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Welcome back to the Ice Dance Observer!<\/p>\n

Last weekend, we saw the conclusion of the Junior Grand Prix series and Anne has recapped the event below.\u00a0 This week was shaping up to be a busy one, but several of the international competitions (Nice Metropole Trophy and Budapest Trophy) were cancelled.<\/p>\n

The inaugural Denis Ten Memorial Challenge will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan.\u00a0 Junior and senior events will be contested in singles as well as senior events in pairs and ice dance.\u00a0 The ice dance roster includes five teams from four countries and Katharina M\u00fcller & Tim Dieck of Germany and France’s Adelina Galyavieva & Louis Thauron are teams of note.<\/p>\n

Next week, Team IDC will head to Las Vegas, Nevada for Skate America and will bring you reports and photos from Orleans Arena.<\/p>\n

Until next time,<\/p>\n

Daphne, Anne and TJ<\/p>\n

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A LOOK BACK:\u00a0 JGP EGNA NEUMARKT<\/span><\/h3>\n

by Anne Calder\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Egna\/Neumarkt, Italy hosted the last Junior Grand Prix event of the season. Eighteen couples from thirteen ISU countries competed. The sixth ice dance team for the JGP Final qualified.<\/p>\n

Rhythm Dance:
<\/strong>Russians Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva & Andrey Filatov (65.52) and Angelina Lazareva & Maksim Prokofiev (59.48) were first and third, while Natalie D\u2019Alessandro & Bruce Waddell (63.25) representing Canada were second. The top two scores were season best performances.<\/p>\n

Americans Oona & Gage Brown and Canadians Natalie D\u2019Alessandro & Bruce Waddell received the only level 4s for the first section of the Tea-Time Foxtrot; there were none for the second section. Seven teams earned level 4 twizzles for both the Lady and the Man. Nine had season best scores.<\/p>\n

Free Dance:
<\/strong>Khudaiberdieva & Filatov danced to \u201cSigns of the Times\u201d by Harry Styles and scored 99.40 and a total 164.92. The duo earned level 4s for the rotational lift and twizzles. The other elements received level 2s and 3s. While the base value was ranked eighth, their execution was rewarded with 2s, 3s, and 4s. The Component Score was almost seven points higher than the second place free dance and four points above the other two medal winners. The Moscow-trained duo celebrated their first year of partnership with a gold medal and a ticket to the JGP Final.<\/p>\n

Americans Oona Brown and Gage Brown were eighth after a twizzle mishap in the rhythm dance. Their powerful interpretation of Tokio Myers\u2019 \u201cBloodstream\u201d and Bach\u2019s \u201cAir\u201d performed by Jan Werner propelled them to the top, where they remained until the final couple eclipsed their score. The spins, lifts, and twizzles earned level 4. The siblings finished in fifth place with personal best segment (91.34) and total (146.15) scores.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Alessandro & Waddell used Meatloaf\u2019s \u201cI\u2019d Do Anything for Love\u201d to earn an 89.51 score and third place in the free dance – second over all. Waddell\u2019s twizzle and the stationary lift were the only level 4 elements, but the GOE marks put them on the podium. Their personal best total score of 152.76 gave the Canadians their first ever JGP medal.<\/p>\n

Lazareva & Prokofiev almost snagged the silver medal, but were short after a fall deduction and the Canadian\u2019s strong rhythm dance score. Their lifts and spin earned level 4s. The Program Component score ranked second in the event. Their fourth place free dance scored 89.23; the total was 148.71. The Russians bronze medal performance was to \u201cO Fortuna\u201d from Carmina Burana<\/em> and the Pearl Harbor<\/em> film soundtrack.<\/p>\n

Americans Katarina Del Camp & Ian Somerville were fifth in the free dance and finished fourth, just 1.66 points off the podium. The lifts, spin and Somerville\u2019s twizzle earned level 4s.The WISA team danced to \u201cRewrite the Stars\u201d (The Greatest Showman<\/em>) by The Piano Guys and \u201cYou Are the Reason\u201d by Calum Scott. The RD (58.06), FD (88.99) and Total (147.05) were season best scores.<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s Utana Yoshida & Shingo Nishiyama were sixth with a dramatic presentation of Don Quixote<\/em>. The combination spin and twizzles earned level 4s. Nishiyama is a singles skater and new to ice dance this season. The program (85.48) and total (140.40) were season best scores.<\/p>\n

Highighted Performances:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>This week, we highlight the rhythm dance performance by Russia’s Angelina Lazareva & Maksim Prokofiev<\/a> and the free dance performance of Oona Brown & Gage Brown<\/a> from the United States.<\/p>\n

Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n