2024-25 Retirements, Splits and New Partnerships

[gleungc6]

Annaveia Tzu Han Ting (Taiwanese singles skater) will be taking a ‘indefinite’ break from skating - not retiring.

Annaveia Tzu-Han Ting 丁子涵 on Instagram: "Hello everybody✨🌿💌Anna again, a quick update from me. As you guys know, I’ve just made the move to UK and started university here in Leeds. So far I’ve greatly enjoyed the courses and everything the city has t

519 likes, 34 comments - annaveiating on October 23, 2024: "Hello everybody✨🌿💌Anna again, a quick update from me. As you guys know, I’ve just made the move to UK and started university here in Leeds. So far I’ve greatly enjoyed the courses and everything the city has to offer. However, following...

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[DemTuppesSeine]

Annaveia Tzu Han Ting (Taiwanese singles skater) will be taking a ‘indefinite’ break from skating - not retiring.

Annaveia Tzu-Han Ting 丁子涵 on Instagram: "Hello everybody✨🌿💌Anna again, a quick update from me. As you guys know, I’ve just made the move to UK and started university here in Leeds. So far I’ve greatly enjoyed the courses and everything the city has t

519 likes, 34 comments - annaveiating on October 23, 2024: "Hello everybody✨🌿💌Anna again, a quick update from me. As you guys know, I’ve just made the move to UK and started university here in Leeds. So far I’ve greatly enjoyed the courses and everything the city has to offer. However, following...

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You beat me to that, I was just about to post. Sad decision, but she should do what's best for her. I hope we'll get to see her again.

 

[FlossieH]

You beat me to that, I was just about to post. Sad decision, but she should do what's best for her. I hope we'll get to see her again.

She won't able to train properly in Leeds. It has rink down on Elland Road, near the football stadium, but it's relatively new and is very much a hockey rink. I imagine she was needing to commute to Sheffield to train and get coaching, but the sort of practice ice she would be needing to train properly may not have been easy to get there because of the number of skaters needing it. Leeds and Sheffield are geographically quite close to each other, but it's not a particularly nice commute - particularly as Ice Sheffield isn't great for public transport. There are few rinks in Northern England which have a suitable training environment for senior elite skaters competing internationally. It's really only Sheffield in Northern England and the Dundee up in Scotland, or Nottingham which is in the Midlands and tricky by public transport from Leeds. Provision is a lot better in the South of the country (which isn't surprising, because skating is expensive and the South is generally richer).

 

[ramurphy2005]

Split for Sitkova/Kubacak

Nikča Sitková on Instagram: "S lítostí oznamuji, že sportovní dvojice Nikola Sitková a Oliver Kubačák ukončují své společné působení. Jsme vděčná za všechny úžasné zážitky a úspěchy.Těším se na nové výzvy a příležitosti, které mě čekají."

151 likes, 6 comments - nikcasitkova on October 28, 2024: "S lítostí oznamuji, že sportovní dvojice Nikola Sitková a Oliver Kubačák ukončují své společné působení. Jsme vděčná za všechny úžasné zážitky a úspěchy.Těším se na nové výzvy a příležitosti, které mě čekají.".

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[saine]

Tilda Alteryd/Noel-Antoine Pierre are a new Pairs team

From the Warsaw Cup entries - https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/entries/isu-cs-pge-warsaw-cup-2024/

 

[4everchan]

Tilda Alteryd/Noel-Antoine Pierre are a new Pairs team

From the Warsaw Cup entries - https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/entries/isu-cs-pge-warsaw-cup-2024/

This switcharoo is almost funny considering who the skaters are. I wish them better luck than with their previous partners ! France needs pairs.

 

[FlossieH]

Didn't she represent Canada?

 

[saine]

Didn't she represent Canada?

She did with Gabriel Farand, then she was going to be a team with Valter Virtanen. They didn't work out, so it's nice to see she was able to find a new partner.

 

[saine]

Solene Mazingue and Marko Gaidajenko (Ice Dance) have split.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Junior Ice Dance team Renee Yuen / Oliver Ma have split, Oliver is on IcePartnerSearch: https://www.icepartnersearch.com/showbio.php?i=7733

 

[AlexBreeze]

Denis Khodykin (RUS, pairs) has announced his retirement.

 

[saine]

Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu announced that they are back to being an ice dance team again after splitting earlier this season.

Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu on Instagram: "Life happens… With much appreciation to our families for their understanding, faith and support ❤️🎈 #teamnovi #MR #teamusa #usfsa #icedance #edea #junior #mkblades"

112 likes, 6 comments - michelle_ryan_icedanceteam on November 6, 2024: "Life happens… With much appreciation to our families for their understanding, faith and support ❤️🎈 #teamnovi #MR #teamusa #usfsa #icedance #edea #junior #mkblades".

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[Weathergal]

Denis Khodykin (RUS, pairs) has announced his retirement.

Had he been injured - or maybe unable to find a partner after splitting from Daria Pavliuchenko? They were a fun pair - such energy!

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu announced that they are back to being an ice dance team again after splitting earlier this season.

Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu on Instagram: "Life happens… With much appreciation to our families for their understanding, faith and support ❤️🎈 #teamnovi #MR #teamusa #usfsa #icedance #edea #junior #mkblades"

112 likes, 6 comments - michelle_ryan_icedanceteam on November 6, 2024: "Life happens… With much appreciation to our families for their understanding, faith and support ❤️🎈 #teamnovi #MR #teamusa #usfsa #icedance #edea #junior #mkblades".

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This makes me extremely happy. Great skaters!

 

[AlexBreeze]

Had he been injured - or maybe unable to find a partner after splitting from Daria Pavliuchenko? They were a fun pair - such energy!

Both.

He told media that his health and age were the reasons.

But there were difficulties in his new partnership, too. He took part in several competitions with Taisia Sobinina. Unfortunately she has a severe back injury and was unable to compete in the second half of the previous season.

 

[saine]

New Ice Dance team - Dana Sabatini-Speciale/Danny Kaye:



Not sure which country they'll compete for, they'd have four options to choose from after all - CAN, ITA, GBR, IRL Barbara Fusar Poli is tagged, so maybe that's a small tip-off towards Italy?

Update for Dana Sabatini-Speciale/Danny Kaye, they're going to represent South Africa:



So there was a fifth option for them to choose.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Nooooo! Not the baby Brits!

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Nooooo! Not the baby Brits!

This is so sad...and her statement is so vague and he hasn't posted anything so far...

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCcYwXFt02Y/

Gutted. Absolutely gutted.

I loved them. And I know a lot of other people did too.

Despite their young ages, they had been together for so long. And I thought they would be one of these partnerships that would stay together forever. I really did not see this one coming.

All the best to Ashlie and Atl with whatever the future holds for them.

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