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 Belarus Pairs Free Skate Results

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	87.66	42.40		45.26	5.82	5.50	5.54	5.82	5.61	0.00	#8
2	Oksana NAGALATI / Maxim BOBROV	RUS	84.81	44.93		39.88	5.21	5.00	4.61	5.21	4.89	0.00	#4
3	Madeline AARON / Max SETTLAGE	USA	82.63	38.25		45.38	5.75	5.61	5.43	5.89	5.68	1.00	#7
4	Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	79.46	36.31		43.15	5.54	5.14	5.36	5.57	5.36	0.00	#6
5	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	79.06	37.95		43.11	5.61	5.32	5.11	5.61	5.29	2.00	#9
6	Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	74.82	40.89		35.93	4.64	4.29	4.25	4.71	4.57	2.00	#1
7	Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII	ITA	74.20	38.25		35.95	4.36	4.29	4.46	4.79	4.57	0.00	#3
8	Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS	USA	69.58	33.50		37.08	4.82	4.50	4.50	4.79	4.57	1.00	#5
9	Molly LANAGHAN / Jake ASTILL	GBR	56.27	28.20		28.07	3.61	3.25	3.54	3.68	3.46	0.00	#2

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	142.38	1	1
2	Madeline AARON / Max SETTLAGE	USA	131.66	3	3
3	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	130.46	2	5
4	Oksana NAGALATI / Maxim BOBROV	RUS	128.73	5	2
5	Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	127.42	4	4
6	Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	114.30	7	6
7	Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS	USA	112.17	6	8
8	Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII	ITA	110.35	8	7
9	Molly LANAGHAN / Jake ASTILL	GBR	88.70	9	9

JGP Belarus Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	54.72	32.32		23.40	5.82	5.54	5.96	5.96	5.96	1.00	#8
2	Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT	RUS	51.40	30.32		21.08	5.46	4.93	5.46	5.29	5.21	0.00	#1
3	Madeline AARON / Max SETTLAGE	USA	49.03	27.46		21.57	5.43	5.18	5.36	5.50	5.50	0.00	#3
4	Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU	CAN	47.96	27.85		20.11	5.04	4.75	5.21	5.14	5.00	0.00	#5
5	Oksana NAGALATI / Maxim BOBROV	RUS	43.92	25.30		19.62	5.00	4.64	4.93	5.04	4.93	1.00	#2
6	Christina ZAITSEV / Ernie Utah STEVENS	USA	42.59	23.61		18.98	4.82	4.36	4.93	4.86	4.75	0.00	#9
7	Alessandra CERNUSCHI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	39.48	21.08		19.40	4.71	4.71	4.79	5.07	4.96	1.00	#4
8	Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII	ITA	36.15	19.97		17.18	4.32	4.11	4.32	4.50	4.21	1.00	#7
9	Molly LANAGHAN / Jake ASTILL	GBR	32.43	18.50		13.93	3.54	3.39	3.39	3.71	3.39	0.00	#6

JGP Belarus Pairs Preview

Two teams have already competed this season and are still in the running for the Final while several other teams are making their season debuts.

Nagalati and Bobrov took home the bronze from their first assignment in Slovakia, finalizing a Russian sweep of the event.  Cernuschi and Ambrosini finished 4th in Slovakia less than a point behind the Russians and showed a significant improvement over their previous results and set a new personal best.

Davankova and Deputat won the bronze medal at Junior Worlds two seasons ago.  In their first season on the JGP last year they won two medals, qualified for the Final and won silver.  They didn't get a chance to defend their medal last season as they weren't assigned to Junior Worlds.

Gainetdinova and Bich did not finish on the medal stand at either of their JGP assignments last season but showed a 20 point improvement between events and were less than a point off bronze behind Davankova and Deputat at one event.

Aaron and Settlage won a bronze medal on the JGP last season but missed qualifying for the Junior Worlds team.  They have a lovely style on the ice but their free skate was often their problem last season.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Davankova/Deputat
Silver: Gainetdinova/Bich
Bronze: Nagalati/Bobrov

Bios of the competitors:
Seguin/Bilodeau, CAN: This is their international debut.

Lanaghan/Astill, GBR: This is their international debut.  She is 14 and he is 18.

Cernuschi/Ambrosini, ITA: They placed 4th at JGP Slovakia.  Their personal best is 131.53.  She is 16 and he is 20.

Manacorda/Macii, ITA: They placed 14th at JGP Croatia last season.  Their personal best is 90.04.  She is 15 and he is 17.

Davankova/Deputat, RUS: They won silver at JGP USA and bronze at JGP Croatia last season to qualify for the JGP Final where they won silver.  They are the 2012 World Junior Bronze medalists.  Their personal best is 155.96.  She is 15 and he is 19.

Gainetdinova/Bich, RUS: They placed 8th at Junior Worlds last season.  They finished 7th at JGP USA and 4th at JGP Croatia last season.  Their personal best is 142.26.  She is 15 and he is 20.

Nagalati/Bobrov, RUS: They won bronze at JGP Slovakia.  Their personal best is 132.25.  She is 17 and he is 16.

Aaron/Settlage, USA: They won bronze at JGP USA and placed 7th at JGP Croatia last season.  Their personal best is 130.44.  She is 18 and he is 21.

Zaitsev/Stevens, USA: They finished 8th at JGP Latvia.  Their personal best is 104.84.  She is 14 and he is 19.