US Ice Dance 2024-25 News & Updates

[Karen-W]

Seems like it's about time to start a new thread what with several teams debuting new programs at Chesapeake Open this week!

Bringing over relevant news from the old thread:

Here are the GP assignments - 8 teams with 2 assignments apiece and 1 TBD at Skate America:

Skate America: Allen, Texas – Oct. 18-20, 2024
Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Leah Neset and Artem Markelov*, TBD

Skate Canada International: Halifax, Nova Scotia – Oct. 25-27, 2024
Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville, Oona Brown and Gage Brown, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik

Grand Prix de France: Angers, France – Nov. 1-3, 2024
Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville, Leah Neset and Artem Markelov, Eva Pate and Logan Bye

NHK Trophy: Tokyo, Japan – Nov. 8-10, 2024
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

Finlandia Trophy: Helsinki, Finland – Nov. 15-17, 2024
Oona Brown and Gage Brown, Eva Pate and Logan Bye, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik

Cup of China: Chongqing, China – Nov. 22-24, 2024
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko, Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

*making Grand Prix Series debut

Teams currently in the ISP - https://www.usfigureskating.org/skate/qualify-for-team-usa
Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville
Oona Brown & Gage Brown
Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko
Madison Chock & Evan Bates
Julia Epps & Blake Gilman
Isabella Flores & Ivan Desyatov
Caroline Green & Michael Parsons
Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker
Olivia Ilin & Dylan Cain
Raffaela Koncius & Alexey Shchepetov
Caroline Mullen & Brendan Mullen
Leah Neset & Artem Markelov
Eva Pate & Logan Bye
Elliana Peal & Ethan Peal
Emily Renzi & William Lissauer
Katarina Wolfkostin & Dimitry Tsarevski
Grace Yi & Danila Savelev
Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik

2024-25 Team Envelope Funding - https://www.usfigureskating.org/skate/scholarships-and-funding/team-usa-funding
Team A - Carreira/Ponomarenko, Chock/Bates
Team B - Bratti/Somerville, Brown/Brown, Green/Parsons, Hawayek/Baker, Neset/Markelov, Pate/Bye, Zingas/Kolesnik
Team C - Flores/Desyatov, Ilin/Cain, Peal/Peal
Team D - Michelle Deych/Ryan Hu, Anaelle Kouevi/Yann Homawoo, Mullen/Mullen, Jasmine Robertson/Cooper Cornwell

To clarify: Today's TASS article does not mention Chen. Anything GOEs posted the TASS link on X (linked above) and wrote "She [Annabelle Morozov] is said to have formed a partnership with Jeffrey Chen."

Neither skater nor MIDA has announced the partnership to date.

ETA:

Link: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ating-news-in-2024.111670/page-2#post-6598831
Machine translated excerpt from the Russian article: "Earlier, a RIA Novosti source reported that the American side [USFS] sent a corresponding release [request] to the FFKKR. Morozov’s pairing with Russian Igor Eremenko broke up and now the figure skater is training in a duet with American Jeffrey Chen [per an unnamed source]."

According to Chinese Ice Dancer Linghao He‘s SNS, Anton Spiridonov and Vanessa Pham are both at IAM now.
http://xhslink.com/ug8T6K

edit：
Ye Quan shared the same photo
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7sIl5QxNlf/?igsh=NWdnbGsydjBzNXc3

DL just mentioned in the TSL GP Assignments review the following -

1) Michael Parsons had knee surgery which is the reason for their later GP assignments
2) CarPon are skating to Carmen - which... I have thoughts and my first reaction is concern over such a warhorse music selection.

timestamped to where he mentions this information - https://youtu.be/2JwD24fKcBY?si=iUJbP-vVnAuTmbzO&t=3738

IDC's New Team Series: Amy Cui & Jonathan Rogers (June 9, 2024):

New Team Series: Amy Cui & Jonathan Rogers – Ice-dance.com

www.ice-dance.com

Kaitlin Hawayek is doing makeup consultations with skaters. She did one with Emily Bratti to come up with her look for the FD this season.

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New team of Hana Maria Aboian/Daniil Veselukhin had another strong showing at Chesapeake Open and actually beat the Mullens in the FD - seems like they're an early contender for at least one JGP assignment. There should be a lot of JGP spots up for grabs - the Peals, Mullens and Ilin/Cain are the only locks for 2 spots, but Aboian/Veselukhin could easily grab two if they continue to score well next month (presuming they'll be at Dallas Classic and/or Lake Placid).

 

[ice coverage]

New team of Hana Maria Aboian/Daniil Veselukhin had a strong debut at Chesapeake Open ...

Aboian/Veselukhin debuted two weeks ago at Paradise Classic, where their FD score was almost as high as their Chesapeake FD score. (RD not consistent yet, but the season is young. Seven Ys at Paradise, versus two at Chesapeake.)

Klara Kowar/Thomas Schwappach are on entry list for Broadmoor next week, but no juniors.

 

[Karen-W]

Aboian/Veselukhin debuted two weeks ago at Paradise Classic, where their FD score was almost as high as their Chesapeake FD score. (RD not consistent yet, but the season is young. Seven Ys at Paradise, versus two at Chesapeake.)

Klara Kowar/Thomas Schwappach are on entry list for Broadmoor next week, but no juniors.

Updated my post!

It will be interesting to see if some of the Novice teams from Nats make the move up to juniors. The JGP field really is wide open for teams like Robertson/Cornwell and Houevi/Yomawoo to nab at least one JGP assignment.

 

[ice coverage]

It will be interesting to see if some of the Novice teams from Nats make the move up to juniors. The JGP field really is wide open for teams like Robertson/Cornwell and Houevi/Yomawoo to nab at least one JGP assignment.

I usually try not to speculate, but Anaelle Kouevi/Yann Homawoo were in an Instavideo of the curtain call for the recent Diversify Ice fundraiser. It crossed my mind that the bright colors and style (bell-bottomed catsuit for her) of their costumes perhaps were chosen for a Junior RD?? ?

Chesapeake results seem to be a good start for Deych/Hu in Junior.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oona and Gage Brown have a new GoFundMe with updated information.

Donate to Oona and Gage's 2025 Ice Dance Fund, organized by Gage Brown

We are a Senior Ice Dance team, born and raised on Long Island. We are the 2022 World J… Gage Brown needs your support for Oona and Gage's 2025 Ice Dance Fund

www.gofundme.com

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Ice-dance.com article about the new junior team Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin

New Team Series: Hana Maria Aboian & Daniil Veselukhin – Ice-dance.com

www.ice-dance.com

 

[farahfan]

Do we know who will be skating at the Dallas Classic?

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Do we know who will be skating at the Dallas Classic?

No roster yet but there are six senior teams and thirteen junior teams registered.

 

[Karen-W]

Do we know who will be skating at the Dallas Classic?

2024 Dallas Classic

Event Results for 2024 Dallas Classic

ijs.usfigureskating.org

Entries are up!

Senior - 5 entries
1 Annabelle Morozov, SC of New York / Jeffrey Chen, Peninsula SC
2 Raffaella Koncius, Los Angeles FSC / Alexey Shchepetov, FSC of Southern California
3 Amy Cui, SC of Boston / Jonathan Rogers, Texas Gulf Coast FSC
4 Zoe Larson, Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation / Andrii Kapran, Florida Everblades FSC
5 Michela Melillo, Connecticut Skating Academy / Karl Schapfel, Hayden Recreation Centre FSC

Junior - 13 entries
1 Hana Maria Aboian, Peninsula SC / Daniil Veselukhin, SC of New York
2 Anaelle Kouevi, ION FSC / Yann Homawoo, ION FSC
3 Annelise Stapert, ION FSC / Maxim Korotcov, ION FSC
4 Giselle Avril Egenas, Skate Sweden / Jonathan Young, Skate Sweden
5 Olivia Ilin, Washington FSC / Dylan Cain, Washington FSC
6 Michelle Deych, Detroit SC / Ryan Hu, Detroit SC
7 Elliana Peal, Scott Hamilton SC / Ethan Peal, Scott Hamilton SC
8 Kiana Pan, SC of New York / Drake Tong, All Year FSC
9 Julia Epps, IceWorks SC / Blake Gilman, Peninsula SC
10 Jasmine Robertson, Scott Hamilton SC / Cooper Cornwell, FSC of Southern California
11 Emily Renzi, SC of New York / William Lissauer, All Year FSC
12 Caroline Mullen, Washington FSC / Brendan Mullen, Washington FSC
13 Effie Chen, SC of Boston / Kenny Eckert, IceWorks SC

 

[YukiNieve]

Emilea and Vadym has been posting a part of their new FD at TikTok.
I'm very looking forward to seeing it!

TikTok - Make Your Day

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Emilea and Vadym has been posting a part of their new FD at TikTok.
I'm very looking forward to seeing it!

TikTok - Make Your Day

TikTok - Make Your Day

Thank you for sharing! I can't allow myself to join TikTok because I don't need another time suck in my life. I hope they announce their music soon. This looks gorgeous!

 

[Stephanie]

Deych/Hu (junior team that were 5th at the Dallas NQS) have been added to the ISP. No Aboian/Veselukhin, so I assume he hasn’t been released yet.

 

[Karen-W]

Deych/Hu (junior team that were 5th at the Dallas NQS) have been added to the ISP. No Aboian/Veselukhin, so I assume he hasn’t been released yet.

That is such a bummer! They would be a strong team on the JGP.

 

[SkateJoy]

Did I miss an announcement of who’s competing at Lake Placid (other than the Briwns)? Seems strange they would keep the list secret so late.

 

[Karen-W]

Did I miss an announcement of who’s competing at Lake Placid (other than the Briwns)? Seems strange they would keep the list secret so late.

LPIDI almost never publishes the entry lists ahead of time.

Having said that, the Peals are definitely competing there - they've posted on their IG about being excited to debut their costumes next week.

 

[Wyliefan]

The Mullens are going too.

Caroline & Brendan Mullen on Instagram: "We had a great time at the Dallas Classic 2024!! We’re so excited to be heading to Lake Placid next week! ??? • • • • • • #icedance #iceskating #skate #skating #ice #dance #figureskating #figure #usfigureska

58 likes, 2 comments - team_mullen_official on July 26, 2024: "We had a great time at the Dallas Classic 2024!! We’re so excited to be heading to Lake Placid next week! ??? • • • • • • #icedance #iceskating #skate #skating #ice #dance #figureskating #figure #usfigureskating #brothersister...

www.instagram.com

 

[coralline]

Looks like Katarina DelCamp & Berk Akalin are going too. Though I think they will probably represent Turkey?

 

[Karen-W]

Tkachenko/Kiliakov will be there too; same with Harlow Stanley and her new partner representing Mexico.

 

[Wyliefan]

Aboian/Veselukhin as well.

Hana Maria Aboian on Instagram: "Looking forward to competing at Lake Placid! ?? Thank you @icedancecom and @dbackmanphoto for these beautiful photos! ❤️ @usfigureskating @peninsulaskatingclub @skatingclubofny #skatewichita #usa"

60 likes, 7 comments - hana_aboian on July 27, 2024: "Looking forward to competing at Lake Placid! ?? Thank you @icedancecom and @dbackmanphoto for these beautiful photos! ❤️ @usfigureskating @peninsulaskatingclub @skatingclubofny #skatewichita #usa".

www.instagram.com

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Flores/Desyatov posted they are traveling so I assume they are en route to Lake Placid as well!

 

[PRlady]

Flores/Desyatov posted they are traveling so I assume they are en route to Lake Placid as well!

I was supposed to leave for LP tomorrow morning. What a lineup.

 

[coralline]

The entries for LPID Championship is up：https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2024/33491/index.asp
Nothing for LPIC International yet.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

The entries for LPID Championship is up：https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2024/33491/index.asp
Nothing for LPIC International yet.

Daniel Klaber? I haven’t seen that name in years!

 

[Wyliefan]

Flores/Desyatov posted they are traveling so I assume they are en route to Lake Placid as well!

Bella confirmed this in her stories.

Christina Carreira also posted that she's traveling. You don't suppose ... ?

 

[Rukia]

Christina Carreira also posted that she's traveling. You don't suppose ... ?

lol it definitely raised my eyebrows earlier but maybe it's just coincidence

 

[Karen-W]

Bella confirmed this in her stories.

Christina Carreira also posted that she's traveling. You don't suppose ... ?

lol it definitely raised my eyebrows earlier but maybe it's just coincidence

LOL - saw that - been checking Anthony's IG to see if he's traveling too.

We may really be a hive mind about CarPon at this point.

 

[jmtfti]

Scott has been in Quebec this weekend with Veillon/Brandys for the NextGen competition, so probably Car/Pon are heading to Montreal for their usual bit of summer training time there. But it would be very fun for it to be a different trip entirely.

I also raised my eyebrows at Daniel Klaber's name on the entry list. Major 2010s throwback!

 

[Lil Sarah]

Pate and Bye are going too

 

[jackson]

Rumor has it that one of the above mentioned teams is allegedly married!

 

[Wyliefan]

Rumor? As in actual wedding pictures that we saw in the skater weddings thread?