2021 Worlds Pregame Chat: Ice Dance

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Entries as of 3/22/21

No.	Name	Nation
1	Tina GARABEDIAN / Simon PROULX SENECAL	ARM	1
2	Holly HARRIS / Jason CHAN	AUS	2
	Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS	AUS	2	S
3	Ekaterina KUZNETSOVA / Oleksandr KOLOSOVSKYI	AZE	3
4	Viktoria SEMENJUK / Ilya YUKHIMUK	BLR	4
5	Mina ZDRAVKOVA / Christopher M. DAVIS	BUL	5
6	Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN	CAN	6
7	Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER	CAN	6
8	Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA	CAN	6
	Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER	CAN	6	S
	Haley SALES / Nikolas WAMSTEEKER	CAN	6	S
	Carolane SOUCISSE / Shane FIRUS	CAN	6	S
9	Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU	CHN	7
	Hong CHEN / Zhuoming SUN	CHN	7	S
10	Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER	CZE	8
11	Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS	FIN	9
12	Adelina GALYAVIEVA / Louis THAURON	FRA	10
13	Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD	FRA	10
	Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC	FRA	10	S
14	Katharina MUELLER / Tim DIECK	GER	11
	Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN	GER	11	S
15	Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON	GBR	12
	Sasha FEAR / George WADDELL	GBR	12	S
16	Anna YANOVSKAYA / Adam LUKACS	HUN	13
	Emily MONAGHAN / Ilias FOURATI	HUN	13	S
17	Shira ICHILOV / Laurent ABECASSIS	ISR	14
18	Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI	ITA	15
19	Carolina MOSCHENI / Francesco FIORETTI	ITA	15
	Chiara CALDERONE / Francesco RIVA	ITA	15	S
20	Misato KOMATSUBARA / Tim KOLETO	JPN	16
	Rikako FUKASE / Eichu Oliver CHO	JPN	16	S
21	Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS	LTU	17
	Paulina RAMANAUSKAITE / Deividas KIZALA	LTU	17	S
22	Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN	NED	18
23	Natalia KALISZEK / Maksym SPODYRIEV	POL	19
24	Victoria SINITSINA / Nikita KATSALAPOV	FSR	20
25	Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN	FSR	20
26	Tiffani ZAGORSKI / Jonathan GUERREIRO	FSR	20
	Annabelle MOROZOV / Andrei BAGIN	FSR	20	S
	Anastasia SKOPTCOVA / Kirill ALESHIN	FSR	20	S
27	Sara HURTADO / Kirill KHALIAVIN	ESP	21
	Olivia SMART / Adrian DIAZ	ESP	21	S
28	Yuliia ZHATA / Berk AKALIN	TUR	22
29	Alexandra NAZAROVA / Maxim NIKITIN	UKR	23
	Maria GOLUBTSOVA / Kirill BELOBROV	UKR	23	S
	Darya POPOVA / Volodymyr BYELIKOV	UKR	23	S
30	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	24
31	Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER	USA	24
32	Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE	USA	24
	Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO	USA	24	S
	Molly CESANEK / Yehor YEHOROV	USA	24	S
	Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS	USA	24	S

 

[LadyB]

Like in Pairs, Ice Dance has so many teams I'm looking forward to see! Despite supporting SinKats and both fellow Russian Teams, I am so happy that Piper and Paul eventually get their chance that they would have deserved so much already last year. It will be a nailbiter and I've taken next Friday off work. I wish these two wonderful people the best skate ever!
Of course, also looking forward to C/B and H/D. Counting the hours

 

[Miriam090]

I'm so excited for ice dance! I adore the top 2 Russian and American teams as well as Piper and Paul so I'm incredibly excited to see how it all plays out. Although I am really hoping for Sinkats to skate clean and take that title, I really think they deserve it.

 

[ladyjane]

Of the Russian teams I am more a fan of Stepanova/Bukin than Sinitsina/Katsalapov, but of course I want both of them to skate well. I also like the third team Gahorski/Gerreiro, and hope they have a good WC. With regard to the Americans I am slightly in favour of Chock/Bates to Hubbel/Donahue but - again - I want both of them to skate well. And I'm not forgetting Hawayek/Baker either - their Heart of Glass FD is really something. Like many, I am also hoping Gilles/Poirier make a big splash, and the Danadians aren't bad at all either (although, they've had better programmes - but that's just me). And what about the Italians? I love them too. I wish everyone well, but there has to be a winner in the end. Nail biting for sure - and I'm not even rooting for one particular couple as my favourites aren't going to be there (I assume it is known I'm quite a bit of a Papadakis/Cizeron fan). But it makes no difference...my nails are going to be bit to shreds! And...there's a Dutch couple too. Not that I expect them to score very high, but it's just so exciting to have one there. Oops, no more nails left. Really looking forward to next week!

 

[AlexRus]

Dance in order of Personal Best.
* - unofficial (non-ISU) best, only if no ISU best.

No Name Nation Score
1 Victoria SINITSINA / Nikita KATSALAPOV FSR 220.42
2 Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES USA 213.18
3 Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN FSR 211.29
4 Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE USA 210.40
5 Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN 210.18
6 Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI ITA 205.58
7 Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN CAN 201.00
8 Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU CHN 196.75
9 Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON GBR 195.35
10 Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER USA 194.77
11 Sara HURTADO / Kirill KHALIAVIN ESP 193.47
12 Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA CAN 192.11
13 Tiffani ZAGORSKI / Jonathan GUERREIRO FSR 188.03
14 Natalia KALISZEK / Maksym SPODYRIEV POL 185.48
15 Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS LTU 180.13
16 Alexandra NAZAROVA / Maxim NIKITIN UKR 179.94
17 Adelina GALYAVIEVA / Louis THAURON FRA 172.15
18 Katharina MUELLER / Tim DIECK GER 169.59
19 Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS FIN 168.34
20 Viktoria SEMENJUK / Ilya YUKHIMUK BLR 167.56*
21 Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD FRA 167.28
22 Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER CZE 163.62
23 Anna YANOVSKAYA / Adam LUKACS HUN 161.40
24 Holly HARRIS / Jason CHAN AUS 161.05
25 Carolina MOSCHENI / Francesco FIORETTI ITA 160.27*
26 Misato KOMATSUBARA / Tim KOLETO JPN 160.24
27 Shira ICHILOV / Laurent ABECASSIS ISR 156.80*
28 Tina GARABEDIAN / Simon PROULX SENECAL ARM 156.64
29 Yuliia ZHATA / Berk AKALIN TUR 151.96*
30 Ekaterina KUZNETSOVA / Oleksandr KOLOSOVSKYI AZE 148.39*
31 Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN NED 143.83*
32 Mina ZDRAVKOVA / Christopher M. DAVIS BUL 104.70

 

[skylark]

I'm pulling hard for Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue to win the World title. They look strong and beautiful and they make such a statement with their speed, technique, and connection. You know they're there, and a force. Also, I'd love to see Kaitlyn Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker make a leap ... I think they can, with their gorgeous FD that they created/choreographed some/much of.

Others I look forward to are Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, Natalia KALISZEK and Maksym SPODYRIEV, Sinitsina/Katsalapov, Stepanova/Bukin, and Gilles/Poirier, especially their Jonie Mitchell FD. I don't know much about dance scoring and I intend to stay in a state of ignorance ... this is one time I just enjoy the programs and the emotion. I often am surprised by a new or unknown-to-me team that will then become a favorite.

 

[GoneWithTheWind]

I'm pulling hard for Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue to win the World title. They look strong and beautiful and they make such a statement with their speed, technique, and connection. You know they're there, and a force.

Me too! In fact, if we could just repeat the GPF 2018 podium (Madi/Zach, SinKats, Charlene/Marco) I'd be very, very happy!

 

[Fluture]

My knowledge about Ice Dance is very, very limitated and I rarely really watch it but what I do know is that I‘ll be rooting for Stepanova/Bukin.

 

[Seven Sisters]

My best guess would be that SinKats will win, and Stepanova/Bukin will be at least fourth, with one American team also on the podium. But nothing would make me happier than Guignard/Fabbri sneaking in for a medal here.

And you KNOW that Barbara Fusar-Poli has been busy honing their already-excellent Finnstep pattern to perfection, so it’s not inconceivable that this could happen!

 

[GoneWithTheWind]

And you KNOW that Barbara Fusar-Poli has been busy honing their already-excellent Finnstep pattern to perfection, so it’s not inconceivable that this could happen!

Oh definitely!
And probably making Marco do double the amount of twizzle practice, after his jittery moment in them at the Gran Premio Final!
Also, it will be 20 years since Barbara won Worlds, so a medal for Charlene and Marco would be a great anniversary present for her.

 

[TontoK]

I'm pulling hard for Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue to win the World title. They look strong and beautiful and they make such a statement with their speed, technique, and connection. You know they're there, and a force. Also, I'd love to see Kaitlyn Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker make a leap ... I think they can, with their gorgeous FD that they created/choreographed some/much of.

Others I look forward to are Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, Natalia KALISZEK and Maksym SPODYRIEV, Sinitsina/Katsalapov, Stepanova/Bukin, and Gilles/Poirier, especially their Jonie Mitchell FD. I don't know much about dance scoring and I intend to stay in a state of ignorance ... this is one time I just enjoy the programs and the emotion. I often am surprised by a new or unknown-to-me team that will then become a favorite.

Of all the performances I'm looking forward to in all disciplines, this one is probably top of the list.

This program is a masterpiece - if for no other reason than the opening one-foot sequence.

 

[AlexRus]

About chance to advance to FS - SP Personal Best.
* - unofficial if no official ISU best.

1 Yuzuru HANYU JPN 111.82
2 Nathan CHEN USA 110.38
3 Shoma UNO JPN 104.15
4 Boyang JIN CHN 101.09
5 Vincent ZHOU USA 100.51
6 Mikhail KOLYADA FSR 100.49
7 Junhwan CHA KOR 97.33
8 Jason BROWN USA 96.81
9 Kevin AYMOZ FRA 96.71
10 Keegan MESSING CAN 96.34
11 Matteo RIZZO ITA 93.37
12 Michal BREZINA CZE 93.31
13 Yuma KAGIYAMA JPN 91.61
14 Morisi KVITELASHVILI GEO 89.94
15 Deniss VASILJEVS LAT 87.08
16 Han YAN CHN 86.46
17 Daniel GRASSL ITA 85.42
18 Alexei BYCHENKO ISR 84.19
19 Evgeni SEMENENKO FSR 83.42*
20 Paul FENTZ GER 81.86
21 Vladimir LITVINTSEV AZE 81.46
22 Aleksandr SELEVKO EST 80.87
23 Ivan SHMURATKO UKR 75.26
24 Maurizio ZANDRON AUT 74.61
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25 Nikolaj MAJOROV SWE 74.39
26 Donovan CARRILLO MEX 73.13
27 Konstantin MILYUKOV BLR 71.44
28 Larry LOUPOLOVER BUL 70.36
29 Lukas BRITSCHGI SUI 68.40
30 Basar OKTAR TUR 68.16
31 Peter James HALLAM GBR 67.62
32 Valtter VIRTANEN FIN 62.16
33 Mikhail SHAIDOROV KAZ 56.37

 

[Andrea82]

The technical panel will be

Technical Controller: Halina Gordon Poltorak (Poland; ISU Ice Dance Techinical Committee chairwoman)
Technical Specialist: György Elek (Hungary; ISU Ice Dance Techinical Committee member)
Assistant Technical Specialist: Ayako Higashino (Japan)

Referee: Hilary Selby (Great Britain, ISU Ice Dance Techinical Committee member)

 

[moonvine]

I can’t wait for Kaitlyn and Jean Luc to debut their MASTERPIECE in front of International judges!

 

[teainamug]

I can’t wait for Kaitlyn and Jean Luc to debut their MASTERPIECE in front of International judges!



Myself also, I would love to see them on the podium here. I think that this FD routine is so complete, carrying the music rather than the other way around, which is a reflection on their ability as athletes and artists. This dance has such a great flow including lots small and interesting interpretative movements which takes it above “routine”

 

[auser]

I am greedy ... I am hoping all teams have their best dances. Best wishes to all dancers

 

[slider11]

I can’t wait for Kaitlyn and Jean Luc to debut their MASTERPIECE in front of International judges!



Myself also, I would love to see them on the podium here. I think that this FD routine is so complete, carrying the music rather than the other way around, which is a reflection on their ability as athletes and artists. This dance has such a great flow including lots small and interesting interpretative movements which takes it above “routine”

YES! Also, very excited to see this bring them into the top 5 discussion.

 

[Spiralgraph]

I can’t wait for Kaitlyn and Jean Luc to debut their MASTERPIECE in front of International judges!

Me too! And although Kaitlin and Jean-Luc are my favorite American team, I also want the other two American teams to skate well because it's in the USA's best interest going into the Olympic season.. But Hawayek/Baker have the best FD of their career and I hope the judges recognize that.

 

[ArtistryOnIce]

Can anyone explain how the Olympic qualification for ice dancing works for this cycle ? Specifically, what ranking must a couple achieve in these Worlds to secure a spot for their country immediately ?

Thank you !

 

[moonvine]

YES! Also, very excited to see this bring them into the top 5 discussion.

They’re skating so early.