# Saulius Ambrulevičius

Saulius Ambrulevičius (born 10 June 1992) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With current ice dance partner Allison Reed, they are the 2024 European bronze medalists, three-time ISU Grand Prix bronze medalists, and seven-time ISU Challenger Series medalists (two golds, five silvers). They have finished in the top ten at two World Championships (2022, 2023).
With former ice dance partner Taylor Tran, he is the 2015 Pavel Roman Memorial silver medalist and 2015 Lithuanian national champion. They qualified to the free dance at the 2017 European Championships. As a single skater, he is the 2007 and 2008 Lithuanian national champion.

## Career
### Single skating

Ambrulevičius was born in Kaunas and began learning to skate in 1998. He won the Lithuanian senior title for the first time in 2007. His first major international competition was the 2007 Junior Worlds; he placed 45th in the short program and did not qualify for the free skate.
In the 2007–08 season, Ambrulevičius won his second national title. He competed in the 2008 Junior Worlds and placed 47th. He competed at the 2008 World Championships, where he finished 45th.

### Partnership with Tran

Around July 2014, Ambrulevičius teamed up with American skater Taylor Tran to compete in ice dancing for Lithuania. Their international debut came at the Tallinn Trophy in December 2014. At the Estonian event, they finished 5th and earned the minimum scores to appear at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm. They missed the cut for the free dance in Sweden and at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Tran/Ambrulevičius qualified to the final segment at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic; they ranked 20th in the short dance, 17th in the free, and 18th overall. They announced the end of their partnership in April 2017, following the 2017 World Championships.

### Partnership with Reed
#### 2017–18 season

In spring 2017, it was announced that Ambrulevičius had teamed up with American-born ice dancer, Allison Reed, and that they would represent Lithuania while coached by Marina Zueva, Johnny Johns, Massimo Scali, and Oleg Epstein.
They made their competitive debut at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, where they finished sixth. They then went on to place seventh at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, fifth at the 2017 Santa Claus Cup, and eighth at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy.
Reed/Ambrulevičius won the gold medal at the 2017–18 Lithuanian Championships. Selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, they finished twentieth overall.

#### 2018–19 season

Reed/Ambrulevičius began their season at the 2018 Halloween Cup, where they won the silver medal, before going on to finish fifth at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup.
Debuting on the Grand Prix series, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed sixth at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup and ninth at the 2018 Internationaux de France. They then went on to win their second consecutive national title at the 2018–19 Lithuanian Championships.
Selected to compete at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, Reed/Ambrulevičius finished thirteenth, before going on to finish seventeenth at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

#### 2019–20 season

Reed/Ambrulevičius opened their season at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy, finishing sixth. They then went on to place seventh at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and fifth at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy. Competing on the 2019–20 Grand Prix series, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed tenth at the 2019 Internationaux de France and fifth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup.
After winning their third national title at the 2019–20 Lithuanian Championships, Reed/Ambrulevičius went on to finish eleventh at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria and win the gold medal at the 2020 Bavarian Open.
Although selected to compete at the 2020 World Championships, the event was ultimately cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

#### 2020–21 season

Reed/Ambrulevičius switched coaches from Marina Zueva to Maurizio Margaglio prior to the season. They began the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, before going on to win their fourth national title at the 2020–21 Lithuanian Championships.
At the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed fifteenth.

#### 2021–22 season

Prior to the season, Reed/Ambrulevičius relocated to Montreal, Quebec to train under Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer. Despite Reed/Ambrulevičius qualifying a spot for a Lithuanian dance team at the 2022 Winter Olympics with their place at the 2021 World Championships, it was announced in October 2021 that Reed's application for Lithuanian citizenship was denied, thus ending their bid for the Winter Olympics.
Reed/Ambrulevičius nonetheless began their season at the 2021 Budapest Trophy, where they took the silver medal. On the Grand Prix series, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed eighth at the 2021 Internationaux de France and seventh at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup. They then won the silver medal at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb as well as their fifth national title at the 2021–22 Lithuanian Championships.
At the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Reed/Ambrulevičius finished eighth, before going on to finish tenth at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, France.

#### 2022–23 season

Reed/Ambrulevičius opened their season by winning silver at both the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy and the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Although they withdrew from the 2022 Skate America, they did compete at the 2022 NHK Trophy, where they finished fourth.
Reed/Ambrulevičius went on to win the silver medal at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, before competing at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, where they achieved a career-best fourth-place finish. They were only 2.54 points out of third place. They ended their season at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, where they finished seventh.

#### 2023–24 season

Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Reed/Ambrulevičius won the silver medal at the event for the second consecutive season. Given two assignments on the Grand Prix, they began at the 2023 Skate Canada International, this time held in Vancouver. They finished third in both segments, winning the bronze medal, their first on the circuit. It was the first Grand Prix medal for Lithuania since Drobiazko/Vanagas's silver at the 2001 NHK Trophy. Ambrulevičius said afterward that "despite all the sticks that were put in our wheels, we kept going and we got our reward." They won another bronze medal at their second event, the 2023 NHK Trophy. He said afterward that the season "brings a lot of joy but also responsibility," looking ahead to Lithuania hosting the European Championships. Reed/Ambrulevičius were named as first alternates to the Grand Prix Final.
Reed/Ambrulevičius concluded the first half of the season at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they won the gold medal, their first Challenger title. Reed hailed it as a "truly wonderful way to end the year."
With the 2024 European Championships being hosted on home ice in Kaunas, Reed/Ambrulevičius entered the event as the medal hopes of the nation. They finished third in the rhythm dance, before setting new personal bests in the free dance and total score to come third there as well, taking the bronze medal, their first time on an ISU championship podium. The free dance occurred on Lithuania's Day of the Defenders of Freedom, which Ambrulevičius noted as significant, saying "we fought for our freedom and today we fought for our country again and we did it." The duo's success brought renewed attention to the issue of Reed's Lithuanian citizenship application. On February 9, Reed announced that she was renew her bid for citizenship.
The 2024 World Championships were held in Montreal, the location of the team's training base. Reed/Ambrulevičius finished a career-best sixth overall, an end to what Reed called an "incredible, incredible season".

#### 2024–25 season

Beginning their season at the 2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, Reed and Ambrulevičius won the gold medal. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Reed and Ambrulevičius finished fourth at the 2024 Grand Prix de France and won the bronze medal at the 2024 NHK Trophy.

## Programs
### Ice dance with Allison Reed

| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Blow-up Remix) performed by Claudio Camaione, Paolo Cilione, & Rod Stewart Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Extended Version) by N-Trance & Rod Stewart choreo. by Marie France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard | Lord & Master by Apashe Never Change (Acoustic) by Apashe & YMIR Kryptonite by Apashe & Lia Kuri choreo. by Marie France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard | Only by RY X |
| 2023–2024 | Welcome to the Jungle Paradise City Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses choreo. by Marie France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard | Enough of our Machines by Son Lux Children by Tokio Myers choreo. by Marie France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard | Insomnia by Faithless choreo. by Marie France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard, Massimo Scali |
| 2022–2023 | Mambo: How How Rhumba: Starlight Scene Samba: On the Run by Yello choreo. by Marie France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard, Massimo Scali | Insomnia by Faithless choreo. by Marie France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard, Massimo Scali | Švelnumas by Gabrielė Vilkickytė |
| 2021–2022 | Old Friend by Elderbrook Blues: Hazey by Glass Animals Blue Monday (Vandalism Remix) by Kurd Maverick choreo. by Massimo Scali, Margarita Drobiazko, Povilas Vanagas | Vinegar & Salt by Hooverphonic White Lies by Karl Hugo Lacrimosa choreo. by Massimo Scali, Margarita Drobiazko, Povilas Vanagas | On Fire by The Roop |
| 2020–2021 | Blues: Love Will Come and Find Me Again Quickstep: You Deserve It (from Bandstand) by Richard Oberacker, Robert Taylor choreo. by Massimo Scali | Churchyard It Happened Quiet Soft Universe by Aurora choreo. by Massimo Scali | |
| 2019–2020 | Blues: Love Will Come and Find Me Again Quickstep: You Deserve It (from Bandstand) by Richard Oberacker, Robert Taylor choreo. by Massimo Scali | Churchyard It Happened Quiet Soft Universe by Aurora choreo. by Massimo Scali |
| 2018–2019 | Tango: Ojos Negros Tango: Idilio Tango: Zita choreo. by Massimo Scali, Marina Zueva | Crazy by Gnarls Barkley (Space Jazz Cover feat. Hannah Gill and Casey Abrams) choreo. by Massimo Scali, Marina Zueva | |
| 2017–2018 | Samba: Light It Up (Samba remix) Rhumba: Addicted to You (Rhumba remix) Samba: Destination Calibria by Alex Gaudino choreo. by Massimo Scali, Marina Zueva | Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin choreo. by Massimo Scali, Marina Zueva | |

### Ice dance with Taylor Tran

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2016–2017 | Blues: Goodnight Moon by Shivaree Rock'n'Roll | Adagio pour piano by Saint-Preux |
| 2015–2016 | Carousel The Carousel Waltz June Is Busting Out All Over | Nights of Cabiria by Nino Rota |
| 2014–2015 | Paso doble: La Paloma Paso doble: El Classico Taurino | Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber Waltz for Evita Don't Cry For Me Argentina A New Argentina |

### Single skating

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2013–2014 | Tears of the Sun by Hans Zimmer | Sherlock Holmes by Hans Zimmer |
| 2012–2013 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Sherlock Holmes by Hans Zimmer |
| 2011–2012 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 28 Days Later |
| 2010–2011 | Quixote by Bond | 28 Days Later |
| 2009–2010 | Quixote by Bond | Bandits of St. Petersburg by Igor Kornelyuk |
| 2008–2009 | El Conquistador by Maxime Rodriguez | Bandits of St. Petersburg by Igor Kornelyuk |
| 2007–2008 | Nu Ar Det Vi by Tobias Kessler | Bandits of St. Petersburg by Igor Kornelyuk |
| 2006–2007 | Blues | Jazz medley |

## Competitive highlights

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* C – Event was cancelled

### Ice dance with Allison Reed

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | 20th | 17th | C | 15th | 10th | 7th | 7th | TBD |
| European Championships | | 13th | 11th | | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 6th |
| Lithuanian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | | | |
| GP France | | 9th | 10th | | 8th | | | 4th |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | 4th | 3rd | 3rd |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | | | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | | | 3rd | |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | | 5th | | | | | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | | | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | | 6th | | | 2nd | | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 7th | | 7th | | | 2nd | 2nd | |
| CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 6th | | | | | | | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 8th | | | | | | | |
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | | | | | | | | 1st |
| Bavarian Open | | | 1st | | | | | |
| Budapest Trophy | | | | | 2nd | | | |
| Halloween Cup | | 2nd | | | | | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | 5th | | | | | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | 5th | | | | | | |

### Ice dance with Taylor Tran

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| World Championships | | | 30th |
| European Championships | 24th | 25th | 18th |
| Lithuanian Championships | | 1st | 1st |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | | 8th |
| CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | | | 9th |
| CS U.S. Classic | | 8th | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | 6th | |
| Autumn Classic | | 7th | |
| Bavarian Open | | 11th | |
| NRW Trophy | | | 5th |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | | 2nd | |
| Tallinn Trophy | 5th | | |

### Single skating

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| World Championships | | 45th | 49th | 38th | | 42nd | | |
| European Championships | | | 37th | 34th | 34th | | 28th | |
| Lithuanian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Estonian Championships | | | 2nd | | | | | |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | | | | | 7th | |
| Ice Challenge | | | | | | 17th | | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | | 21st | | | 30th |
| NRW Trophy | | | | | 23rd | 13th | 27th | |
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | | | | | | 17th | | |
| Warsaw Cup | | | | | | | 13th | 11th |
| Winter Universiade | | | | | 26th | | | |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
| World Junior Championships | 45th | 47th | 33rd | 32nd | 38th |
| JGP Czech Republic | | | | | 16th |
| JGP France | | | 18th | | |
| JGP Great Britain | | 26th | | | 13th |
| JGP Hungary | | | | 16th | |
| JGP Poland | | | | 17th | |
| European Youth Olympic Festival | 17th | | | | |
| Warsaw Cup | | | 10th | | |
* ↑ Saulius Ambrulevičius competed as a guest skater.

## Detailed results
### Ice dance with Allison Reed

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 203.37 | 2024 European Championships |
| Rhythm dance | TSS | 81.19 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Rhythm dance | TES | 45.94 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Rhythm dance | PCS | 35.25 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free dance | TSS | 122.64 | 2024 European Championships |
| Free dance | TES | 68.78 | 2024 European Championships |
| Free dance | PCS | 53.86 | 2024 European Championships |
2024–2025 season :
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| January 28 – February 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 5 78.67 | 7 117.99 | 6 196.66 |
| November 8–10, 2024 | 2024 NHK Trophy | 3 77.91 | 3 117.61 | 3 195.52 |
| November 1–3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | 3 74.49 | 4 110.75 | 4 185.24 |
| October 16–20, 2024 | 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 1 77.96 | 2 111.97 | 1 189.93 |
| 2023–2024 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 6 80.99 | 9 119.97 | 6 200.96 |
| January 8-14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 3 80.73 | 3 122.64 | 3 203.37 |
| December 6-9, 2023 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1 81.19 | 1 118.92 | 1 200.11 |
| November 24–26, 2023 | 2023 NHK Trophy | 3 78.71 | 3 118.15 | 3 196.86 |
| October 27–29, 2023 | 2023 Skate Canada International | 3 75.60 | 3 116.41 | 3 192.01 |
| September 20–23, 2023 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 2 73.62 | 2 116.93 | 2 190.55 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 7 78.70 | 7 120.50 | 7 199.20 |
| January 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 4 77.33 | 4 118.34 | 4 195.67 |
| December 7–10, 2022 | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1 77.21 | 2 112.26 | 2 189.47 |
| November 18–20, 2022 | 2022 NHK Trophy | 4 75.23 | 3 114.75 | 4 189.98 |
| September 21–24, 2022 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 2 78.98 | 2 106.43 | 2 185.41 |
| September 16–19, 2022 | 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy | 3 71.95 | 2 111.65 | 2 183.60 |
| 2021–22 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 21–27, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | 10 74.06 | 11 106.15 | 10 180.21 |
| January 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 7 74.45 | 8 108.72 | 8 183.17 |
| December 7–11, 2021 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1 75.81 | 4 104.34 | 2 180.15 |
| November 26–28, 2021 | 2021 Rostelecom Cup | 7 71.43 | 8 106.45 | 7 177.88 |
| November 19–21, 2021 | 2021 Internationaux de France | 8 64.43 | 6 105.40 | 8 169.83 |
| October 14–17, 2021 | 2021 Budapest Trophy | 1 72.05 | 2 108.96 | 2 181.01 |
| 2020–21 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 22–28, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 15 71.29 | 15 106.89 | 15 178.18 |
| November 20–22, 2020 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup | 7 72.43 | 7 110.13 | 7 182.56 |
| 2019–20 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | |
| February 3–9, 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | 1 68.79 | 1 108.99 | 1 177.78 |
| January 20–26, 2020 | 2020 European Championships | 8 73.22 | 13 101.02 | 11 174.24 |
| November 15–17, 2019 | 2019 Rostelecom Cup | 5 69.79 | 6 105.64 | 5 175.43 |
| November 1–3, 2019 | 2019 Internationaux de France | 10 60.99 | 9 100.74 | 10 161.73 |
| October 11–13, 2019 | 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy | 5 70.61 | 6 97.72 | 5 168.33 |
| September 25–28, 2019 | 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 7 73.41 | 7 106.72 | 7 180.13 |
| September 13–15, 2019 | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | 3 69.22 | 6 98.26 | 6 167.48 |
| 2018–19 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 18–24, 2019 | 2019 World Championships | 16 67.21 | 17 100.85 | 17 168.06 |
| January 21–27. 2019 | 2019 European Championships | 12 64.81 | 14 99.30 | 13 164.11 |
| November 23–25, 2018 | 2018 Internationaux de France | 9 59.77 | 9 93.50 | 9 153.27 |
| November 16–18, 2018 | 2018 Rostelecom Cup | 5 64.54 | 6 93.49 | 6 158.03 |
| November 6–11, 2018 | 2018 Volvo Open Cup | 4 59.96 | 6 93.82 | 5 153.78 |
| October 19–21, 2018 | 2018 Halloween Cup | 2 61.80 | 3 94.31 | 2 156.11 |
| 2017–18 season |||||
| Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
| March 19–25, 2018 | 2018 World Championships | 18 61.33 | 20 86.97 | 20 148.30 |
| December 4–10, 2017 | 2017 Santa Claus Cup | 4 60.82 | 6 86.00 | 5 146.82 |
| November 21–26, 2017 | 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy | 7 55.02 | 9 81.66 | 8 136.68 |
| September 27–30, 2017 | 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4 58.34 | 8 84.61 | 7 142.95 |
| September 21–23, 2017 | 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 8 51.74 | 4 86.66 | 6 138.40 |