#stellato and bartholomay

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2017 US Championships Pairs Podium

Outtakes from Champs Camp  “Personal Style” photo shoot

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HELLO MY FRIENDS ITS 2AM AND I HAVE THOUGHTS

1. TARAH AND DANNY SKATED BASICALLY CLEAN AND ARE IN SECOND AND I AM SO PROUD OF THEM. One of their interviews is adorable and the other is adorable AND hilarious and I love them and I’m so glad they’re happy even though I AM MAD AT MICHAEL FOR TELLING THEM PEOPLE THINK THEY COULD WIN AND PUTTING THAT PRESSURE ON THEM

2. Deanna and Nate skated clean and went back to their Hallelujah SP and HAD A MOMENT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

3. Multiple US pairs skated a clean short WHAT IS THIS AU???

4. GRANT WAS INCREDIBLE AND HE DID IT #FORCAROLINE

5. ADAM THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND TOOK US FOR A RIDE

6. OH AND CHRISTINA AND ANTHONY WERE BEAUTIFUL AND CAROLINE AND GORDON WERE STRONG AND MY BABIES CHLOE AND LOGAN PROBABLY GET TO GO TO JUNIOR WORLDS FINALLYYYYYYY but I’m also sad about Eliana and Ian because I really love them too AND ALSO MY RINKMATES WERE EIGHTH AND GORGEOUS AND ON THE LOCAL NEWS AND IT WAS AWESOME

[figure-skating-confessions]

“Why would USFSA put Knierim/Knierim over Stellato/Bartholomay as second alternates to Worlds? Stellato/Bartholomay had a considerably better performance at Nationals, they're about the same consistency as the Knierims, and Chris is injured.“

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Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Nathan Bartholomay's free program costumes at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. They skated to Whitney Houston.

(Source: Antti Lehto)

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Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Nathan Bartholomay, Senior Pairs

SP: Somewhere | FS: Run To You, I Have Nothing

ISU SB: 60.12 SP | 116. 72 FS | 176.44 Total

Road to US Nationals 2019

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A goodbye

After almost 12 (!) years, it’s time for me to say goodbye to this blog. It will not be deleted though.

Here’s a (pretty rough and I’m sure not full) list of skaters featured here. They’re listed in alphabetical order by the first name (so “Ashley Wagner” is under “A” and not “W”). I know it’s not the correct way to do this thing but it was easier for me. Also, if you can’t find someone, try searching within the blog or just general Tumblr search.

Thank you for the company and bye!

Women

Adelina Sotnikova

Akiko Suzuki

Alaine Chartrand

Alena Kostornaia

Alena Leonova

Alexandra Trusova

Alexia Paganini

Alina Zagitova

Alissa Czisny

Alysa Liu

Amber Glenn

Amelie Lacoste

Anna Pogorilaya

Anna Shcherbakova

Ashley Wagner

Audrey Shin

Bradie Tennell

Carolina Kostner

Christina Gao

Cynthia Phaneuf

Ekaterina Gordeeva

Elena Radionova

Elene Gedevanishvili

Elizabet Tursynbaeva

Elizaveta Nugumanova

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Emmi Peltonen

Eunsoo Lim

Evgenia Medvedeva

Gabrielle Daleman

Gracie Gold

Haein Lee

Irina Slutskaya

Jenna McCorkell

Jenni Saarinen

Joannie Rochette

Josefin Taljegard

Joshi Helgesson

Julia Lipnitskaya

Kaetlyn Osmond

Kailani Craine

Kanako Murakami

Kaori Sakamoto

Karen Chen

Kiira Korpi

Kristi Yamaguchi

Ksenia Makarova

Lara Naki Gutmann

Laura Lepisto

Laurine Lecavelier

Loena Hendrickx

Madeline Schizas

Mae Berenice Meite

Mai Mihara

Mao Asada

Maria Artemieva

Maria Sotskova

Mariah Bell

Marin Honda

Michelle Kwan

Miki Ando

Mirai Nagasu

Polina Edmunds

Polina Korobeynikova

Pooja Kalyan

Rachael Flatt

Roberta Rodeghiero

Rika Hongo

Rika Kihira

Samantha Cesario

Sarah Meier

Sasha Cohen

Satoko Miyahara

Shizuka Arakawa

Sofia Samodurova

Stanislava Konstantinova

Viktoria Helgesson

Yelim Kim

Yu-Na Kim

Wakaba Higuchi

Zijun Li

Men

Adam Rippon

Adian Pitkeev

Alban Preaubert

Alexei Bychenko

Alexei Yagudin

Artur Gachinski

Brendan Kerry

Boyang Jin

Brian Joubert

Brian Orser

Chafik Besseghier

Daisuke Takahashi

Daniel Samohin

Denis Ten

Deniss Vasiljevs

Dmitri Aliev

Evan Lysacek

Evgeni Plushenko

Florent Amodio

Han Yan

Ilia Kulik

Jason Brown

Javier Fernandez

Jeffrey Buttle

Jeremy Abbott

Jeremy Ten

Johnny Weir

Joshua Farris

Jun-Hwan Cha

Max Aaron

Ryan Bradley

Michal Brezina

Keegan Messing

Keiji Tanaka

Kevin Aymoz

Kevin Reynolds

Kevin Van Der Perren

Kurt Browning

Matteo Rizzo

Mikhail Kolyada

Maxim Kovtun

Misha Ge

Moris Kvitelashvili

Nam Nguyen

Nan Song

Nathan Chen

Nobunari Oda

Patrcik Chan

Richard Dornbush

Sergei Voronov

Shawn Sawyer

Shoma Uno

Stephane Lambiel

Stephen Carriere

Takahiko Kozuka

Takahito Mura

Tatsuki Machida

Tomas Verner

Vincent Zhou

Yuma Kagiyama

Yuzuru Hanyu

Pairs

Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim

Alexandra Boikova and Dmitri Kozlovski

Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam

Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy/Bruno Massot

Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig

Anabelle Langlois and Cody Hey

Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov

Ashley Cain and Timothy Leduc

Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin/Joshua Reagan/Hamash Gaman

Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett/John Coughlin

Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang

Deanna Stellato and Nate Bartholomay / Maxime Deschamps

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor

Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov

Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze

Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov

Felicia Zhang and Nate Bartolomay

Gretchen Donlan and Andrew Sperroff/Nate Bartolomay

Haven Denney and Brendan Frazier

Jamie Sale and David Pelletier

Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison/Sebastien Wolfe

Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau

Katarina Gerboldt and Alexander Enbert

Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker

Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch/Michael Marinaro

Kristina Astakhova and Alexei Rogonov

Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov

Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Mausiradze/Dylan Moscovitch

Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov

Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov

Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir/Mervin Tran

Mary Beth Marley and Rockne Brubaker

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford

Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer

Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran/Ryuichi Kihara

Natalia Zabijako and Alexander Enbert

Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise

Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers

Peng Cheng and Hao Zhang/Yang Jin

Qing Pang and Jian Tong

Rena Inoue and John Baldwin

Riku Mihura and Ryuichi Kihara

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek

Tae-Ok Ryom and Ju-Sik Kim

Tarah Kayne and Denny O'Shea

Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin

Tatiana Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov/Maxim Trankov

Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek

Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres

Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov/Andrei Deputat

Wenjing Sui and Cong Han

Xiaoyu Yu and Yang Jin/Hao Zhang

Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao

Xuehan Wang and Lei Wang

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexaner Smirnov

Ice Dance

Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski

Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar

Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton / Matthew Blackmer

Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin

Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte

Anna Yanovskaya and Sergei Mozgov

Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus

Cecilia Torn and Jussiville Partanen

Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri

Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev

Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko

Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov/Ruslan Zhiganshin

Elisabeth Paradis and Francois-Xavier Ouellette

Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates

Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali

Federica Testa and Lucas Csolley

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron

Isabella Tobias and Deividas Stagniunas/Ilia Tkachenko

Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder

Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje

Kana Muramoto and Chris Reed / Daisuke Takahashi

Kavita Lorenz and Panagiotis Polizoakis

Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill

Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin

Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson

Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein / Evan Bates

Madison Hubbell and Kiefer Hubbell/Zachary Donohue

Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani

Mari-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac

Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon

Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat

Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas

Meryl Davis and Charlie White

Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto

Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi

Natalia Kaliszek and Maksim Spodyrev

Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat

Nicole Orford and Thomas Williams/Asher Hill

Nora Hoffmann and Maxim Zavozin

Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin

Olivia Smart and Adria Diaz

Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland

Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz

Sinead Kerr and John Kerr

Shiyue Wang and Xinyu Liu

Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto

Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir

Tiffany Zahorski and Jonathan Guerreiro

Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier

Viktoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov

[twofortheice]

What might be overachievement for many new pairs — third in the short and fourth overall at their debut Nationals — is, for Deanna Stellato and Nate Bartholomay, a bit more like a storybook accomplishment.

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2018 Junior & Senior Grand Prix Final & CS Golden Spin of Zagreb: Info & Streaming

After weeks of hard-fought competition, the 2018 Junior Grand Prix Series and Grand Prix Series will come to a climax at the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver, Canada! Here's a guide on how to watch. Keep an eye on this post for updates as more info appears.

Live results | Senior entries | Junior entries | Detailed schedule | Website | ISU

SCHEDULE

Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8). Click on the links for time conversions or subscribe to our Google Calendar to get all competition times in your own time zone!

Dec. 6 14:05 Junior Rhythm Dance 15:20 Junior Men's SP 16:25 Junior Pairs' SP 17:40 Junior Ladies' SP 19:45 Senior Men's SP 21:00 Senior Ladies' SP

Dec. 7 15:45 Junior Free Dance 17:05 Junior Men's FS 19:05 Senior Rhythm Dance 20:20 Senior Pairs' SP 21:35 Senior Men's FS

Dec. 8 13:55 Senior Ladies' FS 15:15 Junior Ladies' FS 16:30 Junior Pairs' FS 19:00 Senior Free Dance 20:20 Senior Pairs' FS

Dec. 9 14:00 Gala

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Be careful of popups and ads on free streaming sites. We are not responsible for the quality of the streams; we only provide the links. This post focuses on live broadcasts. Other TV channels not mentioned here might show the competition in delayed broadcasts. Please check your local TV channels for more skating broadcasts.

Many streams for major figure skating events have geographical restrictions. In order to unblock streams, consider using a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Free VPN services are available online (eg. Setup VPN), but the most reliable ones usually require a fee.

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HOW TO WATCH: THE JUNIOR GRAND PRIX FINAL

ISU: The ISU Junior Grand Prix Youtube channel will livestream and upload the entire competition for free.

CBC Sports: Canada’s CBC Sports will stream the entire competition and gala live. Streaming schedule in EST:

12/6: Rhythm Dance 5:05PM (live); Men’s SP 6:20PM (live); Pairs’ SP 7:25PM (live); Ladies’ SP 8:40PM (live)

12/7: Free Dance 6:45PM (live); Men’s FS 8:05PM (live)

12/8: Ladies’ FS 6:15PM (live); Pairs’ FS 7:30PM (live)

12/9: Gala 5:00PM (live)

Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)

Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena will air the entire competition and gala live. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

12/7: Rhythm Dance 01:05 (live); Men’s SP 02:20 (live); Pairs’ SP 03:25 (live); Ladies’ SP 04:40 (live)

12/8: Free Dance 02:45 (live); Men’s FS 04:05 (live)

12/9: Ladies’ FS 02:15 (live); Pairs’ FS 03:30 (live)

12/10: Gala 01:00 (live)

Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6

Match TV: Russia’s Match TV will air parts of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

12/7: Men’s SP 02:40 (live); Pairs’ SP 03:20 (live); Ladies’ SP 04:35 (live)

12/8: Free Dance 02:55 (live); Men’s FS 04:00 (live)

12/9: Pairs’ FS 03:25 (live)

12/10: Gala 00:55 (live)

Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5

Sportbox: Russia’s Sportbox.ru will stream the entire competition and gala live. The streams are blocked outside of Russia. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

12/7: Rhythm Dance 01:05 (live); Men’s SP 02:20 (live); Pairs’ SP 03:20 (live); Ladies’ SP 04:35 (live)

12/8: Free Dance 02:45 (live); Men’s FS 04:00 (live)

12/9: Ladies’ FS 02:15 (live); Pairs’ FS 03:25 (live)

12/10: Gala 00:55 (live)

SBS Sports: South Korea’s SBS Sports will air the junior ladies’ competition live. Broadcast schedule in KST:

12/7: Ladies’ SP 10:30 (live)

12/9: Ladies’ FS 08:05 (live)

Unblocked stream

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HOW TO WATCH: THE SENIOR GRAND PRIX FINAL

Fan streams: These fan-run streams may livestream part or all of the event: QQ Live, FS Live. Check the streams when the events are on. The streams should be available worldwide.

ISU: The ISU will stream the entire competition and gala live in countries that have not purchased broadcasting rights for the event.

NBC Gold: Subscribers in the USA can watch the entire competition live on NBC Gold. NBC Gold subscriptions include most major competitions in the skating season.

CBC Sports: Canada’s CBC Sports will stream the entire competition and gala live. CBC will also air the competition on TV in delayed broadcasts; see their website for more info. Streaming schedule in EST:

12/6: Men’s SP 10:45PM (live)

12/7: Ladies’ SP 12:00AM (live); Rhythm Dance 10:00PM (live); Pairs’ SP 11:20PM (live)

12/8: Men’s FS 12:30AM (live); Ladies’ FS 4:00PM (CBC TV live); Free Dance 10:00PM (live); Pairs’ FS 11:20PM (live)

12/9: Gala 5:00PM (live)

Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)

Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena will air the entire competition and gala live. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

12/7: Men’s SP 06:45 (live); Ladies’ SP 08:00 (live)

12/8: Rhythm Dance 06:05 (live); Pairs’ SP 07:20 (live); Men’s FS 08:35 (live)

12/9: Ladies’ FS 00:55 (live); Free Dance 06:00 (live); Pairs’ FS 07:20 (live)

12/10: Gala 01:00 (live)

Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6

Match TV: Russia’s Match TV will air parts of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

12/7: Men’s SP 06:40 (live); 

12/8: Rhythm Dance 06:00 (live); Men’s FS 08:30 (live)

12/10: Gala 00:55 (live) 

Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5

Sportbox: Russia’s Sportbox.ru will stream the entire competition and gala live. The streams are blocked outside of Russia. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

12/7: Men’s SP 06:40; Ladies’ SP 08:00

12/8: Rhythm Dance 06:00; Pairs’ SP 07:20; Men’s FS 08:30

12/9: Ladies’ FS 00:55; Free Dance 06:00; Pairs’ FS 07:20

12/10: Gala 00:55

Eurosport Player: Subscribers to Eurosport Player can stream the competition and gala live online. Eurosport Player is only available in Europe. Please check the schedule in your own respective countries.

British Eurosport: British Eurosport 2 will air parts of the competition live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in GMT:

12/8: Men’s FS 21:00 (taped); Ladies’ FS 22:00 (live)

12/9: Free Dance 20:00 (taped); Pairs’ FS 21:00 (taped); Gala 22:00 (live)

Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3

YLE: Finland’s YLE Areena and YLE TV2 will stream/air most of the competition live. The streams are blocked outside of Finland. Schedule in EET:

12/7: Men’s SP 05:40 (live); Ladies’ SP 06:55 (live)

12/8: Rhythm Dance 05:00 (live); Pairs’ SP 06:15 (live); Men’s FS 07:30 (live); Ladies’ FS 23:50 (live)

12/9: Free Dance & Pairs’ FS 20:40 (taped)

12/10: Gala 15:25 (taped)

SBS Sports: South Korea’s SBS Sports will air the senior men’s competition live. Broadcast schedule in KST:

12/7: Men’s SP 12:35 (live)

12/9: Men’s FS 09:10 (live)

Unblocked stream

CCTV 5: China’s CCTV 5 and CCTV 5+ will air parts of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in China Standard Time:

12/7: Ladies’ & Men’s SP 13:00 (CCTV5, live?)

12/8: Rhythm Dance & Pairs’ SP 12:00 (CCTV5+, live); Pairs’ SP & Men’s FS 13:00 (CCTV5, live)

12/9: Free Dance & Pairs’ FS 11:00 (CCTV5+, live); Ladies’ FS 13:30 (CCTV5+, taped)

CCTV 5 streams: Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2

CCTV 5+ streams: Official stream (blocked outside of China), Stream 1, Stream 2

ELTA Sports: Taiwan’s ELTA Sports 3 will air the entire competition and gala live. Schedule in China Standard Time:

12/7: Men’s SP 11:45 (live); Ladies’ SP 13:00 (live)

12/8: Rhythm Dance 11:00 (live); Pairs’ SP 12:30 (live); Men’s FS 13:30 (live)

12/9: Ladies’ FS 05:45 (live); Free Dance 11:00 (live); Pairs’ FS 12:20 (live)

12/10: Gala 06:00 (live)

Official stream (blocked outside of Taiwan)

Other TV channels: Other TV channels such as TV Asahi will also air parts of the competition in taped broadcasts. Check your local TV channels for other skating broadcasts.

On demand: If you can’t watch live, videos from the competition will be uploaded online by fans, so you can always catch up later. Search skaters' names on Youtube and filter by upload date for the latest videos. See this post for useful skating Youtube and Dailymotion channels.

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GOLDEN SPIN OF ZAGREB

Golden Spin is the last Challenger Series competition of the season. Events for junior skaters will also be held at this competition.

Results | Entries | Schedule | Website | ISU

Designation: Challenger Series When: Dec. 5-8 Where: Zagreb, Croatia Level & disciplines: senior men, ladies, ice dance, pairs How to watch: Livestream

Senior Schedule (CET, UTC+1) 12/6: Men’s SP 17:00; Pairs’ SP 21:00 12/7: Ladies’ SP 08:00; Rhythm Dance 13:45; Men’s FS 16:00; Pairs’ FS 20:45 12/8: Free Dance 09:30; Ladies’ FS 12:00; Gala 20:00

Notable entries: Alexei Bychenko, Daniel Samohin, Daniel Grassl, Deniss Vasiljevs, Mikhail Kolyada, Alexander Samarin, Jason Brown, Anastasiia Gubanova, Anastasiia Guliakova, Maria Sotskova, Mariah Bell, Bradie Tennell, Alisa Efimova/Alexander Korovin, Ashley Cain/Timothy Leduc, Alexa Scimeca Knierim/Chris Knierim, Deanna Stellato Dudek/Nathan Bartholomay, Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier, Natalia Kaliszek/Maksym Spodyriev, Betina Popova/Sergey Mozgov

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USFSA has posted the International Selection Pool of skaters for the 2019 - 2020 season. 

[empresswenjing]

us & canadian nats predictions?

U.S. NationalsMen: Nathan, Jason, Vincent, CamdenLadies: Mariah (please!!), Bradie, Alysa, TingPairs: Scimeca Knierim/Knierim, Kayne/O’Shea, Cain/LeDuc, Stellato/BartholomayIce Dance: Hubbell/Donohue, Chock/Bates, Hawayek/Baker, any of Parsons/Parsons, McNamara/Carpenter, or Carreira/Ponomarenko (who knows, not me)

Canadian NationalsDisclaimer: I think I can probably only name three Canadians per discipline.Men: Keegan, Nam, Stephen? Joseph?Ladies: Gabby, Larkyn, AlainePairs: Moore-Towers/Marinaro, Ruest/Wolfe, Walsh/MichaudIce Dance: Weaver/Poje, Gilles/Poirier, Soucisse/Firus

[fyeahkarenchen]

U.S. Olympian Karen Chen is replaced by Mariah Bell at next week’s world figure skating championships, according to the International Skating Union entry list.

U.S. pairs silver medalists Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea were also replaced by U.S. bronze medalists Deanna Stellato and Nathan Bartholomay. They join U.S champions and Olympians Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Christopher Knierim on the team.

Chen, 18, placed 11th in PyeongChang, right behind teammates Bradie Tennell and Mirai Nagasu, who Bell joins on the world team.

Chen was third at nationals in January, but her real breakout was last winter, when Chen won the U.S. title and placed fourth at the world championships.

Bell missed the Olympic team after placing fifth at the U.S. Championships in January, one year after taking silver at Skate America and bronze at nationals.

Bell was the second alternate for worlds after Sochi Olympian Ashley Wagner, who did not take the spot vacated by Chen.

The medal contenders at worlds in Milan are led by Russian Olympic champion Alina Zagitova, Olympic bronze medalist Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada, Japanese Satoko Miyahara and Italian Carolina Kostner.

Notable skaters missing senior worlds: Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) — Injured Javier Fernandez (ESP) Patrick Chan (CAN) — Reportedly retired Adam Rippon (USA) Yevgenia Medvedeva (RUS) — Injured Karen Chen (USA) Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) — Possibly retiring Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) Yekaterina Bobrova/Dmitry Soloviyev (RUS) Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (CHN) — Sui’s injured Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) — Retired

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Deanna and Nate

Reaction GIFs from US Figure Skating- free for everyone to use!

[anewbeginningagain]

Favorite US pairs team?

Denney/Frazier for sure. Cain/LeDuc are the ones to currently bring it but in terms of ability D/F are much stronger imo. I mean Haven can’t land a jump to save her life but she also suffered one of the most horrific injuries I’ve heard about in fs. In terms of elements, D/F have a good twist, great lifts, and great throws. Cain/LeDuc have nice elements but overall I still think Denney/Frazier are the stronger team. As for the other teams, Kanye/Oshea and Scimeca- Knierim/Knierim are 100% canceled for me and since it seems like the USFS are choosing not to acknowledge Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay existence I guess we shouldn’t either… 

[figure-skating-confessions]

“Why did USFSA pass over Stellato/Bartholomay for teams that placed below them at nats? All of our pairs teams are pretty inconsistent so there's no real argument about consistency, and Stellato/Bartholomay were the bronze medalists! Why would you put the injured seventh place finishers over them as Worlds alternates or the fourth place finishers over them for 4CC?“

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Deanna Stellato and Nathan Bartholomay skating to U2 for their free program at the 2018 US Nationals and 2017 Finlandia Trophy.

(Sources: Zimbio and Antti Lehto)