaching or commentary in some way. It's really cool to see so many of them continuing to contribute to the sport.

Shibs?

 

[zigzig]

Love those top two teams - yay C/B and C/P!

 

[kwanette]

There are a bunch of viruses this winter season...Flu A&B, Covid, norovirus (stomach). Almost everyone I know has had something.

I was taking a stroll down memory lane in my mind...I liked Chock when she and Greg were juniors, I liked Bates when he was with Samuelson...but somehow C/B didn't click with me. I am happy for their marriage but I think the only real reason they came to have success was longevity. They had a hard time winning against their contemporaries, all of those teams have since retired and they just rose to the top to fill a void. Guess I am a bit bitter over H/B not beating them. H/B should have been US champs at some point. But to be honest, there is much more to Ice Dance for me, I fully admit I am NOT a purist, I can appreciate all that the skaters put out there but there has to be an IT factor for me. Which is why I just can't get into teams like C/B and G/P. I just don't see what some see. I am not a skater, just been a fs fan for 40+ years. So I guess that is why it's more about feelings for me. Which is why I never cared for posters on here who want to appear superior in their opinions. I don't care if you feel like an "expert", that doesn't really matter to me. I appreciate posters who just enjoy the skating and skaters and aren't afraid to say it. I do appreciate the posters who have knowledge about the technical aspect of skating and share interesting views about what the judges look for, I just think it's ok to think one team should be above another just because you enjoy their skating but I realize it's not all about that. Still, for some of us, it's hard to really tell why the tech is scored higher unless there is an obvious mistake or it is clear that the edges are shallow and wobbly, or they skate slow...things like that.

Anyway, I am glad my favorite team, CPom, did so well and are the silver medalists.

I had the norovirus..knocked me out for more than a few days. Madison said that it was food related..so ..I hope that she recovers quickly.

 

[Aceon6]

It seems that Peacock doesn’t want me to watch group 3. But I’m happy that I went out and had some good old fashioned human contact today. The lobster roll was perfect, at a good price, and the craft brewery’s version of Guinness was great. They served it at the correct temperature which was a delightful bonus. On to da pairzzzzs!

 

[Cachoo]

I had the norovirus..knocked me out for more than a few days. Madison said that it was food related..so ..I hope that she recovers quickly.

She was so hoarse. I hear you about novovirus. That is the sickest I've been in decades.

 

[peibeck]

Going back and reading some of the posts I missed while watching, you'd think the US has the worst dance teams on the planet as compared to the best.

 

[Jammers]

I’m afraid by the time the next 3-4 teams get a legitimate podium shot, they will be stale themselves. Maybe not Zing/Kol because they haven’t been together long and are still young, but the others may be a bit like King Charles, coronated and creaky.

Don't worry C/B will stick around if they can't win Gold in Milan. I'm only half kidding.

 

[skateboy]

Happy for the top 2 teams.

And for the third as well... but I was really pulling for Emilea and Vadym to take that third spot.

 

[ross_hy]

Shibs?

I forgot about them ... it seems like they stay busy, but I do wonder how they make their living.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Harem Alert

 

[Tak]

Honestly I'm here for it. I like the classics in ice dance especially. It's also a really good choice for lower-ranked couples, easy to interpret, all of them have natural highlights in the music--spin goes here. Step sequence here. Weird slide thing here. Dramatik face here. And it's hard to look bad skating to Swan Lake (though C/R almost managed it) and Rach.

I may be in the minority, but I prefer classical music to the sleep inducing stuff so many couples are using now. P/C could pull that off, but that doesn't mean everybody can. It's one of the reasons Im losing interest in ice dance.

 

[Dave of the North]

Very impressed by GrePar and Car Pom. Yes, it was Carmen, but so well done .

 

[~tapdancer~]

She was so hoarse. I hear you about novovirus. That is the sickest I've been in decades.

Me too. Like, in the bed, feeling like death!

 

[Vagabond]

If Chock/Bates ever retire

At this point, they must be planning the road to their home-country 2034 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.

 

[kwanette]

Could someone direct me to the dance medal ceremony? I did look..please and thank you..

 

[just tuned in]

I hope she passes on exhibition tomorrow

I read this as "passes out."

 

[Wyliefan]

Someone please help me with this thread title. I keep trying to figure it out and failing. I know it's a movie title, but I don't get how it relates to the free dance. It's probably something really obvious and I'll feel like an idiot.

 

[annie720]

Has anyone been able to find a replay of Free Dance Group 3? The only replay I can find on Peacock ends with Group 2.