U.S. Ice Dance 2021-22 season news & updates

[Trillian]

I was pleasantly surprised to see Gwendal Peizerat in the photos!

I’m always on board with seeing photos of Gwendal in any context.

I haven’t kept tabs on Ben Agosto over the years, but I am old enough to remember that his partner prior to Tanith was named Katy Hill - so I did a double take at the wedding news.

 

[Spikefan]

Tanith looks good. I love her dress. And Madi's too -- I love the color.

I covet both dresses, especially the green.

 

[PRlady]

Looking at natural beauties Tanith and Madi, I feel truly sorry for female ice dancers who are not as gifted by the gods. I wouldn’t have wanted to sit next to either one of them in high school, much less compete with them in a lookist sport!

 

[azcalder]

I’m always on board with seeing photos of Gwendal in any context.

I haven’t kept tabs on Ben Agosto over the years, but I am old enough to remember that his partner prior to Tanith was named Katy Hill - so I did a double take at the wedding news.

I’m always on board with seeing photos of Gwendal in any context.

I haven’t kept tabs on Ben Agosto over the years, but I am old enough to remember that his partner prior to Tanith was named Katy Hill - so I did a double take at the wedding news.

This is Katherine Hill - not his first partner, Katy Hill.

 

[Trillian]

This is Katherine Hill - not his first partner, Katy Hill.

Oh, I know it’s not the same person. I just did a double take seeing her name paired with Ben’s - it’s a funny coincidence.

 

[skatfan]

Well that was one wedding full of Olympic dance medalists! Happy for the couple.

 

[Frau Muller]

Katherine Hill and Ben Agosto got married over the weekend in Colorado!

….

FELICIDADES to my fellow Boricua, Ben, and his bride!!!

Wehpaaaaaaa!!!!!

 

[SherryL]

Starting order for Chesapeake Open has been posted.
http://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/30425/index.asp

 

[Sylvia]

Thank you for the link - I've re-posted it in the U.S. Club Competitions thread (the 2022-23 Kiss & Cry section is currently open to all) here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/2022-u-s-club-nqs-competitions.109696/#post-6268008

Junior teams in the ISP currently listed for the RD on Thursday are:
Pham/Rogers
H. Carhart/Horovyi
Peal/Peal - a training clip: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfCLtV9gu2j/
Hauer/Starr

New Junior team: Anabelle Larson/Jonathan Young
Larson's previous partner, Lucas Appel, is listed on IPS and competing in solo dance right now (Senior event at Chesapeake).

Emilea Zingas/Vadym Kolesnik are listed for the Senior RD on Thursday.

 

[Gris]

https://twitter.com/stormsalysa/status/1540027318424461312

Fancam of Zingas / Kolesnik's RD at Chesapeake Open

 

[Frau Muller]

Emilea no longer a Cypriot?

 

[Sylvia]

Looks like Isabella Flores wants us to know she has found a new partner! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfRk35NFDL8/

This group photo was posted yesterday from the World Hall Arena in Colorado Springs (Massimo Scali is standing between Isabella & new partner and 2022 U.S. junior champs Leah Neset/Artem Markelov): https://www.instagram.com/p/CfOq5byLUSA/

 

[RoseRed]

Looks like Isabella Flores wants us to know she has found a new partner! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfRk35NFDL8/

This group photo was posted yesterday from the World Hall Arena in Colorado Springs (Massimo Scali is standing between Isabella & new partner and 2022 U.S. junior champs Leah Neset/Artem Markelov): https://www.instagram.com/p/CfOq5byLUSA/

Ivan Desyatov. Interesting. Obviously Andreeva/Desyatov have split (maybe not totally surprising given that they switched from Russia to Belarus presumably for more international opportunities and currently wouldn't be able to compete). His last international event with Andreeva ended October 2nd, from what I can see. So he'd be eligible to compete after that if he's been released.

 

[Sylvia]

Isabelle Flores has shared another clip ("Guess what our rhythm dance to this season "): https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfXAp3lpjOO/

ETA - cross-posting here from C/B's fan thread:

Chock Wears Diamonds on her Finger, She and Bates Dream of Gold - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Next month will mark 11 years since Madison Chock and Evan Bates announced their intent to compete together as an ice dance team.

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

"We have only been on the ice for three days as of today," Chock said last week. "We are exploring music and thinking about what we want to do. Our coaches have already put together something like 15 rhythm dances and 15 free dances, and they have a really good feel on what the new rules look like and what is working and what is not. That's a huge benefit for us to come in and getting a later start than we would in a normal year." [...]
"The bronze medal was great, but we really wanted to challenge the teams ahead of us a bit more," Bates admitted. "We had a fantastic season, but I think that the athlete's mind is you believe that you can do more — that you can check every box and meet every goal and have that perfect performance.
"The good news is that I think that we still have a lot more that we want to accomplish. There isn't this sense that we need to — we've already accomplished a lot, but there is a fire for us to do even more."

 

[Wyliefan]

Flores seems really excited to be back at it. Hope this works out for her.

 

[Lara111]

Flores seems really excited to be back at it. Hope this works out for her.

I do not understand why she did not pick Kolesnik. She would be better for him i think

 

[Karen-W]

I do not understand why she did not pick Kolesnik. She would be better for him i think

Maybe neither of them wanted to relocated - she's in Colorado Springs and he's in Michigan.

 

[just tuned in]

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Surprised to see that Molly and Yehor are in the D envelope. Thought they would have been in C at least.

 

[Sylvia]

Surprised to see that Molly and Yehor are in the D envelope. Thought they would have been in C at least.

Cesanek/Yehorov qualified for D based on this "Additional Considerations" criterion: "Athletes that were in Team B the previous year and plan on continuing to compete will automatically be placed in Team D – Tier 1 if they do not meet the criteria for Team A or Team B."

ETA: Ditto for McNamara/Spiridonov.

 

[Bigbird]

I do not understand why she did not pick Kolesnik. She would be better for him i think

When you have swag like Flores you can choose whomever you want! All by herself this girl is giving the latina feels.

 

[SherryL]

Starting order for Dallas Classic has been posted.

Dallas Classic

Event Results for Dallas Classic

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[Dobre]

Top 10 summer scores for junior teams:

(Teams in bold are currently on the ISP. Let me know if I am missing any competitions).

Neset & Markelov-144.45 (Broadmoor Open)
Carhart & Horovyi-136.17 (Chesapeake)
Pham & Rogers-135.75 (Chesapeake)
Hauer & Starr-132.71 (Chesapeake)
The Peals-119.78 (Chesapeake)
Bland & Sperry-108.27 (Chesapeake)
Epps & Gilman-106.79 (Chesapeake)
L'Esperance & Amdour-102.99 (Chesapeake)
Chen & Liu-97.71 (Chesapeake)
Larson & Young-96.73 (Chesapeake)

Mullen & Mullen-none yet?

 

[litenkyckling]

Starting order for Dallas Classic has been posted.

Dallas Classic

Event Results for Dallas Classic

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I’m interested to see if Lorraine and Anton have gelled any better yet. I really didn’t love their RD last year I have to say - for me they still feel like quite separate entities on the ice (if that makes sense?)

 

[love skating]

Starting order for Dallas Classic has been posted.

Dallas Classic

Event Results for Dallas Classic

ijs.usfigureskating.org

I see in intermediate dance we have four Rudedenmans (two couples) - I assume they are all siblings. How interesting!

 

[Wyliefan]

Goodness, imagine two dance teams in one family!

I see there's also a Nathan Chen.

 

[platniumangel]

Is there a livestream for Dallas Classic?

 

[Sylvia]

Is there a livestream for Dallas Classic?

Not that I know of.

 

[Sylvia]

Just noticed these withdrawals from the Dallas Classic:

Junior:
Helena Carhart/Volodymyr Horovyi
Caroline Mullen/Brendan Mullen
Madeline Freeman/Christian Bennett

Senior:
Riona Harris/Tyler Vollmer

Ice-Dance.com's team is in Allen, Texas again this year and taking photos: https://twitter.com/icedancecom/status/1545615281476829184

Photos of Zach Donohue coaching at Japan's national training camp: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfyYi7uOrX-/ & https://www.instagram.com/p/CfyXHDbund6/

 

[Dobre]

Update: Top 10 summer scores for junior teams.

(Teams in bold are currently on the ISP. Let me know if you see any corrections that I need to make).

Neset & Markelov-160.13 (Dallas Texas Open)
Pham & Rogers-140.77 (Dallas Texas Open)
Hauer & Starr-140.70 (Dallas Texas Open)
Carhart & Horovyi-136.17 (Chesapeake)
The Peals-135.55 (Dallas Texas Open)
Bland & Sperry-130.86 (Dallas Texas Open)
Epps & Gilman-108.90 (Dallas Texas Open)
O'Brien & Wei-103.91 (Dallas Texas Open
L'Esperance & Amdour-102.99 (Chesapeake)
Larson & Young-101.06 (Dallas Texas Open)

Mullen & Mullen-none yet.


Observation: The Mullens are on the ISP with a 127.35 at last year's Junior Nationals. Perhaps Bland & Sperry's score at the Dallas Texas Open will be enough to get them listed?

 

[Karen-W]

Update: Top 10 summer scores for junior teams.

(Teams in bold are currently on the ISP. Let me know if you see any corrections that I need to make).

Neset & Markelov-160.13 (Dallas Texas Open)
Pham & Rogers-140.77 (Dallas Texas Open)
Hauer & Starr-140.70 (Dallas Texas Open)
Carhart & Horovyi-136.17 (Chesapeake)
The Peals-135.55 (Dallas Texas Open)
Bland & Sperry-130.86 (Dallas Texas Open)
Epps & Gilman-108.90 (Dallas Texas Open)
O'Brien & Wei-103.91 (Dallas Texas Open
L'Esperance & Amdour-102.99 (Chesapeake)
Larson & Young-101.06 (Dallas Texas Open)

Mullen & Mullen-none yet.


Observation: The Mullens are on the ISP with a 127.35 at last year's Junior Nationals. Perhaps Bland & Sperry's score at the Dallas Texas Open will be enough to get them listed?

One can hope! USA has 2 spots in each JGP for dance this season, so if Bland & Sperry are added, that would mean 7 teams could each get two assignments!