What Pairs Have Split?

[scooter133]

I've been trying to find a list of what pairs and dance teams have split since the end of last season, but I haven't had any luck. If you could post a list of the ones, national or international, that have split, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

[Carpe Diem]

I've been trying to find a list of what pairs and dance teams have split since the end of last season, but I haven't had any luck. If you could post a list of the ones, national or international, that have split, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
Phibbs/McPherson split after Skate Liberty according to Emma's mom who posted a letter on another website.

[scooter133]

According to the SkateFans archive, Steigler & Cording have split. I believe Handy & Allen have as well. Also, Spielberg & Joeright have retired.

[iceskaterdawn]

I believe Laura Handy & Bert Cording have teamed up now.

[jkl]

Bert and Laura are no longer skating together.

[scooter133]

What about these 3 US dance teams? I noticed they don't have any assignments this season.

Gibbons & Pekarek
Magerovskiy & Magerovskiy
Munana & Munana

[Sylvia]

What about these 3 US dance teams? I noticed they don't have any assignments this season.
Gibbons & Pekarek
Magerovskiy & Magerovskiy

Gibbons & Pekarek have retired (there was an article about their retirement on the USFS website months ago). Tiffany Stiegler has been dancing with Sergei Magerovskiy this summer (they competed in 2 Open Dances at the Lake Placid dance competition last month), but it's unconfirmed whether or not she has passed all the required dance tests in time (before Sept. 1st) in order to compete in senior dance this year (and whether or not Magerovskiy will be her partner for sure).

I've been keeping tracking of the U.S. pairs splits and new teams since 2004 Nationals... will try and summarize them all here in my next post.

[Sylvia]

SENIOR PAIRS THAT HAVE SPLIT SINCE 2004 US NATIONALS:
Handy & Allen (5th), Spielberg & Joeright (6th), Stiegler & Cording (9th), Phibbs & Patrick (11th), Sandoval & Ibarra (16th), Howerton & Pottenger (17th), Mayne & Modro (18th).

JUNIOR PAIRS THAT HAVE SPLIT SINCE 2004 US NATIONALS: Varraux & Pelletier (3rd), Galleher & Coughlin (6th), Harkaway & Davis (9th), Boxwell & Murphy (10th), Bakerman & Brennan (11th), Sy & Wu (12th), Canny & Parr (13th).

[Sylvia]

NEW U.S. SENIOR PAIR TEAMS (that have competed this summer):
Shantel Jordan & Jeremy Barrett (2004 junior champs), Katie Beriau & Joseph Gazzola, Brooke Castile & Ben Okolski (2004 junior silver medalists), Stephanie Kuban & Larry Ibarra, Lauren Simm & Devin Matthews, Julian Burns & Themi Leftheris (unfortunately he was injured at Golden West yesterday -- no idea how seriously yet). Marisa Sharma & Amir Ganaba and Christie Baca & Steven Pottenger have not competed yet; Emma Phibbs & Bert Cording and Crystal Hancy & Miguel Alegre (in Florida) reportedly have teamed up very recently.

NEW U.S. JUNIOR TEAMS:
Vlassov & Meekins (on JGP), Miller & Brubaker (won gold at JGP in France), McLaughlin & Burgess, Smith & Chitwood (JGP), Tossey & Judt, and Katz & Lynch (JGP) are the novice teams from 2004 Nationals that have moved up to junior this season. Newly formed junior teams this season are: Galleher & Gaumond (JGP), Meador & Merritt, Rigoulot & Jorgens, Aziz & Brennan, Chiavetta & Kaplan, Boxwell & Curzon, Foy & Shvetsov, Victorsen & Wu, Zarate & Parr.

[Sylvia]

Munana & Munana

Just checked -- Munana/Munana are listed as competing senior out of Pacifics this year on the ice-dance.com message board at:
http://www.xsorbit6.com/users/icedance/index.cgi?board=senior&action=display&num=1093975910&start=0

[mikey]

Did Modro retire, or is he just in limbo right now?

[AxelAnnie22]

Gibbons & Pekarek have retired (there was an article about their retirement on the USFS website months ago). Tiffany Stiegler has been dancing with Sergei Magerovskiy this summer (they competed in 2 Open Dances at the Lake Placid dance competition last month), but it's unconfirmed whether or not she has passed all the required dance tests in time (before Sept. 1st) in order to compete in senior dance this year (and whether or not Magerovskiy will be her partner for sure).

I've been keeping tracking of the U.S. pairs splits and new teams since 2004 Nationals... will try and summarize them all here in my next post.
Retire? Were they together long enough to retire?

[Sylvia]

Did Modro retire, or is he just in limbo right now?

Modro is still listed on one of the partner search sites, so I assume he's still looking to continue pairs?

Link to the Gibbons/Pekarek article from April 2004:
http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=24546&type=news

[liljimeo]

Makes me wonder why I am even trying to keep up with it. teehee. Hopefully The US gets a team that can, at the very least, land some SBS triples.