Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Canadian Off-Season News

Junior National Champion Nam Nguyen will turn 13 in May and will skate on the JGP this fall.

Jessica Dube has teamed up with Sebastian Wolfe and will compete in pairs this season.

According to this article, Bryce Davison is still waiting to be cleared by doctors to skate and it is unclear whether he will be able to fully rehabilitate to compete at his previous level.

Duhamel and Radford have already completed their routines for next season and will take June off for vacation.

Ice dancers Paul and Islam have set a goal to be in the top 2 at Canadian Nationals this season.

Joey Russell who competed at Worlds has announced his retirement.

Jeremy Ten has broke his left foot and will likely be out for part of the season.

Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier, National Ice Dance Champions, have split.

Lawrence and Swiegers will debut their programs at the Indy Pairs Challenge.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Liberty Summer Competition

The Liberty Summer Competition will take place at the IceWorks complex in Aston, PA.

July 13th
Junior Ladies Short
Junior Mens Short

July 14th
Junior Ladies Free Skate
Junior Men Free Skate
Junior Pair Short
Senior Pair Short

July 15th
Junior Ladies Free Skate
Junior Pairs Free Skate
Senior Ladies Short
Senior Men Short
Senior Pair Free Skate

July 16th
Junior Ladies Free Skate
Junior Men Free Skate
Senior Ladies Free Skate
Senior Men Free Skate

A complete list of notable entrants can be found at : http://unseenskaters.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/2011-liberty-summer-competition-preliminary-roster/

Entrants on international skating pool roster:

Senior Ladies
Ashley Wagner--SP only, eligible for senior events 
Melissa Bulanhagui--eligible for senior events
Samantha Cesario--eligible for senior events
Lauren Dinh--eligible for junior and senior events
Haley Dunne--eligible for senior events
Joelle Forte--eligible for senior events
Yasmin Siraj--eligible for junior and senior events
Angela Wang--eligible for junior and senior events
Felicia Zhang--eligible for senior events
Marissa Castelli (eligible for pairs events)

Junior Ladies
Ashley Cain--eligible for junior and senior events
Polina Edmunds--eligible for junior events

Senior Men
Stephen Carriere--SP only, eligible for senior events
Emmanuel Savary--SP only, eligible for junior events
Alexander Aiken--eligible for senior events
Wesley Campbell--eligible for senior events
Armin Mahbanoozadeh--eligible for senior events
Keegan Messing--eligible for senior events
Alexander Zahradnicek--eligible for senior events

Junior Men
Harrison Choate--eligible for junior and senior event
Timothy Dolensky--eligible for senior events
Emmanuel Savary--eligible for junior events
Nathan Chen (not on ISP, too young for JGP, 2 time Novice National Champ)

Senior Pairs
Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir--eligible for senior events
Gretchen Donlan & Andrew Speroff--eligible for senior events

Junior Pairs
Madeline Aaron & Max Settlage--eligible for junior and senior events
Kylie Duarte & Colin Grafton--eligible for junior and senior events
Audrey Goldberg & Joseph Dolkiewicz--eligible for junior and senior events
Olivia Oltmanns & Joshua Santillan--eligible for junior events

Cynthia Phaneuf of Canada will also debut her short program as will new pairs teams of Caydee Denney/John Coughlin, Felicia Zhang/Nate Bartholomay and Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier.  Jessica Dube/Sebastian Wolfe of Canada will debut their free skate.

NOTE: Eligibility is determined here by age only.

Rhumba Compulsory Dance

The Rhumba is the required Compulsory Dance for the Short Dance in the 2011-2012 season. 

Here's Davis/White and Virtue/Moir performing the dance in the World Championships in 2007.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Japanese Off-Season News

Nobunari Oda was diagnosed with a partial tear of his left patella tendon.  He will need about six weeks of complete rest but is expected to recover in time for the 2011-12 season.

Mao Asada and Takahiko Kozuka are both remaining with their coach Nobuo Sato.

Mao Asada will keep her free skate to Liebestraum.  While she has not revealed her short program music yet, she has stated that it is classic music and tells the story of a queen. 

Daisuke Takahashi has had surgery to remove the bolt from his knee and is expected to be in the hospital for a week.  He left the hospital on May 29th and if all goes well, could be back on the ice by the end of June.  His new short program will be choreographed by David Wilson.

Miki Ando has announced that she intends to sit out the Grand Prix and may take the entire season off.

The Japanese Skating Federation has also announced their national team:
Men:
Takahiko Kozuka (Toyota Motor)
Nobunari Oda (Kansai University)
Daisuke Takahashi (Kansai University)
Yuzuru Hanyu (Tohoku High School)

Takahito Mura (Chukyo University)
Tatsuki Machida (Kansai University)
Daisuke Murakami (Aomori Junior Collage)
Kento Nakamura (Rikyo University)
Ryuichi Kihara (Chukyo University Chukyo High School)
Ryuju Hino (Chukyo University Chukyo High School)
Keiji Tanaka (Okayama University of Science High School)

Shoma Uno (Grand Prix Tokai Club)
Yoji Tsuboi (Okayama FSC)
Fumiya Itai (Musashino Gakuin)
Sei Kawahara (Nishi Nihon FSC)
Jyun Suzuki (Tsukisappu FSC)
Akio Sasaki (Meiji University)


Ladies:
Miki Ando (Toyota Motor)
Mao Asada (Chukyo University)
Kanako Murakami (Chukyo University Chukyo High School)

Akiko Suzuki (Howa Sports Land)
Risa Shoji (Seibu Higashi Fushimi FS)
Yuki Nishino (Musashino Gakuin)
Fumie Suguri (Yoshindo)
Kako Tomotaki (Kurashiki FSC)
Miyabi Oba (Meitou FSC)
Haruka Imai (Nihonbashi Jyogakkan)

Shoko Ishikawa (Meiji University)
Kana Muramoto (Kobe Port Island FSC
Ayumi Goto (Mizuho University Mizuho High School)
Satoko Miyahara (Kansai University Junior High School)
Saya Ueno (Kobe Port Island FSC)
Roanna Sari Oshikawa (Musashino Gakuin)
Haruna Suzuki (Shin Yokohama Prince FSC)
Riona Kato (Kansai SC)
Rin Nitaya (Kyoto FSC)
Hinano Isobe (Ritsumeikan Uji Junior High School)
Saki Kawakami (Meito FSC)
Karen Kemanai (Nihonbashi Jyogakkan)
Kono Yuka (Kurashiki Suisho High School)
Mari Suzuki (Tohoku Fukushi University)
Shion Kokubu (Kansai University)
Murtsumi Takayama (Meiji University)
Yukiko Fujisawa (Iizuka FS)
Miu Sato (Grand Prix Tokai Club)
Ayana Yasuhara (Shiga FSC)
Nana Takeda (Waseda University)
Mayako Matsuno (Seibu Higashi Fushimi FSC)

Pair:Narumi Takahashi & Marvin Tran

Ice DanceCathy Reed & Chris Reed
Emi Hirai (Kansai University) & Taiyo Mizutani (Hosei University)

Monday, May 23, 2011

US Figure Skating International Selection Pool

The International Selection Pool contains athletes that are eligible for Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix and Senior B assignments.

Ladies
Kiri Baga
Mariah Bell
Ashley Cain
Samantha Cesario
Alissa Czisny (Senior only)
McKinzie Daniels
Lauren Dinh
Amanda Dobbs (Senior only)
Haley Dunne
Polina Edmunds (Junior only)
Rachael Flatt (Senior only)
Joelle Forte (Senior only)
Christina Gao
Alexe Gilles (Senior only)
Gracie Gold
Courtney Hicks
Nina Jiang (Junior only)
Ellie Kawamura
Leah Keiser (Junior only)
Katarina Kulgeyko
Vanessa Lam
Barbie Long
Mary Beth Marley
Hannah Miller (Junior only)
Mirai Nagasu (Senior only)
Yasmin Siraj
Ashley Wagner (Senior only)
Angela Wang
Agnes Zawadzki (Senior only)
Caroline Zhang (Senior only)
Felicia Zhang

Men
Max Aaron (Senior only)
Jeremy Abbott (Senior only)
Alexander Aiken (Senior only)
Jason Brown
Wesley Campbell (Senior only)
Stephen Carriere (Senior only)
Jonathan Cassar (Senior only)
Harrison Choate
Timothy Dolensky
Richard Dornbush (Senior only)
Scott Dyer (Senior only)
Joshua Farris
Grant Hochstein (Senior only)
Alexander Johnson (Senior only)
Evan Lysacek (Senior only)
Armin Mahbanoozadeh (Senior only)
Keegan Messing (Senior only)
Ross Miner (Senior only)
Jordan Moeller
Brandon Mroz (Senior only)
Shotaro Omori
Nix Phengsy
Douglas Razzano (Senior only)
Adam Rippon (Senior only)
Emmanuel Savary (Junior only)
David Wang
Philip Warren
Jason Wong (Senior only)
Jay Yostano
Alexander Zahradnicek (Senior only)

Pairs
Madeline Aaron & Max Settlage
Cassie Andrews & Timothy LeDuc (Senior only)
Ashley Cain & Joshua Reagan (Senior only)
Jessica Noelle Calalang & Zack Sidhu
Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir (Senior only)
Caydee Denney & John Coughlin (Senior only)
Haven Denney & Brandon Frazier
Gretchen Donlan & Andrew Speroff (Senior only)
Kylie Duarte & Colin Grafton
Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig (Senior only)
Audrey Goldberg & Joseph Dolkiewicz
Mary Beth Marley & Rockne Brubaker (Senior only)
Olivia Oltmanns & Joshua Santillan (Junior only)
Andrea Poapst & Chris Knierim (Senior only)
Alexandria Shaughnessy & James Morgan (Senior only)
Britney Simpson & Matthew Blackmer
Tiffany Vise & Don Baldwin (Senior only)


Ice Dance
Alexandra Aldridge & Daniel Eaton
Amanda Bertsch & Semen Kaplun
Lauri Bonacorsi & Travis Mager
Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello (Senior only)
Anastasia Cannuscio & Colin McManus (Senior only)
Madison Chock & Evan Bates (Senior only)
Meryl Davis & Charlie White (Senior only)
Danielle Gamelin & Alexander Gamelin 
Kaitlin Hawayek & Michael Bramante (Junior only)
Madeline Heritage & Nathaniel Fast
Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohoe (Senior only)
Lynn Kriengkrairut & Logan Giulietti-Schmitt (Senior only)
Charlotte Lichtman & Dean Copely (Senior only)
Jessica Mancini & Tyler Brooks (Junior only)
Anastasia Olson & Jordan Cowan (Senior only)
Rachel Parsons & Michael Parsons (Junior only)
Elliana Pogrebinsky & Ross Gudis (Junior only)
Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani (Senior only)
Shannon Wingle & Timothy McKernan (Senior only)

Finnish Off-Season News

Kiira Korpi plans to keep her "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" short program but will get a new free skate (she skated to Evita last season).

Laura Lepisto is healthy and back on the ice.  Her first competition this season will be the Nebelhorn Trophy.  Her free skate will be to music from Miss Saigon.

National Team:
Team Sotshi 4
Kiira Korpi
Laura Lepistö
Beata Papp
Juulia Turkkila

Haastaja -ryhmä (challengers) 4
Bela Papp
Cecilia Törn 
Matthias Versluis
Viktor Zubik

Naisten maajoukkue (Ladies) 10
Rosaliina Kuparinen
Piamaria Martikainen
Alisa Mikonsaari 
Minna Parviainen
Noora Pitkänen 
Seidi Rantanen 
Timila Shrestha 
Olivia Tuuva 
Nea Viiri 
Eveliina Viljanen

Miesten maajoukkue (Men) 6
Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
Valtter Virtanen
Julian Lagus
Tino Olenius 
Juho Pirinen
Samuli Tyyskä


Jäätanssi (Ice Dance)
Henna Lindholm - Ossi Kanervo
Olesia Karmi - Max Lindholm

Friday, May 20, 2011

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

2011-2012 Figure Skating Schedule

Official ISU events for 2011-2012

August
10-14 New Zealand Winter Games (New Zealand)--Ladies and Men
23-25 Asian Figure Skating Trophy (China)--Ladies, Men and Pairs
31-Sept 4 Junior Grand Prix (Latvia)--All events (Junior Only)

September
7-11 Junior Grand Prix (Australia)--Ladies, Men and Dance (Junior Only)
14-18 Junior Grand Prix (Poland)--All events (Junior Only)
21-24 Nebelhorn Trophy (Germany)--All events (Senior Only)
21-25 Junior Grand Prix (Romania)--Ladies, Men and Dance (Junior Only)
28-Oct 2 Junior Grand Prix (Austria)--All events (Senior Only)
29-Oct 2 Ondrej Nepala Trophy (Slovakia)--All events (Senior Only)

October
1 Japan Open (Japan)--Ladies and Men (Senior Only)
5-9 Junior Grand Prix (Italy)--Ladies, Men and Dance (Junior Only)
6-9 Finlandia Trophy (Finland)--Ladies, Men and Dance (Senior Only)
12-16 Junior Grand Prix (Estonia)--All events (Junior Only)
21-23 Skate America (USA)--All events (Senior Only)
26-30 Cup of Nice (France)--All events
27-30 Skate Canada (Canada)--All events (Senior Only)
27-29 Tirnavia Ice Cup (Slovakia)--Ladies and Men (Junior Only)

November
1-6 Icechallenge (Austria)--All events
4-6 Cup of China (China)--All events (Senior Only)
4-6 NRW Ice Dance Trophy (Germany)--Dance
10-13 Skate Celje (Slovenia)--Ladies and Men (Junior Only)
10-13 Crystal Skate (Romania)--All events (Pairs and Dance Junior Only)
11-13 NHK Trophy (Japan)--All events (Senior Only)
17-20 Warsaw Cup (Poland)--Ladies, Men and Pairs (Ladies and Men Junior Only)
18-20 Trophee Eric Bompard (France)--All events (Senior Only)
18-20 Merano Cup (Italy)--Ladies and Men
18-20 Pavel Roman Memorial (Romania)--Dance
24-27 Golden Bear (Croatia)--Ladies, Men and Pairs (Junior Only)
24-26 Grand Prix SNP (Slovakia)--Ladies, Men and Dance (Junior Only)
25-27 Cup of Russia (Russia)--All events (Senior Only)
29-Dec 4 NRW Trophy (Germany)--Ladies, Men and Pairs

December
1-4 Santa Claus Cup (Hungary)--Ladies, Men and Dance (Junior Only)
8-11 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (Canada)--All events
8-11 Golden Spin of Zagreb (Croatia)--All events (Senior Only)
13-18 Istanbul Cup (Turkey)--Ladies, Men and Dance

January
5-8 Nestle Kangus Cup (Poland)--Ladies, Men and Dance (Junior Only)
6-8 International Competition (France)--Dance
11-15 Skate Helena (Serbia)--Ladies and Men (Junior Only)
13-22 Winter Youth Olympic Games (Austria)
23-29 European Figure Skating Championships (Great Britain)--All events (Senior Only)


February
2-5 Bavarian Open (Germany)--All events
2-5 Dragon Trophy (Slovenia)--Ladies and Men (Junior Only)
7-12 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (USA)--All events (Senior Only)
9-12 Hellmut Siebt Memorial (Austria)--Ladies and Men (Senior Only)
9-12 The Nordics (Finland)--Ladies and Men (Senior Only)
27-Mar 4 World Junior Figure Skating Championships (Belarus)--All events (Junior Only)


March
6-10 International Challenge Cup (Netherlands)--Ladies, Men and Pairs
13-18 Mont Blanc Trophy (Italy)--Ladies, Men and Dance
16-18 Coupe de Printemps (Luxembourg)--Ladies and Men
26-Apr 1 World Figure Skating Championships (France)--All events (Senior Only)

April
4-8 Triglav Trophy (Slovenia)--Ladies and Men
5-8 Gardena Spring Trophy (Italy)--Ladies and Men
19-22 World Team Trophy (Japan)--All events (Senior Only)
27-29 Rooster Cup (France)--Ladies and Men (Senior Only)