Junior Rhythm & Free Dance

[Sylvia]

Starting orders/Live results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2026/36273/CAT002SEG004.html

1 Aneta Vaclavikova, SC of New York / William Lissauer, All Year FSC
2 Annie Huang, SC of Boston / Simon Mintz, Colonial FSC
3 Marian Carhart, SC of New York / Denis Bledsoe, Florida Everblades FSC
4 Anaelle Kouevi, Shenandoah FSC / Yann Homawoo, Shenandoah FSC

5 Sophia Feige, Panthers FSC / Wiles Middlekauff, Arctic FSC
6 Clara Fugate, Arctic FSC / Warren Fugate, Arctic FSC
7 Grace Fischer, Broadmoor SC / Luke Fischer, Broadmoor SC
8 Jane Calhoun, Broadmoor SC / Mark Zheltyshev, Broadmoor SC

9 Jasmine Robertson, Scott Hamilton SC / Chase Rohner, All Year FSC
10 Annelise Stapert, Shenandoah FSC / Maxim Korotcov, Shenandoah FSC
11 Michelle Deych, Detroit SC / Ryan Hu, Detroit SC
12 Hana Maria Aboian, Peninsula SC / Daniil Veselukhin, SC of New York

Info copied from the program book; ISU bio links included for this season's international competitors:

Aboian/Veselukhin DOB | May 19, 2010 | June 1, 2007 HOMETOWN | Woodbridge, Ct./Wethersfield, Ct. TRAINING TOWN | Newington, Ct. CLUB | Peninsula SC/SC of NY COACHES | Denis Petukhov, Melissa Gregory CHOREOGRAPHERS | Denis Petukhov, Melissa Gregory, Dmitry Chaplin, Oksana Grishuk, Enio Corboda SP MUSIC | “Vogue” by Madonna FS MUSIC | “Hymnus Orbis,” “Salvation For a Proud Nation” and “Surrender to Hope” by Trailerhead
2025 Junior champions; 2025 JGP Final champions: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00120834.htm

Calhoun/Zhelyshev DOB | June 23, 2009/May 8, 2007 HOMETOWN | Colorado Springs, Colo./Colorado Springs, Colo. TRAINING TOWN | Colorado Springs, Colo. CLUB | Broadmoor SC/Broadmoor SC COACHES | Elena Dostatni, Logan Giulietti-Schmitt CHOREOGRAPHERS |Elena Dostatni, Randi Strong SP MUSIC | “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice, “Black Coffee” by Heavy D and the Boys, “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer FS MUSIC | “Can’t Catch Me Now” by Olivia Rodrigo, “Hanging Tree” by James Newton Howard
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 1st; https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00123907.htm (JGP)

Carhart/Bledsoe DOB | May 17, 2013/June 10, 2008 HOMETOWN | New York, N.Y./Estero, Fla. TRAINING TOWN | Naples, Fla. CLUB | SC of New York/Everblades SC COACHES | Marina Zoueva, Ilya Tkachenko, Johnny Johns CHOREOGRAPHER | Marina Zoueva, Ilya Tkachenko, Devin Richey SP MUSIC | “Ice Ice Baby,” “Music Sounds Better with You (radio edit)” bv Vanilla Ice, “Stardust” by House of Pain FS MUSIC | “And the Waltz Goes On” by Andre Rieu and Johann Strauss Orchestra
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 7th

Deych/Hu DOB | July 8, 2008/Oct. 11, 2007 HOMETOWN | Village of Clarkston/Berwyn, Pa. TRAINING TOWN | Novi, Mich. CLUB | Detroit SC/Detroit SC COACHES | Igor Shpilband, Natalia Deller, Adrienne Lenda CHOREOGRAPHERS | Pasquale Camerlengo SP MUSIC | “La Copa de la Vida” and “Livin la Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin FS MUSIC | Music from “The Four Seasons” soundtrack by Max Richter and Antonio Vivaldi
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 8th; https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00119772.htm (2 JGPs)

Feige/Middlekauff DOB | Nov. 3, 2007/Nov. 27, 2007 HOMETOWN | Novi, Mich./Canton, Mich. TRAINING TOWN | Novi, Mich. CLUB | Panthers FSC/Arctic FSC COACHES | Igor Shpilband, Natalia Deller, Pasquale Camerlengo, Adrienne Lenda CHOREOGRAPHERS | Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo SP MUSIC | “Cosmic Girl” and “Canned Heat” by Jamiroquai FS MUSIC | “Clubbed to Death” by Rob Dougan
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 10th; https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00124068.htm (JGP)

Fischer/Fischer DOB | April 25, 2011/April 14, 2009 HOMETOWN | New Haven, Ct./New Haven, Ct. TRAINING TOWN | Novi, Mich. CLUB | Broadmoor SC/Broadmoor SC COACHES | Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Natalia Deller, Renee Petkovski CHOREOGRAPHERS | Igor Shpilband, Benjamin Agosto, Katherine Hill SP MUSIC | “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” by US3 FS MUSIC | “Best Friends” by Sofi Tukker, “When I Get There” by Big Wild and “Good Times Roll” by Big Gigantic and GRiZ
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 9th; https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00116348.htm (JGP)

Fugate/Fugate DOB | Sept. 4, 2008/Sept. 4, 2008 HOMETOWN | Manchester, Mich./Manchester, Mich. TRAINING TOWN | Canton, Mich. CLUB | Arctic FSC/Arctic FSC COACHES | Greg Zuerlein, Tanith White, Brooke O’Keefe CHOREOGRAPHER | Greg Zuerlein, Tanith White, Brooke O’Keefe SP MUSIC | “Cotton Eyed Joe” by Rednex and “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” by Brooks & Dunn FS MUSIC | “Call Me Cruella” by Florence + The Machine
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 6th; https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00122929.htm (JGP)

Annie Huang/Simon Mintz (1st alternate; replaced Chen/Chitipakhovian)
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 10th

Kouevi/Homawoo DOB | Nov. 29, 2010/April 30, 2009 HOMETOWN | Clarksburg, Md. /Clarksburg, Md. TRAINING TOWN | Leesburg, Virginia CLUB | Shenandoah FSC/Shenandoah FSC COACHES | Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Pierre Souquet Baseige CHOREOGRAPHER | Elena Novak SP MUSIC | Compilation of “Jump” and “Motownphilly” by Kris Kross, Boyz II Men FS MUSIC | “Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 4th; https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00119770.htm (2 JGPs)

Robertson/Rohner DOB | Jan. 18, 2009/Jan. 17, 2008 HOMETOWN | Nashville, Tenn./Park City, Utah TRAINING TOWN | Novi, Mich. CLUB | Scott Hamilton SC/All Year FSC COACHES | Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Natalia Deller, Adrienne Lenda CHOREOGRAPHERS | Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo SP MUSIC | “Groove Is in the Heart” by Deee-Lite and “100% Pure Love” by Crystal Waters FS MUSIC | “Le Temps des Cathédrales” and “La Fête des Fous” from the musical “Notre Dame de Paris” by Richard Cocciante and Luc Plamondon
https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00123967.htm (2 JGPs - 1 gold, 6th at JGPF)

Stapert/Korotcov DOB | Dec. 9, 2008/Dec. 27, 2007 HOMETOWN | Silver Spring, Md./Gaithersburg, Md. TRAINING TOWN | Leesburg, Va. CLUB | Shenandoah FSC | Shenandoah FSC COACHES | Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Pierre Souquet-Basiège CHOREOGRAPHERS | Elena Novak SP MUSIC | “Step by Step” and “Games” by New Kids on the Block and “Groove is in the Heart” by Deee-Lite FS MUSIC | “At the End of the Day,” “I Dreamed a Dream,” “One Day More” by Les Miserables cast
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 5th; https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00115450.htm (2 JGPs)

Vaclavikova/Lissauer DOB | Aug. 14, 2010/Nov. 5, 2006 HOMETOWN | West Hartford, Ct./Glastonbury, Ct. TRAINING TOWN | Newington, Ct. CLUB | SC of New York/All Year FSC COACHES | Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov CHOREOGRAPHERS | Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov SP MUSIC | “If You Could Read My Mind” by Ultra Nate, Amber and Jocelyn Enriquez; “Free” by Ultra Nate FS MUSIC | “Moonlight Sonata” performed by Sandra Kissy and the London Philharmonic Orchestra
U.S. Ice Dance Final, 3rd; she represented SVK until Feb. 2025

 

[Debbie S]

Is anyone else getting a "unavailable" message on Peacock?

ETA: Never mind, it's now working.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Is that Ben's voice?

 

[Lizziebeth]

Is anyone else getting a "unavailable" message on Peacock?

working for me, try backing out and try again

 

[Lizziebeth]

Is that Ben's voice?

I was just going to ask that

 

[Karen-W]

Is that Ben's voice?

Yes. My Peacock is working in the office today, so I'll be paying some attention while blasting through the yearly assigned training that popped up today. Gotta love finserv jobs, lol.

 

[just tuned in]

Melissa Gregory looks amazing.

 

[her grace]

Vaclavikova/Lissauer

Got close to boards on rhumba, nice edge work and nice unison for a new team

 

[her grace]

Carhart/Bledsoe

Nice skate from the youngsters. Neat footwork, danceable quality, can add more connection as they grow

 

[just tuned in]

Ben A. named-checked Charlie White while talking about coaches who had an influence on him. I cannot replay it to hear it again, but it might have been weird in context of MIDA happenings.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I like that Annaelle and Yann went with the bright red in one spot but didn't use it for all of the costume. It gives it a nice splash of color without being overwhelming. I also think they did a nice job of separating out the geometric design.

 

[her grace]

Kouevi/homawoo

Good energy, felt like they lost some expression during patterns, good twizzles

 

[Sarah]

Ben A. named-checked Charlie White while talking about coaches who had an influence on him. I cannot replay it to hear it again, but it might have been weird in context of MIDA.

I think he was talking about who Marina coached.

 

[just tuned in]

I think he was talking about who Marina coached.

Now talking about "Tanith Belbin White."

 

[her grace]

Ben A. named-checked Charlie White while talking about coaches who had an influence on him. I cannot replay it to hear it again, but it might have been weird in context of MIDA happenings.

He’s definitely announcing the MIDA team as being coached by Charlie White, Tanith Belbin White and Greg Zuerlein in that order.

ETA: nope, I misheard. He didn’t mention Charlie White. Sorry, y’all.

 

[Rukia]

He’s definitely announcing the MIDA teams as being coached by Charlie White, Tanith, and Greg Zuerlein in that order.

I wasn't listening that close, but I didn't hear Charlie's name. The one I heard Ben said coached by Greg, Tanith, and Brooke.

 

[just tuned in]

Ben (paraphrasing): So many sibling teams, likely inspired by Shibs.

Man, he is saying some weird stuff today.

 

[Rukia]

Ben (paraphrasing): So many sibling teams, likely inspired by Shibs.

Man, he is saying some weird stuff today.

lol it's almost like he's thinking "don't bring up awkward stuff, don't bring up awkward stuff" then immediately saying it out loud

 

[her grace]

Feige/Middlekauf

They both look like they’re having fun out there, her edges could be a bit deeper/more secure, good rotational lift

 

[her grace]

Fugate/Fugate

Wobbly twizzles from both and she put foot down early, then skated carefully. Think they could own their height more and extend

 

[just tuned in]

Fugates live on a farm and have chores. I struggle to see how that is a thing.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

Bonus points for using Cantaloop.

 

[just tuned in]

Luke's shirt is an exact color match to Grace's hair.

 

[her grace]

Fischer/Fischer

Nice skate with excellent edges and nice speed, think their choreography could use some more unique touches, but the technical is there

 

[PRlady]

Jane and partner have potential but need to connect with each other more. Not that this music makes it easy.

 

[her grace]

Calhoun/Z

Nice posture while maintaining limber movements in the back, dance break for Can’t Touch This felt a little long and took them a bit to get back up to speed, nice unison

 

[Carolla5501]

Ben (paraphrasing): So many sibling teams, likely inspired by Shibs.

Man, he is saying some weird stuff today.

Likely impacted by the weird music choices made with this "theme"

 

[her grace]

Robertson/Rohner

Superior security in their movement through the patterns, precise twizzles, polished and comfortable, raising the standard here

 

[slicekw]

Jasmine and Chase are too smooth for their music, there’s no funk, wish they’d get a bit deeper into their knees. Also, her smile is edging on being a painful rictus.
They’re cute and the skating was clean and very smooth. I’d sort of like to see them with different partners, tho.

 

[her grace]

Stapert/Korotcov

He stumbles through twizzles, nice leg line and unison, but not their day today