2013 Junior Worlds Free Dance

[Ziggy]

What are the ages for Junior dance?

Men not reached 21, Lady not reached 19 by the cut-off date. Men's age is going to be reduced to 19 soon, though (not sure if next season or the season after).

 

[Chemistry66]

13-19 for ladies, 13-21 for males I believe.

 

[chuckm]

Age changes don't go into effect until after the Olympic season, so 2014-2015.

That's when there will be lots more changes in pair and dance partnerships as the ladies outgrow the men, and possibly more injuries too. Men in their midteens don't often have the upper body muscle development to enable them to lift partners close to their size.

Either that, or we're going to see lots of little people ladies in pairs and ice dance!

 

[Ziggy]

Thanks chuckm.

Do you perhaps also remember if the GP age being raised to 15 (so you won't be able to do GP one year before doing other Senior events) comes into effect next season or the season after?

 

[Chemistry66]

Thanks chuckm.

Do you perhaps also remember if the GP age being raised to 15 (so you won't be able to do GP one year before doing other Senior events) comes into effect next season or the season after?

Pretty sure all those changes go into effect after the Olympics.

 

[sky_fly20]

45 PCS for S/B?! I really don't understand how someone can think that this is a good music for a skating high-level program... :disapp: (Yes, I know that this is S/S's FS music! )

No its a special composed Bolero music for them
congrats to Alexandra and Ivan, hope they move to seniors next season to get an Olympic spot

 

[Irina89]

Do they have any chances on catching the team for Sochi?

 

[Ziggy]

Do they have any chances on catching the team for Sochi?

Very slim. Riazanova/Tkachenko might not be the most dynamic or memorable team but they did place 4th at Euros.

 

[sky_fly20]

Very slim. Riazanova/Tkachenko might not be the most dynamic or memorable team but they did place 4th at Euros.

Rus. No. 3 is beatable
so the Olympic spots are not yet determined

 

[Kutien]

Sorry, russian Eurosport preferred football. Video from British stream LQ =(
Free Dance
http://fsnews.ru/forums-m-posts-q-895-d-0.html
http://fsnews.ru/forums-m-posts-q-895-d-15.html

 

[sky_fly20]

thank you kutien

 

[SamuraiKike]

Congrats to the winners:

* Stepanova & Bukin victory is Russia's fourth Jr. World Ice Dance title in a row (Ilinyk/Katsalapov, Monko/Khaliavin, Sinitsina Zhiganshin got it in 2010,2011, and 2012 respectively)
* Papadakis & Cizeron are the first french dance team to medal at Junior Worlds since Delobel&Schoenfelder took the silver back in 1996!.
*Aldridge & Eaton repeat their bronze medal from last year.

 

[Mao88]

FREE DANCE - RESULT & VIDEOS

1. Alexandra STEPANOVA & Ivan BUKIN (RUS0 - 150.17 Free Dance
2. Gabriella PAPADAKIS & Guillaume CIZERON (FRA) - 143.26 Free Dance
3. Alexandra ALDRIDGE & Daniel EATON (USA) - 139.33 Free Dance
4. Valeria ZENKOVA & Valerie SINITSIN (RUS) - 132.17 Free Dance
5. Mackenzie BENT & Garrett MACKEEN (CAN) - 128.79 Free Dance
6. Evgenia KOSIGINA & Nikolai MOROSHKIN (RUS) - 126.19 Free Dance
7. Kaitlin HAWAYEK & Jean-Luc BAKER (USA) - 124.35 Free Dance
8. Shari KOCH & Christian NÜCHTERN (GER) - 121.71 Free Dance
9. Lorraine MCNAMARA & Quinn CARPENTER (USA) - 121.27 Free Dance
10. Anna NAGORNYUK & Viktor KOVALENKO (UZB) - 120.07 Free Dance
11. Alexandra NAZAROVA & Maxim NIKITIN (UKR) - 119.15
12. Madeline EDWARDS & Zhao Kai PANG (CAN) - 117.65

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

I like S/B and P/C a great deal. Think that 1-2 is correct.

 

[KKonas]

I like S/B and P/C a great deal. Think that 1-2 is correct.

I like both teams as well, but the French team has the "it" factor.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

I like both teams as well, but the French team has the "it" factor.

Agreed.

 

[bramweld]

The team that really impressed me was Edwards and Pang:yes: Something very good in the making. IF, if she doesn't out grow him. Why has dance morphed into acrobatics on ice I understand that there must be some objectivity but enough. Two to three lifts max and more interesting choreography please, please

 

[Eislauf]

I like both teams as well, but the French team has the "it" factor.

They do indeed. Mesmerizing. Too bad about the stop/ankle injury but at least they finished and won the silver!

 

[Ziggy]

I agree about Edwards and Pang. They have lovely flow over the ice, good chemistry and a lot of charisma. I hope they don't get scarred too much by what happened in the Free Dance.

 

[dorispulaski]

I hope Pang hasn't hurt his back. I worry about both kids when there's a fall in a lift, let alone 2 falls in lifts.