World Team Trophy Free Dance Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Ded. -	StN.
1	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	98.37	49.07		49.30	8.25	7.93	8.36	8.46	8.29	0.00	#6
2	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	97.66	48.35		50.31	8.29	8.32	8.21	8.64	8.54	1.00	#5
3	Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN	RUS	89.80	46.26		43.54	7.25	7.11	7.25	7.43	7.36	0.00	#4
4	Cathy REED / Chris REED	JPN	85.40	44.31		41.09	6.79	6.61	7.07	6.96	7.00	0.00	#3
5	Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES	FRA	84.24	42.96		42.28	7.07	6.86	7.11	7.18	7.14	1.00	#2
6	Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG	CHN	68.61	35.68		32.93	5.68	5.21	5.75	5.64	5.32	0.00	#1

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD	Team Points
1	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	164.91	1	1	12
2	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	160.08	2	2	11
3	Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN	RUS	149.27	3	3	10
4	Cathy REED / Chris REED	JPN	141.75	4	4	9
5	Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES	FRA	138.97	5	5	8
6	Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG	CHN	113.76	6	6	7

World Team Trophy Short Dance Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Ded. -	StN.
1	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	66.54	34.35		32.19	8.00	7.71	8.07	8.25	8.14	0.00	#4
2	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	62.42	30.21		33.21	8.25	8.07	8.29	8.46	8.39	1.00	#6
3	Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN	RUS	59.47	31.43		28.04	7.04	6.93	6.86	7.25	6.96	0.00	#1
4	Cathy REED / Chris REED	JPN	56.35	30.14		26.21	6.61	6.32	6.71	6.54	6.57	0.00	#3
5	Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES	FRA	54.73	27.35		27.38	6.86	6.71	6.71	7.04	6.86	0.00	#5
6	Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG	CHN	45.15	22.57		22.58	5.71	5.43	5.57	5.93	5.57	0.00	#2

Russian Nationals Senior Dance Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Deduction -	StN.
1	Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev	MSK	68.05	31.71		36.34	4.9	8.86	9.00	9.25	9.21	0.00	# 8
2	Elena Ilina / Nikita Katsalapov	MSK	66.14	31.50		35.64	9.14	8.71	4.9	8.57	4.9	1.00	# 5
3	Xenia Mońki / Cyril Khalyavin	MSK	61.90	31.94		29.96	7.61	7.29	7.54	7.54	7.46	0.00	# 7
4	Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshina	MSK	60.03	29.64		30.39	7.68	7.43	7.61	7.64	7.61	0.00	# 9
5	Catherine RYAZANOV / Ilia Tkachenko	MOB	59.88	26.64		33.24	8.32	8.14	8.36	8.43	8.29	0.00	# 1
6	Catherine Puskas / Jonathan Ghurair	MSK	57.19	28.63		29.56	7.32	7.21	7.46	7.46	7.46	1.00	# 6
7	Valeria Starygin / Ivan Volobuev	MSK	48.32	21.42		26.90	6.57	6.61	6.64	6.96	6.79	0.00	# 4
8	Tatiana BATURINTSEVA / Andrey Nevsky	MOB	36.24	8.17		19.16	4.96	4.75	4.86	4.64	4.75	0.00	# 2
9	Daria Semenikhina / Jan GLAZKOV	SMR	31.15	16.50		16.65	4.4	4.7	4.14	4.32	4.21	2.00	# 3

Free Dance

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Deduction -	StN.
1	Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev	MSK	106.67	51.36		55.31	9.11	4.9	9.32	9.46	9.32	0.00	# 5
2	Elena Ilina / Nikita Katsalapov	MSK	105.53	50.07		55.46	9.39	9.00	9.43	9.11	9.43	0.00	# 7
3	Catherine RYAZANOV / Ilia Tkachenko	MOB	103.99	53.08		50.91	8.46	8.29	8.75	8.50	8.57	0.00	# 8
4	Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshina	MSK	93.94	47.00		46.94	7.89	7.68	7.89	7.86	7.89	0.00	# 6
5	Xenia Mońki / Cyril Khalyavin	MSK	93.73	47.21		46.52	7.86	7.57	7.79	7.79	7.86	0.00	# 9
6	Catherine Puskas / Jonathan Ghurair	MSK	85.92	41.28		44.64	7.32	7.32	7.57	7.54	7.57	0.00	# 2
7	Valeria Starygin / Ivan Volobuev	MSK	78.67	37.41		41.26	6.79	6.71	6.89	7.14	7.00	0.00	# 3
8	Tatiana BATURINTSEVA / Andrey Nevsky	MOB	59.11	29.75		29.36	4.93	4.75	5.00	4.93	4.96	0.00	# 4
9	Daria Semenikhina / Jan GLAZKOV	SMR	56.91	32.20		25.71	4.39	4.25	4.36	4.21	4.21	1.00	# 1

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev	MSK	174.72	1	1
2	Elena Ilina / Nikita Katsalapov	MSK	171.67	2	2
3	Catherine RYAZANOV / Ilia Tkachenko	MOB	163.87	5	3
4	Xenia Mońki / Cyril Khalyavin	MSK	155.63	3	5
5	Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshina	MSK	153.97	4	4
6	Catherine Puskas / Jonathan Ghurair	MSK	143.11	6	6
7	Valeria Starygin / Ivan Volobuev	MSK	126.99	7	7
8	Tatiana BATURINTSEVA / Andrey Nevsky	MOB	95.35	8	8
9	Daria Semenikhina / Jan GLAZKOV	SMR	88.06	9	9

Cup of Nice Ice Dance Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Deduction -	StN.
1	Valeria STARYGINA / Ivan VOLOBUEV	RUS	56.49	29.80		26.69	6.70	6.60	6.70	6.65	6.70	0.00	#6
2	Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALYAVIN	RUS	54.88	25.50		29.38	7.40	7.20	7.15	7.45	7.45	0.00	#4
3	Irina SHTORK / Taavi RAND	EST	50.08	26.10		23.98	6.05	5.85	6.00	6.05	6.00	0.00	#13
4	Frederica BERNARDI / Christopher MIOR	ITA	46.30	28.00		18.30	4.70	4.45	4.65	4.45	4.60	0.00	#9
5	Olesia KARMI / Max LINDHOLM	FIN	46.24	26.60		19.64	5.05	4.75	4.90	4.80	5.00	0.00	#12
6	Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN	CZE	46.00	23.80		23.20	5.85	5.75	5.60	5.90	5.85	1.00	#3
7	Anastasia ZVORYGINA / Maciej BERNADOWSKI	POL	44.70	24.40		20.30	5.10	4.90	5.10	5.15	5.10	0.00	#2
8	Nadezhda FROLENKOVA / Vitaly NIKIFOROV	UKR	44.39	23.70		20.69	5.25	4.95	5.25	5.30	5.10	0.00	#5
9	Charlotte AIKEN / Joshua WHIDBOURNE	GBR	41.08	22.70		18.38	4.60	4.50	4.65	4.55	4.65	0.00	#11
10	Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST	SUI	39.94	20.20		19.74	5.00	4.90	5.00	4.95	4.85	0.00	#1
11	Natalia KALISZEK / Michal KALISZEK	POL	36.62	17.20		19.42	4.95	4.75	4.85	4.85	4.85	0.00	#7
12	Corenne BRUNHS / Ryan VAN NATTEN	MEX	35.21	18.60		16.61	4.35	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.10	0.00	#15
13	Sarah May COWARD / Georges KENCHADZE	BUL	34.69	19.60		15.09	3.95	3.80	3.75	3.80	3.60	0.00	#14

Free Dance

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Deduction -	StN.
1	Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALYAVIN	RUS	85.74	40.70		46.04	7.60	7.65	7.65	7.75	7.75	1.00	#12
2	Valeria STARYGINA / Ivan VOLOBUEV	RUS	81.11	40.40		42.71	7.05	7.00	7.20	7.20	7.25	2.00	#13
3	Frederica BERNARDI / Christopher MIOR	ITA	70.70	38.98		32.72	5.50	5.25	5.50	5.55	5.60	1.00	#10
4	Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN	CZE	69.24	35.58		34.66	5.90	5.70	5.70	5.80	5.80	1.00	#8
5	Irina SHTORK / Taavi RAND	EST	68.61	31.40		37.21	6.30	6.10	6.15	6.30	6.20	0.00	#11
6	Nadezhda FROLENKOVA / Vitaly NIKIFOROV	UKR	68.55	36.30		32.25	5.45	5.25	5.40	5.35	5.50	0.00	#6
7	Olesia KARMI / Max LINDHOLM	FIN	67.40	36.60		30.80	5.25	5.05	5.15	5.15	5.10	0.00	#9
8	Charlotte AIKEN / Joshua WHIDBOURNE	GBR	67.19	38.10		31.09	5.10	5.15	5.10	5.35	5.25	2.00	#5
9	Anastasia ZVORYGINA / Maciej BERNADOWSKI	POL	63.50	32.36		32.14	5.35	5.20	5.40	5.50	5.45	1.00	#7
10	Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST	SUI	60.11	31.20		28.91	5.10	4.70	4.85	4.65	4.80	0.00	#4
11	Corenne BRUNHS / Ryan VAN NATTEN	MEX	55.01	30.80		24.21	4.05	4.00	4.10	4.05	4.00	0.00	#2
12	Sarah May COWARD / Georges KENCHADZE	BUL	49.10	30.10		21.00	3.65	3.45	3.35	3.65	3.40	2.00	#1
13	Natalia KALISZEK / Michal KALISZEK	POL	48.97	20.48		28.49	4.95	4.60	4.70	4.75	4.80	0.00	#3

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALYAVIN	RUS	140.62	2	1
2	Valeria STARYGINA / Ivan VOLOBUEV	RUS	137.60	1	2
3	Irina SHTORK / Taavi RAND	EST	118.69	3	5
4	Frederica BERNARDI / Christopher MIOR	ITA	117.00	4	3
5	Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN	CZE	115.24	6	4
6	Olesia KARMI / Max LINDHOLM	FIN	113.64	5	7
7	Nadezhda FROLENKOVA / Vitaly NIKIFOROV	UKR	112.94	8	6
8	Charlotte AIKEN / Joshua WHIDBOURNE	GBR	108.27	9	8
9	Anastasia ZVORYGINA / Maciej BERNADOWSKI	POL	108.20	7	9
10	Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST	SUI	100.05	10	10
11	Corenne BRUNHS / Ryan VAN NATTEN	MEX	90.22	12	11
12	Natalia KALISZEK / Michal KALISZEK	POL	85.59	11	13
13	Sarah May COWARD / Georges KENCHADZE	BUL	83.79	13	12

Nebelhorn Trophy Dance Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Deduction -	StN.
1	Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI	GER	59.58	31.08		28.50	7.04	6.89	7.04	7.29	7.29	0.00	#12
2	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	56.97	28.79		28.18	7.00	6.75	7.04	7.18	7.18	0.00	#2
3	Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV	AZE	56.95	29.93		27.02	6.79	6.57	6.75	6.75	6.86	0.00	#7
4	Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN	RUS	54.92	27.56		28.36	7.07	6.96	7.07	7.21	7.11	1.00	#8
5	Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM	CAN	54.50	28.00		26.50	6.64	6.39	6.68	6.75	6.64	0.00	#9
6	Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri DUN	UKR	54.44	29.20		25.24	6.36	6.14	6.29	6.36	6.36	0.00	#14
7	Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL	CAN	53.79	27.00		26.79	6.71	6.50	6.71	6.64	6.86	0.00	#15
8	Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN	CZE	47.73	25.43		22.30	5.61	5.43	5.61	5.64	5.57	0.00	#4
9	Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST	SUI	46.62	25.50		22.12	5.57	5.43	5.61	5.54	5.50	1.00	#6
10	Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE	GBR	46.12	26.08		20.04	5.11	4.89	5.00	5.04	5.00	0.00	#11
11	Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ	ESP	45.68	22.36		23.32	5.82	5.61	5.86	5.93	5.89	0.00	#13
12	Federica BERNARDI / Christopher MIOR	ITA	43.90	23.37		20.53	5.11	4.93	5.11	5.25	5.21	0.00	#10
13	Allison REED / Vasili ROGOV	ISR	42.54	22.28		20.26	5.07	4.96	5.00	5.11	5.14	0.00	#5
14	Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION	JPN	41.82	21.35		20.47	5.11	4.89	5.07	5.29	5.18	0.00	#3
15	Zsuzsanna NAGY / Mate FEJES	HUN	41.73	21.00		20.73	5.21	5.11	5.25	5.29	5.07	0.00	#1

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Deduction -	StN.
1	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	90.82	46.28		44.54	7.36	7.21	7.50	7.61	7.61	0.00	#12
2	Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV	AZE	86.64	44.24		42.40	7.11	6.86	7.07	7.29	7.14	0.00	#14
3	Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN	RUS	84.78	42.16		43.62	7.32	7.04	7.29	7.43	7.43	1.00	#15
4	Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM	CAN	83.42	41.62		41.80	6.96	6.71	7.11	7.18	7.07	0.00	#13
5	Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI	GER	82.42	41.51		41.91	6.93	6.61	7.18	7.21	7.29	1.00	#11
6	Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri DUN	UKR	78.17	39.13		40.04	6.64	6.54	6.71	6.79	6.79	1.00	#9
7	Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL	CAN	76.63	40.02		38.61	6.50	6.25	6.46	6.54	6.54	2.00	#10
8	Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ	ESP	72.43	37.92		34.51	5.79	5.54	5.82	5.89	5.86	0.00	#4
9	Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST	SUI	71.71	36.38		35.33	6.00	5.64	6.00	6.07	5.89	0.00	#6
10	Federica BERNARDI / Christopher MIOR	ITA	70.99	39.82		31.17	5.25	5.04	5.29	5.29	5.21	0.00	#1
11	Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE	GBR	70.57	39.51		33.06	5.39	5.32	5.54	5.68	5.79	2.00	#7
12	Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN	CZE	69.76	34.99		35.77	5.89	5.82	6.00	6.18	6.04	1.00	#8
13	Allison REED / Vasili ROGOV	ISR	64.78	34.24		31.54	5.25	5.11	5.25	5.50	5.29	1.00	#2
14	Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION	JPN	61.68	33.35		30.33	5.07	4.93	5.11	5.18	5.07	2.00	#5

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	147.79	2	1
2	Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV	AZE	143.59	3	2
3	Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI	GER	142.00	1	5
4	Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN	RUS	139.70	4	3
5	Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM	CAN	137.92	5	4
6	Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri DUN	UKR	132.61	6	6
7	Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL	CAN	130.42	7	7
8	Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST	SUI	118.33	9	9
9	Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ	ESP	118.11	11	8
10	Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN	CZE	117.49	8	12
11	Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE	GBR	116.69	10	11
12	Federica BERNARDI / Christopher MIOR	ITA	114.89	12	10
13	Allison REED / Vasili ROGOV	ISR	107.32	13	13
14	Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION	JPN	103.50	14	14
WD	Zsuzsanna NAGY / Mate FEJES	HUN

Top Moments of 2011: March

Junior Worlds:

Alexander Majorov became the first Swedish man to medal at Junior Worlds with his bronze medal finish.

The Russian wonderbabies Adelina Sotnikova and Elizaveta Tuktamisheva cruised to a 1-2 finish with their strong technical content.

Sui and Han claimed their 2nd Junior World title.

Monko and Khaliavin won the dance title and Lichtman and Copely held off a Russian sweep of the podium.

Other

A huge earthquake rocked Japan and was followed by a devastating tsunami only a week before the Worlds were scheduled to take place.  The entire Japanese team was unharmed as were several of the skaters already in the county.  Eventually, the event was postponed and Moscow was awarded the World Championships.  See how I covered the aftermath here and here.

Junior Worlds: Recap

Men: 
After a disastrous Canadian nationals, Andrei Rogozine was able to put together two strong programs here.  Although he didn't win either segment, his scores were good enough to give him the gold medal.  His opening triple axel + triple toe and solo triple axel in his free skate both received positive GOEs and really racked up the technical points for him.  He'll need to work on the quality and difficulty of his spins if he wants to make a splash at the senior level.  He hasn't aged out of juniors and can compete here again next season but young phenom Nan Nguyen who recently won the Canadian Junior title, will be aging in next season and could put up a big fight.

Keiji Tanaka won the free skate and the silver medal.  He had a nice GOE on his triple axel in the free skate and had Level 3s and 4s on his spins.  He could work on amping up his jump difficulty, but he is also eligible to compete as a junior next season.

Alexander Majorov became the first Swedish man to medal at the Junior World Championships with his bronze medal finish.  He has two triple + triple combos in his arsenal that give him a big technical bonus but his GOEs are barely in the positive range.  He'll be able to see how his scores compare with the best in the world when he competes at the World Championships in a few weeks.  This was his final season of junior eligibility.

Keegan Messing fell from 1st to 4th after a rough free skate in which he popped an axel and received no credit for a loop.  His short program showed off his jump arsenal and he does have a quad under his belt.  He'll be aging out of Juniors and looking to put his quad against the top men next season.

Max Aaron, who finished 5th is the only other top ten finisher who is aging out of juniors.

I had 0/3 exact predictions and picked 1/3 medal winners (Andrei Rogozine).

Ladies:
Russia's tiny phenoms proved just how good they are by finishing 1-2 at this event.  Adelina Sotnikova put together Triple Lutz + Triple Loop and Double Axel + Triple Toe combinations with positive GOEs en route to a technical victory.  She could work on the level of her steps and layback spin, but overall this young lady looks ready for an impressive debut on the Senior Grand Prix next season.  She won't be old enough for senior worlds next season, but will be looking to defend her title.

She'll be challenged by Elizaveta Tuktamisheva who took the silver medal here.  Elizaveta lacked some of the jump difficulty of Adelina, but is equal to most of the senior ladies out there.  Her step sequence is one area she could work on difficulty.  She'll likely be on the Senior Grand Prix next season as well.

Agnes Zawadzki came from behind to claim her second Junior Worlds medal.  Her normally strong jumps were judged under-rotated in some cases by a tough technical panel, but she did put out a seasons best free skate.  This is only her 4th international competition, and I've seen her confidence improve at each outing.  I wouldn't be surprised to see her take home her first Grand Prix medal next season.

Christina Gao dropped to 4th after having her double axel deemed under-rotated and in this deep field, not showing a triple-triple in her free skate cost her important technical points.  She's undergone some growth spurts this season that have caused her to adjust her jumps, but her style is more like Yuna Kim everyday.  As she gets her feet back under her again, I think she'll really start to rack up points and medals next season.

I had 3/3 exact predictions.

Pairs:
Discounting a fall on the side by side jumps at the beginning of their free skate, Sui and Han were perfect to claim their second Junior World title.  Their throw quad was slightly two-footed, but they've got closer to a clean landing at each competition and I expect they'll have it down by next season.  They are already one of the top senior teams in the World and can do elements that no one else in the world is doing.  If they can escape the age scandal, I expect them to continue their success as seniors next season and make a run for the World podium.

Stolbova and Klimov were able to move up a spot and claim the silver medal.  They have a lot of nice elements but are only doing double twists which will cost them a lot of points next season as seniors if they don't start executing triple twists.  They'll be on the Grand Prix next season, but they've aged out of juniors and with a very deep Russian field, they may have trouble breaking through and claiming spots at Europeans and Senior Worlds.

Takahashi and Tran took home the bronze medal.  Their free skate had several errors, including no credit on their spirals and problems on their side by side jumps.  I think the strain of so many events at the end of the season at two different levels is starting to show.  As they age out of juniors and transition solely to seniors, they'll be able to really polish their programs and perhaps repeat the success they had as seniors this season.

Cain and Reagan placed 4th with several nice elements.  She is very tall with long limbs and while this makes some of the elements harder, it also makes their lifts look fantastic.  They only execute a double twist and will need to up that element to compete with the seniors.  The US have several good pairs teams, but Cain and Reagan seem to be improving quickly and could make a mark next season at the senior level.

Other teams in the top 10 aging out are Purich and Schultz, Jones and Gaskell, Andrews and LeDuc, Gillespie and Dematte.

I had 3/3 exact predictions.

Dance:
Monko and Khaliavan won both segments to take home the gold medal.  They have a very nice style and nice lines while on the ice, but twizzles are one of their weaker elements.  They are aging out of juniors and will be in a good but young dance field in Russia.

Countrymates Pushkash and Guerreiro won the silver medal and will also be facing a tough field at home as they age out of juniors.  Their step sequences in their free dance only gained Level 2s but the rest of their elements were well executed and they had several high GOEs.

Lichtman and Copely took home the bronze medal to cap off a breakout season for this team to cap their junior careers.  They had all Level 3 and 4 elements except for the midline step sequence.  I expect them to continue to develop their technique under the watchful eye of Zoueva and Shpilband.  They'll do well as seniors next season, but the US dance field is so deep and almost all the top teams train with their same coaches.  These teams are also very young and not likely to retire any time soon, so it could be an uphill battle to get to Senior Worlds.

Zahorski and Miart finished a surprise 2nd in the free dance and 4th overall.  They had all Level 3 and 4 elements in their free skate and nice GOEs.  They can still compete as juniors next season and it will be interesting to see if they choose to take this momentum to the senior level or make a run for the Junior Grand Prix Final and Junior World Champion titles.

I had 3/3 exact predictions.

Overall: I had 9/12 exact predictions and picked 10/12 of the medal winners.

Junior World Championships: Free Dance

1. Monko/Khaliavin, RUS: 38.43 TES + 45.11 PCS = 83.54 Total: 144.16
2. Pushkash/Guerreiro, RUS: 36.92 TES + 41.96 PCS = 78.88 Total: 134.64
3. Lichtman/Copely, USA: 38.37 TES + 39.71 PCS = 78.08 Total: 133.36
4. Zahorski/Miart, FRA: 40.78 TES + 38.42 PCS = 79.20 Total: 128.16
5. Visnova/Csolley, SVK: 37.57 TES + 36.50 PCS = 74.07 Total: 126.07
6. Kosigina/Moroshkin, RUS: 36.04 TES + 38.51 PCS = 74.55 Total: 125.43
7. Cannuscio/McManus, USA: 35.36 TES + 36.60 PCS = 71.96 Total: 122.90
8. Orford/Williams, CAN: 36.65 TES + 35.76 PCS = 72.41 Total: 122.22
9. Hurtado/Diaz, ESP: 36.87 TES + 34.70 PCS = 71.57 Total: 120.41
10. Shtork/Rand, EST: 33.35 TES + 34.91 PCS = 67.41 Total: 117.50
11. Bonacorsi/Mager, USA: 33.35 TES + 35.28 PCS = 68.63 Total: 117.26
12. Papadakis/Cizeron, FRA: 35.85 TES + 35.74 PCS = 71.59 Total: 115.56
13. Galyeta/Shumski, UKR: 29.92 TES + 33.74 PCS = 63.66 Total: 112.11
14. Elsener/Roost, SUI: 31.26 TES + 31.93 PCS = 63.19 Total: 110.39
15. Oliveira/Hockley, CAN: 33.39 TES + 31.13 PCS - 64.52 Total: 109.66
16. Dieck/Zenkner, GER: 32.79 TES + 27.54 PCS = 60.33 Total: 102.68
17. Uzurova/Ali, KAZ: 31.30 TES + 28.98 PCS = 60.28 Total: 101.98
18. Aiken/Whidborne, GBR: 32.08 TES + 28.38 PCS = 60.46 Total: 101.42
19. Nosulia/Kholoniuk, UKR: 29.72 TES + 28.27 PCS -1.00 = 56.99 Total: 96.35
20. Sforza, Fioretti, ITA: 27.28 TES + 25.35 PCS -2.00 = 50.63 Total: 89.36

Junior World Championships: Short Dance

1. Monko/Khaliavin, RUS: 32.57 TES + 28.05 PCS = 60.62
2. Pushkash/Guerreiro, RUS: 28.70 TES + 27.06 PCS = 55.76
3. Lichtman/Copely, USA: 30.15 TES + 25.13 PCS = 55.28
4. Visnova/Csolley, SVK: 28.34 TES + 23.66 PCS = 52.00
5. Cannuscio/McManus, USA: 26.93 TES + 24.01 PCS = 50.94
6. Kosignia/Moroshkin, RUS: 26.86 TES + 24.02 PCS = 50.88
7. Shtork/Rand, EST: 28.42 TES + 21.67 PCS = 50.09
8. Orford/Williams, CAN: 26.22 TES + 23.59 PCS = 49.81
9. Zahorski/Miart, FRA: 24.22 TES + 24.74 PCS = 48.96
10. Hurtado/Diaz, ESP: 26.86 TES + 21.98 PCS = 48.84
11. Bonacorsi/Mager, USA: 25.56 TES + 24.07 PCS -1.00 = 48.63
12. Galyeta/Shumski, UKR: 24.72 TES + 23.73 PCS = 48.45
13. Elsener/Roost, SUI: 27.16 + 20.04 = 47.20
14. Oliveira/Hockley, CAN: 26.35 TES + 18.79 PCS = 45.14
15. Papadakis/Cizeron, FRA: 22.72 TES + 22.25 PCS -1.00 = 43.97
16. Dieck/Zenkner, GER: 25.22 TES + 17.13 PCs = 42.35
17. Uzurova/Ali, KAZ: 24.64 TES + 17.06 PCS = 41.70
18. Aiken/Whidborne, GBR: 21.64 TES + 19.32 PCS = 40.96
19. Nosulia/Kholoniuk, URK: 21.15 TES + 18.21 PCS = 39.36
20. Sforza/Fioretti, ITA: 22.64 TES + 16.09 PCS = 38.73
21. Zhang/Wu, CHN: 18.20 TES + 19.86 PCS = 38.06
22. Carroll/Gerber, POL: 20.96 TES + 16.25 PCS = 37.21
23. Kavaleva/Bieliaiev, BLR: 18.63 TES + 18.05 PCS = 36.68
24. Tremasova/Lichev, BUL: 16.53 TES + 16.03 PCS = 32.56

Prochazkova/Ceska of CZE withdrew as their skates did not arrive.

The top 20 teams (bolded) have qualified for the free dance.

Junior World Championships: Dance Preview

Monko and Khaliavin by far have the best scores of the season and easily won the Junior Grand Prix Final.  They are the only returning medalist from last season's Junior Worlds and they should easily win gold here.  I think they'll win by a comfortable margin that will set them up for a jump to the senior level and a tough Russian field.

Pushkash and Guerreiro from Russia have consistently scored behind their teammates but put up a big score at Russian nationals to make the team.  They have a great opportunity to set themselves apart from the other Junior teams by claiming a medal here.

Lichtman and Copely are the top U.S. team here.  They are coached by Zoueva and Shpilband, arguably one of the best coaching teams in the world.  I don't think this team looks as polished yet as some of the other teams they coach, but they've had a breakout season this year.  The U.S. Dance field is especially deep and they'll need a medal here to stay competitive as they move to the senior ranks next season.  I think the bronze is well within their grasp, but they tend to make small errors and if they can have two clean programs, they could definitely move up the podium.

Kosignia and Moroshkin will be looking to make this a Russian sweep, but there scores have been at both ends of the spectrum during the season.  If they perform like they did at Russian Nationals, they could be very competitive for a medal.

Orford and Williams of Canada and Galyeta and Shumski of Ukraine will also be in the hunt and should be able to pull together a top 10 finish if not better.  The Ukrainians were really consistent in their two JGP assignments but their score dropped considerably at the Final.  If they can take care of these problems, they may be looking at a possible medal.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Monko/Khaliavin
Silver: Pushkash/Bukin
Bronze: Lichtman/Copely

Russia's dance field is so deep that they are leaving behind three of the world's best junior teams, including two Junior Grand Prix Final medalists.  Stepanova and Bukin won two gold medals on the JGP and qualifed for the JGPF where they won bronze; Sinitsina and Zhiganshin won two silver medals on the JGP and qualified for the JGPF where they won silver; Antipova and Kudashev won a silver medal on the JGP and qualified for the JGPF.

The teams (a D indicates a direct entry)

Hew-Low/Hemmert, AUS:

Kavaleav/Bieliaiev, BLR: They finished 9th at JGP Romania and 11th at JGP Czech Republic.

Tremasova/Lichev, BUL: They finished 15th in the preliminary round at Europeans.  They placed 13th and 16th at their two JGP assignments this season.  They finished 32nd at the World Junior Championships last season.

Oliveira/Hockley, CAN (D): They finished 5th at JGP Japan and 6th at JGP Germany.

Orford/Wiliams, CAN (D): They won bronze at JGP Great Britain and finished 5th at JGP Czech Republic.

Zhang/Wu, CHN: They finished 6th at JGP Japan.  They placed 25th at World Juniors last season.

Prochazkova/Ceska, CZE (D): They finished 9th at JGP Germany and 6th at JGP Czech Republic.

Shtork/Rand, EST: They finished 23rd at the Olympics.  They placed 21st at Europeans.  They finished 8th and 6th at their two JGP assignments this season.  They placed 28th at Junior Worlds last season.

Karmi/Lindholm, FIN: They finished 14th at JGP Great Britain.

Papadakis/Cizeron, FRA: They finished 4th at JGP France and won bronze at JGP Austria.  They placed 22nd at World Juniors last season.

Zahorski/Miart, FRA (D):  They finished 4th at JGP Romania and won silver at JGP Czech Republic.

Dieck/Zenkner, GER (D): They finished 8th at JGP Japan and 14th at JGP Germany.

Aiken/Whidborne, GBR (D): They finished 9th at JGP Great Britain and 11th at JGP Germany.  They placed 15th at World Juniors last season.

Bugrov/Rogov, ISR:

Rizzo/Manenti, ITA: They finished 17th at JGP Czech Republic.

Sforza/Fioretti, ITA (D): They finished 6th at JGP Romania and 8th at JGP Germany.  They placed 31st at Junior Worlds last season.

Komatsubara/Mizutani, JPN: They finished 11th at JGP Japan and 15th at JGP Germany.

Uzurova/Ali, KAZ:

Pecherkina/Jakushin, LAT: They finished 13th at JGP Austria and 17th at JGP Germany.

Vellrath/Pirogov, LTU: They finished 14th at JGP Austria and 12th at JGP Czech Republic.

Yitig/Speden, NZL: They finished 20th at JGP Germany and 13th at JGP Japan.  They placed 34th at Junior Worlds last year.

Carroll/Gerber, POL:

Kosignina/Moroshkin, RUS (D):  They won bronze at Courcheval and gold at Pokal der Blauen to qualify for the JGPF where they finished 6th.

Monko/Khaliavin, RUS (D): They are the reigning World Junior bronze medalists.  They won gold at Brasov Cup and J. Curry Memorial to qualify for the JGPF where they won gold for the second year in a row. 

Pushkash/Guerreiro, RUS (D): They won silver at SBC Cup and gold at Czech Skate to qualify for the JGPF where they placed 4th.  They finished 6th at the World Junior Championships last season.

Visnova/Csolley, SVK:  They finished 9th in the preliminary round at Europeans.  They placed 10th and 7th at their two JGP assignments this season.  They placed 19th at World Juniors last season.

Hurtado/Diaz, ESP:  They finished 15th at Europeans.  They placed 10th and 5th at their two JGP assignments this season. They finished 16th at Junior Worlds last season.

Elsener/Roost, SUI: They finished 19th at Europeans.  They finished 7th and 13th at their two JGP assignments.  They placed 27th at the World Junior Championships last season.

Demirsal/Akalin, TUR: They are the reigning national champions.

Galyeta/Shumski, UKR (D): They won silver at Brasov Cup and bronze at Czech Skate where they finished 7th.  They finished 8th at the World Junior Championships last season. 
Nosulia/Kholoniuk, UKR: They finished 5th at JGP Austria and 10th at JGP Germany.

Bonacorsi/Mager, USA (D): They won bronze at JGP Romania and finished 5th at Great Britain.

Cannuscio/McManus, USA (D): They won silver at JGP France and finished 4th at JGP Japan.

Lichtman/Copely, USA (D): They won gold at JGP Austria and bronze at Germany to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final where they finished 5th.