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2023-24 US Ice Dance

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dancelion21

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ASSIGNMENTS

Championship Events
Youth Olympic GamesFour ContinentsWorld Junior ChampionshipsWorld Championships
Ilin/Cain (142.38)Carreira/Ponomarenko (194.14)
Chock/Bates
Green/Parsons (190.53)

Zingas/Kolesnik (193.07)
Neset/Markelov (169.76)

Peal/Peal (154.09)

Pedersen/Chen (144.55)
Bratti/Somerville

Carreira/Ponomarenko

Chock/Bates

Grand Prix Events
Skate AmericaSkate CanadaGrand Prix de FranceCup of ChinaGrand Prix of EspooNHK Trophy
Grand Prix Final
Brown/Brown (177.21)

Chock/Bates (212.96)

Green/Parsons (185.07)
Brown/Brown (187.62)

Pate/Bye (181.46)

Zingas/
Kolesnik (184.96)
Carreira/
Ponomarenko (186.70)

Hawayek/Baker

McNamara/
Spiridonov (164.25)
Bratti/Somerville (179.39)

Green/Parsons (189.33)

Pate/Bye (184.58)
Carreira/
Ponomarenko (188.76)

Chock/Bates (209.46)

Zingas/Kolesnik (183.78)
Bratti/Somerville (183.43)

Hawayek/Baker

McNamara/
Spiridonov (167.84)
Chock/Bates (221.61)

Challenger Events
LombardiaAutumn ClassicNebelhornNepelaFinlandiaBudapest TrophyGolden Spin
Bratti/Somerville (177.66)

Green/Parsons (168.56)
Pate/Bye (191.20)

Wolfkostin/Tsarevski (163.34)
Carreira/
Ponomarenko (177.91)

McNamara/
Spiridonov (157.81)
Green/Parsons

Zingas/Kolesnik (187.28)
Brown/Brown (174.47)

Carreira/
Ponomarenko (191.14)
Flores/Desyatov

Wolfkostin/Tsarevski
(172.88)
Flores/Desyatov (180.62)

Zingas/Kolesnik (183.32)

Junior Grand Prix Events
JGP ThailandJGP AustriaJGP TurkeyJGP JapanJGP HungaryJGP PolandJGP ArmeniaJGP Final
Hauer/Starr

Neset/Markelov (168.47)
Mullen/Mullen (135.30)

Peal/Peal (142.83)
Hauer/Starr
Ilin/Cain (134.81)
Pedersen/Chen (146.37)
Mullen/Mullen (144.18)

Neset/Markelov (167.51)
Carhart/Horovyi
Ilin/Cain (126.40)
Pedersen/Chen (146.28)
Carhart/Horovyi
Bland/Sperry (126.17)
Cui/Eckert (135.22)
Peal/Peal (155.83)Neset/Markelov (177.09)

Pedersen/Chen (144.57)
International Selection Pool
Senior
  • Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville (5)
  • Oona Brown and Gage Brown (9)
  • Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko (3)
  • Madison Chock and Evan Bates (1)
  • Isabella Flores and Ivan Desyatov (10)
  • Caroline Green and Michael Parsons (2)
  • Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker (WD)
  • Raffaella Koncius and Alexey Shchepetov (WD)
  • Angela Ling and Caleb Wein (11)
  • Eva Pate and Logan Bye (8)
  • Katarina Wolfkostin and Dimitry Tsarevski (new)
  • Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik (4)
Junior
  • Kristina Bland and Matthew Sperry (6th @ 2023 US Jr Nats) [Age out 2023/24]
  • Helena Carhart and Volodymyr Horovyi (2) [2023/24]
  • Amy Cui and Kenny Eckert (new) [2024/25]
  • Julia Epps and Blake Gilman (8) [2026/27]
  • Jenna Hauer and Benjamin Starr (3) [2024/25]
  • Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain (7) [2028/29]
  • Caroline Mullen and Brendan Mullen (returning) [2024/25]
  • Leah Neset and Artem Markelov (1) [2024/25]
  • Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal (4) [2024/25]
  • Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen (new) [2023/24]
  • Emily Renzi and William Lissauer (3rd Novice) [2027/28]

Thoughts for the Season:
  1. Can Chock/Bates repeat as US & World Champions?
  2. Will Hawayek/Baker, who are returning to Competition,or Green/Parsons be the US No. 2 for this season? Or will a different team challenge them.
  3. Will CPom continue to improve?
  4. Will the Brown's move to train part time at IAM help them?
  5. Will Jeffrey Chen find a partner? Will Avonley Nguyen?
  6. Will Flores & Desyatov be able to compete for US?
 
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muptgirl

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I am really interested to see the movement amongst some of the newer teams and if those seasoned teams (Chock/Bates, Hawayek/Baker) can remain at the top both nationally and internationally. Of all the newer teams, really excited to see if Zingas/Kolesnik can build upon their strong first showing and if they ascend ahead of some of the other teams seen to be the obvious #3 in US (CPom or Green/Parson), as I feel they were underscored at US Nationals last year. Chock/Bates on the world stage will be interesting this year. I really love this team and would love to see them repeat as World Champions - butat the best of their ability and showing what makes them so unique (innovative programs, lifts, etc). Last year felt like a "longevity award" as their content wasn't the strongest I've seen from them. When I look at the world stage I still think they sit at the top of the groups coming back.... But so much will come down to who has the best programs.
 

theblade

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The NQS series only has four domestic events, starting this weekend in Dallas. In three and-a-half weeks, three out of the four ice dancing competitions for the season will be done!

July 15 - 17 - Dallas Classic (Plano, TX)
July 31 - 2 Aug - Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships (Lake Placid, NY)
August 3 -5 - Silicon Valley Open (San Jose, CA)
September 21 - 24 - Challenge Cup (Ardmore, PA)

It's getting real.
 

theblade

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And in Junior Grand Prix news, Team USA has managed to pick up five second slots. Two teams in Bangkok, Linz, Instanbul, Osaka and Budapest; one each in Gdansk and Yerevan.
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
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List of US Ice Dancers
This is not complete
Additions & Corrections Welcome


Last Year's Seniors on Team USA

Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville
Oona Brown and Gage Brown
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker
Raffaella Koncius and Alexey Shchepetov
Angela Ling and Caleb Wein
Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov
Eva Pate and Logan Bye
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik

Last Year's Juniors on Team USA

Kristina Bland and Matthew Sperry
Helena Carhart and Volodymyr Horovyi
Julia Epps and Blake Gilman Sr
Jenna Hauer and Benjamin Starr
Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain
Leah Neset and Artem Markelov
Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal

Teams not on Team USA at US Senior Championship

Caroline Depietri, &; TJ Carey
Isabelle Flores & Ivan Desyatov
Cara Murphy & Joshua Levitt
Leah Krauskopf, & YuanShi Jin,


Teams not on Team USA at US Junior Championship

Juliette Shadid & Lucas Shadid
Anabelle Larson & Jonathan Young
Emma L'Esperance & Mika Amdour
Isabella Hagan & Shawn Hagan
Klara Kowar & Thomas Schwappach
Caroline Mullen & Brendan Mullen
Emily Renzi & William Lissauer
Annelise Stapert & Maxim Korotcov

New Teams

Jane Calhoun & Daniil Veselukhin (Jr)
Zoe Cialella & David Goldshteyn (Jr)
Amy Cui & Kenny Eckert (Jr)
Anya Lavrova & Jonathan Rogers Jr.
Michela Melillo, & Simon Mintz, (Jr)
Yahli Pedersen, & Jeffrey Chen (Jr)
Katarina Wolfkostin and Dmitry Tsarevski (Sr)
 
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dancelion21

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And in Junior Grand Prix news, Team USA has managed to pick up five second slots. Two teams in Bangkok, Linz, Instanbul, Osaka and Budapest; one each in Gdansk and Yerevan.
Gdansk and Yerevan haven't been announced yet. Feels very likely that USFS will have two spots at those events as well. I just hope that USFS uses their assignments to the fullest. Last season, they used 11/14 spots. One of those missing spots was because Neset/Markelov withdrew from JGP Poland at the last minute since his visa didn't come through, but there's no excuse for only assigning one team to JGP Czech Republic and JGP Poland when the US has tons of young junior teams. In the 2021-22 season, they only used 10/14 spots. That was likely a large reason as to why the juniors comparatively struggled in the 2022-23 season on the JGP, as all of the teams besides Neset/Markelov were debuting on the JGP for the first time.

I want to see young teams like Ilin/Cain and Epps/Gilman, who are junior age-eligible for the first time, get opportunities to compete on an international stage. It feels like a complete and utter waste for USFS not to use their spots to the fullest when they have so many teams who need the experience.
 

moonvine

All Hail Queen Gracie
Record Breaker
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The NQS series only has four domestic events, starting this weekend in Dallas. In three and-a-half weeks, three out of the four ice dancing competitions for the season will be done!

July 15 - 17 - Dallas Classic (Plano, TX)
July 31 - 2 Aug - Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships (Lake Placid, NY)
August 3 -5 - Silicon Valley Open (San Jose, CA)
September 21 - 24 - Challenge Cup (Ardmore, PA)

It's getting real.
Any streams for any of these?
 

dancelion21

On the Ice
Joined
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List of US Ice Dancers
This is not complete
Additions & Corrections Welcome


Last Year's Seniors on Team USA

Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville
Oona Brown and Gage Brown
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker
Raffaella Koncius and Alexey Shchepetov
Angela Ling and Caleb Wein
Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov
Eva Pate and Logan Bye
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik

Last Year's Juniors on Team USA

Kristina Bland and Matthew Sperry
Helena Carhart and Volodymyr Horovyi
Julia Epps and Blake Gilman Sr
Jenna Hauer and Benjamin Starr
Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain
Leah Neset and Artem Markelov
Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal

Teams not on Team USA at US Senior Championship

Caroline Depietri, &; TJ Carey
Isabelle Flores & Ivan Desyatov
Cara Murphy & Joshua Levitt
Leah Krauskopf, & YuanShi Jin,


Teams not on Team USA at US Junior Championship

Juliette Shadid & Lucas Shadid
Anabelle Larson & Jonathan Young
Michela Melillo & Sam Chen
Emma L'Esperance & Mika Amdour
Isabella Hagan & Shawn Hagan
Klara Kowar & Thomas Schwappach
Caroline Mullen & Brendan Mullen
Emily Renzi & William Lissauer
Annelise Stapert & Maxim Korotcov

New Teams
Katarina Wolfkostin and Dmitry Tsarevski should definitely be added in the New Team category. Based on Katarina's announcement, they will be skating in senior dance, though they are both junior age eligible (and skating junior this season would certainly be the smarter choice for more international opportunities, but oh well)
 

theblade

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I just hope that USFS uses their assignments to the fullest. Last season, they used 11/14 spots. In the 2021-22 season, they only used 10/14 spots. That was likely a large reason as to why the juniors comparatively struggled in the 2022-23 season on the JGP, as all of the teams besides Neset/Markelov were debuting on the JGP for the first time. I want to see young teams...get opportunities to compete on an international stage. It feels like a complete and utter waste for USFS not to use their spots to the fullest when they have so many teams who need the experience.
Preach. Also, there has been a real churn this year; there will be next year, too, in terms of new younger teams, trying to find that elusive "forever partner."
 

Weathergal

Medalist
Joined
May 25, 2014
List of US Ice Dancers
This is not complete
Additions & Corrections Welcome


Last Year's Seniors on Team USA

Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville
Oona Brown and Gage Brown
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker
Raffaella Koncius and Alexey Shchepetov
Angela Ling and Caleb Wein
Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov
Eva Pate and Logan Bye
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik

Last Year's Juniors on Team USA

Kristina Bland and Matthew Sperry
Helena Carhart and Volodymyr Horovyi
Julia Epps and Blake Gilman Sr
Jenna Hauer and Benjamin Starr
Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain
Leah Neset and Artem Markelov
Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal

Teams not on Team USA at US Senior Championship

Caroline Depietri, &; TJ Carey
Isabelle Flores & Ivan Desyatov
Cara Murphy & Joshua Levitt
Leah Krauskopf, & YuanShi Jin,


Teams not on Team USA at US Junior Championship

Juliette Shadid & Lucas Shadid
Anabelle Larson & Jonathan Young
Michela Melillo & Sam Chen
Emma L'Esperance & Mika Amdour
Isabella Hagan & Shawn Hagan
Klara Kowar & Thomas Schwappach
Caroline Mullen & Brendan Mullen
Emily Renzi & William Lissauer
Annelise Stapert & Maxim Korotcov

New Teams

Katarina Wolfkostin and Dmitry Tsarevski (Sr)
Anyone know the status of Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov? They withdrew from US Nationals for personal reasons, at least in part because of everything Yehor was dealing with, with his family in Ukraine. I hope they come back if they wish to. I really like them and am hoping that MIDA will help them.
 

moonvine

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Anyone know the status of Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov? They withdrew from US Nationals for personal reasons, at least in part because of everything Yehor was dealing with, with his family in Ukraine. I hope they come back if they wish to. I really like them and am hoping that MIDA will help them.
I did some digging, but came up with little. They have an official website. Not a ton of info there or on either one's IG. I was going to ask Sylvia Unseen, but she no longer accepts messages.:frown:

They are taking donations. I would hope they would take the donation button down if they were no longer skating, but if they don't get a lot of donations it might not be top of mind.
 
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dancelion21

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Molly and Yehor were removed from ISP sometime in the spring. My guess is that they are soft-retired (maybe trying to switch federations? but they don't look to be actively training based on social media), since there's no reason they would be removed for poor scores or results. Koncius/Schepetov and Ling/Wein both had very similar season's best scores. K/S also withdrew from US Nationals, just like C/Y.
 

moonvine

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Molly and Yehor were removed from ISP sometime in the spring. My guess is that they are soft-retired (maybe trying to switch federations? but they don't look to be actively training based on social media), since there's no reason they would be removed for poor scores or results. Koncius/Schepetov and Ling/Wein both had very similar season's best scores. K/S also withdrew from US Nationals, just like C/Y.
I'm sad. I did check and neither is on IPS.
 
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Jumping_Bean

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Crossposting here:
Entries and Start orders are up for Dallas Classic: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/nonqual_results/2023/32288/index.html

And (as expected) it's a packed field in both Seniors and Juniors.
Notable partnership debuts: Wolfkostin/Tsarevski (Sr), Anya Lavrova/Jonathan Rogers, Yahli Pedersen/Jeffrey Chen (Jr)
Additionally, we'll see Ling/Wein, Koncius/Shchepetov, Flores/Desyatov and Bratti/Somerville (plus some other teams who mostly represent other countries internationally) in Seniors; and Peal/Peal, Neset/Markelov, Hauer/Starr, Ilin/Cain and others in Juniors.
 
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moonvine

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Crossposting here:

Additionally, we'll see Ling/Wein, Koncius/Shchepetov, Flores/Desyatov and Bratti/Somerville (plus some other teams who mostly represent other countries internationally) in Seniors; and Peal/Peal, Neset/Markelov, Hauer/Starr, Ilin/Cain and others in Juniors.
To my understanding we will not see them …because there is no stream. Hopefully I am incorrect.

What do we know of Jeffrey Chen’s new partner?
 

Jumping_Bean

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To my understanding we will not see them …because there is no stream. Hopefully I am incorrect.
There will probably be videos even if there's to be no stream, or at least that's how things have often been in the past
What do we know of Jeffrey Chen’s new partner?
She's the 2019 Solo Dance Champion in Juveniles :) Her mother (I assume) has a number of videos on her Youtube Channel of Yahli's solo dances but also of her doing partnered work.
 

CrazyKittenLady

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Crossposting here:

Additionally, we'll see Ling/Wein, Koncius/Shchepetov, Flores/Desyatov and Bratti/Somerville (plus some other teams who mostly represent other countries internationally) in Seniors; and Peal/Peal, Neset/Markelov, Hauer/Starr, Ilin/Cain and others in Juniors.
Flores and Tsarevski with their respective new partners competing against each other. Ice dance drama at its finest. :drama:
 

moonvine

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There will probably be videos even if there's to be no stream, or at least that's how things have often been in the past

She's the 2019 Solo Dance Champion in Juveniles :) Her mother (I assume) has a number of videos on her Youtube Channel of Yahli's solo dances but also of her doing partnered work.
Honestly I don't know why everyone doesn't have a stream anymore. It's basically free money.

Yeah, that would not be on my radar. I don't know how you have time to follow Juveniles. I'm retired and don't have that much time. I'm very jealous:)
 

Jumping_Bean

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Yeah, that would not be on my radar. I don't know how you have time to follow Juveniles. I'm retired and don't have that much time. I'm very jealous:)
Ah, I don't really follow them (and especially wouldn't have back in 2019), but I'm a nosy person and like to dig up all available info I can find.

Yahli has an IG which links to an Ice Partner Search profile, which has been archived and includes her 1st place finish in solo dance in 2019.
It also includes her birthday (26th of April 2007), and that she trains at MIDA, which are both interesting pieces of info.
 

moonvine

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Ah, I don't really follow them (and especially wouldn't have back in 2019), but I'm a nosy person and like to dig up all available info I can find.

Yahli has an IG which links to an Ice Partner Search profile, which has been archived and includes her 1st place finish in solo dance in 2019.
It also includes her birthday (26th of April 2007), and that she trains at MIDA, which are both interesting pieces of info.
OK, I see...I thought you might have been following juveniles all along, and were just able to go oh yes, she finished 1st in Juvenile solo dance in 2019. I was so impressed!

Sorry to everyone who wanted to see him with Avonley.
 
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