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

[Icetalavista]

This is a Minister of Justice website article. Charlène and Marco are at all effects police agents and considered "State athletes", as they belong to "Le Fiamme Azzurre", the sport group of the Italian Penitentiary Police, which is a department of the Minister of Justice and which pays them a salary.

I'm quite sure they couldn't reveal there that they are going to retire, as that would make it quite official and they haven't made an official announcement yet.

I think you can all rest assured they will not deprive the younger generation of the competitive experience.

So if they officially retire the salary is gone? Your body can hold up only so long. Can’t they make money touring?

 

[Kateri]

So if they officially retire the salary is gone? Your body can hold up only so long. Can’t they make money touring?

I think they just want to make sure they get paid through the off season, so they're delaying the announcement a bit.

 

[kwanfan1818]

So if they officially retire the salary is gone? Your body can hold up only so long. Can’t they make money touring?

That's generally the rule for salaries when you stop working.

Faiella remained with the police and made a career out of it.

 

[ostile17]

I think they just want to make sure they get paid through the off season, so they're delaying the announcement a bit.

I thin they are allowed some time to think about the future without fooling their employer, the government, and they must have some vacation time they earned anyway. I'm sure those concerned are informed on their status.

 

[Sylvia]

Published today on USFS' International Assignments page re. Worlds:
Chock/Bates (withdrawn 3/9)
Green/Parsons (added 3/9)

 

[kwanfan1818]

I'll be happy to see both of Green/Parsons programs again.

 

[BlueRidge]

I am really happy Green and Parsons get to go.

 

[Sylvia]

"First draft golden waltz" for Bratti/Somerville:

Emily Bratti on Instagram: "First draft golden waltz ✨ #goldenwaltz #icedance"

676 likes, 35 comments - emily.bratti on March 6, 2026: "First draft golden waltz ✨ #goldenwaltz #icedance".

www.instagram.com

 

[Icetalavista]

So with one official top five team withdrawing, ZingKol have a shot at fifth place if FearGib are clean.

Re GuigFab staying in - if they are staying in due to addition of required partial Golden Waltz - well, maybe it will get them a world bronze for next season, but there’s the whole rest of the RD, and the FD, to get thru and they are entering their late thirties…I don’t see any supposed benefit of knowing that one compulsory dance beyond even one season.

I’m annoyed at ISU for not requiring one whole pattern of the Golden Waltz. This half-a&&ed approach is confusing

 

[Sylvia]

Dmitri Soloviev left a nice comment on Evan's post:

Evan Bates on Instagram: "We left it all on the ice in Milan. Our season feels complete with those four performances where we delivered our best. While we have decided not to compete at the World Championships, we hold dear the incredible memories f

14K likes, 122 comments - evan_bates on March 9, 2026: "We left it all on the ice in Milan. Our season feels complete with those four performances where we delivered our best. While we have decided not to compete at the World Championships, we hold dear the incredible memories from winning the...

www.instagram.com

ETA:

dmitry_solovyev
32m
Love you both my friends You are have a long, difficult and beautiful road

 

[Wyliefan]

That link isn't working, @Sylvia. Does Evan have his page set to private or something?

 

[Rukia]

That link isn't working, @Sylvia. Does Evan have his page set to private or something?

It works for me and I do not follow him

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh, weird. I've tried it several times and I keep getting "not available." Must be a glitch at my end.

 

[ice coverage]

So with one official top five team withdrawing, ZingKol have a shot at fifth place if FearGib are clean. ...

Or possibly even better than fifth?
Chock/Bates and Guignard/Fabbri are not competing at Worlds.

For Worlds competitors:
Season's Best order is: (1) Fournier-Beaudry/Cizeron; (2) Gilles/Poirier; (3) Fear/Gibson; (4) Zingas/Kolesnik; (5) Lopareva/Brissaud.
World Standings order is: (1) Fear/Gibson; (2) Gilles/Poirier; (3) Lopareva/Brissaud; (4) Zingas/Kolesnik; (5) Reed/Ambrulevicius.

p.s. I am excited for Green/Parsons!

Dmitri Soloviev left a nice comment on Evan's post:

Evan Bates on Instagram: "We left it all on the ice in Milan. Our season feels complete with those four performances where we delivered our best. While we have decided not to compete at the World Championships, we hold dear the incredible memories f

14K likes, 122 comments - evan_bates on March 9, 2026: "We left it all on the ice in Milan. Our season feels complete with those four performances where we delivered our best. While we have decided not to compete at the World Championships, we hold dear the incredible memories from winning the...

www.instagram.com

ETA:

dmitry_solovyev
32m
Love you both my friends You are have a long, difficult and beautiful road

Link works for me.

And this link will show Soloviev's comment at the top:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVrEs_dEebN/c/18311470249283790/?img_index=1​

 

[Lanie]

Guignard/Fabbri will be at Worlds.

 

[Wyliefan]

Guignard/Fabbri will be at Worlds.

No, they withdrew.

 

[Lanie]

Oh! They did? I swear to God I just read the other day that they planned on going.

 

[Karen-W]

Oh! They did? I swear to God I just read the other day that they planned on going.

Maybe what you're thinking of is the interview they gave where they said they're skipping Worlds in order to take the time they need to get ready for next season?

 

[Lanie]

Probably. I swore I read that they were actually going to go to worlds and then said they were going to keep competing. Apparently, I am illiterate.

 

[jägerbomb]

Guignard/Fabbri staying in is insane and kind of sad. Their skills (particularly his) are quickly degrading.

If they do actually compete next year, mark my words, they will be dumped worse than Moniotte/Lavanchy (4th in 1997 to 11th in 1998).

 

[my little pony]

maybe their fed is making it worth it for them

 

[Sylvia]

Looking forward to Pidgaina/Koval’s Senior debut next season!

Ira&Artem on Instagram: "Some of our personal favourite pictures from this season and with that we are closing this 25/26 year! That was mind blowing season💥 What a journey it was for us,we became one strong team learning and growing all together!New

312 likes, 3 comments - pidgaina_koval on March 15, 2026: "Some of our personal favourite pictures from this season and with that we are closing this 25/26 year! That was mind blowing season💥 What a journey it was for us,we became one strong team learning and growing all together!New...

www.instagram.com

 

[BittyBug]

Dmitri Soloviev left a nice comment on Evan's post:

ETA:

dmitry_solovyev
32m
Love you both my friends You are have a long, difficult and beautiful road

He always seemed like a nice guy. Katya seemed lovely as well.

 

[Sylvia]

Rocker Skating Podcast's latest 3 interviews:

Caroline Green/Michael Parsons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBuKrYh_2E4

Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1kJ0BNDj1w

Olivia Smart/Tim Dieck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLug4s0ExYI
There also are RockerRewatch videos for S/D's Dune 1 & Dune 2 free dances.

 

[Icetalavista]

With ZingKol now de facto US #1 (at least at this one event), it’s not completely impossible they could beat FearGib for third. IMHO of course

 

[Karen-W]

With ZingKol now de facto US #1 (at least at this one event), it’s not completely impossible they could beat FearGib for third. IMHO of course

LOL. I suppose this is possible if FearGib have a third major competition in a row with a massive error in the FS.

Frankly, I think US ice dance fans should brace themselves for another 2015-18 type of cycle with ZingKol, CarPon and GreenP potentially trading US #1 status through the entire Olympic quad depending on the material they have every season. And whomever winds up as US #1 in 2029-30 will be lucky to win an Olympic bronze at best.

 

[PRlady]

LOL. I suppose this is possible if FearGib have a third major competition in a row with a massive error in the FS.

Frankly, I think US ice dance fans should brace themselves for another 2015-18 type of cycle with ZingKol, CarPon and GreenP potentially trading US #1 status through the entire Olympic quad depending on the material they have every season. And whomever winds up as US #1 in 2029-30 will be lucky to win an Olympic bronze at best.

This is the kind of post one lives to regret.

If Z/K are in the top 5-6 at Worlds and the other two teams finish at least a few points behind them, I doubt CarPon or GrePar will catch up. They’ve both been around a long time, the judges know them and without some surprising technical leap forward, they might be stuck where they are.

As for material, the Browns had the best FD of the season and still finished behind Bra/Som at Nats. Grrrrr.

 

[Karen-W]

This is the kind of post one lives to regret.

If Z/K are in the top 5-6 at Worlds and the other two teams finish at least a few points behind them, I doubt CarPon or GrePar will catch up. They’ve both been around a long time, the judges know them and without some surprising technical leap forward, they might be stuck where they are.

As for material, the Browns had the best FD of the season and still finished behind Bra/Som at Nats. Grrrrr.

And a year ago, no one expected CarPon to drop behind ZingKol the way they have this season. And four years ago, no one expected GreenP to wind up behind both of those teams by now. It really is dependent on good material for all of these teams.

I know the ZingKol ubers are riding high right now - as high as us CarPon ubers were a year ago and as high as the GreenP ubers were 3-4 years ago. Enjoy it now but nothing about any of these three teams makes me think ZingKol are secure in their position at the top of the heap.

 

[Sylvia]

ISU Communication No. 2762 - 18th ISU Ice Dance Development Camp for Novice and Junior Ice Dance Couples and their Coaches in Oberstdorf/Germany (Jan. 13, 2026): https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.az...ice-ID-Dev-Camps-2026--2--1768982672-1089.pdf

A. JUNIOR age category Camp Oberstdorf, Germany, April 25 – May 2, 2026
The 2026 Ice Dance Camp is designed for Junior Ice Dance Couples with the following age
requirements:
An Ice Dance Couple is eligible for participation if the Skaters have reached the age of 13 but not the
age of 21 by July 1 preceding the Camp. This corresponds to the ISU Junior age restrictions.

B. NOVICE age category Camp Oberstdorf, Germany, May 2 – 9, 2026
The 2026 Ice Dance Camp is designed for Intermediate and Advanced Novice Ice Dance Couples with
the following age requirements:
An Intermediate Ice Dance Couple is eligible for participation if the Skaters have not reached the age
of 16 by July 1 preceding the Camp.
An Advanced Ice Dance Couple is eligible for participation if the Skaters have reached the age of 10
but not the age of 16 for Women and 18 for Men, by July 1 preceding the Camp.
[...]
The Professional Team for the Camps
Head Coach: Maurizio Margaglio, ISU ID Camps Coordinator
The Coach/Moderators
Kaitlyn Weaver (CAN) ISU IDTC Athletes representative
Rostislav Sinitsyn (CZE)
Juris Razgulajevs (CAN)
Elena Novak (USA)
The off-ice Instructors:
Ballet/Modern Dance: David Cipolleschi (ITA)
Acro-Yoga: Irina Razgulajevs (CAN)

 

[Sylvia]

31 dance teams from 22 countries for Worlds as of March 18: https://results.isu.org/events/wc2026_IceDance.htm

1 Holly HARRIS / Jason CHAN AUS 1
2 Samantha RITTER / Daniel BRYKALOV AZE 2
3 Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN 3
4 Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA CAN 3
5 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC CAN 3
Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER CAN 3 S
6 Junfei REN / Jianing XING CHN 4
7 Angelina KUDRYAVTSEVA / Ilia KARANKEVICH CYP 5
8 Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK CZE 6
9 Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER CZE 6
10 Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK ESP 7
11 Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN FIN 8
12 Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS FIN 8
13 Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON FRA 9
14 Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD FRA 9
Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER FRA 9 S
Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS FRA 9 S
Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA FRA 9 S
15 Phebe BEKKER / James HERNANDEZ GBR 10
16 Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON GBR 10
17 Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN GEO 11
18 Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN GER 12
Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS GER 12 S
19 Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO HUN 13
20 Shira ICHILOV / Mikhail NOSOVITSKIY ISR 14
21 Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER ITA 15
22 Giulia Isabella PAOLINO / Andrea TUBA ITA 15
23 Utana YOSHIDA / Masaya MORITA JPN 16
24 Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN KOR 17
25 Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS LTU 18
26 Gina ZEHNDER / Beda Leon SIEBER SUI 19
27 Milla Ruud REITAN / Nikolaj MAJOROV SWE 20
28 Mariia PINCHUK / Mykyta POGORIELOV UKR 21
Zoe LARSON / Andrii KAPRAN UKR 21 S
29 Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO USA 22
30 Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS USA 22 (replaced Chock/Bates on March 9)
31 Emilea ZINGAS / Vadym KOLESNIK USA 22
Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE USA 22 S #1
Oona BROWN / Gage BROWN USA 22 S #2