2024 JGP Solidarity Cup Pairs SP

[CaroLiza_fan]

don't be scared, pumpkins

you too have no reasons to be scared, mooncakes!

Pumpkins. Mooncakes.

I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to hear what item of food the final two partnerships will be!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[labgoat]

My home kids are next Saya & Igancio (Jon)

 

[Ichatdelune]

Does Mlle. Carpenter have Japanese heritage? Saya is a very Japanese name and it wouldn't be out of place in the Japanese regionals entry lists among the girls

 

[Ichatdelune]

My home kids are next Saya & Igancio (Jon)

I have no idea how an Ignacio gets Jon as a nickname, care to enlighten me?

 

[labgoat]

That was a really good skate for them. Much better than I expected from them.
They are coached by Yuka Sato & Garrett Lucash.

 

[labgoat]

I have no idea how an Ignacio gets Jon as a nickname, care to enlighten me?

I think at some time he Americanized his name skating as a solo man and it stuck.
Nice to see that he has gone back to his full name.
I do not know about her name being Japanese, but it makes sense.

 

[labgoat]

I really like Nikola's dress. I am a sucker for pretty red dress.

 

[yuumagical]

Augh, this cover of "Take Me To Church" is incredibly annoying...

I just want to pray to the skating gods that nobody uses that again

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Don't know who this girl is that is looking to "Take Me To Church". But, I don't like this version of the song. Everything that I loved about Hozier's original has been ruined.

Plus, I am sure I am not the only one that sees Papadakis / Cizeron every time they hear this song (whether it is in a skating context or not!)

But, they weren't so bad.

They go into 14th position.

And that's a wrap. Time for food!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[labgoat]

A story from last year on buddies Luke Wang & Jon Maravilla

How Luke Wang and Jon Maravilla navigate elite competition in both singles and pairs
 - Figure Skaters Online

By Maura Sullivan Hill, Team FSO contributing writer Photos by Robin Ritoss Luke Wang had just finished his junior pairs short program with partner Olivia Flores at the 2024 U.S. Championships, where they’d earned a U.S. personal best score. Standing in the mixed zone talking with reporters...

figureskatersonline.com

 

[FlossieH]

Sorry I've not been saying much - have been trying to watch and do some work admin type things at the same time (on two different laptops). I think I need to watch the last two groups properly later.

 

[yuumagical]

Don't know who this girl is that is looking to "Take Me To Church". But, I don't like this version of the song. Everything that I loved about Hozier's original has been ruined.

My thoughts exactly, the original version is one of my favorite songs and hearing it being treated like that is just wrong on so many levels...

 

[labgoat]

Does Mlle. Carpenter have Japanese heritage? Saya is a very Japanese name and it wouldn't be out of place in the Japanese regionals entry lists among the girls

Reading her bio her parents are Mark and Kuniko, so you are probably right.

 

[labgoat]

There are three Maravilla brothers

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

There are three Maravilla brothers

Cool. Just like the host country's Witkowski brothers (although, they are from a lot further south in Łódź; and are all too old for Juniors).

CaroLiza_fan

 

[yuki@thelake]

Does Mlle. Carpenter have Japanese heritage? Saya is a very Japanese name and it wouldn't be out of place in the Japanese regionals entry lists among the girls

Yup. Saya's mom is Japanese and dad is American

 

[yuki@thelake]

I have no idea how an Ignacio gets Jon as a nickname, care to enlighten me?

The Jon came from Junior because hes Ignacio Maravilla Jr. -- but yeah, can't understand the Filipino sense of names but he's been called Jon since he was small. He and Luke Wang competed when they were kids as Luke was from southern MD.