2025-26 Retirements, Splits and New Partnerships

[CaroLiza_fan]

junior or senior?

I'm not sure but I'd assume senior. Don't know how old they are

Carolina is 25, Pietro is 26. So, definitely Senior.

I admit, I thought they were younger too.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[slider11]

Carolina is 25, Pietro is 26. So, definitely Senior.

I admit, I thought they were younger too.

CaroLiza_fan

Coaches? Pusar Foli and White?

 

[slider11]

Coaches? Pusar Foli and White?

ooops...Fusar-Poli! lol!!

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

No surprise, again

 

[Jeanie19]

No surprise, again

I am excited for this team.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

No surprise, again

Haha, yep. Like we didn't know already just how good and happy they looked together in the first, apparently prematurely released photo.

LOL! I like how Audrey says it may not be a surprise to many.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

A new U.S. junior pair announced per IG post:
Elizabeth Hansen & Damir Yakupov (from Russia) at MMpairs in Colorado.

We still need to hear about Emily & Timmy re U.S. pairs. Also, who will Olivia Flores & Mark Sadusky be pairing with? Plus, Lim/ Lagha and Fabbri/ Gaidajenko have been spotted training in Montreal, but nothing has been announced yet. Also, Kelly Ann Laurin must be still searching for a partner. Ben Mimar is also still out there looking. Could they make a good match?

 

[withwings]

I so, so much wish for Anna Kelly Lauren eventually to find a partner.
And no, I do not think she and Ben would be a good match, but we never know how things may turn out.

 

[crystalspin]

I was looking at the front page and noticed - Saya Carpenter / Jon Maravilla (USA) are listed as ice dance split when I think those were pair skaters. I was trying to see today if he had a new partner and was checking the first page lol.

 

[CoyoteChris]

No surprise, again

Gonna be so much fun watching them in their first comp! Best wishes to them.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I'm happy Katie found a new partner, I love women skating into their 30s!

And she is now engaged?

 

[CoyoteChris]

I feel like there won't be any pairs left next season

There is always ice dance...whoops....Maddie and Evan are taking a break from skating....

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I was just on Ice Partner Search, and found that I now have two Pairs kids on there rather than one!

Vayana Hristova has joined Zarah Wood in looking for a new partner.

So it looks like Vayana Hristova / Axel Ahmed (FRA) have split after just one season.

Pity. Granted, they needed a lot of polishing. (Hardly surprising since they were both brand new to Pairs skating). But they looked promising.

Although he hasn't formally announced anything, Axel has been posting photos of himself with Abby Huo, and in one of them referred to "My new partner and I".

So it looks like Abby Huo / Axel Ahmed (FRA) are a new partnership.

By the way, I don't like the new look IPS. Whilst it is nice to see pictures of the skaters in the search results, it worked much better as a table.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[4everchan]

I so, so much wish for Anna Kelly Lauren eventually to find a partner.
And no, I do not think she and Ben would be a good match, but we never know how things may turn out.

She has not as of yet and is listed as skating in singles at the upcoming CQE in August . https://patinage.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CQE2026-Liste-des-participants-au-15-juin-2026.pdf

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Zarah Wood and Flavien Giniaux are a new pairs team for GBR

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Zarah Wood and Flavien Giniaux are a new pairs team for GBR

I wonder if the announcement coming tonight was a reaction to my post from this morning.

Zarah's profile is still up on IPS, so it does seem rather rushed.

Following in the footsteps of her mother in getting a French partner. And like Chris, Flavien is from the Île-de-France region.

Looking forward to seeing what they are like.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Diana Delafield]

She has not as of yet and is listed as skating in singles at the upcoming CQE in August . https://patinage.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CQE2026-Liste-des-participants-au-15-juin-2026.pdf

I looked too quickly at the list and thought at first that Jason Chan and Holly Harris had split and he'd found a new partner. I missed the line dividing the two entries.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

Yes, I asked and found out the bottom section was Spencer’s words. Emily and Spencer did their statement together. They wanted to collab in their announcement. I know them personally and this was never planned, they were planning next steps right after the Olympics. They have been friends on and off the ice for many years and they continue to treat each other with the highest level of respect. Wishing both of them the best in their skating careers.

Yes, thank you! I also noticed on Emily's IG in the comment section to this post that Spencer thanked Emily and reflected briefly on their years together.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

Zarah Wood and Flavien Giniaux are a new pairs team for GBR

Oh, interesting. For some reason, I thought Flavien had retired after splitting with Oxana Vouillamoz (now partnered with Tom Bouvart for her home country, Switzerland). Perhaps Flavien will be a good match for Zarah, as he is an experienced pairs guy. And skating for Great Britain should benefit them. Good luck to Zarah & Flavien.

 

[saine]

Rikako Fukase and Atsuhiko Tamura are a new ice dance team on the CQE entry list - https://patinage.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CQE2026-Liste-des-participants-au-16-juin-midi.pdf

She's been representing Canada as part of Les Supremes in Synchro after representing Japan in Ice Dance. They're listed under a Canadian club at the moment, it could change.

Also Alicia Fabbri and Sandrine Gauthier look to have found partners, but those partners aren't listed yet.