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A New Beginning

2013-10-26T09:04:00.000-04:00

Today is Ice Musings third birthday. When I first started this blog before Skate Canada in 2011 I was merely looking to jot down some of my thoughts throughout the season as a reference for myself, but this site has become so much more to me over the years.

I've been able to share in so many of your skating journeys and enjoy the dialogue back and forth as we sit up in the middle of the night watching skating events overseas and trying to keep the passion for the sport alive. I've met incredible people who do more in a single day than I can even imagine at such a young age and keep coming back for more. I've come to know the sport I've loved since childhood inside and out and have a much deeper appreciation for the intricacies that go into it.

I'm so thankful for all the readers I've had over the past three years. There have been times when I wondered if it was all worth it to get up early to catch an event or stay up late to squeeze in a post. Luckily, this is such a wonderful community to belong to and I've received the most kind and inspiring comments and that keeps me posting all through a long season.

Coming full circle, I'm happy to announce that starting with today's Skate Canada events, Ice Musings is moving to a new home: icemusings.com. My redesigned site is more user friendly and will allow you to access your favorite events easier than ever before. All of my previous content will remain here but has also been moved over to it's new home. Check it out and don't forget to let me know what you think! I can be reached via Twitter and Facebook or you can email me at icemusings@gmail.com.

Happy Reading!

Amber

Skate Canada Men's Short Program

2013-10-25T20:30:00.000-04:00

Group 1
Elladj Balde, CAN: 40.71 TES+ 31.64 PCS = 72.35

Hand down on the opening quad toe but he manages to tack on the double toe
Nice big triple axel nicely timed with the music
Good position in the camel spin with a decent catch foot position, but I'd like to see his hip closed a bit more after the change of foot
Triple lutz
Good sit spin position with nice speed through the twisted variation
Nice flow through his step sequence and great feeling for his music; he seems a bit too upright in the upper body though and some of the edge changes are not clean
Twisted camel spin into a sit spin ending with a scratch spin

Andrei Rogozine, CAN: 37.20 TES+ 31.11 PCS = 68.31 and into 2nd place

Nice triple flip + triple toe
Spread eagle triple axel well done
Good flexibility through the camel spin catch foot positions and nice fast rotation
Triple lutz
Low sit spin position with a nice twisted position after the change of foot but losing speed
He seems to be skating through his music a bit and looking down and not really connecting with the audience but this might be the best he's jumped in a long time
Very upright in the step sequence, slow in places and lots of ice spray

Nobunari Oda, JPN: 43.61 TES+ 38.21 PCS -1.00 = 80.82 and into 1st place

Big quad toe and just couldn't hang on to the landing
Nice triple axel and he has such impressive bend in his knees on that landing
Great camel spin position with a nice twisted variation into a good catch foot
Great triple lutz + triple toe
Good speed through the beginning of the sit spin combination but loses it after the flying change of position
He's really starting to perform in this step sequence; nice freedom through the whole body and lots of changes of edge and direction with minimal ice spray
Came spin into a good twisted sit spin with nice speed and needing in a scratch spin
Overall a pretty good program with the exception of the fall on the quad

Jeremy Abbott, USA: 35.30 TES+ 39.28 PCS = 74.58 and into 2nd place

Beautiful quad toe
Double lutz close to the boards and has to ride it out a bit + double toe
Interesting that he goes for an upright spin here--pretty unusual to be done outside of a combination
Big triple axel and he has to put a hand down
Great stretched out position in the sit spin with nice speed but losing it after the back tuck position
Twisted camel position into a sit spin and a flying change of leg
Nice movement in his step sequence and great use of his full body; good one foot sections and great ice coverage

Joshua Farris, USA: 33.11 TES+ 36.03 PCS = 69.14 and is currently in 4th place

Triple toe + single toe
Triple axel out of footwork a little down on one side on the landing but hangs on
Such nice stretch and toe point in the sit spin with a great arm variation on the change of position
Solid triple lutz
Losing his centering on the catch foot camel spin but much better position after the change of leg
Great choreography in his step sequence with a lot of nuances--you almost don't notice it as an element it blends so well into the program
He seemed a bit nervous today in his debut but lots of great things to work with

Group 2
Takahito Mura, JPN: 38.56 TES+ 34.52 PCS = 73.08 and into 3rd place

Quad toe fall out
Big triple axel nicely timed with the music
Decent camel position into an upright spin and ending with a sit spin
A couple of standing dance moves seem to be mostly there for show with not a lot of commitment behind them
Triple lutz + triple toe
He's got the jumps it would be a nice to see a bit more in his program
Ok camel spin positions with speed maintained throughout
Lots of ice spray in his step sequence and he seems to be skating through the music a bit
Flying entry to the sit spin and he needs more stretch through his free leg

Ross Miner, USA: 32.15 TES+ 36.56 PCS -2.00 = 66.71 and into 7th place

The opening to this program is just gorgeous and it also happens to be his step sequence; great one foot sections and nice connection with the music
Quad toe two foots the landing and falls
Triple axel doesn't get quite around two foots the landing and falls
Nice speed in his camel spin with a good flying change and a decent catch foot position
Triple lutz + triple toe a little tight be he pulled it off
Good sit spin with nice positions and good speed
Nice camel into a broken leg sit spin and ending with a scratch spin
Once he nails the jumps in this program it's going to be a huge hit and

Michal Brezina, CZE: 35.06 TES+ 36.65 PCS = 71.71 and into 5th place

Doubled his opening quad salchow attempt
Triple flip + triple toe
Triple axel just a bit forward on the toe on the landing but he hangs on
Twisted camel spin position with a change of foot and a decent catch foot position
Flying sit spin needs more stretch through his free leg but maintained speed through the back tuck position
Lots of movement through the step sequence but I'd like to see him do something more with his hands and arms; good flow across the ice
Camel spin flying change to sit spin; slow through the whole middle of the spin and ending way after his music

Patrick Chan, CAN: 43.17 TES+ 44.93 PCS = 88.10 and into 1st place

Huge triple toe + triple toe a little too close to the boards and has to put his free leg down to hang on to the 2nd jump
Big triple axel with nice ride out and speed on the landing
Good camel spin with a nice change of foot into a twisted position
Triple lutz well done right on the music
Great twisted sit position into a broken leg
This program is so well put together and expertly executed by Chan
I love how quiet the music gets in the step sequence so you can hear his blades across the ice
Gorgeous step sequence with such ease in the transitions between steps
Final combination spin with good speed and positions

Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: 39.69 TES+ 40.71 PCS = 80.40 and into 3rd place

Quad toe so far forward on the landing that he almost did an illusion but avoided putting the hand down
Nice flexibility in the donut spin variation
Good twisted sit position into a nice broken leg variation and ending with a back tuck with speed maintained throughout
Really difficult entry with turns on one foot into the triple axel and he drills it
Popped lutz + triple toe--just looked like he got ahead of himself and rushed the entry
Great steps in his sequence and really playing to the crowd and feeling his music
Great camel position picking up a bit of speed through the sit variations but losing it after the flying change of position

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Patrick CHAN	CAN	88.10	43.17	44.93	9.04	8.89	8.82	9.11	9.07	0.00	#9
2	Nobunari ODA	JPN	80.82	43.61	38.21	7.82	7.18	7.71	7.68	7.82	1.00	#3
3	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	80.40	39.69	40.71	8.29	7.96	7.96	8.29	8.21	0.00	#10
4	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	74.58	35.30	39.28	8.00	7.75	7.46	8.07	8.00	0.00	#4
5	Takahito MURA	JPN	73.08	38.56	34.52	7.39	6.64	6.89	6.89	6.71	0.00	#6
6	Elladj BALDE	CAN	72.35	40.71	31.64	6.25	5.96	6.57	6.29	6.57	0.00	#1
7	Michal BREZINA	CZE	71.71	35.06	36.65	7.54	7.04	7.32	7.43	7.32	0.00	#8
8	Joshua FARRIS	USA	69.14	33.11	36.03	7.07	7.18	7.07	7.32	7.39	0.00	#5
9	Andrei ROGOZINE	CAN	68.31	37.20	31.11	6.43	6.11	6.14	6.32	6.11	0.00	#2
10	Ross MINER	USA	66.71	32.15	36.56	7.32	7.32	6.89	7.64	7.39	2.00	#7

Skate Canada Ladies Short Program Results

2013-10-25T20:13:00.002-04:00

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Gracie GOLD	USA	69.45	38.53	30.92	7.61	7.54	7.79	7.82	7.89	0.00	#7
2	Julia LIPNITSKAIA	RUS	66.89	37.95	28.94	7.25	6.96	7.32	7.43	7.21	0.00	#8
3	Akiko SUZUKI	JPN	65.76	33.19	32.57	8.25	7.86	8.18	8.18	8.25	0.00	#9
4	Christina GAO	USA	62.82	33.96	28.86	7.07	7.04	7.29	7.29	7.39	0.00	#6
5	Kaetlyn OSMOND	CAN	60.32	32.49	28.83	7.04	7.18	7.14	7.36	7.32	1.00	#3
6	Amelie LACOSTE	CAN	59.13	32.10	27.03	6.79	6.36	6.93	6.82	6.89	0.00	#5
7	Natalia POPOVA	UKR	52.36	27.96	24.40	6.14	5.82	6.29	6.25	6.00	0.00	#4
8	Veronik MALLET	CAN	50.71	27.31	24.40	6.21	5.89	6.07	6.21	6.11	1.00	#1
9	Courtney HICKS	USA	50.70	26.67	24.03	6.18	5.82	6.00	6.07	5.96	0.00	#2

Skate Canada Pairs Short Program Results

2013-10-25T20:11:00.000-04:00

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORD	CAN	69.57	37.61	31.96	8.14	7.96	7.93	8.00	7.93	0.00	#8
2	Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK	ITA	69.38	39.46	29.92	7.43	7.25	7.61	7.57	7.54	0.00	#7
3	Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN	CHN	69.02	39.46	29.56	7.43	7.14	7.46	7.54	7.39	0.00	#3
4	Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE	GER	55.08	30.79	25.29	6.50	6.18	6.36	6.29	6.29	1.00	#5
5	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	55.01	31.47	24.54	6.14	5.93	6.25	6.11	6.25	1.00	#2
6	Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS	CAN	52.94	27.36	26.58	6.75	6.57	6.50	6.61	6.79	1.00	#6
7	Lindsay DAVIS / Rockne BRUBAKER	USA	52.69	28.47	24.22	6.21	5.93	6.00	6.18	5.96	0.00	#1
8	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	39.50	18.64	21.86	5.82	5.29	5.21	5.61	5.39	1.00	#4

Skate Canada Short Dance

2013-10-25T19:01:00.000-04:00

Group 1
Paul/Islam, CAN: 26.17 TES+ 27.57 PCS = 53.74

Nice arm positions and ease in their twizzles with good unison but I would like to see them a bit closer together
Great speed and flow through the non touching step sequence with good unison and extension through their free legs
They have great flow and speed in the Finnstep but you can see that they're concentrating and have lost the performance a bit here; a bit bouncy toward the end section
Nice split rotational lift with her jumping up into the entry
Very solid program from them and it suits their style very well

Guignard/Fabbri, ITA: 25.92 TES+ 28.11 PCS -2.00 = 52.03 and into 2nd place

I'm not sure I'm getting the Cabaret music with the roaring 20s themed program
Very far apart on the twizzles but decent unison
They have a lot of speed but not a lot of edge work
Some of the steps in the Finnstep seem more labored and the arm changes are a lot less secure; not a lot of use of the free arm and really on top of their edges in a lot of places
If they were going to go with a Fosse program I'd love to see them in a more true to theme costume
Really neat lift with her doing a half twist flip but the changes of position were messy and she could stretch through her legs more and get better lines
Very bobbly on the non touching step sequence and they seem to get closer and closer throughout

Stepanova/Bukin, RUS: 27.66 TES+ 27.97 PCS = 55.63 and into 1st place

Her costume is very simple but I really like it and it stands out from the pack--solid blue color with cut out sides and rhinestones along the edges of the cutout
Starting with their Finnstep, they seem to not be very secure in all the holds and at one point he holds her wrists instead of her hands; on top of their edges but good stretch through their free legs
Great timing on their twizzles with the music and nice unison with each other
Great changes of edges and one foot sequences in their non touching step sequence with lots of arms and great matching leg lines
Cartwheel around to a spread eagle lift with her in a haircutter position
Decent program for them in their debut

Hubbell/Donohue, USA: 32.50 TES+ 29.42 PCS -1.00 = 60.92 and into 1st place

Lots of speed going into their Finnstep and a great ease in their upper bodies and heads showing they are comfortable in their holds
A little bit of ice spray on some of the edge changes in the Finnstep but overall it looked pretty good on the edges
Nice twizzles but she seemed a hair faster than him on the 2nd set
Flip up and toss into a catch position
Lots of speed and flow in the non touching; deep edges and very good knees from him but she seems a bit stiff in places and had a very minor bobble or two
He takes a fall getting into the ending pose, he got caught on her blade coming out of a lift--not on an element so it won't cost them anything but the 1 point deduction
Overall it seemed like a bit more work than it did last week but some elements did look better as well

Group 2
Riazanova/Tkachenko, RUS: 31.17 TES+ 29.62 PCS -1.00 = 59.79 and into 2nd place

Great back edge entry to their twizzles but I'd like to see them skate them a bit closer together
Nice flow and changes of edge in their non touching step sequence with great feel for the music and a nice twisted turn done at center ice
Great flow through the Finnstep with clean edge changes and nice changes of hold and very well timed with the music
Toss up to a rotational lift but a sloppy ending
Overall I liked how this program was put together but there were a few sloppy music cuts at the end which distracted from the ending of the program

Zhiganshina/Gazsi, GER: 26.58 TES+ 29.33 PCS = 55.91 and into 3rd place

Twizzles were a little bobbly and he seemed off balance at the end; they were also very far apart and had to change to a wider camera angle
Really off in their unison on the non touching step sequence and every arm and leg seems to be off
I'd like to see her get the free leg out more in some of these turns; they seem very hesitant in the Finnstep but it's timed very well with their music; she also has some hunched over positions in some of the steps and could have better posture throughout the sequence
Haircutter rotational lift

Weaver/Poje, CAN: 35.91 TES+ 34.44 PCS = 70.35 and into 1st place

I love their tap steps timed with the tap in the music
Good distance between them on the twizzles and very well timed
Nice use of their free legs and arms in the opening section of the Finnstep; a few ice sprays so they could clean up the edge changes a bit more
Nice distance between them and good unison during the non touching step sequence with good quick changes of edge and direction at the end
Really nice lift with her swinging around his body several times in different directions

Virtue/Moir, CAN: 35.34 TES+ 37.81 PCS = 73.15 and into 1st place

Great choreography in their non touching step sequence starting with them criss crossing and looking at each other; slight loss of unison on the last attitude turn at the end
Great ease in their Finnstep and nice speed and flow across the ice; both do a great job of extending through their free legs; I don't feel this goes as well with their music as some of the other programs we've seen but it's executed very well
Very close together on the twizzles but they lose unison a few times and they seem a little bit sloppy for them
Great lift with several twists and flips and interesting positions

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR	CAN	73.15	35.34	37.81	9.33	9.46	9.42	9.50	9.54	0.00	#8
2	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	70.35	35.91	34.44	8.54	8.50	8.58	8.67	8.71	0.00	#7
3	Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE	USA	60.92	32.50	29.42	7.29	7.17	7.33	7.42	7.50	1.00	#4
4	Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO	RUS	59.79	31.17	29.62	7.50	7.21	7.46	7.46	7.38	1.00	#5
5	Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI	GER	55.91	26.58	29.33	7.29	7.13	7.42	7.42	7.38	0.00	#6
6	Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN	RUS	55.63	27.66	27.97	7.17	6.96	7.00	6.88	6.96	0.00	#3
7	Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM	CAN	53.74	26.17	27.57	6.92	6.75	7.00	6.96	6.83	0.00	#1
8	Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI	ITA	52.03	25.92	28.11	6.96	6.88	7.17	7.17	6.96	2.00	#2

Skate Canada Dance Preview

2013-10-24T11:20:00.000-04:00

Virtue and Moir are virtually assured of another Skate Canada title here but their real goal is to defend their Olympic title. They started off the season with a win at Finlandia Trophy however their score was nearly 20 points lower than they scored at Worlds last year. Considering how strong Davis and White have been at their first two events this season, they'll need to show significant improvement to hold pace. After their Carmen diversion last year, they've returned to the elegant style that took them to the top of their sport.

Weaver and Poje suffered an unfortunate training accident last year but were able to recover in time to make it to the World Championships. They finished 5th with a good performance but still not at their 100% best and are ready to make a run at the podium.

Riazanova and Tkachenko tend to fly under the radar as the third place Russian team but they do have a very nice style on the ice and strong results to back it up. They have a classic style and nice lines but have yet to put out a memorable program that separates them from the pack.

Hubbell and Donohue started their season with a 4th place finish at Skate America last week setting personal bests in all segments of the competition. They're determined to find a place on the Olympic team and were only two points behind the Shibutanis at Skate America. They've shown improvement from Nebelhorn to Skate America and since the competition was in their backyard, they've had time to train and make adjustments before this event.

World Junior Champions Stepanova and Bukin are making their Grand Prix debut at this event after sweeping the junior circuit last season. They have two Junior World medals and will be looking to challenge Riazanova and Tkachenko.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Virtue/Moir
Silver: Weaver/Poje
Bronze: Hubbell/Donohue

Bios of the competitors:
Paul/Islam, CAN: They are the 2010 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 141.99. She is 22 and he is 23.

Virtue/Moir, CAN: They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and and Four Continents Silver Medalists. They won gold at Skate Canada and gold at Rostelecom Cup last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won silver. They are the 2010 Olympic Gold Medalists, 2010 and 2012 World Champions, 2008 and 2011 World Silver Medalists, 2009 World Bronze Medalists, 2008 and 2012 Four Continents Champions, 2009 Four Continents Silver Medalists, 2006 and 2007 Four Continents Bronze Medalists, 2006 World Junior Champions and 2005 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 185.04. She is 24 and he is 26.

Weaver/Poje, CAN: They finished 5th at Worlds. They won bronze at Skate America and Cup of China last season. They are the 2010 Four Continents Champions, 2012 Four Continents Bronze Medalists, and 2007 World Junior Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 166.55. She is 24 and he is 26.

Zhiganshina/Gazsi, GER: They finished 10th at Worlds and 6th at Europeans. They placed 5th at Skate America and 5th at Rostelecom Cup last season. Their personal best is 154.27. She is 26 and he is 29.

Guignard/Fabbri: ITA: They placed 17th at Worlds and 9th at Europeans. They finished 5th at Cup of China last season. Their personal best is 142.48. She is 24 and he is 25.

Riazanova/Tkachenko, RUS: They finished 11th at Worlds and 4th at Europeans. They won bronze at Skate Canada and bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard last season. Their personal best is 157.77. She is 22 and he is 27.

Stepanova/Bukin, RUS: They are the reigning World Junior Champions. This is their Grand Prix debut. They won gold at JGP Istanbul and gold at JGP Germany last season to qualify for the JGP Final where they won gold. They are the 2012 World Junior Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 150.17. She is 18 and he is 20.

Hubbell/Donohue, USA: They placed 4th at Skate America. Their personal best is 152.98. She is 22 and he is 22.

Skate Canada Pairs Preview

2013-10-24T10:45:00.002-04:00

Duhamel and Radford won their first World medal last year and many thought they should have beat Savchenko and Szolkowy to claim the silver. This is their fourth season together and they have steadily been climbing the ranks and crossed the 200 point threshold last season. They are skating their short program to an original composition put together by Radford and is promises to be a very emotional piece. They also have some of the most difficult technical content in the pairs world especially in their side by side jumps.

Berton and Hotarek finished 5th at Skate America last week but in this younger and weaker field they have the chance to make the medal podium here.

Davis and Brubaker are a new team this season and after a disappointing finish at 2010 Nationals and a string of partnerships that didn't work out, Brubaker is more determined than ever to make the Sochi team. They still have a lot of work to do and limited time but starting with a medal here would be a good start.

Sui and Han spent almost all of last season sitting out due to injury and couldn't quite regain their previous form at last year's Worlds. They finished just 12th, nearly 40 points below their personal best. They've long been known for their big tricks and infectious personality on the ice but at 18 and 21 they'll need a new tact and more grown up programs to compete with the best.

Lawrence and Swiegers just missed the podium at both of their Grand Prix events last season and are hunting their first Grand Prix medal since 2010. After several years of international competition, Vartmann and Van Cleave are making their Grand Prix debut and will be hunting their first medal as well.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Duhamel/Radford
Silver: Berton/Hotarek
Bronze: Sui/Han

Bios of the competitors:
Duhamel/Radford, CAN: They are the reigning World Bronze Medalists and Four Continents Champions. They won silver at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 4th. They are the 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 204.56. She is 27 and he is 28.

Lawrence/Swiegers, CAN: They finished 6th at Four Continents. They placed 4th at Skate Canada and 4th at Rostelecom Cup last season. They are the 2011 Four Continents Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 162.30. She is 23 and he is 26.

Purdy/Marinaro, CAN: They are the reigning World Junior Silver Medalists. They finished 8th at Skate America. Their personal best is 154.70. She is 18 and he is 21.

Sui/Han, CHN: They placed 12th at Worlds. They are the 2012 Four Continents Champions and the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Junior Worlds Champions. Their personal best is 201.83. She is 18 and he is 21.

Vartmann/Van Cleave, GER: They placed 16th at Worlds and 8th at Europeans. This is their Grand Prix debut. Their personal best is 162.81. She is 24 and he is 26.

Berton/Hotarek, ITA: They finished 10th at Worlds and are the reigning European Bronze Medalists. They placed 5th at Skate America. Their personal best is 187.45. She is 23 and he is 29.

Davis/Brubaker, USA: This is their Grand Prix debut. Their personal best is 156.91. She is 21 and he is 27.

Denney/Frazier, USA: They are the reigning World Junior Champions. This is their Grand Prix debut. They placed 4th at JGP USA last season. Their personal best is 155.83. She is 17 and he is 20.

Skate Canada Ladies Preview

2013-10-24T10:13:00.000-04:00

Julia Lipnitskaia has followed the past of the last few Russian wonderbabies. After winning everything on the junior circuit in 2012 she made her Grand Prix debut last season and won two medals which qualified her for the Grand Prix Final. She was not old enough for Worlds last season and lost her Junior World title to the next generation of Russian juniors. She is old enough to qualify for the Olympics this year but with only two Russian spots available, she'll have to stay injury free this season and consistently hit her triple + triples.

Akiko Suzuki dropped to 12th at Worlds after winning bronze the year prior. She won a medal at every other event she entered last season including the Final. Her Worlds performance seemed to have been a fluke as she was remarkably consistent the rest of the season and has been consistent over the past several seasons.

Courtney Hicks started off her season with a surprise gold medal finish at the US International Figure Skating Classic. She has long been known for her jumps but has committed to her artistry this season. She has triple + triples and innovative spins and is passionate about her programs which comes out in her skating. She started the season with no Grand Prix assignments and now has two and is ready to make the most of her opportunity.

Kaetlyn Osmond won gold at this event last season but has been off the ice with an ankle injury and has admitted that she's not back to 100%.

Gracie Gold has struggled to put together two clean programs at the same event all year last year. She split from her long time coach suddenly this summer and moved to Frank Carroll but her new coaching situation is not yet permanent.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Julia Lipnitskaia
Silver: Akiko Suzuki
Bronze: Courtney Hicks

Bios of the competitors:
Amelie Lacoste, CAN: She finished 9th at Four Continents. She placed 8th at Skate Canada and 6th at Cup of China last season. Her personal best is 157.26. She is 24 years old.

Veronik Mallet, CAN: This is her Grand Prix debut. Her personal best is 159.67. She is 19 years old.

Kaetlyn Osmond, CAN: She placed 8th at Worlds and 7th at Four Continents. She won gold at Skate Canada last season. Her personal best is 176.82. She is 17 years old.

Akiko Suzuki, JPN: She finished 12th at Worlds and is the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalist. She won silver at Skate Canada and NHK Trophy last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she won bronze. She is the 2012 World Bronze Medalist and 2010 Four Continents Silver Medalist. Her personal best is 199.58. She is 28 years old.

Julia Lipnitskaia, RUS: She is the reigning Junior World Silver Medalist. She won silver at Cup of China and bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final but withdrew due to injury. She is the 2012 Junior World Champion. Her personal best is 187.05. She is 15 years old.

Natalia Popova, UKR: She finished 15th at Worlds and placed 19th at Europeans. This is her Grand Prix debut. She finished 10th at JGP Austria last season. Her personal best is 155.52. She is 20 years old.

Christina Gao, USA: She finished 4th at Four Continents. She won silver at Skate America and finished 4th at Trophee Eric Bompard last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she finished 6th. Her personal best is 176.28. She is 19 years old.

Gracie Gold, USA: She placed 6th at Worlds and 6th at Four Continents. She finished 7th at Skate Canada and won silver at Rostelecom Cup last season. She is the 2012 World Junior Silver Medalist. Her personal best is 188.03. She is 18 years old.

Courtney Hicks, USA: She placed 5th at Junior Worlds. She won silver at JGP USA and finished 4th at JGP Slovenia last season. Her personal best is 153.77. She is 17 years old.

Skate Canada Men's Preview

2013-10-24T09:42:00.000-04:00

Patrick Chan is the reigning World Champion although he struggled last season and nearly lost his title. He had strong short programs and currently holds the World Record Short Program score but his free skates were often filled with errors. He moved to Detroit at the end of the season to pursue a better training environment and has been settling well. After splitting from Christy Krall, he is coached primarily by Kathy Johnson and his jumps took a bit of a hit. After missing out on the podium in 2010, his sole focus has been on Sochi and he is gunning for Olympic gold.

Yuzuru Hanyu set two World Record short programs last season and had a huge breakout year. He finished ahead of Patrick Chan at the Grand Prix Final but wasn't able to find his way back to the podium at the World Championships. He has the quads as well as the artistry but he seemed to struggle with some of the nerves that comes along with being a front runner.

Nobunari Oda had a rough few seasons and only won medal on the Grand Prix last season. It's also been two years since he made a World team and in a deep Japanese field, he's facing an uphill battle to claim one of the spots in Sochi. He kicked off the season with an impressive victory at the Nebelhorn Trophy and proved that he is a contender going into this season.

Also in the mix are Takahito Mura who was the surprise winner at Trophee Eric Bompard last year and made the Japanese Worlds team along with Jeremy Abbott who's reprising his Exogenisis free skate after failing to qualify for Worlds last season. Ross Miner is the reigning US Silver Medalist but had a slow start to his season this year.

World Junior Champion Joshua Farris is making his Grand Prix debut at this event. He has quads and triple axels in his arsenal but struggled with his jumps at his senior debut at the US Figure Skating Classic. He choreographs his own programs and admitted that he was more focused on the performance at that event and let the jumps get away from him.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Patrick Chan
Silver: Yuzuru Hanyu
Bronze: Nobunari Oda

Bios of the competitors:
Elladj Balde, CAN: He finished 18th at Four Continents. He placed 7th at Skate Canada last season. His personal best is 199.94. He is 22 years old.

Patrick Chan, CAN: He is the reigning World Champion. He won silver at Skate Canada and gold at Rostelecom Cup last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won bronze. He is the 2011 and 2012 World Champion, 2009 and 2010 World silver medalist, 2009 and 2012 Four Continents Champion and 2007 World Junior silver medalist. His personal best is 280.98. He is 22 years old.

Andrei Rogozine, CAN: He finished 13th at Worlds and 10th at Four Continents. He placed 9th at NHK Trophy last season. He is the 2011 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 216.60. He is 20 years old.

Michal Brezina, CZE: He placed 10th at Worlds and is the reigning European Bronze Medalist. He placed 6th at Skate America and won bronze at Rostelecom Cup last season. He is the 2009 World Junior Silver Medalist. His personal best is 243.52. He is 23 years old.

Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: He placed 4th at Worlds and is the reigning Four Continents silver medalist. He won silver at Skate America and gold at NHK Trophy last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won silver. He is the 2012 World Bronze Medalist, 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalist and 2010 World Junior Champion. His personal best is 264.29. He is 18 years old.

Takahito Mura, JPN: He placed 8th at Worlds and 8th at Four Continents. He finished 8th at Skate Canada and won gold at Trophee Eric Bompard last season. His personal best is 234.18. He is 22 years old.

Nobunari Oda, JPN: He won bronze at Skate Canada and placed 5th at Rostelecom Cup. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion and 2005 Junior World Champion. His personal best is 262.98. He is 26 years old.

Jeremy Abbott, USA: He placed 5th at Skate Canada and won silver at Trophee Eric Bompard last season. He is the 2007 and 2011 Four Continents Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 238.82. He is 28 years old.

Joshua Farris, USA: He is the reigning World Junior Champion. He won gold at JGP USA and gold at JGP Slovenia last season to qualify for the JGP Final where he won silver. He is the 2012 World Junior Silver Medalist. His personal best is 228.32. He is 18 years old.

Ross Miner, USA: He placed 14th at Worlds and 9th at Four Continents. He placed 5th at Skate Canada and won bronze at NHK Trophy last season. He is the 2012 Four Continents Bronze Medalist. His personal best is 235.37. He is 22 years old.

Southwest Pacific Regional Results

2013-10-24T09:04:00.000-04:00

Novice Ladies

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	12	Heidi Han, Los Angeles FSC	1	39.02	1	72.74	111.76
2	14	Runa Maeda, All Year FSC	3	37.65	2	68.83	106.48
3	15	Cheyenne Taylor, Los Angeles FSC	2	38.81	4	64.06	102.87
4	7	Ai Setoyama, All Year FSC	8	34.64	3	64.66	99.30
5	11	Ellie Min, All Year FSC	4	37.05	6	62.21	99.26
6	9	Nadine Orellana, Los Angeles FSC	7	35.01	5	62.44	97.45
7	6	Vanna Giang, All Year FSC	6	35.69	10	56.37	92.06
8	8	Jacqueline Benson, Coyotes SC of Arizona	10	33.18	8	57.15	90.33
9	2	Selina Pan, Los Angeles FSC	11	31.58	7	58.01	89.59
10	13	Isabella Smit, Los Angeles FSC	5	36.13	13	53.32	89.45
11	10	Victoria Giang, All Year FSC	9	33.23	11	54.01	87.24
12	5	Alexis Gagnon, Coyotes SC of Arizona	12	30.55	9	56.63	87.18
13	4	Lydia Lee, Pasadena FSC	13	29.30	14	52.81	82.11
14	1	Mo'E Okuda, All Year FSC	15	25.05	12	53.35	78.40
15	3	Beverly Laksana, All Year FSC	14	26.84	15	48.83	75.67

Junior Ladies

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	10	Elizabeth Nguyen, All Year FSC	1	56.91	1	87.61	144.52
2	14	Amanda Gelb, Los Angeles FSC	3	42.99	2	75.52	118.51
3	12	Rosalie Chen, San Diego FSC	2	45.26	3	72.85	118.11
4	13	Hanna Skane, Glacier Falls FSC	5	34.73	4	72.27	107.00
5	11	Ashley Park, All Year FSC	4	42.41	6	63.32	105.73
6	7	Tiffany Vanta, San Diego FSC	8	31.93	5	67.02	98.95
7	6	Cheyenne Bell, All Year FSC	7	32.95	7	62.94	95.89
8	8	Annika Lindgren, All Year FSC	6	33.19	8	56.27	89.46
9	5	Emily Gabriele, Coyotes SC of Arizona	9	29.10	12	47.94	77.04
10	1	Brianna Gianiorio, Coyotes SC of Arizona	13	25.70	9	50.87	76.57
11	9	Michaella Bradley, Las Vegas FSC	10	26.97	10	48.46	75.43
12	3	Mackenzie Stumpf, Los Angeles FSC	11	26.28	11	48.03	74.31
13	4	Brigitte Gong, Los Angeles FSC	12	26.11	14	46.23	72.34
14	2	Rachel Carey, SC of Phoenix	14	23.90	13	47.13	71.03
WD		Lily Bai, San Diego FSC
WD		Jaclyn Cartwright, Coyotes SC of Arizona
WD		Shayanne Casapao, Los Angeles FSC
WD		Ashley Quan, All Year FSC
WD		Ellie Yuen, All Year FSC

Senior Ladies

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	20	Leah Keiser, All Year FSC	1	57.71	1	103.44	161.15
2	16	Katarina Kulgeyko, San Diego FSC	4	45.55	2	80.40	125.95
3	18	Sophia Adams, All Year FSC	3	45.81	3	72.64	118.45
4	17	Anna Malkova, All Year FSC	2	46.05	4	71.38	117.43
5	19	Rachel Mendelson, All Year FSC	5	43.40	6	68.66	112.06
6	15	Catherine Giese, Los Angeles FSC	10	32.54	5	71.08	103.62
7	13	Taylor Sirset, All Year FSC	7	36.14	7	66.73	102.87
8	14	Dyllan Mcintee, SC of Phoenix	8	35.69	9	63.40	99.09
9	11	Brenda Ji, Los Angeles FSC	9	33.90	8	64.12	98.02
10	7	Brittany Ward, All Year FSC	11	32.51	10	60.40	92.91
11	6	Liana Sherman, Coyotes SC of Arizona	13	30.32	11	59.34	89.66
12	10	Gabrielle Dominguez, Las Vegas FSC	12	31.16	12	54.20	85.36
13	12	Victoria Muniz, All Year FSC	6	38.08	16	44.50	82.58
14	8	Patricia Mcneil, Glacier Falls FSC	14	30.30	13	51.38	81.68
15	1	Emily Fields, Coyotes SC of Arizona	16	25.47	14	51.02	76.49
16	2	Arlyn Gamarro, All Year FSC	17	25.38	15	48.76	74.14
17	9	Natalie Tso, Pasadena FSC	15	29.48	17	43.41	72.89
18	4	Abrianna Percuoco, Desert Ice SC Of Arizona	19	23.68	18	43.33	67.01
19	5	Hailli Dorman, Coyotes SC of Arizona	20	23.38	19	43.24	66.62
20	3	Madison Jones, Coyotes SC of Arizona	18	24.62	20	40.82	65.44
WD		Louisa Warwin, Individual Member	21	20.86
WD		Jamie Deese, Coyotes SC of Arizona
WD		Ellie Kawamura, All Year FSC
WD		Summer Reyna, Glacier Falls FSC

Novice Men

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	7	Paolo Borromeo, Los Angeles FSC	1	50.42	1	97.01	147.43
2	5	Harrison Wong, All Year FSC	2	41.30	2	90.57	131.87
3	6	Sahmaro Rockhold, Los Angeles FSC	3	41.29	3	74.86	116.15
4	4	Micah Tang, Coyotes SC of Arizona	4	36.26	4	70.82	107.08
5	2	Darian Weiss, Los Angeles FSC	5	31.27	5	57.14	88.41
6	1	Michael Valdez, All Year FSC	6	27.43	6	51.06	78.49
7	3	Matthew Rounis, Coyotes SC of Arizona	7	26.48	7	46.05	72.53

Junior Men

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	3	Nix Phengsy, All Year FSC	1	57.20	2	91.74	148.94
2	2	Spencer Howe, Los Angeles FSC	2	45.01	1	94.33	139.34
3	1	Timothy Boore, Pasadena FSC	3	38.61	3	76.86	115.47

Upper Great Lakes Regional Results

2013-10-22T21:16:00.000-04:00

Novice Ladies

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	8	Paige Rydberg, Northern Ice SC	1	44.94	1	83.14	128.08
2	10	Michelle Hedges, FSC of Bloomington	2	42.61	2	69.19	111.80
3	12	Makala Arn, Rockford SC	3	39.73	4	64.43	104.16
4	11	Olivia Allan, DuPage FSC	5	36.76	3	66.53	103.29
5	7	Reina Nagasaka, DuPage FSC	6	35.19	5	61.20	96.39
6	9	Cailey Olono, Skokie Valley SC	4	37.33	7	55.90	93.23
7	4	Lauren Townsend, DuPage FSC	10	28.36	6	61.07	89.43
8	1	Juliana Welter, Braemar-City of Lakes FSC	7	30.03	9	53.40	83.43
9	5	Gabrielle Le, Northern Ice SC	9	29.10	8	53.89	82.99
10	3	Jasmine Campbell, Springfield FSC	8	29.13	10	52.66	81.79
11	2	Diana Kazimierski, DuPage FSC	11	28.18	11	48.24	76.42
12	6	Emily Soto, Fond Du Lac FSC	12	26.50	12	46.93	73.43

Junior Ladies

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	21	Bradie Tennell, Wagon Wheel FSC	1	54.31	1	100.15	154.46
2	23	Ariana Grymski, DuPage FSC	4	45.04	2	89.95	134.99
3	22	Isabella Dow, DuPage FSC	3	45.12	3	82.32	127.44
4	19	Rachel Chang, Skokie Valley SC	5	41.25	4	77.81	119.06
5	24	Coco Kaminski, Starlight Ice Dance Club	2	48.06	6	67.59	115.65
6	20	Samantha Puhl, Wisconsin FSC	6	37.58	5	69.29	106.87
7	10	Joanna Liu, St. Paul FSC	13	33.68	7	67.58	101.26
8	17	Kayla Hanson, Glenwood FSC	7	37.24	12	63.62	100.86
9	13	Brianne Safer, DuPage FSC	11	34.37	8	65.54	99.91
10	16	Morgan Ratkovich, Glenwood FSC	10	34.94	10	64.77	99.71
11	15	Marina Bolam, Northern Ice SC	9	35.07	11	64.11	99.18
12	18	Michelle Mueller, DuPage FSC	12	33.78	9	65.09	98.87
13	11	Lauren Karlin, DuPage FSC	16	31.93	13	62.47	94.40
14	14	Dana Hughes, Northern Ice SC	8	35.54	17	56.26	91.80
15	8	Alyssa Uzumcu, Skokie Valley SC	17	31.93	14	58.01	89.94
16	7	Jizelle Chloe Bacani, DuPage FSC	14	33.50	16	56.27	89.77
17	5	Noelle Kirkman, DuPage FSC	20	30.30	15	56.45	86.75
18	9	Echo Cassill, Eastern Iowa FSC	15	33.49	20	51.37	84.86
19	6	Allison Hall, Duluth FSC	19	30.69	18	52.86	83.55
20	12	Lauren McCabe, Shattuck - St Mary's	18	31.15	21	50.75	81.90
21	2	Caitlin Wong, DuPage FSC	22	29.98	19	51.41	81.39
22	3	Lexi Wiesner, Shattuck - St Mary's	23	28.94	22	46.35	75.29
23	1	Michelle Lee, Shattuck - St Mary's	21	30.10	23	41.76	71.86
24	4	Stacie Hopper, Three Rivers FSC	24	16.82	24	41.06	57.88
WD		Jessica Mooncotch, Northern Ice SC

Senior Ladies

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	7	Barbie Long, Illinois Valley FSC	1	60.24	1	99.76	160.00
2	8	Ola Czyzewski, DuPage FSC	2	50.02	2	77.59	127.61
3	5	Lexis Verhulst, FSC of Madison	3	48.46	4	66.84	115.30
4	6	Carly Gold, Wagon Wheel FSC	4	45.33	5	64.16	109.49
5	9	Kaitrin Colby, DuPage FSC	5	38.86	3	69.16	108.02
6	3	Dana Sivak, DuPage FSC	6	37.26	6	63.27	100.53
7	4	Kjerstyn Hall, Duluth FSC	7	32.71	7	62.05	94.76
8	2	Rita Fehr, FSC of Bloomington	8	31.88	8	60.56	92.44
9	1	Rachel Musselwhite, Skokie Valley SC	9	28.38	9	49.62	78.00

Novice Men

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	5	Eric Stinehart, Skokie Valley SC	1	43.90	1	84.98	128.88
2	3	Derek Wagner, Northern Ice SC	2	40.43	2	79.55	119.98
3	4	Colton Johnson, FSC of Bloomington	3	32.72	3	69.98	102.70
4	1	Richard Kahn, Shattuck - St Mary's	4	30.26	4	63.17	93.43
5	2	Andrew Sena, Swan City Ice Skaters	5	25.15	5	58.09	83.24
WD		Max Belovol, DuPage FSC

Junior Men

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	6	Jordan Moeller, Northern Ice SC	1	56.75	1	128.62	185.37
2	5	Nicholas Vrdoljak, DuPage FSC	2	54.37	2	101.63	156.00
3	4	Spencer Simon, Skokie Valley SC	3	52.90	3	98.22	151.12
4	2	Daniel Kulenkamp, St. Paul FSC	4	46.01	4	92.41	138.42
5	3	Ryan Santee, Rochester FSC	5	45.18	5	84.82	130.00
6	1	Kyle Shropshire, Wagon Wheel FSC	6	44.26	6	81.36	125.62
WD		Tomoki Hiwatashi, DuPage FSC

South Atlantic Regional Results

2013-10-22T12:51:00.000-04:00

Novice Ladies

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	11	Carly Berrios, Greenville FSC	1	48.13	1	82.79	130.92
2	14	Elise Romola, Washington FSC	2	41.61	2	75.49	117.10
3	13	Maya Carter, Washington FSC	3	39.56	3	75.25	114.81
4	12	Alice Qiao, Atlanta FSC	4	39.23	4	71.68	110.91
5	7	Antonina Rusetskaya, Palm Beach FSC	7	34.81	5	69.64	104.45
6	16	Sarah Wisniewski, SC of Wilmington	5	36.56	6	62.15	98.71
7	15	Samantha Steeman, University of Delaware FSC	6	36.08	7	61.71	97.79
8	6	Vanessa Feigenbaum, Panthers FSC	9	32.96	8	60.54	93.50
9	8	Ellie Mikawa, Richmond FSC	10	31.93	9	57.94	89.87
10	10	Elena Gonzalez, Panthers FSC	8	33.39	11	55.85	89.24
11	5	Sarah Godwin, Triangle FSC	15	29.30	10	57.30	86.60
12	9	Julia Biechler, SC of Wilmington	11	31.25	12	55.17	86.42
13	2	Cirinia Gillett, Southwest Florida FSC	12	30.97	13	54.51	85.48
14	3	Daniella Chiera, Panthers FSC	16	25.51	14	52.21	77.72
15	1	Caterina Alf, SC of Florida	14	30.47	15	47.17	77.64
16	4	Isabella Gamez, Florida Everblades FSC	13	30.87	16	45.84	76.71

Junior Ladies

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	18	Brynne McIsaac, Washington FSC	1	49.51	2	96.11	145.62
2	22	Madison Vinci, Washington FSC	4	41.14	1	96.87	138.01
3	20	Maria Yang, Washington FSC	6	37.82	3	84.18	122.00
4	19	Kathryn Wen, Washington FSC	2	42.30	4	78.89	121.19
5	17	Brianna Laxson, Washington FSC	3	41.38	7	66.82	108.20
6	11	Kristine Levitina, Pines FSC	9	34.09	5	72.81	106.90
7	21	Jackie Jablon, Panthers FSC	5	40.67	9	65.63	106.30
8	15	Lexi Nara-Yoshimura, Washington FSC	7	35.69	6	66.93	102.62
9	14	Nicole Cuillo, SC of Florida	11	32.02	8	66.46	98.48
10	13	Marisa Farinella, Pines FSC	8	34.94	10	63.07	98.01
11	12	McKayla O'Connell, University of Delaware FSC	10	32.72	11	56.67	89.39
12	16	Kyra Lowery, Columbia FSC (MD)	12	31.76	12	55.70	87.46
13	9	McKenzie Lang, Triangle FSC	14	30.40	13	54.77	85.17
14	7	Kennedy Briggs, Triangle FSC	15	29.95	15	53.89	83.84
15	6	Victoria Boinest, Columbia FSC (MD)	16	28.76	14	54.31	83.07
16	8	Victoria Williams, Atlanta FSC	13	30.56	16	48.88	79.44
17	2	Phuong Dao, Richmond FSC	20	26.14	17	48.15	74.29
18	5	Hannah Roth, FSC of Charleston	18	27.12	18	46.59	73.71
19	10	Tess Terpos, Columbia FSC (MD)	17	27.76	19	42.45	70.21
20	4	Grace Bloomfield, Columbia FSC (MD)	19	27.02	21	41.36	68.38
21	1	Lavanya Ramesh, SC of Wilmington	21	26.10	20	42.04	68.14
22	3	Vivian Lay, Citrus FSC	22	23.30	22	37.55	60.85

Senior Ladies

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	14	Franchesca Chiera, Panthers FSC	1	56.09	1	94.27	150.36
2	16	Jessica Hu, SC of North Carolina	2	50.03	2	80.16	130.19
3	17	Elise Eng, University of Delaware FSC	3	40.68	3	70.71	111.39
4	12	Irina Gonzalez-Sigler, Citrus FSC	4	39.00	6	67.70	106.70
5	13	Haley Mulera, Washington FSC	6	34.24	5	69.04	103.28
6	15	Kay Bergdolt, SC of Wilmington	5	37.54	7	63.81	101.35
7	10	Emily Williams, SC of Northern Virginia	7	33.88	8	63.17	97.05
8	3	Jessica Qiu, SC of Northern Virginia	15	26.74	4	69.12	95.86
9	11	Julia Suarez, Washington FSC	9	30.95	9	58.73	89.68
10	8	Lauren Thomas, Johnstown FSC	11	29.50	10	58.18	87.68
11	6	Danielle Fanelle, SC of Wilmington	8	32.81	12	53.47	86.28
12	4	Allison Kymmell, Tidewater FSC	14	27.56	11	53.89	81.45
13	2	Abigail Doyle, Greenville FSC	13	27.79	13	50.87	78.66
14	7	Sarah Clark, SC of Northern Virginia	12	28.19	15	41.89	70.08
15	5	Lauren Skaathun, Florida Everblades FSC	17	19.60	14	46.18	65.78
16	1	Genavieve Federhofer, Pines FSC	16	26.29	16	36.76	63.05
WD		Erynn Komes, SC of North Carolina	10	30.47
WD		Haley Dunne, University of Delaware FSC
WD		Joanna Nishimoto, Washington FSC
WD		Adriene Petrillo, White Rose FSC

Junior Men

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
Place	Start No.	Name	Place	Score	Place	Score	Total Score
1	2	Patrick Rupp, Citrus FSC	1	53.26	1	104.86	158.12
2	1	Ben Jalovick, University of Delaware FSC	2	41.64	2	82.66	124.30

Ice Star Junior Dance Results

2013-10-22T09:35:00.000-04:00

Short Dance

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Deduction -	StN.
1	Anna YANOVSKAYA / Sergey MOZGOV	RUS	63.21	31.50	31.71	7.83	7.75	7.92	8.00	8.08	0.00	#1
2	Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yuri BIELIAIEV	BLR	57.21	30.00	27.21	6.67	6.42	6.92	6.92	7.00	0.00	#7
3	Natalia KALISZEK / Yaroslav KURBAKOV	POL	51.51	27.00	24.51	6.17	6.00	6.08	6.17	6.17	0.00	#12
4	Ekaterina BOCHAROVA / Anton SHIBNEV	RUS	50.96	28.99	22.97	5.75	5.50	5.75	5.92	5.75	1.00	#14
5	Ludmila SOSNITSKAYA / Pavel GOLOVISHNIKOV	RUS	46.35	26.33	20.02	5.00	4.67	5.00	5.00	5.25	0.00	#11
6	Florence CLARKE / Tim DIECK	GER	46.09	25.17	20.92	5.25	5.00	5.42	5.33	5.17	0.00	#2
7	Eugenia TKACHENKA / Yuri GULITSKI	BLR	43.18	23.33	19.85	5.00	4.75	4.92	5.00	5.08	0.00	#3
8	Sofia VEREZEMSKAYA / Ivan VEDEROV	RUS	39.90	19.33	20.57	5.17	4.92	5.17	5.25	5.17	0.00	#8
9	Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS	LAT	39.39	18.50	20.89	5.25	5.00	5.25	5.33	5.25	0.00	#5
10	Anastasia SAFRONOVA / Ilia ZIMIN	RUS	38.36	21.16	17.20	4.25	4.00	4.42	4.58	4.25	0.00	#9
11	Slavyana TSENOVA / Egor ZAYTSEV	BUL	38.10	20.50	17.60	4.42	4.08	4.58	4.58	4.33	0.00	#13
12	Inna HORBACHOVA / Illia BOHOMOL	UKR	35.37	17.00	18.37	4.58	4.33	4.67	4.67	4.67	0.00	#6
13	Kristina KAUNATSKAYA / Yan LUKOUSKI	BLR	33.71	17.33	16.38	4.17	3.92	4.25	4.25	3.92	0.00	#10
14	Olga BIBIHINA / Vadim BOIZOV	RUS	32.65	16.67	15.98	4.08	3.83	4.08	4.08	3.92	0.00	#15
15	Alexandra BORYSOVA / Svitozar MARCHENKO	UKR	31.57	16.17	15.40	3.92	3.67	3.92	4.00	3.75	0.00	#4

Free Dance

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Deduction -	StN.
1	Anna YANOVSKAYA / Sergey MOZGOV	RUS	94.21	45.67	48.54	8.08	7.92	8.25	8.25	8.08	0.00	#11
2	Natalia KALISZEK / Yaroslav KURBAKOV	POL	74.98	37.34	37.64	6.33	6.08	6.42	6.25	6.42	0.00	#13
3	Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yuri BIELIAIEV	BLR	70.32	33.83	38.49	6.50	6.25	6.42	6.50	6.50	2.00	#15
4	Ekaterina BOCHAROVA / Anton SHIBNEV	RUS	69.86	36.07	34.79	5.83	5.67	6.00	5.75	5.83	1.00	#14
5	Ludmila SOSNITSKAYA / Pavel GOLOVISHNIKOV	RUS	66.06	33.73	33.33	5.67	5.33	5.75	5.58	5.58	1.00	#12
6	Florence CLARKE / Tim DIECK	GER	65.70	34.40	32.30	5.42	5.25	5.50	5.50	5.33	1.00	#10
7	Sofia VEREZEMSKAYA / Ivan VEDEROV	RUS	65.55	33.97	31.58	5.33	5.00	5.50	5.50	5.17	0.00	#8
8	Eugenia TKACHENKA / Yuri GULITSKI	BLR	65.35	34.04	31.31	5.25	5.00	5.25	5.42	5.33	0.00	#6
9	Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS	LAT	61.77	31.97	29.80	5.08	4.83	5.17	5.00	4.83	0.00	#7
10	Inna HORBACHOVA / Illia BOHOMOL	UKR	59.27	28.03	31.24	5.17	4.92	5.42	5.50	5.25	0.00	#2
11	Slavyana TSENOVA / Egor ZAYTSEV	BUL	57.16	30.33	26.83	4.58	4.25	4.58	4.58	4.50	0.00	#4
12	Kristina KAUNATSKAYA / Yan LUKOUSKI	BLR	55.10	29.62	25.48	4.25	4.00	4.42	4.50	4.25	0.00	#5
13	Anastasia SAFRONOVA / Ilia ZIMIN	RUS	51.93	26.17	26.76	4.58	4.25	4.50	4.67	4.42	1.00	#9
14	Alexandra BORYSOVA / Svitozar MARCHENKO	UKR	47.24	24.69	23.55	4.00	3.75	4.08	4.08	3.83	1.00	#3
15	Olga BIBIHINA / Vadim BOIZOV	RUS	46.09	23.00	23.09	4.00	3.67	3.92	4.00	3.75	0.00	#1

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Anna YANOVSKAYA / Sergey MOZGOV	RUS	157.42	1	1
2	Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yuri BIELIAIEV	BLR	127.53	2	3
3	Natalia KALISZEK / Yaroslav KURBAKOV	POL	126.49	3	2
4	Ekaterina BOCHAROVA / Anton SHIBNEV	RUS	120.82	4	4
5	Ludmila SOSNITSKAYA / Pavel GOLOVISHNIKOV	RUS	112.41	5	5
6	Florence CLARKE / Tim DIECK	GER	111.79	6	6
7	Eugenia TKACHENKA / Yuri GULITSKI	BLR	108.53	7	8
8	Sofia VEREZEMSKAYA / Ivan VEDEROV	RUS	105.45	8	7
9	Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS	LAT	101.16	9	9
10	Slavyana TSENOVA / Egor ZAYTSEV	BUL	95.26	11	11
11	Inna HORBACHOVA / Illia BOHOMOL	UKR	94.64	12	10
12	Anastasia SAFRONOVA / Ilia ZIMIN	RUS	90.29	10	13
13	Kristina KAUNATSKAYA / Yan LUKOUSKI	BLR	88.81	13	12
14	Alexandra BORYSOVA / Svitozar MARCHENKO	UKR	78.81	15	14
15	Olga BIBIHINA / Vadim BOIZOV	RUS	78.74	14	15

Ice Star Junior Ladies Results

2013-10-22T09:24:00.001-04:00

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Evgenia MEDVEDEVA	RUS	62.12	36.72	25.40	6.42	6.08	6.58	6.25	6.42	0.00	#10
2	Arina PETROVA	ARM	40.89	21.63	19.26	4.75	4.58	4.83	4.92	5.00	0.00	#15
3	Valeria KOZINETS	UKR	36.95	20.37	17.58	4.58	4.08	4.50	4.50	4.33	1.00	#1
4	Natalia FARTUSHINA	GER	35.47	18.33	18.14	4.58	4.25	4.50	4.67	4.67	1.00	#12
5	Alina BELETSKAYA	UKR	35.02	18.00	18.02	4.75	4.42	4.42	4.50	4.42	1.00	#7
6	Beatrice MIELUNAITE	LTU	34.39	18.91	15.48	4.00	3.67	3.83	3.92	3.92	0.00	#6
7	Darya BATURA	BLR	34.38	18.16	16.22	4.25	3.92	4.17	4.00	3.92	0.00	#3
8	Mariya BAKUSHEVA	BLR	32.49	17.23	15.26	3.83	3.58	4.00	3.92	3.75	0.00	#4
9	Samanta KOVALKOVA	LAT	31.62	16.10	15.52	3.83	3.75	3.83	4.00	4.00	0.00	#16
10	Alina SUPONENKO	BLR	28.54	14.28	14.26	3.58	3.33	3.75	3.67	3.50	0.00	#13
11	Alina STARCHENKOVA	BLR	25.96	12.10	13.86	3.67	3.33	3.42	3.58	3.33	0.00	#11
12	Yelizaveta AUSIUKEVICH	BLR	25.71	11.63	15.08	4.08	3.75	3.67	3.67	3.67	1.00	#9
13	Darya MALTSAVA	BLR	25.59	11.85	14.74	3.67	3.58	3.67	3.75	3.75	1.00	#5
14	Vilte RADZIVILAVICIUTE	LTU	22.76	11.10	11.66	2.83	2.67	3.00	3.08	3.00	0.00	#14
15	Alisa TURCHINA	BLR	22.58	11.10	13.48	3.42	3.08	3.42	3.50	3.42	2.00	#8

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Evgenia MEDVEDEVA	RUS	118.01	65.48	52.53	6.67	6.25	6.83	6.58	6.50	0.00	#12
2	Alina BELETSKAYA	UKR	73.27	35.01	38.26	5.00	4.58	4.83	4.83	4.67	0.00	#14
3	Arina PETROVA	ARM	67.72	31.59	38.13	5.08	4.58	4.75	4.75	4.67	2.00	#13
4	Darya BATURA	BLR	64.74	31.33	34.41	4.50	4.17	4.25	4.42	4.17	1.00	#6
5	Valeria KOZINETS	UKR	63.40	29.67	35.73	4.58	4.17	4.50	4.50	4.58	2.00	#11
6	Samanta KOVALKOVA	LAT	58.68	28.94	29.74	3.75	3.67	3.67	3.83	3.67	0.00	#9
7	Alina SUPONENKO	BLR	55.77	26.71	29.06	3.83	3.50	3.83	3.58	3.42	0.00	#8
8	Mariya BAKUSHEVA	BLR	54.22	24.56	30.66	3.83	3.58	3.92	4.00	3.83	1.00	#10
9	Yelizaveta AUSIUKEVICH	BLR	52.51	27.31	27.20	3.58	3.42	3.33	3.42	3.25	2.00	#1
10	Beatrice MIELUNAITE	LTU	47.60	21.07	28.53	3.83	3.50	3.42	3.58	3.50	2.00	#7
11	Alina STARCHENKOVA	BLR	46.79	22.12	24.67	3.25	2.92	3.08	3.17	3.00	0.00	#4
12	Alisa TURCHINA	BLR	43.65	18.79	25.86	3.33	3.00	3.25	3.33	3.25	1.00	#3
13	Darya MALTSAVA	BLR	42.74	17.34	26.40	3.33	3.08	3.42	3.25	3.42	1.00	#5
14	Vilte RADZIVILAVICIUTE	LTU	42.14	20.67	21.47	2.67	2.50	2.83	2.75	2.67	0.00	#2

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Evgenia MEDVEDEVA	RUS	180.13	1	1
2	Arina PETROVA	ARM	108.61	2	3
3	Alina BELETSKAYA	UKR	108.29	5	2
4	Valeria KOZINETS	UKR	100.35	3	5
5	Darya BATURA	BLR	99.12	7	4
6	Samanta KOVALKOVA	LAT	90.30	9	6
7	Mariya BAKUSHEVA	BLR	86.71	8	8
8	Alina SUPONENKO	BLR	84.31	10	7
9	Beatrice MIELUNAITE	LTU	81.99	6	10
10	Yelizaveta AUSIUKEVICH	BLR	78.22	12	9
11	Alina STARCHENKOVA	BLR	72.75	11	11
12	Darya MALTSAVA	BLR	68.33	13	13
13	Alisa TURCHINA	BLR	66.23	15	12
14	Vilte RADZIVILAVICIUTE	LTU	64.90	14	14
WD	Natalia FARTUSHINA	GER
WD	Aleksandra GOLOVKINA	LTU

Ice Star Junior Men's Results

2013-10-22T09:14:00.000-04:00

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Adyan PITKEEV	RUS	73.06	43.15	29.91	6.08	5.67	6.00	6.08	6.08	0.00	#5
2	Stanislav ANDRYUNIN	RUS	48.27	24.76	24.51	4.92	4.67	4.92	5.08	4.92	1.00	#3
3	Anton KARPUK	BLR	46.61	24.03	22.58	4.67	4.25	4.58	4.58	4.50	0.00	#6
4	Ivan PROKOPOVICH	BLR	33.11	16.44	16.67	3.50	3.17	3.33	3.42	3.25	0.00	#2
5	Artsiom TSELUIKO	BLR	31.94	13.35	18.59	4.00	3.67	3.67	3.75	3.50	0.00	#1
6	Ilya YUKHIMUK	BLR	26.33	12.08	16.25	3.58	3.08	2.92	3.42	3.25	2.00	#4

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Adyan PITKEEV	RUS	140.81	77.99	62.82	6.67	6.08	6.25	6.33	6.08	0.00	#4
2	Stanislav ANDRYUNIN	RUS	124.07	64.37	59.70	5.92	5.42	6.17	6.17	6.17	0.00	#5
3	Anton KARPUK	BLR	96.99	47.31	49.68	5.25	4.83	4.92	4.92	4.92	0.00	#6
4	Artsiom TSELUIKO	BLR	71.86	30.38	42.48	4.33	4.08	4.00	4.50	4.33	1.00	#2
5	Ilya YUKHIMUK	BLR	59.98	25.14	34.84	4.00	3.25	3.42	3.58	3.17	0.00	#3
6	Ivan PROKOPOVICH	BLR	56.49	23.49	33.00	3.92	3.08	3.08	3.25	3.17	0.00	#1

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Adyan PITKEEV	RUS	213.87	1	1
2	Stanislav ANDRYUNIN	RUS	172.34	2	2
3	Anton KARPUK	BLR	143.60	3	3
4	Artsiom TSELUIKO	BLR	103.80	5	4
5	Ivan PROKOPOVICH	BLR	89.60	4	6
6	Ilya YUKHIMUK	BLR	86.31	6	5

Ice Star Senior Dance Results

2013-10-20T19:54:00.000-04:00

Short Dance

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	StN.
1	Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIOV	RUS	74.17	37.17	37.00	9.25	9.08	9.33	9.42	9.17	#2
2	Viktoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN	RUS	63.05	32.82	30.23	7.58	7.25	7.67	7.67	7.58	#6
3	Ekaterina PUSHKASH / Jonathan GUERREIRO	RUS	53.57	24.74	28.83	7.33	7.00	7.08	7.33	7.25	#3
4	Ksenia KOROBKOVA / Daryn ZHUNUSSOV	KAZ	44.17	23.34	20.83	5.33	5.00	5.33	5.33	5.08	#4
5	Anastasiya GALETA / Avidan BROWN	UKR	43.41	20.01	23.40	5.92	5.67	6.00	5.83	5.83	#5
6	Elizaveta TRETYAKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO	UZB	42.59	19.53	23.06	5.75	5.58	5.92	5.92	5.67	#1
7	Sarah ROBERT SIFAOUI / Olexsandr LIUBCHENKO	FRA	42.37	20.66	21.71	5.58	5.33	5.33	5.58	5.33	#8
8	Valentina RUDCHENKO / Benjamin ALLAIN	FRA	39.58	18.50	21.08	5.33	5.00	5.33	5.42	5.25	#7

Free Dance

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Deduction -	StN.
1	Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIOV	RUS	106.15	50.67	55.48	9.25	9.00	9.33	9.42	9.42	0.00	#5
2	Viktoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN	RUS	97.17	48.17	49.00	8.25	7.92	8.33	8.25	8.25	0.00	#7
3	Ekaterina PUSHKASH / Jonathan GUERREIRO	RUS	88.72	43.83	44.89	7.42	7.25	7.67	7.75	7.50	0.00	#8
4	Elizaveta TRETYAKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO	UZB	70.89	34.79	36.10	5.92	5.83	6.17	6.25	6.08	0.00	#1
5	Anastasiya GALETA / Avidan BROWN	UKR	69.69	35.37	35.32	5.92	5.67	6.08	6.00	5.92	1.00	#3
6	Ksenia KOROBKOVA / Daryn ZHUNUSSOV	KAZ	67.16	34.97	35.19	6.08	5.67	5.92	6.00	5.75	3.00	#6
7	Sarah ROBERT SIFAOUI / Olexsandr LIUBCHENKO	FRA	64.41	32.40	33.01	5.58	5.25	5.67	5.75	5.42	1.00	#4
8	Valentina RUDCHENKO / Benjamin ALLAIN	FRA	60.47	30.54	30.93	5.33	4.92	5.25	5.33	5.08	1.00	#2

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIOV	RUS	180.32	1	1
2	Viktoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN	RUS	160.22	2	2
3	Ekaterina PUSHKASH / Jonathan GUERREIRO	RUS	142.29	3	3
4	Elizaveta TRETYAKOVA / Viktor KOVALENKO	UZB	113.48	6	4
5	Anastasiya GALETA / Avidan BROWN	UKR	113.10	5	5
6	Ksenia KOROBKOVA / Daryn ZHUNUSSOV	KAZ	111.33	4	6
7	Sarah ROBERT SIFAOUI / Olexsandr LIUBCHENKO	FRA	106.78	7	7
8	Valentina RUDCHENKO / Benjamin ALLAIN	FRA	100.05	8	8

Ice Star Senior Pairs Results

2013-10-20T19:45:00.000-04:00

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Kristina ASTAHOVA / Maxim KURDUKOV	RUS	51.99	30.19	21.80	5.50	5.25	5.42	5.50	5.58	0.00	#1
2	Mariya PALIAKOVA / Nikita BOCHKOV	BLR	49.56	28.76	21.80	5.42	5.25	5.58	5.50	5.50	1.00	#3
3	Arina VOEVODINA / Mikhail AKULOV	RUS	44.83	25.23	19.60	5.08	4.75	4.75	5.00	4.92	0.00	#2

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Kristina ASTAHOVA / Maxim KURDUKOV	RUS	93.87	50.60	44.27	5.58	5.50	5.42	5.67	5.50	1.00	#2
2	Mariya PALIAKOVA / Nikita BOCHKOV	BLR	86.18	42.79	44.39	5.58	5.33	5.67	5.58	5.58	1.00	#3
3	Arina VOEVODINA / Mikhail AKULOV	RUS	67.45	34.92	34.53	4.58	4.25	4.33	4.25	4.17	2.00	#1

Results

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Kristina ASTAHOVA / Maxim KURDUKOV	RUS	145.86	1	1
2	Mariya PALIAKOVA / Nikita BOCHKOV	BLR	135.74	2	2
3	Arina VOEVODINA / Mikhail AKULOV	RUS	112.28	3	3

Ice Star Senior Ladies Results

2013-10-20T19:34:00.000-04:00

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Helery HALVIN	EST	40.59	21.87	18.72	4.83	4.50	4.83	4.50	4.75	0.00	#6
2	Svetlana ISSAKOVA	EST	35.15	17.01	18.14	4.75	4.42	4.50	4.42	4.58	0.00	#5
3	Janina MAKEENKA	BLR	35.04	18.30	17.74	4.58	4.17	4.50	4.42	4.50	1.00	#3
4	Kseniya BAKUSHEVA	BLR	31.53	15.27	16.26	4.08	3.75	4.08	4.17	4.25	0.00	#4
5	Alina PARKHOMENKA	BLR	25.70	12.10	14.60	3.83	3.50	3.67	3.67	3.58	1.00	#1

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Janina MAKEENKA	BLR	68.85	35.18	34.67	4.50	4.08	4.42	4.25	4.42	1.00	#3
2	Helery HALVIN	EST	67.55	32.15	36.40	4.67	4.42	4.58	4.50	4.58	1.00	#4
3	Kseniya BAKUSHEVA	BLR	59.15	28.21	30.94	3.92	3.67	3.75	3.92	4.08	0.00	#2
4	Svetlana ISSAKOVA	EST	56.74	24.53	33.21	4.67	4.00	3.92	4.25	3.92	1.00	#5
5	Alina PARKHOMENKA	BLR	49.82	23.68	26.14	3.67	3.00	3.33	3.17	3.17	0.00	#1

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Helery HALVIN	EST	108.14	1	2
2	Janina MAKEENKA	BLR	103.89	3	1
3	Svetlana ISSAKOVA	EST	91.89	2	4
4	Kseniya BAKUSHEVA	BLR	90.68	4	3
5	Alina PARKHOMENKA	BLR	75.52	5	5
WD	Inga JANULEVICIUTE	LTU

Ice Star Senior Men's Results

2013-10-20T19:23:00.000-04:00

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Sergey VORONOV	RUS	82.70	46.44	36.26	7.42	6.92	7.25	7.25	7.42	0.00	#4
2	Zhan BUSH	RUS	69.57	35.40	34.17	6.92	6.58	6.67	7.08	6.92	0.00	#3
3	Pavel IGNATENKO	BLR	55.84	30.67	27.17	5.67	5.25	5.25	5.58	5.42	2.00	#1
4	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN	ARM	53.46	27.53	26.93	5.42	4.92	5.42	5.42	5.75	1.00	#10
5	Dmitri KAGIROV	BLR	52.66	26.40	26.26	5.42	4.92	5.17	5.42	5.33	0.00	#7
6	Mikhail KOROLIUK	BLR	52.65	25.16	27.49	5.58	5.25	5.33	5.58	5.75	0.00	#5
7	Aliaksei MIALIOKHIN	BLR	52.10	24.69	27.41	5.83	5.25	5.33	5.58	5.42	0.00	#9
8	Vitalii LUCHANOK	BLR	49.41	26.32	23.09	4.92	4.42	4.50	4.67	4.58	0.00	#2

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Sergey VORONOV	RUS	161.60	81.94	79.66	7.92	7.50	8.08	8.08	8.25	0.00	#8
2	Zhan BUSH	RUS	146.09	72.59	73.50	7.33	6.92	7.25	7.58	7.67	0.00	#5
3	Pavel IGNATENKO	BLR	130.83	66.49	64.34	6.67	6.25	6.58	6.42	6.25	0.00	#7
4	Mikhail KOROLIUK	BLR	119.36	61.04	58.32	5.83	5.42	6.08	5.75	6.08	0.00	#4
5	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN	ARM	112.78	54.94	58.84	5.92	5.50	6.00	6.00	6.00	1.00	#6
6	Vitalii LUCHANOK	BLR	105.80	53.32	53.48	5.58	5.00	5.33	5.33	5.50	1.00	#3
7	Dmitri KAGIROV	BLR	91.67	40.81	51.86	5.42	4.92	5.17	5.17	5.25	1.00	#2
8	Aliaksei MIALIOKHIN	BLR	86.26	37.10	51.16	5.75	5.08	4.83	4.92	5.00	2.00	#1

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Sergey VORONOV	RUS	244.30	1	1
2	Zhan BUSH	RUS	215.66	2	2
3	Pavel IGNATENKO	BLR	186.67	3	3
4	Mikhail KOROLIUK	BLR	172.01	6	4
5	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN	ARM	166.24	4	5
6	Vitalii LUCHANOK	BLR	155.21	8	6
7	Dmitri KAGIROV	BLR	144.33	5	7
8	Aliaksei MIALIOKHIN	BLR	138.36	7	8
WD	Saulius AMBRULIVICIUS	LTU
WD	Kim LUCINE	MON

Skate America Free Dance Results

2013-10-20T18:55:00.000-04:00

Free Dance

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Ded. -	StN.
1	Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE	USA	112.53	53.92	58.61	9.71	9.68	9.82	9.82	9.89	0.00	#8
2	Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE	ITA	98.61	47.00	51.61	8.57	8.39	8.64	8.79	8.79	0.00	#7
3	Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI	USA	93.21	47.00	47.21	7.86	7.75	7.93	7.96	7.93	1.00	#6
4	Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE	USA	92.27	44.21	48.06	8.00	7.79	8.11	8.21	8.11	0.00	#5
5	Cathy REED / Chris REED	JPN	81.85	41.58	40.27	6.82	6.46	6.82	6.79	6.82	0.00	#3
6	Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES	FRA	81.60	40.90	40.70	6.82	6.54	6.86	7.00	6.86	0.00	#2
7	Isabella TOBIAS / Deividas STAGNIUNAS	LTU	81.50	40.27	41.23	6.89	6.68	6.89	7.04	7.00	0.00	#1
8	Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV	AZE	79.23	37.93	41.30	7.00	6.75	6.89	6.96	6.89	0.00	#4

Total

FPl.

Name

Nation

Points

Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE

USA

188.23

Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE

ITA

168.49

Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI

USA

154.47

Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE

USA

152.98

Cathy REED / Chris REED

JPN

136.13

Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES

FRA

135.70

Isabella TOBIAS / Deividas STAGNIUNAS

LTU

134.67

Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV

AZE

133.76

Skate America Men's Free Skate Results

2013-10-20T18:40:00.000-04:00

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tatsuki MACHIDA	JPN	174.20	90.84	83.36	8.46	7.93	8.57	8.36	8.36	0.00	#8
2	Max AARON	USA	162.45	90.47	72.98	7.46	6.89	7.39	7.39	7.36	1.00	#3
3	Adam RIPPON	USA	160.98	79.90	82.08	8.11	7.89	8.29	8.32	8.43	1.00	#6
4	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	159.12	72.40	86.72	8.75	8.43	8.50	8.79	8.89	0.00	#4
5	Takahiko KOZUKA	JPN	153.20	72.28	80.92	8.29	7.96	7.96	8.21	8.04	0.00	#5
6	Jason BROWN	USA	147.25	68.69	79.56	7.71	7.86	8.07	8.00	8.14	1.00	#7
7	Artur GACHINSKI	RUS	138.35	70.35	68.00	7.04	6.50	6.75	6.89	6.82	0.00	#1
8	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	133.75	67.03	67.72	6.82	6.57	6.79	6.75	6.93	1.00	#2

Total

FPl.

Name

Nation

Points

Tatsuki MACHIDA

JPN

265.38

Adam RIPPON

USA

241.24

Max AARON

USA

238.36

Daisuke TAKAHASHI

JPN

236.21

Jason BROWN

USA

231.03

Takahiko KOZUKA

JPN

230.95

Alexander MAJOROV

SWE

208.72

Artur GACHINSKI

RUS

208.16

Skate America Ladies Results

2013-10-20T18:16:00.000-04:00

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Mao ASADA	JPN	73.18	38.85	34.33	8.54	8.21	8.64	8.64	8.89	0.00	#10
2	Ashley WAGNER	USA	69.26	36.21	33.05	8.21	7.96	8.43	8.29	8.43	0.00	#9
3	Elena RADIONOVA	RUS	67.01	37.61	29.40	7.29	7.00	7.54	7.39	7.54	0.00	#3
4	Valentina MARCHEI	ITA	59.25	30.11	29.14	7.18	6.93	7.46	7.29	7.57	0.00	#6
5	Viktoria HELGESSON	SWE	58.80	29.94	28.86	7.29	7.04	7.21	7.29	7.25	0.00	#8
6	Elene GEDEVANISHVILI	GEO	56.68	28.99	27.69	7.00	6.54	6.93	7.04	7.11	0.00	#4
7	Mae Berenice MEITE	FRA	55.84	29.79	26.05	6.43	6.21	6.64	6.61	6.68	0.00	#5
8	Samantha CESARIO	USA	53.51	27.54	25.97	6.50	6.36	6.50	6.46	6.64	0.00	#2
9	Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA	RUS	53.20	26.38	27.82	6.96	6.68	6.96	7.04	7.14	1.00	#7
10	Caroline ZHANG	USA	45.76	21.04	24.72	6.21	5.93	6.11	6.29	6.36	0.00	#1

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Mao ASADA	JPN	131.37	62.83	69.54	8.71	8.46	8.64	8.79	8.86	1.00	#10
2	Ashley WAGNER	USA	124.55	58.54	66.01	8.18	8.04	8.29	8.32	8.43	0.00	#9
3	Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA	RUS	123.55	64.30	59.25	7.39	7.00	7.71	7.43	7.50	0.00	#2
4	Elena RADIONOVA	RUS	116.94	59.04	58.90	7.32	7.18	7.46	7.39	7.46	1.00	#8
5	Samantha CESARIO	USA	114.47	56.98	57.49	6.93	6.82	7.39	7.36	7.43	0.00	#3
6	Mae Berenice MEITE	FRA	111.51	58.31	53.20	6.68	6.29	6.82	6.71	6.75	0.00	#4
7	Valentina MARCHEI	ITA	97.54	44.62	54.92	7.00	6.50	6.75	6.86	7.21	2.00	#7
8	Viktoria HELGESSON	SWE	93.54	41.91	54.63	6.96	6.71	6.54	7.00	6.93	3.00	#6
9	Elene GEDEVANISHVILI	GEO	92.76	41.57	53.19	6.79	6.39	6.54	6.82	6.71	2.00	#5
10	Caroline ZHANG	USA	64.36	24.27	41.09	5.54	4.96	4.75	5.25	5.18	1.00	#1

Total

FPl.

Name

Nation

Points

Mao ASADA

JPN

204.55

Ashley WAGNER

USA

193.81

Elena RADIONOVA

RUS

183.95

Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA

RUS

176.75

Samantha CESARIO

USA

167.98

Mae Berenice MEITE

FRA

167.35

Valentina MARCHEI

ITA

156.79

Viktoria HELGESSON

SWE

152.34

Elene GEDEVANISHVILI

GEO

149.44

Caroline ZHANG

USA

110.12

Skate America Pairs Results

2013-10-20T17:54:00.000-04:00

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	83.05	44.99	38.06	9.43	9.29	9.64	9.61	9.61	0.00	#8
2	Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH	CAN	71.51	39.59	31.92	7.86	7.82	7.93	8.18	8.11	0.00	#6
3	Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV	RUS	64.80	35.21	29.59	7.39	7.14	7.43	7.54	7.50	0.00	#5
4	Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK	ITA	63.85	34.76	29.09	7.21	7.07	7.32	7.39	7.36	0.00	#7
5	Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR	USA	62.56	34.42	28.14	6.93	6.89	7.11	7.14	7.11	0.00	#3
6	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	62.06	34.60	28.46	7.14	6.86	7.07	7.29	7.21	1.00	#4
7	Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY	USA	55.83	31.71	25.12	6.25	6.11	6.29	6.46	6.29	1.00	#1
8	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	50.26	26.00	24.26	6.11	5.86	5.96	6.18	6.21	0.00	#2

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	154.66	77.35	77.31	9.54	9.39	9.82	9.71	9.86	0.00	#8
2	Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH	CAN	136.94	69.80	67.14	8.25	8.18	8.50	8.57	8.46	0.00	#7
3	Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV	RUS	122.55	60.86	61.69	7.71	7.57	7.64	7.82	7.82	0.00	#6
4	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	120.37	63.38	56.99	7.25	6.71	7.36	7.11	7.18	0.00	#3
5	Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK	ITA	116.42	57.62	58.80	7.39	7.11	7.29	7.50	7.46	0.00	#5
6	Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR	USA	114.55	57.46	57.09	7.36	7.04	6.96	7.25	7.07	0.00	#4
7	Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY	USA	112.59	60.63	51.96	6.50	6.36	6.50	6.61	6.50	0.00	#2
8	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	96.02	47.95	49.07	6.14	6.07	5.96	6.29	6.21	1.00	#1

Total

FPl.

Name

Nation

Points

Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV

RUS

237.71

Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH

CAN

208.45

Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV

RUS

187.35

Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN

USA

182.43

Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK

ITA

180.27

Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR

USA

177.11

Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY

USA

168.42

Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO

CAN

146.28

Skate America Short Dance

2013-10-18T20:41:00.000-04:00

Group 1

Reed/Reed, JPN: 28.85 TES + 25.43 PCS = 54.28 and into 1st place

A little off on their twizzles toward the end of the sequences
Not a lot of flow and a bit choppy in the opening part of the Finnstep they seem to really be concentrating through the changes of hold and are very cautious with their arm changes
Great unison through the non touching step sequence but her arms were a bit floppy in places and she could have stronger arm positions
Rotational haircutter lift with her up on his shoulder
Overall just a little stiff and choppy

Tobias/Stagniunas, LTU: 25.85 TES + 27.32 PCS = 53.17 and into 2nd place

Twizzles very choppy but decent unison
Choppy on the Finnstep and the changes of hold don't all look very secure; nice big pattern close to the boards though
I'd like to see her channel Marilyn a bit more as she seems too over the top smiley for this program
A loss of unison at the end of their non touching step sequence
Upside down split lift--interesting variation but she needs more stretch through her positions
Fun program but they seemed to be racing to keep up with it the whole time

Hubbell/Donohue, USA: 30.79 TES + 29.92 PCS = 60.71 and into 1st place

Much smoother through the Finnstep, a little more secure in their changes of hold and more extension through their free legs
Nice entry to their twizzles with good changes of position and transitions between the sets
Great lift with a nice flip into his arms before the exit
Nice deep edges on their non touching step sequence and good unison
Nice transitional move with her lifting him in a spin into their ending pose

Carron/Jones, FRA: 26.36 TES + 27.74 PCS = 54.10 and into 3rd place

Nice edges in their non touching step sequence; a little close to the boards; some of their arms are not in unison and a few of the turns are bobbly
Cartwheel up to a spread eagle lift with her upside down and balancing on his shoulder
Very far apart on the twizzles, slow and big unison problems
She's a bit stiff in the Finnstep hold and the whole sequence seems a bit slow

Group 2

Zlobina/Sitnikov, AZE: 26.43 TES + 28.10 PCS = 54.53 and into 2nd place

Love the speed, flow and playfulness in the opening to this program
Nice stretch through their free leg and overall good unison throughout the non touching step sequence; a few places where the arms were a little off
Really slowing through the twizzles and they seem a bit unsteady
Very playful take on the Finnstep, secure in the holds, nice speed and flow and strettch through the free legs
Flip around to a rotational lift wrapped around his neck

Shibuani/Shibutani, USA: 30.30 TES + 30.96 PCS = 61.26 and into 1st place

Nice unison through their twizzles and good distance between them
The use of her hands throughout their transitions is to die for
Good ease through the position changes in the Finnstep, nice fast footwork and good extension through their free leg with matching leg heights
Nice edges and use of their music throughout the non touching step sequence; great unison
Nice one arm lift from behind--very unique

Cappellini/Lanotte, ITA: 36.50 TES + 33.38 PCS = 69.88

Super nitpicky but if you're going to wear a white satin top there can't be a stain on your back
Nice unison on their twizzles but they drop their smiles during their twizzles, pick it back up in between and then drop them again a little thing that can effect their PCS
Great bouncy feel in the right places in the Finnstep with good flow and edges in the rest
Nice one foot section in their midstep sequence and it's really evident here how nicely matched they are as partners as he has exception posture and performance as well
Great split lift with her arched back over her leg
Really nice program with great energy, flow and choreography throughout

Davis/White, USA: 37.43 TES + 38.27 PCS = 75.70 and into 1st place

So much speed through their opening sequence
Great flow and edge control in their non touching sequence with perfect unison
Excellent twizzles with good distance between them, speed and unison
Nice touches added to the Finnstep to carry the character of the program through
Great ease in the changes of holds and really nice flow across the ice in the Finnstep--they truly make it look easy
Nice split rotational lift into a falling leaf lift

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	StN.
1	Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE	USA	75.70	37.43	38.27	9.50	9.36	9.64	9.57	9.71	#8
2	Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE	ITA	69.88	36.50	33.38	8.25	8.04	8.43	8.39	8.54	#7
3	Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI	USA	61.26	30.30	30.96	7.89	7.64	7.71	7.82	7.64	#6
4	Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE	USA	60.71	30.79	29.92	7.54	7.29	7.54	7.46	7.54	#3
5	Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV	AZE	54.53	26.43	28.10	7.14	6.82	7.07	7.14	6.96	#5
6	Cathy REED / Chris REED	JPN	54.28	28.85	25.43	6.39	6.11	6.36	6.50	6.39	#1
7	Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES	FRA	54.10	26.36	27.74	6.96	6.64	6.93	7.14	6.96	#4
8	Isabella TOBIAS / Deividas STAGNIUNAS	LTU	53.17	25.85	27.32	6.79	6.54	6.93	6.96	6.89	#2

Skate America Men's Short Program

2013-10-18T18:59:00.000-04:00

Group 1

Max Aaron, USA: 41.37 TES + 35.54 PCS -1.00 = 75.91 and into 1st place

No audio on the feed so it will be a little hard to judge connection to the music and timing
Fall on the opening quad attempt but it looks like he slipped off the landing edge so he might get full rotation credit
Triple lutz + triple toe
Decent stretch through his position but he could be lower throughout his sit spin and losing a bit of speed at the end
Big triple axel in the bonus with a nice landing
Good position in the twisted camel spin but not a lot of flexibility through the catchfoot
Good speed and intensity through the footwork with lots of intricate changes of direction and one foot sequences and it's nice to see him let lose and smile a bit
Nice back entry to the sit spin with a good broken leg and back tuck variation ending right in his ending pose

Adam Rippon, USA: 43.23 TES + 37.03 PCS = 80.26 and into 1st place

Quad lutz just a little bit down on the landing and has to put his hand down
Lots of speed in his twisted sit spin with nice positions
Decent camel position into a nice catch foot with good speed maintained throughout
Triple axel a bit wonky in the air but he fights to hang on to the landing
Triple flip + triple toe
Nice expression and movement quality in the step sequence with lots of use of the full body and changes of direction; the crowd is really getting into it and he's flying across the ice
Good speed in the camel spin into an even faster sit spin and a really nice layback

Artur Gachinski, RUS: 37.24 TES + 34.57 PCS -2.00 = 69.81 and into 3rd place

Quad toe feel slid out from under him on the landing--it just seemed like he didn't have enough going into it
Triple lutz + triple toe hand down on the landing
Nice triple axel
Twisted broken leg camel into a really weak catch foot position
Broken leg sit spin with good speed throughout
The audio has come back and I'm not feeling this music for him...doesn't seem to suit his style at all
A little choppy and on top of the ice in his step sequence and a few places where the edge changes are not clean
Twisted camel into a sit position that seemed a bit out of control and ending with an upright y spin

Alexander Majorov, SWE: 41.29 TES + 34.68 PCS -1.00 = 74.97 and into 3rd place

Quad toe with a hard fall
Triple lutz + triple toe with a lot of spring and height in the 2nd jump
Decent positions in his spin but he needs more stretch through the free leg in his sit and camel positions
Triple axel but I'd like to see a better landing position
Really slow broken leg camel spin but a nice catchfoot position
Interesting steps in his step sequence and the crowd seems to be enjoying it; a few bobbles here and there on the turns
Back entry to a twisted sit position losing speed through the back tuck position
Finishing a bit before his music

Group 2

Jason Brown, USA: 44.85 TES + 38.93 PCS = 83.78 and into 1st place

Nice triple axel
A lot of attention to detail in the in betweens in this program
Triple flip was high and gorgeous but tight on the triple toe landing
Great catch foot camel spin with his foot above his head and his free leg on his back
Nice low sit spin position
Triple lutz with the 'tano variation
Nice step sequence with excellent edge changes, interesting variations on the movement and changes of direction
Camel spin with a twisted position into a nice sit spin and ending with a scratch spin
Really solid Grand Prix debut from him!

Takahiko Kozuka, JPN: 38.15 TES + 39.60 PCS = 77.75 and into 3rd place

Quad toe a little tight on the landing
Nice triple axel
Losing a bit of centering on the entrance to his camel spin but good low sit position and nice timing with the music
Triple lutz stepped out of the first jump and can't tack on the combo
Nice camel position
Good flying sit spin but losing speed through the back tuck position
Good speed and flow through the footwork sequence and he even seems to pick up speed toward the end--a bit of ice spray on some of the turns

Tatsuki Machida, JPN: 50.08 TES + 41.10 PCS = 91.18 and into 1st place

Nice opening quad toe + triple toe
Beautiful triple axel
Good camel spin with a nice change of leg although a bit slow
He has really nice connection and flow with his music
He could use more stretch through his free leg in the sit spin
Nice triple lutz but I would have liked to see him hold the landing a bit longer
Nice flow through his step sequence although a bit bobbly on some of the turns and losing speed and flow toward the end
Camel spin into a broken leg sit and ending with a back scratch spin

Daisuke Takahashi, JPN: 35.84 TES + 42.25 PCS -1.00 = 77.09 and into 5th place

Quad toe two footed and then falls
Nice camel but he could use more flexibility through the catch foot; after the change of foot he could use more height in his free leg as well
Triple axel really tough landing and had to put his toe pick down after a half turn
Triple lutz + double toe with no oomph behind it and he has to step back on the landing of the toe
Finally he starts to look like Dai here at the end of his program--he seemed to be going through the motions the first half and didn't really connect with the music or the program
A rough outing for Takahashi but he fought for everything

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tatsuki MACHIDA	JPN	91.18	50.08	41.10	8.14	7.96	8.43	8.25	8.32	0.00	#7
2	Jason BROWN	USA	83.78	44.85	38.93	7.57	7.64	7.79	7.89	8.04	0.00	#5
3	Adam RIPPON	USA	80.26	43.23	37.03	7.57	7.18	7.50	7.39	7.39	0.00	#2
4	Takahiko KOZUKA	JPN	77.75	38.15	39.60	8.21	7.75	7.75	7.93	7.96	0.00	#6
5	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	77.09	35.84	42.25	8.57	8.32	8.18	8.54	8.64	1.00	#8
6	Max AARON	USA	75.91	41.37	35.54	7.18	6.89	7.11	7.18	7.18	1.00	#1
7	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	74.97	41.29	34.68	6.86	6.71	6.93	7.04	7.14	1.00	#4
8	Artur GACHINSKI	RUS	69.81	37.24	34.57	7.11	6.61	6.89	7.00	6.96	2.00	#3