{"id":9677,"date":"2016-10-03T02:40:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T06:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/?p=9677"},"modified":"2018-05-13T12:34:32","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T16:34:32","slug":"2016-junior-grand-prix-tallinn-cup-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/2016-junior-grand-prix-tallinn-cup-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Junior Grand Prix Tallinn Cup Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Estonia hosted the sixth ISU Junior Grand Prix event September 28-October 1. Sixteen teams representing thirteen countries participated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Short Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the Short Dance, Russia, France, USA, and Canada held the top six positions. Four of the teams earned personal best scores.<\/p>\n<p>Alla Loboda &amp; Pavel Drozd (RUS) danced into the lead with a \u201cSaint Louis Blues\u201d program that blended the music into both the blues and swing rhythms. It opened with level 4 twizzles and closed with a level 4 not touching circular step sequence that earned 10.33 points. Loboda &amp; Drozd were one of only two teams to choose the circular step instead of the more popular straight-line footwork (midline or diagonal). The lift and first pattern also received level 4. Their 65.54 score was a personal best.<\/p>\n<p>Anastasia Skoptcova &amp; Kirill Aleshin (RUS) were second with their interpretation of \u201cAt Last\u201d by Michael Bolton and \u201cBaby\u201d by JYP. The mature presentation executed from opening to final pose was rewarded with a six-point higher score than a week prior at Ljubljana Cup. The twizzles, straight-line lift and first blues pattern earned level 4. The score was a personal best 62.53.<\/p>\n<p>The French team of Julie Wagret &amp; Matthew Couyras danced blues and hip-hop to selections by Otis Redding, Jay Z and DJ Snake. The twizzles and the closing innovative straight-line lift earned level 4. The snappy program received a personal best 52.49 score.<\/p>\n<p>Chloe Lewis &amp; Logan Bye (USA) outperformed their earlier Czech Skate short dance. Both the blues and swing music was by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Unfortunately, the twizzles again were their nemesis with a few negative GOEs. The straight-line lift earned a level 4. The program scored a 51.04.<\/p>\n<p>Canadians Hannah Whitley &amp; Elliott Graham earned a personal best 50.68, followed by France\u2019s Sarah Marine Rouffanche &amp; Geoffrey Brissaud with 50.44 to round out the top six.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Free Dance had implications for the JGP Final roster. Skoptcova &amp; Aleshin needed a win OR second place and a BIG score to head to Marseilles, France for a second in a row Final appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Loboda &amp; Drozd punched their tickets to a third straight JGP Final with their second victory. French choreographer Benoit Richaud programmed the gold medal performance to \u201cLa Malaguena\u201d by Cuban composer Ernest Lecuona. The dance showed off a more modern style instead of the traditional classic Spanish interpretation. The level 4 twizzles, spin, and lifts plus the solid GOE marks earned a 91.47 score and a 157.01 total.<\/p>\n<p>Anastasia Skoptcova &amp; Kirill Aleshin (RUS) won the silver medal with an emotional interpretation of a George Dalaras and Dulce Pontes duet to \u201cO Mar E Tu\u201d (The Sea of You).<\/p>\n<p>The twizzles, combination spin, and lifts earned level 4 with solid GOE marks. Both the footwork sequences received level 2. The program scored 85.92. The 148.45 total places them fifth in the JGP Final rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Americans Chloe Lewis &amp; Logan Bye won their first JGP medal \u2013 bronze \u2013 with a performance\u00a0to \u201cRhapsody in Blue\u201d, \u201cEmbraceable You\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ve Got Rhythm\u201d. The duo moved up a notch with Level 4 twizzles, lifts, and combination spin and received a season best 81.09. The 2016 Youth Olympic Games silver medalists scored a total 132.13.<\/p>\n<p>Representing France, Julia Wagret &amp; Matthiew Couyras scored a personal best 74.78 with a Queen medley. The twizzles, lifts, and combination spin earned level 4 and mostly 1 GOE marks. The total 127.27 was also a personal best and four points higher than their fifth place finish at the Cup of Mordovia.<\/p>\n<p>Canadians Hannah Whitley &amp; Elliott Graham earned 74.70 (125.38 total) and remained fifth, followed by France\u2019s Sarah Marine Rouffanche &amp; Geoffrey Brissaud with a close 73.20 (123.64 total) and a sixth place finish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Anne Calder | Photo by Julia Komarova Estonia hosted the sixth ISU Junior Grand Prix event September 28-October 1. Sixteen teams representing thirteen countries participated. 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