#2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships

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Cara Murphy and Joshua Levitt skating to To Build A Home for their free dance at the 2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships and 2024 US Nationals.

(Sources: 1 and 2)

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Lake Placid recap-

in the senior Champs competition, i loved both Katarina Wolfkostin/Dimitry Tsarevski and Isabella Flores/Ivan Desyatov--

it must be some combination of program, new partner and everything Katarina went through this year, because she looked more confident and like she was feeling herself in a new way. this pairing just looks like a better fit. i love a tango FD, and this is a good one for them

Isabella and Ivan were really lovely in their FD - credit to Kaitlyn Weaver for the choreo, too - West Side Story is done a lot, but they picked the youthful, softer and optimistic songs from it, and it felt fresh and effortlessly natural on them - Isabella's a talented performer. and you'd never guess both of them were nursing injuries. hope they heal up before the next one

the one hitch in a well run event was that the the announcer stumbled over and slaughtered SO MANY names. had done ZERO homework. you'd think she'd never watched skating before or met anyone from other countries

in the senior international:

Diana and Gleb - with not being able to compete last season, their Swan Lake FD felt more polished, like they'd had more time with it, plus that first lift is pretty impressive. many of the skaters warm up in the concourse above and behind the judges and audience, so they are right there among everyone -- Diana was up there before the FD but found a nook by herself and looked like she was feeling SO much pressure

at practice that morning, she and Gleb sometimes practiced twizzles with arms pulled in with extremely fast rotations (but not covering that much ice) - reminded me of Eteri's girls and how they get speed on their jump rotations. in the actual program, they didn't quite do them the same way? idk why they'd practice differently than they perform

the Browns- they skated before D/S, and she fell early on and was so upset, though they rallied well. they're good performers and very intense and expressive. they look stronger than last season, these programs seem in their wheelhouse. the camera can hide a bit that the lobes they're drawing on the ice are small. D/S are a bit this way too

the team that surprised me by contrast in how they cover ice was Lanaghan/Razgulajevs - there were parts of their FD where they were drawing deep and big curves on the ice. her performance default sometimes looks like a beauty pageant smile- they used that last season in their FD where she played a doll, but it can feel a bit like a mask in other settings

oh i see i misidentified Pate and Bye's music the other day - that's embarrassing- i've played both those pieces lol sorry - they're similar stylistically, but they're such big works, there's no excuse, i just wasn't thinking

Bashynska/Beaumont's Romeo & Juliet is beautiful - it feels again like their team really believes in them and is giving them material that can help them make an impression and rise in 🇨🇦. (Soucisse/Firus were smart to switch). without Peter’s fall in the RD they probably could have finished 4th/5th. the opening position with her curled around him and the way they end with their arms making the same infinity sign shape as the start reminded me of the way Chock/Bates's FD from last season starts and ends with her curled around him. there were also many drag split moves in this competition - C/B inspired lots of teams i guess 😅

then McNamara/Spirodonov's FD felt like a sequel to their FD from last season --that was red, this was blue-green and similar in tone- one of the pieces was by the same composer - maybe it'll be a trilogy like the Shibutanis Coldplay

and Ling/Wein- part way through their FD, something that looked like a strap started dangling off his ankle, and it was nerve wracking to watch- the referee finally had the music stopped after nearly a minute and called them to the boards to fix it. but 5 point deduction?? that seems excessively harsh

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Cara Murphy and Joshua Levitt skating to How Will I Know and I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston for their rhythm dance at the 2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships.

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Klara Kowar and Thomas Schwappach skating to No Time To Die at the 2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships.

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Caroline Depietri and TJ Carey's free dance costumes at the 2022 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships.

(Source: figureskatersonline.com)

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IAM Ontario 2023-24 Season

Skate Ontario Sectional Series July (Orleans, ON) July 21-23, 2023

Hensen/Lickers 🥇1st place (1st RD, 1st FD)

Robinson/Portz 🥉3rd place (2nd, RD, 3rd FD)

Next Gen Camp 🇨🇦 (Orleans, ON) July 22-23, 2023

Lewis/McMillan (Withdrew)

Veillon/Brandys 5th place (5th RD, 3rd FD)

Lake Placid Ice Dance International (Lake Placid, NY) Aug 1-2, 2023 (Madison Hubbell and Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Dozzi/Papetti 14th place (10th RD, 14th FD)

Hensen/Lickers 10th place (12th RD, 9th FD)

Ritter/Brykalov 15th place (16th RD, 16th FD)

Robinson/Portz 8th place (7th RD, 8th FD)

Championnats Québécois d'Eté (Pierrefonds, QC) Aug 11-12, 2023 (all 7 coaches present)

Carreira/Ponomarenko 🥇1st place (2nd RD, 1st FD)

Hensen/Lickers 6th place (6th RD, 6th FD)

Karnes/Carr (8th RD, WD FD)

Ritter/Brykalov 8th place (11th RD, 8th FD)

Robinson/Portz 7th place (10th RD, 7th FD)

Dozzi/Papetti (12th RD, WD FD)

Lewis/McMillan WD

Veillon/Brandys 🥈 2nd place jrs (2nd RD, 1st FD)

Corneil/Emery novice (5th PD, WD FD)

British Ice Skating August Qualifier (Sheffield, GB) Aug 21-25 (Justin Trojek for IAMO)

Karnes/Carr 🥉3rd place (3rd RD, 3rd FD)

Junior Grand Prix Bangkok (Bangkok, Thailand) Aug 23-26, 2023 (Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Veillon/Brandys 4th place (5th RD, 3rd FD)

USFS Champs Camp (Henderson, NV) Aug 23-28, 2023 (coach?)

Carreira/Ponomarenko

Lombardia Trophy (Bergamo,Italy) Sep 8-10, 2023 (Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Dozzi/Papetti 8th place (8th RD, 8th FD)

Junior Grand Prix Osaka (Osaka, Japan) Sept 13-16, 2023 (Cara Moir for IAMO)

Veillon/Brandys 7th place (10th RD, 6th FD)

Autumn Classic International (Pierrefonds, QC) Sept 14-16, 2023 (Madison Hubbell for IAMO)

Robinson/Portz 9th place (9th RD, 9th FD)

Dozzi/Papetti 8th place (8th RD, 7th FD)

Nebelhorn Trophy (Oberstdorf, Germany) Sept 20-23, 2023

Carreira/Ponomarenko 4th place (6th RD, 4th FD)

Ritter/Brykalov 14th place (14th RD, 14th FD)

Finlandia Trophy (Espoo, Finland) Oct 4-8, 2023 (Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Carreira/Ponomarenko 🥈2nd place (2nd RD, 3rd FD)

Hensen/Lickers 8th place (8th RD, 8th FD)

Skate Ontario Sectional Series October (Barrie, ON) Oct 14-15, 2023 (Justin Trojek for IAMO)

Anderson/Anderson (1st RD, WD FD)

Cornell/Emery 5th place (5th PD1, 4th PD2, 5th FD)

Mezzaluna Cup Ice Dance 2023 (Mentana, Italy) Oct 20-22, 2023 (Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Dozzi/Papetti 7th place (9th RD, 7th FD)

Ritter/Brykalov 18th place (19th RD, 17th FD)

Grand Prix France (Angers, France) Nov 3-5, 2023 (Madi Hubbell for IAMO)

Carreira/Ponomarenko 4th place (4th RD, 4th FD)

2024 Skate Ontario Sectional Series November & Jr/Sr Sectional Championships (Richmond Hill, ON) Nov 4-5, 2023 (Alma Moir, Sheri Moir, Carol Moir, Cara Moir for IAMO)

Sales/Wamsteeker 1st place by score but they skate for the BC section (1st RD, 1st FD)

Hensen/Lickers 2nd place by score, 1st place for Ontario (2nd RD, 2nd FD)

Robinson/Portz 3rd place by score, but they skate for the Calgary section (3rd RD, 3rd FD)

Anderson/Anderson 4th place by score, 2nd place for Ontario (4th RD, 4th FD)

Veillon/Brandys 🥇1st place jr (1st RD, 1st FD)

Corneil/Emery 🥇1st place (3rd PD1, 2nd PD2, 1st FD)

(Lewis/McMillan bye)

Grand Prix Espoo (Espoo, Finland) Nov 17-19, 2023

Carreira/Ponomarenko 4th place (4th RD, 4th FD)

Skate Canada Challenge (Winnipeg) Nov 30-Dec 1, 2023 (Alma Moir and Cara Moir for IAMO)

Sales/Wamsteeker 🥉3rd place (3rd RD, 4th FD)

Hensen/Lickers 6th place (7th RD, 6th FD)

Anderson/Anderson 8th place (8th RD, 8th FD)

Veillon/Brandys 🥈2nd place (2nd RD, 2nd FD)

Bosphorus Cup (Istanbul, Turkey) Dec 1 - 2, 2023 (Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Dozzi/Papetti 6th place (5th RD, 6th FD)

Nette/Westwood 17th place (18th RD, 17th FD)

Golden Spin of Zagreb (Sisak, Croatia) December 6-9, 2023 (Pascal Denis for IAM/O?)

Nette/Westwood 17th place (18th RD, 17th FD)

Ritter/Brykalov WD

2024 Novice Sectional Championships (Huntsville, ON) Dec 8-10, 2023 (Madison Hubbell, Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Corneil/Emery 🥈2nd place (2nd PD1, 3rd PD2, 2nd FD)

Italian Figure Skating Championships (Pinerolo, Italy) Dec 22-23, 2023 (Madison Hubbell, Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Dozzi/Papetti 🥉3rd place (3rd RD, 3rd FD)

Canadian National Figure Skating Championships (Calgary) Jan 8-14, 2024 (Scott Moir, Cara Moir, Sheri Moir)

Anderson/Anderson 11th place(11th RD, 11th FD)

Hensen/Lickers 4th place (7th RD, 4th FD)

Sales/Wamsteeker 8th place (8th RD, 7th FD)

Robinson/Portz 9th place (10th RD, 9th FD)

Veillon/Brandys 🥇1st place juniors (2nd RD, 1st FD)

European Figure Skating Championships (Kaunas, Lithuania) Jan 8-14, 2024 (Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Dozzi/Papetti (22nd RD)

US Figure Skating Championships (Columbus OH) Jan 22-28, 2024

Carreira/Ponomarenko 🥈 2nd place (2nd RD, 1st FD!!!!)

Four Continents Championships (Shanghai) Jan 30-Feb 4, 2024

Carreira/Ponomarenko 🥉3rd place (3rd RD, 5th FD)

Nette/Westwood 15th place (14th RD, 16th FD)

Skate Canada Novice Challenge (Oakville) Feb 1-4, 2024 (Alma Moir for IAMO)

Corneil/Emery 6th place (9th place, Starlight Waltz, 2nd place Paso Doble, 5th FD)

Egna Dance Trophy (Egna, Italy) Feb 8-11, 2024 (Justin Trojek for IAMO)

Dozzi/Papetti 4th place (5th RD, 3rd FD)

2024 Novice Canadian Championships (Waterloo, ON) Feb 21-25, 2024 (Cara Moir for IAMO)

Corneil/Emery 9th place (PD 1, 10th place, PD2 10th, 9th FD)

Challenge Cup (Tilberg, Netherlands) Feb 22-25, 2024 (Josée Piché for IAM)

Nette/Westwood 13th place (13th RD, 11th FD)

Junior World Figure Skating Championships (Taipei, Taiwan) Feb 26-Mar 3, 2024

Veillon/Brandys 8th place (11th RD, 7th FD)

World Figure Skating Championships (Montreal) Mar 18-24, 2024

Carreira/Ponomarenko 7th place!! (8th RD, 7th FD)

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Leia Dozzi and Pietro Papetti's free dance costumes at the 2023 Italian Championships and 2022 Lake Placid Ice Dance International.

(Sources: Wilma Alberti and Robin Ritoss Photography)

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Helena Carhart and Volodymyr Horovyi's rhythm dance costumes at the 2023 World Junior Championships, 2023 Junior US Nationals and 2022 Junior Lake Placid Ice Dance International. They skated to music from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

(Source: figureskatersonline.com)

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Vanessa Pham and Jonathan Rogers competing in the rhythm dance at the  2022 Junior Lake Placid Ice Dance International, 2022 Junior Grand Prix Courchevel and 2023 US Championships (Junior level).

(Sources: 1 and 2)