The Dance Hall 13: When You Dance on the Ice and Your Feet Twizzle Twice, That's Amore

12 March 2026: Deadline for submission of nominations for ISU positions to be elected at 2026 Congress, including chair and membership of technical committees

Any rumors on if someone is challenging Rettstatt?
Selby and Wolter are age-limited. So there should be at least 2 new members in the IDTC.
 
2026 Worlds ice dance entries as of today (Feb. 25) - such a pain to copy-paste-edit!

ICE DANCE (31)
1 Holly HARRIS / Jason CHAN AUS
2 Samantha RITTER / Daniel BRYKALOV AZE
3 Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN
4 Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA CAN
5 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC CAN
Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER S CAN
6 Junfei REN / Jianing XING CHN
7 Angelina KUDRYAVTSEVA / Ilia KARANKEVICH CYP
8 Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK CZE
9 Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER CZE
10 Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK ESP 11
Sofia VAL / Asaf KAZIMOV ESP
12 Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN FIN
13 Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS FIN
14 Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON FRA
15 Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD FRA
Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER S FRA
Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS S FRA
Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA S FRA
16 Phebe BEKKER / James HERNANDEZ GBR
17 Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON GBR
18 Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN GEO
19 Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN GER
Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS S GER
20 Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO HUN
21 Shira ICHILOV / Mikhail NOSOVITSKIY ISR
22 Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER ITA
Giulia Isabella PAOLINO / Andrea TUBA S* ITA (ETA) *Italy should have 2 spots so with G/F not going...
23 Utana YOSHIDA / Masaya MORITA JPN
24 Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN KOR
25 Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS LTU
26 Gina ZEHNDER / Beda Leon SIEBER SUI
27 Milla Ruud REITAN / Nikolaj MAJOROV SWE
28 Mariia PINCHUK / Mykyta POGORIELOV UKR
Zoe LARSON / Andrii KAPRAN S UKR
29 Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO USA
30 Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES USA
31 Emilea ZINGAS / Vadym KOLESNIK USA
Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE S2 USA
Oona BROWN / Gage BROWN S3 USA
Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS S1 USA
 
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I like getting the third French team back and am happy for the Israelis, young Chinese and Fun Finns. But I assume we are still looking at 6 teams not making the FD? Or 11?
 
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Sylvia said:
2026 Worlds ice dance entries as of today (Feb. 25) - such a pain to copy-paste-edit!

ICE DANCE (31)
1 Holly HARRIS / Jason CHAN AUS
2 Samantha RITTER / Daniel BRYKALOV AZE
3 Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN
4 Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA CAN
5 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC CAN
Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER S CAN
6 Junfei REN / Jianing XING CHN
7 Angelina KUDRYAVTSEVA / Ilia KARANKEVICH CYP
8 Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK CZE
9 Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER CZE
10 Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK ESP 11
Sofia VAL / Asaf KAZIMOV ESP
12 Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN FIN
13 Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS FIN
14 Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON FRA
15 Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD FRA
Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER S FRA
Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS S FRA
Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA S FRA
16 Phebe BEKKER / James HERNANDEZ GBR
17 Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON GBR
18 Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN GEO
19 Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN GER
Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS S GER
20 Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO HUN
21 Shira ICHILOV / Mikhail NOSOVITSKIY ISR
22 Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER ITA
Giulia Isabella PAOLINO / Andrea TUBA S* ITA (ETA) *Italy should have 2 spots so with G/F not going...
23 Utana YOSHIDA / Masaya MORITA JPN
24 Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN KOR
25 Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS LTU
26 Gina ZEHNDER / Beda Leon SIEBER SUI
27 Milla Ruud REITAN / Nikolaj MAJOROV SWE
28 Mariia PINCHUK / Mykyta POGORIELOV UKR
Zoe LARSON / Andrii KAPRAN S UKR
29 Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO USA
30 Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES USA
31 Emilea ZINGAS / Vadym KOLESNIK USA
Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE S2 USA
Oona BROWN / Gage BROWN S3 USA
Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS S1 USA
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I really can't understand why C/B are going to Worlds.
They are three-time World Champions and the reigning World Champ.
Why would they want to end their career with a Silver medal (IF that) at Worlds?

I understand SA may pressure them, but what the hell, can't they decline?
I refuse to think it's for the prize money.
 
ostile17 said:
I really can't understand why C/B are going to Worlds.
They are three-time World Champions and the reigning World Champ.
Why would they want to end their career with a Silver medal (IF that) at Worlds?

I understand SA may pressure them, but what the hell, can't they decline?
I refuse to think it's for the prize money.
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I dunno. Maybe they've never been to Prague and want a nice trip before they start the SOI tours.
 
But without c/b the other american teams will move up one spot automatically so it is a trade off
 
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I'm hoping the top 3 teams are still weighing their options as most have only recently arrived home, are still on olympic high... and that we'll see a few withdrawals as the weeks wear on.

(Because I'm shocked at this list, wtf)
 
I hope this is not like 2022 world where no top dance team withdrew (but teams did move up because of the Russian ban)

In 2018 three teams withdrew so I guess three teams are on the high side in terms of numbers
 
jlai said:
But without c/b the other american teams will move up one spot automatically so it is a trade off
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Still a much better shot if C/B compete, obviously. (Keeping in mind that the Brits will probably finish ahead of Z/K, a direct transferal of the rest of the Olympic results would be a very near thing). And, of course, the latter mightn't happen. You'd be counting on the GPF results not repeating, for example.

Anyway, as said above, we often get a slow attrition following an Olympics so hard to know who will stay on the list.
 
Jay42 said:
Piper liked someones comment on one of her TikTok's thanking her for going to Worlds so I'm assuming that means Gilles & Poirier are at least currently planning on being in Prague.
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She was on a podcast that released today (taped after she got back to Canada this week), where she did confirm that she and Paul were planning to go to Worlds (and that they were returning to the rink 'tomorrow' [I think yesterday] to train for that), then do the Stars on Ice tour. No word on whether or not they plan to retire after (she was asked, she said she didn't know).

Now whether or not that changes between now and Worlds, I have no idea, but as of this week, this is their intention.

(Other tidbit is that RuPaul did comment on one their social media posts, "you better skate" which is something I hadn't seen elsewhere).
 
I would think because Canada only just released their list and DS/D were not on it that those entered actually plan on going at this stage. But I can see for other Feds that announced their lists pre-Olympics that there will be withdrawals.
 
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