2015 in Summer Competition: Part 1

While complete rosters for all of this summer’s major events in dance and pairs are still in progress, here’s what to watch for so far:

Philadelphia Summer International Competition (formerly Liberty) – July 16-19, IceWorks Skating Complex, Aston, PADance and pairs?: Pairs
Livestream?: No
Entries

Of note:

* New to senior: Camille Ruest and Samuel Morais (sixth, junior, at 2015 Canadian Championships)

Skate Detroit – July 21-25, Detroit Skating Club, Bloomfield Hills, MIDance and pairs?: Pairs
Livestream?: No Yes
Entries

Of note:

* New to senior: Chelsea Liu and Brian Johnson (junior silver at 2015 U.S. Championships)
* New to junior: Justine Brasseur and Mathieu Ostiguy (novice gold at 2015 Canadian Championships), Colleen Collins and Alexander Brauner (seventh), Sarah Rose and Joseph Goodpaster (novice silver at 2015 U.S. Championships), Jacquelyn Green and Rique Newby-Estrella (novice bronze) and Megan Griffin and Andrew Civiello (sixth)
* New teams: senior pair Jessica Pfund and Joshua Santillan and juniors Joy Weinberg and Maximiliano Fernandez
* First competition for Marissa Castelli and Mervin Tran since the latter’s official release from Canada
* Competition includes senior medalists from 2015 U.S. (Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea, bronze) and Canadian Championships (Lubov Iliushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch, silver)
* Junior cousins Justine Brasseur (niece of Isabelle Brasseur) and Gabriella Marvaldi (daughter of Isabelle Brasseur, competing for USA with Cody Dolkiewicz) compete head-to-head for the first time

Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships – July 29-August 1, Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NYDance and pairs?: Dance
Livestream?: Yes

Minto Summer Skate – July 30-August 2, Minto Skating Centre, Ottawa, ONDance and pairs?: Yes
Livestream?: No

Championnats québécois d’été (Quebec Summer Championships) – August 6-9, Sportplexe 4 Glaces Pierrefonds, Pierrefonds, QCDance and pairs?: Yes
Livestream?: In previous years; not yet confirmed
Entries

Of note:

* New teams: senior dancers Elysia-Marie Campbell and Philippe Granger and junior dancers Marjorie Lajoie and Anton Spiridonov
* New to junior: dancers Gina Cipriano and Bradley Keeping-Myra (seventh, novice, at 2015 Canadian Championships), Talia Rancourt and Alex Gunther (eleventh), and Sara Marier and Jeffrey Wong (thirteenth) and pair Lori-Ann Matte and Thierry Ferland (novice bronze)
* First competition for dancers Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue and Alexandra Paul and Mitch Islam, and pair Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro, since moves to Montreal training camps
* Dance and pairs events include representatives from Denmark, Japan and Spain in addition to Canada and USA
* Senior dance and pairs events each include a Canadian World Junior silver medalist couple (Paul and Islam, Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau)

Central Ontario Summer Skate (Thornhill) – August 13-16, Thornhill Community Centre, Thornhill, ONDance and pairs?: Yes
Livestream?: Yes
Entries as of June 30

Of note:

* New teams: senior pair Hayleigh Bell and Rudi Swiegers and junior dancers Mackenzie Bent and Dmitre Razgulajevs
* New to junior: pair Olivia and Mackenzie Boys-Eddy (novice silver at 2015 Canadian Championships) and ice dancers Ellie Fisher and Parker Brown (novice bronze) and Victoria Oliver and George Waddell (fifth).

BC/YT Super Series SummerSkate – August 13-16, Burnaby 8 Rinks, Burnaby, BCDance and pairs?: Both may be contested, but no pairs are currently registered
Livestream?: Yes
Entries as of July 6

Of note:

* New to senior (non-Nationals event): dancers Madeline Edwards and ZhaoKai Pang (seventh, senior, 2015 Canadian Championships; competed junior internationally)