Off-Season News Recap and Highlights

[acapenci]

Im pretty sure han yan is retiring...

 

[livetoskate]

Takahito Mura announced his retirement in mid March. Here's his retirement ceremony from The Legends ice show.

https://youtu.be/SfiPPJ-u_0I

 

[SnowWhite]

Agree :agree:

And the "official" announcements of the 4A-race by Yuzu and Artur Dmitriev Jr.
Both seem to be very serious and eager in this regard, so that could be pretty interesting

Keegan Messing has also said he wants to do 4A. Seems pretty serious too.

 

[surimi]

Thanks for the comprehensible overview!
To add some more, I also think Iliushechkina/Moscovitch, Agafonova/Ucar and Misha Ge should be listed in the retirements section. Abachkina/Thauron, Lorenz/Polizoakis and Castelli/Tran split.

ETA: Can you please include a list of confirmed skaters who turn senior this season? I don't follow juniors much, so I'm in the dark who to expect on the senior GP circuit. I only know about Mako Yamashita and Rika Kihira.

 

[IceBallerina]

Thanks for the comprehensible overview!
To add some more, I also think Iliushechkina/Moscovitch, Agafonova/Ucar and Misha Ge should be listed in the retirements section. Abachkina/Thauron, Lorenz/Polizoakis and Castelli/Tran split.

ETA: Can you please include a list of confirmed skaters who turn senior this season? I don't follow juniors much, so I'm in the dark who to expect on the senior GP circuit. I only know about Mako Yamashita and Rika Kihira.

Thanks! I will be editing your info in soon. And as far as the who is becoming senior list - I am pretty biased because I only really follow Russian juniors, I think Daria Panenkova is moving up. I will try to do some searches tonight to figure out who else I can add.

 

[moriel]

Naked Adam Rippon should be added to the list.
One of the best things that happened this offseason

 

[IceBallerina]

Naked Adam Rippon should be added to the list.
One of the best things that happened this offseason

This made me laugh. I'll think about it haha

 

[Haleth]

Im pretty sure han yan is retiring...

If you check his FF you'll see he's sitting out this season, but plans to return next year.

 

[maggieanne]

As for skaters turning senior, Alexey Erokhov, Alexei Krasnozhon, and Pavliuchenko and Khodykin are all moving up.

 

[icedinn]

Loboda/Drozd are done. He's having tryouts.

 

[SnowWhite]

Other juniors moving up to seniors

- Walsh/Michaud (CAN) - pairs
- Carreira/Ponomarenko (USA) - dance
- Skoptcova/Aleshin (RUS) - dance
- Shpilevaya/Smirnov (RUS) - dance
- Stanislava Konstantinova (RUS) - singles


You could add Matteo Rizzo and Alexandrovskaya/Windsor too, but they were already doing lots of senior comps last season, so probably not necessary.

 

[Spirals for Miles]

Daria Panenkova most likely moving up (no confirmation of anything though)

 

[amonemae]

This thread is a good idea given everything that's happened, thank you very much!
Er maybe the Ice Network closure could be included too?

I think the most shocking for me is a tie between Evgenia's coach switch and Cup (Not of) China news

 

[Henni147]

Keegan Messing has also said he wants to do 4A. Seems pretty serious too.

Messing, too :eeking: So this is going to be REALLY interesting

I pray that Yuzu won't hurry and injure himself because of that
If I remember correctly, he said something like: he wouldn't mind, if he's not the first, but... I think he would... :gaah:

 

[Ivana]

Thanks for the comprehensible overview!
To add some more, I also think Iliushechkina/Moscovitch, Agafonova/Ucar and Misha Ge should be listed in the retirements section. Abachkina/Thauron, Lorenz/Polizoakis and Castelli/Tran split.

Kavita Lorenz also retired. Joti is looking for a partner.

 

[saphire]

Im pretty sure han yan is retiring...

Actually not yet. He had a livestream on weibo last week and said that he is not retiring, but taking some time to recover from injuries last season. I also think that he said that he is changing coaches, will be help coach some skaters. https://twitter.com/HanYanFanVan/status/1009315020474380289

 

[Haleth]

Mirai is not doing the GP series

 

[IceBallerina]

Mirai is not doing the GP series

I am actually surprised she didn't announce retirement, but who knows if she will even return to nationals.

 

[Mdk0144]

Young You landed a 3a in broadmoor open!
Alisa Liu landed a 3a-3t at the same competition.

I don’t have the video of broadmoor open, but there are some practice videos
https://youtu.be/FJCgNhCWWhk

3a-3t, 3a-1eu-3s-3t

 

[cleo2070]

Keegan Messing has also said he wants to do 4A. Seems pretty serious too.

https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1012292054716747776