Loboda & Drozd prepare for test skates; JGP

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World Junior bronze medalists Alla Loboda and Pavel Drozd are currently Russia’s top junior dance team, and that means something as ice dance is very competitive in the country. The students of Ksenia Rumiantseva and Ekaterina Volobueva are preparing for the upcoming season at home in Moscow and the first challenge will come in August when the juniors will have their official test skates.

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There are no major changes in their preparation compared to previous years for the team, who is competing in their last year on the junior circuit. The programs are completed, however, the dancers are reluctant to share details just yet. They will find out their upcoming Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments after the test skates.

“Our short dance will include a Swing, therefore Ksenia Gennadievna (Rumiantseva) has involved a specialist in this area,” Loboda revealed. “We continue working on choreography, modern and ballroom dance, and off-ice training.”

Wishing them much success this upcoming season!

 

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Every year we’re trying to find something new and show a different angle of ourselves, and this season won’t be an exception,” added Drozd, while revealing that not only their coaches, but also French choreographer Benoît Richaud mounted their programs.

I wonder how visible Benoît's touches will be in their programs? :luv17:

 

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Great article by Tatiana Flade. She really captured the skaters' personalities.

I enjoyed the part about studying languages. Good luck to them next year.