Retirements, Coaching Changes, Team Splits, and New Teams formed during the 2011 Off-Season
So, if you haven't noticed, this off-season has been kind of crazy with the splits and coaching changes and new teams! Some people have been wanting a list of all the changes, so I though I'd try to pull this together. Because of the ever-changing nature of all levels of the skating world, I tried to limit the size of this by restricting it to senior-level skaters and teams only. I also got most of my information from FSU, which has something of a North American skew, so you'll notice a lot of less prominent skaters from the US and Canada on the list - I'm happy to add skaters like this from other countries who've made a change, just let me know who I'm missing!
WHAT WAS AND WHAT WILL BE:
Figure Skating Retirements, Coaching Changes, Splits, and New Teams Formed During the 2011 Off-Season
This is a pretty huge post, just warning you now.
LADIES
RETIREMENTS
Annette DYTRT (Germany) ***Did not compete in 2010-2011.
Sarah MEIER (Switzerland)
Constanze PAULINUS (Germany)
Diane SZMIETT (Canada)
Kelsey TRAUNERO (USA)
COACHING CHANGES
Becky BERESWILL (USA): Johnny JOHNS [pairs] --> Yuka SATO & Jason DUNGJEN [singles] ***Becky switched from pairs to singles. See PAIRS section for info on split.
Rachael FLATT (USA): Tom ZAKRASJEK --> ???
Elene GEDEVANESHVILI (Georgia): Robin WAGNER --> Nikolai MOROZOV ***I believe this is unconfirmed.
Alexe GILLES (USA): Tom ZAKRASJEK --> Yuka SATO & Jason DUNGJEN
Elena GLEBOVA (Estonia): Anna LEVANDI --> ???
Alena LEONOVA (Russia): Alla PIATOVA --> Nikolai MOROZOV
Ksenia MAKAROVA (Russia): Viktor PETRENKO & Galina ZMIEVSKAYA --> Evgeni RUKAVITSIN ***mid-season change.
Valentina MARCHEI (Italy): Nikolai MOROZOV --> Yuka SATO & Jason DUNGJEN
Jenna MCCORKELL (Great Britain): Juri BUREIKO --> Gurgen VARDANJAN OR Simon & Debbie BRIGGS ***She's moved around a couple times, we'll see where she settles permanently.
Ashley WAGNER (USA): Priscilla HILL --> John NICKS
Agnes ZAWADZKI (USA): Tom ZAKRASJEK --> David SANTEE & Christy KRALL
Caroline ZHANG (USA): Tammy GAMBILL --> Peter OPPEGARD ***mid-season change.
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MEN
RETIREMENTS
Kristoffer BERNTSSON (Sweden)
Ryan BRADLEY (USA)
Przemysław DOMAŃSKI (Poland)
Joey RUSSELL (Canada)
Shawn SAWYER (Canada)
Philipp TISCHENDORF (Germany) ***Did not compete in 2010-2011.
COACHING CHANGES
Joshua FARRIS (USA): Tom ZAKRASJEK --> Christy KRALL & Damon ALLEN
Javier FERNÁNDEZ (Spain): Nikolai MOROZOV --> Brian ORSER ***Pending summer trial period.
Adam RIPPON (USA): Brian ORSER --> Ghislain BRIAND --> Jason DUNGJEN
Kevin VAN DER PERREN (Belgium): Juri BUREIKO --> Gurgen VARDANJAN OR Simon & Debbie BRIGGS ***He's moved around a couple times, we'll see where he settles permanently.
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PAIRS
TEAM RETIREMENTS
Molly AARON/Daniyel COHEN (USA) ***Cohen is possibly looking for a partner, but he is not listed on IcePartnerSearch. Aaron has retired for certain.
Mylene BRODEUR/John MATTATALL (Canada)
Rena INOUE/John BALDWIN (USA) ***Did not compete in 2010-2011. Never officially announced, but Rena is pregnant and John is working in his family's business.
Lisa MOORE/Justin GAUMOND (USA) ***Lisa has said she may return to skating in the future.
Retirements resulting in/due to team splits will be covered below.
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~*~MUSICAL PAIRS~*~
(aka Team Splits)
OLD TEAM
Becky BERESWILL/Trevor YOUNG (USA)
THE SPLIT
BERESWILL --> "FOCUSING ON SINGLES" ***See LADIES section for coaching info.
YOUNG --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Adeline CANAC/Yannick BONHEUR (France)
THE SPLIT
CANAC --> plans unknown
BONHEUR ---> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Tatiana DANILOVA/Andrei NOVOSELOV (Russia)
THE SPLIT
DANILOVA --> plans unknown
NOVOSELOV --> formed new pair with Tatiana NOVIK
OLD TEAM
Tatiana NOVIK/Mikhail KUZNETSOV (Russia)
THE SPLIT
NOVIK --> formed new pair with Andrei NOVOSELOV
KUZNETSOV --> formed new pair with Anna SILAEVA (formerly in junior pairs - split from partner Artur MINCHUK)
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Tatiana NOVIK/Andrei NOVOSELOV (Russia)
Anna SILAEVA/Mikhail KUZNETSOV (Russia)
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OLD TEAM
Nicole DELLA MONICA/Yannick KOCON (Italy)
THE SPLIT
DELLA MONICA --> RETIRED due to chronic injury
KOCON --> seeking new partner, training with John Zimmerman
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Caydee DENNEY/Jeremy BARRETT (USA)
THE SPLIT
DENNEY --> formed new pair with John COUGHLIN
BARRETT --> RETIRED, recovering from injury
OLD TEAM
Caitlin YANKOWSKAS/John COUGHLIN (USA)
THE SPLIT
YANKOWSKAS --> seeking new partner
COUGHLIN --> formed new pair with Caydee DENNEY
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Caydee DENNEY/John COUGHLIN (USA)
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OLD TEAM
Jessica DUBÉ/Bryce DAVISON (Canada)
THE SPLIT
DUBÉ --> formed new pair with Sébastien WOLFE (formerly in junior pairs - split from partner Tara HANCHEROW)
DAVISON --> seeking new partner, possibly too injured to continue
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Jessica DUBÉ/Sébastien WOLFE (Canada)
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OLD TEAM
Jade-Savannah GODIN/Andrew EVANS (Canada)
THE SPLIT
GODIN --> seeking new partner
EVANS --> formed new pair with Julianne SÉGUIN (formerly skated singles at the novice level)
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Julianne SÉGUIN/Andrew EVANS (Canada) ***Could conceivably compete as juniors.
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OLD TEAM
Kaleigh HOLE/Adam JOHNSON (Canada)
THE SPLIT
HOLE --> "FOCUSING ON SINGLES"
JOHNSON --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Sally HOOLIN/Jakub ŠAFRÁNEK (Great Britain)
THE SPLIT
HOOLIN --> formed new pair with James HUNT (formerly in junior pairs - split from partner Catherine CLEMENT, who will focus on singles)
ŠAFRÁNEK --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Sally HOOLIN/James HUNT (Great Britain)
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OLD TEAM
Anne-Laure LETSCHER/Bruno MASSOT (France)
THE SPLIT
LETSCHER --> seeking new partner
MASSOT --> formed new pair with Darja POPOVA, who, so far as I can tell, once skated singles for Germany, but it has been years since she competed. An FSU poster says Ingo Steuer, who will be their coach, has been trying to find her a partner for some time now.
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Darja POPOVA/Bruno MASSOT (***It is uncertain for whom they will compete, but likely France)
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OLD TEAM
Maria MUKHORTOVA/Jérôme BLANCHARD (Russia)
THE SPLIT
MUKHORTOVA --> seeking new partner
BLANCHARD --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Ksenia OZEROVA/Denis GOLUBEV (Russia) ***This is a "reported" split.
THE SPLIT
OZEROVA --> plans unknown
GOLUBEV --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Britney SIMPSON/Nathan MILLER (USA)
THE SPLIT
SIMPSON --> formed new junior pair with Matthew BLACKMER (split from junior pairs partner Vladyslava RYBKA)
MILLER --> RETIRED, and just signed a contract with Disney on Ice
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none (for Seniors. Junior pair formed: Britney SIMPSON/Matthew BLACKMER, USA)
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OLD TEAM
Erika SMITH/Nathan BARTHOLOMAY (USA)
THE SPLIT
SMITH --> seeking new partner
BARTHOLOMAY --> formed new pair with Felicia ZHANG
OLD TEAM
Felicia ZHANG/Taylor TOTH (USA)
THE SPLIT
ZHANG --> formed new pair with Nathan BARTHOLOMAY
TOTH --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Felicia ZHANG/Nathan BARTHOLOMAY (USA)
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RESULTS OF MUSICAL PAIRS
RETIREMENTS
Jeremy BARRETT (USA)
Jérôme BLANCHARD (Russia/France)
Nicole DELLA MONICA (Italy)
Adam JOHNSON (Canada)
Nathan MILLER (USA)
Jakub ŠAFRÁNEK (Great Britain/Czech Republic)
Trevor YOUNG (USA)
"FOCUSING ON SINGLES"
Becky BERESWILL (USA) ***See LADIES section for coaching info.
Kaleigh HOLE (Canada)
CURRENTLY PARTNERLESS AND LOOKING
Yannick BONHEUR (France)
Bryce DAVISON (Canada) ***possibly injured
Jade-Savannah GODIN (Canada)
Denis GOLUBEV (Russia) ***reportedly
Yannick KOCON (Italy/France)
Anne-Laure LETSCHER (France)
Maria MUKHORTOVA (Russia)
Erika SMITH (USA)
Taylor TOTH (USA)
Caitlin YANKOWSKAS (USA)
PLANS UNKNOWN
Adeline CANAC (France)
Tatiana DANILOVA (Russia)
Ksenia OZEROVA (Russia) ***reportedly
NEW TEAMS
Caydee DENNEY/John COUGHLIN (USA)
Jessica DUBÉ/Sébastien WOLFE (Canada)
Sally HOOLIN/James HUNT (Great Britain)
Tatiana NOVIK/Andrei NOVOSELOV (Russia)
Darja POPOVA/Bruno MASSOT (***It is uncertain for whom they will compete, but likely France)
Julianne SÉGUIN/Andrew EVANS (Canada) ***Could conceivably compete as juniors.
Anna SILAEVA/Mikhail KUZNETSOV (Russia)
Felicia ZHANG/Nathan BARTHOLOMAY (USA)
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OTHER NEW TEAMS
Becky COSFORD/Garnet SUIDY (Canada) ***This team could conceivably compete as juniors. Formed after junior pair Kwong/Suidy split (Natalie Kwong has retired/quit). Cosford hasn't competed since 2008, when she was part of senior pair Cosford/Shales.
Kaela PFLUMM/Matteo GUARISE (Italy) ***Guarise is a former roller skating pairs world champion; Pflumm hasn't competed since 2008, when she was part of American senior pair Pflumm/Pottenger.
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ICE DANCE
TEAM RETIREMENTS
Sinead KERR/John KERR (Great Britain)
Federica FAIELLA/Massimo SCALI (Italy) ***However, they have since announced plans to continue competing after all.
Retirements resulting in/due to team splits will be covered below.
COACHING CHANGES
Elena ILINYKH/Nikita KATSALAPOV (Russia): Alexander ZHULIN & Oleg VOLKOV --> Nikolai MOROZOV
Nathalie PÉCHALAT/Fabian BOURZAT (France): Alexander ZHULIN & Oleg VOLKOV --> Anjelika KRYLOVA & Pasquale CAMERLENGO
Cathy REED/Chris REED (Japan): Nikolai MOROZOV --> Galit CHAIT ***mid-season change.
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~*~THE PARTNER DANCE~*~
(aka Team Splits)
OLD TEAM
Alissandra ARONOW/Zachary DONOHUE (USA)
THE SPLIT
ARONOW --> seeking new partner
DONOHUE --> formed new team with Madison HUBBELL
OLD TEAM
Madison HUBBELL/Keiffer HUBBELL (USA)
THE SPLIT
Madison HUBBELL --> formed new team with Zachary DONOHUE
Keiffer HUBBELL --> RETIRED, but exploring options "both on and off the ice" so it's possible he'll return
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Madison HUBBELL/Zachary DONOHUE (USA)
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OLD TEAM
Zoé BLANC/Pierre-Loup BOUQUET (France)
THE SPLIT
BLANC --> RETIRED
BOUQUET --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Alison CAREY/Ryan VAN NATTEN (USA)
THE SPLIT
CAREY --> seeking new partner
VAN NATTEN --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Alexandra CHISTYAKOVA/Vladimir KUROCHKIN (Russia)
THE SPLIT
CHISTYAKOVA --> seeking new partner
KUROCHKIN --> RETIRED (probably)
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Madison CHOCK/Greg ZUERLEIN (USA)
THE SPLIT
CHOCK --> formed new team with Evan BATES
ZUERLEIN --> RETIRED
OLD TEAM
Emily SAMUELSON/Evan BATES (USA)
THE SPLIT
SAMUELSON --> seeking new partner
BATES --> formed new team with Madison CHOCK
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Madison CHOCK/Evan BATES (USA)
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OLD TEAM
Vanessa CRONE/Paul POIRER (Canada)
THE SPLIT
CRONE --> seeking new partner
POIRER --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Brooke FRIELING/Lionel RUMI (Israel)
THE SPLIT
FRIELING --> plans unknown
RUMI --> seeking new partner, training with Galit Chait
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Stefanie FROHBERG/Tim GIESEN (Germany)
THE SPLIT
FROHBERG --> plans unknown
GIESEN --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Kristina GORSHKOVA/Vitali BUTIKOV (Russia) ***This is a "reported" split.
THE SPLIT
GORSHKOVA --> plans unknown
BUTIKOV --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Lucie MYSLIVEČKOVÁ/Matej NOVAK (Czech Republic)
THE SPLIT
MYSLIVEČKOVÁ --> seeking new partner
NOVAK --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Allison REED/Otar JAPARIDZE (Georgia)
THE SPLIT
REED --> seeking new partner, training with Galit Chait
JAPARIDZE --> plans unknown
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Federica TESTA/Christopher MIOR (Italy)
THE SPLIT
TESTA -->formed new team with Sasha PALOMÄKI (Finnish ice dancer, split from partner Oksana KLIMOVA before 2010-2011 season)
MIOR --> formed new team with Federica BERNARDI (formerly in junior ice dance - split from partner Daniel FERRARI)
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Federica BERNARDI/Christopher MIOR (Italy)
Federica TESTA/Sasha PALOMÄKI (Finland)
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OLD TEAM
Rachel TIBBETTS/Collin BRUBAKER (USA)
THE SPLIT
TIBBETTS --> plans unknown
BRUBAKER --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Katharine ZEIGLER/Baxter BURBANK (USA)
THE SPLIT
ZEIGLER --> plans unknown
BURBANK --> plans unknown
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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RESULTS OF THE PARTNER DANCE
RETIREMENTS
Zoé BLANC (France)
Vitali BUTIKOV (Russia) ***reportedly
Tim GIESEN (Germany)
Keiffer HUBBELL (USA)
Vladimir KUROCHKIN (Russia)
Matej NOVAK (Czech Republic)
Greg ZUERLEIN (USA)
CURRENTLY PARTNERLESS AND LOOKING
Alissandra ARONOW (USA)
Pierre-Loup BOUQUET (France)
Collin BRUBAKER (USA)
Alexandra CHISTYAKOVA (Russia)
Vanessa CRONE (Canada)
Lucie MYSLIVEČKOVÁ (Czech Republic)
Paul POIRER (Canada)
Allison REED (Georgia/USA/Japan)
Lionel RUMI (Israel/France)
Emily SAMUELSON (USA)
Ryan VAN NATTEN (USA)
PLANS UNKNOWN
Baxter BURBANK (USA)
Brooke FRIELING (Israel/USA)
Stefanie FROHBERG (Germany)
Kristina GORSHKOVA (Russia) ***reportedly
Otar JAPARIDZE (Georgia)
Rachel TIBBETTS (USA)
Katharine ZEIGLER (USA)
NEW TEAMS
Federica BERNARDI/Christopher MIOR (Italy)
Federica TESTA/Sasha PALOMÄKI (Finland)
Madison CHOCK/Evan BATES (USA)
Madison HUBBELL/Zachary DONOHUE (USA)
----------This post owes copious thanks and credit to FSU, particularly to this thread and all its contributors and to this post by Sylvia.
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Please feel free to comment with additions or changes! I will try to keep this post updated throughout the summer while we wait for the new season to begin.
LAST EDITED: July 3 - Valentina Marchei is confirmed to have moved to Yuka & Jason; Annette Dytrt and Kelsey Traunero retired; Federica Testa and Sasha Palomäki have teamed up to skate for Finland; Gorshkova/Butikov split with Butikov retiring (according to reports/rumor).
WHAT WAS AND WHAT WILL BE:
Figure Skating Retirements, Coaching Changes, Splits, and New Teams Formed During the 2011 Off-Season
This is a pretty huge post, just warning you now.
LADIES
RETIREMENTS
Annette DYTRT (Germany) ***Did not compete in 2010-2011.
Sarah MEIER (Switzerland)
Constanze PAULINUS (Germany)
Diane SZMIETT (Canada)
Kelsey TRAUNERO (USA)
COACHING CHANGES
Becky BERESWILL (USA): Johnny JOHNS [pairs] --> Yuka SATO & Jason DUNGJEN [singles] ***Becky switched from pairs to singles. See PAIRS section for info on split.
Rachael FLATT (USA): Tom ZAKRASJEK --> ???
Elene GEDEVANESHVILI (Georgia): Robin WAGNER --> Nikolai MOROZOV ***I believe this is unconfirmed.
Alexe GILLES (USA): Tom ZAKRASJEK --> Yuka SATO & Jason DUNGJEN
Elena GLEBOVA (Estonia): Anna LEVANDI --> ???
Alena LEONOVA (Russia): Alla PIATOVA --> Nikolai MOROZOV
Ksenia MAKAROVA (Russia): Viktor PETRENKO & Galina ZMIEVSKAYA --> Evgeni RUKAVITSIN ***mid-season change.
Valentina MARCHEI (Italy): Nikolai MOROZOV --> Yuka SATO & Jason DUNGJEN
Jenna MCCORKELL (Great Britain): Juri BUREIKO --> Gurgen VARDANJAN OR Simon & Debbie BRIGGS ***She's moved around a couple times, we'll see where she settles permanently.
Ashley WAGNER (USA): Priscilla HILL --> John NICKS
Agnes ZAWADZKI (USA): Tom ZAKRASJEK --> David SANTEE & Christy KRALL
Caroline ZHANG (USA): Tammy GAMBILL --> Peter OPPEGARD ***mid-season change.
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MEN
RETIREMENTS
Kristoffer BERNTSSON (Sweden)
Ryan BRADLEY (USA)
Przemysław DOMAŃSKI (Poland)
Joey RUSSELL (Canada)
Shawn SAWYER (Canada)
Philipp TISCHENDORF (Germany) ***Did not compete in 2010-2011.
COACHING CHANGES
Joshua FARRIS (USA): Tom ZAKRASJEK --> Christy KRALL & Damon ALLEN
Javier FERNÁNDEZ (Spain): Nikolai MOROZOV --> Brian ORSER ***Pending summer trial period.
Adam RIPPON (USA): Brian ORSER --> Ghislain BRIAND --> Jason DUNGJEN
Kevin VAN DER PERREN (Belgium): Juri BUREIKO --> Gurgen VARDANJAN OR Simon & Debbie BRIGGS ***He's moved around a couple times, we'll see where he settles permanently.
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PAIRS
TEAM RETIREMENTS
Molly AARON/Daniyel COHEN (USA) ***Cohen is possibly looking for a partner, but he is not listed on IcePartnerSearch. Aaron has retired for certain.
Mylene BRODEUR/John MATTATALL (Canada)
Rena INOUE/John BALDWIN (USA) ***Did not compete in 2010-2011. Never officially announced, but Rena is pregnant and John is working in his family's business.
Lisa MOORE/Justin GAUMOND (USA) ***Lisa has said she may return to skating in the future.
Retirements resulting in/due to team splits will be covered below.
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~*~MUSICAL PAIRS~*~
(aka Team Splits)
OLD TEAM
Becky BERESWILL/Trevor YOUNG (USA)
THE SPLIT
BERESWILL --> "FOCUSING ON SINGLES" ***See LADIES section for coaching info.
YOUNG --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Adeline CANAC/Yannick BONHEUR (France)
THE SPLIT
CANAC --> plans unknown
BONHEUR ---> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Tatiana DANILOVA/Andrei NOVOSELOV (Russia)
THE SPLIT
DANILOVA --> plans unknown
NOVOSELOV --> formed new pair with Tatiana NOVIK
OLD TEAM
Tatiana NOVIK/Mikhail KUZNETSOV (Russia)
THE SPLIT
NOVIK --> formed new pair with Andrei NOVOSELOV
KUZNETSOV --> formed new pair with Anna SILAEVA (formerly in junior pairs - split from partner Artur MINCHUK)
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Tatiana NOVIK/Andrei NOVOSELOV (Russia)
Anna SILAEVA/Mikhail KUZNETSOV (Russia)
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OLD TEAM
Nicole DELLA MONICA/Yannick KOCON (Italy)
THE SPLIT
DELLA MONICA --> RETIRED due to chronic injury
KOCON --> seeking new partner, training with John Zimmerman
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Caydee DENNEY/Jeremy BARRETT (USA)
THE SPLIT
DENNEY --> formed new pair with John COUGHLIN
BARRETT --> RETIRED, recovering from injury
OLD TEAM
Caitlin YANKOWSKAS/John COUGHLIN (USA)
THE SPLIT
YANKOWSKAS --> seeking new partner
COUGHLIN --> formed new pair with Caydee DENNEY
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Caydee DENNEY/John COUGHLIN (USA)
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OLD TEAM
Jessica DUBÉ/Bryce DAVISON (Canada)
THE SPLIT
DUBÉ --> formed new pair with Sébastien WOLFE (formerly in junior pairs - split from partner Tara HANCHEROW)
DAVISON --> seeking new partner, possibly too injured to continue
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Jessica DUBÉ/Sébastien WOLFE (Canada)
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OLD TEAM
Jade-Savannah GODIN/Andrew EVANS (Canada)
THE SPLIT
GODIN --> seeking new partner
EVANS --> formed new pair with Julianne SÉGUIN (formerly skated singles at the novice level)
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Julianne SÉGUIN/Andrew EVANS (Canada) ***Could conceivably compete as juniors.
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OLD TEAM
Kaleigh HOLE/Adam JOHNSON (Canada)
THE SPLIT
HOLE --> "FOCUSING ON SINGLES"
JOHNSON --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Sally HOOLIN/Jakub ŠAFRÁNEK (Great Britain)
THE SPLIT
HOOLIN --> formed new pair with James HUNT (formerly in junior pairs - split from partner Catherine CLEMENT, who will focus on singles)
ŠAFRÁNEK --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Sally HOOLIN/James HUNT (Great Britain)
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OLD TEAM
Anne-Laure LETSCHER/Bruno MASSOT (France)
THE SPLIT
LETSCHER --> seeking new partner
MASSOT --> formed new pair with Darja POPOVA, who, so far as I can tell, once skated singles for Germany, but it has been years since she competed. An FSU poster says Ingo Steuer, who will be their coach, has been trying to find her a partner for some time now.
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Darja POPOVA/Bruno MASSOT (***It is uncertain for whom they will compete, but likely France)
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OLD TEAM
Maria MUKHORTOVA/Jérôme BLANCHARD (Russia)
THE SPLIT
MUKHORTOVA --> seeking new partner
BLANCHARD --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Ksenia OZEROVA/Denis GOLUBEV (Russia) ***This is a "reported" split.
THE SPLIT
OZEROVA --> plans unknown
GOLUBEV --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Britney SIMPSON/Nathan MILLER (USA)
THE SPLIT
SIMPSON --> formed new junior pair with Matthew BLACKMER (split from junior pairs partner Vladyslava RYBKA)
MILLER --> RETIRED, and just signed a contract with Disney on Ice
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none (for Seniors. Junior pair formed: Britney SIMPSON/Matthew BLACKMER, USA)
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OLD TEAM
Erika SMITH/Nathan BARTHOLOMAY (USA)
THE SPLIT
SMITH --> seeking new partner
BARTHOLOMAY --> formed new pair with Felicia ZHANG
OLD TEAM
Felicia ZHANG/Taylor TOTH (USA)
THE SPLIT
ZHANG --> formed new pair with Nathan BARTHOLOMAY
TOTH --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Felicia ZHANG/Nathan BARTHOLOMAY (USA)
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RESULTS OF MUSICAL PAIRS
RETIREMENTS
Jeremy BARRETT (USA)
Jérôme BLANCHARD (Russia/France)
Nicole DELLA MONICA (Italy)
Adam JOHNSON (Canada)
Nathan MILLER (USA)
Jakub ŠAFRÁNEK (Great Britain/Czech Republic)
Trevor YOUNG (USA)
"FOCUSING ON SINGLES"
Becky BERESWILL (USA) ***See LADIES section for coaching info.
Kaleigh HOLE (Canada)
CURRENTLY PARTNERLESS AND LOOKING
Yannick BONHEUR (France)
Bryce DAVISON (Canada) ***possibly injured
Jade-Savannah GODIN (Canada)
Denis GOLUBEV (Russia) ***reportedly
Yannick KOCON (Italy/France)
Anne-Laure LETSCHER (France)
Maria MUKHORTOVA (Russia)
Erika SMITH (USA)
Taylor TOTH (USA)
Caitlin YANKOWSKAS (USA)
PLANS UNKNOWN
Adeline CANAC (France)
Tatiana DANILOVA (Russia)
Ksenia OZEROVA (Russia) ***reportedly
NEW TEAMS
Caydee DENNEY/John COUGHLIN (USA)
Jessica DUBÉ/Sébastien WOLFE (Canada)
Sally HOOLIN/James HUNT (Great Britain)
Tatiana NOVIK/Andrei NOVOSELOV (Russia)
Darja POPOVA/Bruno MASSOT (***It is uncertain for whom they will compete, but likely France)
Julianne SÉGUIN/Andrew EVANS (Canada) ***Could conceivably compete as juniors.
Anna SILAEVA/Mikhail KUZNETSOV (Russia)
Felicia ZHANG/Nathan BARTHOLOMAY (USA)
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OTHER NEW TEAMS
Becky COSFORD/Garnet SUIDY (Canada) ***This team could conceivably compete as juniors. Formed after junior pair Kwong/Suidy split (Natalie Kwong has retired/quit). Cosford hasn't competed since 2008, when she was part of senior pair Cosford/Shales.
Kaela PFLUMM/Matteo GUARISE (Italy) ***Guarise is a former roller skating pairs world champion; Pflumm hasn't competed since 2008, when she was part of American senior pair Pflumm/Pottenger.
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ICE DANCE
TEAM RETIREMENTS
Sinead KERR/John KERR (Great Britain)
Federica FAIELLA/Massimo SCALI (Italy) ***However, they have since announced plans to continue competing after all.
Retirements resulting in/due to team splits will be covered below.
COACHING CHANGES
Elena ILINYKH/Nikita KATSALAPOV (Russia): Alexander ZHULIN & Oleg VOLKOV --> Nikolai MOROZOV
Nathalie PÉCHALAT/Fabian BOURZAT (France): Alexander ZHULIN & Oleg VOLKOV --> Anjelika KRYLOVA & Pasquale CAMERLENGO
Cathy REED/Chris REED (Japan): Nikolai MOROZOV --> Galit CHAIT ***mid-season change.
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~*~THE PARTNER DANCE~*~
(aka Team Splits)
OLD TEAM
Alissandra ARONOW/Zachary DONOHUE (USA)
THE SPLIT
ARONOW --> seeking new partner
DONOHUE --> formed new team with Madison HUBBELL
OLD TEAM
Madison HUBBELL/Keiffer HUBBELL (USA)
THE SPLIT
Madison HUBBELL --> formed new team with Zachary DONOHUE
Keiffer HUBBELL --> RETIRED, but exploring options "both on and off the ice" so it's possible he'll return
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Madison HUBBELL/Zachary DONOHUE (USA)
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OLD TEAM
Zoé BLANC/Pierre-Loup BOUQUET (France)
THE SPLIT
BLANC --> RETIRED
BOUQUET --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Alison CAREY/Ryan VAN NATTEN (USA)
THE SPLIT
CAREY --> seeking new partner
VAN NATTEN --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Alexandra CHISTYAKOVA/Vladimir KUROCHKIN (Russia)
THE SPLIT
CHISTYAKOVA --> seeking new partner
KUROCHKIN --> RETIRED (probably)
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Madison CHOCK/Greg ZUERLEIN (USA)
THE SPLIT
CHOCK --> formed new team with Evan BATES
ZUERLEIN --> RETIRED
OLD TEAM
Emily SAMUELSON/Evan BATES (USA)
THE SPLIT
SAMUELSON --> seeking new partner
BATES --> formed new team with Madison CHOCK
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Madison CHOCK/Evan BATES (USA)
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OLD TEAM
Vanessa CRONE/Paul POIRER (Canada)
THE SPLIT
CRONE --> seeking new partner
POIRER --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Brooke FRIELING/Lionel RUMI (Israel)
THE SPLIT
FRIELING --> plans unknown
RUMI --> seeking new partner, training with Galit Chait
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Stefanie FROHBERG/Tim GIESEN (Germany)
THE SPLIT
FROHBERG --> plans unknown
GIESEN --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Kristina GORSHKOVA/Vitali BUTIKOV (Russia) ***This is a "reported" split.
THE SPLIT
GORSHKOVA --> plans unknown
BUTIKOV --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Lucie MYSLIVEČKOVÁ/Matej NOVAK (Czech Republic)
THE SPLIT
MYSLIVEČKOVÁ --> seeking new partner
NOVAK --> RETIRED
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Allison REED/Otar JAPARIDZE (Georgia)
THE SPLIT
REED --> seeking new partner, training with Galit Chait
JAPARIDZE --> plans unknown
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Federica TESTA/Christopher MIOR (Italy)
THE SPLIT
TESTA -->formed new team with Sasha PALOMÄKI (Finnish ice dancer, split from partner Oksana KLIMOVA before 2010-2011 season)
MIOR --> formed new team with Federica BERNARDI (formerly in junior ice dance - split from partner Daniel FERRARI)
NEW TEAMS FORMED
Federica BERNARDI/Christopher MIOR (Italy)
Federica TESTA/Sasha PALOMÄKI (Finland)
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OLD TEAM
Rachel TIBBETTS/Collin BRUBAKER (USA)
THE SPLIT
TIBBETTS --> plans unknown
BRUBAKER --> seeking new partner
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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OLD TEAM
Katharine ZEIGLER/Baxter BURBANK (USA)
THE SPLIT
ZEIGLER --> plans unknown
BURBANK --> plans unknown
NEW TEAMS FORMED
none
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RESULTS OF THE PARTNER DANCE
RETIREMENTS
Zoé BLANC (France)
Vitali BUTIKOV (Russia) ***reportedly
Tim GIESEN (Germany)
Keiffer HUBBELL (USA)
Vladimir KUROCHKIN (Russia)
Matej NOVAK (Czech Republic)
Greg ZUERLEIN (USA)
CURRENTLY PARTNERLESS AND LOOKING
Alissandra ARONOW (USA)
Pierre-Loup BOUQUET (France)
Collin BRUBAKER (USA)
Alexandra CHISTYAKOVA (Russia)
Vanessa CRONE (Canada)
Lucie MYSLIVEČKOVÁ (Czech Republic)
Paul POIRER (Canada)
Allison REED (Georgia/USA/Japan)
Lionel RUMI (Israel/France)
Emily SAMUELSON (USA)
Ryan VAN NATTEN (USA)
PLANS UNKNOWN
Baxter BURBANK (USA)
Brooke FRIELING (Israel/USA)
Stefanie FROHBERG (Germany)
Kristina GORSHKOVA (Russia) ***reportedly
Otar JAPARIDZE (Georgia)
Rachel TIBBETTS (USA)
Katharine ZEIGLER (USA)
NEW TEAMS
Federica BERNARDI/Christopher MIOR (Italy)
Federica TESTA/Sasha PALOMÄKI (Finland)
Madison CHOCK/Evan BATES (USA)
Madison HUBBELL/Zachary DONOHUE (USA)
----------This post owes copious thanks and credit to FSU, particularly to this thread and all its contributors and to this post by Sylvia.
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Please feel free to comment with additions or changes! I will try to keep this post updated throughout the summer while we wait for the new season to begin.
LAST EDITED: July 3 - Valentina Marchei is confirmed to have moved to Yuka & Jason; Annette Dytrt and Kelsey Traunero retired; Federica Testa and Sasha Palomäki have teamed up to skate for Finland; Gorshkova/Butikov split with Butikov retiring (according to reports/rumor).