JGP Zagreb, Croatia (7/10-10/10/2009)

[MikiAndoFan#1]

Kanako is still on fire!



Go Yuzuru and Kanako!

[dorispulaski]

Musademba is often inconsistent-so I hope she is great in the LP!

[oleada]

Yeah, I think some of the Russian juniors might've needed an event to sort themselves out. After all, Rosa, Polina A. and Anna all just turned 13 this year.

Amazing score by Kanako

[Morning Glory]

Wow, Kanako Great PB again

What's happened to Kristine? Hope she'll be great in her Lp.

[LeCygne]

Ellie Kawamura did well! Just .11 out of 2nd. Hope she rocks the long, I love her tango.

[100yen]

Ellie Kawamura did well! Just .11 out of 2nd. Hope she rocks the long, I love her tango.

I think it's definitely my favorite of her long programs
I hope she pulls up, too...I really want to see her at the JGPF~

[100yen]

1 Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI USA 54.29 29.05 25.24 6.64 6.43 6.68 6.71 6.75 0.00 #17
2 Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL CAN 51.39 27.53 23.86 6.21 6.00 6.39 6.39 6.43 0.00 #19
3 Tatiana BATURINTSEVA / Ivan VOLOBUIEV RUS 45.89 25.41 20.48 5.46 5.18 5.46 5.32 5.50 0.00 #13
4 Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN RUS 45.38 25.04 20.34 5.39 5.14 5.43 5.39 5.43 0.00 #11
5 Irina BABCHENKO / Vitali NIKIFOROV UKR 45.03 26.35 18.68 4.96 4.64 4.89 5.11 5.00 0.00 #14
6 Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY USA 44.34 25.05 19.29 5.04 4.82 5.14 5.11 5.25 0.00 #12
7 Oksana KLIMOVA / Sasha PALOMAKI FIN 43.75 25.26 18.49 4.93 4.68 4.93 4.82 4.96 0.00 #15
8 Geraldine BOTT / Neil BROWN FRA 41.56 24.55 17.01 4.54 4.25 4.54 4.54 4.54 0.00 #10
9 Veronique DE BEAUMONT-BOISVERT / Sebastien BURON CAN 41.07 23.68 17.39 4.64 4.43 4.54 4.68 4.61 0.00 #16
10 Karolina PROCHAZKOVA / Michal CESKA CZE 40.58 24.69 15.89 4.25 3.86 4.21 4.25 4.32 0.00 #8
11 Sarah COWARD / Michael COWARD GBR 38.03 22.61 15.42 4.14 3.93 4.07 4.04 4.11 0.00 #18
12 Nikki GEORGIADIS / Graham HOCKLEY GRE 37.82 23.17 14.65 3.96 3.54 3.93 3.89 3.96 0.00 #5
13 Maria POPKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO UZB 37.61 22.81 14.80 3.96 3.64 3.86 4.00 4.00 0.00 #3
14 Sonja PAULI / Tobias EISENBAUER AUT 37.61 24.11 13.50 3.57 3.29 3.54 3.64 3.71 0.00 #2
15 Juliane HASLINGER / Tom FINKE GER 37.05 22.82 14.23 3.93 3.57 3.71 3.75 3.75 0.00 #1
16 Emese LASZLO / Sandor NAGY HUN 34.66 22.05 12.61 3.39 3.07 3.43 3.43 3.32 0.00 #9
17 Lesia VALADZENKAVA / Vitali VAKUNOV BLR 34.06 19.24 14.82 4.04 3.68 3.86 4.00 3.93 0.00 #6
18 Kristina TREMASOVA / Dimitar LICHEV BUL 33.28 19.38 13.90 3.71 3.50 3.61 3.75 3.71 0.00 #7
19 Alissandra ARONOW / Aleksandr PIROGOV LTU 26.46 16.46 12.00 3.25 3.04 3.07 3.32 3.14 2.00 #4

Shibutanis retain their lead

[snowflake]

Shibutanis retain their lead

I am happy for these terrific siblings! Awesome for a brother and sister to be so talented together in young years. They must be god friends.

[coconutpunch]

Yuzuru just won the men's event with over 200 points! It was a close battle between him and Ross in the SP and LP.

[100yen]

Yuzuru just won the men's event with over 200 points!

WOW! Go Yuzuru! Over 200!!
That's awesome...he just keeps improving. I really hope someone will post the videos from this event online.

[dorispulaski]

Also awesome improvement for Ross! (all he really messed up was the 3loop)

[Hsuhs]

So happy for Yuzuru and Maia / Alex See you guys in JGPF

The young generation makes it all so exciting They'll rock in Sochi, I'm sure.

[Buttercup]

WOW! Go Yuzuru! Over 200!!
That's awesome...he just keeps improving. I really hope someone will post the videos from this event online.

Yuzuru is soooo good. How amazing is it for a kid not yet 15 to be skating like he is, and to get such great results? I really hope Eurosport will show Junior Worlds again so that I don't have to resort to Youtube vids.

So happy for Yuzuru and Maia / Alex See you guys in JGPF

The young generation makes it all so exciting They'll rock in Sochi, I'm sure.

I wonder if both Hanyu and the Shibutanis will move up to senior next season. It makes sense in a post-Olympic year, though the Japanese men's field and the US dance field are very crowded. But in both cases I think we're looking at skaters who could challenge for podium placements at major events within a few years.

[life684]

Junior Ice Dance - Free Dance

Result Details

1 Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI USA 83.07 41.88 41.19 6.82 6.68 6.93 7.00 7.04 0.00 #15
2 Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL CAN 76.36 37.64 38.72 6.43 6.29 6.32 6.64 6.71 0.00 #16
3 Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY USA 71.96 38.00 33.96 5.46 5.32 5.82 5.86 6.14 0.00 #17
4 Tatiana BATURINTSEVA / Ivan VOLOBUIEV RUS 71.59 37.06 34.53 5.89 5.50 5.79 5.86 5.89 0.00 #19
5 Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN RUS 68.00 34.43 33.57 5.64 5.46 5.64 5.68 5.64 0.00 #18
6 Oksana KLIMOVA / Sasha PALOMAKI FIN 65.09 34.70 30.39 5.04 4.86 5.11 5.18 5.29 0.00 #14
7 Veronique DE BEAUMONT-BOISVERT / Sebastien BURON CAN 64.52 35.78 28.74 4.71 4.54 4.86 5.04 5.00 0.00 #10
8 Geraldine BOTT / Neil BROWN FRA 64.49 36.01 28.48 4.82 4.54 4.75 4.89 4.86 0.00 #12
9 Irina BABCHENKO / Vitali NIKIFOROV UKR 64.06 34.93 29.13 5.07 4.61 4.86 4.93 4.93 0.00 #13
10 Karolina PROCHAZKOVA / Michal CESKA CZE 59.82 32.98 26.84 4.57 4.21 4.61 4.54 4.61 0.00 #11
11 Nikki GEORGIADIS / Graham HOCKLEY GRE 58.22 33.26 24.96 4.29 4.00 4.18 4.21 4.21 0.00 #8
12 Juliane HASLINGER / Tom FINKE GER 57.44 33.65 24.79 4.32 3.96 4.14 4.21 4.11 1.00 #5
13 Sonja PAULI / Tobias EISENBAUER AUT 56.36 33.51 23.85 4.00 3.75 4.07 4.04 4.18 1.00 #6
14 Maria POPKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO UZB 55.32 31.12 24.20 4.04 3.86 4.04 4.14 4.21 0.00 #7
15 Sarah COWARD / Michael COWARD GBR 54.24 32.07 23.17 4.00 3.75 3.79 3.96 3.86 1.00 #9
16 Lesia VALADZENKAVA / Vitali VAKUNOV BLR 53.52 30.88 22.64 4.04 3.54 3.82 3.82 3.75 0.00 #3
17 Alissandra ARONOW / Aleksandr PIROGOV LTU 52.06 31.23 20.83 3.54 3.29 3.46 3.68 3.50 0.00 #1
18 Emese LASZLO / Sandor NAGY HUN 51.63 31.86 19.77 3.43 3.11 3.29 3.43 3.32 0.00 #2
19 Kristina TREMASOVA / Dimitar LICHEV BUL 46.66 23.99 22.67 3.71 3.57 3.89 3.93 3.96 0.00 #4

1 Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI
USA
171.99 1 1 1
2 Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL
CAN
159.85 2 2 2
3 Tatiana BATURINTSEVA / Ivan VOLOBUIEV
RUS
147.19 3 3 4
4 Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY
USA
144.74 5 6 3
5 Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN
RUS
142.79 4 4 5
6 Oksana KLIMOVA / Sasha PALOMAKI
FIN
136.71 6 7 6
7 Irina BABCHENKO / Vitali NIKIFOROV
UKR
135.40 7 5 9
8 Veronique DE BEAUMONT-BOISVERT / Sebastien BURON
CAN
131.50 8 9 7
9 Geraldine BOTT / Neil BROWN
FRA
131.05 9 8 8
10 Karolina PROCHAZKOVA / Michal CESKA
CZE
123.95 13 10 10
11 Nikki GEORGIADIS / Graham HOCKLEY
GRE
119.24 14 12 11
12 Juliane HASLINGER / Tom FINKE
GER
118.52 11 15 12
13 Sonja PAULI / Tobias EISENBAUER
AUT
116.80 15 14 13
14 Sarah COWARD / Michael COWARD
GBR
116.61 10 11 15
15 Maria POPKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO
UZB
115.65 16 13 14
16 Lesia VALADZENKAVA / Vitali VAKUNOV
BLR
111.16 12 17 16
17 Emese LASZLO / Sandor NAGY
HUN
107.22 19 16 18
18 Kristina TREMASOVA / Dimitar LICHEV
BUL
101.46 17 18 19
19 Alissandra ARONOW / Aleksandr PIROGOV
LTU
99.84 18 19 17

Shibutanis and Asher/Hill both qualify for GPFs easily and Joins russian and italian pairs to qualify for that competition.

[~tapdancer]

Convincing win for the Shibutanis! Seems like they are going to win everything in sight this season. How many more seasons are they juniors?