Natalia Pallu-Neves

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Natalia Pallu-Neves
Born (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 19)
London, England
Hometown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Partner Jayin Panesar
Coach Penny Coomes, Nicholas Buckland, Karen Quinn, Alan Abretti
Skating clubStreatham Supreme Skaters
Began skating2011

Natalia Pallu-Neves (born June 12, 2004) is a British-Brazilian ice dancer who currently competes for Brazil.

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With her skating partner, Jayin Panesar, she is the 2022 British national junior bronze medalist. Additionally, she secured two bronze medals in the junior category at the previous two British Championships with her former partner, Frank Roselli.

Pallu-Neves and Panesar started to represent Brazil in the 2022–23 season, becoming the first Brazilian ice dancers to compete in the senior level.

Personal life

Natalia Pallu-Neves was born on June 12, 2004, in London, England. Her parents, who were born in Curitiba and Salvador in Brazil, moved to England before her birth. [1]

She is currently pursuing a degree in History at Queen Mary University. [2]

Career

Early career

Pallu-Neves began her skating journey at the age of seven, initially participating in both ice dance and singles skating. However, at the age of 13, she decided to focus exclusively on ice dance. [1] She partnered with Frank Roselli, competing internationally in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons and securing two bronze medals at the British Championships in the junior category before parting ways after two seasons. [1]

2021–22 season: Junior Grand Prix debut

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. [3] They won the bronze medal at the 2022 British Junior Championships.

2022–23 season: senior Brazilian ice dancers debut

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." [1] 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

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

With Panesar

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2023–2024
2022–2023
[10]
  • Salsa: La Rebelión
    by Joe Arroyo, La Verdad
  • Rhumba: Rhythm (Rumba / 25 Bpm)
    by Ballroom Orchestra & Singers - Dancelife Studio Orchestra,
    Frank Westrus, Jeroen Englebert
  • Merengue: Lambada
    by Kaoma, Gonzalo & Ulises Hermosa
2021–2022
[11] 		West Side Story

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Panesar for Brazil

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 13th10th
Egna Dance Trophy 10th12th
Swiss Open Trophy7th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Panesar for Great Britain

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 Roselli for Great Britain

International: Junior
Event 17–18 18–19
GP of Bratislava7th
Halloween Cup10th9th
Open d'Andorra 14th
Pavel Roman Memorial 12th
National
British Championships 3rd J3rd J
J = Junior level

Detailed results

With Panesar for Brazil

ISU personal bests highlighted in bold - can only be earned at major international events. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.

DateEventLevelRDFDTotal
2023-24 season
February 22-25, 20242024 Challenge CupSenior12

50.76

12

80.51

10

131.27

February 8-11, 2024 2024 Egna Dance Trophy Senior13

48.86

11

79.35

12

128.21

February 1-4, 2024 2024 Four Continents Championships Senior15

50.59

15

85.38

14

135.97

December 6-9, 2023 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Senior13

54.60

15

84.14

15

138.74

November 27-December 3, 20232023 Bosphorus CupSenior10

58.54

13

92.49

12

151.03

November 2-5, 2023 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Senior11

53.17

11

78.42

11

131.59

October 26-29, 2023Swiss Ice Skating Open 2023Senior8

54.31

6

89.14

7

143.45

August 31-September 2, 2023 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy Senior15

46.49

15

72.53

15

119.02

2022-23 season
February 23–26, 2023 2023 Challenge Cup Senior13

48.34

13

75.61

13

123.95

February 9–12, 20232023 Egna Dance TrophySenior9

51.05

10

73.00

10

124.05

With Panesar for Great Britain

DateEventLevelRDFDTotal
2021-22 season
February 4–6, 2022 2022 Egna Dance Trophy Junior7

39.47

7

60.63

7

100.10

November 30-December 5, 20212022 British Junior NationalsJunior3

37.82

3

58.98

3

96.80

November 24–28, 20212021 Open d'AndorraJunior11

37.99

10

70.83

11

108.82

August 25–28, 2021 2021 JGP de Courchevel II Junior5

46.09

5

65.00

5

111.09

With Roselli for Great Britain

DateEventLevelRDFDTotal
2018-19 season
December 14–16, 20182018 Grand Prix of BratislavaJunior7

41.97

7

63.47

7

105.44

November 26-December 1, 20182019 British NationalsJunior3

40.55

3

61.89

3

102.44

October 19–21, 20232018 Halloween CupJunior10

39.61

9

62.08

9

101.69

2017-18 season
November 28-December 4, 2017 2018 British Nationals Junior3

33.35

3

49.56

3

82.91

November 22–26, 2017 2017 Open d'Andorra Junior14

34.53

13

49.53

14

84.06

October 21–23, 20172017 Halloween CupJunior9

35.10

10

46.23

10

81.33

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  2. ↑ "Sixth Formers at Putney Schools Excel in Difficult Times". www.putneysw15.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ↑ @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.
  4. ↑ 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).
  5. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira de Ice Dance se prepara para o Lombardia Trophy". www.cbdg.org.br. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Morelli, Matteo. "Recap: 2024 Four Continents Championships". www.ice-dance.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  8. ↑ "Dupla do Brasil na dança no gelo fica no top 15 em competição na Itália". Surto Olímpico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Brasil encerra Challenge Cup de Patinação Artística". www.cbdg.org.br. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  10. ↑ "Natalia PALLU-NEVES / Jayin PANESAR: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Natalia PALLU-NEVES / Jayin PANESAR: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.
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