JGP #1 - Riga LAT - Pairs SP & FS

[Amy L]

CZE girlie is shellshocked that they are FORTH. Good job to them, they clearly didn't expect that!

 

[victorskid]

The individual replays, labelled as Jr Men SP, can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAiiLEa8-dI&list=PLuiPiC1Hk8eIA-3Q8QWo9YndBvnOUA5j_

 

[victorskid]

Naomi WILLIAMS / Lachlan LEWER not only took 48 hours to get to Riga (due to some flight cancellations) but they arrived with only their carry-on luggage. Thankfully that included their skates and their costumes!!!

 

[victorskid]

The Playlist for the Jr Pairs SP is now properly labelled and includes 11 videos:

Junior Pairs Short Program | Riga 2025 | #JGPFigure

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[skatingguy]

8th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUO-p_rLbNY
Romane Telemaque/Lucas Coulon
Age: 15/18
Coach: E. Telemaque, C. Grognet, M. Barberis
Music: I Love Rock'n Roll

Triple Twist 3 - poor quality catch
Throw 3F - two-foot landing, fall
2A
Back Inside Death Spiral 2 - loss of speed
Step Sequence 4
Reverse Lasso Lift 3 - lacking speed, turns were rough
Change Foot Combo Spin 3

-1.00 = Fall(s)

A bit rough with the technical elements. I didn't get much from the performance, and their seemed to be more choreography after the program then during.

43.69 = 8th Place

 

[skatingguy]

7th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbQ8SiNb2ts
Clelia Liget-Latus/Allan Daniel Fisher
Age: 15/19
Coach: Lola Esbrat, John Zimmerman, Claude Thevenard
Music: Within by William Joseph

Double Twist 2
Throw 2F
2A
Reverse Lasso Lift 3
Back Inside Death Spiral 2
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4 - flying entry was not quite controlled
Step Sequence 3

Solid skate. Though some of the elements are clearly still in the early phases of development they also had some elements that looked quite refined.

45.87 = 7th Place

 

[skatingguy]

6th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEMLoWJQa9Q
Yuxuan Chen/Yinbo Dong
Age: 13/16
Coach: Yang Ding, Xibei Li
Music: Cruella (soundtrack) Nicholas Britell

Triple Twist 3
2A - Yuxuan fell
Throw 2F - slight slip on the landing
Back Inside Death Spiral 2
Axel Lasso Lift 2
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 3

-1.00 = Fall(s)

The twist was impressive. The rest of the element were a bit of a struggle, but given their ages this is to be expected.

47.30 = 6th Place

 

[skatingguy]

5th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkdzuCXJX08
Addyson McDanold/Aaron Felberbaum
Age: 17/20
Coach: Chris and Alexa Knierim, Timothy LeDuc
Music: Breathe by Tommee Profitt

Double Twist 3
2A - Addyson was a bit tight
Throw 3F - landed on two feet
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Back Inside Death Spiral 2 - lacking speed
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 - loss of synchronization
Step Sequence 3

They were very pleased with their performance which is always nice to see. The elements are a work in progress, but they have some strong basics.

47.90 = 5th Place

 

[skatingguy]

4th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Eq-v0OCzU
Alzbeta Kviderova/Jindrich Klement
Age: 15/17
Coach: Petr Bidar
Music: Gonna Build a Mountain

Double Twist 2
2A
Throw 2F
Reverse Lasso Lift 3
Back Inside Death Spiral 2
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence

Not sure about the position in the lift - not the most aesthetically pleasing. Nice performance, and use of the music.

48.76 = 4th Place

 

[skatingguy]

3rd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAiiLEa8-dI
Naomi Williams/Lachlan Lewer
Age: 19/22
Coach: D. Meekins, N. Mishkutenok, E. Shipstad
Music: Otono Porteno

Triple Twist 3
2A
Throw 3F
Back Inside Death Spiral 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Reverse Lasso Lift 4

Very strong performance, and each element was crisp, and easy on the eyes.

58.13 = 3rd Place

 

[skatingguy]

2nd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAiiLEa8-dI
Xuangi Zhang/Wengiang Feng
Age: 14/17
Coach: Yang Ding
Music: The Last Emperor (soundtrack)

Triple Twist 3
Throw 3F
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Step Sequence 2
Back Inside Death Spiral 3

Strong performance, and solid technical elements. They were bringing the quality we have come to expect from Chinese pairs. Nice to see personality one, and off the ice.

60.84 = 2nd Place

 

[skatingguy]

1st Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ1PjVT0FcA
Ava Kemp/Yohnatan Elizarov
Age: 17/21
Coach: Kevin Dawe, Lee Barkell
Music: Succession by Nicohlas Britell

Triple Twist 3
2A - Yohnatan's landing was not well controlled
Throw 3Lz
Back Inside Death Spiral 2
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 4

A performance with a command, and smoothness that we didn't see from the rest of the competition. Still things to work on, but a solid start to the season.

62.67 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

Pairs FS Starting Order/Results - https://www.isuresults.com/results/season2526/jgplat2025/SEG006.htm

Detailed Time Schedule -

YT Live Stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfLHX-resc

StN. Name Nation Rank Points
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Sonja LOEWENHERZ / Robert LOEWENHERZ GER 11 36.98
2 Neamh DAVISON / Daniel BORISOV GBR 10 42.26
3 Laura HECKOVA / Alex VALKY SVK 9 43.49

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Romane TELEMAQUE / Lucas COULON FRA 8 43.69
5 Clelia LIGET-LATUS / Allan Daniel FISHER FRA 7 45.87
6 Yuxuan CHEN / Yinbo DONG CHN 6 47.30
7 Addyson McDANOLD / Aaron FELBERBAUM USA 5 47.90

Warm-Up Group 3
8 Alzbeta KVIDEROVA / Jindrich KLEMENT CZE 4 48.76
9 Naomi WILLIAMS / Lachlan LEWER USA 3 58.13
10 Xuanqi ZHANG / Wenqiang FENG CHN 2 60.84
11 Ava KEMP / Yohnatan ELIZAROV CAN 1 62.67

 

[victorskid]

Detailed time schedule: https://www.isuresults.com/results/...JUNIOR----FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

 

[Karen-W]

Been paying partial attention. Telemaque/Coulon had another rough skate. She's devastated in the KnC.

 

[victorskid]

Been paying partial attention. Telemaque/Coulon had another rough skate. She's devastated in the KnC.

Initially he was devastated - she comforted him on the ice and again in the KnC - then the scores came up and she broke down in tears (again).

 

[Belsornia]

The second half of their programme wasn’t even that bad - they got it together. I hope they can sort out whatever’s going on, because these devastated KnCs are worse than their rough skates.

Liget-Latus/Fisher are practically unrecognisable from last season, in the other direction.

 

[beckab81]

I know we joke about the distance between pairs on the SBS jumps, but it felt like Chen & Dong were on opposite sides of the rink for their seq

 

[Karen-W]

Chen/Dong - she has exquisite posture and extension. She's something special.

 

[Belsornia]

Chen/Dong - R&J with dramatic death. It’s cool that they’ve both got 3F, but I think keep them out of the programme until they can at least attempt some unison and not jump in different corners of the rink. They have good foundations but everything about this screams new to pairs, will be interesting to see where they get to in a couple of seasons if they stay together.

 

[Karen-W]

McDanold/Felberbaum - "Moonlight Sonata (Epic Version - Attack on Titan Style)" for their music. Fall on the SBS 2a for her; fall on the throw 3f; first lift was slow across the ice (sloooow); SBS 2f+1a+1a - okay then... BODS - lv 1 but fine; same for the combo spin - well, that was a lv 3, but nothing remarkable; and she pops the throw Loop into a single; second lift is much stronger. I think this is going to drop them behind Liget-Latus/Fisher and maybe even behind TelCoul overall.

 

[4rkidz]

Gosh a lot of sad pairs in the kiss n cry but they are juniors and I’m sure the season will get better.
WOW the new Chinese pair I love them! Shame for the Americans but I do see the potential

 

[Elisheba]

Hugging flower girl is hard at work!

 

[victorskid]

Ice resurfacing underway after 2 of 3 groups.
FS Results so far:
1 Yuxuan CHEN / Yinbo DONG CHN 85.30 41.83 43.47 5.50 5.14 5.64 0.00 #6
2 Clelia LIGET-LATUS / Allan Daniel FISHER FRA 80.43 38.94 41.49 5.29 5.07 5.18 0.00 #5
3 Romane TELEMAQUE / Lucas COULON FRA 79.12 39.19 40.93 5.36 4.93 5.04 1.00 #4
4 Laura HECKOVA / Alex VALKY SVK 73.40 36.79 36.61 4.64 4.39 4.68 0.00 #3
5 Addyson McDANOLD / Aaron FELBERBAUM USA 72.64 34.40 40.24 5.14 4.86 5.07 2.00 #7
6 Sonja LOEWENHERZ / Robert LOEWENHERZ GER 71.13 37.18 33.95 4.29 4.14 4.29 0.00 #1
7 Neamh DAVISON / Daniel BORISOV GBR 70.49 31.88 38.61 4.89 4.82 4.75 0.00 #2

Overall standings so far:
1 Yuxuan CHEN / Yinbo DONG CHN 132.60 6 1
2 Clelia LIGET-LATUS / Allan Daniel FISHER FRA 126.30 7 2
3 Romane TELEMAQUE / Lucas COULON FRA 122.81 8 3
4 Addyson McDANOLD / Aaron FELBERBAUM USA 120.54 5 5
5 Laura HECKOVA / Alex VALKY SVK 116.89 9 4
6 Neamh DAVISON / Daniel BORISOV GBR 112.75 10 7
7 Sonja LOEWENHERZ / Robert LOEWENHERZ GER 108.11 11 6

 

[Kateri]

I've actually come to like Another Love, having been stockholm syndromed by skating programmes for long enough. However, these editing choices by K/K are totally incomprehensible.

 

[Wyliefan]

Finally a happy pair! Naomi and Lachlan weren't perfect, but they were good! (We'll leave out the part where they skated to THAT SONG.)

 

[Karen-W]

WilLew - "Music" - I hate this song.

3tw - very nice; SBS 3t - she fell, he turned out of it on the landing; first lift - solid; SBS 2a+1a+1a - alright; throw 2s - fine; choreo seq - fine; throw 2f - also fine; second lift - quite decent; BODS - really good; combo spin - not the worst one I've seen to end a program.

They'll easily earn bronze; but I'm rather surprised they're only attempting throw doubles as I know they had one that was semi-consistent last season. Mark's telling us that WilLew "need a certain result" to get a 2nd JGP. Well, I'm certain they'll get at least bronze here and secure a 2nd JGP assignment (likely Gdansk).

 

[4rkidz]

What a cutie Naomi is from the 2nd USA pair team. I quite like them!

 

[Colonel Green]

Relatively close in age for a Chinese pair.

 

[Kateri]

It wasn't beautiful, but 5.61 points for that L4 death spiral on the tracker, gosh.