2026 JGP Xi'an Pairs Short Program

[Jumping_Bean]

Alena KERR / Sam HERBERT (USA)
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

3Tw2 low catch
2A Step
3LoTh Hand?
StSq2
3Li4
FiDs2
PCoSp* Loss of balance, fall?

Score: 40.84

There will not be a figure skating competition without Hallelujah. Some obvious errors, but they are pushing towards the technical content they'll need as Seniors. The 3Tw and 3LoTh were both pretty good tries for what must be quite new elements, shame about the mistake on the 2A and especially the pairs combo spin.

 

[Karoltyna]

That was scary, the blades were close to his fingers...

 

[lariko]

Nice start, despite all double elements. The lift looked labored, but the program held together.

 

[Jeanie19]

Leontina/Jindrich. Nice outfits and a good program. Really good skate.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Leontina HORCICKOVA / Jindrich KLEMENT (CZE)
Pray (High Valyrian)

2Tw2
2A
2LoTh
3Li4
PCoSp3
StSq1
FiDs2

Score: 45.26

Her sister is Jana Horcickova, who has delighted us as a singles skater on the JGP for the last few seasons Very good skate for a team that is so new, this is only their second competition and this score is pretty close to the scores he was getting with his former partner.

 

[Artemisa]

I like this pair ... they have junior women that isn't bad, this pair isn't bad either .. I think in the next cycle .. CZH maybe a surprise

 

[elektra blue]

oh god, collision

 

[Jumping_Bean]

There was already a near miss with three pairs on the ice earlier, and now a full-on collision. Baby pairs are giving me heart palpitations in the warm-ups already

 

[lariko]

Argh, poor Shesheleva. Hope she is going to be okay.

 

[flanker]

In the meantime Polina shesheleva collided with other pair¨s girl during warm up...

Fortunately she seems fine.

 

[elektra blue]

i was about to post a cool Rocky gif, but not with this music...

 

[Karoltyna]

kids, stop with covers

 

[lariko]

Definitely have the look for pair skating but way too early in development here.

 

[elektra blue]

they match the score box, there is that

 

[FlossieH]

They are very inexperienced at the moment, but I think Axel Ahmed might be able to go further in pairs than he would have done in singles.

 

[Jeanie19]

Abby/Axel. Good program. Not the skate they wanted, but so much potential.

 

[lariko]

They basically just teamed up according to Mark.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Abby HUO / Axel AHMED (FRA)
Eye of the Tiger

2Tw2
2A Far apart, different timing
2LoTh Fall
3Li4 Slow
FiDs* Slip of the edge, fall
StSq1
PCoSp4

Score: 32.50

Well, they are both completely new to pairs, and that shows. I can't say much more, I'll have to see how they look in a few months.

 

[elektra blue]

Polina and Egor davaaai

 

[LadyB]

Hi guys,

right in time for my pair! Davai!!!