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Mitch Islam: Excited to be in Estonia coaching at my first Junior Worlds, 10 years after competing at it for the last time. Oh, and nearly 15 years since competing at my very first JGP, which was here in Tallinn! Best of luck to everyone this week! Kom så Team Danmark!🇩🇰 #lifesablur

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Junior Russian Nationals 2020 - Ice Dance preview

Picking the three teams who will represent Russia at the Junior World Championships in Tallinn in ice dance is going to be a tough decision. There are so many high quality junior dance teams in Russia this season that is impossible to predict who will come out on top. Here is a preview of some of the teams who will be battling it out for the podium at this event:

*disclaimer: of course scores cannot be accurately compared across competitions - I have put the teams in order of their seasons best, however I think scores on the JGP/F are slightly less lenient than at Junior B competitions, so take the scores with a grain of salt.

1. Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov

SB: 173.20 at Mentor Torun Cup

Despite being injured for the first half of the season and not having competed on the JGP, Ushakova and Nekrasov go into Nationals with the highest SB of the competitors here. The 2018 JGPF silver medallists looked as strong as they have ever been in Poland last month and aren’t going to give up a JWC spot without a fight. Their greatest strength is their speed and power - they have the fastest twizzles I think I have ever seen, as well as some incredibly fast rotationals lifts.

2. Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy

SB: 171.07 at JGP Russia

Shanaeva and Naryzhnyy have had a really good season. They won both of their JGPs and were the top Russian ice dancers at the JGPF, taking home the bronze medal. However, they haven’t competed in two months unlike a lot of their competitors so it remains to be seen how they will stack up against the rest of these teams. My favourite aspect of their skating is their quirkiness - their free dance is in my opinion one of the most creative of the season, including a really cool choreographic slide.

3. Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin

SB: 167.17 at Volvo Open Cup

This team has improved a lot over the last couple of seasons. I’m not sure if they are technically as strong as some of the other teams here, however they really do perform. They won the silver medal at both their JGPs, becoming one of the three teams to qualify for the final. Finishing sixth overall there, they are not a lock for the world team, however if another team makes mistakes, they could definitely be on the podium. I really enjoy the softness of their skating in their free dance.

4. Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Andrey Filatov

SB: 165.59 at JGP Riga

Elizaveta and Andrey have done extremely well this season considering they have only been skating together for a few months. Qualifying to the JGPF in your first season together is no mean feat, and to be honest, I think they were hurt at the final by skating in the first flight. Elizaveta is the reigning JW silver medalist and is one of the most talented junior ice dancers in the world right now. It has been almost 2 months since we last saw them skate, and with that extra time to gel as a team, I reckon they will be even more improved when we see them next week. The highlight of their skating for me right now is their twizzles - fast, controlled, and perfectly in sync!

5. Irina Khavronina / Dario Cirisano

SB: 164.63 at the Youth Olympic Games

The surprise of the season; Irina and Dario went from not even getting a Junior Grand Prix assignment this season to winning gold at the Youth Olympics with two really great skates. I hadn’t known anything about them before this event but with the momentum from their win there, they could certainly play spoiler at Nationals. They are definitely a more junior team - their programs are very youthful and character driven - which certainly isn’t a bad thing. They are another team with lots of speed; including in their rotational lift.

6. Ekaterina Katashinskaia / Aleksandr Vaskovich

SB: 162.19 at JGP Gdansk

Katashinskaia and Vaskovich did well at their JGPs, finishing on the podium at both events and were alternates for the final. Ekaterina is so young but she has personality for days, which does wonders in helping to sell their programs. They have a way to go in terms of growing in maturity and with each other, however they have a lot of potential as a team. They have a really fun Latin free dance which I can’t help but smile at every time I see it.

7. Sofia Tyutyunina / Aleksandr Shustitsky

SB: 159.15 at the Youth Olympic Games

Another team who will be looking to build on their recent succes are Tyutyunina and Shustitsky. They came second behind their teammates at the Youth Olympics and were also alternates for the JGPF. Unlike the team who placed ahead of them, these two skate with a lot of maturity and I really enjoy both their programs, but especially their free dance. They clearly have a good connection with each other that they are able to portray on the ice, and it really helps to transform their programs. I think they are ones to watch for the future for sure.

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2018 JGPF Preview

Back from our brief hiatus to refresh your memory on the juniors! Luckily we seem safe from these videos getting taken down. 

Arina Ushakova/Maxim Nekrasov RUS

Age: 16/18

Season's Best: 172.81

Rhythm Dance: Putting the T(ango) in WTF

Free Dance: Putting the I(ce) and D(ance) in IDEK

For whatever reason there was curious little discussion about the reigning junior world bronze medalists over the off-season, but they immediately proved that their medal was no fluke, winning both of their events easily and earning a season's best more than six points higher than any of the other finalists have managed. They also hold the highest RD, FD, TES, PCS, and total scores of the JGP series.

Ushakova/Nekrasov are perhaps best described as an acquired taste. Their programs and style are completely different from that of any other team, and not in a way that is conventionally appealing. Honestly they're kind of amazing? It's unusual to see a team this young and fairly new have such a distinct sense of who they are. They're not quite our personal brand of weird, but we can't help but respect it, and we're incredibly glad that they're here and skating. It's not hard to see why they've gotten such high scores-- great skating skills, ridiculously fast through their tricky transitions and difficult elements, and a go-big-or-go-home performance style that is the sole reason their wacky programs work. They're coming into this as the favorites, and have hopefully gotten their jitters out last season when they were the newbies. Ushakova/Nekrasov may or may not be your personal cup of tea, but they're not aiming to be anyone but themselves. You can't deny that they make you look.

Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva/Nikita Nazarov RUS

Age: 16/20

Season's Best: 161.00

Rhythm Dance: Tango Amore

Free Dance: Teen Angst Pt. 1

The first of three teams here that either age out or already have stated plans to move up next season, Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov are going to be looking to make a splash here to set them up well for Junior Worlds before they move up to seniors. They qualified through the weaker events, and have the lowest season's best, but they are perfectly capable of surging onto the podium. They are a newer team especially with her switching from singles to ice dance just three seasons ago, and last season they had some troubles with inconsistency, though they have been steadier this year. They have a solid set of programs this season, with a memorable, eye catching opening to their rhythm dance. We're not quite sure why Nemesis, a song about binge drinking away the pain of being cheated on by the person you cheated on your ex with, has become so popular with the skating teens as of late, but they bring every single emotion they have ever felt to their performance. They reworked their free dance between their first and second events and were still getting a handle on the changes the last time we saw them on the JGP, though they have since won the junior title at Tallinn Trophy. The only other finalist they've faced thus far have been trainingmates Kazakova/Reviya, so it's hard to extrapolate much about their chances here. What we do know is that Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov can reach the podium if they stay steady and show the improvements they've made over the course of the season.

Avonley Nguyen/Vadym Kolesnik USA

Age: 16/17

Season's Best: 165.63

Rhythm Dance: Building the Bullet Pt.1

Free Dance: Teen Angst Pt. 2

In their second season together, Nguyen/Kolesnik added a maturity to their performance that only highlights their charisma and made a big leap in the standings. Their size difference has its positives, like a truly amazing rotational lift in the free dance that makes Avonley look like she's floating. On the other hand their in hold steps, particularly the pattern, can be a little awkward. He sometimes looks on the verge of lifting her right off her feet as he partners her through a turn. They're agile and expressive and have good programs, with a strong free dance in particular. They're generally a solid team in TES, which brought them to victory in Ljubljana over fellow finalists Shevchenko/Eremenko. They showed tremendous confidence and attack there, despite a JGPF berth being on the line. If they can continue to show that competitiveness here, their competitors better watch out.

Sofia Shevchenko/Igor Eremenko RUS

Age: 16/21

Season's Best: 161.67

Rhythm Dance: La Cumparsita

Free Dance: Modern Dance Break

In their second consecutive JGPF, Shevchenko/Eremenko will be hoping that their experience gets them a medal in their final junior season. They have two strong programs and one of the best tangos at the junior or senior level, with a natural flair for the drama and fire necessary to sell it. Their free dance is very modern, but with a lot of emotional shifts and a hopeful, uplifting ending. As befitting a Svinin/Zhuk team, they have some of the best twizzles in the business.

Their biggest issues have always been with their TES, but as they proved in their first event, when they stay steady and more or less hit their levels they're perfectly capable of contending. They struggled more in Ljubljana, but won PCS there. If they can capitalize on their strengths--speed, expression, unique choreography, incredible twizzles-- while keeping themselves from chipping away at their TES, they can easily contend for the podium, and even be a dark horse for the gold.

Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha CAN

Age: 18/19

Season's Best: 166.52

Rhythm Dance: Peppy Flower Tango

Free Dance: Warsaw Concerto

The third of the teams who are going to be moving up next season, and the only ones doing so voluntarily. They are they veterans of this group, having been to three junior world championships and JGPF the year before. Their experience should serve them well in front of their hometown crowd, as JGPF is often a nerve wracking event for skaters who have never been.

Their tango is well choreographed, though we find the interpretation somewhat lacking. Their performances thus far have a nice energy, yes, but with that energy comes a perkiness that doesn't really mesh well with their choreography or the tango in general. Still, they're entertaining and have scored very well with it and should continue to do so here. Their free dance opens with an absolutely stunning stationary lift that has stuck with us all season. Their free dance has been a fan favorite and is highlighted by steady lifts, great twizzles, and their great speed well utilized throughout. They had some struggles at their first JGP in Austria when they lost some levels and got their choreographic step sequence invalidated, but came roaring back at their second event in Canada, which is a promising indication for their performances here. If Lajoie/Lagha continue on the path they've been, they have a great shot at a medal, and maybe even the gold.

Maria Kazakova/Georgy Reviya GEO

Age: 17/19

Season's Best: 164.65

Rhythm Dance: Building the Bullet Pt. 2

Free Dance: Nothing says DRAMA like Carmina Burana

Our final qualifiers, and the first Georgian ice dance team to medal on the JGP and qualify to JGPF! (Nevermind that they're actually more Russian than the final qualifiers to senior GPF).

They've been around for years with different partners, but teamed up last season and really clicked well, medaling at several smaller junior international events before finishing in the top ten at their first junior worlds. This season marked their JGP debut, where they took silver at both events and ended up qualifying to their first JGPF and with competitive scores from their second event at that. They're still pretty new, but have a speed and intensity that serves them well, and some very solid lifts. Since the JGP, they now have a win at Volvo Open under their belt but will still need to manage their inexperience at much larger, well-attended events like the JGPF. But, going off their performances at JGP Yerevan with this ticket to the final on the line, they are capable of delivering again.

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I'm so proud of Ekaterina. Like, this girl has only been competing internationally since September and so far she has:

come in 6th in both of her JGP events, both of which were in very deep fields

won gold in her very first senior int'l event

placed in the top 10 in both of her Challenger events, including 6th in the (relatively) deep field at Golden Spin

come back from a disappointing 17th place SP at Tallinn Trophy to nab an 8th place overall finish

become only the second woman in history to represent Azerbaijan at the European championships

placed 12th overall at Euros, but was 7th after the SP in her very first ISU championship event and would probably have been in the top 10 were it not for some very uncharacteristic technical errors in the free skate.

All this at only 15 years old, and there’s still JWC and Worlds left this season. I’m not sure if she’ll be at just one or both, since she’s age-eligible for either, but either way her season’s not done yet and she’s already accomplished so much. She’s going to really be an exciting young talent to follow in the coming years.

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Muere Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya a los 20 años es #patinadora #olímpica,  informó el sábado la Unión Internacional de Patinaje (ISU, por sus siglas en inglés). “La ISU está conmocionada por la noticia del fallecimiento de Ekaterina”, dijo el presidente de la ISU, Jan Dijkema, en un comunicado publicado en el sitio web de la organización. “Era una patinadora con talento y la comunidad de patinaje artístico la extrañará. Ofrecemos nuestras más sinceras condolencias a su familia, amigos y compañeros de equipo y lamentamos esta trágica pérdida”. Hasta el momento se desconocen los detalles de su muerte. Biografía Ekaterina Dmitriyevna Alexandrovskaya (1 de enero de 2000 - 17 de julio de 2020) fue un patinador ruso-australiano. Con su compañero de patinaje, Harley Windsor, fue campeona del CS Tallinn Trophy 2017, medallista de bronce del CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2017, medallista de bronce CS CS Classic 2018 y dos veces campeona nacional australiana (2016, 2018). En el nivel junior, fue campeona mundial junior de 2017, campeona final de Grand Prix Junior 2017, campeona JGP Estonia 2016 y campeona JGP Polonia 2017. Alexandrovskaya nació el 1 de enero de 2000 en Moscú; su padre murió en 2015; se convirtió en ciudadana australiana en octubre de 2017; Alexandrovskaya luchó contra la depresión y comenzó el tratamiento para la epilepsia en enero de 2020. El 17 de julio de 2020, Alexandrovskaya se suicidó arrojándose por una ventana en Moscú. #Collage #ProgramaCollage #Noticia #revistacollage #Historia #deporte (en Montevideo, Uruguay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC05QcxJ1Lm/?igshid=1w2i0r66a4so6

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If you like Yulia you should definitely check out Elizaveta Nugumanova. She's a (non-eteri) Russian junior with a gorgeous balletic style and flow across the ice. Her 3F and 3Lz are p scary but the rest of her jumps are good (she can do 3Lo-3Lo) and she's super flexible and does Yulia spins! If you're going to watch her definitely watch her JGP Tallinn performances. Sorry i love her & i try to spread the word lol ❤️❤️

alksdjfalskdf ok i’m watching rn and i’m gonna like Live Blog within this answer

sp

she’s cute

listening 2 the music? Shocked

HER 3LZ I SCREAMED SAVE HER

the I spin damn also the layback itself is rly nice (and she doesn’t travel alsdkjfalskdjflakjsdf i still love u julia)

BITCH THO THE RIPPON 3LO i love extra

and right into the tano 2a lol i’m screaming

also i didn’t get to mention but lol this music #javitribute 

she’s really quite nice :O like really nice 

fs

wow the 3lo 3lo 

ok i didn’t really have much else to say but impressive!!! 

i liked her sp better, lol swan lake, but she’s very very nice to watch and i can’t imagine how much better she’ll be as she develops more :O i’ll try to keep a look out for her too hopefully if i actually watch juniors next season alsdkfjalsjdkf 

edit: i wATCHED THE WRONG FS BUT LOASKDFJ

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JGP Tallinn

Sep.28-Oct.1, 2016 / Tallinn, Estonia

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Koshiro SHIMADA

Nikolaj MAJOROV

Roman SADOVSKY

Jegor ZELENJAK

Alexander SAMARIN

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Vincent Zhou - JGP Tallinn

Sep.28-Oct.1, 2016 / Tallinn, Estonia

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Alexander Samarin - JGP Tallinn

Sep.28-Oct.1, 2016 / Tallinn, Estonia

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Alexander Samarin - JGP Tallinn

Sep.28-Oct.1, 2016 / Tallinn, Estonia

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Music Short Program as of season 2016/2017 Come With Me Now by Kongos

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Alexander Samarin - JGP Tallinn

Sep.28-Oct.1, 2016 / Tallinn, Estonia

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JGP Tallinn

Sep.28-Oct.1, 2016 / Tallinn, Estonia

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Vincent zhou - JGP Tallinn

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Backstage at  JGP Tallinn

Sep.28-Oct.1, 2016 / Tallinn, Estonia

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JGP Tallinn

Sep.28-Oct.1, 2016 / Tallinn, Estonia

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JGP Tallinn

Sep.28-Oct.1, 2016 / Tallinn, Estonia

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