Just a reminder of what competitions are coming up. This listing will change throughout the season.

This week, we have:

JGP Courchevel, August 22 to 26

The Golden Skate Competition folder for JGP Courchevel
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/for...JGP-Courchevel

This starts tomorrow!

I hope the ISU will be uploading youtube videos, as they did last year.

Ice Dance Preview is up
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sho...754#post655754

Men's Preview up (again with video links)

http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sho...914#post655914


Here's the only schedule that is up so far.

http://www.isuresults.com/events/JGP...meSchedule.pdf

As nearly as I can make out, it is:

Schedule (U.S. Eastern Daylight Time)

8/23/2012 Thurday
8:30 AM EDT Ladies' SP
13:30 AM EDT Men's SP

8/24/2012 Friday
9:00 AM EDT Ice Dance SD
11:40 AM EDT Ladies' LP

8/25/2012 Saturday
6:30 AM EDT Men's LP
10:40 AM EDT Ice Dance FD
14:30 AM EDT Exhibition

The Summer Season is officially over and the International 2012-2013 Season is about to begin!

Here's the start order!

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Laura ABTS / Maarten BUCKENS BEL 13 26.14
2 Charlotte DYSON / Paul DREDGE GBR 12 27.43
3 Victoria-Laura LOHMUS / Andrei DAVODOV EST 14 22.23
4 Sofia SFORZA / Francesco FIORETTI ITA 11 38.91

Warm-Up Group 2
5 Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC FRA 10 39.19
6 Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV UKR 6 45.00
7 Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yurii BIELIAIEV BLR 9 40.86
8 Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER USA 7 44.54
9 Holly MOORE / Daniel KLABER USA 8 42.98

Warm-Up Group 3
10 Victoria HASEGAWA / Connor HASEGAWA CAN 4 45.68
11 Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA 2 52.25
12 Madeline EDWARDS / Zhao Kai PANG CAN 3 46.53
13 Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN RUS 1 52.91
14 Sofia EVDOKIMOVA / Egor BAZIN RUS 5 45.29

Here's the start order!

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Marcus BJORK SWE 18 36.61
2 Vincent CUEREL SUI 19 32.78
3 Pavel STRAKACH BLR 21 31.57
4 Julian LAGUS FIN 20 32.46
5 Vlad IONESCU ROU 17 36.71

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Sondre ODDVOLL BOE NOR 14 41.07
7 Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS GER 12 45.68
8 Peter James HALLAM GBR 15 39.43
9 Alessandro PEZZOLI ITA 13 42.57
10 Jui-Shu CHEN TPE 16 39.39

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Mikhail KOLAYDA RUS 8 50.51
12 Victor BUSTAMANTE ESP 9 49.42
13 Charles TETAR FRA 10 49.23
14 Simon HOCQUAUX FRA 7 51.02
15 Nam NGUYEN CAN 11 46.06

Warm-Up Group 4
16 Harrison CHOATE USA 4 57.67
17 Ryuju HINO JPN 2 59.70
18 Jason BROWN USA 3 59.33
19 Ivan PAVLOV UKR 5 52.73
20 Alexander PETROV RUS 6 51.74
21 Boyang JIN CHN 1 62.98

Here's the start order:

Start# Name Country SP place SP Score

1 Carla MONZALI FRA 24 26.74
2 Erika VITEKOVA SVK 23 28.36
3 Anastasia YALOVAIA UKR 26 24.84
4 Kim BELL NED 27 22.77
5 Nastassia HRYBKO BLR 25 25.04

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Kristina Isabel YNTEMA AUT 19 30.70
7 Angelina KUCHVALSKA LAT 22 29.23
8 Rebecka EMANUELSSON SWE 18 35.24
9 Ceciliane Mei Ling HARTMANN SIN 21 29.69
10 Sindra KRIISA EST 20 30.26

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Aleksandra GOLOVKINA LTU 14 36.66
12 Camilla GJERSEM NOR 15 36.45
13 Tanja ODERMATT SUI 17 35.93
14 Anita MADSEN DEN 16 36.27
15 Micol CRISTINI ITA 13 38.51

Warm-Up Group 4
16 Ziquan ZHAO CHN 8 44.80
17 Yura MATSUDA JPN 9 44.62
18 Hwi CHOI KOR 7 46.27
19 Laurine LECAVELIER FRA 11 41.46
20 Eveliina VILJANEN FIN 12 39.51
21 Nadjma MAHAMOUD FRA 10 43.21

Warm-Up Group 5
22 Rika HONGO JPN 3 53.16
23 Elena RADIONOVA RUS 1 61.15
24 Ashley CAIN USA 4 51.31
25 Uliana TITUSHKINA RUS 2 53.62
26 Julianne SEGUIN CAN 6 47.05
27 Vanessa LAM USA 5 48.40

On paper, the favorite for the gold would be Jason Brown, last year's JGPF champion and World Junior bronze medallist. He has had a good summer season. The only snag I can see is that he is working on his triple axel. He theoretically could try one in both programs. However, he hasn't landed one yet.

Jason Brown USA
SP The Question of U by Prince
LP Liebestraum by Franz Liszt
His coach is Kori Ade, and his long time choreographer is Rohene Ward.
Jason is the reigning Junior Grand Prix Champion and the bronze medallist at Junior Worlds. He has been trying, unsuccessfully so far, to land a triple axel in competition. This might be a good place to try one again.
His personal best score was obtained at the 2012 world junior championships, where he score 214.90 points (but did not include a triple axel).
Jason at the 2011 JGPF (his LP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYtxwK2wJrg
Jason at 2012 Glacier Falls Summer Competition LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy5VUPQ3Nvs

You may not have heard of this next skater, but he is a really exciting young skater. And he has both a triple axel and a quad toe. He could challenge for the gold.

Boyang Jin CHN
SP Chambermaid Maid Swing
LP Chaplin
His coach is : Zhaoxiao Xu & his choreographer: Hailan Jiang. He trains in Harbin.
He won the Junior Men's division in the Asian FS Trophy in 2011, with a score of 177.17. He was fourth in Seniors Men's in China in 2012. This is his JGP debut..
His is very young, and very very good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfMlSvHjOUU
As the words attached to the video say: He turned 14 in Oct (2011). But he has aleady 4T, 3A-2T, 3Lz-3T, 3A of the second half...
He did an Exhibition at Cup of China last year to Michael Jackson songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhfYTPjA_sM

I expect one of the next 4 skaters to be in there for the bronze:

Ryuju Hino JPN
SP TaTaKu (best of Kodo) by Tetsuro Naito, Motofumi Yamaguchi
LP Robin Hood (soundtrack) Michael Kamen
His coaches are Hiroshi Nagakubo, Y. Naruse, M. Kawaume, Y. Hongo, and his Choreographer: Kenji Miyamoto
He is the reigning Japanese Junior Champion.
His best total score was 182.71 at JGP Volvo Cup last year.
He was 9th at the World Junior Championships
Here's his SP from Jr. Worlds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0wNWR7V5qU

OR
Mikhail Kolyada RUS
SP The Mask (soundtrack) by Randy Edelman
LP Pearl Harbour (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
His coach and choreographer are Coach: Valentina Chebotareva & Choreographer: Olga Kliushnichenko
His best ever total score was at 2011 JGP Brisbane, where he earned 177.55 and finished 4th. He finished 6th at Russian Junior Nationals.
Here's his free skate from JGP Brisband 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLVlnjwtNjU

OR

Harrison Choate USA
SP Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White by Perez Prado; Mambo Jambo by Perez Prado
LP Slaughter on 10th Avenue by Richard Rodgers
Harrison is coached in Boston by Mark Mitchell, & Peter Johansson. His Choreographers are : Jamie Isley & Tom Dickson
His highest international score is 166.38 at JGP Brasov 2011, where he finished 6th. He finished 4th at US Nationals in juniors.
Harrison at JGP Brasov LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZK_iYMLag4
Harrison at Evening With Champions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Zk_PXZC4M
Harrison has had a strong summer season. His fourth place finish at US nationals is a little misleading. He bombed the SP but finished strong in the LP.

OR

Nam Nguyen CAN
is coached by Brian Orser. His choreographers are Lori Nichol, Joanne McLeod (his former coach) & Aaron Lowe

SP The Ritz, Roll and Rock by Cole Porter; Red Blues by Cole Porter
LP Air on th G String by J. S. Bach; Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor by J. S. Bach
He is only 14.
His highest international score was 169.55 at JGP Brasov in 2011, where he won the bronze medal.. He was the Canadian Junior Champion in the 2010-2011 season, and was 7th at the Canadian Senior Championships last year and 13th at Junior Worlds. Nam is another young, phenomenal skater who already has his triple axel. He's a little young, and a little slow yet, but he is a charmer on the ice.

The rest of the competitors:


Pavel Strakach BLR
was 5th at his senior National Championships two years ago. He was 13th in juniors at Coup de Nice in 2011..

Jui Shu Chen TPE
SP A Night on the Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgski
LP Tristan and Isolde by Maxime Rodriguez
His coaches are Coach: Gui-Fang Zhu, Shih-Hao Lu, Yusuke Hayashi, and his Choreographers are: Shih-Hao Lu, Rie Arikawa
His best international score was 106.73 at JGP Tallinn 2011 where he finished 15th.
His LP from the recent Asian Figure Skating Trophy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mj6Ks_O0_E

Julian Lagus FIN
Dance of a Marionette by Stephan Dudash Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season2012/2013 The Untouchables (soundtrack) by Ennio Morricone
Guerilleros by Maxime Rodrigues
He was 5th in Seniors at Finnish Nationals. He was third at Nordics in Seniors with a score of 141.23, and 12th at The Hague competition in 2012.
This is his JGP debut.
His LP from Nordics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H3nzDKA-KU

Simon Hocquaux FRA
SP Selection from Goan Project
LP Pearl Harbour (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer (information from 2011/2012 season)
He was 6th in seniors at the French National Championships last year.
His personal best is 141.81 at JGP Austria 2011, where he finished 12th.
His LP from French Nationals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEyoUXDu45s

Charles Tetar FRA
SP Barbier of Seville by G. Rossini Music
LP Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by The Platters; Buddy Rock by Jerry Lee Lewis; Blues Nobody by Nat King Cole; Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley
Charles is coached by Annick Dumont.
His highest international score was 138.14, earned at JGP Baltic Cup 2011 where he finished 10th. He won the Triglav trophy in juniors last year, and was third in Coup de Nice in juniors.
He was 5th in Seniors at French Nationals
His LP at JGP Baltic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJdp9fHCGBI

Pangiotis Polizoakis GER
SP Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla
LP Nutcracker by P. I. Tchaikovsky, modern arrangement by Trans Siberian Orchestra
His coach is Coach: Michael Huth, and his Choreographer is Rostislav Sinitzin
He placed second in the Merano Cup in juniors in 2011, where he scored 137.01.
He was third in juniors at German Nationals.
Here is his LP from NRW Trophy last December
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEaMGKA4v4I
And an exhibition of his from Oberstdorf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MUSgGhLlds

Peter James Hallam GBR
SP Avatar (soundtrack) by James Horner
LP Gladiator (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard
Peter is coached by Dawn Peckett, and his choreograph is John Kerr, the former British ice dance champion. I'm looking forward to seeing his work!
His highest previous score was at JGP Austria 2011, where he finished 16th with a score of 122.61
Here he is at the Challenge Cup this last spring at The Hague
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkEdRErkLa0

Alessandro Pezzoli ITA
He has not filed an ISU biography
Here's his SP from the Gardena Spring Trophy 2011. He scored 33.92 and was 11th in this SP and 11th again in the LP with a score of 102.75 (total score 136.67)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Avt6lb0g6w

Sondre Oddvoll NOR
SP Crime Speed from Dick Tracy by Danny Elfman; The Strength of the Righteous from The Untouchables by Ennio Morricone
LP Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin
His coach is Coach: Berit Steigedal, and his Choreographes are: Rostislav Sinizyn, Kaja Hanevold
He is making his international debut here
Here is his novice LP from NRW Trophy last year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfyoz1FS6VY.

Vlad Ionescu ROU
SP Vuelvo al sur by Gotan Project
LP Greek Folk Music
His coach is Coach: Manuela Cristudor and his Choreographer: Sandra Chiper Schär
His best ever total score was 118.59 at JGP Sheffield in 2010.
Here's his last year's LP from Tropheo Lombardi JGP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7GLgCf6c3I

Alexander Petrov RUS
SP Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach
LP Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone
He trains in St. Petersburg, where he is coached by Tatiana Mishina, & Oleg Tataurov. His Choreographer: is Irina Manuilova
This is his international debut. Last year he was a novice.
Here is his Novice LP from the NRW Trophy last December
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oi1q...feature=relmfu

Victor Bustamante ESP
SP Dance Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens
LP The Mission (soundtrack) by Ennio Morricone
He is coached by Carolina Sanz, Ivan Saez, J. Lafarga, & Y. Canton, and his choreographer is: Ivan Saez
His best ever total score was at JGP Austria, 132.88, where he finished 14th.
Last year he was 15th at the World Junior Championships. He is the reigning National Junior champion of Spain.
His FD from that competition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fw4utnCy3Q

Marcus Björk SWE
SP Nyah (from Mission Impossible soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
LP Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin
His coaches are Ladislav Vince, & Ela Magnusson. His Choreographer is : Hanna Gradevik
His highest score was 123.33 at the World Junior Championships, where he finished 24th.
Marcus's free skate from Nordics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo3eo4uZMro

Vincent Cuerel SUI
SP Pink Panther Theme (soundtrack) by Henry Mancini
LP D'Artagnan by Maxime Rodriguez
He is coached by Coach: Jacqueline Kiefer & his Choreographer is : Michele Colberg
He placed 6th at the 2011 Ice Challenge of Graz, where he scored 107.67
He was in novices in the 2011 season. Here is his novice SP from the 2011 Spring Trophy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8H6TQ3gNnI

Ivan Pavlov UKR
SP Symphony No. 5 by L. v. Beethoven arr. by David Garrett
LP Legend of Zorro (soundtrack) by James Horner
His coach is Marina Amirkhanova and his Choreographers are : Natalia Vorobieva, Irina Chubarets.
This is his international debut. Last fall he was in Novices.
Here is his novice LP from the 2011 Kaunas Ice Autumn Cup.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jipMAD9dwQ

Tech panel
Referee Ms. Laimute KRAUZIENE ISU

Technical Controller Ms. Hely ABBONDATI ISU

Technical Specialist Mr. Michael HOPFES ISU

Assistant Technical Specialist Ms. Tamara DOROFEJEV ISU



Data Operator Mr. Ronny BANFI ISU

Replay Operator Mr. Lionel AVOT ISU

SP results page, currently with start order

http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpfra2012/SEG001.HTM




Warm-Up Group 1
1 Julian LAGUS FIN

2 Nam NGUYEN CAN

3 Harrison CHOATE USA

4 Boyang JIN CHN

5 Vincent CUEREL SUI

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Alexander PETROV RUS

7 Victor BUSTAMANTE ESP

8 Simon HOCQUAUX FRA

9 Ivan PAVLOV UKR

10 Jason BROWN USA

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Pavel STRAKACH BLR

12 Peter James HALLAM GBR

13 Sondre ODDVOLL BOE NOR

14 Charles TETAR FRA

15 Jui-Shu CHEN TPE

Warm-Up Group 4
16 Vlad IONESCU ROU

17 Alessandro PEZZOLI ITA

18 Mikhail KOLAYDA RUS

19 Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS GER

20 Ryuju HINO JPN

21 Marcus BJORK SWE

Tech Panel

Referee Ms. Nadezhda FIODOROVA ISU

Technical Controller Ms. Kari-Anne OLSEN ISU

Technical Specialist Ms. Monika KUSTAROVA ISU

Assistant Technical Specialist Ms. Vanessa GUSMEROLI ISU



Data Operator Mr. Lionel AVOT ISU

Replay Operator Mr. Ronny BANFI ISU



SP Results; currently skate order is up on this page
http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpfra2012/SEG003.HTM


Warm-Up Group 1
1 Eveliina VILJANEN FIN

2 Marta GARCIA ESP

3 Tanja ODERMATT SUI

4 Uliana TITUSHKINA RUS

5 Julianne SEGUIN CAN

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Hwi CHOI KOR

7 Aleksandra GOLOVKINA LTU

8 Ashley CAIN USA

9 Anita MADSEN DEN

10 Kim BELL NED

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Sindra KRIISA EST

12 Ziquan ZHAO CHN

13 Anastasia YALOVAIA UKR

14 Carla MONZALI FRA

15 Nadjma MAHAMOUD FRA

16 Micol CRISTINI ITA

Warm-Up Group 4
17 Vanessa LAM USA

18 Kristina Isabel YNTEMA AUT

19 Yura MATSUDA JPN

20 Ceciliane Mei Ling HARTMANN SIN

21 Angelina KUCHVALSKA LAT

22 Erika VITEKOVA SVK

Warm-Up Group 5
23 Nastassia HRYBKO BLR

24 Laurine LECAVELIER FRA

25 Camilla GJERSEM NOR

26 Elena RADIONOVA RUS

27 Rebecka EMANUELSSON SWE

28 Rika HONGO JPN

Link to preview page:
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sho...-Dance-Preview

Technical Panel
Referee Ms. Christine HURTH ISU (AUT)

Technical Controller Ms. Janet COTON ISU (GBR)

Technical Specialist Mr. Tomas KIKA ISU (CZE, I think)

Assistant Technical Specialist Ms. Svetlana LYAPINA ISU (competed for the old USR)


Judge No.1 Ms. Jezabel DABOUIS FRA

Judge No.2 Ms. Michela CESARO ITA

Judge No.3 Mr. Yury KLIUSHNIKOV UKR

Judge No.4 Ms. Svetlana KANDIBA RUS

Judge No.5 Mr. John COLE USA

Judge No.6 Ms. Susan BLATZ CAN

Judge No.7 Mr. Alexandre GOROJDANOV BLR





Data Operator Mr. Ronny BANFI ISU

Replay Operator Mr. Lionel AVOT ISU


Link to the SP page

http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpfra2012/SEG005.HTM

Warm-Up Group 1

1 Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV UKR

2 Victoria HASEGAWA / Connor HASEGAWA CAN

3 Holly MOORE / Daniel KLABER USA

4 Madeline EDWARDS / Zhao Kai PANG CAN

Warm-Up Group 2

5 Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN RUS

6 Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yurii BIELIAIEV BLR

7 Charlotte DYSON / Paul DREDGE GBR

8 Laura ABTS / Maarten BUCKENS BEL

9 Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER USA

Warm-Up Group 3

10 Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC FRA

11 Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA

12 Sofia SFORZA / Francesco FIORETTI ITA

13 Sofia EVDOKIMOVA / Egor BAZIN RUS

14 Victoria-Laura LOHMUS / Andrei DAVODOV EST

Brown is making his debut as a blogger, and his first installment is an enjoyable read:
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/artic...&vkey=ice_news

The ice dance at JGP Courchevel will be very interesting, because the international experience of the competitors is rather small. However, I expect the dancing to be very exciting. Some great teams are competing here. I expect the gold and silver medals to be going between:

Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN RUS
Coach: Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov Choreographer: Alexander Zhulin, Sergei Petukhov
SD Blues: Your Heart Is As Black As Night; Swing: Brother Swing
FD Cats (musical) by A. L. Webber
3rd at last year's Junior Russian Championships.
Their best ever total score was at ISU JGP Trofeo W. Lombardi 2011; 130.58
Their FD at last season's Santa Claus Cup, which they won.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6CRRnvvbUM

Zenkova and Sinitsin did not get to go to World Juniors last year because of the depth of the Russian team. The decision that kept them home (given that they were the bronze medallists in Russian Juniors last year) was quite controversial.
Their best competition should come from the hometown team:

Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA
Coach & Choreographer: Catherine Papadakis
SD Blues, Swing
FD Pink Floyd medley
Finished 5th at the 2012 Junior World Championships where they earned their best ever total score, 138.70
Here's their FD from the WJC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVPvUPAgX3k

They were in tight competition for the bronze at Worlds, losing out in the FD. They have the highest previous score coming into the event, and they could also win the gold here.

The following teams all have a great shot at the bronze. Edwards & Pang have improved amazingly since last year, and had a great summer season, beating the WJC bronze medallists at LPIDC.:

Madeline EDWARDS and Zhao Kai PANG CAN
made their debut on the JGP last year at JGP Innsbruck, where they placed 5th and scored their highest total score of 122.90. They are coached by Wing & Lowe.

They are the reigning Canadian Junior Silver medallists. They did a wonderful job recently at BC Summer Skate, where they scored 52.51 in winning the SD. They withdrew from the FD. They also competed at LPIDC, where they won their group in the FD with a score of 70.19, the highest score recorded for any of the three sections there.

Blues: Why Don't You Do Right
Swing: Mr. Pinstripe Suit by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season2012/2013 George Valentin (from The Artist soundtrack) by Ludovic Bource
Waltz for Peppy (from The Artist soundtrack) by Ludovic Bource
Peppy and George (from The Artist soundtrack) by Ludovic Bource
Coach & Choreographers Wing & Lowe
SD 47.99 at LPIDC (second in their section, 3rd highest event wide)
FD 70.19 at LPIDC (first in their section & highest event wide)
Max internationally, 122.9 at JGP Austria last year.
2nd at Canadian Junior Nationals

We're lucky to have a video of their this season's SD:
2012 SD at BC Summerskate
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/24784128

2011 JGP Austria FD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdOkylbH_TM

Three up and coming pairs of youngsters are debuting here. It's hard to pick where they should score, but it's always exciting to see the debut of really talented kids:

From Russia:

Sofia EVDOKIMOVA / Egor BAZIN RUS
SD Blues; Swing Music
FD Gangs of New York
Coach: Oleg Sudakov Choreographer: Elena Maslennikova
This is their second year on the JGP. They earned 116.81 total at JGP Austria last year, and placed sixth at the Russian junior championships..
Their FD from Russian Junior Nationals last season
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-XgV9csXvA

and from the USA, the following two teams:

Lorraine MCNAMARA and Quinn CARPENTER USA (age 13 & 16)
Coaches & Choreographers: Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmytri Ilin from the up and coming Wheaton Academy rink in MD.
SD Hip-Hop: Ramalama Bang Bang by Roisin Murphy; Blues: Zombie Blues by Flipron; Hip-Hop: Ramalama Bang Bang by Roisin Murphy
FD Le Balcon by Gerard Presgurvic; Les Rois Du Monde by Gerard Presgurvic
3rd at Juniors at US Nationals last year
2nd in the SD at LPIDC in their section, score 44.60
3rd in the FD at LPICD, scoring 66.20 in their section

It's their international debut; you can find videos on them on Icenetwork, US Nationals, if you have a subscription.
Here's a photo of them at LPIDC in their Zombies SD
http://photography.ice-dance.com/201...-MC-LC.JPG.php

Holly MOORE and Daniel KLABER USA
This is their junior debut, internationally. They are the US novice champions for 2012.
They were 6th in their section at LPIDC in the FD with 59.22
http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/08/m...and-work-hard/
Coach & choreographer: A. Krylova, P. Camerlengo, E. Swallow, M. Scali
SD Swing and Blues: Grease Medley
FD Selection from Moulin Rouge soundtrack; Lady Marmalade, Sparkling Diamonds, and Come What May

Their SD from LPIDC this year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXhzZo6qKrQ

And then there's the rest of the field, the dark horse of which is:

Sofia SFORZA / Francesco FIORETTI ITA
placed tenth at last year's junior World Championships, and who have the most international experience of this competition.
They have not yet updated their ISU bio.
Their best score ever was 116.25 at last year's World Junior championships, where they placed 10th.
Their FD from last year's WJC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_-r-hxTK8Q


Laura ABTS and Maarten BUCKENS BEL
They debuted on the JGP last year at JGP Milano.
Their previous best total score is 70.08
Their coaches and choreographers are Corey Lapaige, Kim Mathijs
Their programs:
SD Halo by Beyonce; Intergalactic by Beastie Boys
FD Peppy and George (from The Artist soundtrack); George's Cafe lyrics performed by Hooverphonic (from The Artist soundtrack); Leatherheads by Randy Newman
Their FD from JGP Milano

Viktoria KAVALIOVA and Yurii BIELIAIEV BLR
SD Summertime by Tim Gonzalez; Swing Music
FD I Would Do Anything for Love by Meatloaf
They are coached by Yurii's mother and Elena Kustarova's team. Their choreographers are J. Gorbatenkova, A. Tolstik
Their debut on the JGP was 2009-2010 season.
Their personal best total score is 111.34 at least years JGP Baltic. They were 19th at the World Junior Championships.
Their FD at JGP Baltic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BZfZBgoxic

Victoria HASEGAWA / Connor HASEGAWA CAN
Blues: Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers
Swing: Kiss Me Deadly by Brian Setzer Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season2012/2013 Finding Satsu (from Memoirs of a Geisha) by John Williams
The Chairman's Waltz (from Memoirs of a Geisha) by John Williams
Becoming a Geisha (from Memoirs of a Geisha) by John Williams
Strobe's Nanafushhi (Satori Mix), Lion by Kodo
Mas score 118.45 at JGP Baltic in 2011
FD 56.77 at LPIDC, 6th in their section
5th at Canadian Junior championships

JGP Baltic SD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6igcP6koY8

Victoria-Laura LOHMUS / Andrei DAVODOV EST
Coach: Sergei Sychiov, Anna Mosenkova Choreographer: Anna Mosenkova, Sergei Sychiov

SD Blues: Perry Mason Theme; Swing: Jumpin' Jack
FD Hi de Ho (from the Mask soundtrack); This Business of Love (from the Mask soundtrack); Hey Pachuco (from the Mask soundtrack)
Best total score 70.78 at Youth Olympic Games.
JGP Baltic FD (They debuted on the JGP last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eZldINC6bg

Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC FRA
are coached by Zazoui and Haguenauer. They have not updated their ISU bio as yet. Their highest score was 111.87 at JGP Austria last year.
Their SD from JGP Austria last year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mUfrxVqTUs

Valentina RUDCHENKO / Artur REGGIANI FRA
They are coached by Zazoui & Haugenauer. Their bio has not been updated. Their highest previous international score was 91.71 at JGP Baltic

Their last year's FD from JGP Baltic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPcDsbUv4ss

The above team is no longer listed on the start list


Charlotte DYSON / Paul DREDGE GBR
are new to the JGP and to each other.
Their Coach: is Andrew Smykowski, and their Choreographer isSuzy Semanick-Schurmann. They placed 6th last year in Juniors at the British championships.

SD Blues: Minnie the Moocher; Swing: Swing Set Music
FD I'll Take Care of You by Joe Bonamassa; Beggin by Madcon
Here's their tryout video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j-IGflDtOg


Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV UKR
Coach: Galina Churilova, Mariana Kozlova and Choreographer: Larisa Fiodorova
SD Blues: Come Together by Geirge Martin
Swing: Dancing Full by Bobby Mc Ferrin Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season2012/2013 Paxi Ni Ngongo - Don Juan musical soundtrack
This is their debut on the JGP, and I have no videos of them.

MEN: http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00027902.htm

LADIES: http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00027903.htm

DANCE: http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00027904.htm