2026-27 Program Music and Choreographers

Mao Shimada (JPN)
SP: "Between Two Worlds" by Mili
Choreographer: Kana Muramoto

FS: "Waloyo Yamoni" by Christopher Tin
Choreographer: Shae-Lynn Bourne

Haein Lee (KOR)
FS: The Great Gatsby soundtrack
Choreographer: Yeaji Shin

Utana Yoshida/Masaya Morita (JPN)
RD: "Danse Macabre"/"Carnival Chant"
Choreographer: Cathy Reed

I'm really looking forward to seeing Mao Shimada's programs!
 
Utana Yoshida/Masaya Morita (JPN)
RD: "Danse Macabre"/"Carnival Chant"
Choreographer: Cathy Reed
Is this...a wamba? They're inventing new hybrids everyday!
 
I am seeing some stuff come out of the Peak Ice Camp that many of skaters are doing. Skaters working on choreography and doing exercises. Great videos.

Sorry this is a Tiktok which I know not everyone uses. Isabeau has been working on her programs with Benoit. This looks great. Can't wait to see it.
Peak Ice Camp and Benoit have been posting this kind of stuff daily on Instagram so you don't have to be on TikTok to see them. This particular video (with Instagram links) is being discussed in the U.S. Women's thread and the Isabeau Levito thread. We don't know the music yet, but there is an exhibition of the new choreography tomorrow, so I maybe we really will know the music "soon" as Benoit said.

Z&K have just left Italy, but there were a number of videos with them (especially Emi), as well as some with Adam Siao Him Fa, Kimmy Repond, Nika Egadze, Stephen Gogolov, and Donovan Carillo. Some of the skaters are also posting photos and videos themselves.

Here's a list of who is going to be at the exhibition. It's not open to the general public, but perhaps we will learn the music for some of the skaters:

 
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Niina Petrokina (EST)
FS: Game of Thrones
Choreographer: Mark Pillay

Naomi Williams/Lachlan Lewer Parr (USA)
FS: The Personal History of David Copperfield
Choreographer: Drew Meekins

Starr Andrews/Daniil Parkman (USA)
SP: Libertango/Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Choreographer: Renee Roca
 
Minkyu Seo (KOR)
SP: Desperado soundtrack
FS: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg soundtrack
Choreographer: Yea-ji Shin

Also, I'm excited about Williams/Lewer-Parr's (when did he add the Parr? I don't remember it) David Copperfield program. That movie was fantastic and it looks like they're doing good things with the music.
 
Desparado soundtrack is one of my favorites, if it is the Antonio Banderas movie I'm thinking of. It has lots of Los Lobos and Latin Playboys tracks.
 
Niina Petrokina (EST)
FS: Game of Thrones
Choreographer: Mark Pillay
Ha! Called it! It's gonna be amazing. Go, Estonian Khaleesi, Go!
 
I have no idea how but Twitter found a German figure skating magazine that interviewed Zingas/Kolesnik while they were in Italy.

They shared their RD music/concept for next year---Mission: Impossible 2; a Spanish waltz and flamenco program

Twitter post: https://x.com/legallyolympian/status/2069490475019444686
magazine article:https://steady.page/en/pirouette-figure-skating-magazine/posts/e21d0836-6b3d-4c40-a4ab-029da95ae59d
It’s a lengthy and detailed interview with lots of good info on their programs and training regime going into the new season. Vadym says their MI2 RD starts at 100% and builds nonstop to end at 150%, so they continue their trend of attacking their RD choreo. I’m glad to see they’re taking risks with demanding programs. I love that MI2 flamenco for them and I’m really looking forward to seeing it.

ETA: As to how we found it, Emi & Vadym mentioned this interview was coming in one of their TT lives from Italy.
 
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Many thanks to Exegy on Reddit for compiling these reports on the Japanese skaters' programs at Dreams on Ice, which I've just copied and pasted to save time.
  • Kazuki Tomono – FS - "It's a Beautiful Day" by Queen, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
  • Ami Nakai – SP - Por una cabeza [tango program], choreo by Yea-ji Shin
  • Sota Yamamoto – SP - "Tombeau de Vivaldi" by SPEARFISHER & Cicely Parnas, choreo by Kana Muramoto
  • Yuna Aoki – FS - "Desert" & "Pageant" by Cirque du Soleil
  • Shun Sato – SP - "Csárdás of Love" by Iwao Furusawa
  • Daiya Ebihara – FS - The Matrix
  • Taiga Nishino – SP - Rhapsody in Blue
  • Rio Nakata – SP - "Alive" (feat. Pangea & DEGO) by R3HAB & Vini Vici, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
 
Isabeau Levito (USA)

SP: Memória by Rosalía, Carminho
Choreographers: Lori Nichol, Carolina Kostner

FS: Pirates of the Caribbean
Choreographer: Benoit Richaud

Pretty good interview, saw this now that I am aware of this magazine. She is planning experimentation

 
Layla Veillon/Alexander Brandys (CAN)
RD: "Innuendo"/"The Millionaire's Waltz" by Queen
Choreographer: Adrian Diaz

FD: Tron soundtrack
Choreographers: Cara Moir and Adrian Diaz

U.S. FD programs from the Chesapeake Open in Maryland:

Lukanin/O'Brien- Titanic
Kouevi/Homawoo - Les Courants d'air
Stapert/Korotcov- The Trees- Max Richter
Mullen/Mullen- Land of All, Guns for Hire- Woodkid
Rylen Lukanin and Patrick O'Brien's RD was to the new Broadway cast album of Ragtime.
 
Many thanks to Exegy on Reddit for compiling these reports on the Japanese skaters' programs at Dreams on Ice, which I've just copied and pasted to save time.

Yes, thanks so much!

I have to say, I really enjoy Rio but that might be the worst piece of music anyone has ever skated to. 😭
 
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Nina Pinazarrone (BEL)
SP: Scent of a Woman/Payadora
Choreographer: Logan Giulietti-Schmitt
 
According to this interview with Nika Egadze, Benoit has choreographed his short program to the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. He says it's goofy and includes hip hop. He's planning to end it with a back flip:

 

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