JPG #1 - Riga LAT - Dance RD & FD

[skatingguy]

6th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iGAPUFb-lM
Tetiana Bielodonva/Ivan Kachur
Age: 14/18
Coach: Alona Kalamurza
Music: Ice Ice Baby, U Can't Touch This

Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:4
Rhumba 1st Sec 2 + kpYYNN
Quickstep 1st Sec 2 + kpNNYY
Midline Step Sequence W:3 M:2
Rotational Lift 4

They were having a lot of fun with this performance, and I thought they did well with the music.

51.03 = 6th Place

 

[skatingguy]

5th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxDPsaB4nM8
Anita Straub/Andreas Straub
Age: 18/21
Coach: Galina Churilova, Pavel Laurencik
Music: Bailamos, Maria

Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:3 (W:2 M:1 after review)
Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:3
Rhumba 1st Sec B + kpNNNN
Quickstep 1st Sec B + kpNNNN
Rotational Lift 4

Looking for better skating quality, and sharpness in the required pattern steps. The program's kind of generic, and though it's using 90's music doesn't have anything that would differentiate from a Latin program.

52.19 = 5th Place

 

[skatingguy]

4th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8NcF0b_-WA
Lou Koch/Lucas Chataignoux
Coach: Karine Arribert, Mahil Chantelauze
Music: Shy Guy, Moving On Up

Rhumba 1st Sec 1 + kpYNNN
Quickstep 1st Sec 2 + kpYNNY
Rotational Lift 4
Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:4
Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:2

I think there's an interesting concept to the program, but I don't think the costumes are helping. Maybe they're a work in progress.

54.48 = 4th Place

 

[skatingguy]

3rd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBq3SNcx99Y
Jasmine Robertson/Chase Rohner
Age: 16/17
Coach: I. Shpilband, P. Camerlengo, N. Deller, A. Lenda
Music: Groove is in the Heart, 100 Percent Pure Love

Rhuma 1st Sec 3 + kpYNYY
Quickstep 1st Sec 2 + kpNNYY
Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:1 - Chase with a large balance check in the 2nd twizzle
Midline Step Sequence W:3 M:3 (W:2M:3 after review)
Rotational Lift 4

Fun program, and a good performance level, but the twizzle error will cost them a few points.

56.91 = 3rd Place

 

[skatingguy]

2nd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QU7XK15L68
Layla Veillon/Alexander Brandys
Age: 19/20
Coach: S. Moir, C. Moir, A. Diaz, M. Hubbell
Music: Around the Worlds, Insomnia

Rhumba 1st Sec 2 + kpYYNN
Quickstep 1st Sec 3 + kpYYNY
Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:4
Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:1
Rotational Lift 4

Strong performers, and very solid on all the elements. Levels on the step sequences may be a bit of disappointment.

64.16 = 2nd Place

 

[skatingguy]

1st Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CvTQW4-NO0
Dania Mouaden/Theo Bigot
Age: 15/16
Coach: Barbara Piton
Music: Grove is in the Heart, Gonna Make You Sweat

Diagonal Step Sequence W:2 M:2 (W:1 M:1 after review)
Rhumba 1st Sec 3 + kpYNYY
Quickstep 1st Sec 2 + kpYNNY
Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:4
Stationary Lift 4

That was very fun performance, and they were both clearly living in this program. The skating was nice, and sharp, and I look forward to seeing them again.

64.35 = 1st Place

 

[Dobre]

Mom and I both enjoyed Tscharner & Wiederkehr's program. Enough of an original look & concept to stand out from the crowd, and a cool lift to go with it.

I've liked Mouaden & Bigot since the first time I saw them. Happy for them after the RD.

 

[Karen-W]

FD Starting Order/Results - https://www.isuresults.com/results/season2526/jgplat2025/SEG008.htm

Detailed Time Schedule - https://www.isuresults.com/results/...JUNIOR----FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

YT Live Stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqzpro2-EDo

StN. Name Nation Rank Points
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Ksenia SIPUNOVA / Miron KORJAGIN EST 15 33.43
2 Maite van MULDERS / Robbe de VOS BEL 14 39.36
3 Mariia NEKHAEVA / Dmytriy KRAVCHENKO ISR 13 40.54
4 Laura BALCERSKA / David DIADCHENKO POL 12 40.90
5 Eniko KOBOR / Zoard KOBOR GER 11 44.11

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Michelle DEYCH / Ryan HU USA 10 44.67
7 Iris LAHTI / Oskari LIEDENPOHJA FIN 9 46.37
8 Seraina TSCHARNER / Laurin WIEDERKEHR SUI 8 47.03
9 Ashlie SLATTER / Louis GREGORY GBR 7 49.11
10 Tetiana BIELODONOVA / Ivan KACHUR UKR 6 51.03

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Anita STRAUB / Andreas STRAUB AUT 5 52.19
12 Lou KOCH / Lucas CHATAIGNOUX FRA 4 54.48
13 Jasmine ROBERTSON / Chase ROHNER USA 3 56.91
14 Layla VEILLON / Alexander BRANDYS CAN 2 64.16
15 Dania MOUADEN / Theo BIGOT FRA 1 64.35

 

[victorskid]

The stream is live for the final event of this first JGP of the season.

 

[Wyliefan]

That really is a lovely Four Seasons program that Deych/Hu have.

 

[her grace]

Deych/Hu

Four Seasons, nice stationary lift, a little bit slower than I've seen in the past, got through twizzles okay, good choreo slide creating a moment, smooth and matching body movement. Good redemption skate

ETA: commentators point out they may have touched during one foot steps. Spacing is something to continue to work on

 

[her grace]

Lahti/Liedenpojha

complicated lift positions, she gets level 3 on midline, dance spin felt long, nice twizzles, skating fairly close together for a brand new team, nice to see Finland developing their dance program

 

[her grace]

Tscharner/Wiederkehr

Intriguing dance costumes--Japanese theme?, nice twizzles, they are getting some nice deep edges in one foot steps (maybe not exactly at the moment they are changing edges on a turn but once they are in the step) cool curve lift into rotational lift, I find this team quite compelling and watchable. Good job

 

[her grace]

Slatter/Gregory

his twizzles kinda scared me, but they were fine, light danceable program, she's doing a great job selling this, he's nice and steady in the lifts, more polishing to do, but great start

 

[PRlady]

Sorry but Ashlee should have stayed with Atl. He doesn’t look like a dancer to me, not to mention if you’re going for Fred Astaire you better know what you’re doing.

 

[Wyliefan]

Top Hat for Slatter/Gregory. Ashlie's pink and yellow dress is adorable (but would have gone better with her original hair color!). Very different from the kind of programs she used to do with Atl, but this is probably an effort to help them find their own identity. Cute program, though it could have used the tap sounds in the music better. Hope they can develop it well.

 

[taz'smum]

Slatter/Gregory

his twizzles kinda scared me, but they were fine, light danceable program, she's doing a great job selling this, he's nice and steady in the lifts, more polishing to do, but great start

I really enjoyed them - they've been together for such a short while and he's new to dance, I think they have potential!

 

[Wyliefan]

Sorry but Ashlee should have stayed with Atl. He doesn’t look like a dancer to me, not to mention if you’re going for Fred Astaire you better know what you’re doing.

I believe it was Atl who left -- at least if skating gossip can be trusted!

 

[PRlady]

I believe it was Atl who left -- at least if skating gossip can be trusted!

Yes, because he wanted new coaching. I’m sorry they couldn’t work it out.

 

[her grace]

Bielodonova/Kachur

nice twizzles, acrobatic entry to straight line lift, nice matching leg line, get the impression that he is tugging her where she needs to be instead of her generating her own momentum in places, got a little messy and out of sync toward the end, she's expressive and they look well matched

 

[her grace]

I really enjoyed them - they've been together for such a short while and he's new to dance, I think they have potential!

I'm optimistic for them as well. His transition to ice dancer is quite credible and with a few more years, he could really be something. Also, I think their body shapes match a bit better than Slatter/Ongay-Perez.

 

[victorskid]

Last ice resurfacing underway between groups 2 & 3.

Free dance results so far:
1 Michelle DEYCH / Ryan HU USA 85.97 46.69 39.28 6.68 6.50 6.46 0.00 #6
2 Seraina TSCHARNER / Laurin WIEDERKEHR SUI 79.65 43.73 35.92 6.11 5.96 5.89 0.00 #8
3 Eniko KOBOR / Zoard KOBOR GER 76.37 42.65 33.72 5.68 5.57 5.61 0.00 #5
4 Ashlie SLATTER / Louis GREGORY GBR 75.75 40.89 34.86 5.96 5.79 5.68 0.00 #9
5 Tetiana BIELODONOVA / Ivan KACHUR UKR 75.48 41.46 34.02 5.68 5.79 5.54 0.00 #10
6 Mariia NEKHAEVA / Dmytriy KRAVCHENKO ISR 74.30 43.02 31.28 5.32 5.14 5.18 0.00 #3
7 Iris LAHTI / Oskari LIEDENPOHJA FIN 70.56 39.70 30.86 5.36 5.00 5.07 0.00 #7
8 Laura BALCERSKA / David DIADCHENKO POL 68.44 38.58 29.86 5.11 4.89 4.93 0.00 #4
9 Ksenia SIPUNOVA / Miron KORJAGIN EST 63.18 36.60 26.58 4.61 4.25 4.43 0.00 #1
10 Maite van MULDERS / Robbe de VOS BEL 58.62 33.00 25.62 4.46 4.21 4.14 0.00 #2


Overall results so far:
1 Michelle DEYCH / Ryan HU USA 130.64 10 1
2 Seraina TSCHARNER / Laurin WIEDERKEHR SUI 126.68 8 2
3 Tetiana BIELODONOVA / Ivan KACHUR UKR 126.51 6 5
4 Ashlie SLATTER / Louis GREGORY GBR 124.86 7 4
5 Eniko KOBOR / Zoard KOBOR GER 120.48 11 3
6 Iris LAHTI / Oskari LIEDENPOHJA FIN 116.93 9 7
7 Mariia NEKHAEVA / Dmytriy KRAVCHENKO ISR 114.84 13 6
8 Laura BALCERSKA / David DIADCHENKO POL 109.34 12 8
9 Maite van MULDERS / Robbe de VOS BEL 97.98 14 10
10 Ksenia SIPUNOVA / Miron KORJAGIN EST 96.61 15 9

 

[her grace]

Straub/Straub

Nice musicality through the one foot turns, nice twizzles, I don't see a lot of matching movement from them--not that they aren't in unison--but that their choreography doesn't require it as they are frequently doing different things, handstand assist in choreo steps

 

[PRlady]

Wedgie GOE +3

 

[Wyliefan]

Do K/C's costume designers hate them? They're swallowed up in those long drapey things.

 

[her grace]

Koch/Chataignoux

nice twizzles, some good tension through the diagonal step sequence. I am impressed at how in sync they are, particularly for being a new pairing, drama head shakes from him through choreo steps. Like most new teams, they'll want to add speed as they become more comfortable together

 

[Spikefan]

Finally watching live. Wow, what a debut for this new French team. I’m in love.

 

[her grace]

Do K/C's costume designers hate them? They're swallowed up in those long drapey things.

I wonder if its the French tendency to recycle costumes? It doesn't really look like these costumes were made for these skaters.

 

[her grace]

Deych/Hu still leading the FD

 

[Colonel Green]

Notre Dame de Paris is popular among the partnered disciplines here.