Jayin Panesar
| Jayin Panesar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 2003 London, England |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Partner | Natalia Pallu-Neves |
| Coach | Penny Coomes, Nicholas Buckland, Karen Quinn, Alan Abretti |
| Skating club | Streatham Supreme Skaters |
| Began skating | 2010 |
Jayin Panesar (born October 10, 2003) is a British ice dancer who currently competes for Brazil with Natalia Pallu-Neves.
With Pallu-Neves, he is the 2022 British national junior bronze medalist. They began representing Brazil in the 2022–23 season, becoming the first Brazilian ice dancers to ever compete in the senior level. He previously represented Great Britain with Pallu-Neves at the junior level, and with Emily Phillips at the novice level.
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Panesar began skating at around age seven. Initially he focused on ice hockey, but he later switched to figure skating and tried ice dancing after a coach's suggestion.[1]
He teamed up with Emily Phillips for the 2013–14 season. They won their first national medal, a bronze at the 2016 British Championships in the novice level, winning the event three years later. They split after six seasons competing together.
2021–22 season: Junior Grand Prix debut[edit]
Pallu-Neves and Jayin Panesar established their new partnership in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and officially debuted internationally in the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix circuit in Courchevel, France, where they finished in thirteenth place.[2] They won the bronze medal at the 2022 British Junior Championships.
2022–23 season: senior Brazilian ice dancers debut[edit]
Pallu-Neves and Panesar allegedly faced challenges due to a lack of support from the British Ice Skating organization during the 2021–22 season, which lead them to switch countries to Brazil, Pallu-Neves' parents home country, instead. Pallu-Neves explained, "We didn't have the support to succeed. So the season was very difficult. The federation didn't help at all."[3] However, due to the recent change in their country of representation, they were unable to compete in any ISU events until after February 2023, as they had to comply with the mandatory one-year suspension imposed by the ISU on athletes changing their representation.[4]
Despite these challenges, Pallu-Neves and Panesar aimed to qualify for the 2023 World Championships and made their debut in the senior category at the 2023 Egna Dance Trophy, which made them the first senior team to ever represent Brazil in ice dance. They achieved a total score of 124.05 points and met the required technical scores in rhythmic dance for the 2023 Four Continents Championships.
The team also participated in the 2023 Challenge Cup, their final opportunity at that season to earn the necessary minimum technical scores for a 2023 World Championships entry. However, Pallu-Neves and Panesar finished in thirteenth place with a total of 123.95 points, failing to meet the required scores for a World Championships entry.
2023-24 season: Four Continents spot[edit]
In 2023, Pallu-Neves/Panesar changed coaches to former British ice dance champions Nicholas Buckland and Penny Coomes and moved to Philadelphia.[5]
They started their competitive season at the Lombardia Trophy Challenger where they finished at 15th, achieving a new official personal best. In October, they competed at the Swiss Open Trophy, where a historical mark was achieved as they managed to get the necessary minimum technical scores for a Four Continents Championships entry, the first ever for Brazil. They also managed to get their World Championships minimum technical scores, although for the free dance only.[6] In February, Pallu-Neves and Panesar became the first Brazilian ice dance team to ever compete at an ISU Championship[7] after their 14th place finish at the 2024 Four Continents Championships.[8] At the 2024 Challenge Cup, they finished in 10th place; they were short of the minimum technical score for the World Championships in the rhythm dance by less than a point.[9]
Programs[edit]
With Pallu-Neves[edit]
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | |||
| 2022–2023 [10] |
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| 2021–2022 [11] |
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West Side Story
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Competitive highlights[edit]
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
With Pallu-Neves for Brazil[edit]
| International[12] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Four Continents | 14th | |
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | 11th | |
| CS Golden Spin | 15th | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 15th | |
| Bosphorus Cup | 12th | |
| Challenge Cup | 13th | 10th |
| Egna Trophy | 10th | 12th |
| Swiss Open Trophy | 7th | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||
With Pallu-Neves for Great Britain[edit]
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior[12] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 21–22 |
| JGP France | 13th |
| Egna Trophy | 12th |
| Open d'Andorra | 10th |
| National[12] | |
| British Championships | 3rd J |
| J = Junior level | |
With Phillips for Great Britain[edit]
| International: Novice | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| Bavarian Open | 13th | |||||
| Halloween Cup | 14th | |||||
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 1st | |||||
| NRW Trophy | 9th B | 8th B | ||||
| National | ||||||
| British Champ. | 6th B | 4th B | 3rd B | 3rd N | 1st N | |
| B = Basic novice; N = Advanced novice | ||||||
Detailed results[edit]
With Pallu-Neves for Brazil[edit]
ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 season | ||||
| February 22-25, 2024 | 2024 Challenge Cup | 12
50.76 |
12
80.51 |
10
131.27 |
| February 8-11, 2024 | 2024 Egna Dance Trophy | 13
48.86 |
11
79.35 |
12
128.21 |
| February 1-4, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 15
50.59 |
15
85.38 |
14
135.97 |
| August 31-September 2, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 15
46.49 |
15
72.53 |
15
119.02 |
| 2022-23 season | ||||
| February 23-26, 2023 | 2023 Challenge Cup | 13
48.34 |
13
75.61 |
13
123.95 |
| February 9-12, 2023 | 2023 Egna Dance Trophy | 9
51.05 |
10
73.00 |
10
124.05 |
With Pallu-Neves for Great Britain[edit]
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 season | |||||
| February 4-6, 2022 | 2022 Egna Dance Trophy | Junior | 7
39.47 |
7
60.63 |
7
100.10 |
| November 30-December 5, 2021 | 2022 British Junior Nationals | Junior | 3
37.82 |
3
58.98 |
3
96.80 |
| November 24-28, 2021 | 2021 Open d'Andorra | Junior | 11
37.99 |
10
70.83 |
11
108.82 |
| August 25-28, 2021 | 2021 JGP de Courchevel II | Junior | 5
46.09 |
5
65.00 |
5
111.09 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Natalia Pallu Neves e Jayin Panesar querem mostrar o amor pelo Brasil" [Natalia Pallu Neves and Jayin Panesar want to show their love for Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brasil Zero Grau. 18 September 2022.
- ^ @BritishIceSkate (September 16, 2021). "Courchevel also played host to the second event of the series. 🥉Ed Appleby picked up the first Junior Grand Prix medal for GB in 19 years. ⛸️Ice Dance Couple Natalia Pallu-Neves and Jayin Panesar made their international debut.📸International Skating Union (ISU)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Longo, Gustavo (2022-09-18). "Natalia Pallu Neves e Jayin Panesar querem mostrar o amor pelo Brasil" [Natalia Pallu Neves and Jayin Panesar want to show love for Brazil]. Brasil Zero Grau (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Brazilian Ice Sports Federation (12 July 2022). "Com raízes verde-amarelas, ingleses e canadenses passam a defender o Brasil na patinação artística" [With green-yellow roots, British and Canadian skaters will defend Brazil in figure skating] (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira de Ice Dance se prepara para o Lombardia Trophy". www.cbdg.org.br. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Estamos sonhando ou é real ⁉️Vai ter BRASA no Four Continents Trophy! ➡️ Natalia Pallu-Neves e Jayin Panesar cravam resultado histórico para a Dança no Gelo brasileira, atingindo um Total Element Score (TES) de 31.26 na Dança Rítmica e 53.80 na Dança Livre e garantindo o primeiro acesso brasileiro ao Four Continents Trophy na categoria. Vale lembrar que a dupla também bateu a meta de qualificação para o Campeonato Mundial na Dança Livre por 1.80 pontos. Nat & Jay agora se preparam para o ISU Challenger Series Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, que rola de 2-5 de novembro em Astana, Cazaquistão 🇰🇿. Os patinadores seguirão em busca da sonhada qualificação para o Mundial e, para isso, deverão obter uma TES de 35 pontos na Dança Rítmica". Instagram. 2023-10-27.
- ^ Morelli, Matteo. "Recap: 2024 Four Continents Championships". www.ice-dance.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Dupla do Brasil na dança no gelo fica no top 15 em competição na Itália". Surto Olímpico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Brasil encerra Challenge Cup de Patinação Artística". www.cbdg.org.br. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Natalia PALLU-NEVES / Jayin PANESAR: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Natalia PALLU-NEVES / Jayin PANESAR: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Natalia PALLU-NEVES / Jayin PANESAR". International Skating Union.