JGP #7 - Abu Dhabi, UAE - Jr Ice Dance RD & FD

[her grace]

Mark asks what the 6 7 thing means and Ted emphatically states “It doesn’t mean anything.” Word.

 

[victorskid]

And the 7 events of the 2025-26 Jr Grand Prix have now drawn to a close (except for the medal presentations). The qualifiers and official alternates for the JGP Final in December have been determined.

Free Dance results:
1 Hana Maria ABOIAN / Daniil VESELUKHIN USA 100.41 54.89 45.52 7.63 7.63 7.50 0.00 #12
2 Dania MOUADEN / Theo BIGOT FRA 95.47 52.59 42.88 7.06 7.25 7.13 0.00 #11
3 Zoe BIANCHI / Daniel BASILE ITA 89.78 49.28 40.50 6.81 6.63 6.81 0.00 #10
4 Alexia KRUK / Jan EISENHABER GER 86.21 47.83 38.38 6.44 6.44 6.31 0.00 #9
5 Eliska ZAKOVA / Filip MENCL CZE 82.51 46.25 36.26 6.25 5.94 5.94 0.00 #5
6 Yuxi GAO / Zhouhao JI CHN 80.81 44.93 35.88 6.06 6.13 5.75 0.00 #8
7 Ashlie SLATTER / Louis GREGORY GBR 77.10 43.10 34.00 5.81 5.81 5.38 0.00 #6
8 Clara FUGATE / Warren FUGATE USA 76.30 42.68 33.62 5.81 5.44 5.56 0.00 #7
9 Lara SUNDBERG / Hector GONZALEZ ELVIRA ESP 75.59 42.59 33.00 5.75 5.44 5.31 0.00 #4
10 Olympia KALAGANIS / Emile DEVEAU CAN 70.97 39.97 31.00 5.31 5.06 5.13 0.00 #2
11 Martina LAVAZZA / Raphael Raymond MEUNIER ITA 67.83 38.45 31.38 5.25 5.19 5.25 2.00 #3
12 Tasha Shin Hui LAI / Gabriel LIU TPE 62.42 35.28 27.14 4.69 4.38 4.50 0.00 #1


Protocols: https://www.isuresults.com/results/...OR----FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Overall results:
1 Hana Maria ABOIAN / Daniil VESELUKHIN USA 167.11 1 1
2 Dania MOUADEN / Theo BIGOT FRA 157.68 2 2
3 Zoe BIANCHI / Daniel BASILE ITA 146.42 3 3
4 Alexia KRUK / Jan EISENHABER GER 141.36 4 4
5 Yuxi GAO / Zhouhao JI CHN 132.43 5 6
6 Eliska ZAKOVA / Filip MENCL CZE 127.93 8 5
7 Clara FUGATE / Warren FUGATE USA 127.86 6 8
8 Ashlie SLATTER / Louis GREGORY GBR 125.60 7 7
9 Lara SUNDBERG / Hector GONZALEZ ELVIRA ESP 119.31 9 9
10 Olympia KALAGANIS / Emile DEVEAU CAN 112.84 11 10
11 Martina LAVAZZA / Raphael Raymond MEUNIER ITA 111.46 10 11
12 Tasha Shin Hui LAI / Gabriel LIU TPE 103.14 12 12


Playlist of individual dances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9875NrGlY&list=PLuiPiC1Hk8eJofal0uKm8K_b-taNp5FvM

 

[Karen-W]

Hana is a goddess alright. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. I hope his citizenship is in the works for 2030!

Why? There are a bunch of teams ahead of them in the USFS ice dance hierarchy and she's only 15 - she won't even be old enough for seniors until the 2027-28 season. They're not going to be in the mix for 2030. Now, SLC 2034 is a different story...

 

[PRlady]

Why? There are a bunch of teams ahead of them in the USFS ice dance hierarchy and she's only 15 - she won't even be old enough for seniors until the 2027-28 season. They're not going to be in the mix for 2030. Now, SLC 2034 is a different story...

I think they are special enough to leapfrog some of the current teams. At least to be in the running for the third spot in four years, but skategods I’m just BSing here, don’t pay me no mind.

 

[skatingguy]

10th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gba9VQ5j1LA
Olympia Kalaganis/Emile Deveau
Age: 18/20
Coach: Benjamin Brisebois
Music: The Most Beautiful Boy, Let It Be

Choreo Spinning Movement
One Foot Turns W:2 M:1 (W:1 M:1 after review)
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:3 - Emile balance check on the 2nd twizzle
Dance Spin 4
Midline Step Sequence W:1 M:1
Straight Line Lift 4
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Assisted Jump/Lifting Movement

The overall quality of their skating is nice, but they struggle more in the technical footwork elements, and those elements reveal their weaknesses.

70.97 = 10th Place
112.84 = 10th Place

 

[skatingguy]

9th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-eFdpQun8Q
Lara Sundberg/Hector Gonzalez Elvira
Age: 19/19
Coach: Neil Brown, Maurizio Margaglio
Music: Maddest Kind of Love, Mr. Pinstripe Suit

Midline Step Sequence W:1 M:2
Curve Lift 4
Dance Spin 3
Straight Line Lift 3 (4 after review)
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4 (W:3 M:4 after review)
One Foot Turns W:1 M:2
Choreo Hydroblading Movement
Choreo Character Step Sequence

A little cautious in places, and need to learn vary the tempo of their skating as the music tempo increases. Mark is correct - the hydroblading movement is a highlight move.

75.59 = 9th Place
119.31 = 9th Place

 

[skatingguy]

8th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yNZcPDKGHc
Ashlie Slatter/Louis Gregory
Age: 16/20
Coach: Philippa & Candice Towler-Green, D. Towler
Music: Top Hat

Synchronized Twizzles W:3 M:3 - breaks in the rotation for both
One Foot Turns W:1 M:2 (W:2 M:2 after review)
Dance Spin 4 (3 after review)
Serpentine Step Sequence W:1 M:1
Curve Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Twizzling Movement
Choreo Character Step Sequence

The twizzles were struggle, but otherwise it was good, and there performance level was really nice.

77.10 = 7th Place
125.60 = 8th Place

 

[skatingguy]

7th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9875NrGlY
Clara Fugate/Warren Fugate
Age: 17/17
Coach: Greg Zuerlein
Music: Call Me Cruella by Florence and The Machine

One Foot Turns W:2 M:2
Curve Lift 3 + Curve Lift 4
Synchronized Twizzles W:2 M:4
Dance Spin 4
Serpentine Step Sequence W:1 M:2
Choreo Character Step Sequence ! - at least one missed connection between them
Choreo Spinning Movement

This team does have stature that can be very effective in ballroom style movement, but I'm not sure this program quite worked for them.

76.30 = 8th Place
127.86 = 7th Place

 

[skatingguy]

6th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vQz2PP24LI
Eliska Zakova/Filip Mencl
Age: 20/19
Coach: Michal Ceska
Music: Mine is Vengeance, Intensify

Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
One Foot Turns W:3 M:2
Straight Line Lift 4
Diagonal Step Sequence W:1 M:1
Rotational Lift 4
Dance Spin 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Assisted Jump/Lifting Movement

Wonderful stylization in the tango carried throughout the performance.

82.51 = 5th Place
127.93 = 6th Place

 

[skatingguy]

5th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGTCB4GyYc
Yuxi Gao/Zhouhao Ji
Age: 18/20
Coach: Guiyu Huang, Linshu Song
Music: Wednesday Adams

Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Choreo Sliding Movement
Dance Spin 4
One Foot Turns W:2 M:3
Stationary Lift 3
Curve Lift 4
Serpentine Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Choreo Character Step Sequence

Very expressive, and quirky performance fitting the theme of the music.

80.81 = 6th Place
132.43 = 5th Place

 

[skatingguy]

4th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKDGHiXw1dY
Alexia Kruk/Jan Eisenhaber
Age: 18/20
Coach: Stefano Caruso, Robynne Tweedale
Music: We All Fall in Love, Fix You

One Foot Turns W:2 M:2
Serpentine Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Dance Spin 4
Straight Line Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Hydroblading Movement

Lovely performance, and very pleasant team to watch.

86.21 = 4th Place
141.36 = 4th Place

 

[skatingguy]

3rd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR41FtzmkHk
Zoe Bianchi/Daniel Basile
Age: 16/19
Coach: Valter Rizzo, Brunilde Bianchi
Music: Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven

One Foot Turns W:3 M:2
Straight Line Lift 4
Diagonal Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Dance Spin 4
Choreo Assisted Jump/Lifting Movement
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence

A wonderful smooth quality to their skating, and this program suits their style of movement.

89.78 = 3rd Place
146.42 = 3rd Place

 

[skatingguy]

2nd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcMUKrGlTEA
Dania Mouaden/Theo Bigot
Age: 15/16
Coach: Barbara Piton
Music: Nature Boy (Acoustic), Bad Guy (Clone Mix)

Straight Line Lift 4
One Foot Turns W:2 M:3
Circular Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Dance Spin 4
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Choreo Dance Lift

Highly stylized, and innovative movement making use of the musical highlights.

95.47 = 2nd Place
157.68 = 2nd Place

 

[skatingguy]

1st Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTbFXL1i2OA
Hana Maria Aboian/Daniil Veselukhin
Age: 15/18
Coach: Melissa Gregory, Denis Petukhov
Music: Hymn, Salvation for a Proud Nation

Choreo Spinning Movement
Curve Lift 4+ Rotational Lift 4
One Foot Turns W:3 M:3
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Dance Spin 4
Diagonal Step Sequence W:2 M:3
Choreo Dance Lift

Beautiful performance to finish the Junior Grand Prix for 2025.

100.41 = 1st Place
167.11 = 1st Place

 

[her grace]

I didn’t realize that Louis Gregory is already 20. Thank goodness his birthday is after the JGP cutoff date for next season as Slatter/Gregory don’t look ready to contend with Bekker/Hernandez yet!