2024 World Junior Championships Free Dance

[icewhite]

It's not moderated and I thought they had removed it.

yeah, for the JGP they definitely had

 

[anonymoose_au]

Hmm Elizabeth and Alexei remind me of another couple for waaaay back when I'm trying to remember them...

Oh yeah! (different discipline) but Elena and Anton from way back when. I swear Elizabeth has the same hair going on.

 

[4everchan]

N/M will stay junior??
they don't belong in juniors, really. sure, agewise, but they do not have competition here

you know.. it's never good to stay too long in juniors... it can backfire

 

[Ichatdelune]

N/M are way above the other teams so it's not like it's robbery

I know that their skating is better than the others but I am personally not drawn to them, they are accomplished but not that engaging (at least to me)

 

[anonymoose_au]

It's not moderated and I thought they had removed it.

I think it's because this competition is on the ISU channel rather than the ISU Junior GP channel. They must have forgot to turn it off for the Junior streams.

 

[icewhite]

Israel with three spots... Even if T/K goes to JW next season do they even have the junior teams to use the remaining two tickets?

the whole system annoys me so much
with so much emphasis put on countries and feds instead of individual teams and athletes
so many spots are given to skaters who don't know what to do with them, so many skaters miss out on spots they should get

 

[4everchan]

Guessing G/S and N/M will stay Junior, T/K will move up to Seniors or at least do a half-half season?

who are the teams having to move up ? I know Macdonald is already 21... anyone else ?

 

[4everchan]

I know that their skating is better than the others but I am personally not drawn to them, they are accomplished but not that engaging (at least to me)

makes 2 of us... i have watched them grow over the years.. and i just do not get into it.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

N/M will stay junior??
they don't belong in juniors, really. sure, agewise, but they do not have competition here

Where you "belong" has never stopped anyone from being where they're not supposed to be.

This is also just my guess, because while N/M won Jr Worlds, I could see them wanting to have another go at it after the rather mediocre showing here. If it wasn't USFS and Ice Dance, I would guess they could go the Senior route for the rest of the season and then still be sent to Jr Worlds.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Podium Ceremony starting now.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Israel with three spots... Even if T/K goes to JW next season do they even have the junior teams to use the remaining two tickets?

T/K are the only Israeli Jr Ice Dance team I know of. They could recruit a few US or Russian teams, I guess, but I doubt it

 

[4everchan]

the whole system annoys me so much
with so much emphasis put on countries and feds instead of individual teams and athletes
so many spots are given to skaters who don't know what to do with them, so many skaters miss out on spots they should get

Every country should just get two spots if they have the TES minimums and that's it. 3 spots makes the deeper feds even stronger and it becomes so difficult for the other feds to grow... with 2 spots, it's not so bad .. but one spot and having to finish top 10 when a couple strong nations block six spots ahead.. .it's ridiculous.

 

[Ichatdelune]

T/K are the only Israeli Jr Ice Dance team I know of. They could recruit a few US or Russian teams, I guess, but I doubt it

If they haven't recruited teams already they're going to waste the remaining two spots, which I hate to see. Reminds me of when Tursynbaeva won silver at 2019 WC, Kazakhstan did not have enough senior women to fill the three spots (although that did not matter in the end because of covid)

 

[4everchan]

T/K are the only Israeli Jr Ice Dance team I know of. They could recruit a few US or Russian teams, I guess, but I doubt it

well.. at this point, they could just ask Mark to pick up ice dance ... not really happy i won't see him at worlds. He must be devastated not to be skating at "home" worlds

 

[4everchan]

If they haven't recruited teams already they're going to waste the remaining two spots, which I hate to see. Reminds me of when Tursynbaeva won silver at 2019 WC, Kazakhstan did not have enough senior women to fill the three spots (although that did not matter in the end because of covid)

wasting the spots is no big deal... it just means that other countries have a chance to finish higher.

 

[Ichatdelune]

wasting the spots is no big deal... it just means that other countries have a chance to finish higher.

I know, but it does mean that skaters/teams who could've gone were not able to, and that's what I hate

 

[4everchan]

Where you "belong" has never stopped anyone from being where they're not supposed to be.

I will answer with one image

 

[4everchan]

I know, but it does mean that skaters/teams who could've gone were not able to, and that's what I hate

like Canadians but you know, Korea wasted spots too this year... it just happens all the time..
The problem is not the wasted spots so much but the entire system.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

who are the teams having to move up ? I know Macdonald is already 21... anyone else ?

Pedersen/Chen, Nguen/Giang, Tali/Lafornara

 

[saine]

who are the teams having to move up ? I know Macdonald is already 21... anyone else ?

Chloe/Brendan are moving up to senior as per their mixed zone quote. She turns 19 in May.