2026 4CC - Free Dance

[Jay42]

What are the orange patches on the American skaters jackets?

 

[her grace]

No way was USFS going to switch gold medal horses in the Olympic year, but this team looks poised to fight for world medals as a serious contender in the next quad.

 

[MacMadame]

What are the orange patches on the American skaters jackets?

I have not been able to figure it out but they are stupid looking. (I think they are the company that makes the (ugly) jackets.)

 

[fan]

I’m glad vadim won, if only for the prize money. Hopefully now he can bring his family to Milano

 

[PRlady]

My dream podium next year: Z/K, LaLa and Lop/Bri in some order, assuming (and hoping) that current top 5 go away.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

My dream podium next year: Z/K, LaLa and Lop/Bri in some order, assuming (and hoping) that current top 5 go away.

My husband will retire when he’s damn well ready.

 

[tony]

The patches say Save the Duck - it's the jacket brand. One of the reps at Nationals was a charming young man and he was quite the talk and the looks of many in Boitano Lounge

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

One of the reps at Nationals was a charming young man and he was quite the talk and the looks of many in Boitano Lounge

Photos or it didn’t happen.

 

[MacMadame]

I finally found the article announcing it.

Save The Duck Named Exclusive Outerwear Partner of U.S. Figure Skating - U.S. Figure Skating

U.S. Figure Skating is proud to name Save The Duck, the globally recognized 100% animal-free fashion brand, as its exclusive outerwear partner. Dedicated to producing

usfigureskating.org

 

[fan]

My dream podium next year: Z/K, LaLa and Lop/Bri in some order, assuming (and hoping) that current top 5 go away.

Yes!!!

 

[tangerine dream]

No way was USFS going to switch gold medal horses in the Olympic year, but this team looks poised to fight for world medals as a serious contender in the next quad.

I hope they get the chance to be USA #1 and get the scores they deserve, unlike my previous American favorites Hawayek/Baker.

 

[Jammers]

The US is so deep in Ice Dance that they had probably at least 7 teams that could actually compete at the Olympics and have a decent finish in the standings and that's not even including the Shibs.

 

[tony]

Photos or it didn’t happen.

I knew someone was going to ask so I peeped my Boitano Lounge pics and 1/3 of his face is in the background of one. Nothing sufficient though

 

[Marta24]

My dream podium next year: Z/K, LaLa and Lop/Bri in some order, assuming (and hoping) that current top 5 go away.

Yes please! Although, I wouldn't be too upset if it were the Mrazeks instead of L/B on that podium

 

[MacMadame]

I need a nap if I'm going to last through the Women's FS. Cheerio!

 

[PRlady]

Musing on what infamous brother/sister pair the Browns can play next year. They’re too small for Siegmund and Sieglinde. Maybe Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia?

 

[kwanfan1818]

Zingas/Kolesnik will net 412 points for their win, for a total of 3719 and will be 6th in WS after they do the update. They'll be 79 points below Gilles/Poirier, who are 5th.

The penultimate RD group will be:
6-8: Zingas/Kolesnik, Reed/Ambrulevicius, Carreira/Ponomarenko
9-10: Smart/Dieck, Lajoie/Lagha

 

[Sylvia]

Ice Dance
Result
FPl. Name Nation Points RD FD
1 Emilea ZINGAS / Vadym KOLESNIK USA 202.86 1 1
2 Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS USA 194.72 2 3
3 Oona BROWN / Gage BROWN USA 190.78 3 2
4 Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER CAN 183.49 4 5
5 Holly HARRIS / Jason CHAN AUS 177.08 5 6
6 Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN KOR 176.97 7 4
7 Utana YOSHIDA / Masaya MORITA JPN 170.66 6 7
8 Lily HENSEN / Nathan LICKERS CAN 164.56 9 8
9 Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU CHN 164.34 8 9
10 Junfei REN / Jianing XING CHN 158.67 10 10
11 Zixi XIAO / Linghao HE CHN 154.08 11 11
12 Gaukhar NAURYZOVA / Boyisangur DATIEV KAZ 137.34 12 14
13 Jamie FOURNIER / Everest ZHU CAN 134.00 15 12
14 Natalia PALLU-NEVES / Jayin PANESAR BRA 132.06 13 13
15 Harlow Lynella STANLEY / Seiji URANO MEX 120.42 14 15

Ice Dance - Free Dance Result Details - link to FD protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...------FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf
1 Emilea ZINGAS / Vadym KOLESNIK USA 122.89 69.61 53.28 8.93 9.00 8.71 0.00 #15
2 Oona BROWN / Gage BROWN USA 116.54 66.20 50.34 8.46 8.46 8.25 0.00 #13
3 Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS USA 116.06 65.22 50.84 8.64 8.46 8.32 0.00 #14
4 Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN KOR 110.92 63.64 47.28 7.89 8.04 7.71 0.00 #9
5 Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER CAN 110.29 63.31 46.98 7.82 7.96 7.71 0.00 #12
6 Holly HARRIS / Jason CHAN AUS 108.75 62.03 46.72 7.79 7.96 7.61 0.00 #11
7 Utana YOSHIDA / Masaya MORITA JPN 103.35 59.91 43.44 7.14 7.29 7.29 0.00 #10
8 Lily HENSEN / Nathan LICKERS CAN 101.60 58.24 43.36 7.36 7.25 7.07 0.00 #7
9 Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU CHN 99.93 56.37 43.56 7.21 7.32 7.25 0.00 #8
10 Junfei REN / Jianing XING CHN 97.12 56.20 40.92 6.82 6.96 6.68 0.00 #6
11 Zixi XIAO / Linghao HE CHN 92.82 54.18 38.64 6.50 6.43 6.39 0.00 #5
12 Jamie FOURNIER / Everest ZHU CAN 90.27 52.19 38.08 6.43 6.32 6.29 0.00 #1
13 Natalia PALLU-NEVES / Jayin PANESAR BRA 86.04 51.88 34.16 5.79 5.75 5.54 0.00 #3
14 Gaukhar NAURYZOVA / Boyisangur DATIEV KAZ 84.95 48.81 36.14 6.07 6.04 5.96 0.00 #4
15 Harlow Lynella STANLEY / Seiji URANO MEX 75.46 44.46 31.00 5.32 5.11 5.07 0.00 #2

 

[kwanfan1818]

Cleopatra and Ptolemy.
Shirley MacClaine and Warren Beatty. [/jk]

 

[kwanette]

Great result!!

 

[Aussie Willy]

Caught up with the last group when I got home from work.

Well done to Holly and Jason on finishing 5th which I think is the best finish at a 4CC for an ice dance team. That program does work really well for them so I am not surprised they are keeping it. When I saw it at Australian Nats in 2024 it was stunning seeing it live.

As for the other teams:

Fabri/Ayer are very good skaters but the program is probably a bit generic. I didn't go away with any lasting impression of it. But as they showed in their RD they certainly have the ability to do something more fitting to their abilities.

The Browns were great. Love that program. They worked so well with the music and had some excellent transitions and tricks (like his flipping over her in the ChSt).

Green/Parson I hadn't seen during the season so the program was a surprise but a lovely surprise. Had some unison issues on the OFS. I think her dress is amazing. The embellishment on the top looks 3D printed?

Z&K - great skate. Their unison and interpretation was very very good and technically strong.

 

[annie_mg]

The only thing I will say is, I hope to see Zingas and Kolesnik on top of many more podiums in the future!

 

[Karen-W]

Musing on what infamous brother/sister pair the Browns can play next year. They’re too small for Siegmund and Sieglinde. Maybe Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia?

Oh, I vote for Kathryn & Sebastian from Cruel Intentions if we're going with siblings (well, they were step siblings, but close enough)...

Cruel Intentions - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Icetalavista]

I finally found the article announcing it.

Save The Duck Named Exclusive Outerwear Partner of U.S. Figure Skating - U.S. Figure Skating

U.S. Figure Skating is proud to name Save The Duck, the globally recognized 100% animal-free fashion brand, as its exclusive outerwear partner. Dedicated to producing

usfigureskating.org

One set of us athletes freed from the POLO PONY

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Oh, I vote for Kathryn & Sebastian from Cruel Intentions if we're going with siblings (well, they were step siblings, but close enough)...

Cruel Intentions - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Considering the point was for Sebastian to ultimately win a night with Katheyn, I think the Browns should skip this one.

 

[~tapdancer~]

Very, very happy for Z/K winning here! They were spectacular! Definitely our new US Ice Dance King and Queen to come. (They already are to me...)

 

[terisa]

Oh, I vote for Kathryn & Sebastian from Cruel Intentions if we're going with siblings (well, they were step siblings, but close enough)...

Cruel Intentions - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Ooooooo that was such an evil duo!!! What would the music be? Bittersweet Symphony? (No rights problems )

 

[my little pony]

they could be two meteors trying to outsmart each other in the race to blow up earth

 

[Jammers]

The only thing I will say is, I hope to see Zingas and Kolesnik on top of many more podiums in the future!

For awhile now i've been worried about who would inherit the top spot for US dance when C/B finally call it quits since i didn't see any real contenders for podium spots at the major competitions like during the GP season and Worlds. But Z/K have got the look of a team on the rise who will keep getting better and will be the team that leads US ice dance in the next Olympic cycle.

 

[Karen-W]

For awhile now i've been worried about who would inherit the top spot for US dance when C/B finally call it quits since i didn't see any real contenders for podium spots at the major competitions like during the GP season and Worlds. But Z/K have got the look of a team on the rise who will keep getting better and will be the team that leads US ice dance in the next Olympic cycle.

ZingKol are as much dependent upon good material as any of the other two teams that occupied the US #2 spot in this Olympic cycle.