Junior Grand Prix Final Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	106.74	52.28		54.46	6.86	6.54	7.07	6.82	6.75	0.00	#6
2	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	104.62	52.96		51.66	6.57	6.32	6.54	6.50	6.36	0.00	#4
3	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	102.80	53.22		49.58	6.32	5.89	6.32	6.25	6.21	0.00	#3
4	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	98.86	53.09		45.77	5.93	5.64	5.79	5.68	5.57	0.00	#2
5	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	98.11	47.77		52.34	6.75	6.39	6.46	6.50	6.61	2.00	#5
6	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	97.78	48.29		49.49	6.29	5.93	6.25	6.25	6.21	0.00	#1

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	161.11	1	1
2	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	155.96	3	2
3	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	153.56	4	3
4	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	149.94	2	5
5	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	149.20	5	4
6	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	145.89	6	6

Junior Grand Prix Final Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	54.37	28.86		25.51	6.43	6.21	6.46	6.43	6.36	0.00	#5
2	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	51.83	26.26		25.57	6.50	6.18	6.36	6.39	6.54	0.00	#6
3	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	51.34	27.52		23.82	6.04	5.68	6.18	5.96	5.93	0.00	#2
4	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	50.76	26.83		23.93	5.86	5.79	6.11	6.07	6.07	0.00	#3
5	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	50.34	27.83		22.51	5.71	5.46	5.71	5.75	5.50	0.00	#1
6	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	48.11	24.23		24.88	6.39	6.00	6.14	6.32	6.25	1.00	#4

Cup of Nice Pairs Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Alexa SCIMECA / Chris KNIERIM	USA	59.01	33.03		25.98	6.58	6.25	6.75	6.33	6.58	0.00	#5
2	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andreï DEPUTAT	RUS	50.38	26.46		23.92	6.33	5.75	6.00	6.00	5.83	0.00	#2
3	Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV	RUS	48.32	24.14		25.18	6.58	6.08	6.17	6.33	6.33	1.00	#1
4	Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE	ITA	44.52	22.60		21.92	5.58	5.08	5.50	5.58	5.67	0.00	#6
5	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuriy RUDYK	UKR	42.07	21.53		20.54	5.50	4.92	5.25	4.92	5.08	0.00	#4
6	Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER	AUS	34.85	18.27		16.58	4.50	4.08	4.08	4.08	4.00	0.00	#3
7	Ronja ROLL / Gustav FORSGREN	SWE	29.53	15.73		14.80	3.83	3.50	3.83	3.67	3.67	1.00	#7

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV	RUS	106.72	56.32		52.40	6.83	6.42	6.42	6.50	6.58	2.00	#5
2	Alexa SCIMECA / Chris KNIERIM	USA	96.99	49.99		48.00	6.33	5.83	5.92	5.92	6.00	1.00	#7
3	Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE	ITA	92.95	49.35		43.60	5.58	5.08	5.42	5.67	5.50	0.00	#4
4	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andreï DEPUTAT	RUS	75.16	39.35		38.81	5.67	4.92	4.17	5.08	4.42	3.00	#6
5	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuriy RUDYK	UKR	72.91	34.58		39.33	5.17	4.83	4.83	4.92	4.83	1.00	#3
6	Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER	AUT	64.35	32.89		31.46	4.33	3.67	3.83	3.83	4.00	0.00	#2
7	Ronja ROLL / Gustav FORSGREN	SWE	53.92	28.12		26.80	3.58	3.00	3.42	3.42	3.33	1.00	#1

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Alexa SCIMECA / Chris KNIERIM	USA	156.00	1	2
2	Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV	RUS	155.04	3	1
3	Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE	ITA	137.47	4	3
4	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andreï DEPUTAT	RUS	125.54	2	4
5	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuriy RUDYK	UKR	114.98	5	5
6	Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER	AUT	99.20	6	6
7	Ronja ROLL / Gustav FORSGREN	SWE	83.45	7	7

JGP Croatia Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	98.17	49.36		48.81	6.21	5.79	6.11	6.18	6.21	0.00	#14
2	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	95.82	49.99		45.83	5.82	5.46	5.86	5.82	5.68	0.00	#11
3	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	93.20	46.49		46.71	5.93	5.61	5.79	6.00	5.86	0.00	#12
4	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	93.16	49.32		43.84	5.54	5.25	5.54	5.54	5.54	0.00	#10
5	Evgania TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	85.40	39.57		45.83	6.00	5.50	5.57	5.86	5.71	0.00	#13
6	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	83.65	43.08		40.57	5.29	4.89	4.93	5.21	5.04	0.00	#8
7	Madeline AARON / Max SETTLAGE	USA	81.19	39.73		44.46	5.79	5.29	5.46	5.64	5.61	3.00	#9
8	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	78.86	39.23		40.63	5.25	4.86	4.93	5.21	5.14	1.00	#7
9	Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	71.26	37.39		34.87	4.54	4.11	4.32	4.46	4.36	1.00	#1
10	Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS	USA	68.52	31.73		36.79	4.82	4.36	4.54	4.64	4.64	0.00	#4
11	Vanessa BAUER / Nolan SEEGERT	GER	67.40	31.69		35.71	4.46	4.21	4.46	4.57	4.61	0.00	#6
12	Ekaterinina ANGELINA / Philipp TARASOV	AZE	64.42	30.75		33.67	4.71	3.86	4.04	4.25	4.18	0.00	#5
13	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	63.98	33.01		30.97	3.96	3.61	3.82	3.96	4.00	0.00	#2
14	Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII	ITA	58.54	31.12		29.42	3.71	3.50	3.57	3.82	3.79	2.00	#3

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	147.40	4	1
2	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	146.00	3	2
3	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	143.62	2	3
4	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	142.26	5	4
5	Evgania TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	137.29	1	5
6	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	128.74	7	6
7	Madeline AARON / Max SETTLAGE	USA	127.05	6	7
8	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	122.70	8	8
9	Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	104.93	13	9
10	Vanessa BAUER / Nolan SEEGERT	GER	103.03	9	11
11	Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS	USA	102.82	11	10
12	Ekaterinina ANGELINA / Philipp TARASOV	AZE	99.08	10	12
13	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	98.22	12	13
14	Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII	ITA	90.04	14	14
WD	Veera KESTILA / Callum BULLARD	AUS

JGP Croatia Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Evgania TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	51.89	28.86		23.03	5.93	5.43	5.82	5.75	5.86	0.00	#2
2	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	50.42	27.44		22.98	5.86	5.46	5.79	5.82	5.79	0.00	#3
3	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	50.18	28.26		21.92	5.57	5.25	5.50	5.54	5.54	0.00	#11
4	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	49.23	26.26		22.97	5.86	5.46	5.75	5.75	5.89	0.00	#8
5	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	49.10	27.00		22.10	5.54	5.29	5.57	5.61	5.61	0.00	#12
6	Madeline AARON / Max SETTLAGE	USA	45.86	24.21		22.65	5.75	5.39	5.75	5.68	5.75	1.00	#1
7	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	45.09	25.34		19.75	5.00	4.57	5.00	5.04	5.07	0.00	#14
8	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	43.84	23.83		20.01	5.04	4.71	5.07	5.11	5.07	0.00	#6
9	Vanessa BAUER / Nolan SEEGERT	GER	35.63	18.81		17.82	4.64	4.14	4.54	4.43	4.54	1.00	#13
10	Ekaterinina ANGELINA / Philipp TARASOV	AZE	34.66	16.83		17.83	4.64	4.07	4.43	4.57	4.57	0.00	#5
11	Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS	USA	34.30	17.09		18.21	4.79	4.36	4.50	4.54	4.57	1.00	#4
12	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	34.24	18.09		16.15	4.21	3.82	4.07	4.07	4.00	0.00	#9
13	Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	33.67	17.96		16.71	4.39	4.00	4.00	4.29	4.21	1.00	#7
14	Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII	ITA	31.50	16.30		15.20	3.89	3.54	3.82	3.93	3.82	0.00	#15
WD	Veera KESTILA / Callum BULLARD	AUS											#10

JGP Lake Placid Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	96.88	48.65		48.23	6.04	5.82	6.11	6.04	6.14	0.00	#11
2	Madeline AARON / Max SETTLAGE	USA	86.62	40.75		45.87	5.68	5.46	5.82	5.82	5.89	0.00	#14
3	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	84.14	40.47		43.67	5.61	5.43	5.43	5.50	5.32	0.00	#13
4	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	82.75	38.85		45.90	5.71	5.61	5.61	5.93	5.82	2.00	#12
5	Shalena RAU / Phelan SIMPSON	CAN	81.94	43.79		38.15	4.82	4.64	4.82	4.82	4.75	0.00	#5
6	Annabelle PROELSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	81.92	41.11		40.81	5.29	4.96	5.11	5.18	4.96	0.00	#10
7	Jessica PFUND / AJ REISS	USA	81.05	40.59		42.46	5.57	5.21	5.21	5.36	5.18	2.00	#7
8	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	80.94	42.63		41.31	5.50	5.04	4.96	5.32	5.00	3.00	#9
9	Ekaterina KUKLINA / Maxim PETUKHOV	RUS	75.90	38.24		37.66	4.96	4.61	4.71	4.75	4.50	0.00	#8
10	Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	75.86	36.44		39.42	4.82	4.82	4.96	5.04	5.00	0.00	#6
11	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	71.33	37.68		33.65	4.29	4.14	4.29	4.25	4.07	0.00	#1
12	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDIK	UKR	67.87	34.69		34.18	4.54	4.21	4.21	4.29	4.11	1.00	#3
13	Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN	USA	63.36	27.03		36.33	4.75	4.64	4.39	4.57	4.36	0.00	#4
14	Eliza SMYTH / Jordan DODDS	AUS	45.55	22.81		22.74	3.04	2.82	2.79	2.82	2.75	0.00	#2

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	144.72	2	1
2	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	133.11	1	3
3	Madeline AARON / Max SETTLAGE	USA	130.44	4	2
4	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	127.33	3	4
5	Jessica PFUND / AJ REISS	USA	124.42	5	7
6	Annabelle PROELSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	122.45	7	6
7	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	120.85	8	8
8	Shalena RAU / Phelan SIMPSON	CAN	119.67	11	5
9	Ekaterina KUKLINA / Maxim PETUKHOV	RUS	117.80	6	9
10	Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	113.61	10	10
11	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	105.19	12	11
12	Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN	USA	102.46	9	13
13	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDIK	UKR	99.60	13	12
14	Eliza SMYTH / Jordan DODDS	AUS	64.93	14	14

JGP Lake Placid Pairs Short Program

Aaron/Settlage, USA: 20.99 TES + 22.83 PCS = 43.82

• Very nice footwork into a double twist but I'd like to see them get more height
• Nice side by side double axels
• This team has such nice maturity and presence on the ice and she has great lines
• Hand down on the throw triple salchow
• Nice extension through the hand to hand lift but it seemed a bit slow
• Nice synchronization through the beginning of their side by side spins and some nice positions
• Their footwork seems a little choppy, especially for this music but they are very together and present it nicely
• A decent position for her on the death spiral

Prolls/Blommaert, GER: 22.51 TES + 19.02 PCS -1.00 = 40.53

• He was a little off on the side by side double axels but they both landed them
• She had a hop on the entry into the double twist and not much height
• Not a lot of speed and power on the throw triple salchow and she sat down on the jump--I think she could have fought for it and held on
• She has nice extension through the lift but it seems slow with not enough ice coverage
• I'd like to see them push through this step sequence and be more playful to match the tone of the music 
• A little far apart on the side by side spins and off on their timing; she also seems to be travelling during the spin
• She has a good arch on her death spiral but needs more stretch through her leg
• They finished a few seconds after their music

Lavrentieva/Rudik, UKR: 15.19 TES + 17.54 PCS = 31.73

• A lot of prep into the double twist but not a lot of height
• Very slow into the throw double salchow and she falls
• They overall need a lot more speed and intensity to match this music
• Very slow rotations on their hand to hand lift and she could use more arch in her back
• I'd like to see more arch from her in the death spiral but overall decent
• A little far apart on their side by side spins and slow but they are perfectly together
• Very slow on their step sequence and they tend to drift apart but they're very together
• They seemed to finish just after the music

Gainetdinova/Bich, RUS: 19.19 TES + 20.72 PCS = 39.91

• She's very tiny but has a lot of presence on the ice
• Good speed through the opening into a double twist with her arms over her head but not a clean catch
• Nice ride out on the throw triple salchow
• Good speed and timing on their side by side spins with some good positions; lose the synchronization and the speed at the end
• There's a lot of details in this program and it really goes well with the music
• She could have a better death spiral position
• Nice press lift entry with her facing away from him but they can't hold on to it through the change of position and set it down early
• Nice choreography in this step sequence but it seems slow for the music and lacking energy
• Nice side by side double axels right at the end of the program--she really finishes off her jumps
• Finished after their music

Denney/Frazier, USA: 21.39 TES + 23.19 PCS = 44.58

• Nice speed into the double twist but crashy landing
• Small throw triple salchow but she hangs on to it
• They both struggle on the landing of their side by side double axels but hang on
• Good timing on their side by side spins and good distance between them but they're a little slow
• I'd like to see them really let go and bring some of the fire and intensity of the tango to this program 
• Interesting backward entry into a tuck position and then a hand to hip hold with her arched over his hand
• Seems slow through the footwork but she's turning on the intensity here; nice variety in their footwork and good timing with the music
• They also seemed to finish just after their music

Smyth/Dodds, AUS: 8.32 TES + 12.06 PCS -1.00 = 19.38

• Tiny double twist, completely vertical and she hits the ice with her feet almost before he can catch her
• Backwards lift with hand to hand hold, nice stretched position for her but awkward set down on the ice
• Side by side double flip
• Very slow side by side spins but they are very together even through the change of foot
• There aren't a lot of transitions in this program and there are a few places where they almost seem lost like they don't know where the other is
• Very small throw double salchow and she puts a hand down
• They almost come to a full stop in the middle of their ice during their step sequence
• Their music ended on the entry into their death spiral--they continued with the program and she fell on the death spiral
• They seem very new and tentative and they picked a piece of music that overpowered them

Pfund/Reiss, USA: 21.73 TES + 22.64 PCS -1.00 = 43.37

• I like their postures, attitude and attack at the top of this program
• Very nice, fast, high double twist with a clean catch
• Very nice throw triple salchow with a good landing for her
• She was a little forward on the landing of their side by side double axels but hangs on
• Good speed on their pairs spin but a little off on the timing 
• Very precise on their foot work and they cover about half the ice in dance hold; nice varied movement but they could use some more expression
• Stag position in the lift for her with a one arm hold for him
• I'd like to see her do something better with her arm during the death spiral--it's stuck in an awkward position
• They also finished after their music

Purdy/Marinaro, CAN: 24.20 TES + 23.64 PCS = 47.84

• I adore her dress--light pink with ivory flowers on it and it seems the skirt is a slightly different shade than the top giving it almost an ombre effect
• Decent double twist
• Nice side by side double axels with good flow out of them
• Nice transitional dance move into the death spiral but she could really stretch through her leg and foot 
• Nice entry into the lift with a good arch through the change of position and a flip exit
• Nice lift into a throw triple salchow--a bit forward on the landing but she hangs on
• I like the variety of dance holds in their step sequence and the nice "dip" moment right in the middle of the ice
• Nice timing on their side by side spins with good distance between them but off a bit at the end
• This is such a well put together program with great expression and they complement each other really well
• She's almost his height so it will be interesting to see what happens to this team in the future

Rau/Simpson, CAN: 18.90 TES + 18.83 PCS = 37.73

• She is darling in her ringmaster outfit with colored hair extensions
• Actually I guess she's a chimney sweep...
• Nice double twist with good height and a nice catch
• There's a nice ease about this team on the ice--everything seems light and airy
• Small throw triple salchow but they hang on to it
• She got absolutely no height on her side by side double flip
• She needs to really stretch through those legs in her lift but a nice flip exit
• Completely flat in the death spiral but an interesting toss exit
• They could work on better matching some of their spin positions and their timing is off
• Good step sequence but they finish way off their music

Desjardins/Bilodeau, CAN: 19.64 TES + 19.11 PCS = 37.75

• Her dress might be my favorite of this competition--beautiful shade of blue with a gathered bust and it floats perfectly with her movement
• Nice side by side double flip
• Good timing on their side by side spins but they have different arm positions in some of the spins
• A little tentative on the landing of their double twist
• She sits and then falls on the landing of her throw triple salchow
• She needs more extension and flexibility through both positions in the lift
• Good speed in the death spiral but her position is flat
• Good connection with the music in their step sequence but a little choppy and I'd like to see more ballet emphasis in their arms
• Finished after their music

Oltmanns/Santillan, USA: 19.56 TES + 19.54 PCS = 39.10

• Great opening to this program with excellent choreography and nice expression to really get the audience invested--nice twizzles as well
• Nice steps into their side by side spins with good unison until the change of foot but they get it back
• Small double twist but a decent catch
• She singles her side by side double axel and he has a low landing
• They have great unison and details in their program
• Interesting one hand hold with her in a backwards split but close to the boards on the landing and the set down is a little awkward
• Not a lot of speed going into the throw triple salchow but she hangs on to it
• Music ends while they're in their death spiral but they continue to the end
• They are almost identical in height which makes some of the pair elements very difficult but they complement each other very well and have a nice presence on the ice

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	48.97	27.16		21.81	5.57	5.29	5.57	5.46	5.36	0.00	#1
2	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	47.84	24.20		23.64	5.86	5.82	6.00	5.86	6.00	0.00	#11
3	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	44.58	21.39		23.19	5.75	5.64	5.89	5.79	5.93	0.00	#8
4	Madeline AARON / Max SETTLAGE	USA	43.82	20.99		22.83	5.79	5.39	5.79	5.75	5.82	0.00	#4
5	Jessica PFUND / AJ REISS	USA	43.37	21.73		22.64	5.61	5.57	5.79	5.75	5.57	1.00	#10
6	Ekaterina KUKLINA / Maxim PETUKHOV	RUS	41.90	22.44		19.46	5.00	4.86	4.93	4.93	4.61	0.00	#2
7	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	40.53	22.51		19.02	4.75	4.54	4.71	4.89	4.89	1.00	#5
8	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	39.91	19.19		20.72	5.29	5.07	5.11	5.29	5.14	0.00	#7
9	Olivia OLTMANNS / Joshua SANTILLAN	USA	39.10	19.56		19.54	4.96	4.68	4.82	4.96	5.00	0.00	#14
10	Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	37.75	19.64		19.11	4.93	4.75	4.82	4.71	4.68	1.00	#13
11	Shalena RAU / Phelan SIMPSON	CAN	37.73	18.90		18.83	4.64	4.54	4.79	4.82	4.75	0.00	#12
12	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	33.86	16.68		18.18	4.36	4.32	4.61	4.71	4.71	1.00	#3
13	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDIK	UKR	31.73	15.19		17.54	4.57	4.21	4.39	4.43	4.32	1.00	#6
14	Eliza SMYTH / Jordan DODDS	AUS	19.38	8.32		12.06	3.11	2.96	2.96	3.07	2.96	1.00	#9

JGP Lake Placid Pairs Preview

This is a very talented field led by Davankova and Deputat, the reigning World Junior Bronze Medalists.  They did not compete on the JGP last season and made their debut at Junior Worlds.  They have all the classic Russian technique and should continue to improve with additional international competitions.

Denney and Frazier improved throughout the season and won the U.S. Junior title before finishing 4th, just 3 points behind the Russians, at Junior Worlds.  They have a lot of personality and confidence on the ice and train in Colorado Springs, one of the top pair locations in the U.S.  Haven's sister is the U.S. senior pairs champion.

Purdy and Marinaro won a medal on the JGP last season and placed 5th at Junior Worlds.  They are a good bet for the podium but will have to hit their programs if they want to challenge for a higher medal.  

Pfund and Reiss earned a trip to the International Challenge Cup last year after their 5th place showing at U.S. nationals.  They won that event and will be looking to add to their medal count here.  If they can repeat their showing from last season they have a good chance at landing on the podium.

Six of these teams are making their international debut and two additional teams are making their JGP debut.

My podium predictions: 

Gold: Davankova/Deputat

Silver: Denney/Frazier

Bronze: Purdy/Marinaro

Bios of the competitors:

Smyth/Dodds, AUS: This is their international debut.  She is 14 and he is 18.

Desjardins/Bilodeau, CAN: This is their international debut.  She is 15 and he is 19.

Purdy/Marinaro, CAN: They finished 5th at Junior Worlds.  They won bronze at JGP Latvia and  placed 10th at JGP Austria last season.  Their personal best is 141.76.  She is 17 and he is 20.

Rau/Simpson, CAN: This is their international debut.  She is 13 and he is 16.

Prolls/Blommaert, GER: This is their international debut.  She is 13 and he is 20.

Foresti/Sforza, ITA: This is their international debut.

Davankova/Deputat, RUS: They are the reigning Junior World Bronze Medalists.  This is their JGP debut.  Their personal best is 153.66.  She is 14 and he is 19.

Gainetdinova/Bich, RUS: They finished 11th at Junior Worlds.  This is their JGP debut.  Their personal best is 127.85.  She is 14 and he is 19.

Kuklina/Petukhov, RUS: This is their international debut.

Lavrentieva/Rudik, UKR: They placed 14th at Junior Worlds.  They finished 9th at JGP Poland and 12th at JGP Austria last season.  Their personal best is 110.03.  She is 15 and he is 20.

Aaron/Settlage, USA: They placed 5th at JGP Poland last season.  Their personal best is 118.51.  She is 17 and he is 19.

Denney/Frazier, USA: They placed 4th at Junior Worlds.  They finished 8th at JGP Latvia and 7th at JGP Austria last season.  Their personal best is 150.55.  She is 16 and he is 19.

Oltmanns/Santillan, USA: They finished 7th at JGP Latvia and 11th at JGP Austria last season.  Their personal best is 118.45.  She is 15 and he is 20.

Pfund/Reiss, USA: This is their JGP debut.  She is 14 and he is 20.

Junior Worlds: Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN	CHN	116.40	60.28		56.12	7.00	6.79	7.11	6.96	7.21	0.00	#13
2	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	112.76	61.10		51.66	6.64	6.25	6.54	6.36	6.50	0.00	#14
3	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	103.16	55.39		47.77	6.11	5.71	6.00	5.96	6.07	0.00	#9
4	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	99.74	50.94		48.80	6.21	5.79	6.29	5.96	6.25	0.00	#16
5	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	92.25	48.12		44.13	5.68	5.25	5.50	5.54	5.61	0.00	#10
6	Katherine BOBAK / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	90.12	45.81		45.31	5.89	5.50	5.54	5.71	5.68	1.00	#11
7	Ekaterina PETAIKINA / Maxim KURDYUKOV	RUS	90.01	45.43		46.58	6.07	5.61	5.68	5.89	5.86	2.00	#15
8	Kylie DUARTE / Colin GRAFTON	USA	85.69	41.67		44.02	5.54	5.25	5.61	5.50	5.61	0.00	#12
9	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	84.72	44.72		40.00	5.21	4.75	5.00	5.00	5.04	0.00	#5
10	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	81.10	40.47		42.63	5.50	5.04	5.25	5.32	5.54	2.00	#7
11	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	81.08	44.32		37.76	5.00	4.54	4.71	4.71	4.64	1.00	#6
12	Kamila GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	80.33	40.71		40.62	5.32	4.96	4.93	5.14	5.04	1.00	#8
13	Magdalena KLATKA / Radoslaw CHRUSCINSKI	POL	77.06	41.87		35.19	4.57	4.21	4.46	4.39	4.36	0.00	#3
14	Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER	AUT	70.85	36.55		34.30	4.50	4.11	4.29	4.25	4.29	0.00	#2
15	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDIK	UKR	70.32	36.69		33.63	4.43	4.11	4.11	4.25	4.11	0.00	#4
16	Camille MENDOZA / Christopher BOYADJI	FRA	68.97	35.74		34.23	4.57	4.04	4.25	4.25	4.29	1.00	#1

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN	CHN	175.69	1	1
2	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	167.48	2	2
3	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	153.66	5	3
4	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	150.55	4	4
5	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	141.76	7	5
6	Ekaterina PETAIKINA / Maxim KURDYUKOV	RUS	141.19	3	7
7	Katherine BOBAK / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	139.89	6	6
8	Kylie DUARTE / Colin GRAFTON	USA	133.93	8	8
9	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	128.05	10	11
10	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	127.93	11	10
11	Kamila GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	127.84	9	12
12	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	126.73	12	9
13	Magdalena KLATKA / Radoslaw CHRUSCINSKI	POL	118.48	13	13
14	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDIK	UKR	110.03	15	15
15	Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER	AUT	109.77	16	14
16	Camille MENDOZA / Christopher BOYADJI	FRA	109.64	14	16
17	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	FNR	17
18	Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII	ITA	FNR	18
19	Maria PALIAKOVA / Mikhail FOMICHEV	BLR	FNR	19
20	Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	FNR	20