Hawayek/ Baker Cheer Thread

[DreamsofBliss]

They worked with Ice Dance International for a production in Sun Valley this summer. There will be a special on PBS next spring that they will be featured in! Here's a video about it where you can see some glimpses of them there.

 

[Bellanca]

They worked with Ice Dance International for a production in Sun Valley this summer. There will be a special on PBS next spring that they will be featured in! Here's a video about it where you can see some glimpses of them there.

Ah, now see, you've managed to pull me away from NHK pairs (granted, not hard to do) for info re my peeps, the lovely H&B. Thanks! It's good stuff!!

 

[Laura4]

I'm thrilled Kaitlin and Jean Luc were able to skate that beautiful FD to perfection! The scores they received (level 4's across the board) bode well for their future! Onward and upward!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qle3xY-f5xE

 

[briancoogaert]

Their skating is so effortless. It's very nice to see their scores so close to the top 3 !

 

[Sylvia]

Time to revive their fan thread again... GOLD at 2018 Four Continents and now, with the Shibutanis electing not to compete in Milan, an opportunity for them to make their debut at Worlds!

ETA: https://twitter.com/KaitlinHawayek/status/969619760475508736

 

[muffinplus]

Great opportunity, happy to see their FD live

 

[Ladida]

Awesome news! Good luck to them

 

[Jammers]

I think H/B have a chance to move up in the US rankings next season. I see C/B as very vulnerable and perhaps starting to slip. H/B are younger and more hungry and just need to be consistent to move up nationally and internationally.

 

[BittyBug]

I'm looking forward to seeing H&B at worlds.

 

[DreamsofBliss]

So happy for them!!!!! Jean-Luc also posted this cute video.

 

[Bellanca]

Wishing Kaitlin and Jean-Luc the best of luck and much success @ the World Championships!!

 

[jiejie]

Very happy for them to get this chance at Worlds. And I can't wait to see how their version of Liebestraum stacks up against the Stepanova/Bukin version.

 

[Ladida]

Congratulations for making Top 10 their first Worlds and being chosen for the exhibition !

 

[clairecloutier]

Last fall, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kaitlin/Jean-Luc when I covered U.S. Classic for Figure Skaters Online. Unfortunately, I never had time to write up anything based on our talks. So I just thought I'd post a few bits here, belatedly.

-- H/B said they wanted to choose modern music for the SD this year because they feel like ice dance needs to engage with popular music in order to stay relevant and reach out to a larger audience. (I personally loved their SD this season and hope they try more things like this in the future!)

-- They made the decision very early in the off-season to keep Liebestraum for a second year. They said it was really a consensus choice between them and their coaches.

-- Once they decided to keep it, they worked with a local dance expert (I think someone who's with a ballet or modern dance company in Detroit) to freshen the piece. The goal was to keep it interesting for them to skate to throughout the second season.

-- Kaitlin/Jean-Luc seemed really passionate about ice dance & engaged with what they're doing. They were very nice to chat with!

 

[Sylvia]

Thanks, Claire! Their next public performance will be at the Skating Club of Boston's "Ice Chips" show, April 7-8. Link to the event thread in GSD: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/sc-of-bostons-2018-ice-chips-show-april-7-8.103705/

ETA:

It will be interesting to see how their coaching situation changes for next season (with the recent reports of Anjelika Krylova planning to return to Russia to coach).

They worked with Ice Dance International for a production in Sun Valley this summer. There will be a special on PBS next spring that they will be featured in! Here's a video about it where you can see some glimpses of them there.

Just saw @DreamsofBliss' earlier post - here's the thread I started in GSD about the upcoming public TV documentary: "The World of Ice Dance International" film (distributed by American Public Television)/

 

[IloveFS]

I think this team is a perfect blend of VM and DW. Anyone else agree?

 

[suki]

I think this team is a perfect blend of VM and DW. Anyone else agree?

I've said it before on other threads: Jean-Luc is one of the most charismatic male ice dancers. I know he is criticized for his shorter stature, but he skates with such passion, no matter the music genre, and completely disappears into the character of the dance, I don't even notice his size. A born entertainer with an innate sense of movement.

 

[annie720]

I've said it before on other threads: Jean-Luc is one of the most charismatic male ice dancers. I know he is criticized for his shorter stature, but he skates with such passion, no matter the music genre, and completely disappears into the character of the dance, I don't even notice his size. A born entertainer with an innate sense of movement.

I love watching Jean-Luc on the ice. I can't say that I noticed this team much before this season, but the first time I saw Jean-Luc do the Latin dance, I fell in love with his skating and his passion. Haven't been able to take my eyes off of him since.

 

[Bellanca]

I love watching Jean-Luc on the ice. I can't say that I noticed this team much before this season, but the first time I saw Jean-Luc do the Latin dance, I fell in love with his skating and his passion. Haven't been able to take my eyes off of him since.

He gets a lot of that! Totally captivating.

 

[Firedancer]

Congratulations to Kaitlin and Jean-Luc on finishing top 10 at their first worlds! Their FD is beautiful and I was really happy for them that they were able to move up yesterday.

 

[aml78]

Stars on Ice should pick these two up for at least some stops!

 

[Sylvia]

Both Kaitlin and Jean-Luc have posted a video and similar messages on their respective IG accounts:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkIYlx9jr87/?taken-by=kait_hawayek

JL and I are incredibly excited about how things are going at our new training center with the Gadbois team in Montreal! We already feel the improvement in our skating and the growth with our new coaching team.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkIwTk7jUct/?taken-by=jeanlucbaker

After our first month of training, Kaitlin and I couldn’t be happier with our decision to take the next step in our career by training with the Gadbois team in Montreal! We would love for you all to go check out our Go Fund Me page with the link in my bio! Any bit of support helps!

Their GFM page for the 2018-19 season: https://www.gofundme.com/hawayek-amp-baker-20182019-season

 

[Spiralgraph]

^^^ Thanks Sylvia, for your post about Kaitlin and Jean-Luc. I have a soft spot for these two and would be thrilled if they could improve and advance higher both at Nationals 2019 (maybe top two) and internationally.

 

[savchenkoboss]

Why did they leave Camerlengo? They always praised him and their training under him. I hope it works out for them but I was a bit in shock when I heard about a month ago.

 

[lauravvv]

Why did they leave Camerlengo? They always praised him and their training under him. I hope it works out for them but I was a bit in shock when I heard about a month ago.

Perhaps because their main technical coach was Krylova who moved to Russia? It was not just Camerlengo - he was only their "artistic" coach/choreographer. He went to work with Shpilband, though, so they could have gone with him. But probably they did not like what they were seeing of Shpilband's work (in more than one sense) lately and/or thought that Dubreul/Lauzon/Haguenauer were a better fit for them and what they want to achieve - who knows.

 

[savchenkoboss]

Perhaps because their main technical coach was Krylova who moved to Russia? It was not just Camerlengo - he was only their "artistic" coach/choreographer. He went to work with Shpilband, though, so they could have gone with him. But probably they did not like what they were seeing of Shpilband's work (in more than one sense) lately and/or thought that Dubreul/Lauzon/Haguenauer were a better fit for them and what they want to achieve - who knows.

Ooops that is right, I forgot Camerlengo went to Shpilband. I would want to steer far away from Shpilband too come to think of it.

 

[Sylvia]

Bonjour from Montreal: Kaitlin Hawayek Blogs for the 2018-19 Season - her first entry was posted on Oct. 2nd: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/...lin-hawayek-blogs-for-the-2018-19-season.aspx

 

[lauravvv]

Thanks a lot, Sylvia. I saw just today that they had withdrawn also from Finlandia Trophy (probably happened already some time ago, but I simply hadn't noticed it), and was starting to worry that perhaps there is some injury after all. But from this blog post it does not seem like there is some serious problem. Kaitlin is very positive in it. We don't know about Jean Luc, of course. It's likely that she would not reveal anything without his permission if it was him who had an injury. Still, seeing as her mood is very positive here, either it's not very serious and they will be okay soon, or it's just that they had a late start in training with the move (and perhaps some injury that is already healed, but delayed them a bit) and don't feel quite competition ready yet.

 

[Ladida]

Happy Birthday to Jean-Luc

 

[laviemn]

In the latest TSL video, Dave Lease said that they withdrew from Finlandia because they're still "getting over the effects of a concussion".