I really wish we weren't all so resigned to conceding the silver (or heaven forbid) the gold to the Russians. Their material and their skating doesn't deserve it. I know, I know, politics. I can still dream though.
2021-22 US Ice Dance
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I'm with you, but I'd go farther. Concede NOTHING to ANYONE.
Chock and Bates were pretty close to P/C this past week, skating a program they've had a month. The judges have already demonstrated that they don't mind knocking P/C off their pedestal, so why not again?
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Following up on a recent conversation about Wolfkostin/Chen in the JGP Baltic FD thread:
As of Oct 10, Wolfkostin/Chen are listed for Senior Dance at Championship Series in Alpharetta, Georgia.
(Which I think means that by early September, they had registered for Senior Dance for the U.S. qualifying season for Nats.
I don't think that switching from Junior to Senior would have been allowed after the registration deadline.)
They already earned a bye to Nats (in their choice of Senior or Junior category), because they qualified for JGPF.
And they already have the senior tech minimums for Nats.
But my guess(?) would be that they will go forward with competing in Alpharetta -- as their first senior event.
ETA (on Oct 19):
... are Wolfkostin/Chen planning to compete as Seniors at 2022 U.S. Nationals?
The reason I ask is this line from the article added to the USFS site on Sep 22:
[ETA (on Oct 5):
The article also was published in the Aug-Sep 2021 issue of Skating magazine, which I looked at today for the first time.]
As for the next chapter of their story, Wolfkostin and Chen are already hard at work creating it. The team plans to move up to the senior level for the 2021–22 competitive season.
Communication is key | U.S. Figure Skating
www.usfigureskating.org
(Yes, I know that it would mean needing to skate a Senior RD with Midnight Blues instead of Blues.)
As of Oct 10, Wolfkostin/Chen are listed for Senior Dance at Championship Series in Alpharetta, Georgia.
(Which I think means that by early September, they had registered for Senior Dance for the U.S. qualifying season for Nats.
I don't think that switching from Junior to Senior would have been allowed after the registration deadline.)
They already earned a bye to Nats (in their choice of Senior or Junior category), because they qualified for JGPF.
And they already have the senior tech minimums for Nats.
But my guess(?) would be that they will go forward with competing in Alpharetta -- as their first senior event.
ETA (on Oct 19):
So .... as revealed in the Oct 15 update to USFS assignments page, turns out that W/C's first senior event will be the Challenger international in Austria (Nov 11- 15).
Alpharetta is scheduled for the following week. It would be W/C's second senior event, if they choose to go forward with competing there.
Alpharetta is scheduled for the following week. It would be W/C's second senior event, if they choose to go forward with competing there.
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We are aware of the partnership of Avonley Nguyen and Grigory Smirnov, but here is the post anyway that Grigory just made about it.
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Are you thinking that citizenship would be an issue? Presumably they feel confident that they can work that out; after all, Avonley’s last partner did not have citizenship either.
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I don't think that Grigory will have citizenship problems. The next Olympics is still some years away. But I don't exactly know. I hope it works well.
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I am not sure how N/G and H/K are doing, but I feel confident in their partnerships, and I hope things work well with their citizenships. Grigory has some good Senior experience, and Avonley has potential to be a fabulous Senior Ice Dancer. And Sophia and Vadym are still very young. Both partnerships are listed to compete in November.
Tanith Belbin lived in the US for over 7 years and still had to have a special act of Congress to get citizenship before the 2006 winter Olympics and i doubt our bloated system makes it any faster now..
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This might sound odd, but it seems like skaters from Canada have a hard time getting US citizenship, compared to skaters from other countries to the US. I don't know much about those things, but skaters like Christina Carreira, Tanith Belbin, and Mervin Tran to my knowledge had a rough time with it. Alexei Krashnazhon and Yaroslav Paniot seemed and seem to be doing pretty successful. Again, my knowledge on this subject isn't too great, and I may have messed some things I mentioned up, but if N/S start doing really successful, I am sure that there will be a big push to get the citizenship.
That was a different time. Tanith had applied for citizenship as soon as she could, but after 911, all citizenship applications were put on hold, and her application was lost in limbo like many others. That's why it took an act of Congress to untangle the logjam and push her citizenship through.
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FWIW:
Carreira was born on April 3, 2000; and Krasnozhon just days later on April 11, 2000.
Carreira received her green card in August 2020, after being denied "extraordinary ability" status in May 2018.
Krasnozhon received his green card in September 2020, after applying for "extraordinary ability" status after his 18th birthday (apparently with eventual success).
Carreira received her green card in August 2020, after being denied "extraordinary ability" status in May 2018.
ETA (on Oct 14):
To be more precise, her first petition in May 2018 for "extraordinary ability" status was denied in August 2018.
If I understand correctly, her third petition was approved.
If I understand correctly, her third petition was approved.
Krasnozhon received his green card in September 2020, after applying for "extraordinary ability" status after his 18th birthday (apparently with eventual success).
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Madison & Evan excited for the upcoming season, (which won't be their last one!
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"What we're proud of is that we feel like we're a unique team; the energy we bring to the ice... it sets us apart."
2nd episode of their Unlaced podcast (post-Finlandia) is uploaded:
) :"What we're proud of is that we feel like we're a unique team; the energy we bring to the ice... it sets us apart."
2nd episode of their Unlaced podcast (post-Finlandia) is uploaded:
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Is anyone else excited about the Hubbell & Donohue vs. Chock & Bates matchup at Skate America?
I am excited to see Hubbell & Donohue's dances as I did not see them at any earlier event. I watched both teams run thru's here and liked HD's costumes and music, but overall liked CB's material better.
I am excited to see Hubbell & Donohue's dances as I did not see them at any earlier event. I watched both teams run thru's here and liked HD's costumes and music, but overall liked CB's material better.
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I’m mildly excited but much more excited/fearful to see my babies H/B. Will IAM actually give them a decent piece of choreography or will it be Godawful like two years ago? Wish they had kept the Blondie masterpiece.
Yes…….me
I have a soft spot for Molly & Yegor
Been following them since they paired up as Juniors!
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Unfortunately I couldn't watch the competition, but I'm amazed that no one here is commenting about Green & Parsons being 4th at Skate Canada, well ahead of the Brits (though it looks like they underperformed?). Did anyone watch and have something to say about the programs?
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