| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CC | IT | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mackenzie BENT / Garrett MACKEEN | CAN | 55.21 | 30.65 | 24.56 | 6.14 | 5.93 | 6.21 | 6.18 | 6.21 | 0.00 | #10 | |
| 2 | Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER | USA | 52.40 | 27.43 | 24.97 | 6.21 | 6.11 | 6.36 | 6.32 | 6.21 | 0.00 | #11 | |
| 3 | Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD | RUS | 50.93 | 28.57 | 22.36 | 5.54 | 5.50 | 5.64 | 5.61 | 5.64 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 4 | Elliana POGREBINSKY / Ross GUDIS | USA | 49.56 | 26.51 | 23.05 | 5.79 | 5.54 | 5.79 | 5.79 | 5.86 | 0.00 | #9 | |
| 5 | Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC | FRA | 47.64 | 25.86 | 21.78 | 5.46 | 5.32 | 5.32 | 5.54 | 5.54 | 0.00 | #12 | |
| 6 | Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV | UKR | 46.55 | 24.28 | 22.27 | 5.75 | 5.43 | 5.54 | 5.61 | 5.50 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 7 | Sara GHISLANDI / Giona Terzo ORTENZI | ITA | 38.48 | 18.79 | 20.69 | 5.18 | 4.86 | 5.29 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 1.00 | #6 | |
| 8 | Kathrin HAUSER / Sevan LERCHE | GER | 36.24 | 19.14 | 17.10 | 4.39 | 4.14 | 4.32 | 4.36 | 4.18 | 0.00 | #2 | |
| 9 | Florence CLARKE / Tim DIECK | GER | 35.29 | 19.05 | 16.24 | 4.18 | 3.82 | 4.07 | 4.14 | 4.07 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 10 | Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS | LAT | 29.60 | 14.12 | 15.48 | 4.00 | 3.68 | 3.86 | 3.93 | 3.86 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 11 | Kristsina KAUNATSKAIA / Yan LUKOUSKI | BLR | 28.00 | 14.57 | 13.43 | 3.50 | 3.36 | 3.32 | 3.39 | 3.25 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 12 | Reka STAUDT / Mate STAUDT | HUN | 21.44 | 8.07 | 13.37 | 3.43 | 3.25 | 3.29 | 3.50 | 3.25 | 0.00 | #8 |
Friday, August 30, 2013
JGP Latvia Short Dance Results
JGP Latvia Men's Short Program Results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Christian MARTINEZ | PHI | 64.03 | 34.71 | 29.32 | 5.96 | 5.68 | 5.93 | 5.86 | 5.89 | 0.00 | #8 | |
| 2 | Boyang JIN | CHN | 63.19 | 34.98 | 29.21 | 6.11 | 5.71 | 5.82 | 5.82 | 5.75 | 1.00 | #10 | |
| 3 | Brendan KERRY | AUS | 61.17 | 34.27 | 27.90 | 5.79 | 5.43 | 5.57 | 5.54 | 5.57 | 1.00 | #27 | |
| 4 | Jin Seo KIM | KOR | 60.69 | 31.75 | 28.94 | 5.82 | 5.61 | 5.86 | 5.79 | 5.86 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 5 | Adian PITKEEV | RUS | 59.91 | 30.53 | 29.38 | 5.96 | 5.75 | 5.82 | 5.96 | 5.89 | 0.00 | #23 | |
| 6 | Shoma UNO | JPN | 58.22 | 29.02 | 30.20 | 6.14 | 5.82 | 6.14 | 6.14 | 5.96 | 1.00 | #25 | |
| 7 | Simon HOCQUAUX | FRA | 57.36 | 29.93 | 27.43 | 5.50 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 5.54 | 5.57 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 8 | Luiz MANELLA | BRA | 57.19 | 32.25 | 25.94 | 5.36 | 4.93 | 5.29 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 1.00 | #14 | |
| 9 | Pavel IGNATENKO | BLR | 57.17 | 31.81 | 25.36 | 5.43 | 4.89 | 5.11 | 5.11 | 4.82 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 10 | Jimmy MA | USA | 56.31 | 29.56 | 26.75 | 5.64 | 5.11 | 5.29 | 5.46 | 5.25 | 0.00 | #17 | |
| 11 | Sota YAMAMOTO | JPN | 56.15 | 29.08 | 27.07 | 5.75 | 5.36 | 5.32 | 5.46 | 5.18 | 0.00 | #15 | |
| 12 | Jordan MOELLER | USA | 52.98 | 26.37 | 26.61 | 5.36 | 5.11 | 5.32 | 5.46 | 5.36 | 0.00 | #2 | |
| 13 | Zijing TENG | CHN | 52.52 | 28.21 | 24.31 | 5.21 | 4.71 | 4.75 | 4.89 | 4.75 | 0.00 | #22 | |
| 14 | Deniss VASILJEVS | LAT | 52.24 | 24.41 | 27.83 | 5.43 | 5.29 | 5.64 | 5.61 | 5.86 | 0.00 | #16 | |
| 15 | Igor REZNICHENKO | UKR | 52.21 | 27.00 | 26.21 | 5.46 | 4.93 | 5.29 | 5.32 | 5.21 | 1.00 | #18 | |
| 16 | Roman SADOVSKY | CAN | 51.10 | 26.74 | 25.36 | 5.18 | 4.86 | 5.07 | 5.14 | 5.11 | 1.00 | #19 | |
| 17 | Samuel KOPPEL | EST | 48.82 | 26.00 | 22.82 | 4.64 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 0.00 | #12 | |
| 18 | Armen AGAIAN | GEO | 46.12 | 24.27 | 21.85 | 4.68 | 4.14 | 4.32 | 4.46 | 4.25 | 0.00 | #11 | |
| 19 | Krzysztof GALA | POL | 42.15 | 21.86 | 21.29 | 4.54 | 4.14 | 4.18 | 4.32 | 4.11 | 1.00 | #20 | |
| 20 | Juho PIRINEN | FIN | 42.12 | 21.48 | 22.64 | 4.75 | 4.46 | 4.46 | 4.54 | 4.43 | 2.00 | #5 | |
| 21 | Vladislav TARASENKO | RUS | 41.55 | 19.05 | 25.50 | 5.61 | 4.96 | 4.68 | 5.21 | 5.04 | 3.00 | #13 | |
| 22 | Sondre ODDVOLL BOE | NOR | 40.50 | 17.54 | 22.96 | 4.79 | 4.39 | 4.46 | 4.71 | 4.61 | 0.00 | #9 | |
| 23 | Glebs BASINS | LAT | 39.72 | 19.69 | 20.03 | 4.18 | 3.82 | 3.93 | 4.14 | 3.96 | 0.00 | #21 | |
| 24 | Adrien BANNISTER | ITA | 38.64 | 18.36 | 20.28 | 4.25 | 3.89 | 4.07 | 4.14 | 3.93 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 25 | Ivo GATOVSKI | BUL | 37.82 | 18.58 | 19.24 | 4.18 | 3.71 | 3.82 | 3.89 | 3.64 | 0.00 | #24 | |
| 26 | Giray SENOL | TUR | 30.40 | 14.89 | 16.51 | 3.54 | 3.18 | 3.29 | 3.36 | 3.14 | 1.00 | #26 | |
| 27 | Arturas GANZELA | LTU | 28.41 | 12.67 | 17.74 | 3.71 | 3.50 | 3.46 | 3.68 | 3.39 | 2.00 | #6 |
JGP Latvia Pairs Results
Short Program
Free Skate
Total
| 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 |
| 160.75 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV |
| 157.82 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV |
| 154.39 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 4 | Mingyang ZHANG / Zhong XIE |
| 133.88 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Arina CHERNIVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU |
| 128.79 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Dylan CONWAY / Dustin SHERRIFF-CLAYTON |
| 116.05 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 7 | Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON |
| 110.77 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 8 | Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS |
| 104.84 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Ekaterina PRIBYLOVA / Jegors Nikita ADMIRALOVS |
| 100.08 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Marin ONO / Hon Lam TO |
| 82.51 | 10 | 10 |
Thursday, August 29, 2013
JGP Latvia Junior Ladies Short Program Results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria SOTSKOVA | RUS | 59.45 | 35.97 | 23.48 | 6.00 | 5.68 | 5.93 | 5.86 | 5.89 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 2 | Karen CHEN | USA | 58.21 | 33.90 | 24.31 | 6.07 | 5.79 | 6.21 | 6.14 | 6.18 | 0.00 | #14 | |
| 3 | Evgenia MEDVEDEVA | RUS | 55.17 | 31.28 | 23.89 | 5.93 | 5.54 | 6.11 | 6.11 | 6.18 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 4 | Liubov EFIMENKO | FIN | 51.80 | 30.66 | 21.14 | 5.29 | 5.00 | 5.36 | 5.39 | 5.39 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 5 | Yasmin SIRAJ | USA | 51.70 | 28.90 | 22.80 | 5.64 | 5.54 | 5.68 | 5.86 | 5.79 | 0.00 | #24 | |
| 6 | Alaine CHARTRAND | CAN | 49.60 | 28.17 | 21.43 | 5.39 | 5.04 | 5.36 | 5.39 | 5.61 | 0.00 | #16 | |
| 7 | Laurine LECAVELIER | FRA | 47.67 | 26.76 | 20.91 | 5.25 | 4.89 | 5.32 | 5.25 | 5.43 | 0.00 | #17 | |
| 8 | Na Hyun KIM | KOR | 47.29 | 29.21 | 18.08 | 4.68 | 4.25 | 4.54 | 4.68 | 4.46 | 0.00 | #2 | |
| 9 | Yuka NAGAI | JPN | 46.87 | 26.33 | 20.54 | 5.43 | 4.93 | 5.11 | 5.18 | 5.04 | 0.00 | #13 | |
| 10 | Lutricia BOCK | GER | 43.02 | 24.74 | 18.28 | 4.79 | 4.39 | 4.64 | 4.57 | 4.46 | 0.00 | #15 | |
| 11 | Yura MATSUDA | JPN | 42.59 | 21.65 | 20.94 | 5.46 | 5.00 | 5.32 | 5.18 | 5.21 | 0.00 | #12 | |
| 12 | Inga JANULEVICIUTE | LTU | 42.48 | 25.43 | 17.05 | 4.46 | 3.93 | 4.36 | 4.39 | 4.18 | 0.00 | #25 | |
| 13 | Xiangning LI | CHN | 41.84 | 23.66 | 18.18 | 4.79 | 4.32 | 4.64 | 4.61 | 4.36 | 0.00 | #21 | |
| 14 | Ieva GAILE | LAT | 37.28 | 20.31 | 16.97 | 4.39 | 4.04 | 4.25 | 4.29 | 4.25 | 0.00 | #11 | |
| 15 | Anna AFONKINA | BUL | 36.84 | 20.16 | 16.68 | 4.29 | 3.93 | 4.21 | 4.29 | 4.14 | 0.00 | #10 | |
| 16 | Kristine GAILE | LAT | 36.24 | 19.54 | 16.70 | 4.43 | 3.93 | 4.18 | 4.21 | 4.14 | 0.00 | #18 | |
| 17 | Eike LANGERBAUR | EST | 35.13 | 18.93 | 16.20 | 4.07 | 3.79 | 4.14 | 4.14 | 4.11 | 0.00 | #26 | |
| 18 | Kristina Isabel YNTEMA | AUT | 33.37 | 17.06 | 16.31 | 3.93 | 3.86 | 4.21 | 4.14 | 4.25 | 0.00 | #20 | |
| 19 | Maria GAVRILOVA | UKR | 33.19 | 18.16 | 16.03 | 4.21 | 3.82 | 3.96 | 4.18 | 3.86 | 1.00 | #19 | |
| 20 | Pernille SORENSEN | DEN | 32.49 | 17.75 | 15.74 | 4.18 | 3.64 | 4.00 | 4.04 | 3.82 | 1.00 | #9 | |
| 21 | Niki WORIES | NED | 32.13 | 17.95 | 14.18 | 3.82 | 3.36 | 3.57 | 3.54 | 3.43 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 22 | Taylor DEAN | AUS | 31.38 | 17.21 | 15.17 | 3.71 | 3.50 | 3.96 | 3.79 | 4.00 | 1.00 | #22 | |
| 23 | Alina FJODOROVA | LAT | 30.44 | 16.00 | 16.44 | 4.32 | 3.86 | 4.11 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 2.00 | #27 | |
| 24 | Pina UMEK | SLO | 30.10 | 14.83 | 15.27 | 3.86 | 3.61 | 3.82 | 3.86 | 3.93 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 25 | Maria BAKUSHEVA | BLR | 30.02 | 16.91 | 14.11 | 3.68 | 3.32 | 3.54 | 3.64 | 3.46 | 1.00 | #23 | |
| 26 | Cristina MARTINEZ | AND | 29.64 | 15.87 | 13.77 | 3.57 | 3.21 | 3.50 | 3.46 | 3.46 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 27 | Melisa Sema ATIK | TUR | 27.35 | 12.33 | 15.02 | 3.75 | 3.39 | 3.93 | 3.82 | 3.89 | 0.00 | #8 |
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
JGP Belarus Entries
Men
Anton Kapruk, BLRIvan Prokopovich, BLR
Artsiom Tseluiko, BLR
Roman Sadovsky, CAN
Chih-I Tsao, TPE
Matthias Versluis, FIN
Simon Hocquaux, FRA
Alexander Betke, GER
Anton Kempf, GER
Peter James Hallam, GBR
Alexander Maszljanko, HUN
Mattia Dalla Torre, ITA
Ryuju Hino, JPN
Taichi Honda, JPN
June Hyoung Lee, KOR
Daniel Patriche, ROU
Alexander Samarin, RUS
Vladislav Tarasenko, RUS
Kristof Brezar, SLO
Marcus Bjork, SWE
Osman Akgun, TUR
Yaroslav Paniot, UKR
Spencer Howe, USA
Jimmy Ma, USA
Ladies
Maria Cristina Martinez de Haro, ANDVictoria Huebler, AUT
Daria Batura, BLR
Janina Makeenka, BLR
Kristina Zakharanka, BLR
Vasilena Yakimova, BUL
Alaine Chartrand, CAN
Kristina Dubrovskaya, CYP
Pernille Sorensen, DEN
Lyydia Maattanen, FIN
Laurine Lecavelier, FRA
Maria-Katharina Herceg, GER
Ivett Toth, HUN
Agnes Dis Brynjarsdottir, ISL
Sara Casella, ITA
Rika Hongo, JPN
Yura Matsuda, JPN
Elizabet Turzynbaeva, KAZ
Angelina Kuchvalska, LAT
Deimante Kizalaite, LTU
Da Bin Choi, KOR
Julia Sauter, ROU
Yulia Li, RUS
Maria Stavitskaia, RUS
Pina Umek, SLO
Josefine Taljegard, SWE
Elfi Erdem, TUR
Mayada Khussein, UKR
Karen Chen, USA
Hannah Miller, USA
Pairs
Seguin/Bilodeau, CANBauer/Seegert, GER
Lanaghan/Astill, GBR
Cernuschi/Ambrosini, ITA
Manacorda/Macii, ITA
Davankova/Deputat, RUS
Gainetdinova/Bich, RUS
Nagalati/Bobrov, RUS
Aaron/Settlage, USA
Zaitsev/Stevens, USA
Dance
Kaunatskaia/Lukouski, BLRKavaliova/Bieliaiev, BLR
Tkachenka/Gulitski, BLR
Tsenova/Zaytsev, BUL
Jiang/Miller, CAN
Soucisse/Tanguay, CAN
Boutary/Lamasse, FRA
Elizabeth/Le Gac, FRA
Geiler/Miersch, GER
Steffan/Steffan, GER
Gabusi/Mirzakhani, ITA
Kim/Minov, KOR
Morozova/Zhirnov, RUS
Popova/Vlasenko, RUS
Demirsal/Akalin, TUR
Gaistruk/Olejnik, UKR
McNamara/Carpenter, USA
Patsis/Johnson, USA
JGP Mexico Men's Preview
This is an inexperienced field of skaters with six making their international debut and an additional five making their JGP debut. Of the remaining 9 skaters, only three have won medals on the JGP circuit.
Nathan Chen has had a storied career already at the young age of 14. He has won three national titles and medaled at nationals over six consecutive seasons in four levels. He made his much anticipated JGP debut last season and won gold at his first event with a score that was still in the top 24 season's best by the end of the season. However, he had to withdraw from his 2nd event due to injury after the short program and struggled for the rest of the season and even failed to defend his junior national title. Still, he has a 20 point advantage over this field and can afford to make a few mistakes and still land on top of the podium. He had been working on a triple axel prior to his injuries and if he includes that here it could give him a huge edge.
Challenging him for the top spot will be Ryuju Hino of Japan. He won two medals on the JGP circuit last season and went on to medal at the JGPF. His score at the Final was impressive, nearly topping the 200 point mark, but he scored nearly 30 points lower at Junior Worlds and managed only a 10th place finish.
Nam Nguyen is training with Brian Orser alongside some of the top skaters in the world, including Javier Fernandez and Yuzuru Hanyu. He's long been touted as one of Canada's up and coming talents but hasn't quite lived up to the hype yet. He had trouble getting started last season but rebounded to win a bronze medal at his second JGP event. He did show some improvement at Junior Worlds, but still managed only a 12th place finish.
Other skaters to watch for are Andrei Lazukin who finished 7th in Austria last season and Sei Kawahara who placed 5th and 8th at his two assignments.
Tomoki Hiwatshi could make a run for the podium here. He has won three US national titles at three different levels and at just 13, is eligible for international competition for the first time. When he won the novice men's title last year, he completed four triple jumps in his free skate but only attempted triple toes and salchows. He'll need a bigger arsenal to compete with the top talent here but his artistry might keep him in the mix. Another young name to keep an eye on is Daniel Samohin who won the pewter medal at US Nationals as a novice but is now competing for Israel.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Nathan Chen
Silver: Ryuju Hino
Bronze: Nam Nguyen
Bios of the competitors:
Nam Nguyen, CAN: He placed 12th at Junior Worlds. He finished 9th at JGP France and won bronze at JGP Turkey last season. His personal best is 172.58. He is 15 years old.
Meng Ju Lee, TPE: This is his JGP debut. He is 17 years old.
Charles Tetar, FRA: He placed 7th at JGP France and 7th at JGP Slovenia last season. His personal best is 156.43. He is 18 years old.
Graham Newberry, GBR: This is his JGP debut. He is 15 years old.
Lap Kan Yuen, HKG: He placed 20th at JGP Croatia last season. His personal best is 84.93. He is 17 years old.
Daniel Samohin, ISR: This is his international debut. He is 15 years old.
Ryuju Hino, JPN: He placed 10th at Junior Worlds. He won bronze at JGP France and silver at JGP Austria last season to qualify for the JGP Final where he won bronze. His personal best is 198.92. He is 18 years old.
Sei Kawahara, JPN: He placed 5th at JGP Austria and 8th at JGP Croatia last season. His personal best is 170.41. He is 17 years old.
Zhen Feng Chan, MAS: This is his JGP debut. He is 18 years old.
David Bosquez, MEX: This is his international debut. He is 18 years old.
Donavan Carillo, MEX: This is his international debut. He is 13 years old.
Eduardo Luna, MEX: This is his international debut. He is 18 years old.
June Hyoung Lee, KOR: He finished 17th at Four Continents and 13th at Junior Worlds. He placed 5th at JGP USA and 9th at JGP Turkey last season. His personal best is 176.48. He is 16 years old.
Alexei Genia, RUS: This is his international debut. He is 13 years old.
Andrei Lazukin, RUS: He placed 7th at JGP Austria last season. His personal best is 163.27. He is 15 years old.
Ancio Van Tonder, RSA: This is his JGP debut. He is 15 years old.
John-Olof Hallman, SWE: This is his JGP debut. His personal best is 120.12. He is 16 years old.
Vincent Cuerel, SUI: He placed 20th at JGP France last season. His personal best is 102.15. He is 17 years old.
Nathan Chen, USA: He won gold at JGP Austria last season. His personal best is 222.00. He is 14 years old.
Tomoki Hiwatshi, USA: This is his international debut. He is 13 years old.
Nathan Chen has had a storied career already at the young age of 14. He has won three national titles and medaled at nationals over six consecutive seasons in four levels. He made his much anticipated JGP debut last season and won gold at his first event with a score that was still in the top 24 season's best by the end of the season. However, he had to withdraw from his 2nd event due to injury after the short program and struggled for the rest of the season and even failed to defend his junior national title. Still, he has a 20 point advantage over this field and can afford to make a few mistakes and still land on top of the podium. He had been working on a triple axel prior to his injuries and if he includes that here it could give him a huge edge.
Challenging him for the top spot will be Ryuju Hino of Japan. He won two medals on the JGP circuit last season and went on to medal at the JGPF. His score at the Final was impressive, nearly topping the 200 point mark, but he scored nearly 30 points lower at Junior Worlds and managed only a 10th place finish.
Nam Nguyen is training with Brian Orser alongside some of the top skaters in the world, including Javier Fernandez and Yuzuru Hanyu. He's long been touted as one of Canada's up and coming talents but hasn't quite lived up to the hype yet. He had trouble getting started last season but rebounded to win a bronze medal at his second JGP event. He did show some improvement at Junior Worlds, but still managed only a 12th place finish.
Other skaters to watch for are Andrei Lazukin who finished 7th in Austria last season and Sei Kawahara who placed 5th and 8th at his two assignments.
Tomoki Hiwatshi could make a run for the podium here. He has won three US national titles at three different levels and at just 13, is eligible for international competition for the first time. When he won the novice men's title last year, he completed four triple jumps in his free skate but only attempted triple toes and salchows. He'll need a bigger arsenal to compete with the top talent here but his artistry might keep him in the mix. Another young name to keep an eye on is Daniel Samohin who won the pewter medal at US Nationals as a novice but is now competing for Israel.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Nathan Chen
Silver: Ryuju Hino
Bronze: Nam Nguyen
Bios of the competitors:
Nam Nguyen, CAN: He placed 12th at Junior Worlds. He finished 9th at JGP France and won bronze at JGP Turkey last season. His personal best is 172.58. He is 15 years old.
Meng Ju Lee, TPE: This is his JGP debut. He is 17 years old.
Charles Tetar, FRA: He placed 7th at JGP France and 7th at JGP Slovenia last season. His personal best is 156.43. He is 18 years old.
Graham Newberry, GBR: This is his JGP debut. He is 15 years old.
Lap Kan Yuen, HKG: He placed 20th at JGP Croatia last season. His personal best is 84.93. He is 17 years old.
Daniel Samohin, ISR: This is his international debut. He is 15 years old.
Ryuju Hino, JPN: He placed 10th at Junior Worlds. He won bronze at JGP France and silver at JGP Austria last season to qualify for the JGP Final where he won bronze. His personal best is 198.92. He is 18 years old.
Sei Kawahara, JPN: He placed 5th at JGP Austria and 8th at JGP Croatia last season. His personal best is 170.41. He is 17 years old.
Zhen Feng Chan, MAS: This is his JGP debut. He is 18 years old.
David Bosquez, MEX: This is his international debut. He is 18 years old.
Donavan Carillo, MEX: This is his international debut. He is 13 years old.
Eduardo Luna, MEX: This is his international debut. He is 18 years old.
June Hyoung Lee, KOR: He finished 17th at Four Continents and 13th at Junior Worlds. He placed 5th at JGP USA and 9th at JGP Turkey last season. His personal best is 176.48. He is 16 years old.
Alexei Genia, RUS: This is his international debut. He is 13 years old.
Andrei Lazukin, RUS: He placed 7th at JGP Austria last season. His personal best is 163.27. He is 15 years old.
Ancio Van Tonder, RSA: This is his JGP debut. He is 15 years old.
John-Olof Hallman, SWE: This is his JGP debut. His personal best is 120.12. He is 16 years old.
Vincent Cuerel, SUI: He placed 20th at JGP France last season. His personal best is 102.15. He is 17 years old.
Nathan Chen, USA: He won gold at JGP Austria last season. His personal best is 222.00. He is 14 years old.
Tomoki Hiwatshi, USA: This is his international debut. He is 13 years old.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
JGP Latvia Dance Preview
This is another small field with several young teams with a season of international experience under their belt ready to make their mark. Surprisingly in an event which has been dominated by the Russians in recent years, the Russians are only sending one team and that team placed 11th at their nationals last season and seems unlikely to medal.
Bent and Mackeen are the only team in this field to have won a JGP medal, taking home the bronze at JGP Austria. They also finished 5th at Junior Worlds and with several of the top teams moving up to the senior circuit, are early favorites to make a run for the podium. They did struggle a bit last season finishing nearly 11 points lower in their 2nd JGP event than their first.
McNamara and Carpenter are one of the more exciting teams to watch and always have innovative programs and fresh takes on what other teams are doing. They're entering their 4th season as juniors, but this is only their 2nd international season and they are still an extremely young team. They still have some work to do but they show much more polish than other teams their age. They just missed the podium on the JGP last season and finished just outside the top 10 at Junior Worlds but had good showing at the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships earlier this summer. They showed improvement in their scores throughout the season last year and are ready to break through into the top ranks.
Elizabeth and Le Gac of France finished 15th at Junior Worlds and racked up two top 10 ten finishes on the JGP circuit. They might be able to make the big leap onto the podium at this event. They'll have to fend off Korotitskaia and Spodirev of Ukraine who placed just off the podium at both of their events and Pogrebinsky and Gudis who started strong last season but struggled in their 2nd event.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Bent/Mackeen
Silver: McNamara/Carpenter
Bronze: Korotitskaia/Spodirev
Bios of the competitors:
Kaunatskaia/Lukouski, BLR: They finished 20th at JGP Turkey last season. Their personal best is 58.18. She is 15 and he is 17.
Bent/Mackeen, CAN: They finished 5th at Junior Worlds. They won bronze at JGP Austria and placed 4th at JGP Croatia last season. Their personal best is 129.16. She is 16 and he is 19.
Elizabeth/Le Gac, FRA: They placed 15th at Junior Worlds. They finished 10th at JGP France and 10th at JGP Turkey last season. Their personal best is 111.87. She is 17 and he is 18.
Clarke/Dieck, GER: This is their JGP debut. She is 15 and he is 17.
Hauser/Lerche, GER: They placed 14th at JGP Croatia last season. Their personal best is 91.46. She is 18 and he is 20.
Staudt/Staudt, HUN: This is their JGP debut. She is 15 and he is 18.
Ghislandi/Ortenzi, ITA: This is their JGP debut. She is 14 and he is 17.
Jakushina/Grishins, LAT: They placed 28th at Junior Worlds. They finished 13th at JGP Austria last season. Their personal best is 73.77. She is 16 and he is 19.
Loboda/Drozd, RUS: This is their JGP debut. She is 14 and he is 18.
Korotitskaia/Spodirev, UKR: They finished 4th at JGP France and 5th at JGP Slovenia last season. Their personal best is 114.47. She is 15 and he is 19.
McNamara/Carpenter, USA: They placed 9th at Junior Worlds. They finished 6th at JGP France and 4th at JGP Turkey. Their personal best is 128.16. She is 14 and he is 17.
Pogrebinsky/Gudis, USA: They placed 6th at JGP USA and 11th at JGP Slovenia last season. Their personal best is 109.73. She is 15 and he is 17.
Bent and Mackeen are the only team in this field to have won a JGP medal, taking home the bronze at JGP Austria. They also finished 5th at Junior Worlds and with several of the top teams moving up to the senior circuit, are early favorites to make a run for the podium. They did struggle a bit last season finishing nearly 11 points lower in their 2nd JGP event than their first.
McNamara and Carpenter are one of the more exciting teams to watch and always have innovative programs and fresh takes on what other teams are doing. They're entering their 4th season as juniors, but this is only their 2nd international season and they are still an extremely young team. They still have some work to do but they show much more polish than other teams their age. They just missed the podium on the JGP last season and finished just outside the top 10 at Junior Worlds but had good showing at the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships earlier this summer. They showed improvement in their scores throughout the season last year and are ready to break through into the top ranks.
Elizabeth and Le Gac of France finished 15th at Junior Worlds and racked up two top 10 ten finishes on the JGP circuit. They might be able to make the big leap onto the podium at this event. They'll have to fend off Korotitskaia and Spodirev of Ukraine who placed just off the podium at both of their events and Pogrebinsky and Gudis who started strong last season but struggled in their 2nd event.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Bent/Mackeen
Silver: McNamara/Carpenter
Bronze: Korotitskaia/Spodirev
Bios of the competitors:
Kaunatskaia/Lukouski, BLR: They finished 20th at JGP Turkey last season. Their personal best is 58.18. She is 15 and he is 17.
Bent/Mackeen, CAN: They finished 5th at Junior Worlds. They won bronze at JGP Austria and placed 4th at JGP Croatia last season. Their personal best is 129.16. She is 16 and he is 19.
Elizabeth/Le Gac, FRA: They placed 15th at Junior Worlds. They finished 10th at JGP France and 10th at JGP Turkey last season. Their personal best is 111.87. She is 17 and he is 18.
Clarke/Dieck, GER: This is their JGP debut. She is 15 and he is 17.
Hauser/Lerche, GER: They placed 14th at JGP Croatia last season. Their personal best is 91.46. She is 18 and he is 20.
Staudt/Staudt, HUN: This is their JGP debut. She is 15 and he is 18.
Ghislandi/Ortenzi, ITA: This is their JGP debut. She is 14 and he is 17.
Jakushina/Grishins, LAT: They placed 28th at Junior Worlds. They finished 13th at JGP Austria last season. Their personal best is 73.77. She is 16 and he is 19.
Loboda/Drozd, RUS: This is their JGP debut. She is 14 and he is 18.
Korotitskaia/Spodirev, UKR: They finished 4th at JGP France and 5th at JGP Slovenia last season. Their personal best is 114.47. She is 15 and he is 19.
McNamara/Carpenter, USA: They placed 9th at Junior Worlds. They finished 6th at JGP France and 4th at JGP Turkey. Their personal best is 128.16. She is 14 and he is 17.
Pogrebinsky/Gudis, USA: They placed 6th at JGP USA and 11th at JGP Slovenia last season. Their personal best is 109.73. She is 15 and he is 17.
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