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 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.

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 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.