2021-22 Retirements, Splits & Partner Changes

[cathlen]

I'm clearly very late, but I'm so sorry to hear Jessica and Brian had split. They were my fave US Pairs team Wish Brian all the best in post-retirement life though!

 

[moonvine]

Not sure if this has been previously mentioned but Isabelle Martins and Ryan Bedard (2-time Jr. US pairs silver medalists) have split. She's looking for a new partner, he's "decided to make a change and try something new" (according to Isabelle's Instagram post).
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcOaN6OrtX2/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Dorota Broda (Spanish pairs skater) is on Ice Partner Search, so I'm assuming she and Pedro Betegon have also split.

ETA: Sylvia Wong and Skylar Weirens (US Jr. pair team) also appear to have split, he's on Ice Partner Search too.

Best of luck to all these skaters in the future, be it on or off the ice!

This is insanity.

 

[moonvine]

I'm clearly very late, but I'm so sorry to hear Jessica and Brian had split. They were my fave US Pairs team Wish Brian all the best in post-retirement life though!

As do I, as well as hope Jessica finds a suitable partner quickly.

 

[AlexBreeze]

New pair - Iasmina Kadyrova/Valerii Kolesov

Coaches: Moskvina, Minchuk

В группе Москвиной создали новую пару для фигуристки Кадыровой

Спортивная пара Ясмина Кадырова/Валерий Колесов создана в школе Тамары Москвиной, сообщил РИА Новости тренер группы Артур Минчук. РИА Новости Спорт, 18.04.2022

rsport.ria.ru

 

[GoneWithTheWind]

Nicole Della Monica's official retirement statement:



I'll miss her and Matteo in competition together, but wish her good luck in her new adventures!

 

[surimi]

Nicole Della Monica's official retirement statement:



I'll miss her and Matteo in competition together, but wish her good luck in her new adventures!

They had a long and successful career. Wishing Nicole the best. Do we know if Matteo is still somehow going on?

 

[GoneWithTheWind]

They had a long and successful career. Wishing Nicole the best. Do we know if Matteo is still somehow going on?

I think after the Olympics he said he would try to find a new partner. Not sure if there's anyone available in Italy or if he'll have to find a partner from another country. If an Italian singles skater wanted to switch to pairs, Matteo would probably be a good person to help them, as he's so experienced.

 

[LoisAGOEs]

Got an inkling we could see a Valentina and Matteo pair up. It feels like she’d love to come out of retirement for a comeback.

 

[GoneWithTheWind]

Got an inkling we could see a Valentina and Matteo pair up. It feels like she’d love to come out of retirement for a comeback.

She does seem to have been posting quite a bit of skating content on her Instagram; I'd love to see this partnership!

 

[surimi]

Got an inkling we could see a Valentina and Matteo pair up. It feels like she’d love to come out of retirement for a comeback.

Crazy to imagine but I'm all for it ^ ^

 

[hanca]

There are more rumours.
Pleshkov skates with Boyarintseva. Boyarintseva skated with Shagalov, who seems to have retired. Pleshkov skated with Pepeleva, who is taking a break (she said taking a break, but considering that she can’t land jumps any more, it may be a permanent break).

Geinish/Mironov split up. Geinish is with Chigiriev. I would love to know with whom Mironov is! He was the stronger partner.

Kostiukovich was skating with Sviatchenko, but apparently Sviatchenko is now with Maria Pavlova in Sochi, so it might have been just a tryout with Kostiukovich and it didn’t work out.

Maria Pavlova was skating this past season with a Hungarian guy, Balazs Nagy. If they split up and she is now with Sviatchenko, could they skate for Hungary? I guess it depends whether she already managed to get Hungarian citizenship.

 

[surimi]

When exactly does this season finish? I'm wondering when to start a new thread.

 

[dorispulaski]

Season ends July 1st every year.

 

[surimi]

New US pairs team debuting, Hazel Collier and Misha Mitrofanov: https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1516522926715064325

 

[Skater Boy]

New US pairs team debuting, Hazel Collier and Misha Mitrofanov: https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1516522926715064325

Interesting pairing. I would have thought Misha would have picked someone with stronger presence and skating skills. I suppose Hazel could improve.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

New US pairs team debuting, Hazel Collier and Misha Mitrofanov: https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1516522926715064325

Interesting pairing. I would have thought Misha would have picked someone with stronger presence and skating skills. I suppose Hazel could improve.

I reported this weeks ago in the thread talking about the skating benefit in Boston at Harvard at the beginning of this month.

 

[surimi]

I reported this weeks ago in the thread talking about the skating benefit in Boston at Harvard at the beginning of this month.

Sorry, I must have forgotten to edit that into the OP.

 

[4everchan]

New teams:

Pairs:

- Emmanuelle Prost / Nicolas Nadeau (Canada)

Her name is Emmanuelle Proft.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

Sorry, I must have forgotten to edit that into the OP.

Actually @surimi, although Misha and Hazel skated together at the Harvard benefit, there was no official announcement of a pairing at that point. I certainly assumed they were pairing and preparing for a new partnership. But another poster here pointed out that I shouldn't assume that was the case until it was actually announced. LOL! It's not surprising that they are new partners.

 

[surimi]

Her name is Emmanuelle Proft.

I edited the correction in.