Minimum Total Element Scores (TES) for 2024 ISU Championships

[Andrea82]

We are in the last stage to get minimums for Senior World Championships.
Realistically, who is in play (excluding those from countries with other clearly superior competitors)?

Makar SUNTSEV (Needs FS TES. Current FS top TES: 61.21). Entered at Tallink Hotels Trophy
Davide LEWTON BRAIN (Needs FS TES. Current FS top TES: 63.47). Entered at Merano Trophy
David SEDEJ (Current SP top TES: 32.88 Current FS top TES: 56.56). Entered at Dragon Trophy

Barbora VRANKOVA (Current SP top TES: 26.80 Current FS top TES: 50.30)
Nikola RYCHTARIKOVA (Current SP top TES: 28.95 Current FS top TES: 44.03). Entered at Merano Trophy
Emilia MURDOCK (Current SP top TES: 27.80 Current FS top TES: 36.35)
Eva-Lotta KIIBUS (Needs SP TES. Current SP top TES: 28.53). Entered at Challenge Cup.
Linnea CEDER (Current SP top TES: 30.61 Current FS top TES: 48.74). Entered at Challenge Cup.
Oona OUNASVUORI (Needs FS TES. Current FS top TES: 52.86). Entered at Tallink Hotels Trophy and Challenge Cup.
Emmi PELTONEN (Needs SP TES. Current SP top TES: 31.46)
Minja PELTONEN (Current SP top TES: 29.46 Current FS top TES: 47.20). Entered at Tallink Hotels Trophy
Regina SCHERMANN (Current SP top TES: 26.41 Current FS top TES: 47.33)
Daria ZSIRNOV (Current SP top TES: 27.95 Current FS top TES: 42.75). Entered at Dragon Trophy
Tara PRASAD (Current SP top TES: 27.5 Current FS top TES: 47.84)
Elizabet GERVITS (Needs SP one. Current SP top TES: 30.82). Entered at Challenge Cup and at Bellu Memorial (they are in the same week...so she will have to pick one up).
Sofiya FARAFONOVA (Needs SP one. Current SP top TES: 28.42)
Anna LEVKOVETS (Needs SP one. Current SP top TES: 31.68)
Nuriya SULEIMEN (Current SP top TES: 27.22 Current FS top TES: 49.43)
Anastasija KONGA (Needs SP one. Current SP top TES: 31.89). Entered at Tallink Hotels Trophy
Angelina KUCHVALSKA (Needs FS one. Current FS top TES: 51.85)
Aleksandra GOLOVKINA (Current SP top TES: 29.83 Current FS top TES: 51.81). Entered at Lounakeskus Trophy and at Bellu Memorial.
Antonina DUBININA (Current SP top TES: 26.41 Current FS top TES: 43.93)
Yelizaveta BABENKO (Needs SP one. Current SP top TES: 31.27). Entered at Dragon Trophy

Viktoriia AZROIAN / Artur GRUZDEV (needs the RD one. Current RD top TES: 32.54). Reserve at Challenge Cup.
Olivia Josephine SHILLING / Leo BAETEN (Current RD top TES: 34.62. Current FD top TES: 50.79). Entered at Egna Dance Trophy
Natalia PALLU-NEVES / Jayin PANESAR (needs the RD one. Current RD top TES: 34.39). Entered at Egna Dance Trophy and Challenge Cup.
Gaukhar NAURYZOVA / Boyisangur DATIEV (needs the RD one. Current RD top TES: 34.52). Entered at Egna Dance Trophy and Challenge Cup.

We still don't have the entry list of Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy.

 

[Karen-W]

We are in the last stage to get minimums for Senior World Championships.
Realistically, who is in play (excluding those from countries with other clearly superior competitors)?

Anna LEVKOVETS (Needs SP one. Current SP top TES: 31.68)

We still don't have the entry list of Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy.

Abu Dhabi Classic has an entry list available on Sportity - password is provided on the Announcement. Levkovets is on the entry list there.

Pairs teams still needing SP TES mins -

Kucianova/Bidar CZE (Res 1 at Challenge Cup)
Nagaoka/Moriguchi JPN (entered at Challenge Cup)

 

[Andrea82]

Vanesa Selmekova (Slovakia) got the SP minimum at Dragon Trophy. She already had the FS one.
She won Nationals over Ema Doboszova (who already had the minimums for Worlds)

 

[Karen-W]

No TES mins achieved this weekend at Tallink Hotels Cup, Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy or Sarajevo Open.

Three competitions left with skaters who could achieve TES mins.
* = country has at least 1 other competitor with TES mins already

Merano Ice Trophy - https://www.fisg.it/upload/result/6240/online/index.htm
Men - Davide Lewton Brain MON - FS; Arttu Juusola FIN* - both; Corentin Spinar FRA* - FS; Freddie Leggott GBR* - both; Tim England GER* - both; Luca Fuenfer GER* - both; Nels Ireholm SWE* - both
Women - Emilia Murdock ESP - both; Nikola Rychtarikova CZE* - both; Emmi Peltonen FIN* - SP; Ginevra Lavinia Negrello ITA* - both; Ebba Elliot Arvid Letterkrantz SWE* - both; Isabella Vanderlaat SWE* - both

Bellu Memorial - https://www.frponline.ro/HTML/BM2024ISU/index.htm
Men - Filip Kaymakchiev BUL* - both; Xan Rols FRA* - FS
Women - Elisavet Voulgari GRE - both; Kristina Grigorova BUL* - FS; Galena Todorova BUL* - both; Michaela Vrastakova CZE* - both; Arabella Sear-Watkins GBR* - both; Elizabet Gervits ISR* - SP (also listed for Challenge Cup); Aleksandra Golovkina LTU* - both; Ana Sofia Beschea ROU* - both; Sofia Franzi SUI* - both; Olha Birieva UKR* - both

Challenge Cup - https://www.knsbfigureskatingresults.nl/2023-2024/20240222/index.htm
Men - Dillon Judge IRL - both; Anton Skoficz AUT* - both; Gabriel Folkesson SWE* - FS; Alp Eren Ozkan TUR* - FS
Women - Sarah Marie Pesch GER* - both (Germany has 2 spots for Worlds but only Isaev has the TES mins); Natalie Klotz AUT* - both; Flora Marie Schaller AUT* - both; Eva-Lotta Kiibus EST* - SP; Oona Ounasvuori FIN* - FS; Elizabet Gervits ISR* - SP (also listed for Bellu Memorial); Yuna Aoki JPN* - SP
Pairs - Barbora Kucianova/Martin Bidar CZE - SP; Yuna Nagaoka/Sumitada Moriguchi JPN* - SP (Japan has 3 spots for Worlds but only Miura/Kihara have the TES mins); Katalin Janne Salatzki/Lukas Roeseler GER* - both; Martins/Bedard USA* - SP
Ice Dance - Viktoriia Azroian/Artur Gruzdev ARM - RD; Natalia Pallu-Neves/Jayin Panesar BRA - RD; India Nette/Eron Westwood AUS* - both; Shira Ichilov/Dmytriy Kravchenko ISR* - RD; Kayleigh Maksymec/Felix Desmarais SUI* - both; Emma Kivioja/Erik Pellnor SWE* - both

 

[Karen-W]

No TES mins achieved this weekend at Tallink Hotels Cup, Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy or Sarajevo Open.

Three competitions left with skaters who could achieve TES mins.
* = country has at least 1 other competitor with TES mins

Challenge Cup - https://www.knsbfigureskatingresults.nl/2023-2024/20240222/index.htm
Ice Dance - Viktoriia Azroian/Artur Gruzdev ARM - RD; Natalia Pallu-Neves/Jayin Panesar BRA - RD; Gaukhar Nauryzova/Boyisangur Datiev KAZ - need both; India Nette/Eron Westwood AUS* - both; Shira Ichilov/Dmytriy Kravchenko ISR* - RD; Kayleigh Maksymec/Felix Desmarais SUI* - both; Emma Kivioja/Erik Pellnor SWE* - both

Too late to edit the original post but the Kazakhs have been added in ice dance and need the TES mins for Worlds.

 

[Karen-W]

Entries at all 3 events were updated today. As already noted above, NaurDat were added to Challenge Cup ice dance.

Notably out of Merano is Emilia Murdock, so no Spanish woman at Worlds.

No TES mins achieved this weekend at Tallink Hotels Cup, Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy or Sarajevo Open.

Three competitions left with skaters who could achieve TES mins.
* = country has at least 1 other competitor with TES mins already

Merano Ice Trophy - https://www.fisg.it/upload/result/6240/online/index.htm
Men - Davide Lewton Brain MON - FS; Arttu Juusola FIN* - both; Corentin Spinar FRA* - FS; Freddie Leggott GBR* - both; Tim England GER* - both; Luca Fuenfer GER* - both; Nels Ireholm SWE* - both
Women - Emilia Murdock ESP - both; Nikola Rychtarikova CZE* - both; Emmi Peltonen FIN* - SP; Ginevra Lavinia Negrello ITA* - both; Ebba Elliot Arvid Letterkrantz SWE* - both; Isabella Vanderlaat SWE* - both

Bellu Memorial - https://www.frponline.ro/HTML/BM2024ISU/index.htm
Men - Filip Kaymakchiev BUL* - both; Xan Rols FRA* - FS
Women - Elisavet Voulgari GRE - both; Kristina Grigorova BUL* - FS; Galena Todorova BUL* - both; Michaela Vrastakova CZE* - both; Arabella Sear-Watkins GBR* - both; Elizabet Gervits ISR* - SP (also listed for Challenge Cup); Aleksandra Golovkina LTU* - both; Ana Sofia Beschea ROU* - both; Sofia Franzi SUI* - both; Olha Birieva UKR* - both

Challenge Cup - https://www.knsbfigureskatingresults.nl/2023-2024/20240222/index.htm
Men - Dillon Judge IRL - both; Anton Skoficz AUT* - both; Gabriel Folkesson SWE* - FS; Alp Eren Ozkan TUR* - FS
Women - Sarah Marie Pesch GER* - both (Germany has 2 spots for Worlds but only Isaev has the TES mins); Natalie Klotz AUT* - both; Flora Marie Schaller AUT* - both; Eva-Lotta Kiibus EST* - SP; Oona Ounasvuori FIN* - FS; Elizabet Gervits ISR* - SP (also listed for Bellu Memorial); Yuna Aoki JPN* - SP
Pairs - Barbora Kucianova/Martin Bidar CZE - SP; Yuna Nagaoka/Sumitada Moriguchi JPN* - SP (Japan has 3 spots for Worlds but only Miura/Kihara have the TES mins); Katalin Janne Salatzki/Lukas Roeseler GER* - both; Martins/Bedard USA* - SP
Ice Dance - Viktoriia Azroian/Artur Gruzdev ARM - RD; Natalia Pallu-Neves/Jayin Panesar BRA - RD; Gaukhar Nauryzova/Boyisangur Datiev KAZ - both; India Nette/Eron Westwood AUS* - both; Shira Ichilov/Dmytriy Kravchenko ISR* - RD; Kayleigh Maksymec/Felix Desmarais SUI* - both; Emma Kivioja/Erik Pellnor SWE* - both

 

[Samurina]

Entries at all 3 events were updated today. As already noted above, NaurDat were added to Challenge Cup ice dance.

Notably out of Merano is Emilia Murdock, so no Spanish woman at Worlds.

being realistic, it was unlikely already she would have gotten those mins, seeing that she failed to qualify to euros. better to take a break and train for next season, then spending loads of money on yet more travel

 

[Karen-W]

None of the dance teams competing at Challenge Cup who needed the TES mins earned the RD TES min today, so there should be 36 entries for Worlds barring any injury WDs.

 

[Karen-W]

Another day, another round of no TES mins achieved. Today's results take Voulgari GRE and Judge IRL out of contention for Worlds.

On tap for tomorrow we have Kucianova/Bidar CZE and Nagaoka/Moriguchi JPN in pairs and Pesch GER in women's singles going for TES mins at Challenge Cup.

 

[Karen-W]

Well, today was a better day in the pursuit of TES mins!

At Challenge Cup Aoki earned the Women's SP TES min and Folkesson earned the Men's FS TES min that each was missing. And over in Italy at Merano Ice Trophy Spinar earned the Men's SP TES min (he still needs the FS min).

Sadly, neither Kucianova/Bidar or Nagaoka/Moriguchi achieved the Pairs SP TES min they needed. And Pesch missed the Women's SP TES min. And no one at Bellu Memorial who needed their TES mins got them.

Tomorrow we'll be watching Merano Ice Trophy closely to see if Lewton Brain can earn the FS TES min he needs to go to Worlds. There are other skaters who are trying for FS mins too so maybe we'll see a few more successes!

 

[Andrea82]

And Davide Lewton Brain made it in the end.

 

[Karen-W]

And Davide Lewton Brain made it in the end.

Negrello also earned the FS TES min today however she missed the SP min yesterday so she can't even be an alternate for Italy.

 

[Karen-W]

So, we're looking at the following entry numbers for Worlds - entries are due tomorrow, Feb 26th, by 8pm ET so we might see the initial entry lists on Tuesday but probably Wednesday.

Men - 40 - 7 warmup groups (2 of 5 and 5 of 7) - top 20 seeded
Women - 35 or 36 (van Zundert WD from Challenge Cup this weekend and she's the only Dutch woman with the TES mins, so I wonder whether or not she'll even aim to try and compete at Worlds) - 6 warmup groups - top 18 seeded
Pairs - 24 - 6 warmup groups - top 12 seeded
Dance - 36 - 8 warmup groups (4 of 4 and 4 of 5) - top 18 seeded

 

[Aceon6]

Wow, as many dance teams as women.

 

[Karen-W]

Wow, as many dance teams as women.

Yes, I won't be surprised if TES mins are raised for dance next season.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Next year they go to a combined minimum, so skaters/teams can make up deficits in one program with points from the other. I assumed the would be making adjustments there and raising them higher than the two individual scores.

On the other hand, that would take math skills.

 

[Karen-W]

So, we're looking at the following entry numbers for Worlds - entries are due tomorrow, Feb 26th, by 8pm ET so we might see the initial entry lists on Tuesday but probably Wednesday.

Men - 40 - 7 warmup groups (2 of 5 and 5 of 7) - top 20 seeded
Women - 35 or 36 (van Zundert WD from Challenge Cup this weekend and she's the only Dutch woman with the TES mins, so I wonder whether or not she'll even aim to try and compete at Worlds) - 6 warmup groups - top 18 seeded
Pairs - 24 - 6 warmup groups - top 12 seeded
Dance - 36 - 8 warmup groups (4 of 4 and 4 of 5) - top 18 seeded

Whelp, I totally missed that CZE's Simioli/Zarbo have the TES mins for Worlds plus I didn't realize they had competed this season, so there are 25 pairs teams - 3 groups of 3 and 4 groups of 4 and top 13 are seeded. Kinda annoyed at that since I have a doctor's appointment that morning and I don't want to miss any pairs and a 7th warm-up group will make the timing tight, lol.

 

[victorskid]

Whelp, I totally missed that CZE's Simioli/Zarbo have the TES mins for Worlds plus I didn't realize they had competed this season, so there are 25 pairs teams - 3 groups of 3 and 4 groups of 4 and top 13 are seeded. Kinda annoyed at that since I have a doctor's appointment that morning and I don't want to miss any pairs and a 7th warm-up group will make the timing tight, lol.

With the withdrawal of the French, I believe that brings it to 24 Pairs teams.

 

[Karen-W]

With the withdrawal of the French, I believe that brings it to 24 Pairs teams.

Yup. Couldn't be more pleased. Especially seeing as this also means none of us will be subjected to Les Kovs awful programs again this season.

 

[nirti]

Yup. Couldn't be more pleased. Especially seeing as this also means none of us will be subjected to Les Kovs awful programs again this season.

Is this for real ?
After many years of hard work, sacrifice and dedication to achieve the world level, they already had to WD from Euros because of illness, and now from Worlds because of injury. And you couldn't be more pleased ?!?

I usually don't interact anymore here because I think people behind a screen are just totally disgusting, but reading this comment...

 

[Karen-W]

Is this for real ?
After many years of hard work, sacrifice and dedication to achieve the world level, they already had to WD from Euros because of illness, and now from Worlds because of injury. And you couldn't be more pleased ?!?

I usually don't interact anymore here because I think people behind a screen are just totally disgusting, but reading this comment...

Darn right I'm pleased they WD. Their programs this season, especially the SP, are terrible this season. All that hard work, sacrifice and dedication to achieve world level and they still gives us awful programs that are a hot mess conceptually each and every season.

Plus, I have a doctor's appointment scheduled between the Pairs SP and the Men's SP that day and with 24 instead of 25 teams that reduces the number of warmup groups to 6 and means I won't be as pressed for time to get to the doctor's office which also pleases me.

And, just so we're clear - I don't care about your manufactured outrage. I wasn't rude and I didn't disparage anything but the team's taste. But here's a hint, if you don't want to be further disgusted by some random person sitting behind a computer screen, you best avoid the Pairs General Discussion thread in the Trash Can sub-forum or any PBP thread where Les Kovs competed in the Kiss and Cry sub-forum because I haven't held back there about how over-scored I think they are.