JGP Czech Republic Pairs Results

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Arina CHERNIAVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU	RUS	52.91	31.11		21.80	5.50	5.25	5.50	5.46	5.54	0.00	#2
2	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	51.25	27.72		23.53	5.89	5.68	5.89	6.00	5.96	0.00	#5
3	Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	50.50	29.07		21.43	5.54	5.14	5.46	5.32	5.32	0.00	#4
4	Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI	USA	49.33	29.33		20.00	5.18	4.75	5.07	5.00	5.00	0.00	#1
5	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	44.06	25.03		22.03	5.75	5.32	5.21	5.75	5.50	3.00	#6
6	Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR	CZE	33.46	19.98		15.48	4.14	3.68	3.75	4.07	3.71	2.00	#3

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	98.78	50.54		48.24	6.14	5.75	6.11	6.11	6.04	0.00	#2
2	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	95.90	48.52		49.38	6.29	5.93	6.04	6.32	6.29	2.00	#5
3	Arina CHERNIAVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU	RUS	91.32	45.06		46.26	5.79	5.61	5.86	5.79	5.86	0.00	#4
4	Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	90.68	45.17		46.51	5.96	5.68	5.82	5.82	5.79	1.00	#6
5	Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI	USA	85.00	44.33		41.67	5.36	5.00	5.18	5.32	5.18	1.00	#1
6	Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR	CZE	67.82	33.25		34.57	4.43	4.14	4.39	4.36	4.29	0.00	#3

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	147.15	2	2
2	Arina CHERNIAVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU	RUS	144.23	1	3
3	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	142.84	5	1
4	Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	141.18	3	4
5	Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI	USA	134.33	4	5
6	Anna DUSKOVA / Martin BIDAR	CZE	101.28	6	6

JGP Czech Republic Pairs Preview

Five of the seven teams are still in the running for the Final here, although for three teams it's quite a long shot.  Gainetdinova and Bich took home their first Junior Grand Prix medal along with their first gold from Belarus last week.  They won both segments of the competition and finished 11 points ahead of their nearest competition.  They need a gold, silver or bronze to guarantee their spot in the Final while a 4th or 5th place finish would keep them in the running.

Fedorova and Miroshkin won gold at the Final last year and are one event away from qualifying for the Final again this season.  They took home the silver medal from JGP Slovakia after finishing 2nd in both segments of the competition.  They also had a personal best short program in Slovakia.  They need a gold or silver medal to punch their ticket to the Final while a bronze or 4th place finish keep them in the running.

Liu/Perini, Chernivskaia/Souza-Kordyeru and Seguin/Bilodeau all took home 5th place finishes from their first events this season.  Liu and Perini had a 7th place short program but a 4th place free skate in Slovakia giving them a slight advantage as they have greater room to improve.  All three teams need a gold medal to keep themselves in contention for the Final.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Fedorova/Miroshkin
Silver: Gainetdinova/Bich
Bronze: Liu/Perini

Bios of the competitors:
Seguin/Bilodeau, CAN: They placed 5th at JGP Belarus.  Their personal best is 127.42.

Duskova/Bidar, CZE: They placed 9th at JGP Slovakia.  Their personal best is 101.90.  She is 13 and he is 14.

Lesser/Kremke, GER: This is their JGP debut.  She is 15 and he is 20.

Chernivskaia/Souza-Kordyeru, RUS: They placed 5th at JGP Latvia.  Their personal best is 128.79.  She is 14 and he is 20.

Fedorova/Miroshkin, RUS: They are the reigning World Junior Bronze Medalists.  They won silver at JGP Slovakia.  Their personal best is 161.11.  She is 15 and he is 19.

Gainetdinova/Bich, RUS: They placed 8th at Junior Worlds last season.  They won gold at JGP Belarus.  Their personal best is 142.38.  She is 15 and he is 20.

Liu/Perini, USA: They placed 5th at JGP Slovakia.  Their personal best is 128.81.  She is 14 and he is 20.

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.