2024-25 Retirements, Splits and New Partnerships

[FlossieH]

Valeri Angelopol and Alexandra Shinkarenko have split, as per his Instagram post. They were briefly an ice dance team for Russia.

Isn't that 3 partners is like a year?

 

[saine]

New Pairs Teams listed from the Pairs camp in Austria:

Gabriella Izzo/Luc Maierhofer (Austria)
Cristina Lyons/Marty Haubrich (Canada)
Paola Jurisic/Michail Savenkov (Austria)

 

[curmudge]

KW posting with Jr Dancers - Caroline Kravets/Aiden Dotzert (new) that are listed at Skate Ontario July Sectionals and it looks like Rilee Eby/Jacob Stark (new)
https://www.instagram.com/kwicedance_

 

[Skater Boy]

I don't remember that many changes yesteryear so to speak. Maybe then you followed what your Federation said or wanted moreso. Also, now skaters are changing disciplines much later in life when they are seniors and even established. Add on the willingness and ease of switching countries it is "interesting at best". I do think senior skaters changing disciplines usually ladies to pairs is kind of demeaning - pairs isn't easy there are some tricks that are not that related to singles skating ie lifts, twists and throw jumps. And it seems like a lot of singles skaters when they switch to pairs don't hold on to their jumps that well. Alena K you would think wouldn't have trouble with a triple flip or lutz but she does now. Same with Fiona Bombardier. We will see what happens with Izzo and Shin. Maybe Jason Brown should switch to pairs???

 

[yyzskater]

I don't remember that many changes yesteryear so to speak. Maybe then you followed what your Federation said or wanted moreso. Also, now skaters are changing disciplines much later in life when they are seniors and even established. Add on the willingness and ease of switching countries it is "interesting at best". I do think senior skaters changing disciplines usually ladies to pairs is kind of demeaning - pairs isn't easy there are some tricks that are not that related to singles skating ie lifts, twists and throw jumps. And it seems like a lot of singles skaters when they switch to pairs don't hold on to their jumps that well. Alena K you would think wouldn't have trouble with a triple flip or lutz but she does now. Same with Fiona Bombardier. We will see what happens with Izzo and Shin. Maybe Jason Brown should switch to pairs???

So I understand your post clearly, when you say demeaning, do you mean to the skater switching disciplines late or to the discipline itself (singles and/or pairs)?

 

[el henry]

..... Maybe Jason Brown should switch to pairs???

Jason is doing just fine in singles.

He skated pairs as a juvenile. He has said in subsequent interviews that once his partner "outgrew" him, he really wasn't interested enough in pairs to stay. He liked skating with Thea as she was his friend, but he was not that interested in the discipline.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Laura Barquero and Marco Zandron (ESP) have officially split per Marco's Instagram post. Marco was spotted with Brooke McIntosh at a pairs camp earlier in the summer

 

[yelyoh]

I don't remember that many changes yesteryear so to speak. Maybe then you followed what your Federation said or wanted moreso. Also, now skaters are changing disciplines much later in life when they are seniors and even established. Add on the willingness and ease of switching countries it is "interesting at best". I do think senior skaters changing disciplines usually ladies to pairs is kind of demeaning - pairs isn't easy there are some tricks that are not that related to singles skating ie lifts, twists and throw jumps. And it seems like a lot of singles skaters when they switch to pairs don't hold on to their jumps that well. Alena K you would think wouldn't have trouble with a triple flip or lutz but she does now. Same with Fiona Bombardier. We will see what happens with Izzo and Shin. Maybe Jason Brown should switch to pairs???

I'd rather see Jason in dance. Now that would be something to behold.

 

[noskates]

As El said, Jason is doing just fine - doesn't need to change disciplines at this point in his life. I would really hate to see him starting over with something and missing out on what he does now.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

So I understand your post clearly, when you say demeaning, do you mean to the skater switching disciplines late or to the discipline itself (singles and/or pairs)?

I do think senior skaters changing disciplines usually ladies to pairs is kind of demeaning - pairs isn't easy there are some tricks that are not that related to singles skating

Perhaps 'demeaning' is an autocorrect error? In this context, it seems @Skater Boy means, "changing disciplines to pairs is demanding..."

 

[thorag]

Anna Varesi and Manuel Piazza ITA have quit skating together according to his Insta. He is now skating with an Icelandic skater

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Pirouette Magazine has confirmed the pairing of Marco Zandron and Brooke McIntosh. They plan to compete for Spain due to citizenship issues with Canada, although Brooke has not been released yet.

 

[surimi]

Anna Varesi and Manuel Piazza ITA have quit skating together according to his Insta. He is now skating with an Icelandic skater

KW posting with Jr Dancers - Kravets/Dotzert (new) that are listed at Skate Ontario July Sectionals and it looks like Eby/Stark (new)
https://www.instagram.com/kwicedance_

Guys, please - category for the the first post, full names for the other post (I assume they're from Canada for the first couple, zero idea about the other couple)? I appreciate your updates, but please remember, some folks, including me, have no idea who these people are. If you do, please don't make me go through fanfests and click on external links. Much appreciated!

 

[saine]

Guys, please - category for the the first post, full names for the other post (I assume they're from Canada for the first couple, zero idea about the other couple)? I appreciate your updates, but please remember, some folks, including me, have no idea who these people are. If you do, please don't make me go through fanfests and click on external links. Much appreciated!

Caroline Kravets/Aiden Dotzert (Canada) - they're already on the list from the Skate Ontario July sectional entries

Rilee Eby/Jacob Stark (likely Canada) - I'm assuming Rilee Eby since she was tagged in the Instagram reel, it could be confirmed whenever the Skate Ontario August sectional entries are out.

 

[saine]

Rilee Eby/Jacob Stark are confirmed for ice dance for Canada from the NextGen start orders - https://cssterminalserv.skatecanada.ca/results/24NEXTGENJuniorDanceRD1SO.pdf

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Ukrainian pair skaters Violetta Sierova and Ivan Khobta have split according to Pirouette magazine's news from Oberstdorf

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Pirouette Magazine has confirmed the pairing of Marco Zandron and Brooke McIntosh. They plan to compete for Spain due to citizenship issues with Canada, although Brooke has not been released yet.

And now also the official confirmation from Marco and Brooke themselves:

 

[lariko]

And now also the official confirmation from Marco and Brooke themselves:

Nice!

 

[saine]

Mia Kuneshita and Alec Roueche look to be a new senior ice dance team based on the BC/YT Section Super Series August updated entries - https://www.skatinginbc.com/sites/d...ytsectionsummerskateskatergroupings072424.pdf

There are four people listed competing under Senior Ice Dance, the others being Malcolm/Chant. Based on that, they are a team. Kuneshita has Meiji Jingu Gaien FSC listed for her club, so they may be competing for Japan, but I don't think there's any confirmation yet.

 

[thorag]

Guys, please - category for the the first post, full names for the other post (I assume they're from Canada for the first couple, zero idea about the other couple)? I appreciate your updates, but please remember, some folks, including me, have no idea who these people are. If you do, please don't make me go through fanfests and click on external links. Much appreciated!

sorry...pairs