I'm so sad! They were the only ice dancers I cared about 😭
Also, those people are bullshitting about Tiffany and Jonathan's talents and career, and even they know it. Like bffr, you're lying out of your ass if you don't think they were one of the best (if not the best) ice dancers in Russia (and Europe as a whole)
I somewhat knew about the solo dance thing- skaters like Tiffany Zagorski, Olivia Smart, Avonley Nguyen and plenty others all got their start in solo ice dance that got them attention and helped them find partners. While you still have to learn partnering skills, it's an easier jump from solo to paired dance than singles to dance. Plus solo dance competitions are often coed, and while there aren't as many available men as women you can still meet potential partners by way of competing against them.
part of the reason i have trouble wrapping my head around this whole other part of ice dance is this:
junior and senior combined dance and the international are where all the teams we know compete, but there are so many other categories 😅 what are the metal dances - gold, pre-bronze? and shadow dance? and then just when you think you understand solo vs combined (paired), you have Novice Solo Combined Dance 🤔
i hear you - you must train similar skating skills as a solo dancer. i do love that the solo competitions are generally coed, though i'm guessing it's bc there aren't enough boys and men to run as their own separate category and not bc they're being forward thinking lol i wonder if there are any teams competing now who met skating solo
Tiffany Zahorsky & Jonathan Guerreiro on their way to pick one of their 15 other nationalities now that Russian athletes won't be allowed at competitions
Tiffany Zagorski and Jonathan Guerreiro skating to music from The Greatest Showman for their rhythm dance at the 2019 Skate America and 2019 Internationaux de France.
(Sources: Melanie Heaney, David W. Carmichael and Aude Mugnier)
Tiffani Zagorski, no one wants to see your undwear, you did not need that gaping hole in your dress. Also the greatest showman isn't swing music so idk how that got passed as their song choice.