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Nebelhorn Ice Dance Preview

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
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Since several posters have expressed an interest in having a preview of the Nebelhorn Ice Dance Event, here it is:



ICE DANCE


VIENNESE WALTZ IS THE NEBELHORN CD
The most exciting thing about this is that the Seniors will not have competed the Viennese CD in a long time, while the Juniors had it last year. That may favor Samuelson/Bates in the CD a little bit. Here's my reference file on the dance, a favorite of mine.

I particularly like Rahkamo & Kokko's Viennese Waltz OD for a really good expression of the dance on ice. A video of it is contained in the reference here:
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24315

Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates's score at Jr. Worlds 2008, where they won the World Championship, was 181.66, which is the highest personal best here at Nebelhorn. However, at US Nationals, they finished behind Jane Summersett and Todd Gilles in the FD because of a mistake S&B made there. S&G had fallen in the CD, placing 10th there, and had to be amazing to recover to 6th place overall, 4th in the FD. Summersett and Gilles have Chris Dean doing some of their choreography, and his OD for them last year to "Brother Where Art Thou? was just wonderful. It can still be viewed on Icenetwork. The Zaretskis really made a leap in skills last year, since they have been coached by Galit Chait. They scored 179.21 at the Senior World Championships to finish 9th overall.

Those would be my choices for the three medals, with Karam & O'Keefe and Zlobina & Sitnikov with a chance to sneak in for the bronze if any of the top 3 teams falter. I'd guess, and it is a wild stab indeed, that the Hermann's, having the home ice advantage, might grab 6th place, to fill out my top six picks.

What are your top six picks?


Alexandra ZARETSKI and Roman ZARETSKI ISR
Coach Galit Chait
This year, their OD is Summertime/Fosse
and their FD: Jesus Christ Superstar

Europeans 2008 Folk OD to Schick Schack Shock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdLFbj9Yhao
Europeans 2008 FD Sing,Sing,Sing and Go Down Moses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKTncuUAeO4

2008 World Championships 9 9 10 9 (179.21)
2008 European Championships 7 9 9 8 (171.70)
2007 Cup of China 4 4 4 4 (161.86)
2007 Skate America 7 7 8 7 (157.85)
2008 Israeli National Championships 1 (142.14)
2007 World Championships 13 12 14 14 (156.52)
2007 European Championships 12 11 12 11 (148.05)
2006 Cup of China 4 4 4 4 (158.37)
2006 Skate America 7 7 9 8 (143.95)
2006 Nebelhorn Trophy 3 3 3 3 (156.67)
2006 World Championships 24 22 20 20 (140.14)
2006 Olympic Games 24 23 20 22 (135.80)
2006 European Championships 17 15 15 15 (138.47)
2005 NHK Trophy 9 9 9 9 (142.72)
2005 Cup of China 9 9 9 9 (129.87)
2005 Skate Israel 4 4 4 4
2005 World Junior Championships 3 4 5 4 (165.76)
2005 Junior Grand Prix Final 5 8 8 8 (131.22)
2004 Harghita Cup [JGP] 2 3 2 2 (163.84)
2004 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter [JGP] 1 5 4 3 (154.14)
2004 World Junior Championships 2B 3B 8 10 9
2004 Junior Grand Prix Final 4 5 7 6
2003 Junior Grand Prix - Gdansk 1 1 1 1
2003 Skate Israel 6 5 4 4
2003 Mexico Cup [JGP] 3 3 2 2
2003 World Junior Championships 5B 4B 9 8 8
2002 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter [JGP] 3 3 3 3
2002 Belgrade Sparrow [JGP] 3 3 3 3
2002 World Junior Championships 19 20 17 19 19
2001 Trofeo Rita Trapanese [JGP] 10 9 8 8
2001 JGP The Hague 12 11 12 11


Emily SAMUELSON and Evan BATES USA
Coaches Juri Tchesnitchenko, Jaroslava Netchaeva
Their OD is 'Let Yourself Go' by Irving Berlin and their
FD is Tonci Huljic's 'Amazonic' performed by Maksim Mrvica.

2008 Jr Worlds OD Kalinka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWCO4Tpe7sQ&feature=related
2008 Jr Worlds FD Luna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYJsqWrp834
2008 World Junior Championships 1 1 1 1 (181.66)
2008 U.S. National Championships 4 4 6 4 (175.16)
2008 Junior Grand Prix Final 3 2 2 2 (171.85)
2007 Vienna Cup [JGP] 1 2 1 1 (171.84)
2007 JGP Lake Placid 1 1 1 1 (155.42)
2007 World Junior Championships 4 2 - W
2007 U.S. Junior National Championships 1 1 2 1 1 (167.65)
2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 3 2 2 2 (151.98)
2006 Chinese Taipei Cup [JGP] 2 1 1 1 (153.71)
2006 JGP Mexico 1 1 1 1 (155.75)
2006 World Junior Championships 10 10 11 10 (134.16)
2006 U.S. Junior National Championships 2 2 2 2 2 (160.24)
2006 U.S. Midwestern Junior Sectionals 1 1 1 1 1 (158.70)
2005 Sofia Cup [JGP] 5 5 5 5 (140.68)
2005 JGP Slovakia 6 10 6 8 (125.96)
2005 U.S. Novice National Championships 1 1 1 1
2005 U.S. Midwestern Novice Sectionals 2 2 1 1
2005 U.S. Eastern Great Lakes Novice Regionals 2 2 2 2
2004 U.S. Novice National Championships 3 6 3 3
2004 U.S. Midwestern Novice Sectionals 2 2 2 2
2004 U.S. Eastern Great Lakes Novice Regionals 1 1 1 1
2003 U.S. Midwestern Novice Sectionals 9 7 5 6
2003 U.S. Eastern Great Lakes Novice Regionals 3 3 4 4

Jane SUMMERSETT and Todd GILLES USA
Partners since 2007
Coaches: Patti Gottwein and Christopher Dean
This year, their OD is "I'd Rather be Blue, Thinking of You" (Foxtrot) & Charleston from the movie "Funny Girl" and their
FD is "La Scala," choreographed by Tom Dickson

LPIDC 2007 FD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l0L8fHtoZk
2008 U.S. National Championships 10 5 4 6 (166.86)
2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb 6 6 6 6 (141.95)

Siobhan KARAM and Kevin O´KEEFE CAN
Partners since May 2007/Coach Shpilband & Zoueva
2008 Canadian National Championships 4 6 6 6 (167.26)
2008 Senior Challenge 1 1 2 1 (159.63)
2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 3 4 4 4 (140.25)
Tango OD with her previous partner, Joshua McGrath 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N49a3YqwRM

Julia ZLOBINA and Alexei SITNIKOV RUS
Coach Olga Riabinina
Their FD is to "Carmina Burana"

Their Yankee Polka CD at 2008 Russian Nationals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8M-EWAeL70
Russian Folk OD at 2008 Russian Nationals (Christmas elves?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvocwO5YE6c
2008 Russian National Championships 6 6 6 6 (149.86)
2007 NHK Trophy 7 10 8 7 (144.33)
2007 Skate Canada 5 10 9 9 (132.05)
2007 Russian National Championships 8 7 7 8 (128.78)
2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 6 6 6 6 (134.06)
2006 JGP Liberec 1 1 1 1 (152.91)
2006 JGP Budapest 3 4 4 3 (137.63)
2006 Russian National Championships 9 9 9 9
2005 Sofia Cup [JGP] 6 6 6 6 (127.05)
2005 JGP Tallinn 3 4 7 4 (132.62)
2005 Russian National Championships 8 8 8 8
2004 JGP Belgrade 6 6 5 5 (138.27)
2004 Russian National Championships 8 8 8 8 8
2003 Russian National Championships 7 7 7 7 7

Carolina HERMANN and Daniel HERMANN GER
Coach Rostislav Sinicyn, Vitali Schulz
Skate Canada 2007 FD James Bond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NJRTLJjUTA

2008 German National Championships 3 3 3 3 3 (151.30)
2007 Pavel Roman Memorial 1 2 2 2 (153.18)
2007 Skate Canada 10 9 7 8 (136.11)
2007 Nebelhorn Trophy 5 6 5 5 (137.36)
2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 6 5 5 5 (132.35)
2007 World Junior Championships 10 9 11 10 (135.58)
2007 German Junior National Championships 1 1 2 1 1 (141.48)
2006 Junior Pavel Roman Memorial 6 3 3 3 (135.27)
2006 Chinese Taipei Cup [JGP] 8 10 7 8 (119.33)
2006 JGP Budapest 8 10 - W
2006 German Junior National Championships 2 2 2 1 2 (127.75)
2005 Junior Pavel Roman Memorial 3 2 1 1 (129.01)
2005 Gdansk Cup [JGP] 10 7 7 7 (123.42)
2005 Sofia Cup [JGP] 11 10 13 11 (108.74)
2005 German Junior National Championships 1 2 2 2 2
2004 Junior Pavel Roman Memorial 5 4 4 4
2004 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter [JGP] 12 13 13 12 (114.44)
2004 JGP Belgrade 10 11 7 10 (119.24)
2004 German Junior National Championships 4 5 4 4 4
2003 Mexico Cup [JGP] 10 9 9 9
2003 Skate Sofia [JGP] 9 9 9 9
2003 German Novice National Championships, Group B 3 3 3 3
2002 Novice Pavel Roman Memorial 3 3 3 3
2002 International Novice Trophy 1 2 1 1
2002 German Novice National Championships 4 3 4 4

Kamila HAJKOVA and David VINCOUR CZE
Coach Martin Skotnicky, Rostislav Sinicyn, Natalia Karamysheva
Folk OD Europeans 2008 Czech polka & folk dance British Eurosport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JakexhiXcoE
FD Europeans 2008 Elvis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U1q34wVqDk

2008 World Championships 22 25 22 23 (138.63)
2008 European Championships 18 16 17 17 (141.32)
2007 Cup of Russia 9 9 8 9 (139.14)
2007 Pavel Roman Memorial 2 1 1 1 (154.19)
2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb 9 7 8 7 (137.84)
2007 NRW Trophy 1 1 1 1 (157.57)
2007 European Championships 19 19 17 17 (127.15)
2007 Czech and Slovak National Championships 1 1 1 1 (151.74)
2006 NHK Trophy 10 9 11 9 (124.40)
2006 Skate Canada 11 9 10 10 (127.70)
2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial 8 6 5 6 (133.22)
2006 World Championships 28 26 27
2006 European Championships 18 20 19 19 (127.77)
2006 Czech National Championships 1 1 1 1 (151.79)
2005 Pavel Roman Memorial 2 1 1 1 (142.14)
2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb 3 2 3 3 (147.79)
2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial 16 12 11 12 (121.58)
2005 Nebelhorn Trophy 12 10 9 10 (125.63)
2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 3 2 1 3 (132.62)
2005 World Junior Championships 14 9 11 10 (136.53)
2004 Junior Pavel Roman Memorial 1 1 1 1
2004 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter [JGP] 6 8 8 7 (137.87)
2004 JGP Belgrade 4 4 4 4 (149.17)
2003 Junior Grand Prix - Gdansk 13 13 13 13
2003 Junior Grand Prix - Zagreb 10 9 10 10
2003 Czech Junior National Championships 1 1 2 2 2

Andrea CHONG and Guillaume GFELLER CAN
Partners since 2007, Coach Julie Marcotte
2008 Canadian National Championships 10 9 8 9 (153.65)
2008 Senior Challenge 9 7 6 6 (138.45)
Quebec 2008 OD Minnie the Moocher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmMJ4GGhjQY

Phillipa TOWLER-GREEN and Phillip POOLE GBR
Coach Diane Towler
Their FD this year is to Pirates of the Caribbean.

2008 Europeans Folk OD Sirtaki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsZJ2jbQNqQ
2008 Europeans FD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4RJgQxBsEg&feature=related

2008 European Championships 19 18 18 18 (135.63)
2008 British National Championships 2 3 2 2 (150.74)
2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb 8 10 12 11 (125.63)
2007 Nebelhorn Trophy 9 13 12 12 (118.44)
2007 European Championships 18 24 22 23 (116.06)
2007 British National Championships 2 2 2 2 (138.06)
2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial 4 7 7 7 (129.14)
2006 Nebelhorn Trophy 6 8 9 9 (129.65)
2006 European Championships 20 19 21 20 (122.92)
2006 British National Championships 2 2 2 2 (137.78)
2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb 4 4 5 4 (142.56)
2005 Nebelhorn Trophy 8 6 7 7 (138.36)
2005 British National Championships 4 3 3 3
2004 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2 2 2 2
2004 Nebelhorn Trophy 5 4 4 3 (136.67)
2004 British National Championships 4 4 4 4
2003 Skate Israel 5 6 5 5

Alina SAPRIKINA and Pavel KHIMICH Pavel UKR
Coach Marina Kozlova
Their 2007 Folk OD. Interesting music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v82aysmljkw&feature=related
This is FD length. I don't know the venue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OTFh-oCS2M
2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb 10 9 9 9 (132.59)
2007 Nebelhorn Trophy 10 7 7 7 (132.12)
2007 Winter Universiade 8 10 10 10 (126.93)
2007 Ukrainian National Championships 3
2006 JGP The Hague 4 4 5 4 (139.45)
2006 JGP Budapest 4 3 5 4 (135.88)
2006 World Junior Championships 16 18 19 18 (115.62)
2005 JGP Tallinn 9 10 12 10 (106.39)
2005 JGP Slovakia 7 7 7 7 (127.30)
2005 World Junior Championships 17 18 17 17 (119.21)
2005 Ukrainian National Championships 5 5 5 5
2004 JGP Belgrade 8 8 10 8 (125.19)
2004 JGP Budapest 10 10 10 10 (114.89)

Leonie KRAIL and Oscar PETER SUI
Coaches Linichuk and Karponosov
2008 Worlds OD Folk Dance Flamenco (just foot stomps for quite a while)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GZAc4HqfQI
2008 Worlds FD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfpDnpig_Qc&feature=related
2008 World Championships 25 22 24 24 (126.50)
2008 European Championships 21 21 20 20 (127.61)
2008 Swiss National Championships 1 1 1 1 (141.00)
2007 NRW Trophy 2 2 2 2 (145.19)
2007 Swiss National Championships 2 3 2 3 (125.61)
2006 Pavel Roman Memorial 4 4 2 4 (114.67)
2006 European Championships 22 22 22 22 (109.94)
2006 German National Championships 4 4 4 4 4 (110.84)
2006 Swiss National Championships 1 1 1 1 (97.21)
2005 Nebelhorn Trophy 14 14 13 14 (100.97)
2005 Swiss National Championships 3 3 3 3

Tanja KOLBE and Sascha RABE GER- Withdrawn :disapp:
2007 Pavel Roman Memorial 3 6 4 4 (140.48)
2007 Nebelhorn Trophy 14 11 13 13 (117.41)
2007 German Junior National Championships 2 2 1 2 2 (140.16)
2006 Junior Pavel Roman Memorial 1 1 1 1 (141.84)
2006 JGP Liberec 3 5 6 5 (134.52)
2006 JGP The Hague 7 5 6 6 (134.95)


Christina CHITWOOD and Mark HANRETTY GBR
2008 British National Championships 4 2 3 3 (145.13)
2007 British National Championships 7 5 7 7 (107.27)

Nadine AHMED and Bruce PORTER AZE
coach Genrikh Sretenski
2008 European Championships 26 25 - 25 (FNR)
Their Folk OD/Sirtaki/Zorba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgKYKFeL67Q

Christa GOULAKOU and Bradley YAEGER GRE
New Partnership. She was formerly with Eric Neumann-Aubichon, coached by Lefebre & Markov.

Here's Brad Yaeger performing an FD with Lauren Sears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0jiGZOvZoA
 
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PaulE

On the Ice
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Jan 5, 2008
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United-States
^ Yes, please. I enjoy having your previews, they are extremely informative.
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
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United-States
Okay, I have added a preview to the first post on the thread.

I hope you won't missing the Viennese Waltz reference file, including some great performances by skaters of the past.

And if someone has a video of Karam & O'Keefe, I hope you upload it so we can all see it!
 
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lmarie086

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Jan 23, 2008
I really appreciate the time you take to do these previews! They're excellent and informative.
 
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