Isabel Blahunka & Will Shawver Winter Club of Indianapolis / Louisville Skating Academy Kelley Morris-Adair, Donny Adair, Sarah Neal "All That Jazz", "Entr' Act", "Hot Honey Rag" from the Chicago soundtrack 1st - 2015 Midwestern Sectional Championships (juvenile) TEAM NOTES: Blahunka and Shawver started skating together in 2014. Prior to partnering with Blahunka, Shawver skated with his sister, Sara Rose.
Paulina Bryklova & Daniel Bryklov D.O.B.: 2005 / 2000 Hometown(s): Saint Paul, MN / Saint Paul, MN St. Paul FSC / St. Paul FSC Training Town: St. Paul, MN Peter Biver, Stephanie Zastrow Choreographers: Alexandr Kirsanov Pattern Dance: "Tango" by Jaci Valasquez (Fiesta Tango), "Once Upon A December" by Liz Callaway (Starlight Waltz) "Spiderman Theme" by Michael Buble 3rd - 2015 Midwestern Sectional Championships (juvenile)
TEAM NOTES: Bryklova & Bryklov are a sibling ice dance team from Minnesota. They began their journey as ice dancers during the fall of 2013 with the goal of qualifying for the 2015 US Figure Skating Championships in Greensburo, NC. After a year of training, they were able to reach their goal by earning the bronze medal at the Midwestern Sectional Championships. They also earned three of US Figure Skating's Special Achivement Awards at that competition in the juvenile ice dance event: most points for lifts, most points for twirled, and the couple that received + 2 grade of execution from any judge for any element. Bryklova & Bryklov are fluent Russian speakers and like to play piano. Daniel has qualified as a Finalist in the State Piano Contest in 2014.
Claire Cain & Andrei Davydov D.O.B.: 2006 / 2003 Washington FSC / Washington FSC Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmytri Ilin "Forgotten Dreams" by Igor Surazakov, "Flying" by James Newton Howard 5th - 2015 Eastern Sectional Championships (juvenile) TEAM NOTES: Cain and Davydov formed their partnership in 2014.
Shin Lei Case & Maxim Zharkov Dallas FSC / Dallas FSC "Happy Feet (mix)" by Baz Luhrman 5th - 2015 Midwestern Sectional Championships (juvenile) TEAM NOTES: Case and Zharkov started skating together in 2014. Zharkov is also competing in the Juvenile Boys event at the 2015 U.S. National Championships.
Byrdee Darling & Rebel Rodriguez Avellan Memorial FSC of Houston / Memorial FSC of Houston Music from Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End 2nd - 2015 Midwestern Sectional Championships (juvenile) 6th - 2014 Midwestern Sectional Championships (juvenile) TEAM NOTES: Darling and Rodriguez Avellan have been skating together since 2013.
Tia Gore & Benjamin Klusewitz Alaska Assoc. of Figure Skaters / Alaska Assoc. of Figure Skaters 2nd - 2015 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships (juvenile)
Jordan Lin & Morgan Sletten D.O.B.: 2004 / 2005 Washington FSC / Washington FSC Alexei Kiliaov, Elena Novak, Dmytri Ilin "Oh, Celia!" and "The Scare Floor" from the Monsters Inc. soundtrack by Randy Newman 3rd - 2015 Eastern Sectional Championships (juvenile) TEAM NOTES: Lin and Sletten have been skating together since 2013.
Juliette Shadid & Lucas Shadid D.O.B.: 2004 / 2002 Hometown(s): Newport Beach, CA / Newport Beach, CA All Year FSC / All Year FSC Training Town: Aliso Viejo, CA Christine Fowler-Binder, Vitaly Novikov Choreographers: Vitaly Novikov Pattern Dances: "It's Amazing" by Jem (Fiesta Tango), "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens (Willow Waltz) "Minnie the Moocher" and "Truckin'" from The CottonClub soundtrack 1st - 2015 Pacific Coast Championships (juvenile)
TEAM NOTES: Shadid and Shadid are a sibling team from California. This is their first competitive season.
Maria Soldatova & Faddey Soldatov D.O.B.: 2007 / 2006 Washington FSC/ Washington FSC Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmytri Ilin "A Whole New World" by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga, "One Jump Ahead" by Brad Kane 4th - 2015 Eastern Sectional Championships (juvenile) TEAM NOTES: Soldatova & Soldatov are a sibling team from Maryland.
Valerie Sroka & Samuel Hodman D.O.B.: 2003 / 2001 Hometown(s): Clifton, NJ / Mamaroneck, NY North Jersey FSC / Starlight Ice Dance Club Training Town: Montclair, NJ Kristen Fraser, Igor Lukanin, Jonathan Magalnick Choreographers: Igor Lukanin Addams Family Tango 4th - 2015 Midwestern Sectional Championships (juvenile)
TEAM NOTES: Sroka & Hodman have been skating together since 2013. Their 'mascot' is a large stuffed lobster named George that they found at a thrift store during the 2013 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships.
Elizabeth Tkachenko & Alexei Kiliakov D.O.B.: 2006 / 2005 Washington FSC / Washington FSC Training Town: Wheaton, MD Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak and Dmytri Ilin "The Nutcracker", "Pas de Deux" by the London Symphony Orchestra 1st - 2015 Eastern Sectional Championships (juvenile) 5th - 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships (juvenile) 3rd - 2014 Eastern Sectional Championships (juvenile) TEAM NOTES: Tkachenko & Kiliakov have been skating together since 2012.
Emily Viehouser & Collin Woodall-Williams Lilac City FSC / Lilac City FSC 3rd - 2015 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships (juvenile)
Sara Zhao & Howard Zhao SC of New York / SC of New York Inese Bucevica Charleston 2nd - 2015 Eastern Sectional Championships (juvenile) TEAM NOTES: Zhao and Zhao are a sibling team.