The Dance Hall 14: Waltz Tango Foxtrot

[Elisheba]

On a different note, in the off season with people having too much time on their hands, I don't understand good vs bad ice dance, I just go on how entertained I am. Can someone tell me what a clean turn is vs a not clean turn with examples? I can see underrotations, sometimes even in real time, but I don't know what I am looking at to see whether a skater gets a turn or a key point or not. Can someone point to videos with timestamps of teams doing something well vs others doing it egregiously poorly?

 

[YukiNieve]

A new ice dance team -Marin Honda and Shoma Uno. (senior, Japan)

They have been training as ice dancers for the past 1.5 years with an aim of competing in the Olympics!

Some interesting notes:

- Since October 2024, when they made the decision to form an ice dance team, they have been training in ice dance with the goal of competing in the Olympics.

- “I never even thought about it when I was a single skater,” shoma said, adding that the turning point came when the two of them skated in “One Piece on Ice” together.

- They have been working with Misato Komatsubara, a former ice dance champion in Japan.

【フィギュア】宇野昌磨さん現役復帰「五輪が目標」交際中の本田真凜さんと競技アイスダンス転向 - フィギュア : 日刊スポーツ

フィギュアスケート男子で2018年平昌と22年北京の両オリンピック（五輪）に連続出場し、団体も含めて当時日本勢最多のメダル計3個を獲得した宇野昌磨さん（28）… - 日刊スポーツ新聞社のニュースサイト、ニッカンスポーツ・コム（nikkansports.com）

www.nikkansports.com

 

[exNyer]

Like Lipinski, Piper will probably use a surrogate.

 

[Bigbird]

Like Lipinski, Piper will probably use a surrogate.

Why though? Medical history with Ovarian Cancer?

 

[lauravvv]

It also pertains to Laurence Fournier Beaudry despite being a new team with Cizeron.

I can see that she may want to take a season or two off for family building and then come back for the Olympics in France.

Yes, you are right.

 

[marbri]

Why am I getting Eteri "go make babies" vibes in this thread

 

[Carina]

Why though? Medical history with Ovarian Cancer?

Depends on which treatment Piper needed. Had to look it up myself, many can get pregnant afterwards, if eggs were taken out before treatment you might have a better chance. If uterus has been removed of course you need a surrogate.
IIRC she was diagnosed very early.

 

[Colonel Green]

Piper said that the cancer treatment also determined that she has endometriosis, so that would also be a fertility complication.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Do we even know if any of these people want kids? Never mind speculating on information they haven't chosen to share with us about how they might conceive a child.

 

[skategal]

Do we even know if any of these people want kids?

I could be wrong but I think Piper did share about wanting a family and the challenges that may bring?

Also possibly Madison Chock shared that she and Evan want children?

 

[PRlady]

I vaguely remember that for both young women.

 

[Parsley Sage]

Piper froze eggs before her surgery.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Frozen eggs <> surrogacy. Surrogacy is an option.

 

[Parsley Sage]

Frozen eggs <> surrogacy. Surrogacy is an option.

Also insurance against a recurrence in her remaining ovary.

 

[Allskate]

Here's another article on Shoma and Marin competing in ice dance. No word on whether they want children, but they do want to compete in the 2030 Olympics:

https://www.olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-uno-shoma-comeback-ice-dance

 

[skipaway]

Here's another article on Shoma and Marin competing in ice dance. No word on whether they want children, but they do want to compete in the 2030 Olympics:

https://www.olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-uno-shoma-comeback-ice-dance

 

[vireo]

Here's another article on Shoma and Marin competing in ice dance. No word on whether they want children, but they do want to compete in the 2030 Olympics:

https://www.olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-uno-shoma-comeback-ice-dance

You mean the article didn't include the obligatory update on the status of their gonads? That's journalistic malpractice.

 

[jmtfti]

Alicia Fabbri has posted an Instagram story showing her skating with an unidentified male (face mostly not visible), presumably teasing a new partnership. Hannah Lim also posted a potential teaser photo, which has relaunched the Zachary Lagha rumors/speculation for her on social media.

The whole influencer-ification of skating thing is way too obvious with everyone's irritatingly teaser-laden approach to presenting news. I'm a millennial, I'm getting too old for this.

 

[Andora]

Alicia Fabbri has posted an Instagram story showing her skating with an unidentified male (face mostly not visible), presumably teasing a new partnership. Hannah Lim also posted a potential teaser photo, which has relaunched the Zachary Lagha rumors/speculation for her on social media.

The whole influencer-ification of skating thing is way too obvious with everyone's irritatingly teaser-laden approach to presenting news. I'm a millennial, I'm getting too old for this.

I agree, and everything about this.

But again I'll mention, gotta love Ice Dance. It's NEVER boring.

 

[aprilediv]

Alicia Fabbri has posted an Instagram story showing her skating with an unidentified male (face mostly not visible), presumably teasing a new partnership. Hannah Lim also posted a potential teaser photo, which has relaunched the Zachary Lagha rumors/speculation for her on social media.

People are saying the face/nose looks like Marko Jevgeni, the Estonian former partner of Solène Mazingue, who sadly quit the sport after the sexual assault incident. Marko stayed with IAM and Solène left.

 

[skategal]

People are saying the face/nose looks like Marko Jevgeni, the Estonian former partner of Solène Mazingue, who sadly quit the sport after the sexual assault incident. Marko stayed with IAM and Solène left.

Funnily enough it also looks like Quentin Thieren who is a senior ice dancer for Canada who split with his partner Sandrine Gauthier at the end of the season.

It’s got to be one of those two but too close to tell which one.

 

[Belsornia]

Pucherova/Lysak back together?

Mária Sofia on Instagram: "🫀🤍"

188 likes, 2 comments - pucherova_ on May 31, 2026: "🫀🤍".

www.instagram.com

 

[angi]

Lajoie/Baker have officially announced their partnership

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[Bunny Hop]

I look forward to seeing Jean Luc back in competition again (and obviously Marjorie as well!).

 

[kwanfan1818]

I know the video was staged, but I hope she’s as happy as she looks.

 

[PRlady]

Assuming that LaKer come together well as a team, where, theoretically, would they place at Worlds? Above or below LaLa’s last placement?

And above or behind Olivia and Tim?

 

[skategal]

Assuming that LaKer come together well as a team, where, theoretically, would they place at Worlds? Above or below LaLa’s last placement?

And above or behind Olivia and Tim?

Above LaLa’s last World’s placement.

Below Olivia and Tim with Dune last season but possibly above this season because of Golden Waltz RD which I expect LaKer to excel at.

 

[marbri]

It's bad enough that LaLa split, can we NOT start calliing this new team LaKer.....

 

[puglover]

Well, this is certainly interesting news. I have been somewhat amazed at the difference changes in partners makes. All the best to them. I wonder what Tony thinks of this?

 

[kwanfan1818]

In my head, they are LaBa.