Baram and Tioumentsev step it up in Calgary

[gsk8]

Baram and Tioumentsev step it up in Calgary

2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Pairs’ Short Program USA’s Sophia Baram and Daniel Tioumentsev stepped it up, placing first in the Pairs’ short program at the 2023 World Junior Figure Skating […]

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Baram and Tioumentsev plan to continue to skate together despite the age issue as she is not age-eligible for senior international events. Currently, the requirement for international senior competitions is 15. However, for next season, it will be raised to 16, and then 17 for the 2024-2025 season. Tioumentsev will age out of juniors when he turns 21 later this month, which means they will be limited to domestic events.

"We would do national competitions for the next three years until I am old enough for the international senior events," said Baram, who turned 14 in November.

Incidentally, officials will be having a meeting regarding the age issue as it is affecting other pair teams, as well. While no official decision will be made at this event, the International Skating Union (ISU) will post any rule changes in the future.

What are your thoughts on the Pairs' SP? The Aussies lost some valuable points after the mishap on the death spiral.

 

[TwinnerA]

Oh my, just reading on Twitter that their coach Todd Sand suffered a heart attack early this morning in Calgary. I can’t imagine how this might affect these skaters and their performance later today in the free program. Prayers to Todd (Jenni and children) for his recovery.

ETA link to Golden Skate’s post on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/goldenskate/status/1631387060828250136?s=61&t=dolv8hqNZo9BOIWe0AiTdQ

 

[purplecat]

Praying Todd will be okay!

 

[SunnyCA]

Baram and Tioumentsev step it up in Calgary

2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Pairs’ Short Program USA’s Sophia Baram and Daniel Tioumentsev stepped it up, placing first in the Pairs’ short program at the 2023 World Junior Figure Skating […]

www.goldenskate.com

What are your thoughts on the Pairs' SP? The Aussies lost some valuable points after the mishap on the death spiral.

Their SP was awesome even better than it was at the JGP finals. The free skate was also great even though they made a couple of mistakes. They were fun to watch and they deservedly won the gold. Congrats to Sophia and Daniel and a speedy recovery to the coach.

 

[noskates]

Congratulations to this pairs team. To perform under such emotional circumstances was truly remarkable. The future of US pairs is not dire.