Savchenko and Szolkowy want to participate in 3 Grand Prix events and will skip Nebelhorn Trophy.
Peter Liebers broke his sacral bone while working on the choreography for his new programs. He is on complete rest right now and it is unclear when he'll be ready to skate this season.
Zhiganshina/Gazsi who finished 11th in Dance at Worlds are working with two time World Champions Denkova and Staviski. They hope to compete at Sochi in 2014, but she was born in Russia and is working on obtaining her German citizenship.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Boston Open
The Boston Open will be held June 18th and 19th. The competition can be viewed online live for free at this link: http://www.eventvideocompany.com/2011-Boston-Open-p/evc_scob_bo_201106.htm
Some competitors of note:
Jr Men SP/FS
Harrison Choate: SP Score: 60.28 (33.27 TES + 27.01 PCS) Music is Barber of Seville. 3F+3T, 3Lz and 2A
FP score: 52.97 + 51.82 = 104.79 Music: La Strada
Senior Ladies SP
Marissa Castelli: Score: 36.29 Music: Amelie
2A, 3S, 2Lo
Olivia Gibbons: Score: 29.47
Senior Ladies FS
Yasmin Siraj: 48.14 + 43.62=91.76
Senior Men FS
Stephen Carriere: Score: 135.45 (71.05 TES + 65.40 PCS - 1.00) Music: Swan Lake
3A+2T, 3T+2T, 3F, 3Lz, 3S, 3Lo, 3Lz+2T, 3A
Some competitors of note:
Jr Men SP/FS
Harrison Choate: SP Score: 60.28 (33.27 TES + 27.01 PCS) Music is Barber of Seville. 3F+3T, 3Lz and 2A
FP score: 52.97 + 51.82 = 104.79 Music: La Strada
Senior Ladies SP
Marissa Castelli: Score: 36.29 Music: Amelie
2A, 3S, 2Lo
Olivia Gibbons: Score: 29.47
Senior Ladies FS
Yasmin Siraj: 48.14 + 43.62=91.76
Senior Men FS
Stephen Carriere: Score: 135.45 (71.05 TES + 65.40 PCS - 1.00) Music: Swan Lake
3A+2T, 3T+2T, 3F, 3Lz, 3S, 3Lo, 3Lz+2T, 3A
Monday, June 6, 2011
Chinese Off-Season News
Pang and Tong plan to keep competing with a goal of going to the 2014 Sochi Olympics. They are working on programs for next season but plan to do fewer competitions. They have discussed adding a quad throw to their programs for the upcoming season. Lori Nichols has choreographed their free skate to Arabian Nights.
Pang and Tong also became engaged in an on ice proposal!
Ice dancer Xueting Guan was missing and the news was reporting that she had been mugged. She has since been found.
Zhang and Zhang are back on the ice after an injury to his hand last season. He is back to about 70% although some of the lifts are still difficult.
Pang and Tong also became engaged in an on ice proposal!
Ice dancer Xueting Guan was missing and the news was reporting that she had been mugged. She has since been found.
Zhang and Zhang are back on the ice after an injury to his hand last season. He is back to about 70% although some of the lifts are still difficult.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
French Skating Off Season News
Pechalat and Bourzat have left Alexander Zhulin and will train in Detroit under Krylova and Camerlengo.
Vanessa James and Morgan Ciprès have formed a pairs partnership and are working with Ingo Steuer.
Florent Amodio will continue to train with Morozov.
Brian Joubert will not need surgery on his knee as originally thought.
The Junior team of Zahorski/Miart (4th in dance at Junior Worlds) will be out for most of the season as he suffered an ankle fracture in practice.
Vanessa James and Morgan Ciprès have formed a pairs partnership and are working with Ingo Steuer.
Florent Amodio will continue to train with Morozov.
Brian Joubert will not need surgery on his knee as originally thought.
The Junior team of Zahorski/Miart (4th in dance at Junior Worlds) will be out for most of the season as he suffered an ankle fracture in practice.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Russian Skating Off-Season News
Dance team Ilinykh and Katsalapov have left their coach Alexander Zhulin and will train with Morozov.
Maria Mukhortova and Oleg Vasiliev have split.
Volosozhar and Trankov will be training with Morozov in the U.S. over the summer. They will debut at Nebelhorn Trophy and only plan to do two Grand Prix events.
Alena Leonova has also switched to Morozov. She plans to compete at three Grand Prix events, including Cup of Russia. She'll also enter the Finlandia Trophy and Cup of Nice.
Elizaveta Tuktamisheva will compete on the Senior Grand Prix this fall and aims to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. She will get a new long program but is considering keeping her short program.
Ksenia Makarova will skate a Marilyn Monroe themed free skate this season.
Bazarova and Larionov will have programs choreographed by Marina Zoueva this season.
Plushenko has been reinstated as an amateur by the ISU and has had knee surgery to repair his meniscus.
World bronze medalist Arthur Gachinski will compete at Cup of Russia.
Russian National Team:
Senior National Team
Men
Zhan Bush
Sergey Voronov
Artur Gachinski
Konstantin Menshov
Evgeny Plushenko
Ivan Tretyakov
Ladies
Sofia Biryukova
Alena Leonova
Julia Lipnitskaya
Ksenia Makarova
Adelina Sotnikova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Pairs
Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov
Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov
Katerina Gerboldt/Alexander Enbert
Lubov Iliuschechkina/Nodari Maisuradze
Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov
Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov
Ice DancingEkaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev
Kristina Goshkova/Vitali Butikov
Elena Ilinykh/Nikita Katsalapov
Ekaterina Riazanova/Ilya Tkachenko
Ksenia Monko/Kirill Khaliavin
Jana Khokhlova/Fedor Andreev
Junior National Team
Men
Gordey Gorshkov
Fedosiy Efremenkov
Maxim Kovtun
Mikhail Kolayda
Murad Kurbanov
Artem Leger
Ilya Petrov
Ladies
Polina Agafonova
Daria Afanasieva
Polina Korobeynikova
Arina Petrova
Anna Shershak
Rosa Scheveleva
Pairs
Kristina Astakhova/Nikita Bochkov
Valeria Grechukhina/Andrei Filonov
Ekaterina Krutskikh/Vladimir Morozov
Elizaveta Semenova/Maxim Petukhov
Tatiana Tudvaseva/Sergey Liseev
Lina Fedorova/Maxim Miroshkin
Dance
Valeria Zenkova/Valeri Sinitsin
Evgena Kosigina/Nikolai Moroshkin
Valeria Loseva/Denis Lunin
Victoria Sinitsina/Ruslan Zhingashin
Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin
Anna Yankovskaya/Egor Koscheev
Reserve Team
Men
Artem Borodulin
Artem Grigoriev
Artur Dmitriev
Konstantin Miliukov
Alexander Nikolaev
Artem Punin
Mark Shakmatov
Ladies
Maria Artemyeva
Kristina Zaseeva
Anna Ovcharova
Ekaterina Frolova
Valentina Chernysheva
Polina Shelepen
Pairs
Alexandra Vasilieva/Yuri Shevchuk
Ekaterina Kuklina/Eduard Kushtanov
Anastasia Martyusheva/Alexei Rogonov
Ekaterina Petaykina/Maxim Kurdyukov
Anna Silaeva/Mikhail Kuznetsov
Evgenia Tarasova/Egor Chudin
Dance
Tatiana Baturitnseva/Sergey Mozgov
Anna Polikarpova/Maxim Kirillov
Ekaterina Pushkash/Jonathan Guerreiro
Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin
Maria Mukhortova and Oleg Vasiliev have split.
Volosozhar and Trankov will be training with Morozov in the U.S. over the summer. They will debut at Nebelhorn Trophy and only plan to do two Grand Prix events.
Alena Leonova has also switched to Morozov. She plans to compete at three Grand Prix events, including Cup of Russia. She'll also enter the Finlandia Trophy and Cup of Nice.
Elizaveta Tuktamisheva will compete on the Senior Grand Prix this fall and aims to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. She will get a new long program but is considering keeping her short program.
Ksenia Makarova will skate a Marilyn Monroe themed free skate this season.
Bazarova and Larionov will have programs choreographed by Marina Zoueva this season.
Plushenko has been reinstated as an amateur by the ISU and has had knee surgery to repair his meniscus.
World bronze medalist Arthur Gachinski will compete at Cup of Russia.
Russian National Team:
Senior National Team
Men
Zhan Bush
Sergey Voronov
Artur Gachinski
Konstantin Menshov
Evgeny Plushenko
Ivan Tretyakov
Ladies
Sofia Biryukova
Alena Leonova
Julia Lipnitskaya
Ksenia Makarova
Adelina Sotnikova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Pairs
Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov
Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov
Katerina Gerboldt/Alexander Enbert
Lubov Iliuschechkina/Nodari Maisuradze
Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov
Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov
Ice DancingEkaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev
Kristina Goshkova/Vitali Butikov
Elena Ilinykh/Nikita Katsalapov
Ekaterina Riazanova/Ilya Tkachenko
Ksenia Monko/Kirill Khaliavin
Jana Khokhlova/Fedor Andreev
Junior National Team
Men
Gordey Gorshkov
Fedosiy Efremenkov
Maxim Kovtun
Mikhail Kolayda
Murad Kurbanov
Artem Leger
Ilya Petrov
Ladies
Polina Agafonova
Daria Afanasieva
Polina Korobeynikova
Arina Petrova
Anna Shershak
Rosa Scheveleva
Pairs
Kristina Astakhova/Nikita Bochkov
Valeria Grechukhina/Andrei Filonov
Ekaterina Krutskikh/Vladimir Morozov
Elizaveta Semenova/Maxim Petukhov
Tatiana Tudvaseva/Sergey Liseev
Lina Fedorova/Maxim Miroshkin
Dance
Valeria Zenkova/Valeri Sinitsin
Evgena Kosigina/Nikolai Moroshkin
Valeria Loseva/Denis Lunin
Victoria Sinitsina/Ruslan Zhingashin
Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin
Anna Yankovskaya/Egor Koscheev
Reserve Team
Men
Artem Borodulin
Artem Grigoriev
Artur Dmitriev
Konstantin Miliukov
Alexander Nikolaev
Artem Punin
Mark Shakmatov
Ladies
Maria Artemyeva
Kristina Zaseeva
Anna Ovcharova
Ekaterina Frolova
Valentina Chernysheva
Polina Shelepen
Pairs
Alexandra Vasilieva/Yuri Shevchuk
Ekaterina Kuklina/Eduard Kushtanov
Anastasia Martyusheva/Alexei Rogonov
Ekaterina Petaykina/Maxim Kurdyukov
Anna Silaeva/Mikhail Kuznetsov
Evgenia Tarasova/Egor Chudin
Dance
Tatiana Baturitnseva/Sergey Mozgov
Anna Polikarpova/Maxim Kirillov
Ekaterina Pushkash/Jonathan Guerreiro
Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Pairs and Dance Team Splits/Retirements
Caitlin Yankowskas/John Coughlin (2011 National Pairs Champs, 6th at Worlds)
Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett (3rd, Senior Pairs, 2010 National Champs)
Lindsay Davis/Themistocles Leftheris (7th Senior Pairs)
Becky Bereswill/Trevor Young (10th, Senior Pairs)
Molly Aaron/Daniyel Cohen (11th, Senior Pairs)
Erika Smith/Nate Bartholomay (12th, Senior Pairs)
Lisa Moore/Justin Gaumond (13th, Senior Pairs)
Felicia Zhang/Taylor Toth (2010 Junior National Pairs Champs)
Britney Simpson/Nathan Miller
Madison Chock/Greg Zuerlein (3rd, Senior Dance)
Madison Hubbell/Kieffer Hubbell (4th, Senior Dance)
Rachel Tibbetts/Collin Brubaker (8th Senior Dance)
Allissandra Aronow/Zachary Donohoe (11th Senior Dance)
Katerine Zeigler/Baxter Burbank (13th Senior Dance)
Alison Carey/Ryan VanNatten (14th, Senior Dance)
Emily Samuelson/Evan Bates (2010 Olympians)
Brynn Carman/AJ Reiss (4th, Junior Pairs)
Haven Denney/Daniel Raad (6th, Junior Pairs)
Morgan Sowa/David Leenen (9th, Junior Pairs)
Heather Buckner/Nicholas Taylor (10th, Junior Dance)
Kay Bergdolt/Miles Addison (7th, Novice Pairs)
Janelle Unger/Robert Przepioski (11th, Novice Pairs)
Bryna Oi/Mark Jahnke (5th, Novice Dance)
Notable Internationals:
Jessica Dube/Bryce Davison, CAN (2009 Pairs World Bronze Medalists)
Adeline Canac/Yannick Bonheur, FRA (18th at Worlds in Pairs)
Mylene Brodeur/John Mattatal, CAN
Adam Johnson/Kaleigh Hole, CAN
Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier, CAN (10th at Worlds in Dance)
Allison Reed/Otar Japaridze, GEO (18th at Worlds in Dance)
Lucie Mysliveckova/Matej Novak, CZE (22nd at Worlds in Dance)
Brooke Frieling/Lionel Rumi, ISR (24th at Worlds in Dance)
Nora Hoffman/Maxim Zavozin, HUN (Grand Prix Finalists in Dance)
Kristina Gorshkova/Vitali Butikov, RUS: (2008 Dance World Junior Bronze Medalists)
New Partnerships
Caydee Denney/John Coughlin (Senior Pairs)
Felicia Zhang/Nate Bartholomay (Senior Pairs)
Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue (Senior Dance)
Madison Chock/Evan Bates (Senior Dance)
Emily Samuelson/Todd Gilles (Senior Dance)
Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer (Junior Pairs)
Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier (Junior Pairs)
Roxette Howe/Mark Jahnke (Junior Dance)
New International Partnerships
Jessica Dube/Sebastian Wolfe (Pairs), CAN
Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier (Dance), CAN
Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett (3rd, Senior Pairs, 2010 National Champs)
Lindsay Davis/Themistocles Leftheris (7th Senior Pairs)
Becky Bereswill/Trevor Young (10th, Senior Pairs)
Molly Aaron/Daniyel Cohen (11th, Senior Pairs)
Erika Smith/Nate Bartholomay (12th, Senior Pairs)
Lisa Moore/Justin Gaumond (13th, Senior Pairs)
Felicia Zhang/Taylor Toth (2010 Junior National Pairs Champs)
Britney Simpson/Nathan Miller
Madison Chock/Greg Zuerlein (3rd, Senior Dance)
Madison Hubbell/Kieffer Hubbell (4th, Senior Dance)
Rachel Tibbetts/Collin Brubaker (8th Senior Dance)
Allissandra Aronow/Zachary Donohoe (11th Senior Dance)
Katerine Zeigler/Baxter Burbank (13th Senior Dance)
Alison Carey/Ryan VanNatten (14th, Senior Dance)
Emily Samuelson/Evan Bates (2010 Olympians)
Brynn Carman/AJ Reiss (4th, Junior Pairs)
Haven Denney/Daniel Raad (6th, Junior Pairs)
Morgan Sowa/David Leenen (9th, Junior Pairs)
Heather Buckner/Nicholas Taylor (10th, Junior Dance)
Kay Bergdolt/Miles Addison (7th, Novice Pairs)
Janelle Unger/Robert Przepioski (11th, Novice Pairs)
Bryna Oi/Mark Jahnke (5th, Novice Dance)
Notable Internationals:
Jessica Dube/Bryce Davison, CAN (2009 Pairs World Bronze Medalists)
Adeline Canac/Yannick Bonheur, FRA (18th at Worlds in Pairs)
Mylene Brodeur/John Mattatal, CAN
Adam Johnson/Kaleigh Hole, CAN
Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier, CAN (10th at Worlds in Dance)
Allison Reed/Otar Japaridze, GEO (18th at Worlds in Dance)
Lucie Mysliveckova/Matej Novak, CZE (22nd at Worlds in Dance)
Brooke Frieling/Lionel Rumi, ISR (24th at Worlds in Dance)
Nora Hoffman/Maxim Zavozin, HUN (Grand Prix Finalists in Dance)
Kristina Gorshkova/Vitali Butikov, RUS: (2008 Dance World Junior Bronze Medalists)
New Partnerships
Caydee Denney/John Coughlin (Senior Pairs)
Felicia Zhang/Nate Bartholomay (Senior Pairs)
Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue (Senior Dance)
Madison Chock/Evan Bates (Senior Dance)
Emily Samuelson/Todd Gilles (Senior Dance)
Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer (Junior Pairs)
Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier (Junior Pairs)
Roxette Howe/Mark Jahnke (Junior Dance)
New International Partnerships
Jessica Dube/Sebastian Wolfe (Pairs), CAN
Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier (Dance), CAN
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Canadian Off-Season News
Junior National Champion Nam Nguyen will turn 13 in May and will skate on the JGP this fall.
Jessica Dube has teamed up with Sebastian Wolfe and will compete in pairs this season.
According to this article, Bryce Davison is still waiting to be cleared by doctors to skate and it is unclear whether he will be able to fully rehabilitate to compete at his previous level.
Duhamel and Radford have already completed their routines for next season and will take June off for vacation.
Ice dancers Paul and Islam have set a goal to be in the top 2 at Canadian Nationals this season.
Joey Russell who competed at Worlds has announced his retirement.
Jeremy Ten has broke his left foot and will likely be out for part of the season.
Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier, National Ice Dance Champions, have split.
Lawrence and Swiegers will debut their programs at the Indy Pairs Challenge.
Jessica Dube has teamed up with Sebastian Wolfe and will compete in pairs this season.
According to this article, Bryce Davison is still waiting to be cleared by doctors to skate and it is unclear whether he will be able to fully rehabilitate to compete at his previous level.
Duhamel and Radford have already completed their routines for next season and will take June off for vacation.
Ice dancers Paul and Islam have set a goal to be in the top 2 at Canadian Nationals this season.
Joey Russell who competed at Worlds has announced his retirement.
Jeremy Ten has broke his left foot and will likely be out for part of the season.
Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier, National Ice Dance Champions, have split.
Lawrence and Swiegers will debut their programs at the Indy Pairs Challenge.
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