there's a picture attached to the post if anyone is interestedShira Ichilov which skated for Israel as an ice dancer until this season posted on facebook she'll be skating with someone named Dimitriy (no tag no mention of last name), I don't really follow ice dance so I have no idea who this must be @surimi
Boyarintseva/Pleshkov are definitely not what I would consider a successful partnership. They did exceed expectations by placing 7th at the nationals, but I felt that they were a bit gifted there. They are not very consistent and I don’t think they will be going anywhere long-term. But time will show.
Her Instagram post tags Dmitriy Kravchenko, who it appears previously skated for Ukraine.Shira Ichilov which skated for Israel as an ice dancer until this season posted on facebook she'll be skating with someone named Dimitriy (no tag no mention of last name)
I liked them.
They do look pretty on the ice, elegant, nice lines, but unfortunately I don’t think that’s enough within Russian skating. I don’t think they have a chance to ever get anywhere, even if the current top three Russian pairs retired (which won’t happen). There will always be pairs who are more consistent and better technically (with harder jumps). If you look at Pepeleva/Pleshkov’s competitions in the past few years, It wasn’t just Pepeleva who was not delivering; Pleshkov made a mistake as often as she did. That won’t change with him having a new partner.
what happened to mary beth marley?
she is a coach now, i saw her at midwestern sectionals this season.
how about Stefano? didn't he find a partner yet?
Yes, I liked Tali/Frasca a lot too.nooooooooooooooooo! they were my favourite italian juniors
Stefano is not on Ice Partner Search, and he has not announced anything on his IG (or anywhere else for that matter) yet, but he isn't very active on social media either way.His partner is Beatrice Ventura (http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00110780.htm). Might be a possibility as they also split up and he found a new partnership: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChcbprrIZk3/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=nooooooooooooooooo! they were my favourite italian juniors
Yes, I liked Tali/Frasca a lot too.
His girlfriend, Beatrice Ventura, is also an Ice Dancer, but I'm not too sure if she's still skating, nor is there any concrete evidence they are pairing up in a professional capacity too, as they've been training in the same coaching group for a long time anyways.
i guess will see, things are getting better for Dozzi/Papetti and Leccardi/Della Torre though
Sadly, it seems you can add Haruna Murakami / Sumitada Moriguchi (JPN, pairs) too, as per Anything GOE on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1649757714422157314
that would be a sign that the age difference is just not going to work out next year...I know some were anxious for a special rule on this...
Oh nooooo....why?!!!
Please I hope Huidi gets the help she needs. That’s so horrible. She’s not even an adult she has so much ahead of her in life.
Too busy blaming her for her own mental health issues instead of thinking about what role he (and the wider training environment) might have in exacerbating it
Seems like a toxic combination of male pair skater chauvinism, militantly patriotic state-sponsored sporting culture and the common societal attitude that mental health issues are just a character fault, especially for youth and women.
