Junior Worlds Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	105.14	53.86		51.28	6.39	6.07	6.64	6.39	6.57	0.00	#10
2	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	103.22	52.70		50.52	6.36	6.00	6.43	6.32	6.46	0.00	#13
3	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	101.61	51.62		49.99	6.32	6.04	6.29	6.21	6.39	0.00	#14
4	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	97.88	50.17		47.71	5.96	5.68	6.25	5.96	5.96	0.00	#11
5	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	96.52	50.72		46.80	6.00	5.79	5.79	5.89	5.79	1.00	#15
6	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	96.49	50.44		48.05	6.32	5.93	5.93	5.96	5.89	2.00	#16
7	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	96.40	49.20		47.20	6.04	5.64	6.00	5.86	5.96	0.00	#12
8	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	92.74	47.02		45.72	5.82	5.43	5.79	5.75	5.79	0.00	#6
9	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	87.29	43.00		44.29	5.68	5.39	5.54	5.46	5.61	0.00	#9
10	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	80.57	43.16		38.41	5.04	4.57	4.79	4.93	4.68	1.00	#1
11	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	78.35	37.43		42.92	5.46	5.18	5.43	5.36	5.39	2.00	#7
12	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	75.04	40.11		35.93	4.68	4.50	4.39	4.50	4.39	1.00	#5
13	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	72.91	38.97		35.94	4.75	4.25	4.46	4.50	4.50	2.00	#4
14	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	70.39	32.41		38.98	5.04	4.79	4.82	4.93	4.79	1.00	#8
15	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	67.34	33.63		33.71	4.43	4.07	4.14	4.32	4.11	0.00	#3
16	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	60.41	29.81		31.60	4.07	3.93	3.82	4.07	3.86	1.00	#2

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	155.83	3	2
2	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	154.70	2	3
3	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	154.57	7	1
4	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	151.47	1	5
5	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	148.74	4	6
6	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	147.97	5	7
7	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	147.83	6	4
8	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	135.61	10	8
9	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	133.01	8	9
10	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	121.51	9	11
11	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	120.75	14	10
12	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	116.92	12	12
13	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	113.48	13	13
14	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	113.00	11	14
15	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	103.64	15	15
16	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	91.31	16	16

Junior Worlds Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	54.95	31.10		23.85	6.14	5.75	6.04	5.96	5.93	0.00	#12
2	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	53.09	29.18		23.91	6.00	5.68	6.11	5.96	6.14	0.00	#10
3	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	52.61	27.76		24.85	6.18	5.96	6.39	6.21	6.32	0.00	#13
4	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	52.25	29.51		23.74	6.11	5.82	5.89	5.96	5.89	1.00	#8
5	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	51.57	28.03		23.54	6.04	5.61	5.96	5.93	5.89	0.00	#5
6	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	49.95	27.75		22.20	5.50	5.29	5.71	5.61	5.64	0.00	#7
7	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	49.43	26.46		23.97	6.18	5.86	6.04	5.96	5.93	1.00	#15
8	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	45.72	24.58		22.14	5.50	5.18	5.61	5.68	5.71	1.00	#16
9	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	43.16	22.36		21.80	5.54	5.18	5.46	5.50	5.57	1.00	#11
10	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	42.87	22.20		21.67	5.61	5.18	5.36	5.57	5.36	1.00	#4
11	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	42.61	22.37		20.24	5.25	4.86	5.04	5.07	5.07	0.00	#14
12	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	41.88	23.05		18.83	4.96	4.50	4.68	4.79	4.61	0.00	#9
13	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	40.57	23.59		17.98	4.61	4.25	4.57	4.54	4.50	1.00	#1
14	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	40.18	20.52		20.66	5.32	4.96	5.07	5.25	5.21	1.00	#6
15	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	36.30	20.27		16.03	4.25	3.79	4.04	4.07	3.89	0.00	#3
16	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	30.90	16.24		15.66	4.00	3.82	3.89	4.00	3.86	1.00	#2

Junior Worlds Pairs Preview

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. 

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 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	CAN	152.78	1	1
2	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	143.49	2	4
3	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	142.78	4	2
4	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	142.27	3	3
5	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	133.05	5	5
6	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	123.88	6	10
7	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	122.22	7	7
8	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	117.83	10	8
9	Tatiana TUDVASEVA / Sergei LISIEV	RUS	117.13	12	6
10	Natasha PURICH / Sebastien ARCIERI	CAN	113.76	9	11
11	Brianna DE LA MORA / Taylor WILSON	USA	113.58	11	9
12	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	108.27	8	12
13	Anjelika ILIEVA / Pavel SAVINOV	BUL	81.96	14	13
14	Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	73.80	13	14
15	Eliza SMYTH / Jordan DODDS	AUS	63.54	15	15

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

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.