2025-26 SEASON NOTES
SP Music: "Here We Go Let’s Rock’n’Roll" and "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C+C Music Factory and "This is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan
FS Music: Selections from "Nureyev" by Ilan Eshkeri, "Mercy" by Max Richter and "Unconditional" by Ezio Bosso

IJS PERSONAL BESTS
International Competition
RD – 70.61 (2025 Bolero Bup)
FD – 105.70 (2024 IceChallenge)
Final Score – 176.10 (2025 Bolero Cup)

U.S. Qualifying Competition
RD – 72.14 (2026 U.S. Ice Dance Final)
FD – 108.63 (2026 U.S. Ice Dance Final)
Final Score – 180.77 (2026 U.S. Ice Dance Final)

SKATING NOTES
Began partnership in March 2024.

Cui stepped on the ice for the first time after watching Frozen. A few months later, she began Learn to Skate lessons and started private lessons and competing at age 8 ... Says that skating "is empowerment and freedom of expression. I feel the most secure in my identity and who I want to be when I am on the ice and skating. Skating allows me to see the world both in the physical sense but also gain new perspectives, friendships and once in a life-time experiences." ... Previously skated with Kenny Eckert.

Rogers started skating a little before he turned 5 ... He followed his sister into the sport as his parents looked for a sport that evaded the Texas heat ... Previously skated with Vanessa Pham.

PERSONAL NOTES
Cui has two siblings, Ela and Thomas ... Has two dogs, Dumpling (Goldendoodle) and Twix (mini Dachshund) ... Hobbies include starting multiple books at a time, thrifting to many "ugly" sweaters and adding Asian twists to her baking/cooking side quests ... Loves green dinosaurs. 

Rogers's parents are David and Lita ... Has one sister, Sarah ... Graduated from Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in 2021 ... Attends the University of Michigan ... Always wears fun socks when he skates, even for competitions ... Hobbies include driving to Ohio, testing the limits of his caffeine intake, scrolling Facebook Marketplace, yapping and sharing too many reels on Instagram.

COMPETITIVE HISTORY

• 2026 U.S. Ice Dance Final –1st
• 2025 Mezzaluna Cup – 3rd
• 2025 Bolero Cup – 4th
• 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships – 13th
• 2025 U.S. Ice Dance Final – 3rd
• 2024 IceChallenge – 2nd