The Russians dominated the Junior Grand Prix this season and swept the podium at the JGP Final. However, two of the Russian teams that stood on the podium at the Final will not be competing here and two other Russian teams will be trying to earn their spots on the podium.
Not qualifying for this event are Davankova and Deputat, who won the reigning Junior Worlds Bronze Medalists, won the silver medal at the JGPF and have the 2nd best total score of the season; Vigalova and Zakroev, JGPF silver medalists and who have the 3rd best total score of the season; Aaron and Settlage who have the 9th best total score of the season; and Purich and Arcieri who have the 10th best total score of the season.
Yu and Jin are the only medalists from last years Junior Worlds competition to return and have had an uneven season. They only medaled at one of their JGP assignments and finished 5th at the Final. They have several seasons of junior experience and have even competed on the senior Grand Prix. That should give them an advantage along with their throws and twists the Chinese are known for.
Fedorova and Miroshkin swept the junior circuit this year. They won the JGP Final by a 6 point margin and hold the highest scores of the season. They made significant improvements between their JGP assignments and the Final and if they have done the same since December they could put up a big score.
Purdy and Marinaro won two golds on the Junior Grand Prix but finished 4th at the Final. They finished 5th at Junior Worlds last season and have a good shot at the podium. They have good lines and a beautiful style on the ice. There is not a big height difference between the two which makes some of the elements more difficult and they do not attempt a triple twist.
Jones and Beharry are a new Canadian team this year and have done well in their first season together. They won two medals on the JGP and finished 6th at the Final. They both have experience with other partners and have gelled together quickly. Beharry competed at Junior Worlds last season but had a disappointing result. Since they are aging out of juniors after this season, this is their last chance to make it to the Junior Worlds podium.
Gainetdinova and Bich surprised at Russian nationals last year and qualified for Junior Worlds despite never competing on the Junior Grand Prix. While they didn't win a medal in their two assignments this season they showed huge improvements between Lake Placid and Croatia. They should easily be able to break into the top 10 this season.
Tarasova and Morozov finished 5th in their only JGP assignment but have the 2nd best short program score of the season. If they can replicate that short program performance and clean up their free skate they can make the podium.
Prolss and Blommaert have been tearing up the junior B circuit since their JGP assignments. She also competes internationally in singles and has done well, showing the quality of her jumps.
Two US teams are looking to make their mark. Simpson and Blackmer seemed to be hitting a bit of a sophomore slump after they failed to win a JGP medal after winning a medal at the Final last season. However, they put out solid programs at US nationals to win the junior title. Denney and Frazier finished 4th at last year's Junior Worlds and recently competed as seniors at US nationals. They only competed at JGP USA this season due to injuries and seem to be back to top form.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Fedorova/Miroshkin
Silver: Purdy/Marinaro
Bronze: Yu/Jin
Bios of the competitors:
Bell/Sylvester, CAN: They finished 12th at Junior Worlds last season. They finished 7th at JGP Austria and 6th at JGP Croatia. Their personal best is 128.74. She is 16 and he is 18.
Jones/Beharry, CAN: They won gold at JGP Austria and bronze at JGP Germany to qualify for the JGP Final where they placed 6th. Their personal best is 152.78. She is 17 and he is 21. They have the 4th best short program, 4th best free skate and 4th best total scores.
Purdy/Marinaro, CAN: They finished 5th at Junior Worlds last season. They won gold at JGP USA and gold at JGP Croatia to qualify for the JGPF where they finished 4th. Their personal best is 149.94. She is 18 and he is 21. They have the 3rd best short program, 5th best free skate and 5th best total scores.
Li/Jiang, CHN: They placed 9th at Junior Worlds last season. They finished 8th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 138.92. She is 15 and he is 20.
Yu/Jin, CHN: They are the reigning World Junior Silver Medalists. They placed 4th at JGP Austria and won silver at JGP Croatia to qualify for the JGPF where they finished 5th. Their personal best is 167.48. She is 17 and he is 18. They have the 7th best short program, 6th best free skate and 6th best total scores.
Prolls/Blommaert, GER: They placed 6th at JGP USA and 4th at JGP Germany. Their personal best is 133.48. She is 13 and he is 20. They have the 9th best short program and 10th best total scores.
Foresti/Sforza, ITA: They placed 11th at JGP USA and 13th at JGP Germany. Their personal best is 105.19. She is 13 and he is 15.
Epstein/Epstein, NED: They placed 17th at Junior Worlds last season. Their personal best is 86.33. She is 19 and he is 19.
Lech/Tyc, POL: They placed 13th at JGP Croatia and 12th at JGP Germany. Their personal best is 98.22. She is 16 and he is 21.
Fedorova/Miroshkin, RUS: They won silver at JGP Austria and gold at JGP Germany to qualify for the JGPF where they won gold. Their personal best is 161.11. She is 15 and he is 18. They have the best short program, free skate and total scores.
Gainetdinova/Bich, RUS: They finished 11th at Junior Worlds last season. They placed 7th at JGP USA and 4th at JGP Croatia. Their personal best is 142.26. She is 15 and he is 20. They have the 8th best short program, 7th best free skate and 7th best total scores.
Tarasova/Morozov, RUS: They finished 5th at JGP Croatia. Their personal best is 137.29. She is 18 and he is 20. They have the 2nd best short program and 9th best total score.
Lavrentieva/Rudyk, UKR: They finished 14th at Junior Worlds last season. They placed 11th at Europeans. They finished 13th at JGP USA and 12th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 128.79. She is 15 and he is 21.
Calalang/Sidhu, USA: They finished 6th at JGP Austria and 8th at JGP Croatia. Their personal best is 139.32. She is 18 and he is 21.
Denney/Frazier, USA: They placed 4th at Junior Worlds last season. They placed 4th at JGP USA. Their personal best is 150.55. She is 17 and he is 20.
Simpson/Blackmer, USA: They placed 10th at Junior Worlds last season. They placed 5th at JGP Austria and 5th at JGP Germany. Their personal best is 146.35. She is 16 and he is 21. They have the 10th best short program and 8th best free skate.
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Friday, October 12, 2012
JGP Germany Pairs Free Skate Results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV | RUS | 92.41 | 49.93 | 43.48 | 5.50 | 5.25 | 5.54 | 5.50 | 5.39 | 1.00 | #15 | |
| 2 | Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY | CAN | 87.16 | 44.02 | 45.14 | 5.89 | 5.43 | 5.57 | 5.71 | 5.61 | 2.00 | #16 | |
| 3 | Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN | RUS | 86.77 | 45.17 | 44.60 | 5.61 | 5.50 | 5.61 | 5.61 | 5.54 | 3.00 | #14 | |
| 4 | Natasha PURICH / Sebastien ARCIERI | CAN | 86.14 | 43.34 | 42.80 | 5.36 | 5.07 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 5.50 | 0.00 | #11 | |
| 5 | Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT | GER | 85.64 | 42.94 | 43.70 | 5.57 | 5.21 | 5.46 | 5.64 | 5.43 | 1.00 | #13 | |
| 6 | Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER | USA | 85.49 | 43.91 | 42.58 | 5.32 | 5.04 | 5.36 | 5.46 | 5.43 | 1.00 | #10 | |
| 7 | Jessica PFUND / AJ REISS | USA | 82.10 | 40.87 | 42.23 | 5.50 | 5.07 | 5.25 | 5.36 | 5.21 | 1.00 | #9 | |
| 8 | Shalena RAU / Phelan SIMPSON | CAN | 81.57 | 43.02 | 39.55 | 4.86 | 4.68 | 5.04 | 5.14 | 5.00 | 1.00 | #7 | |
| 9 | Vanessa BAUER / Nolan SEEGERT | GER | 71.94 | 33.99 | 37.95 | 4.71 | 4.50 | 4.79 | 4.93 | 4.79 | 0.00 | #8 | |
| 10 | Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC | POL | 68.17 | 35.87 | 32.30 | 4.04 | 3.86 | 4.11 | 4.21 | 3.96 | 0.00 | #2 | |
| 11 | Kyong Mi KANG / Ju Sik KIM | PRK | 68.03 | 34.12 | 36.91 | 4.79 | 4.46 | 4.64 | 4.75 | 4.43 | 3.00 | #12 | |
| 12 | Angelina EKATERININA / Philipp TARASOV | AZE | 65.31 | 33.57 | 32.74 | 4.32 | 3.93 | 4.00 | 4.21 | 4.00 | 1.00 | #5 | |
| 13 | Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA | ITA | 64.11 | 28.05 | 36.06 | 4.54 | 4.25 | 4.54 | 4.75 | 4.46 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 14 | Anjelika ILIEVA / Pavel SAVINOV | BUL | 53.17 | 25.93 | 27.24 | 3.64 | 3.14 | 3.32 | 3.61 | 3.32 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 15 | Veera KESTILA / Callum BULLARD | AUS | 45.14 | 20.92 | 24.22 | 2.96 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 3.36 | 3.04 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| WD | Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN | NED | #3 |
| FPl. | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN |
| 140.03 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV |
| 138.18 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY |
| 134.06 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT |
| 133.48 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER |
| 131.13 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Natasha PURICH / Sebastien ARCIERI |
| 128.21 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 7 | Jessica PFUND / AJ REISS |
| 123.07 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 8 | Shalena RAU / Phelan SIMPSON |
| 116.53 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Vanessa BAUER / Nolan SEEGERT |
| 108.89 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Kyong Mi KANG / Ju Sik KIM |
| 108.62 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Angelina EKATERININA / Philipp TARASOV |
| 100.89 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC |
| 98.15 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA |
| 96.59 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Anjelika ILIEVA / Pavel SAVINOV |
| 84.03 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Veera KESTILA / Callum BULLARD |
| 69.07 | 16 | 15 | |||
| WD | Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN |
| 14 |
Thursday, October 11, 2012
JGP Germany Pairs Short Program Results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN | RUS | 53.26 | 30.58 | 22.68 | 5.61 | 5.43 | 5.89 | 5.75 | 5.68 | 0.00 | #2 | |
| 2 | Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT | GER | 47.84 | 26.98 | 20.86 | 5.07 | 5.04 | 5.39 | 5.29 | 5.29 | 0.00 | #9 | |
| 3 | Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY | CAN | 46.90 | 25.30 | 22.60 | 5.75 | 5.43 | 5.79 | 5.68 | 5.61 | 1.00 | #14 | |
| 4 | Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV | RUS | 45.77 | 25.62 | 20.15 | 5.11 | 4.71 | 5.11 | 5.18 | 5.07 | 0.00 | #15 | |
| 5 | Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER | USA | 45.64 | 24.58 | 21.06 | 5.25 | 5.04 | 5.39 | 5.32 | 5.32 | 0.00 | #16 | |
| 6 | Natasha PURICH / Sebastien ARCIERI | CAN | 42.07 | 22.67 | 19.40 | 4.86 | 4.64 | 4.93 | 4.96 | 4.86 | 0.00 | #13 | |
| 7 | Jessica PFUND / AJ REISS | USA | 40.97 | 21.99 | 19.98 | 5.18 | 4.86 | 4.96 | 5.11 | 4.86 | 1.00 | #1 | |
| 8 | Kyong Mi KANG / Ju Sik KIM | PRK | 40.59 | 21.94 | 18.65 | 4.75 | 4.43 | 4.71 | 4.79 | 4.64 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 9 | Vanessa BAUER / Nolan SEEGERT | GER | 36.95 | 20.09 | 17.86 | 4.61 | 4.21 | 4.54 | 4.50 | 4.46 | 1.00 | #11 | |
| 10 | Angelina EKATERININA / Philipp TARASOV | AZE | 35.58 | 19.49 | 16.09 | 4.25 | 3.75 | 4.07 | 4.07 | 3.96 | 0.00 | #10 | |
| 11 | Shalena RAU / Phelan SIMPSON | CAN | 34.96 | 19.19 | 17.77 | 4.54 | 4.25 | 4.39 | 4.61 | 4.43 | 2.00 | #4 | |
| 12 | Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA | ITA | 32.48 | 15.83 | 17.65 | 4.46 | 4.14 | 4.46 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | #8 | |
| 13 | Anjelika ILIEVA / Pavel SAVINOV | BUL | 30.86 | 16.03 | 14.83 | 3.89 | 3.57 | 3.64 | 3.82 | 3.61 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 14 | Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN | NED | 30.38 | 14.50 | 15.88 | 4.04 | 3.71 | 3.96 | 4.18 | 3.96 | 0.00 | #12 | |
| 15 | Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC | POL | 29.98 | 14.70 | 15.28 | 3.96 | 3.64 | 3.68 | 4.07 | 3.75 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 16 | Veera KESTILA / Callum BULLARD | AUS | 23.93 | 12.22 | 12.71 | 3.11 | 2.93 | 3.18 | 3.43 | 3.25 | 1.00 | #6 |
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Top Junior Pairs Scores
Short Program
- Yu/Jin: 54.95 (Junior Worlds)
- Fedorova/Miroshkin: 54.37 (JGP Final)
- Purdy/Marinaro: 53.09 (Junior Worlds)
- Denney/Frazier: 52.61 (Junior Worlds)
- Tarasova/Morozov: 52.25 (Junior Worlds)
- Jones/Beharry: 51.70 (JGP Austria)
- Davankova/Deputat: 51.34 (JGP Final)
- Vigalova/Zakroev: 50.76 (JGP Final)
- Prolss/Blommaert: 49.95 (Junior Worlds)
- Gainetdinova/Bich: 49.10 (JGP Croatia)
Free Skate
- Fedorova/Miroshkin: 106.74 (JGP Final)
- Davankova/Deputat: 104.62 (JGP Final)
- Denney/Frazier: 103.22 (Junior Worlds)
- Vigalova/Zakroev: 102.80 (JGP Final)
- Purdy/Marinaro: 101.61 (Junior Worlds)
- Jones/Beharry: 101.08 (JGP Austria)
- Yu/Jin: 98.86 (JGP Final)
- Prolss/Blommaert: 97.88 (Junior Worlds)
- Tarasova/Morozov: 96.49 (Junior Worlds)
- Gainetdinova/Bich: 93.16 (JGP Croatia)
Total (only top score listed)
- Fedorova/Miroshkin: 161.11 (JGP Final)
- Davankova/Deputat: 155.96 (JGP Final)
- Denney/Frazier: 155.83 (Junior Worlds)
- Purdy/Marinaro: 154.70 (Junior Worlds)
- Vigalova/Zakroev: 153.56 (JGP Final)
- Jones/Beharry: 152.78 (JGP Austria)
- Yu/Jin: 151.47 (Junior Worlds)
- Tarasova/Morozov: 148.74 (Junior Worlds)
- Prolss/Blommaert: 147.83 (Junior Worlds)
- Gainetdinova/Bich: 142.26 (JGP Croatia)
Total (all scores listed)
- Fedorova/Miroshkin: 161.11 (JGP Final)
- Davankova/Deputat: 155.96 (JGP Final)
- Denney/Frazier: 155.83 (Junior Worlds)
- Purdy/Marinaro: 154.70 (Junior Worlds)
- Fedorova/Miroshkin: 154.57 (Junior Worlds)
- Vigalova/Zakroev: 153.56 (JGP Final)
- Jones/Beharry: 152.78 (JGP Austria)
- Yu/Jin: 151.47 (Junior Worlds)
- Purdy/Marinaro: 149.94 (JGP Final)
- Yu/Jin: 149.20 (JGP Final)
- Tarasova/Morozov: 148.74 (Junior Worlds)
- Jones/Beharry: 147.97 (Junior Worlds)
- Prolss/Blommaert: 147.83 (Junior Worlds)
- Purdy/Marinaro: 147.40 (JGP Croatia)
- Yu/Jin: 146.00 (JGP Croatia)
- Jones/Beharry: 145.89 (JGP Final)
- Purdy/Marinaro: 144.72 (JGP USA)
- Davankova/Deputat: 143.62 (JGP Croatia)
- Fedorova/Miroshkin: 143.49 (JGP Austria)
- Vigalova/Zakroev: 142.78 (JGP Austria)
Saturday, September 15, 2012
JGP Austria Pairs Free Skate Results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY | CAN | 101.08 | 50.02 | 52.06 | 6.64 | 6.36 | 6.43 | 6.57 | 6.54 | 1.00 | #15 | |
| 2 | Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV | RUS | 96.50 | 50.88 | 45.62 | 5.82 | 5.36 | 5.86 | 5.79 | 5.68 | 0.00 | #12 | |
| 3 | Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN | CHN | 94.45 | 49.58 | 45.87 | 6.07 | 5.64 | 5.71 | 5.86 | 5.39 | 1.00 | #14 | |
| 4 | Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN | RUS | 92.86 | 46.81 | 48.05 | 6.14 | 5.79 | 6.00 | 6.07 | 6.04 | 2.00 | #13 | |
| 5 | Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER | USA | 87.15 | 43.01 | 45.14 | 5.71 | 5.46 | 5.68 | 5.79 | 5.57 | 1.00 | #10 | |
| 6 | Tatiana TUDVASEVA / Sergei LISIEV | RUS | 84.07 | 47.50 | 36.57 | 4.89 | 4.43 | 4.54 | 4.64 | 4.36 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 7 | Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER | CAN | 83.47 | 43.81 | 39.66 | 5.25 | 4.61 | 5.07 | 5.04 | 4.82 | 0.00 | #9 | |
| 8 | Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG | CHN | 81.60 | 45.95 | 35.65 | 4.79 | 4.21 | 4.57 | 4.46 | 4.25 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 9 | Brianna DE LA MORA / Taylor WILSON | USA | 78.93 | 39.65 | 39.28 | 4.86 | 4.86 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 4.75 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 10 | Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU | USA | 78.25 | 38.69 | 42.56 | 5.64 | 5.21 | 5.25 | 5.32 | 5.18 | 3.00 | #11 | |
| 11 | Natasha PURICH / Sebastien ARCIERI | CAN | 76.56 | 36.34 | 40.22 | 5.11 | 4.75 | 5.07 | 5.07 | 5.14 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 12 | Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK | UKR | 70.45 | 34.57 | 37.88 | 5.11 | 4.64 | 4.54 | 4.89 | 4.50 | 2.00 | #8 | |
| 13 | Anjelika ILIEVA / Pavel SAVINOV | BUL | 54.60 | 27.45 | 27.15 | 3.68 | 3.25 | 3.39 | 3.36 | 3.29 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 14 | Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI | ITA | 44.67 | 18.00 | 27.67 | 3.82 | 3.43 | 3.11 | 3.68 | 3.25 | 1.00 | #2 | |
| 15 | Eliza SMYTH / Jordan DODDS | AUS | 43.23 | 22.49 | 21.74 | 2.96 | 2.54 | 2.61 | 2.86 | 2.61 | 1.00 | #1 |
| FPl. | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY |
| 152.78 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN |
| 143.49 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV |
| 142.78 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN |
| 142.27 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 5 | Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER |
| 133.05 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU |
| 123.88 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER |
| 122.22 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 8 | Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG |
| 117.83 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Tatiana TUDVASEVA / Sergei LISIEV |
| 117.13 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 10 | Natasha PURICH / Sebastien ARCIERI |
| 113.76 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Brianna DE LA MORA / Taylor WILSON |
| 113.58 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK |
| 108.27 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 13 | Anjelika ILIEVA / Pavel SAVINOV |
| 81.96 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI |
| 73.80 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Eliza SMYTH / Jordan DODDS |
| 63.54 | 15 | 15 |
Thursday, September 13, 2012
JGP Austria Pairs Short Program Results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY | CAN | 51.70 | 28.52 | 23.18 | 5.86 | 5.46 | 5.82 | 5.96 | 5.86 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 2 | Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN | RUS | 50.63 | 28.68 | 21.95 | 5.36 | 5.21 | 5.61 | 5.57 | 5.68 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 3 | Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN | CHN | 47.82 | 25.90 | 21.92 | 5.64 | 5.32 | 5.57 | 5.54 | 5.32 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 4 | Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV | RUS | 46.28 | 27.00 | 19.28 | 4.82 | 4.54 | 4.93 | 4.93 | 4.89 | 0.00 | #2 | |
| 5 | Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER | USA | 45.90 | 23.89 | 22.01 | 5.46 | 5.36 | 5.61 | 5.54 | 5.54 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 6 | Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU | USA | 45.63 | 25.49 | 20.14 | 5.25 | 4.79 | 5.21 | 4.89 | 5.04 | 0.00 | #8 | |
| 7 | Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER | CAN | 38.75 | 19.88 | 18.87 | 4.86 | 4.36 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.86 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 8 | Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK | UKR | 37.82 | 19.05 | 18.77 | 4.75 | 4.61 | 4.75 | 4.64 | 4.71 | 0.00 | #11 | |
| 9 | Natasha PURICH / Sebastien ARCIERI | CAN | 37.20 | 18.93 | 19.27 | 4.82 | 4.71 | 4.86 | 4.86 | 4.82 | 1.00 | #13 | |
| 10 | Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG | CHN | 36.23 | 19.86 | 17.37 | 4.71 | 4.21 | 4.21 | 4.46 | 4.11 | 1.00 | #15 | |
| 11 | Brianna DE LA MORA / Taylor WILSON | USA | 34.65 | 17.55 | 18.10 | 4.61 | 4.25 | 4.57 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 1.00 | #14 | |
| 12 | Tatiana TUDVASEVA / Sergei LISIEV | RUS | 33.06 | 18.08 | 16.98 | 4.61 | 4.21 | 4.04 | 4.29 | 4.07 | 2.00 | #5 | |
| 13 | Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI | ITA | 29.13 | 13.19 | 16.94 | 4.29 | 3.96 | 4.21 | 4.39 | 4.32 | 1.00 | #12 | |
| 14 | Anjelika ILIEVA / Pavel SAVINOV | BUL | 27.36 | 14.02 | 13.34 | 3.64 | 3.21 | 3.39 | 3.36 | 3.07 | 0.00 | #9 | |
| 15 | Eliza SMYTH / Jordan DODDS | AUS | 20.31 | 9.71 | 11.60 | 3.04 | 2.75 | 2.79 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 1.00 | #10 |
Saturday, September 8, 2012
JGP Austria Pairs Preview
Yu and Jin of China are by far the favorites of this event. They won two silver medals on the JGP last season and are the reigning World Junior Silver Medalists. With Sui and Han moving up to seniors, they are the top Chinese team on the junior circuit and have the ability to pull up and claim their first gold medals.
Simpson and Blackmer impressed in their JGP debut last season and became the first U.S. pairs team to win gold on the JGP in several years. They medaled at their 2nd assignment and then the Final but fell to 2nd at U.S. nationals and did not make the podium at Junior Worlds. They'll be looking to put the 2nd half of their season behind them and reclaim their place as the top U.S. junior pairs team.
Calalang and Sidhu earned their first JGP medal last season and a trip to the Final but had to withdraw due to injury. At U.S. nationals they finished a heartbreaking 4th after some mistakes in their free skate and did not qualify for the Junior Worlds team.
Fedorova and Miroshkin did not land on the medal stand at their sole event last season but their scores are good enough to keep them in medal contention. Their teammates Tudvaseva and Lisiev replaced Calalang and Sidhu at the JGPF but were inconsistent in their results all season.
The three Canadian teams are all making their JGP debuts but pose a medal threat here. Bell and Sylvester are the reigning Canadian novice champions and their performance at nationals was impressive enough to earn them a spot on the Junior Worlds team where they finished 12th. Jones and Beharry and Purich and Arcieri are new teams this season. Beharry won silver at the JGP Final with his former partner last season while Jones competed on the Senior Grand Prix.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Yu/Jin
Silver: Simpson/Blackmer
Bronze: Jones/Beharry
Bios of the competitors:
Smyth/Dodds, AUS: They placed 14th at JGP USA. Their personal best is 64.93. She is 14 and he is 18.
Ilieva/Savinov, BUL: The finished 15th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds. This is their JGP debut. She is 16 and he is 20.
Bell/Sylvester, CAN: They finished 12th at Junior Worlds. This is their JGP debut. She is 16 and he is 17.
Jones/Beharry, CAN: This is their JGP debut. She is 16 and he is 20.
Purich/Arcieri, CAN: This is their JGP debut. She is 17 and he is 18.
Li/Jiang, CHN: They placed 9th at Junior Worlds. They finished 10th at JGP Latvia and 4th at JGP Austria last season. Their personal best is 138.92. She is 14 and he is 20.
Yu/Jin, CHN: They are the reigning World Junior Silver Medalists. They finished 7th at Skate Canada and 6th at Cup of China last season. They won silver at JGP Latvia and JGP Austria last season to qualify for the JGP Final where they placed 5th. Their personal best is 167.48. She is 16 and he is 18.
Cernuschi/Ambrosini, ITA: They placed 20th at Junior Worlds. This is their JGP debut. She is 15 and he is 19.
Fedorova/Miroshkin, RUS: They placed 5th at JGP Austria last season. Their personal best is 134.88. She is 14 and he is 18.
Tusvaseva/Lisiev, RUS: They placed 5th at JGP Latvia and won bronze at JGP Poland last season to qualify for the JGP Final where they finished 6th. Their personal best is 133.79. She is 15 and he is 19.
Vigalova/Zakroev, RUS: This is their international debut.
Lavrentieva/Rudik, UKR: They finished 14th at Junior Worlds. They placed 13th at JGP France. Their personal best is 110.03. She is 15 and he is 20.
Calalang/Sidhu, USA: They placed 4th at JGP Poland and won bronze at JGP Estonia last season to qualify for the JGP Final but had to withdraw due to injury. Their personal best is 139.32. She is 17 and he is 20.
De la Mora/Wilson, USA: This is their international debut. She is 13 and he is 20.
Simpson/Blackmer, USA: They placed 10th at Junior Worlds. They won gold at JGP Poland and silver at JGP Estonia last season to qualify for the JGP Final where they won bronze. Their personal best is 146.35. She is 16 and he is 20.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Junior Worlds: Pairs Preview
Sui and Han are the two-time reigning Champions of this event and the only medalist returning from last season. They also just won the Four Continents title at the senior level. They won two gold medals on the JGP and the JGP Final this season as well as a silver medal on the Senior Grand Prix. They have a quad twist and a throw quad in their free skate which gives them a technical content unmatched in the world. Their size difference also allows from some interesting and difficult lift entrances and exits. This is their title to lose, but they've shown that big elements can be costly as a mistake on the throw quad at Cup of China cost them a medal and a trip to the Grand Prix Final. They have the best short program, free skate and total score of the season. They have the 4th best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total senior scores of the season.
Bobak/Beharry won a gold and silver medal on the JGP to qualify for the JGP Final where they won silver. Their silver medal came in their first competition together and they improved by 15 points to take the gold in Estonia. They have been known to come from behind after a poor short program, but have really cleaned this segment up to keep them in contention the whole competition. They have the 2nd best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total score of the season.
Yu/Jin won two silver medals on the JGP to qualify for the Final and took home gold from the Youth Olympic Games. They increased their score by 15 points from Latvia to Austria. However, they dropped to a disappointing 5th place at the Final, even though they were only 2 points from the podium. They have the 3rd best short program, 2nd best free skate and 2nd best total score of the season.
Simpson/Blackmer won a gold and silver medal on the JGP and qualified for the Final where they won bronze. Their gold medal came in their first event together as a team and they were the first U.S. team to win JGP gold since 2007. Their free skate is especially breathtaking set to the music from Titanic and is wonderfully emoted. They have the 4th best short program, 5th best free skate and 4th best total score of the season.
Petaikina/Kurdyukov won bronze at JGP Austria and qualified for the JGP Final. They showed significant improvement between Latvia and Austria with a 17 point improvement in their score. They just missed the podium at the JGP Final, finishing .18 behind Simpson and Blackmer. They have the 7th best short program, 4th best free skate and 5th best total score of the season.
Li/Jiang: While they didn't win a medal on the JGP, their scores are some of the best in this field and they showed significant improvement during the season with a 38 point bump in their scores between Latvia and Austria. They have the 8th best short program, 6th best free skate and 7th best total score of the season.
Purdy/Marinaro won bronze at JGP Latvia showing a big improvement over their previous placements but dropped to 10th place with a score 17 points lower in Austria. They have the 7th best free skate and 9th best total score of the season.
Other teams in the mix include Davankova/Deputat who won the Russian Junior National title and Denney/Frazier who won the US Junior National title.
Teams who won a medal on the JGP but are not at this event include Russians Tudvaseva/Lisiev (alternates) and Americans Calalang/Sidhu (alternates).
My podium predictions:
Gold: Sui/Han
Silver: Yu/Jin
Bronze: Bobak/Beharry
Bios of the competitors:
Kestila/Bullard, AUS: They finished 20th at their international debut in Austria and 14th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 75.84. She is 13 and he is 18.
Bobak/Beharry won a gold and silver medal on the JGP to qualify for the JGP Final where they won silver. Their silver medal came in their first competition together and they improved by 15 points to take the gold in Estonia. They have been known to come from behind after a poor short program, but have really cleaned this segment up to keep them in contention the whole competition. They have the 2nd best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total score of the season.
Yu/Jin won two silver medals on the JGP to qualify for the Final and took home gold from the Youth Olympic Games. They increased their score by 15 points from Latvia to Austria. However, they dropped to a disappointing 5th place at the Final, even though they were only 2 points from the podium. They have the 3rd best short program, 2nd best free skate and 2nd best total score of the season.
Simpson/Blackmer won a gold and silver medal on the JGP and qualified for the Final where they won bronze. Their gold medal came in their first event together as a team and they were the first U.S. team to win JGP gold since 2007. Their free skate is especially breathtaking set to the music from Titanic and is wonderfully emoted. They have the 4th best short program, 5th best free skate and 4th best total score of the season.
Petaikina/Kurdyukov won bronze at JGP Austria and qualified for the JGP Final. They showed significant improvement between Latvia and Austria with a 17 point improvement in their score. They just missed the podium at the JGP Final, finishing .18 behind Simpson and Blackmer. They have the 7th best short program, 4th best free skate and 5th best total score of the season.
Li/Jiang: While they didn't win a medal on the JGP, their scores are some of the best in this field and they showed significant improvement during the season with a 38 point bump in their scores between Latvia and Austria. They have the 8th best short program, 6th best free skate and 7th best total score of the season.
Purdy/Marinaro won bronze at JGP Latvia showing a big improvement over their previous placements but dropped to 10th place with a score 17 points lower in Austria. They have the 7th best free skate and 9th best total score of the season.
Other teams in the mix include Davankova/Deputat who won the Russian Junior National title and Denney/Frazier who won the US Junior National title.
Teams who won a medal on the JGP but are not at this event include Russians Tudvaseva/Lisiev (alternates) and Americans Calalang/Sidhu (alternates).
My podium predictions:
Gold: Sui/Han
Silver: Yu/Jin
Bronze: Bobak/Beharry
Bios of the competitors:
Kestila/Bullard, AUS: They finished 20th at their international debut in Austria and 14th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 75.84. She is 13 and he is 18.
Martini/Kiefer, AUT: They finished 16th at Junior Worlds last season. They placed 21st at Worlds. They finished 15th at Europeans. They finished 16th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 112.10. She is 19 and he is 21.
Paliakova/Fomichev, BLR: They finished 18th at Junior Worlds last season. They placed 18th at Europeans. They placed 8th at their JGP debut in Poland and 9th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 109.01. She is 19 and he is 21.
Ilieva/Savinov, BUL: She is 15 and he is 20.
Bell/Sylvester, CAN: She is 15 and he is 17.
Bobak/Beharry, CAN (D): They won silver at their JGP debut in Poland and gold at JGP Estonia to qualify for the JGP Final where they won silver. Their personal best is 152.65. She is 17 and he is 20.
Purdy/Marinaro, CAN (D): They won bronze at JGP Latvia and finished 10th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 134.46. She is 17 and he is 20.
Li/Jiang, CHN: They finished 10th at their JGP debut in Latvia and 4th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 138.92. She is 14 and he is 19.
Sui/Han, CHN (D): They are the reigning Junior World Champions. They are the reigning Four Continents Champions. They won silver at Skate Canada and finished 5th at Cup of China. They won gold at JGP Latvia and Austria to qualify for the JGP Final and won gold. They are the 2010 World Junior Champions. Their personal best is 201.83. She is 16 and he is 19.
Yu/Jin, CHN: They won gold at the Youth Olympic Games. They finished 7th in their Grand Prix debut, Skate Canada and 6th at Cup of China. They took home the silver from JGP Latvia and Austria to qualify for the JGP Final where they finished 5th. Their personal best is 162.96. She is 16 and he is 17.
Mendozza/Boyadji, FRA: They finished 10th at their international debut in Estonia. Their personal best is 103.36. She is 17 and he is 21.
Wenzig/Landgraf, GER: She is 14 and he is 19.
Cernuschi/Ambrosini, ITA (D): She is 15 and he is 18.
Manacorda/Macii, ITA: She is 14 and he is 16.
Epstein/Epstein, NED: They finished 17th at Junior Worlds last season. They finished 18th at their JGP debut in Austria and 12th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 86.33. She is 18 and he is 18 (they are twins).
Klatka/Chruscinski, POL: They finished 14th at Junior Worlds last season. They placed 7th at JGP Poland and 7th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 115.07. She is 14 and he is 20.
Davankova/Deputat, RUS (D): She is 13 and he is 19.
Gainetdinova/Bich, RUS (D): She is 14 and he is 19.
Petaikina/Kurduykov, RUS: They finished 4th at JGP Latvia and won bronze at JGP Austria to qualify for the JGP Final where they finished 4th. Their personal best is 146.17. She is 17 and he is 21.
Rodriguez/Maestu, ESP: They finished 17th at their international debut in Austria and 11th at JGP Estonia. Their personal best is 91.30. She is 15 and he is 21.
Lavrentieva/Rudik, UKR: They finished 15th at Junior Worlds last season. They placed 9th at JGP Poland and 12th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 107.77. She is 14 and he is 20.
Denney/Frazier, USA: They placed 8th at their JGP debut in Latvia and 7th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 125.50. She is 16 and he is 19.
Duarte/Grafton, USA (D): They placed 9th at JGP Latvia and 6th at JGP Austria. Their personal best is 127.54. She is 18 and he is 20.
Simpson/Blackmer, USA (D): They won gold at their international debut at JGP Poland and silver at JGP Estonia to qualify for the JGP Final where they won bronze. Their personal best is 146.35. She is 15 and he is 20.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Junior Grand Prix Final Pairs Free Skate Results
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Junior Grand Prix Final Pairs Short Program Results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
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| 1 | Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN | CHN | 57.43 | 30.06 | 27.37 | 6.79 | 6.68 | 7.04 | 6.79 | 6.93 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 2 | Katherine BOBAK / Ian BEHARRY | CAN | 52.77 | 28.06 | 24.71 | 6.25 | 5.93 | 6.29 | 6.18 | 6.25 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 3 | Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER | USA | 50.91 | 26.54 | 24.37 | 6.18 | 5.71 | 6.21 | 6.07 | 6.29 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 4 | Ekaterina PETAIKINA / Maxim KURDYUKOV | RUS | 48.75 | 26.12 | 22.63 | 5.79 | 5.50 | 5.75 | 5.68 | 5.57 | 0.00 | #2 | |
| 5 | Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN | CHN | 46.83 | 24.61 | 22.22 | 5.71 | 5.39 | 5.64 | 5.61 | 5.43 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 6 | Tatiana TUDVASEVA / Sergei LISIEV | RUS | 45.47 | 23.61 | 21.86 | 5.43 | 5.18 | 5.50 | 5.61 | 5.61 | 0.00 | #1 |
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