JGP Slovakia Pairs Free Skate Results

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	110.35	57.48		52.87	6.43	6.25	6.75	6.75	6.86	0.00	#10
2	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	97.07	48.75		48.32	6.00	5.79	6.14	6.14	6.14	0.00	#9
3	Oksana NAGALATI / Maxim BOBROV	RUS	85.10	42.64		42.46	5.54	5.07	5.25	5.36	5.32	0.00	#6
4	Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI	USA	84.01	42.78		42.23	5.25	5.18	5.29	5.39	5.29	1.00	#7
5	Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	82.00	37.42		44.58	5.61	5.21	5.71	5.61	5.71	0.00	#8
6	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	76.83	38.21		38.62	4.96	4.82	4.75	4.79	4.82	0.00	#5
7	Tara HANCHEROW / Wesley KILLING	CAN	76.51	37.00		40.51	5.11	4.86	5.14	5.07	5.14	1.00	#4
8	Kaitlin BUDD / Nikita CHEBAN	USA	74.45	32.96		41.49	5.29	4.96	5.18	5.21	5.29	0.00	#11
9	Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR	CZE	67.71	33.48		34.23	4.43	4.14	4.36	4.21	4.25	0.00	#3
10	Robynne TWEEDALE / Steven ADCOCK	GBR	54.49	25.81		28.68	3.86	3.39	3.57	3.57	3.54	0.00	#1
11	Marin ONO / Hon Lam TO	HKG	52.90	22.51		30.39	4.07	3.71	3.79	3.79	3.64	0.00	#2

Total

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	168.10	1	1
2	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	153.95	2	2
3	Oksana NAGALATI / Maxim BOBROV	RUS	132.25	5	3
4	Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	131.53	3	5
5	Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI	USA	128.81	7	4
6	Tara HANCHEROW / Wesley KILLING	CAN	123.47	6	7
7	Kaitlin BUDD / Nikita CHEBAN	USA	122.95	4	8
8	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	114.35	8	6
9	Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR	CZE	101.90	9	9
10	Marin ONO / Hon Lam TO	HKG	86.99	10	11
11	Robynne TWEEDALE / Steven ADCOCK	GBR	81.94	11	10

JGP Slovakia Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	57.75	33.48		24.27	6.11	5.75	6.32	6.04	6.11	0.00	#10
2	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	56.88	32.47		24.41	5.96	5.86	6.25	6.11	6.32	0.00	#8
3	Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	49.53	28.21		21.32	5.25	4.96	5.50	5.32	5.61	0.00	#5
4	Kaitlin BUDD / Nikita CHEBAN	USA	48.50	27.76		20.74	5.29	5.00	5.25	5.14	5.25	0.00	#9
5	Oksana NAGALATI / Maxim BOBROV	RUS	47.15	25.74		21.41	5.68	5.11	5.32	5.36	5.29	0.00	#1
6	Tara HANCHEROW / Wesley KILLING	CAN	46.96	25.99		20.97	5.46	4.89	5.36	5.18	5.32	0.00	#11
7	Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI	USA	44.80	25.54		20.26	5.04	4.96	5.07	5.11	5.14	1.00	#3
8	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	37.52	17.59		19.93	5.00	4.68	4.93	5.18	5.14	0.00	#2
9	Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR	CZE	34.19	19.08		15.11	3.96	3.75	3.64	3.82	3.71	0.00	#6
10	Marin ONO / Hon Lam TO	HKG	34.09	18.56		15.53	4.18	3.64	3.89	3.82	3.89	0.00	#4
11	Robynne TWEEDALE / Steven ADCOCK	GBR	27.45	13.87		13.58	3.61	3.25	3.32	3.43	3.36	0.00	#7

JGP Slovakia Pairs Preview

There are a lot of new teams in this field and several of the veteran teams are ready to impress again.

Vigalova and Zakroev already have a bronze medal from Latvia this season.  They won two medals on the JGP last year and qualified for the JGPF where they won bronze.

Fedorova and Miroshkin are the reigning World Junior Bronze Medalists.  They also won two medals on the JGP last year and won gold at the JGPF.

Liu and Perini are making their JGP debut this year as she is finally age eligible.  They spent two years nationally at the novice level and finished 4th in their first season as juniors.  There is a significant height difference between the two which allows them to execute several big elements.  She also has a ton of spunk and personality on the ice.

Budd and Cheban are also making their JGP debut after narrowly losing out on the novice title at US nationals last year.  They were one of the few teams last year at the novice level executing throw triples which should keep them in the technical game here.

Nagalati and Bobrov are making their international debut as well.  They are a new pairing, but the Russians have long dominated the pairs circuit.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Fedorova/Miroshkin
Silver: Vigalova/Zakroev
Bronze: Liu/Perini

Bios of the competitors:
Hancherow/Killing, CAN: This is their international debut.  She is 17 and he is 20.

Duskova/Bidar, CZE: This is their international debut.  She is 13 and he is 14.

Tweedale/Adcock, GBR: This is their international debut.  She is 17 and he is 18.

Ono/To, HKG: They placed 10th at JGP Latvia.  Their personal best is 82.51.  She is 14 and he is 21.

Cernuschi/Ambrosini, ITA: They placed 14th at JGP Austria last season.  Their personal best is 73.80.  She is 16 and he is 20.

Foresti/Sforza, ITA: They placed 13th at Junior Worlds.  They finished 11th at JGP USA and 13th at JGP Germany last season.  Their personal best is 113.48.  She is 14 and he is 15.

Fedorova/Miroshkin, RUS: They are the reigning World Junior Bronze Medalists.  They won silver at JGP Austria and gold at JGP Germany last season to qualify for the JGPF where they won gold.  Their personal best is 161.11.  She is 15 and he is 19.

Nagalati/Bobrov, RUS: This is their international debut.  She is 17 and he is 16.

Vigalova/Zakroev, RUS: They won bronze at JGP Latvia.  Their personal best is 154.39.  She is 14 and he is 19.

Budd/Cheban, USA: This is their international debut.  She is 17 and he is 21.

Liu/Perini, USA: This is their international debut.  She is 14 and he is 20.

JGP Latvia Pairs Results

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	56.25	31.86		24.39	6.14	6.00	6.14	6.14	6.07	0.00	#6
2	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	52.96	30.52		22.44	5.82	5.36	5.57	5.75	5.54	0.00	#3
3	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	51.46	29.29		22.17	5.50	5.29	5.68	5.61	5.64	0.00	#7
4	Arina CHERNIVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU	RUS	46.79	26.37		21.42	5.36	5.14	5.46	5.43	5.39	1.00	#8
5	Mingyang ZHANG / Zhong XIE	CHN	44.95	25.18		19.77	4.93	4.71	5.11	5.04	4.93	0.00	#10
6	Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON	CAN	39.66	23.25		17.41	4.39	4.14	4.39	4.46	4.39	1.00	#5
7	Dylan CONWAY / Dustin SHERRIFF-CLAYTON	CAN	38.15	18.67		19.48	5.00	4.54	4.96	4.96	4.89	0.00	#2
8	Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS	USA	37.35	18.49		18.86	4.89	4.46	4.86	4.82	4.54	0.00	#4
9	Ekaterina PRIBYLOVA / Jegors Nikita ADMIRALOVS	LAT	35.53	18.31		17.22	4.54	4.18	4.29	4.39	4.14	0.00	#9
10	Marin ONO / Hon Lam TO	HKG	29.88	15.04		14.84	3.86	3.54	3.75	3.82	3.57	0.00	#1

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	104.86	56.01		48.85	6.14	5.86	6.21	6.18	6.14	0.00	#7
2	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	104.50	54.45		50.05	6.46	6.00	6.32	6.36	6.14	0.00	#8
3	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	102.93	54.73		48.20	5.86	5.79	6.11	6.18	6.18	0.00	#9
4	Mingyang ZHANG / Zhong XIE	CHN	88.93	48.02		40.91	5.32	4.79	5.32	5.21	4.93	0.00	#4
5	Arina CHERNIVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU	RUS	82.00	41.47		41.53	5.36	5.07	5.14	5.25	5.14	1.00	#10
6	Dylan CONWAY / Dustin SHERRIFF-CLAYTON	CAN	77.90	39.41		39.49	5.04	4.57	5.00	5.04	5.04	1.00	#5
7	Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON	CAN	71.11	35.00		37.11	4.68	4.43	4.68	4.79	4.61	1.00	#6
8	Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS	USA	67.49	35.20		34.29	4.57	4.11	4.25	4.36	4.14	2.00	#1
9	Ekaterina PRIBYLOVA / Jegors Nikita ADMIRALOVS	LAT	64.55	31.99		33.56	4.29	4.00	4.21	4.36	4.11	1.00	#2
10	Marin ONO / Hon Lam TO	HKG	52.63	24.68		27.95	3.79	3.29	3.61	3.46	3.32	0.00	#3

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	160.75	1	2
2	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	157.82	2	1
3	Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV	RUS	154.39	3	3
4	Mingyang ZHANG / Zhong XIE	CHN	133.88	5	4
5	Arina CHERNIVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU	RUS	128.79	4	5
6	Dylan CONWAY / Dustin SHERRIFF-CLAYTON	CAN	116.05	7	6
7	Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON	CAN	110.77	6	7
8	Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS	USA	104.84	8	8
9	Ekaterina PRIBYLOVA / Jegors Nikita ADMIRALOVS	LAT	100.08	9	9
10	Marin ONO / Hon Lam TO	HKG	82.51	10	10

JGP Latvia Pairs Preview

This is a small and very young field.  Of the 10 teams, four are making their international debuts and two are making their JGP debuts.  Some of these competitors have previous international experience but are competing with their new partners for the first time. 

Yu and Jin are the veterans, starting their fourth season on the Junior Grand Prix.  They've qualified for the the Junior Grand Prix Final in each of their past seasons.  They've also won a World Junior silver medal and competed twice on the Senior Grand Prix.  They have an inconsistent track record, however, failing to medal at last season's Junior Worlds and they haven't won a JGP event since 2010.  

Vigalova and Zakroev are going into their second season on the JGP after medaling at both their events last season and at the Final.  They finished 4th at Russian nationals and were not named to the Junior Worlds team and will be looking to earn their berth there this season.  They're inconsistent as well with a 15 point spread between events last season.

One of the teams that bested them at nationals was Tarasova and Morozov.  They finished 5th at Junior Worlds and will be looking for their first career JGP medal.

Zaitsev and Stevens will be looking to improve on their international debut last season.  With a lack of JGP age eligible teams, they were assigned to the JGP even though they still competed as novices back home.  After claiming the novice crown last January, they're back on the circuit ready to make a bigger splash.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Yu/Jin
Silver: Vigalova/Zakroev
Bronze: Tarasova/Morozov

Bios of the competitors:
Conway/Sherriff-Clayton, CAN: This is their international debut.  She is 15 and he is 20.

Orr/Simpson, CAN: This is their international debut.  She is 16 and he is 17.

Yu/Jin, CHN: They finished 4th at Junior Worlds.  They are the 2012 Junior Worlds Silver Medalists.  They placed 4th at JGP Austria and won silver at JGP Croatia last season to qualify for the JGPF where they finished 5th.  Their personal best is 167.48.  She is 17 and he is 19.

Zhang/Xie, CHN: This is their international debut.  She is 13 and he is 14.

Ono/To, HKG: This is their JGP debut.  She is 14 and he is 21.

Pribylova/Admiralovs, LAT: This is their international debut.  She is 14 and he is 18.

Chernivskaia/Souza-Kordyeru, RUS: This is their JGP debut.  She is 14 and he is 20.

Tarasova/Morozov, RUS: They placed 5th at Junior Worlds.  They finished 5th at JGP Croatia last season.  Their personal best is 148.74. She is 18 and he is 20.

Vigalova/Zakroev, RUS: They won bronze at JGP Austria and silver at JGP Germany last season to qualify for the JGPF where they won bronze.  Their personal best is 153.56.  She is 14 and he is 19.

Zaitsev/Stevens, USA: They finished 11th at JGP Croatia last season.  Their personal best is 102.82.  She is 14 and he is 19.