Who are your favorite JGP "discoveries" and/or performances in 2023?

[Sylvia]

Starting this off with two of my favorite performances so far off the top of my head...

Yanhao 'Dwayne' Li's SP at JGP Bangkok: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZksC3ZoiIw0

Yu-Feng 'Phoebe' TSAI's FS at JGP Osaka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2q7mgBkCOM

 

[Wyliefan]

First to come to mind is Mouaden/Bigot. And Li too, of course. (I kept missing Tsai.) I'm sure I'll think of more later!

 

[Sylvia]

First to come to mind is Mouaden/Bigot.

Dania Mouaden / Théo Bigot's RD at their JGP debut in Linz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XUAIiQoeSY
FD in Linz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uniN5m4w4mY

Interview with their coach, Barbara Piton, in Linz - the team has been together for 5 years and Théo was with Piton before then:

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[Rhumba d’Amour]

First to come to mind is Mouaden/Bigot.

I saw them for the first time last weekend in Budapest, and completely agree! He, especially, is a natural performer. And only just 13 and 14! I was impressed.

 

[Karen-W]

I really enjoyed Flores/Wang's silver-medal winning FS in Istanbul. Quite great for a junior pairs team!

 

[Sylvia]

I really enjoyed Flores/Wang's silver-medal winning FS in Istanbul. Quite great for a junior pairs team!

So did I - especially their reaction afterwards in the kiss & cry : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDOkpF0PbPo

 

[Wyliefan]

Not a new discovery, because I'm pretty sure I'd seen them before, but Jinny Kim and Namu Lee really impressed me with their improvement and their packaging.

 

[PRlady]

Swiss skater Brandenburg: I only caught her SP but that was impressive. All three “baby” dance teams we saw this week, here’s hoping they stay together as they grow.

 

[Sylvia]

Swiss skater Brandenburg: I only caught her SP but that was impressive.

I enjoyed Anastasia Brandenburg's SP (to music from the Jane Eyre OST by Dario Marianelli) more of her 2 programs in Budapest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBHFqlFZjsI

 

[Kateri]

In terms of people I only just noticed this season? Mouaden/Bigot, Ilin/Cain, Li/Wang, Yuen/Ma, Yanhao Li, Matias Lindfors, Yu-Hsiang Li, Shiqi Gao.

 

[her grace]

Hana Bath from Australia impressed me with her determination and pretty solid technique.

 

[Frau Muller]

Hana Bath from Australia impressed me with her determination and pretty solid technique.

Besides Hana, I’ve been most impressed with Stefania Gladki of France’s lyrical artistry, especially in her SP to Ravel:

Stefania GLADKI (FRA) | Junior Women Short Program | Budapest 2023 | #JGPFigure

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[cyndyt]

Tahory Taddei-Dugue, who with Louise Duprat is one of the young french dance teams, is going to be a phenomenal ice dancer. They competed at Istanbul.

 

[Sylvia]

@AngieNikodinovLove asked in the Challenger Series thread in GSD:

Wowwww where did Arttu come from? What a unique look and beautiful jumps. I thought that the score should’ve been way way higher, have we seen him before?

From Finland - Arttu JUUSOLA's ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111928.htm

Here's what I posted after his SP at the JGP in Gdansk:

Happy to see Arttu Juusola land all his jumps today after not being able to compete last week [in Budapest due to his skates not arriving].

ETA: Triples were all cleanly landed with 'Rippon' arms - 55.42 (ISU PB)

His 9th place SP in Gdansk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh8nI5JDAAI

Great to see him get an ISU PB of 62.21 at Finlandia Trophy earlier today!

Arttu scored an ISU PB of 111.75 in his JGP Gdansk FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkZ_dD7PTlc

 

[Sylvia]

Elyce Lin-Gracey and Sherry Zhang in Yerevan today (re-posting here from the JGP Yerevan Women's PBP thread):

My most uplifting moment today was seeing Sherry clapping (arms over her head) for Elyce during her bows - timestamped here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uru2h537kI&t=18448s

That was such a nice moment. Both Sherry and Elyce are lovely skaters but there is something stunning about Sherry’s skating. I can’t wait to see more. The mistakes on the jumps didn’t take away from the program at all.

@Sarah, which program of Sherry's did you prefer?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

His 9th place SP in Gdansk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh8nI5JDAA

such a refreshing look on the ice

 

[Seerek]

It's commonplace for elite skaters to come from strong athletic genes, but Thailand's Angelina Ismalone is a unique case (18th at JGP Poland with the Junior Worlds free program technical minimum).

Her (French) father David was a former pro (Muay) Thai boxer and is now a stunt/action coordinator for movies produced in Thailand.

Angelina ISMALONE (THA) | Junior Women Free Skating| Gdansk 2023 | #JGPFigure

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[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Elyce Lin-Gtacey and Sherry Zhang in Yerevan today (re-posting here from the JGP Yerevan Women's PBP thread):


@Sarah, which program of Sherry's did you prefer?

oh @Sarah I agree, there’s something about Sherry she is a star. So is Elyce but Sherry has a touch of magic

Will be fun to watch them both