2018 U.S. Int'l Classic: Ice Dance pre-game chat

[GS Forum Staff]

Pre-game chat and predictions for 2018 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic: Ice Dance

Here is a link to the entries for the Ice Dance (Updated 9/12)
http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat03108790.htm

Teodora MARKOVA / Simon DAZE	BUL
Haley SALES / Nikolas WAMSTEEKER	CAN
Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC	FRA
Emily Lauren MONAGHAN / Ilias FOURATI	HUN
Misato KOMATSUBARA / Tim KOLETO	JPN
Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO	USA
Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE	USA
Karina MANTA / Joseph JOHNSON	USA

 

[AlexRus]

Main Entries in order of Personal Best

1 Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE USA 196.64
2 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC FRA 159.64
3 Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO USA 157.19
4 Haley SALES / Nikolas WAMSTEEKER CAN 139.48
5 Misato KOMATSUBARA / Tim KOLETO JPN 138.18, 154.75 (this season)
6 Karina MANTA / Joseph JOHNSON USA 137.76
7 Teodora MARKOVA / Simon DAZE BUL 102.32

Emily Lauren MONAGHAN / Ilias FOURATI HUN -

This season scores in Dance became significantly higher because of change of rules, couple who has both best of this season and previous, placed by previous best.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Excited for this lineup, especially Christina and Anthony!

 

[ancientpeas]

Hard not to vote for H/D here. I think the competition will be for 2nd and 3rd.

 

[TontoK]

Excited for this lineup, especially Christina and Anthony!

Yep. Other than H/D (I'm a big fan), I am very interested in seeing these guys. I think Anthony is spectacular.

 

[TontoK]

For the Maple Leaf Mafia:

What can you tell us about the Canadian dance team. I haven't heard of them. Are they new seniors?

 

[Ice Dance]

Sales & Wamsteeker are a young team. They've been seniors for two seasons. Their bio is here: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00015217.htm. They've been splitting scores & placements with Arnold & Williams over the past couple seasons and finished 9th at 4CCs last year. They attended Nebelhorn last season and finished behind Torn & Partanen from Finland and ahead of Kavaliova & Bieliaiev of Belarus. S&W debuted this year at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International and finished third behind the Parsons and ahead of Lanaghan & Razgulajevs. S&W are also Canada's host pick for SC and are now on the dance replacement list. FD music is "Seduces Me" and "Ne Me Quitte Pas." Programs are solid, but I really liked their Robin & Marian program from last season the most.

Course I can't find a copy on youtube from Nebelhorn, which was the performance I liked best; but here is their performance at 4CCs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkvdhGDMPhk

They finished a little over a point above Komatsubara & Koleto there so that might be a head-to-head worth watching.

 

[TontoK]

Sales & Wamsteeker are a young team. They've been seniors for two seasons. Their bio is here: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00015217.htm. They've been splitting scores & placements with Arnold & Williams over the past couple seasons and finished 9th at 4CCs last year. They attended Nebelhorn last season and finished behind Torn & Partanen from Finland and ahead of Kavaliova & Bieliaiev of Belarus. S&W debuted this year at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International and finished third behind the Parsons and ahead of Lanaghan & Razgulajevs. S&W are also Canada's host pick for SC and are now on the dance replacement list. FD music is "Seduces Me" and "Ne Me Quitte Pas." Programs are solid, but I really liked their Robin & Marian program from last season the most.

Course I can't find a copy on youtube from Nebelhorn, which was the performance I liked best; but here is their performance at 4CCs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkvdhGDMPhk

They finished a little over a point above Komatsubara & Koleto there so that might be a head-to-head worth watching.

Thank you. I look forward to seeing them skate.