U.S. Ice Dance 2026-27 Discussion - Changing of the (Skate) Guard

[Stephanie]

There is a sub listed on the entries in Pate/Bye let's see if they get entered

N/M have been removed from the ISU page but there’s no replacement (just W/T listed for the US now).

 

[spin2win]

Chock/Bates video post, taking season off--

Every decision we’ve made in our careers has been guided by one goal: to compete at the highest level, always in the pursuit of excellence. And sometimes, the right decision is to pause and rest.

After much thought, we’ve decided not to compete during the 2026-2027 season. For us, this is an opportunity to take a breath and give ourselves the freedom to explore other passions and exciting new opportunities. We won’t be far from the ice and we’re so excited to see many of you at shows in the months ahead.

We are grateful for all the love and support you’ve shown us throughout our journey. It means the world to us. Thank you

Madison Chock on Instagram: "Every decision we’ve made in our careers has been guided by one goal: to compete at the highest level, always in the pursuit of excellence. And sometimes, the right decision is to pause and rest. After much thought, we’v

1,201 likes, 17 comments - madisonchock on August 20, 2026: "Every decision we’ve made in our careers has been guided by one goal: to compete at the highest level, always in the pursuit of excellence. And sometimes, the right decision is to pause and rest. After much thought, we’ve decided not...

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[haribobo]

SENIOR ICE DANCE SUMMER 2026

Cui/Rogers 176.15
Pate/Bye 165.30
Flores/Jepsen 161.17
Peal/Peal 160.93
Neset/Markelov 159.91
Mullen/Mullen 156.29
Koncius/Shchepetov 152.64
Pham/Spiridonov 144.97
Yi/Savelev 142.44

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Grand Prix and Senior international assignments update:

JGP #2 in Riga, Latvia finished today (17 teams competed):
SILVER Aneta VACLAVIKOVA / William LISSAUER USA 159.04 2 2 (JGP debut as a team) - National Team profile: https://usfigureskating.org/sports/...p-aneta-vaclavikova-and-william-lissauer/1628
RD (62.73): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9cIztr9ZiM
FD (96.31): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie2sH6kFm1o

12th Rylen LUKANIN / Patrick O'BRIEN USA 122.37 13 11 (JGP debut) - National Team profile: https://usfigureskating.org/sports/.../-nbsp-rylen-lukanin-and-patrick-o-brien/1629
RD (48.81): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nrmqYyWCNs
FD (73.56): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwEjfE5Jvb0

Results for JGP #1 in Xian CHN last week (18 teams competed):
4th Annelise STAPERT / Maxim KOROTCOV USA 142.95 3 (56.90) 4 (86.05) - National Team profile: https://usfigureskating.org/sports/...nbsp-annelise-stapert-and-maxim-korotcov/1292
5th Jane CALHOUN / Mark ZHELTYSHEV USA 141.36 4 (56.42) 6 (84.94) - National Team profile: https://usfigureskating.org/sports/figure-skating/roster/-nbsp-jane-calhoun-and-mark-zheltyshev/1355

Listed on USFS' International Assignments page:
JGP #3 in Bangkok, Thailand, Sept. 3-5: Stapert/Korotcov, Kouevi/Homawoo
JGP #4 in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17-19: Aboian/Veselukhin, Chen/Chitipakhovian
JGP #5: Batumi, Georgia, Sept. 24-26: Calhoun/Zheltyshev, Chen/Chitipakhovian

The Mullens confirmed today they will compete at Bolero Cup in Sheffield GBR, Sept. 3-4: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcoqBGxOhE_/
Their ISU bio is updated: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111718.htm
Koncius/Shchepetov (updated bio: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111360.htm) and Pham/Spiridonov (updated: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/pairs/vanessa-pham-anton-spiridonov/) also are listed in British Ice Skating's Senior entries.
Marian Carhart/Denis Bledsoe (https://results.isu.org/bios/isufs00122933.htm), Sophia Feige/Wiles Middlekauff (https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00124068.htm), and Clara Fugate/Warren Fugate are listed in British Ice Skating's Junior entries.

CS Kinoshita Group Cup in Tokyo JPN, Sept. 4-6: Katarina Wolfkostin/Dimitry Tsarevski (now the only team listed on USFS' International Assignments page) - their ISU bio is updated with music: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117867.htm

CS Lombardia Trophy in Bergamo ITA, Sept. 17-19 - listed in the ISU entries: Emily Bratti/Ian Somerville, Amy Cui/Jonathan Rogers, Caroline Mullen/Brian Mullen

 

[Sylvia]

Vaclavikova/Lissauer have confirmed that their 2nd JGP will be #6 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Oct. 1-3:

Aneta Vaclavikova & William Lissauer on Instagram: "JGP Riga 2026!!🥈🥈 We are so happy with our first JGP together and so proud of this 2nd place! We cant wait to see you all in Ljubljana, Slovenia 🇸🇮 Thank you @hausofdiamondsofficial @usfigureska

97 likes, 1 comments - aneta.william.icedance on August 30, 2026: "JGP Riga 2026!!🥈🥈 We are so happy with our first JGP together and so proud of this 2nd place! We cant wait to see you all in Ljubljana, Slovenia 🇸🇮 Thank you @hausofdiamondsofficial @usfigureskating @isufigureskating".

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[Wyliefan]

Swan Lake costume photo shoot for Wolfkostin/Tsarevski. Probably not exactly what we'll be seeing on the ice; his looks a bit cumbersome. But they're nice photos.

Katarina Wolfkostin on Instagram: "🎬 who’s ready for a story FD! we’re competing in Japan this week and getting psyched 🖤🙂‍↕️ #kinoshita #usfigureskating #icedance #freedance"

katarinawolfkostin on September 1, 2026: "🎬 who’s ready for a story FD! we’re competing in Japan this week and getting psyched 🖤🙂‍↕️ #kinoshita #usfigureskating #icedance #freedance".

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[Bunny Hop]

Swan Lake costume photo shoot for Wolfkostin/Tsarevski. Probably not exactly what we'll be seeing on the ice; his looks a bit cumbersome. But they're nice photos.

Looks like he's going to be Von Rothbart rather than Prince Siegfried, so could be interesting.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Olivia Ilin teased a new partner! So happy to have her back!!

Olivia Ilin on Instagram: "Coming soon! 👀 #figureskating #icedance #icedancing #usa"

7 likes, 1 comments - olivia.ilin on September 2, 2026: "Coming soon! 👀 #figureskating #icedance #icedancing #usa".

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[Sylvia]

Caroline Green & Michael Parsons have created quite a bit of anticipation for their Hamilton-themed Rhythm Dance - link to read the posts in the Dance Hall thread, starting with their hilarious TikTok video (@jmtfti also posted their On Ice Perspectives teaser video in the Programs/Choreographers thread yesterday - songs are "The Room Where It Happens" + "Your Obedient Servant" (Hamilton), choreographed by Massimo Scali): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ltz-tango-foxtrot.113856/page-17#post-6951512

 

[alj5]

Caroline Green & Michael Parsons have created quite a bit of anticipation for their Hamilton-themed Rhythm Dance - link to read the posts in the Dance Hall thread, starting with their hilarious TikTok video (@jmtfti also posted their On Ice Perspectives teaser video in the Programs/Choreographers thread yesterday - songs are "The Room Where It Happens" + "Your Obedient Servant" (Hamilton), choreographed by Massimo Scali): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ltz-tango-foxtrot.113856/page-17#post-6951512

I am very excited about this!