The Dance Hall 9: Bring the Bling or No Beijing 2021-2022

[Andrea82]

And we have the roster for JGP Courchevel I, the first international junior event in a year and a half.

http://results.isu.org/events/jgpfra2021_JuniorIceDance.htm

It is, indeed, the first ISU junior events since 2019 Junior World Championships. However, there have been some junior international events in Ice Dance last season: Minsk Ice Star and Winter Star, Santa Claus Cup, Egna Dance Trophy, LuMi Dance Trophy.
Some of the Courchevel second tier entries were able to compete in front of international judges last season:
Lika BONDAR / Artem KOVAL (134.88 at Winter Star and 126.81 at LuMi Dance Trophy)
Louise BORDET / Thomas GIPOULOU (126.69 at Santa Claus Cup)
Célina FRADJI / Jean-Hans FOURNEAUX (124.50 at Santa Claus Cup)
Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK (123.39 in Egna)

Maya BENKIEWICZ / Nicolas HENAULT and Darya GRIMM / Michail SAVITSKIY were Intermediate Novices last season. At Santa Claus Cup, the Germans outskated the French couple by 20 points.

 

[platniumangel]

From the U.S. Ice Dance thread:

Le sigh.

Any updates on if these 2 teams retired or broke up? DelCamp/Somerville & Tkchenko/Kiliakov.

 

[Colonel Green]

JGP Courchevel II entries:

So in the dance field you've got Makita & Gunara again for Canada (not the clear national #1, but jockeying for it), Shichina & Khubulov for Russia (#6 at junior nationals, but most of the teams ahead of them aren't junior anymore), and the Browns for the USA (#2 for the US).

 

[Sylvia]

Like M/G in Canada, the Browns are jockeying for the #1 spot in the U.S. - Junior results from the Dallas Cannon Classic, the first major summer ice dance competition earlier this month: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2021/29929/CAT020SEG037.html

Israeli teams Shira Ichilov/Laurent Abecassis and Mariia Nosovitskaya/Mikhail Nosovitskiy went 1-2 in Senior: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2021/29929/CAT021SEG039.html

Anne Calder's report on the competition for IDC was published on July 23:

Anne’s Take: 2021 Dallas Cannon Classic – Ice-dance.com

www.ice-dance.com

 

[Sylvia]

JGP Courchevel II entries:

Just noticed sub. team Ekaterina ANDREEVA / Ivan DESYATOV BLR (their ISU bio for RUS): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103963.htm

 

[Dobre]

Any updates on if these 2 teams retired or broke up? DelCamp/Somerville & Tkchenko/Kiliakov.

Tkachenko & Kiliakov are signed up for the Chesapeake Open.

 

[platniumangel]

Apparently Dima Ilin is now coaching with Greg Zeulein — split from the other Wheaton (WISA) coaches. Very surprising!! I always felt he was the secret sauce of that group (if that makes sense) lol

 

[VGThuy]

Apparently Dima Ilin is now coaching with Greg Zeulein — split from the other Wheaton (WISA) coaches. Very surprising!! I always felt he was the secret sauce of that group (if that makes sense) lol

That’s juicy!

 

[Lara111]

Tkachenko & Kiliakov are signed up for the Chesapeake Open.

2021 Chesapeake Open / Elizabeth Tkachenko & Alexei Kiliakov FD

www.youtube.com

 

[Spikefan]

Avonley has an IG story up that says “Monday- back to work” and then the back of a male that she appears to be skating towards.

 

[mjb52]

Does it look like Smirnov?

 

[Spikefan]

I just checked his IG and he posted a story today also stating Monday, looks to be in the same outfit and in the same rink.

 

[Colonel Green]

If so, Nguyen definitely won the breakup battle.

 

[litenkyckling]

Would Russia release him though?

 

[Colonel Green]

Would Russia release him though?

Their dance field is already incredibly crowded. I don’t think they have any pressing need to hold onto him.

 

[VGThuy]

Their dance field is already incredibly crowded. I don’t think they have any pressing need to hold onto him.

I wonder if that’s what they thought when they gave Anissina up. Not to compare him to Anissina or anything.

 

[thvu]

Their dance field is already incredibly crowded. I don’t think they have any pressing need to hold onto him.

But that doesn’t mean anything? Somehow I doubt the Russian Fed will be altruistic with the reigning world junior champion. They’ll be getting something in return.

 

[love skating]

I was wondering who that might be in Avonley's story. Should've known you guys would be such good detectives!

 

[Karen-W]

But that doesn’t mean anything? Somehow I doubt the Russian Fed will be altruistic with the reigning world junior champion. They’ll be getting something in return.

Yeah, Kolesnik. I could see the USFS bartering with the Russian Fed, saying "You give us Smirnov and we'll release Kolesnik to whomever you have lined up for him."

 

[VGThuy]

Yeah, Kolesnik. I could see the USFS bartering with the Russian Fed, saying "You give us Smirnov and we'll release Kolesnik to whomever you have lined up for him."

Another Anissina vs. Averbukh! I hope we actually get to see it! And I hope the programs are a lot better than 2002.

 

[Bigbird]

Is Kolesnik more beefy than V. Angelopol? Just asking.

 

[litenkyckling]

Is Kolesnik more beefy than V. Angelopol? Just asking.

If you're suggesting that K/A would spilt for Kolesnik - I doubt they would. Not only did Angelopol choose her after her performances but his uncle is on the coaching staff, plus they are incredibly well matched and seem to get along well. They'd be foolish to give that partnership up.

 

[Rhumba d’Amour]

Their dance field is already incredibly crowded. I don’t think they have any pressing need to hold onto him.

Perhaps one of the dance ladies with “friends in high places”—Davis, Morozov—might like a partner upgrade? He would fit the bill, IMHO.

 

[clairecloutier]

^^ I think we've already been through those options. Davis is apparently dating Smolkin (right?), and there were rumors of a Morozov/Kolesnik tryout a while ago when Kolesnik was in Moscow, but more recently he has been back in the U.S., trying out/practicing with a different partner.

 

[Bigbird]

If you're suggesting that K/A would spilt for Kolesnik - I doubt they would. Not only did Angelopol choose her after her performances but his uncle is on the coaching staff, plus they are incredibly well matched and seem to get along well. They'd be foolish to give that partnership up.

I was just curious given the shrinking size differential.

 

[Andrea82]

The first international senior outing of season for the midnight blues (Lake Placid) resulted in

0 Level 4
1 Level 3 (Pate/Bye)
1 Level 2 (Min/Eaton)
11 Level 1
4 Level Base (Kerry/Dodds, Hertenstein/Binkowski, Harris/Wollomer + Nosovitskaya/Nosovitskaya who fell)

Rettstatt, Fraser-Lukanin and Dostatni were calling.

Some thoughts on the Olympic qualification with a month to go:

I would assume Kazakova/Reviya (if they are healthy) and Turkkila/Versluis are fovourite for top 2 spots.

Garabedian/Proulx-Senecal look in a fine position.

Harris/Chan and Min/Eaton are close, one way or the other. Between them it will go down to the performance (and panel of judges) of the day.
Taschler siblings, Yanovskaya/Lukacs and maybe Fioretti/Moscheni should be in this mix too.

Great Britain (assuming Fear/Waddell are their #2 team now) don't look ready to challenge the above mentioned group.

Anybody else I am forgetting?

 

[Wyliefan]

Ouch.

 

[allezfred]

Looks like the Spanish spot in Beijing will be decided by the total combined scores from Finlandia Trophy, Spanish Nationals and Euros.

 

[mjb52]

like... the points?

There's no good way to decide but that sounds like a particularly strange one.

 

[Sylvia]

Looks like the Spanish spot in Beijing will be decided by the total combined scores from Finlandia Trophy, Spanish Nationals and Euros.

La FEDH detalla los criterios para otorgar la plaza olímpica y mundial en danza | HIELO ESPAÑOL

www.hieloespanol.es

Direct link to the Spanish federation's document: https://www.rfedh.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Criterios-clasificación-Danza-para-JJOO-2022.pdf