US Nationals: Senior Mens Free Skate

1. Scott Dyer: 61.65 TES + 59.72 PCS = 121.37 Total: 177.15 
2. Lloyd Ting: 51.78 TES + 45.64 PCS -1.00 = 96.42 Total: 140.92 and into 2nd place
1. He is skating to Madness and is currently in 22nd place
2. Triple Lutz + Double toe to open his program
3. Fall on a double axel
4. I'd like to see better sit positions in this combination spin
5. Nice triple flip
6. Triple salchow but he had to hold on to the landing
7. Really nice low sit spin position but I'd like to see him really stretch through his free leg
8. Triple flip + double toe
9. Some nice edges in his step work sequence but I'd like to see a lot more upper body involvement
10. Nice triple flip
11. Turn out of his second double axel but he doesn't put his free leg down
12. I'd like to see more performance and connection with the audience in this choreographic step sequence
13. Good final sit spin
3. Sean Rabbitt: 51.93 TES + 52.36 PCS = 104.29 Total: 155.71 and into 2nd place
1. He is skating to Long de Chuan Ren and is currently in 21st place
2. Triple lutz + single toe
3. Triple salchow + triple toe and he holds on to the landing of the second jump
4. Double flip
5. Interesting camel spin into sit spin variation and a nice low sit spin
6. Triple loop
7. Nice triple
8. His sit spin is so low which is so difficult at his height and he really stretches through his legs and gets into a really nice position
9. I'd like to see him put more performance through his step sequence and a lot more power behind the steps
10. Double axel + double toe + double toe was nicely done
11. Triple salchow with a nice flow out of the jump
12. Double axel was a little tight on the landing
13. Good final combination spin
4. Parker Pennington: 51.99 TES + 58.20 PCS -1.00 = 109.19 Total: 164.68 and into 2nd place
1. He is skating to Freedom and is currently in 19th place
2. This is a self choreographed program
3. He opens with hands down on his triple axel
4. Nice comeback with a double axel + triple toe combination
5. Triple loop but a little tight on the landing
6. Nice camel spin position and good speed and he has a nice catchfoot position
7. Triple flip but he hangs on to the landing
8. A very nice smooth step sequence
9. Good triple salchow out of a nice spread eagle
10. Triple lutz + double toe + double toe with a tano arm
11. Nice musicality in his choreographic step sequence but a few ice sprays in some places
12.  A little wild on the landing of his triple lutz but he hangs on
13. Really tight and forward on the landing of his triple flip
14. A nice low sit spin position for him
15. Good speed through his combination spin and he has some nice positions
5. Andrew Gonzales: 52.05 TES + 57.06 PCS - 1.00 = 108.1 Total: 162.52 and into 3rd place 
1. He is skating to Music from 1492 and is currently in 20th place
2. A fall on his opening triple flip
3. Great height and landing on his double axel
4. Triple loop + double toe
5. A really nice camel position and catch foot position
6. A very nice flowy quality to his step sequence and good use of his upper body
7. Nice low sit spin position with great speed
8. Triple lutz + double toe + double loop nicely done
9. Triple flip + double toe
10. Misses his toe pick on his triple lutz, not quite sure it will count as a single or not
11. A nice choreographic step sequence
12. Nice triple salchow
13. Great speed and a super low sit position in his final combination spin
6. Wesley Campbell: 57.84 TES + 60.50 PCS -1.00 = 117.34 Total: 176.69 and into 2nd place 
1. He is skating to Man on a Wire and is currently in 14th place
2. Such an effortless entry into his double axel and a great landing
3. Triple lutz + double loop
4. A fall on his triple axel
5. A really nice camel position into a good catch foot position with nice speed
6. Triple flip + triple toe combination
7. A nice triple salchow with good flow out of the jump
8. He really gets into the ice and glides across the surface
9. A nice flow into this step seqeunce but I don't see a ton of difficulty here; he does have a nice one foot sequence at the end
10. A nice sit spin position but he has a slightly awkward arm position and I'd like to see him work on the placement of his hands
11. Double loop + double toe + double loop
12. A nice choreographic step sequence and he has a nice pleasant look on his face
13. A nice double axel
14. Double flip
15. A nice upright spin but a loss of centering into his sit spin position
7. Christopher Caluza: 50.58 TES + 49.86 PCS -2.00 = 98.44 Total: 157.72 and into 5th place  
1. He is skating to Warsaw Concerto and is currently in 15th place
2. A fall on his opening triple lutz
3. Triple toe a little sideways on the landing but he hangs on
4. Hand down on his double axel
5. A good sit spin position
6. I'd like more performance and variety in his upper body usage in the step sequence
7. A big lead into his triple salchow but he landed it nicely
8. Triple loop + double toe + double loop with Rippon arms
9. Triple flip
10. Triple lutz + double toe with a tight landing
11. Double axel + double toe--all the combinations occured after the halfway point
12. He falls on the entrance to his combination spin; nice positions but it's unclear whether he started the spin before the fall and will receive no credit
13. I'd like to see more power and emotion in his choreographic step sequence--he puts his unique ariel in the program again
8. Alexander Johnson: 48.70 TES + 59.50 PCS = 108.20 Total: 165.50 and into 3rd place 
1. Nice triple axel double toe to open his program
2. Double axel--looks like he didn't have a tight enough rotation and opened up
3. Good sit spin positions but a little slow
4. A nice triple lutz
5. Double loop
6. A good camel spin position but very slow, he could work on more flexibility through his catch foot position
7. Double flip and he turns out of it
8. I'd like to see him deeper in knees and have more power behind his step sequence
9. Tight landings on his triple lutz + double toe + double loop
10. Single salchow--looks like he's starting to run out of steam here
11. Better speed and power through his choreographic step sequence
12. Double toe + double toe + double loop--this is an illegal combination (only one three jump combination is allowed) so he'll receive no credit for any of the jumps
9. Joshua Farris: 43.24 TES + 50.58 PCS -3.00 = 90.82 Total: 151.73 and into 8th place 
1. He is skating to Porgy and Bess and is currently in 13th place
2. A fall on his opening triple axel
3. He hangs onto the landing of his triple loop
4. A fall on his second triple axel--he is still skating juniors internationally and the big jump to the senior level is landing the triple axels and many men struggle with this element when they first make the transition
5. Nice triple lutz + double toe but a little forward on the landing
6. There is no power or speed in this step sequence
7. Forward on the landing of his double axel and he puts both his hands down
8. A nice low sit spin position with good speed in the position change
9. A fall on his triple lutz
10. Double flip + double toe + double loop with a tight landing
11. triple salchow and a bad landing and he almost hits the board in front of the judges
12. He is only 15 and the youngest senior mens competitor and I think he has a bright future ahead of him if he can shake off this disappointment
10. Jonathan Cassar: 63.28 TES + 68.50 PCS = 131.78 Total: 187.76 and into 1st place
1. He is skating to Schindlers List and is currently in 17th place
2. This is one of my favorite free programs and the choreography is exquisite
3. He opens his program quietly with a step sequence and has some great upper body movements
4. Nice triple lutz double toe combination
5. Pretty triple salchow
6. A very nice double axel
7. I love how much he invests in the program and he really performs it
8. Another nice triple salchow
9. Nice sit position with good speed
10. Hand down on his triple lutz
11. His spread eagle positions are brilliant and unmatched by anyone here
12. Triple flip double toe, and he turns out of the double toe but doesnt put his free leg down
13. Nice triple loop double toe combination
14. A nice camel position and a decent catch foot position
15. A nice choreographic step sequence well done with the music
16. Double axel
17. A really nice combination spin with good speed
11. Grant Hochstein: 117.61 Total: 183.37 and into 2nd
12. Jason Brown: 144.44 Total: 208.76 and into 1st
13. Jason Wong: 110.43 Total: 172.63 and into 6th
14. Adam Rippon: 76.36 TES + 77.42 PCS = 153.78 Total: 220.04 and into 1st place 
1. He is in 9th place after the short program
2. Off in the air on his triple axel and steps out of it
3. Double axel
4. Beautiful triple Rippon lutz with a great landing
5. A very nice sit spin position with good speed
6. He has such deep knees and edges in this program and flows so well across the ice
7. Nice triple axel
8. Great triple triple toe
9. He has such an intese focused look on his face during this program
10. Triple lutz with the tano variation, double toe
11. Nice triple loop
12. A nice combination spin with good speed
13. There is so much difficiulty and content in this step sequence and he uses every inch of his body to get across the ice
14. Triple salchow
15. Great speed in his donut position into his broken leg sit spin and scratch spin
15. Richard Dornbush: 83.27 TES + 74.58 PCS = 157.85  Total 225.56
1. He is currently in 7th place
2. Nice triple flip to open his program
3. Great triple axel + triple toe
4. Triple lutz beautifully done
5. I'd like to see this step sequence look a little more effortless for him
6. Nice camel spin with a nice transition into his catch foot position
7. So much personality in this program and great choreography to match the Sherlock Holmes theme
8. Great triple axel past the halfway point
9. Nice position in his sit spins and great speed through the change of position
10. Great triple salchow out of a difficult entry
11. Triple lutz + double toe + double loop with both arms up
12. A little tight on the landing of the first double axel in his 2 double axel sequence
13. Great triple loop
14. Great choreography in his choreographic step sequence
15. Great speed in his camel spin, great sit spin position, nice flexibility through his upright spin
16. Wow!!!!
16. Armin Mahbanoozadeh: 77.40 TES + 70.88 PCS = 148.28 Total: 215.05 and into 3rd place
1. He is currently in 8th place
2. He opens with a nice triple lutz
3. Great triple axel
4. Triple flip triple toe nicely landed
5. Nice triple loop
6. Armin is really turning on the personality at the start of this step sequence and there's a lot of difficulty in these steps but it seems a little slow
7. Squeaks out the landing on his triple axel + double toe combination
8. Nice positoin in his sit spin and good speed
9. A little tight on the landing of his triple toe
10. Interesting positions in his second sit spin but a little slow at the end
11. I'd like to see Armin let go a little more and really perform his program instead of doing the elements
12. Nice triple salchow
13. Double axel + double toe + double loop
14. And now that the jumps are over he really comes alive in this choreographic step sequence and I'd love to see this passion throughout his whole program
15. Great donut position in his combination spin and so much speed in his sit position into the scratch spin
17. Keegan Messing: 76.56 TES + 66.94 PCS = 143.50 Total: 213.29 and into 4th place 
1. He is currently in 4th place
2. Big triple axel and he holds on to the landing
3. Hand down on the quad toe but he lands it!
4. Nice sit spin positions for him
5. Double axel out of a spread eagle
6. Tight on the landing of his triple lutz + double toe
7. Nice speed in his camel spin but he loses his centering a little on the position change
8. Nice triple axel + double toe
9. So much speed and abandon in this step sequence and you can tell he is putting everything into it
10. Great speed through his camel spin and accelerates into a low sit spin
11. He's not the most artistic skater but I think he is smart in picking programs and themes that work for him
12. Nice triple loop
13. Triple salchow + double toe + double tloop
14. Triple lutz at the absolute end of the program
18. Douglas Razzano: 71.29 TES + 66.86 PCS -1.00 = 137.15 Total: 206.76 and into 6th place
1. He is currently in 5th place
2. Great height and ice coverage on that triple axel and a great landing
3. A turnout of his quadruple toe
4. Tight on the landing of his second triple axel and he tries to get his feet under him and falls
5. Nice recovery with a triple lutz
6. Good speed and position in his camel spin
7. A nice sit spin position but he slows through the position change
8. His step sequence is nicely choreographed to the music and he has some nice upper body movement to accompany his footwork
9. Nice triple triple toe
10. Great triple salchow
11. Nice triple loop
12. Double axel + double toe + double loop
13. Great sit spin position
19. Ross Miner: 81.80 TES +74.56  PCS = 156.36 Total: 224.35 and into 2nd place 
1. He is currently in 6th place
2. A nice step sequence to open the program
3. Big triple axel + double toe
4. Triple lutz + triple toe
5. So much air on his triple axel and he hangs on to the landing
6. Nice positions in his combination spin but not a ton of speed
7. I like the little touches that have been added to this program and there's a nice feeling to it
8. Good triple loop
9. Nice triple lutz
10. Great spread eagle position
11. Great spread eagle into Triple loop + double toe + double toe
12. I like the variety in his choreographic step sequence but I'd like to see a bit more power here
13. Triple flip
14. Great position on his sit spin but he loses speed through the position change
15. Nice double axel
16. Slow final spin but a great program!
20. Jeremy Abbott: 66.91 TES + 79.86 PCS -1.00 = 145.77 Total: 224.16 and into 3rd place 
1. Solid triple lutz to open the program
2. Triple flip
3. Triple axel + double toe--that error could cost him as he already has the lowest jump content of the top three men
4. Such great personality and steps in this footwork sequence and he makes everything look so effortless
5. This program is so well timed to every moment of the music
6. Huge triple axel and he has to put a hand down on the landing
7. A fall on his triple lutz--he's really left the door open now
8. Triple loop double toe double loop and he struggles to hold on to the landing and has no speed
9. Triple salchow
10. Beautiful choreographic step sequence into a nice double axel
11. Nice camel spin into a beautiful sit spin
12. I can't wait to see this program skated perfectly because I think it will leave the audience speechless
21. Brandon Mroz: 73.66 TES +68.22 PCS = 141.88 Total: 213.49 into 6th place
1. He is currently in 3rd place
2. Step out of his quadruple toe
3. Triple axel + double toe--he doesn't have the jump content of Ryan Bradley so he's left the door open
4. Nice Triple lutz
5. He doesn't seem to have much speed in this step sequence and isn't getting much ice coverage
6. Nice triple loop well timed with the music
7. Nice sit spin positions but not much speed
8. Great triple axel
9. Nice triple lutz triple toe but he has to step back on the landing of the second jump
10. Good triple salchow
11. Triple lutz + single toe + double loop
12. Very slow camel spin
13. A little wild at the beginning of his choreographic step sequence but in a good way
14. Ginal combination spin and he finishes a hair after the music
22. Ryan Bradley: 78.17 TES + 73.34 PCS = 151.50 Total: 231.90 and into 1st 
1. This is one of my favorite free programs ever
2. The audience is already loving it and he's only in his staring pose
3. Step out and hand down on his opening quad toe
4. Step out of his second quad toe as well
5. So much personality in this step sequence and he performs with every inch of his body
6. Triple axel, forward on the landing but he hangs on
7. Nice triple lutz
8. Nice sit spin positions
9. He uses every second of the music and performs to every accent
10. Triple axel triple toe and he just hangs on to the landing
11. Triple loop
12. Triple salchow + double toe + double toe
13. Triple flip to end his jumps
14. Nice camel spins and good positions
15. Final spin combination now and he's picking up a little speed

ISU Mens Top 10 Senior Scores

Short Program
1. Patrick Chan 93.02 World Championships
2. Nobunari Oda 86.59 Grand Prix Final
3. Daisuke Takahashi 83.49 Four Continents Championships
4. Kevin Reynolds 80.09 Skate Canada
5. Artur Gachinski 78.34 World Championships
5. Florent Amodio 78.11 European Championships
5. Takahiko Kozuka 77.90 Grand Prix Final
6. Jeremy Abbott 77.61 Rostelecom Cup
7. Adam Rippon 77.53 Skate Canada
8. Michal Brezina 77.50 World Championships
9. Yuzuru Hanyu 76.43 Four Continents Championships
10. Tomas Verner 75.94 World Championships

Free Skate
1. Patrick Chan 187.96 World Championships
2. Takahiko Kozuka 180.79 World Championships
3. Artur Gachinski 163.52 World Championships
4. Daisuke Takahashi 160.51 Four Continents Championships
5. Brian Joubert 156.38 World Championships
6. Nobunari Oda 156.22 Grand Prix Final
7. Tomas Verner 156.21 Rostelecom Cup
8. Michal Brezina 156.11 World Championships
9. Adam Rippon 155.51 Skate Canada
10. Florent Amodio 153.76 Trophee Eric Bompard

Total Score
1. Patrick Chan 280.98 World Championships
2. Takahiko Kozuka 258.41 World Championships
3. Daisuke Takahashi 244.00 Four Continents Championships
4. Nobunari Oda 242.81 Grand Prix Final
5. Artur Gachinski 241.86 World Championships
6. Michal Brezina 233.61 World Championships
7. Adam Rippon 233.04 Skate Canada
8. Tomas Verner 230.31 Rostelecom Cup
9. Florent Amodio 229.68 World Championships
10. Yuzuru Hanyu 228.01 Four Continents Championships

European Championships: Mens Free Skate

1. Florent Amodio, FRA: Total: 226.86
2. Brian Joubert, FRA: Total: 223.01
3. Tomas Verner, CZE: Total: 222.60
4. Kevin van der Perren, BEL: Total: 216.59
5. Artur Gachinski, RUS: Total: 216.07
6. Samuel Contesti, ITA: Total: 204.88
7. Konstantin Menshov, RUS: 78.88 TES + 64.92 PCS = 143.80 Total: 202.62
8. Michal Brezina, CZE: Total: 201.39
9. Javier Fernandez, ESP: Total: 199.65
10. Alban Preaubert, FRA: Total: 196.15
11. Peter Liebers, GER: Total: 189.00
12. Paolo Bacchini, ITA: Total: 178.34
13. Adrian Schultheiss, SWE: Total: 178.19
14. Kristoffer Berntsson, SWE: Total: 172.58
15. Anton Kovalevski, UKR: 59.58 TES + 56.28 PCS = 115.86 Total: 169.33
16. Jorik Hendrickx, BEL: 54.61 TES + 55.64 PCS - 1.00 = 109.25 Total: 168.39
17. Kim Lucine, MON: 60.85 TES + 54.56 PCS = 115.41 Total: 167.97
18. Viktor Pfeifer, AUT: 54.57 TES + 55.56 PCS -1.00 = 109.13 Total: 164.83
19. Javier Raya, ESP: 59.14 TES + 53.56 PCS = 112.70 Total: 164.68
20. Denis Wieczorek, GER: 61.84 TES + 51.14 PCS = 112.98 Total: 163.60
21. Zoltan Kelemen, ROU: 60.40 TES + 49.72 PCS = 110.12 Total: 160.50
22. Laurent Alvarez, SUI: 48.49 TES + 53.92 PCS = 102.81 Total: 159.45
23. Maxim Shipov, ISR: 55.37 TES + 48.97 PCS = 104.29 Total: 158.28
24. Stephane Walker, SUI: 42.06 TES + 46.84 PCS - 1.00 = 87.90 Total: 137.64

ISU Ladies Top 10 Senior Scores

Short Program
1. Miki Ando 66.48 Four Continents Championships
2. Yuna Kim 65.91 World Championships
3. Alissa Czisny 63.76 Grand Prix Final
4. Mao Asada 63.41 Four Continents Championships
5. Kiira Korpi: 62.50 European Championships
6. Rachael Flatt 62.23 Four Continents Championships
7. Carolina Kostner 62.13 Grand Prix Final
8. Ksenia Makarova 61.62 World Championships
9. Kanako Murakami 61.47 Grand Prix Final
10. Mirai Nagasu 59.78 Four Continents Championships

Free Skate:
1. Miki Ando 134.76 Four Continents Championships
2. Mao Asada 132.89 Four Continents Championships
3. Mirai Nagasu 129.68 Four Continents Championships
4. Yuna Kim 128.59 World Championships
5. Carolina Kostner 124.93 World Championships
6. Alena Leonova 124.17 World Championships
7. Alissa Czisny 120.78 World Championships
8. Rachael Flatt 118.08 Four Continents Championships
9. Kanako Murakami 117.12 Grand Prix Final
10. Akiko Suzuki 115.46 Grand Prix Final

Total:
1. Miki Ando 201.34 Four Continents Championships
2. Mao Asada: 196.30 Four Continents Championships
3. Yuna Kim 194.50 World Championships
4. Mirai Nagasu: 189.46 Four Continents Championships
5. Carolina Kostner 184.68 World Championships
6. Alena Leonova 183.92 World Championships
7. Alissa Czisny 182.25 World Championships
8. Rachael Flatt 180.31 Four Continents Championships
9. Kanako Murakami 178.59 Grand Prix Final
10. Akiko Suzuki 173.72 Grand Prix Final

European Championships: Ladies Free Skate

1. Sarah Meier, SUI: 56.02 TES + 56.02 PCS = 112.04 Total: 170.60
2. Carolina Kostner, ITA: 54.27 TES + 62.10 PCS -1.00 = 115.37 Total: 168.54
3. Kiira Korpi, FIN: 45.74 TES + 58.16 PCS -1.00 = 102.90 Total: 166.40
4. Ksenia Makarova, RUS: 48.51 TES + 54.18 PCS -1.00 = 101.69 Total: 162.04
5. Alena Leonova, RUS: 55.34 TES + 50.57 PCS = 105.91  Total: 154.31
6. Viktoria Helgesson, SWE: 45.63 TES + 53.33 PCS = 96.96 Total: 151.66
7. Ira Vannut, BEL: 56.55 TES + 43.21 PCS = 99.76 Total: 150.66
8. Elene Gedevanishvili, GEO: 43.52 TES + 51.76 PCS = 94.28 Total: 147.96
9. Mae Berenice Meite, FRA: 47.75 TES + 41.38 PCS -2.00 = 87.13 Total: 138.74
10. Valentina Marchei, ITA: 40.70 TES + 47.50 PCS -2.00 = 86.20 Total: 137.44 
11. Sarah Hecken, GER: 45.58 TES + 42.73 PCS -2.00 = 86.31 Total: 137.43
12. Sonia Lafuente, ESP: 45.44 TES + 42.28 PCS -1.00 = 86.72 Total: 135.82
13. Gerli Liiname, EST: 52.05 TES + 37.61 PCS = 89.66 Total: 133.73
14. Jenna McCorkell, GBR: 41.82 TES + 42.68 PCS -1.00 = 83.50 Total: 132.15
15. Juulia Turkkila, TUR:  43.86 TES + 42.35 PCS = 86.21 Total: 131.38
16. Romy Buhler, SUI: 38.44 TES + 39.47 PCS = 77.91 Total: 122.33
17. Karina Johnson, DEN: 48.18 TES + 35.15 PCS = 83.33 Total: 121.63
18. Svetlana Issakova, EST: 41.15 TES + 35.99 PCS -1.00 = 76.14 Total: 118.44
19. Viktoria Pavuk, HUN: 36.22 TES + 34.30 PCS = 70.52 Total: 112.70
20. Dasa Grm, SLO: 40.53 TES + 33.04 PCS = 73.57 Total: 112.54
21. Alice Garlisi, ITA: 37.32 TES + 37.25 PCS -1.00 = 73.57 Total: 112.36
22. Fleur Maxwell, LUX: 29.28 TES + 38.67 PCS -1.00 = 66.95  Total: 110.59
23. Hristina Vassileva, BUL: 34.88 TES + 32.80 PCS = 67.68 Total: 106.79
24. Alexandra Kunova, SVK: 36.18 TES + 32.01 PCS -1.00 = 67.19 Total: 105.86

US Nationals: Senior Mens Short Program

1. Keegan Messing: 37.61 TES + 32.18 PCS = 69.79
1. He is 18 and skating to Robin Hood
2. I love his imaginary bow and arrows but his tail might bother me
3. A nice triple axel but a little forward on the landing
4. Triple lutz triple toe combination very nicely done with a lot of flow
5. Great camel spin position with good speed but a loss of centering in the change of position
6. Triple flip nicely done
7. Really traveling on his sit spin but nice positions
8. He looks a little wild in places on his step seqeunce but he has a lot of speed and a really interesting spin in a spread eagle position and it really evokes the Robin Hood feel
9. Great sit spin position in his combination spin and great speed but he finishes slightly after the music
2. Adam Rippon: 32.76 TES + 34.50 PCS -1.00 = 66.26 and into 2nd place
1. I'm not sure I love this new costume, I really liked his tunic
2. Way off in his air position in the triple axel and he turns out of it
3. Triple flip+ triple toe combination with good rotation but tight on the landing
4. Nice positions on his camel spin
5. Fall on the Rippon lutz and he almost slides into the boards--he never falls on those!
6. This is a great step sequence for him and there is a lot of nuance and detail and he puts a lot of performance into it
7. Good positions in his combination spin and good speed with good flexibility through his upright spin
8. Adam and Brian both look really unhappy in the kiss and cry
3. Brandon Mroz: 37.96 TES + 33.65 PCS = 71.61 and into 1st place
1. He has really improved his performance this year and has some nice moments at the beginning
2. Quad toe double toe combination but he has to fight for the landing of the quad
3. A little forward on the landing of his triple axel
4. Nice position in his camel spin but he could work on his donut position
5. Nice triple lutz
6. Very slow in his sit spins
7. I like this step sequence and he performs it very well
8. Nice final combination spin
4. Jonathan Cassar: 24.84 TES + 32.14 PCS -1.00 = 55.98 and into 4th place 
1. He is 24 skating to El Tango de Roxanne
2. Hard fall on the triple lutz
3. Ina Bauer to a nice double axel
4. Flying camel spin right on the music
5. Triple loop double toe combination
6. Good camel spin but he drops his body to get into the donut and he could work on flexibility in the donut position
7. Great wide spread eagle into the start of his step sequence and the content is great with good use of his upper body and good performance from him
8. A little loss of centering on his final spin and he finishes after the music
5. Jeremy Abbott: 38.57 TES + 39.82 PCS = 78.39 and into 1st place 
1. Triple flip + triple toe combination, nice and effortless
2. Very nice use of his arms and upper body in the transitions between elements
3. Triple axel with great height
4. A little slow at the end of his sit spin combination
5. Triple lutz and a little scratchy on the ice and he needs to hang on to it
6. Really nice footwork into a great upright spin with nice positions
7. Into his step sequence and he's really reflecting the character of his program and using his whole body
8. Picking up speed through his final combination spin
9. And the crowd is on their feet! 
6. Wesley Campbell: 32.07 TES + 27.28 PCS = 59.35 and into 5th place 
1. He is 25 and skating to Orion
2. Triple lutz very forward but he tacks on the double toe
3. Turn out of the landing of his triple axel but he doesn't put his free leg down
4. Nice camel spin positions but he could work on the donut position
5. Right into his next spin with a good camel and nice upright position but loses speed on the step position
6. Triple flip nicely done
7. A lot of fire behind this step sequence but there's not a lot of power and its simpler than some of the step sequences in the first group
8. Nice fast sit spin into his final pose
7. Jason Brown: 33.71 TES + 30.61 PCS = 64.32 and into 5th place
1. Nice double axel with a good solid landing
2. Triple lutz triple toe combination with good height and good flow out of the jumps
3. He could work on the flexibility through the catch foot position in the camel spin
4. Triple flip with a nice landing
5. Nice low sit spin position with good positions
6. Good intricacy in his step sequences but some of his positions are a little awkward if original
7. Good speed through his final spin sequence but a loss of centering
8. Douglas Razzano: 40.72 TES + 28.89 PCS = 69.61 and into 4th place 
1. He is 22 years old and skating to The Feeling Begins
2. Nice triple axel with a solid landing
3. Nice quad toe
4. Triple toe triple toe combination
5. Nice catch foot spin variation in his camel spin
6. I'd like to see him stretch through his leg a little more in the sit spin
7. A nice step sequence from him into his final spin with a good low sit spin position with great speed
8. A nice solid program from him with very nicely executed jumps
9. Parker Pennington: 27.38 TES + 29.11 PCS -1.00 = 55.49 and into 9th place
1. He is 26 years old and skating to Chocolat
2. This is self choreographed
3. Big fall on his opening triple axel but he had great height and a nice air position
4. Triple lutz double toe combinaiton was nicely done
5. A nice triple flip
6. A good camel spin position and a nice catch foot position but he's really losing speed
7. He has some really good performance facially in this step sequence and some great upper body movement
8. Some good positions in his final combination spin
10. Andrew Gonzales: 29.02 TES + 26.39 PCS -1.00 = 54.41 and into 10th place
1. He is skating to Toccata and Fugue
2. Triple flip + triple toe combination very solid
3. Nice double axel
4. Fall on a triple lutz
5. Nice camel spin positions and it takes him a while to get into the donut position but he has nice flexibility
6. Great low sit spin variations and nice flexibility through upright spins
7. A very simple footwork sequence from him and very slow with no power
8. Good low sit spins into his ending pose
11. Ross Miner: 35.66 TES + 32.33 PCS = 67.99 an into 5th place
1. Landed a beautiful triple axel to open his program
2. Triple lutz + double toe
3. Nice triple flip to complete his jumps
4. A little tight in some of his positions in the combination spin especially in the triangle position
5. A lot of traveling in his upright spin
6. Some nice moments in his step sequence
7. A nice fast sit spin with a nice low position but he slows almost to a stop at the end
12. Grant Hochstein: 34.37 TES + 31.39 PCS = 65.76 and into 7th place
1. He is 20 years old
2. Triple lutz triple toe--very off in the air on his triple lutz but he manages to pull it off
3. Nice landing on his triple axel with good height
4. Good positions in his sit spin
5. Nice arms through his camel position but I'd like to see his leg slightly more behind him; nice catch foot position but he slows a lot by the end
6. Triple loop with a nice flow out of the jump
7. He has a lot of levels in his step sequence
8. Really nice speed in his final combination with good positions
13. Sean Rabbitt: 26.27 TES + 26.15 PCS -1.00 = 51.42 and into 13th place
1. He is skating to Beat It and Thriller
2. Hand down on the second jump in his triple lutz triple toe combination
3. Nice triple flip
4. A lot of personality in this program
5. A little struggle with his double axel and he puts a hand down
6. He falls on a transitional  "Michael Jackson-esque move"
7. Kudos to him for keeping the energy and the personality up through the rest of the program
8. He has good speed in his sit spin
14. Scott Dyer: 28.03 TES + 28.75 PCS -1.00 = 55.78 and into 11th place
1. He is 19 years old
2. Triple lutz triple toe combination
3. Nice clean double axel
4. A really interesting sit spin position with good speed
5. A fall on his triple loop
6. A good step sequence but not a lot of upper body movement and difficulty
7. Good camel spin position with a really nice catch foot position and accelerating through the spin
8. A nice fast camel spin with a good low sit spin
15. Ryan Bradley: 43.89 TES + 36.50 PCS = 80.39 and into 1st place
1. He looks so ready to go and so happy to be on the ice
2. He is 27 years old and Skating to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
3. Gorgeous quad toe triple toe to start his program
4. Beautiful triple axel with great height
5. Great camel spin position with a nice bevel of the foot
6. Triple flip  with a huge smile on his face
7. Nice sit spin positions with a ton of personality
8. Into the step sequence and he's really playing to the crowd and performing here, I'm not sure the technical content is up to par with some of the top men though
9. He accelerates through his final combination
10. Fantastic program!
16. Christopher Caluza: 31.87 TES + 27.41 PCS = 59.28 and into 11th place
1. He is 20 years old
2. Triple lutz triple loop combination--one of the only men doing them
3. Triple flip
4. He just did an aerial on the ice!
5. Good flexibility through his combination spin
6. A nice double axel
7. Good speed through his camel spin but he could use some work on his donut spin
8. A nice final sit spin
17. Lloyd Ting: 23.82 TES + 21.68 PCS -1.00 = 44.50 and into 17th place
1. He is wearing a silver lame jacket
2. A double axel to open his program
3. Triple lutz triple toe and he falls on the landing of the toe
4. Hangs on the landing of the triple flip
5. A nice camel spin position with a nice donut position but he has very little speed
6. He seems to be traveling a bit on his sit spin
18. Joshua Farris: 34.47 TES + 27.44 PCS -1.00 = 60.91 and into 1st place
1. A really hard fall on his opening triple axel
2. Nice triple lutz triple toe combination
3. Good low sit spin position with good speed
4. Nice triple flip with good flow out of the jump
5. Nice camel spin position into the a-frame and a nice sit spin position
6. He needs to work on his catch foot position in his camel spin
7. I'd like to see more power through his step sequence at the end of the program
19. Jason Wong: 32.48 TES + 29.72 PCS = 62.20 and into 10th place
1. Triple lutz + double toe
2. Good tight air position in the double axel but he steps out of the landing
3. Nice broken leg position in the camel spin and nice acceleration through the position change
4. A nice split jump right in front of the judges
5. A nice triple loop to end his jumps
6. A really slow sit spin
7. A nice step sequence with a good one foot section
20. Richard Dornbush: 35.32 TES + 32.39 PCS = 67.71 and into 7th place
1. He is 19 years old and is the current Junior Grand Prix Final champion
2. Nice triple lutz triple toe combination--a little trouble on the landing of his triple toe but he hangs on
3. Forward on the landing of his triple axel
4. Good speed in his sit spin and a really nice position--good acceleration in the position change
5. Steps out of his triple flip but doesn't fall
6. A nice camel position but he could have a better donut position
7. A nice final combination spin
8. Nice passion, fire and energy in his step sequence
21. Armin Mahbanoozadeh: 34.42 TES + 33.35 PCS -1.00 = 66.77 and into 8th place
1. A very nice triple axel to start his program
2. Triple flip + triple toe combination
3. Interesting arms in his camel position into a nice donut
4. A fall on his triple lutz--looked like his feet got tied up underneath him
5. Nice sit spin positions
6. A lot of personality in his step sequence but I'd like to see him get into his knees and use his upper body more
7. An interesting upside down spin with his arms behind him into a nice scratch spin
22. Alexander Johnson: 30.30 TES + 28.00 PCS -1.00 = 57.30 and into 16th place 
1. He is 20 and skating to Caravan
2. Way forward on the landing of his triple axel and he falls
3. Triple flip triple toe combination
4. Nice camel spin but he could have a better catch foot position
5. Triple lutz was nice
6. There are some character arm movements happening in the circular step sequence
7. Good combination spin to end his program

ISU Ice Dance Top 10 Senior Scores

Short Dance:
1. Virtue/Moir 74.29 World Championships
2. Davis/White 73.76 World Championships
3. Pechalat/Bourzat 70.97 World Championships
4. Shibutani/Shibutani 66.88 World Championships
5. Bobrova/Soloviev 65.88 World Championships
6.  Ilinykh/Katsalapov 65.51 World Championships
7. Weaver/Poje 65.45 Four Continents Championships
8. Cappellini/Lanotte 64.12 World Championships
9. Kerr/Kerr 62.96 Skate Canada
10. Crone/Poirier 62.95 Skate Canada

Free Dance:
1. Davis/White 111.51 World Championships
2. Virtue/Moir 107.50 World Championhips
3. Pechalat/Bourzat 100.49 European Championships
4. Shibutani/Shibutani 96.91 World Championships
5. Bobrova/Soloviev 95.68 European Championships
6. Weaver/Poje 95.25 World Championships
7. Kerr/Kerr 94.62 European Championships

8. Ilinykh/Katsalapov 92.55 European Championships
9. Crone/Poirier 91.47 Skate Canada
10. Chock/Zuerlein 90.39 World Championships

Total Score:
1. Davis/White 185.27 World Championships
2. Virtue/Moir 181.79 World Championships
3. Pechalat/Bourzat 167.40 European Championships
4. Shibutani/Shibutani 163.79 World Championships
5. Bobrova/Soloviev 161.14 European Championships
6. Weaver/Poje 160.32 World Championships
7. Kerr/Kerr 157.49 European Championships
8. Ilinykh/Katsalapov 154.50 World Championships
9. Crone/Poirier 154.42 Skate Canada
10. Cappellini/Lanotte 153.77 World Championships

US Nationals: Senior Short Dance

1. Carey/Van Natten: 18.49 TES: + 15.86 PCS = 34.35 
1. She has some nice leg extensions
2. Way off on their twzzle unison and they are very slow but they are really close together
3. They need to really work on getting into their knees and having deeper edges in their Golden Waltz
4. A really awkward music change for them to a completely different feel
5. A decent step sequence
6. Partner cartwheel at the end of their piece and they finish after the music
2. Tibbetts/Brubaker: 20.43 TES + 22.43 PCS -1.00 = 41.86 and into 1st place 
1. They are 19 and 21 and skating to At Last and Hallelujah
2. I'd like to see her be more expressive in this Golden Waltz section and a little less tentative
3. They skate a nice size pattern and really cover all the ice surface
4. Awkward music transition
5. Nice flip into a rotational lift but I'm not really sure about her leg position, she either needs her legs wider or tighter together
6. A nice step sequence for them but I'd like to see her perform a little more here as well, he has some nice faces and expression
7. Hop into the twizzles and he has a little bobble but hangs on to it
3. Hoptman/Filchenkov: 26.57 TES + 21.80 PCS = 48.37 and into 1st place
1. She is 21 and he is 24
2. They are skating to Dark Eyes
3. They twizzle in opposite directions which is unusual
4. They are zipping through the Golden Waltz section and I'd like to see them hold their moves a little longer but they are hitting some nice lines
5. They are executing the Tanith Belbin signature split rotational lift
6. They have decent edges through their step sequence
7. A nice rotational lift with her legs wrapped and in a nice arch position at the end of the program
4. Pilgrim/Lorello: 15.43 TES + 17.36 PCS = 32.79 and into 4th place
1. They are 20 and 23
2. They hop into their twizzles and have decent unison but are very far apart
3. They are a little hoppy on hte ice and need to get deeper into their knees and there are a few places where they are spraying ice on their edge changes
4. The black tights are very distracting on her
5. Very odd music change and this second song has no connection to their first piece
6. She doesn't straighten her leg all the way in this step sequence and I'd like to see them both flow through their movements a little more
7. A nice but simple one armed rotational lift
5. Cannuscio/Lorello: 28.93 TES + 25.50 PCS = 54.43 and into 1st place 
1. Both of them have siblings that compete in ice dance
2. They have a very nice quality of movement
3. A hop into some very fast twizzles and with good unison but they aren't as close as I'd like them to be
4. I'm not crazy about her dress and don't think it's a great color on her and it cuts off the line of her legs
5. They have nice speed and a good feel during this step sequence and they have some nice details in their heads and arms
6. A nice flow through this Golden Waltz sequence and she has a very pleasant look through her face on this section
7. A nice over the head into a one armed rotational lift with a catch foot position for her
8. The backwalkover at the end seems a little out of place
6. Hubbell/Hubbell: 30.64 TES + 27.27 PCS = 57.91 and into 1st place 
1. Rotational lift with her in a hair cutter position
2. They have a nice flow in their Golden Waltz and nice lines and good edging
3. A nice shoot the duck position for her
4. He falls out of his twizzles in the step sequence and bobbles a few more steps
5. Nice twizzles for them but a lack of unson in the second set and she steps out of it early
7. Zuber/Herring: 24.95 TES + 19.47 PCS = 44.42 and into 4th place
1. She is 20 and he is 21 and they are skating to Fallin and Libertango
2. Her dress is very different but I really like the way it moves on the ice
3. A nice straight line lift with her in a tilt and he in a spread eagle position
4. I'd like to see them have more connection to each other and their music through this Golden Waltz section
5. A nice shoot the duck position from her
6. Nice speed and roation on their twizzles and good unison
7. They have a good distance between them on the step sequence and really nice unison and good steps
8. Chock/Zuerlein: 32.00 TES + 29.74 PCS = 61.74 and into 1st place
1. They are 18 and 22 and are skating to Edith Piaf music
2. I love their performance level and how commited they are to their programs
3. They really make this step sequence look easy and have really nice details in their heads and arms
4. Good speed and unison in their twizzles but they weren't as close in the second set as the first
5. Nice speed and flow through this Golden Waltz sequence and nicely set to the music
6. Good shoot the duck position for her
7. Very nice edges, holds and lines through the Golden Waltz
8. Super fast rotational lift and she is in the hiarcutter position
9. Confirmed: Marina Zoueva is in the building
9. Zeigler/Burbank: 16.15 TES + 17.14 PCS -1.00 = 32.29 and into 9th place
1. Their twizzles are close together but the unison was way off and they were very slow
2. I'm not really sure I like the tunic on him
3. He takes a big spill in the step sequence and he looks really off balance in some of these movement
4. They are doing the Golden Waltz to a big crescendo in the music and it is not matched by their facial expressions or their quality of movement
5. They do have nice positions in the Golden Waltz
6. A very slow one armed rotational lift at the end and she's not really in a clear position
7. Flip into their transitional lift and he struggles with the one leg skating and puts her down early
10. Shibutani/Shibutani: 38.43 TES + 32.04 PCS = 70.47 and into 1st place
1. She is 16 and he is 19
2. Lightning fast twizzles, they execute three sets and they are spot on
3. A very nice step sequence, very well timed, they cover a lot of ice and great unison
4. Great speed and positions in the Golden Waltz and they are very deep into their knees
5. Beautiful shoot the duck position for her and a nice layback position
6. She has suck nice carriage on the ice and a great flow through her arms
7. Step up into a really nice lift with her foot on his shoulder and great flipping positions in their transitional lift at the end
8. A standing ovation from the crowd!
11. Nardozzi/Cuthbertson: 20.08 TES + 18.45 PCS = 38.53 and into 8th place 
1. A really neat jump into his arms for their first rotational lift and some nice position changes
2. She slips a little on the Golden Waltz and bobbles a few steps
3. A really nice shoot the duck position from her
4. An interesting transitional lift where she flips over her back and kneels on the ice
5. Some interesting movements in their step sequence but he doesn't seem to fully use his arms
12. Davis/White: 38.78 TES + 37.26 PCS = 76.04 and into 1st place
1. I adore their connection to each other on the ice
2. Very fast twizzles and just slightly off in the 1st set
3. Very nice movement in relation to each other and nice edge quality and performance in their step sequence
4. Good speed and flow through their Golden Waltz with nice deep knees and good edges
5. There are a few places I'd like to see her arm a little less placed and more natural but overall they have great carriage and movement through their upper bodies
6. A great entry into the rotational lift and nice positions for her 
13. Wingle/McKernan: 31.15 TES + 23.92 PCS = 55.07 and into 5th place
1. A little bouncy in parts of the Golden Waltz but they have nice flow and good coverage of the ice
2. Way off unison on their twizzles and very far apart
3. A nice curve lift with her over his shoulder but I'd like to see a little more arch in her back
4. She really needs to extend through her free leg in the step sequence
5. I didn't know they were coached by Zoueva/Shpilband
14. Aronow/Donohue: 19.95 TES + 20.89 PCS = 40.84 and into 10th place
1. She is 19 and he is 20
2. He competed at the junior level with Piper Gilles last year
3. She needs to straighten through her free leg through the Golden Waltz section
4. Really wild by him on the first twizzle set and they have no unison and are very far apart
5. A one armed rotational lift with her in a catch foot position but I'd like to see a little more arch in her back
6. She has a nice presence on the ice and some nice performance qualities
7. Apparently Shpilband and Zoueva coach this team too!
15. Kriengkrairut/Giuletti-Schmitt: 32.08 TES + 26.51 PCS = 58.59 and into 4th place 
1. A nice stratight line lift with great position changs and a nice exit
2. Great unison on their twizzles and very clean transitions between the sets
3. She has a nice presence on the ice and really uses her hands and arms well to accent the Golden Waltz
4. A really nice split spin that was a great transitional moment
5. A solid step sequence and they get great ice coverage
6. A really nice transitional lift at the end of the piece and she spirals down his body to the ending pose

European Championships: Free Dance

1. Pechalat/Bourzat, FRA: 48.85 TES + 51.64 PCS = 100.49
2. Bobrova/Soloviev, RUS: 46.92 TES + 49.76 PCS = 95.68
3. Kerr/Kerr, GBR: 45.87 TES + 48.75 PCS = 94.62
4. Ilinykh/Katsalapov, RUS: 46.13 TES + 46.42 PCS = 92.55
5. Faiella/Scali: 42.15 TES + 46.59 PCS = 88.74
6. Riazanova/Tkachenko, RUS: 40.68 TES + 43.46 PCS = 84.14
7. Zhiganshina/Gazsi, GER: 43.64 TES + 39.23 PCS = 82.87 Total: 140.69
8. Hoffman/Zavozin, HUN: 40.21 TES + 42.09 PCS = 82.30
9. Mysliveckova/Novak, CZE: 41.34 TES + 39.64 PCS = 80.98
10. Carron/Jones, FRA: 39.81 TES + 38.37 PCS = 78.18
11. Heekin-Canedy, UKR: 40.64 TES + 33.48 PCS = 74.12
12. Frolenkova/Kasalo, UKR: 40.76 TES + 32.37 PCS = 73.13
13. Tobias/Stagniunas, LTU: 39.14 TES + 34.22 PCS -1.00 = 72.36
14. Coomes/Buckland, GBR: 39.26 TES + 33.43 PCS -1.00 = 71.69
15. Hurtado/Diaz, ESP: 39.43 TES + 31.54 PCS = 70.97
16. Elsener/Roost, SUI: 40.87 TES + 28.64 PCS = 69.51
17. Reed/Japaridze, GEO: 35.94 TES + 31.93 PCS = 67.87
18. Alessandrini/Vaturi, ITA: 36.29 TES + 32.37 PCS -1.00 = 67.66
19. Testa/Mior, ITA: 35.46 TES + 31.66 PCS -2.00 = 65.12
20. Frieling/Rumi, ISR: 30.93 TES + 27.01 PCS = 57.94

US Nationals: Junior Pairs Free Skate

1. Sowa/Leenen: TES + PCS = 67.97 Total: 110.13
2. Oltmanns/Santillan: TES + PCS = 65.41 Total: 103.28
3. Guterres/Schumann: TES + PCS = 63.73 Total: 99.67
4. Bautista/Harris: TES + PCS = 66.36 Total: 104.98
5. Denney/Raad: TES + PCS = 82.32 Total: 125.17
6. Poapst/Knierim: TES + PCS = 92.12 Total: 136.46
7. Garza/Frazier: TES + PCS =
8. Calalang/Sidhu: TES + PCS =
9. Carman/Reiss: TES + PCS =
10. Cain/Reagan: TES + PCS =
11. Andrews/LeDuc: TES + PCS =
12. Duarte/Grafton: TES + PCS =

European Championships: Ladies Short Program

The top 24 skaters qualify for the free skate:

1. Kiira Korpi, FIN: 33.18 TES + 30.32 PCS = 63.50
2. Ksenia Makarova, RUS: 32.98 TES + 27.37 PCS = 60.35
3. Sarah Meier, SUI: 31.56 TES + 27.00 PCS = 58.56
4. Viktoria Helgesson, SWE: 29.39 TES + 25.31 PCS = 54.70
5. Elene Gedevanishvili, GEO: 27.03 TES + 26.65 PCS = 53.68
6. Carolina Kostner, ITA: 26.02 TES + 29.15 PCS -2.00 = 53.17
7. Mae Berenice Meite, FRA: 29.41 TES + 22.20 PCS = 51.61
8. Valentina Marchei, ITA: 25.36 TES + 25.88 PCS = 51.24
9. Sarah Hecken, GER: 27.72 TES + 24.40 PCS -1.00 = 51.12
10. Ira Vannut, BEL: 30.67 TES + 20.23 PCS = 50.90
11. Sonia Lafuente, ESP: 26.45 TES + 22.65 PCS = 49.10
12. Jenna McCorkell, GBR: 25.54 TES + 23.11 PCS = 48.65
13. Alena Leonova, RUS: 22.66 TES + 25.74 PCS = 48.40
14. Juulia Turkkila, FIN: 25.65 TES + 19.52 PCS = 45.17
15. Romy Buhler, SUI: 25.80 TES + 19.62 PCS -1.00 = 44.42
16. Gerli Liinamae, EST: 25.59 TES + 18.48 PCS = 44.07
17. Fleur Maxwell, LUX: 24.25 TES + 19.39 PCS = 43.64
18. Svetlana Issakova, EST: 24.12 TES + 18.18 PCS = 42.30
19. Viktoria Pavuk, HUN: 23.47 TES + 18.71 PCS = 42.18
20. Hristina Vassileva, BUL: 22.74 TES + 16.37 PCS = 39.11
21. Dasa Grm, SLO: 21.68 TES + 17.29 PCS = 38.97
22. Alice Garlisi, ITA: 20.99 TES + 19.80 PCS -2.00 = 38.79
23. Alexandra Kunova, SVK: 21.82 TES + 16.85 PCS = 38.67
24. Karina Johnson, DEN: 21.78 TES + 16.52 PCS = 38.30
25. Anne Line Gjersem, NOR: 18.60 TES + 18.06 PCS -2.00 = 34.66
26. Irina Movchan, UKR: 14.52 TES + 16.91 PCS = 31.43
27. Clara Peters, IRL: 15.22 TES + 15.69 PCS = 30.91
28. Birce Atabey, TUR: 17.59 TES + 14.91 PCS -2.00 = 30.50

US Nationals: Senior Ladies Short Program

1. Kelsey Traunero
2. Felicia Zhang
3. Alissa Czisny
4. Christina Gao
5. Kristiene Gong
6. Alexe Gilles
7. Agnes Zawadzki
8. Caroline Zhang
9. Ellie Kawamura
10. Mirai Nagasu
11. Katy Jo West
12. Raina Narita: 15.77 TES + 17.98 PCS = 33.75 and into 12th place
1. She is 16 and skating to Papa Can You Hear Me
2. She pops open her opening triple toe
3. A fall on her triple lutz
4. I'd like to see her back a little higher in her camel spin but she has a nice sit spin position
5. A nice spiral and footwork into her double axel which she pops into a single and two foots
6. A decent stepwork sequence but a lot of reaching forward
7. Slow in her sit spin but a nice low position
8. Nice haircutter position in her layback spin
13. Tatyana Khazova: 10.70 TES + 16.88 PCS -1.00 = 26.58 and into 13th place
1. She is 20 years old and skating to We Are From Jazz
2. She has a bad back injury that she is dealing with
3. A fall on her opening triple loop
4. She pops her double axel into a single
5. Double lutz double toe combination with no sped on the landing
6. This is a really cute step sequence but I'd like to see a little more speed and power across the ice from her
7. She has some nice positions in her camel spin
8. A good layback spin but she really looks like she's in pain afterward
9. Really slow combination spin
14. Morgan Bell: 24.95 TES + 24.78 PCS = 49.73 and into 5th place 
1. She is skating to Assassin's Tango
2. She is skating with a lot of passion here at the beginning of her program which is great to see in a tango
3. Spread eagle into a very nice double axel
4. Triple toe double toe combination was very nicely done
5. Triple salchow was a little tight and not as well done as the other
6. Nice layback spin with a very nice biellman
7. Good low sit spin position
8. Nice camel position, a lot of trouble centering her spin on the change of foot into the layback portion
9. A lot of passion and energy in this step sequence and a great musical change to make this a highlight of the performance
15. Kristine Musademba: 24.59 TES + 23.35 PCS -1.00 = 46.94 and into 8th place
1. A nice opening triple loop
2. A fall on her triple flip and she'll be penalized for having no combination
3. A very pretty double axel
4. A nice sit spin position but she loses her centering in the change of position
5. I don't like when ladies drop their position and hike their butt in the air to get into the donut position in the camel spin
6. A really prety step sequence and she is very expressive with her face and arms through the movement
7. Nice positions in the layback position but some centering issues
16. Keli Zhou: 21.30 TES + 20.08 PCS = 41.38 and into 12th place
1. She is 17 years old and skating to Scene d'Amour
2. Really off in the air on her triple loop and she doubles it and two foots the landing
3. Nice triple salchow double toe recovery but a little bit of a fight for the landing
4. The sit spin nearly slows to a stop
5. Into her step sequence--its nice but there's nothing that really draws you in, I'd like to see more performance from her
6. Nice camel spin into a really pretty sit spin positions and a nice upright spin with a catch front leg
7. A nice double axel near the end of her program
8. I'd like to see a better arm position on the layback spin but a nice haircutter and Biellman position
17. Vanessa Lam: 31.73 TES + 25.88 PCS = 57.61 and into 5th place
1. She is 15 years old and skating to Con Te Partiro
2. Nice spread eagle into her double axel
3. Triple lutz + double loop combination nicely done with good speed
4. Good solo triple flip
5. Very nice layback position into a nice Biellman that picks up speed
6. A nice spiral position in some transition footwork
7. A nice entry into her combination spin with great positions and great speed--her camel spin is especially pretty; she spins so fast!
8. A nice step sequence, but I'd like to see just a bit more power from her
9. Final spin sequence with a nice sit spin with good speed
18. Joelle Forte: 26.34 TES + 20.69 PCS = 47.03 and into 9th place
1. She is 24 years old and skating to Cirque de Soleil
2. She opens with a triple lutz double toe combination
3. A nice triple salchow
4. I like her layback position and she has an interesting variation
5. A nice step sequence but it doesn't fully cover the ice
6. A nice double axel, the entrance looked slow but the jump was very nice with good height
7. A little slow at the end of her sit spin
8. A nie spiral into her final combination spin with really nice positions and she picks up speed in her upright catch leg spin
19. Ashley Wagner: 27.27 TES + 27.36 PCS = 54.63 and into 6th place
1. She is 19 years old and skating to Once Upon a Time in America
2. A very nice spiral into her opening triple flip and she turns out of it
3. Triple lutz double toe with a two footed landing on the triple lutz
4. Great position in her sit spin with nice speed
5. Nice power through her step sequence and very expressive through her face and upper body
6. A nice camel spin position with nice layback and sit positions in this combination spin
7. A little tight on the landing of her double axel but she hangs on to it
8. Very nice layback spin with good haircutter and biellman positions and nice speed
20. Yasmin Siraj: 26.63 TES + 24.28 PCS -1.00 = 49.91 and into 7th place 
1. At 14 she's the youngest lady competing at the senior level
2. Triple + double toe--a little tight on the first landing but she hangs on
3. A fall on her triple flip
4. She has a lot of personality and spunk on the ice
5. Nice positions in her combination spin
6. A nice double axel with a nice flow out of the element
7. Really pretty layback positions but she loses speed in her Biellman
8. All smiles in this step sequence; I think she could get into her knees a little bit more and not be so bouncy through these edge changes
9. Nice speed through her donut position but I'd like to see a little more stretch through the catch foot
21. Rachael Flatt: 31.55 TES + 30.77 PCS = 62.32 and into 3rd place
1. I'm not really crazy about this yellow long sleeve dress on her
2. She is debuting a new short program
3. Triple flip + double toe--she must not think she needs the triple triple here
4. Nice triple lutz
5. Good camel positions and a lot of improvement in the catch foot variation with a lot more flexibility
6. I'd like to see a different arm position for her on her layback spin
7. Really nice double axel with good speed
8. A nice Ina Bauer on a nice crescendo in the music
9. So much expression and passion from her in this step sequence but at points it almost starts to look slightly wild, but she's put the most into her footwork out of anyone I've seen so far
10. Really nice closing spin combination and the crowd is on their feet, one of the best programs I've seen from her and nice choreography from Lori Nichols
22. Danielle Kahle: 25.13 TES + 20.74 PCS = 45.87 and into 14th place
1. She is 21 years old and skating to Kill Bill
2. A nice opening triple flip
3. Triple loop double toe with good landings on both
4. A nice spiral into her double axel and she stepped out of it
5. Nice position in her layback spin but not very difficult variations
6. Nice variations in her camel spin and good speed
7. I'd like to see more performance from her in this footwork
8. She has nice spins but her positions are all relatively simple compared to what the other ladies are doing
23. Melissa Bulanhagui: 23.77 TES + 21.59 PCS = 45.36 and into 15th place
1. She steps out of the triple flip but tacks on her double toe
2. An interesting variation in her layback spin with her arms hooked behind her back; she could use more stretch and speed through her layback position
3. A really nice triple lutz with good flow out of the jump
4. Nice speed through her sit spin but only one slight change of position
5. She looks a little wild in some of these positions in her combination spin and she could use more stretch through the last two positions
6. I'd like to see more passion from her in this step sequence, especially since it's a tango and I'd like to see her deeper in her knees
7. A nice double axel right at the end of the program

ISU Pairs Top 10 Senior Scores

Short Program:
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy 74.40 Grand Prix Final
2. Pang/Tong 74.00 World Championships
3. Volosozhar/Trankov 70.35 World Championships
3. Kavaguti/Smirnov 69.49 European Championships
4. Bazarova/Larionov 64.64 World Championships
5. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch 61.64 Skate America
6. Sui/Han 61.49 Grand Prix Final
7. Iliushechkina/Maisuradze 60.72 Skate Canada
8. Berton/Hotarek 60.08 European Championships
9. Lawrence/Swiegers 59.98 Four Continents Championships
10. Duhamel/Radford 59.92 Four Continents Championships

Free Skate:
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy 144.87 World Championships
2. Volosozhar/Trankov 140.38 World Championships
3. Kavaguti/Smirnov 134.12 European Championships
4. Pang/Tong 130.12 World Championships
5. Bazarova/Larionov 125.35 European Championships
6. Duhamel/Radford 121.87 Four Continents Championships
7. Sui/Han 117.55 Grand Prix Final
8. Iliushechkina/Maisuradze 117.38 Grand Prix Final
9. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch 117.24 Skate Canada
10. Yankowskas/Coughlin 117.18 World Championships

Total:
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy 217.85 World Championships
2. Volosozhar/Trankov 210.73 World Championships
3. Pang/Tong 204.12 World Championships
4. Kavaguti/Smirnov 203.61 European Championships
5. Bazarova/Larionov 188.24 European Championships
6. Duhamel/Radford 181.79 Four Continents Championships
7. Sui/Han 179.04 Grand Prix Final
8. Iliushechkina/Maisuradze 177.44 Grand Prix Final
9. Yankowskas/Coughlin 175.94 World Championships
10. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch 175.48 Skate America

US Nationals: Senior Pairs Short Program

1. Evora/Ladwig: 35.33 TES + 27.54 PCS = 62.87
1. debuting their new short to Sing, Sing, Sing; they are 26 and 30
2. Great triple twist with clean catch to open the program
3. Nice sbs triple toes
4. A little forward on the landing of the throw triple loop
5. Lack of unison on their sbs spins
6. The footwork is to the slow section of the music but its very intricate and nicely done, she stumbles out of a twizzle at the end though
7. Nice death spiral with a change of hold
8. Nice lift with a flip exit
9. Bobble into their ending pose
10. A few little mistakes here and there but I definitely think this program has potential for them
2. Moore/Gaumond: 26.64 TES + 19.80 PCS = 46.44 and into 2nd place
3. Davis/Leftheris: TES + 22.74 PCS = 51.07 and into 2nd place 
4. Scimeca/Dimitrov: TES + PCS = WD; he has the flu
5. Donlan/Speroff: 26.73 TES + 21.89 PCS = 48.62 and into 3rd place 
6. Vise/Baldwin: 31.12 TES + 23.17 PCS = 54.29
7. Yankowskas/Coughlin: 35.98 TES + 28.32 PCS = 64.30 and into 1st place 
1. nice high triple twist with a clean catch
2. beautiful throw triple salchow with a great landing
3. excellent sbs triple toes
4. Great air position and a complicated hold and a clean exit from their lift
5. nice sbs spins
6. Great performance from her in this step sequence
7. Very nice death spiral position
8. Solid, entrancing program from them!
8. Castelli/Shnapir: 29.57 TES + 21.91 PCS = 51.48 and into 4th place 
1. I love how she stares him down at the beginning of the program
2. He turns out of the sbs triple salchows
3. Nice triple twist with a clean catch
4. Good fast rotation on their spins but they were off unison
5. Step sequence seems very slow
6. Huge throw triple salchow
7. Great air position in her lift and nice flexibility in her change of position
8. Nice death spiral at the end of their program
9. Katz/Lynch: TES + PCS =
10. Marley/Brubaker: TES + PCS =
11. Smith/Bartholomay: TES + PCS =
12. Denney/Barrett: TES + PCS =
13. Aaron/Cohen: TES + PCS =
14. Bereswill/Young: TES + PCS =

European Championships: Pairs Free Skate

1. Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER: 64.22 TES + 69.67 PCS = 133.89 Total: 206.20
2. Kavaguti/Smirnov, RUS: 65.62 TES + 68.50 PCS = 134.12 Total: 203.61
3. Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: 64.89 TES + .46 PCS = 125.35 Total: 188.24
4. Gerboldt/Enbert, RUS: 59.23 TES + 54.22 PCS -1.00 = 112.45 Total: 169.95
5. Berton/Hotarek, ITA: 53.35 TES + 52.40 PCS -1.00 = 104.75 Total: 164.83
6. Hausch/Wende, GER: 46.40 TES + 49.71 PCS = 96.11 Total: 149.97
7. Kadlecova/Bidar, CZE: 47.91 TES + 44.58 PCS -1.00 = 91.49 Total: 139.94
8. Kemp/King, GBR: 41.90 TES + 40.68 PCS -3.00 = 79.58 Total: 128.04 
9. Canac/Bonheur, FRA: 42.08 TES + 40.24 PCS = 82.32 Total: 125.34
10. Bakirova/Kamianchuk, BLR: 42.39 TES + 36.82 PCS = 79.21 Total: 120.72
11. Gierok/Just, GER: 42.24 TES + 36.12 PCS - 1.00 = 77.36 Total: 118.06
12. Gillespie/Dematte, ITA: 39.02 TES + 36.40 PCS = 75.42 Total: 115.53
13. Zabijako/Kulbach, EST: 37.81 TES + 34.65 PCS -1.00 = 71.46 Total: 106.47 
14. Hoolin/Safranek, GBR: 35.07 TES + 32.68 PCS = 67.75 Total: 104.16
15. Martini/Kiefer, AUT: 35.66 TES + 30.47 PCS = 66.13 Total: 100.87

European Championships: Mens Short Program

Top 24 qualify for free skate:

1. Florent Amodio, FRA: 40.75 TES + 37.36 PCS = 78.11
2. Michal Brezina, CZE: 39.64 TES + 36.49 PCS = 76.13
3. Artur Gachinski, RUS: 39.00 TES + 34.76 PCS = 73.76
4. Kevin van der Perren, BEL: 39.65 TES + 33.96 PCS = 73.61
5. Tomas Verner, CZE: 36.38 TES + 37.53 PCS -1.00 = 72.91
6. Samuel Contesti, ITA: 36.57 TES + 36.21 PCS = 72.78
7. Brian Joubert, FRA: 34.90 TES + 36.54 PCS - 1.00 = 70.44
8. Kristoffer Berntsson, SWE: 33.05 TES + 33.57 PCS = 66.62
9. Peter Liebers, GER: 35.31 TES + 29.22 PCS = 64.53
10. Alban Preaubert, FRA: 32.33 TES + 32.44 PCS -1.00 = 63.77
11. Javier Fernandez, ESP: 32.00 TES + 31.48 PCS -3.00 = 60.48
12. Paolo Bacchini, ITA: 30.92 TES + 29.47 PCS -1.00 = 59.39
13. Jorik Hendrickx, BEL: 31.77 TES + 27.37 PCS = 59.14
14. Konstantin Menshov, RUS: 29.15 TES + 29.67 PCS = 58.82
15. Adrian Schulteiss, SWE: 28.07 TES + 31.29 PCS -1.00 = 58.36
16. Laurent Alvarez, SUI: 31.89 TES + 24.75 PCS = 56.64
17. Viktor Pfeifer, AUT: 29.10 TES + 26.60 PCS = 55.70
18. Maxim Shipov, ISR: 32.42 TES + 21.57 PCS = 53.99
19. Anton Kovalevski, UKR: 23.65 TES + 29.82 PCS = 53.47
20. Kim Lucine, MON: 27.49 TES + 25.07 PCS = 52.56
21. Javier Raya, ESP: 26.12 TES + 26.86 PCS -1.00 = 51.98
22. Denis Wieczorek, GER: 26.37 TES + 24.25 PCS = 50.62
23. Zoltan Kelemen, ROU: 27.63 TES + 22.75 PCS = 50.38
24. Stephane Walker, SUI: 24.35 TES + 25.39 PCS = 49.74
25. Maciej Cieplucha, POL: 24.83 TES + 24.50 PCS = 49.33
26. Moris Pfeifhofer, SUI: 22.75 TES + 25.18 PCS -1.00 = 46.93
27. Ali Demirboga, TUR: 22.12 TES + 19.97 PCS = 42.09
28. Justus Strid, DEN: 19.63 TES + 22.21 PCS = 41.84  

US Nationals: Junior Ladies Free Skate

1. Ashley Cain: 45.74 TES + 44.35 PCS -1.00 = 89.09 Total: 137.44 
1. She is skating to Music of the Night and is currently in 7th place
2. Her feet get tied up on her first jump and she puts her hands down
3. She recovers with a nice triple jump
4. She needs to straighten her free leg in the sit spin position
5. She lands a very nice double axel
6. Another nice triple
7. A nice triple double combination but a little tight on the second landing
8. A really pretty layback spin but the biellman position needs a little work
9. She has a nice arabesqe spiral position
10. A nice double axel + double + double combination
11. A really nice step sequence into her final combination spin and I'd like to see a little more flexibility in the catch foot position
12. A solid program and kudos to her for skating a virtually clean program after her pairs short program this afternoon
2. Haley Dunne: 44.93 TES + 41.54 PCS = 86.47 Total: 132.57 and into 2nd place 
1. She is skating to the Plaza of Execution and is currently in 9th place
2. She opened with a nice triple
3. Another nice triple
4. She popped her next jump into a single
5. She has some nice sit spin positions
6. A nice arabesque spiral position for her
7. Triple + double + double combo
8. Nice positions on her layback spin but I'd like for her to fix her hands
9. A nice double axel + double combo
10. Another nice triple for her and she follows up with a solid double axel
11. Nice positions in her combination spin and good speed, although she loses her centering in her final upright position
3. Nina Jiang: 42.13 TES + 40.68 PCS -1.00 = 81.81 Total: 128.55 and into 3rd place 
1. She is skating to Ladies in Lavender and is currently in 8th place
2. She falls on her opening triple jump
3. Spread eagle into a triple + double combo
4. A nice fast rotation in her next triple jump
5. A nice wrapped arm positon in her layback spin and she maintains her speed into the Biellman
6. I'd like to see her really push through this step sequence and really cover the ice
7. She pops her next jump
8. A very nice triple double combination
9. Nice fast sit spins
10. Nice triple + double + double combination
11. A good double axel
12. Final combination spin starts with a nice camel position, good sit spins and an upright spin that never reaches the full catch foot extended position
4. Alison Timlen: 29.87 TES + 40.57 PCS = 70.44 Total: 115.64 and into 4th place 
1. She is skating to Victory at Sea and is currently in 10th place
2. She starts her program with her sit spin
3. She starts her jumps with a nice double axel
4. A little crooked in the air and puts a hand down on the first jump of her triple double combo
5. This step sequence seems very slow and small and I'd like her to put some power behind her steps
6. Landed a little low on her next triple
7. Some nice positions in her combination spin, especially in the layback position
8. A little crooked on the next triple but she hangs on to the landing
9. Two foots the triple in her triple double combo
10. Two foots and hands down on the landing of her triple
11. Nice height on her double axel
12. She seems to be running out of steam here at the end of her program but has nice speed in her camel spin
5. Elise Eng: 24.28 TES + 37.50 PCS -2.00  = 59.78 Total 103.02 and into 5th place 
1. She is currently in 11th place
2. She steps out of the landing of her first triple
3. She falls on the landing of her second triple
4. She falls on her double axel--the poor girl is having a rough skate but she seems to actually be fully rotating and landing these jumps, perhaps a confidence issue or her feet are just not under her today
5. A nice recovery to land a double jump
6. She has pretty positions in her spins and she is a fast spinner
7. Slight two footed landing on her next triple
8. A lot of reaching down in her step sequence but some nice accents with the music
9. Nice air position on her double axel but she turns out of the landing
10. Double double combination with a step out on the landing
11. Nice position in her camel spin, good low sit spin and nice flexibility in her upright spin all with good speed
6. Nicole Rajic: 24.44 TES + 33.71 PCS -3.00 = 55.15 Total: 90.78 and into 6th place 
1. She is skating to La Boheme and is currently in 12th place
2. She slips on the take off of her first jump and falls
3. She falls on the landing of her triple jump
4. Another fall on her next triple--I think the first slip really threw off her concentration but the audience is getting behind her
5. Some good positions in her sit spin
6. She lands a nice double jump
7. Double double and she hangs onto the landing of the second jump
8. She lands a nice double axel double combination
9. Nice speed through her spins but I'd like to see her stretch more through her free leg; you don't see many ladies doing the triangle position in their spins
10. Her step sequence seems a little slow
11. Low landing on her second double axel and she has to put her free leg down
12. I'd like to see her have a more definitive arm in her layback position
7. Lauren Dinh: 57.64 TES + 44.84 PCS -1.00 = 101.48 Total: 153.99 and into 1st place 
1. She is skating to Danse Macabre and is currently in 3rd place
2. She is starting with her layback spin and she is a very fast spinner and has some nice flexibility in her Biellman but I'd like to see her stretch her leg a little more
3. She falls on her first triple
4. Nice triple flip double toe
5. A very solid double axel
6. A very nice triple
7. A nice triple toe double toe
8. A nice low sit spin position but she could use a little more stretch through her free leg
9. A nice triple jump
10. Triple, double, double loop combo
11. Some interesting mores in her step sequence and I'd like to see her really put more into this sequence
12. Nice positions in her combination spin and great speed
8. Courtney Hicks: 62.37 TES + 51.01 PCS -1.00 = 112.38 Total: 173.22 and into 1st place
1. She is skating to Malaguena and is currently in 1st place
2. Great triple triple to start her program
3. A nice triple salchow
4. Great position in her layback spin but I'm still not crazy about her Biellman posiion
5. A nice easy double axel
6. I'd like to see a better camel position from her but the donut position is nice
7. Triple double double combination nicely done and very solid
8. Triple triple sequence
9. A fall on her triple lutz
10. Nice difficulty in her step sequence
11. Her final combination spin including the position she has invented called the Tw-Hicks
9. Mary Beth Marley: 44.17 TES + 45.10 PCS -1.00 = 87.27 Total: 137.82 and into 3rd place 
1. She is skating to Jealousy and is currently in 4th place
2. She starts with her double axel and turns out of the landing but doesn't put her free leg down
3. She falls on her first triple jump
4. She skates with so much speed
5. A little low on the landing of her next triple but she hangs on to it
6. A nice double axel double toe combination
7. She has great positions in her spins, nice flexiblity and good speed
8. A turn out of the first jump in her triple double combination but she keeps her free leg up
9. She falls on her next triple
10. A beautiful triple jump with a nice landing to recover
11. Really pretty layback positions and a nice Biellman
12. I really like the intensity with which she skates her step sequence and she has a really nice presence on the ice throughout this program
13. Great sit spin positions
10. McKinzie Daniels: 47.82 TES + 42.23 PCS -1.00 = 89.05 Total: 138.59 and into 3rd place
1. She is skating to Spartacus and is currently in 5th place
2. I really like her dress and it's very unique
3. She opens with a nice double axel double toe
4. She falls on her triple flip
5. Double toe double toe combination
6. I'm not crazy about the illusions that so many of the skaters are adding to their spin combinations especially since they can't execute them in a full split position
7. Not a lot of energy in this step sequence
8. A nice triple salchow
9. Another nice triple jump
10. Nice layback spin combination
11. Another nice triple jump
12. Nice landing on her final triple
13. Good positions in her sit spins to end the program
11. Polina Edmunds: 41.39 TES + 42.74 PCS = 84.13 Total: 132.91 and into 6th place 
1. She is skating to Come Fly with Me and Putting on the Ritz and is currently in 6th place
2. Nice solid triple to open her program
3. Her feet get tangled up in her next triple and she puts her hand down
4. Nice easy triple for her to recover
5. She has great spin positions and good speed but I'd like to see her work on her centering and the exit from the spin
6. Nicely rotated double axel double axel sequence
7. Really nice Biellman position in her layback spins
8. Triple double loop double loop combination
9. Good triple double combination but a little tight on the landing
10. I'd like to see her look up more and really perform this step sequence
11. Nice triple jump
12. I'd like to see a little more stretch through her free leg in the final sit spin
12. Katarina Kulgeyko: 47.66 TES + 45.88 PCS = 93.54 Total: 146.62 and into 3rd place 
1. She is skating to Nightmare Before Christmas and is currently in 2nd place
2. Did she delete a jump at the beginning?  It looked like she set up for one and skipped it
3. Her first jump was a double axel + triple toe
4. Nice spin combination
5. Triple double combination
6. She gets really low in her sit spin positions but a little bobble on the way out
7. Double jump
8. Double axel triple sequence but she turned out of the second jump
9. I'd like to see more energy and more performance from her in this step sequence
10. She has really nice landings on all those triple jumps
11. Double jump
12. Nice layback spin with a geat Biellman position

European Championships: Pairs Short Program

1. Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER: 37.92 TES + 34.39 PCS = 72.31
2. Kavaguti/Smirnov, RUS: 37.57 TES + 31.92 PCS = 69.49
3. Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: 34.21 TES + 28.68 PCS = 62.89
4. Berton/Hotarek, ITA: 33.97 TES + 26.11 PCS = 60.08
5. Gerboldt/Enbert, RUS: 31.56 TES + 25.94 PCS = 57.50
6. Hausch/Wende, GER: 31.46 TES + 23.40 PCS -1.00 = 53.86
7. Kemp/King, GBR: 27.61 TES + 20.85 PCS = 48.46
8. Kadlecova/Bidar, CZE: 26.05 TES + 22.40 PCS = 48.45
9. Canac/Bonheur, FRA: 23.11 TES + 19.91 PCS = 43.02
10. Bakirova/Kamianchuk, BLR: 24.03 TES + 17.48 PCS = 41.51
11. Gierok/Just, GER: 23.50 TES + 18.20 PCS - 1.00 = 40.70
12. Gillespie/Dematte, ITA: 22.10 TES + 18.01 PCS = 40.11
13. Hoolin/Safranek, GBR: 20.67 TES + 16.74 PVS -1.00 = 36.41
14. Zabijako/Kulbach, EST: 19.74 TES + 17.27 PCS - 2.00 = 35.01
15. Martini/Kiefer, AUT: 19.39 TES + 15.35 PCS = 34.74

WD: Montalbano/Krasnopolski, ISR

US Nationals: Junior Free Dance

1. Glastris/Allison: 23.43 TES + 24.38 PCS = 47.81 Total: 84.02
1. They are skating to West Side Story and are currently in 12th place
2. Their first set of twizzles were nice but the second set was slow and off unison
3. Nice fast rotation lift with her in a hair cutter position
4. A nice position for her in the backwards straight line lift but he struggles to keep his back leg up
5. The Dance spin really showed off her flexibility
6. I feel like they don't have enough connection to the music or each other and she has a huge grin on her face which is nice but doesn't convey the complexity of the story
7. A nice straight line lift with him in a spread eagle position and her held parallel to the ice
2. Wojton/Soyfer: 23.91 TES + 23.19 PCS -1.00  = 46.10 Total: 82.95 and into 2nd place
1. They are skating to Triplets of Belleville and are currently in 11th place
2. She's in a rainbow brite costume
3. Nice twizzles
4. Rotational lift with her in a hair cutter position.  I'd like to see a little more innovation in the lifts since this position has already been used 3 times in two programs
5. They both really need to stretch through their free leg in these step sequences and extend all the lines
6. They seem to have difficult with the dance spin since she's taller than him
7. On the straight line lift at the end I'd like to see more speed from him and more core strength from her
3. Dzierzanowski/Dispenza: 27.93 TES + 22.38 PCS = 50.31 Total: 75.67 and into 3rd place
1. They are skating to Lola and are currently in 13th place
2. She's skating with her shoulders hunched forward through the first section and even in the holds in the step sequence
3. She needs to really extend through her leg when its lifted in the air
4. Decent dance spin
5. Curve lift with her suspended over the ice
6. Awkward music change with a fade in the middle of a phrase
7. Interesting lift with him in a spread eagle and her with her leg over his shoulder
8. They start out very far apart on their twizzles and on the second set their free leg is barely off the ice
9. Nice one arm hold rotational lift with her held away from his body
4. Buckner/Taylor: 28.35 TES + 26.10 PCS = 54.45 Total: 93.96 and into 1st place
1. They are skating to Grease and are currently in 10th place
2. I like that they've really tried to embody their characters not only in the costumes but the hair and makeup as well
3. This step sequence seems kind of slow with this music and she has a slight bobble in one spot
4. A nice change of position in their rotational lift
5. I'd like to see her arch her back more in the two positions in the combination lift and really increae the dramatic wow value of the element
6. I'd like to see them having a lot more fun through the Greased Lighting section and really turn on the performance
7. He seems very wobbly in the twizzles
8. Really slow dance spin and in the arabesque position their legs are crossing oddly
5. Olson/Cowan: 40.01 TES + 32.91 PCS = 72.92 Total: 121.12
1. They are skating to Zoot Suit Riot and are currently in 6th place
2. Nice rotational lift with a variation on the hair cutter position
3. She is such a performer and this piece seems to really suit her
4. This is a really nice step sequence with good changes of hold and nice difficult and variation in the steps
5. A nice curve lift close to the group and she has a nice position
6. Nice fast dance spin with good changes of position
7. Nice twizzles with good speed and good positions
8. Flip into a lift that goes around his head and changes position
9. A nice variation on a swing lift at the end with her going over his head and through his legs
6. Heritage/Fast: 32.40 TES + 28.58 PCS -2.00 = 58.98 Total: 103.24
1. They are skating to Come What May and are currently in 7th place
2. There are some really nice moments at the top of the piece
3. They aren't very together on their twizzles but they were executed nicely
4. Great entrance into their first lift and he hold her by her foot and swings her around.  I like that there was no big set up for the lift and it takes you by surprise
5. She needs to really get into her knees on the step sequence and make her steps bigger so it doesn't look like shes bouncing on the ice
6. They're traveling a lot on the dance spin
7. She also has a tendency to sickle her free foot which destroys the leg line
8. Nice arch in this lift with him in a spread eagle and a nice transition into the rotational lift with one arm hold
9. I'd like to see them really connect to each other in this piece because the choreography is really nice and they have some really nice elements but they don't really portray that they're a couple in love
10. A Davis and White esque lift at the end of the program
11. Not really sure what happened but they both fall to the ice at the end of their program and it takes them a little bit to get up
7. Gamelin/Gamelin: 34.28 TES + 35.44 PCS -1.00 = 64.72 Tota: 108.67 and into 2nd place
1. They are skating to Smooth and are currently in 8th place
2. Nice opening lift with her upside down and he in a spread eagle and I like that she adds a little personality to the lift with a shimmy
3. Nice fast twizzles with some difficult, interesting positions
4. Interesting dance spin variatiojns with good speed and centering
5. They tend to not have the cleanest transitions out of elements and I'd like to see them work on these
6. Nice split rotational lift
7. She needs to really stretch through her free leg to get it all the way straight
8. This program seems to really suit her as she performs it well and her body looks very natrual executing the elements
9. A very fun program and nicely done
8. McNamara/Carpenter: 32.59 TES + 30.60 PCS = 63.19 Total: 102.99 and into 4th place
1. They are skating to Charlie Chaplin and are currently in 9th place
2. They start off with their twizzles, both sets done on the same foot and good unison
3. Their first lift is a straight line with her extended out over his legs
4. Rotational lift in the hair cutter position
5. Some nice positions from them in the dance spin
6. They will be 12 and 15 next month--their programs lack a little of the polish of some of the older teams but they are very advanced for their age
9. Bonacorsi/Mager: 38.72 TES + 36.28 PCS = 75.00 Total: 127.39 and into 1st place
1. They are skating to Cuban Pete and Business of Love and are currently in 3rd place
2. Really great speed in their dance spin and nice positions
3. Good unison on their twizzles, they do 3 sets for the level
4. Good speed and flow through their step sequence
5. Nice one arm hold rotational lift
6. Great lift with her on one of his skates and almost laying on the ice
10. Aldridge/Eaton: 35.78 TES + 33.95 PCS -1.00 = 68.74 Total: 120.64 and into 3rd place
1. They are skating to Dramatico and are currently in 5th place
2. I love her dress and I like that their costumes match each other in terms of time period but aren't matchy matchy
3. Really nice lift with her over his shoulder and leaning back and he skating on one foot
4. They hop into thier twizzles and are very close together and have very fast rotations
5. She takes a fall on some transition movements and he has trouble getting her back up
6. They recover nicely into their next lift with him in a spread eagle
7. A nice one arm hold rotational lift
8. Some nice positions in their dance spin
9. They have some really nice edge work in their step sequences
11. Cannuscio/McManus: 35.36 TES + 35.25 PCS = 70.61 Total: 122.86 and into 2nd place
1. They are skating to Carmen and currently in 4th place
2. Nice opening lift with a good position change
3. Their step sequence goes really well with their music and they have some nice arm nuances that accent the character of their piece
4. Nice upside down variation of the hair cutter position for their second lift
5. Nice positions in their dance spin but they're a little slow, they have some really unique variations that are lovely
6. I love the contrast between the two step sequences and how well each one shows off the nature of the music
7. A nice one arm hold rotational lift near the end of their program
12. Lichtman/Copely: 39.57 TES + 37.48 PCS = 77.05 Total: 132.28 and into 1st place
1. They are skating to Beetlejuice and are currently in 2nd place
2. Really unique first position in their dance spin and I like that there's not a huge break before the change of direction
3. They have nice speed through their first step sequence
4. He stumbles out of the second set of twizzles
5. Flip into their first lift with a nice exit--one of the things I like most about Zoueva/Shpilband teams is that the entrances and exits to the lifts are always innovative and a highlight
6. This step sequence is really intresting in that they have varied steps
7. She's doing a needle in this lift
8. Haircutter variation around his body with fast rotations
9. This lift at the end is really neat and looks very difficult
13. Yang/Baker: 29.86 TES + 34.04 PCS -1.00 = 62.90 Total: 118.99 and into 6th place
1. They are skating to Windmills of Your Mind and are currently in 1st place
2. They have nice positions in their dance spin
3. She falls on their twizzles halfway through their first set and can't get up in time to do the second set, they'll lose major points on that
4. Flip into a nice spread eagle lift with change of position
5. One armed rotational lift
6. I find this music distracting--I almost wish they would cut the speaking voice and just use the instrumental
7. Nice attitude position in their next lift for her
8. She has really nice quality of movement and a very lyrical expression
9. I didn't really love this program but they have so much potential and so much talent that I think if they can find the right vehicle they could be pheonomenal

US Nationals: Junior Pairs Short Program

1. Denney/Raad: 24.46 TES + 18.39 PCS = 42.85
1. Her sister is Caydee Denney, reigning national pairs champ
2. They are 15 and 23 years old
3. Nice double twist with a clean catch
4. Nice sbs double axels
5. Nice overhead lift with a flip exit but I'd like to see her have more stretch in her air position
6. She two footed the landing on the throw double and was a little forward
7. Nice death spiral position
8. Good timing on their sbs spins but they lose it in the middle.  Nice positions with good flexibility
9. I'd like to see more performance from them here in the step sequence and to really attack these steps
2. Duarte/Grafton: 23.69 TES + 21.66 PCS = 45.35 and into 1st place
1. Nice sbs double axels
2. Nice double twist with a clean catch
3. Nice air position in the lift with a nice exit
4. Very clean throw double
5. Nice sbs spins with good unison and good positions, they start to lose their unison at the very end
6. I like the weaving in this step sequence and their connection with each other
7. Really pretty death spiral position but they only hold it for one or two rotations
3. Sowa/Leenen: 23.64 TES + 18.52 PCS = 42.16 and into 3rd place
1. They are 17 and 21
2. I like their intensity but some of their moves seem overly stiff and placed and don't really flow
3. Nice solid sbs double axels to start their program
4. She can't get her free leg back on the landing of the throw jump but otherwise it was nice
5. Nice one armed overhead lift but she bends her leg on the exit
6. Double twist was good, not as clean of a catch and I'd like to see her get her free leg higher on the landing
7. She seems a little hunched over in some of these moves in the step sequence and her arms don't always fully extend to the end of the movement
8. Their sbs spins started out off but they got back together to be on the same timing
9. Nice death spiral position with an interesting exit
4. Carman/Reiss: 24.38 TES + 20.88 PCS = 45.26 and into 2nd place
1. I like that they are in character before they start their program
2. She is 16 and he is 18
3. Nice high double twist with clean catch
4. These two skate with so much speed
5. Clean sbs doubles
6. Nice death spiral position
7. There's a lot of personality and nice touches in the choreography of this program
8. Nice easy throw double
9. Good unison on the sbs spins until the change of the foot when they get off
10. The first position in their lift is odd but she has a nice position after the change
11. They're both moving so fast on the footwork and a little far apart so it was hard to see how together they were at the start but the second half is nice
5. Poapst/Knierim: 23.80 TES + 20.54 PCS = 44.34 and into 3rd place
1. She is 18 and he is 23 and they are skating to Papa Can You Hear Me
2. Really high double twist with a nice clean catch
3. Really pretty throw double
4. She singles the sbs double axel and two foots the landing
5. She needs a little more arch in her back in the first air position but the change of position is nice and they have a nice exit
6. I really like her death spiral position
7. They're not hitting the same positions in some of their sbs spins and they're really off unison
8. I like the connection they have with each other in this step sequence and it goes really nicely with their music
6. Bautista/Harris: 19.62 TES + 19.00 PCS = 38.62 and into 6th place
1. She is 18 and he is 22
2. I'd like to see her really get into the choreography in the beginning and let the moevements flow instead of being so tight and placed
3. Nice double twist
4. Nice sbs doubles with a good landing
5. Good unison on the sbs spins with some difficult positions--probably the best unison thus far
6. The positions in the air were nice but it looks like they lost their grip on the change of position to the one arm hold and he had to set her down
7. I like this step sequence but I'd like to see her get a little more into the ice because she's kind of bouncing on top of it now and it makes her edges not as clean
8. Nice clean throw double
9. She has a nice death spiral position but they don't do many rotations
7. Calalang/Sidhu: 25.12 TES + 18.51 PCS = 43.63 and into 4th place
1. She is 15 and he is 19
2. Nice side by side double axels
3. Nice high double twist with a clean catch
4. Really nice throw double
5. She has a nice air position in the lift but with a little more arch in her back and extension in her legs it could be a great air position
6. Nice step sequence with great flow and eash of movement
7. Off a little on the unison of the sbs spins but they get back together and lose it again at the end
8. Really nice death spiral position for her
8. Cain/Reagan: 25.74 TES + 21.89 PCS = 47.63 and into 1st place
1. A really nice throw double to start off their program
2. She has a really nice air position and a nice position change in the lift
3. This team looks so mature and polished considering they were only novices last season
4. Nice double twist but she may have come a little too close to his chest on the catch
5. Nice clean sbs double axels
6. Really nice sbs spins with good unison
7. Nice step sequence but it comes at a down part of the music which I don't like.  It is neat to really hear their blades on the ice though.
8. She has no arch in her back in the death spiral position
9. Garza/Frazier: 24.24 TES + 20.60 PCS = 44.84 and into 4th place
1. She is 14 and he is 18
2. Super high double twist with a nice clean catch
3. A nice throw double but she didn't really have much height
4. Nice sbs throw doubles
5. She had a bit of an awkward position in the overhead lift
6. Nice spirals into a pretty death spiral
7. Nice unison on their sbs spins but a few awkward positions
8. It looks like they were a little ahead of their music and started the fast section of their step sequence before the music changed
9. I'd like to see a lot more energy in this step seqeuence
10. Andrews/LeDuc: 26.07 TES + 21.33 PCS = 47.40 and into 2nd place
1. She is 17 and he is 20
2. Nice high double twist with a clean catch
3. Nice side by side doubles with a tano arm
4. Nice overhead lift with one arm hold and a one arm exit
5. The throw double jump looked a little two footed to me
6. Nice unison on their sbs spins and their positions show off great flexibility from both
7. She has a nice death spiral position
8. I like that their step sequence has moments when they're doing different steps and then they come together at the end
9. They even had a set of twizzles that would make the ice dancers proud
11. Oltmanns/Santillan: 19.32 TES + 18.55 PCS = 37.87 and into 11th place
1. She puts her hands down on the throw double
2. Interesting entry into their sbs spins and for the most part they have good unison.  I don't like their transitions between the spins as they get into some awkward positions
3. Double twist with a clean catch but she doesn't get much height
4. Sbs double axels lacked unison
5. I'm not crazy about her death spiral position and she seems to be wobbling a little bit
6. Their lift positions aren't great and he sets her down so low that she has to bring her knees in to get her skates on the ice
7. I'd like to see her really extend her free leg in this step sequence
12. Guterres/Schumann: 19.40 TES + 16.54 PCS = 35.94 and into 12th place
1. She is 18 and he is 20
2. She doesn't seem to get both of her legs in the same position in the lift and I think her legs are just a little bit too far apart
3. A little crash on the landing of the double twist but I think this could be rectified by him throwing her higher
4. He had a little bobble on the landing of their sbs doubles but held on to it
5. Nice throw double
6. Lack of unison on their sbs spins throughout and they get very slow at the end
7. She has no arch in the death spiral position and is almost laying on the ice