2021-22 Retirements, Splits & Partner Changes
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It's hard to get my head around this. In fact, it's hard to get my head around just about a lot of things this figure skating season.
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Oh, no. I liked them the most from US line-up.
Hope Audrey gets to find a new partner soon. I'm so surprised, especially after winning 4CC together!
Sure! Although I rely heavily on TranslateOh really? I used to like Drodz but he always seems to drop partners just like that. I had really hoped he and Abachkina would work out. If Shevchenko and Eremenko split, I would love to see Liza and Eremenko as a pair. What a shame about U/N. So much drama going on with all these young Russian teams. S/A unfortunately really do nothing for me, so I’m not very invested in their partnership….yeah it is a shame that K/C and T/K are missing out on Junior worldsI don’t speak Russian so please if you read/hear anymore about any of the new partnerships, keep us posted
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Yes. If @Ic3Rabbit says it you can take it to the bank.I don't think so. IceRabbit is an insider, so if they post something as a fact, it is a fact.
Wasn't someone speculating about a Lu/Mitrofanov split somewhere earlier, about a month or so ago? I can't remember now.
Yikes, a few more changes, and the OP will be as long as a fanfest OP... Well, it's the Olympic season.
Definitely Nikolai Morozov and someone else whom he will persuade.
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Reading comments online I learned Audrey got accepted into UCLA (yay Bruins - my alma mater!) So maybe she's decided to study full time? I'm sure we'll hear more later. At any rate, I'm sad to hear of the Lu/Mitrofanov split, but I wish them both the best.
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Yes, that was me. Elena Bechke had said on TSL that there was a rumor about the "3rd US pair" splitting. I thought it likely that she meant Lu/Mitrofanov, not Calalang/Johnson as some postulated. My thought was met with incredulity, if not "hey, that's preposterous!"
I really hope that the main reason for the split is Audrey's acceptance to UCLA and her prioritizing her academic career. Everything I've gleaned about her would seem to point to that. It seems weird to fans, because L/M were on the rise this year and getting noticed. But it could even be that she felt her skating goals had been fulfilled -- although it's certainly more than possible that there were also other factors involved. It reminds me of when Felicia Zhang retired at age 19 when she and Nate B. had just competed at their first Worlds. Felicia wanted to pursue her nurse's degree.
I wish Audrey the best in whatever she pursues. I wish Misha and Hazel the best in their new partnership.
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She's skating ladies singles so, doubt that's the reason.
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Oh. I thought maybe she was only skating in singles for that particular event in Boston. If she's continuing to compete further, I guess we can disregard my post just above yours. LOL. It was my attempt at a reasonable explanation ... but hope and speculation nonetheless.
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What do we know about Hazel Collier?
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I was curious about her too, so I went investigating.
Hazel is from the Boston club, and is currently competing in Junior Ladies. She was 15th in each segment at Nationals in January, but by some quirk finished 17th and last overall. However, she was on the podium in both of the Championship Series rounds that she competed at in the autumn. (3rd in Norwood and 2nd in Alpharetta).
Here is her Rink Results page:
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=11276
Hope this helps to shed a little light on her
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Nikolai Morozov, Alexei Gorshkov, Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk.
Source: https://matchtv.ru/figure-skating/m..._v_duete_s_Devidom_Narizhnym__Nikolaj_Morozov
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Does the piece of news that Anastasia Shabotova has been released (expelled would be more appropriate) from the Ukranian Federation belong here?
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Maybe not
Either "Politics and Skaters" in the Speakeasy, or the Pinned thread "Country changes"?
Right you are. I forgot there was a thread for country changes.Maybe not
Either "Politics and Skaters" in the Speakeasy, or the Pinned thread "Country changes"?
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Thank you!!Hope Audrey gets to find a new partner soon. I'm so surprised, especially after winning 4CC together!
Sure! Although I rely heavily on Translate
Yes Lu/Mitrofanov kind of lack expression. It's been said before that one or both of them are really into academics and this split rumor has been out there for a while, so I'm not that surprised by a split, but still surprised.
Despite their technical improvements over the years, they had some persistent lifting issues after 6 years together. Audrey grew to be relatively tall for a pair skater (about 5'4") and they were managing it, but only they know what training was like on a daily basis. Audrey originally came from singles and maybe she wants to continue it until college (which would typically start in the summer), who knows.
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