U.S. Nationals: Junior Ladies Short Program

Camille Davis: 19.29 TES + 19.14 PCS -1.00 = 37.43

• She is 17 years old and skating to Pachalbel Meets U2
• She has really nice expression but I'd like to see more flow in her arms in the opening
• Fall on the opening triple toe
• Double lutz with a nice arm flourish at the end
• Nice one foot section with good ice coverage but she looks a little tired at the end
• Decent layback position into a haircutter
• Looked a little two footed on the double axel
• Good positions in the sit spin with good speed and flow out of the element
• Good camel position with nice speed but a loss of centering in the change to the sit spin

Polina Edmunds: 29.45 TES + 21.57 PCS = 51.02 and into 1st place

• This girl has so much presence on the ice, it's hard to believe she's just 13 years old
• Nice opening triple flip + triple toe
• Good triple lutz
• Nice stretched out position in the sit spin but she could be a bit lower
• Sometimes it looks like she's rushing through her steps instead of really committing to the program and the choreography and selling it to the music
• Nice layback spin right up into a nice stretched out Biellman with great speed
• REally nice camel position with good speed into a nice twisted sit but she could stretch more through her free leg
• Solid double axel right at the end of the program

Allison Timlen: 17.61 TES + 19.33 PCS -1.00 = 35.94 and into 3rd place

• Starts off with a nice sit spin with a good twisted position
• Two foots the triple lutz and turns out of it
• Triple loop really far down in her knees manages to eke out the double loop but falls
• Really nice layback spin--she looks like a ballerina in a music box but she loses all her speed going into the Biellman and can't extend it
• Nice double axel
• Lots of movement and edge changes and use of the upper body in her step sequence
• Not too bad on the illusion spins but not great into an overhead heel stretch spin

Barbie Long: 27.76 TES + 21.04 PCS = 48.80 and into 2nd place

•  She is 15 years old and skating to Swan Lake
• Starts off with a nice fast camel spin into a sit position (could be lower but nice stretch)
• Nice triple lutz with choreography right out of it
• Hands down on the triple flip and two footed on the double toe
• She moves so fast down the ice and I really like how she fills the space by really stretching through her arms and using her whole body in the transition moves and step sequence
• Spread eagle into a double axel perfectly timed with the music
• Nice sit spin 
• Nice twisted layback position into a haircutter and a Biellman

Mariah Bell: 23.21 TES + 23.54 PCS = 46.75 and into 3rd place

•  She is 15 years old and is skating to Mack and Mabel
• Her sister Morgan will compete in the senior ladies event
• She is just adorable and has so much personality on the ice but has really grown up from last season
• Nice double axel to open the program
• Good triple lutz and she's really selling this program
• Really off in the air on her triple flip and she only manages to tack on a single toe
• Good speed through her combination spin with some nice positions that really fit the character of the program
• Really nice low sit position
• I like that she maintains her speed through this step sequence even with a one foot section and all the edge changes
• Really nice layback position with tons of speed into a nice Biellman

Jenelle Herman: 20.42 TES + 18.61 PCS = 39.03 and into 4th place

•  She is 17 years old and skating to Once Upon a Time in Mexico
• I really like her nuances in this program and the sharp and subtle uses of her arms to portray the Spanish feel
• Nice double axel but a little forward on the landing and she has to squeeze to hold on
• Double lutz with a nice arm variation on the finish
• Good position in the camel spin but a loss of centering throughout the position changes
• Triple toe + double toe with a turn out of the first jump and wild arms on the second
• Nice layback position but only a haircutter
• I really like this step sequence and she really gets across the ice while still keeping the character of the program
• Nice flying entry to the twisted sit spin

Gracie Gold: 34.38 TES + 25.83 PCS = 60.21 and into 1st place

• She is 16 years old and skating to the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
• Super fast rotation with great height on the triple flip + triple toe
• Really nice triple lutz
• Nice low sit spin position but it looked like she wasn't quite matched up with the timing of the music
• Nice double axel
• This is a nice step sequence with some unusual moves but I'd love to see her smile!
• Good layback spin into a nice stretched out Biellman with good speed
• Nice fast catchfoot camel spin into a nice spit position and a good layback haricutter
• Finished just a hair after the music

Gwendolyn Prescott: 24.58 TES + 20.26 PCS = 44.84 and into 5th place

• Big kick into the double axel but she lands it
• Triple toe + double toe with a one arm variation
• Nice speed in her spins but a bit of an awkward exit
• Double "Rippon" Lutz
• Good layback position with an amazing Bielmann and so much speed!
• Interesting twisted camel position with both arms over her head and a nice triangle position
• I don't think she's fully committing to some of this choreography.  But it's kind of a mixed program with some African steps in a Mulan costume with some lyrical moments.  She needs more cohesive packaging because she has some great skills
• She almost fell in the illusion in her step sequence but held on to it.
• If she could up her technical ante, she could be right up there as she has really nice spins and transitions
  

Ashley Cain: 24.58 TES + 24.03 PCS = 51.80 and into 2nd place

• She is 16 years old and skating to Montserrat
• A little two footed but she hangs on to that triple lutz
• Triple loop + double loop
• I love her intensity and how much she sells this program
• A step out of the double axel but she does her best to make it look like choreography.  Kudos to her!
• She could use more speed through the sit spin
• Decent layback but I wish she would have a better hand position and add a haircutter or a Biellman
• Some really nice edgework from Ashley and nice finishes to all her steps
• Good camel position into a nice low sit spin but she could stretch more through her free leg in the upright position and maintain the speed
• We'll be seeing her later this week for the senior pairs event as well
  

Hannah Miller: 30.29 TES + 24.15 PCS = 54.44 and into 2nd place

• She is 15 years old and skating to Danse Macabre
• Nice broken leg sit spin with good flow out of the element and nice musicality
• Triple flip + double toe a little halted coming out of the jumps
• Triple lutz right on the music
• Nice fast double axel with a solid landing
• Nice camel position with an increase in speed through the catchfoot and into a nice twisted sit spin
• Really fast turns and change of edge through this step sequence and it's nice to see her perform it as well
• Nice speed in the layback but she loses some in the Biellman--she also lost a lot of the crowds energy when the music and her performance came to what seemed to be the end but started up again with just the spin and a slower portion of the song
  

Katarina Kulgeyko: 27.04 TES + 20.51 PCS -1.00 = 46.55 and into 7th place

• She is 15 years old and skating to Love Theme
• Falls on the second jump of her triple toe + triple toe combo
• Holds on to the landing of the triple lutz
• Nice sit spin positions and speed
• Good combo spin but a loss of centering and speed as she went through the positions
• Spiral into a nice double axel
• Good Biellman but not a lot of speed
• After some of the other performances it lacked a bit of the sparkle to really wow you
  

Jessica Hu: 23.60 TES + 19.5 PCS -1.00 = 42.35 and into 9th place

• She is 16 years old and is skating to Danse Macabre
• Really nice opening triple loop + double loop
• Two footed and a fall on the triple lutz
• Nice stretch through her twisted sit position but not a lot of speed or flow coming out of it
• Nice spread eagle into a double axel
• Really pretty layback position into a haircutter
• Really wobbly on her edges through the step sequence
• Decnet camel spin but she really cranks to get the upright spin with the overhead hold