Monday, January 23, 2012

U.S. Nationals: Novice Pairs Free Skate

Donahoe/Rappold: 19.46 TES + 22.84 PCS = 42.30 Total: 63.08
  • Completely vertical single twist
  • Through the legs and back into a press lift with a really slow rotation
  • Throw double salchow with a really big lead in to the jump
  • She really struggles with the side by side jumps (supposed to be a combo) and stumbles
  • Nice stretched out position for her in the pairs spin but no speed at all and a really awkward change of direction
  • They need to find a new position for him in the pairs spiral
  • Side by side salchows were nice
  • Really slow in the side by side spins but their unison is good through the first half
  • Nice lift into the sit position but she could use a bigger split in her legs
  • She really struggles with the throw double lutz and has to step out and put her hand down
  • Decent death spiral and they finish a beat after the music
LoRusso/Habeeb: 19.19 TES + 21.49 PCS -2.00 = 38.68 Total: 56.75 and into 2nd place
  • She's pretty flat int he death spiral and they only do two rotations
  • Single twist that is completely vertical
  • They nearly crash into each other on their side by side jumps and neither one seem to have a clean landing
  • Nice split position from her in the hand to hip lift but there is no speed in the rotation
  • Decent pairs spiral but I'd like to see them closer together
  • They start off on timing in the side by side spins and never seem to have quite the same position or number of rotations
  • The pairs spin is really slow but the positions are ok
  • Double single salchow
  • She falls on their sequence but they both pull of the axel but at different times
  • She falls on her back in the throw double loop
  • I didn't see a second overhead lift, but they did have an extended dance lift toward the end of the program
Thomas/Fu: 14.92 TES + 22.05 PCS = 36.97 Total: 50.08 and into 3rd place
  •  The same backwards x lift she fell on yesterday opens the program and while it was still scary they hang on to it
  • Throw double loop she lands
  • They get really far apart before their side by side triples
  • She falls on their next side by side jumps
  • Good timing and distance between each other on the side by side spins
  • She is almost completely flat on the ice in the death spiral, they only do one rotation and there's a bit of an awkward exit
  • The single twist gets no height, is completely vertical and he almost misses her on the catch
  • He tries to get her up in the second lift but can't do it and ends up holding her awkwardly by the crotch at shoulder height
  • Good pairs spiral positions
  • She steps out of the throw double salchow and puts a hand down
  • A big loss of centering on the pairs spin but some nice positions
Xu/Przepioski: 28.75 TES + 24.79 PCS -2.00 = 51.54 Total: 71.64 and into 1st place
  • Really pretty death spiral position from her and just a little bobble getting out of it
  • Good double twist even though the catch wasn't quite there yet
  • Nice throw double salchow
  • Not a lot of unison on their side by side spins but they have nice positions and good speed
  • Press from the side to the hand to hand lift with a nice position for her but he has to duck under her arms to set her down 
  • They both need a lot more stretch through their pairs spiral position
  • Good speed and centering through the pairs spin but he misses her foot on the change of position and it looks like they exited it early
  • Slide through the legs and back to a press hand to hand hold and switch to a hand to hip hold but she needs to hold the split position in her legs
  • She steps out of their side by side double lutz
  • Throw double loop got no height and she falls
  • She falls out of the double flip + double toe right at the end of their program
Smith/Evans: 29.87 TES + PCS = 61.46 Total: 89.37 and into 1st place
  •  She has such long legs!
  • Nice throw double to open the program
  • She puts a hand down on their side by side jumps
  • Hip press lift with a nice extended position and catch foot that she holds as he puts her down
  • They both bobble on their sequence but land both jumps 
  •  Decent timing on their side by side spins with some interesting position choices
  • Double twist was completely vertical and her foot hit the ice on the way down
  • The positions in their pairs spin don't seem very stable and they can't hold their positions solidly
  • Hand to hand hold is nice and secure with a good position from her
  • Good height on the throw double salchow 
  • Nicely matched position in the pairs spiral sequence
  • Really nice death spiral position with a change of hold
Viola/Johnson: 34.82 TES + 35.51 PCS = 70.33 Total: 104.15 and into 1st place
  •  Decent double twist with arms over the head on the catch
  • Good distance on the throw triple salchow but she two foots the landing
  • She falls on the first jump of their double axel sequence but he waits for her to catch up to compete the second jump
  • A little off on timing at the beginning of their pairs spins but they meet up with each other
  • Really nice spiral position from these two--I think he has more stretch than she does!
  • Hand to hand lift and he slips a bit on the ice but hangs on to it 
  • Really solid throw double loop with nice ice coverage
  • Double flip was well timed with a one armed variation on the end
  • She really needs to stretch her bottom leg in the split position on the hip hold lift
  • Decent speed on the pairs spin
Klopstock/Phillips: 20.50 TES + 30.29 PCS = 50.79 Total: 78.39 and into 3rd place
  • Good speed into their first lift with a very secure hand to hand hold
  • Single twist was completely vertical and he crashed into her on the landing
  • She singles the first jump of their combo but tacks on the double toe
  • She two foots the throw double toe
  • They are really far apart on their side by side spins and the camera had to pan back to fit them in
  • She loses the edge on her spiral and has to readjust before regaining her position
  • He really struggles to get her into the second hand to hand lift and kind of drops her hard back down to the ice on her feet
  • Throw double flip she lands in an awkward position with her legs far apart
  • She singles the side by side flip
  • Good death spiral position with a nice exit
  • She really needs to stretch through the camel position and look up and project on the pairs spin
Middleton/Hennings: 37.56 TES + 40.68 PCS -1.00 = 77.24 Total 104.31 and into 1st place
  •  They are skating a Wizard of Oz themed program and she looks absolutely gorgeous in this dress
  • At 12 and 15, if they can stay together they have a lot of potential to really grow both nationally and internationally
  • Nice double twist with a clean catch and good speed
  • Really solid throw double flip
  • She is such a performer!
  • Really nice getting up into the lift with her in a catch foot and he has a one hand hold and a one arm exit
  • She gets no height on the solo jumps but completes the combo
  • Good speed in their side by side psins but he can't seem to control them and has several bobbles and continues to drift away from her
  • Nice matched lines on their pair spiral
  • Really pretty death spiral position
  • Another solid throw double
  • Hip press lift and he gets her right up there with a nice split position, one arm hold and a flip exit
  • Her double flip was wild and she falls
  • Nice positions in the pairs spin but they could use more speed
Zaitsev/Utah Stevens: 34.66 TES + 39.14 PCS = 73.80 Total: 107.70 and into 1st place
  •  Really nice opening hand to hand lift with nice posture from her
  • Good throw double
  • Good double twist with a nice catch with her arms over her head
  • Double flip + double toe with a lot of space between them but good timing
  • Nice positions and timing in their side by side spins but she has a really bad sickling problem on her heel stretch position
  • Press lift from her in a dance hold at his hip--she has a great stretched out split position and a nice exit into a dance lift in a split
  • A little slow on the death spiral and that causes her to lose her position
  • She ekes out the landing on the throw double salchow
  • He puts his hand down on their side by side jumps
  • Decent positions and speed in their pairs spin
  • Their spirals were performed without contact between the two of them--I wonder if that will cost them points
Shaughnessy/Morgan: 36.34 TES + 40.51 PCS = 76.85 Total: 113.87 and into 1st place
  • Nice position in the opening lift with an easy exit
  • Good double twist with her arms over the head ont eh catch
  • They both stumble out of their side by side double axels
  • I really like their relationship to each other on the ice and their commitment to teelling the story
  • Really pretty pairs spiral
  • She's off in the air on the throw double flip but lands it really nicely
  • Nice transitions between their spins in the side by side spins but they never seem to match up on timing
  • Press lift into a nice transition with the hip hold but a bit awkward on teh exit
  • A little two much oomph on the throw double loop and she can't quite hold on to it
  • She really has a gorgeous arabesque position
  • Nice choreography here in the middle going into the end of their program
  • Very nice timing on their double flip + double toe combo side by side jumps
  • Good speed and nice positions in their pairs spin
  • A little sideways on the death spiral
Liu/Perini: 41.47 TES + 42.91 PCS -1.00 = 83.38 Total: 122.21 and into 1st place
  •  They are too freaking adorable together
  • She falls on the opening side by side combo jump (she struggled with it in the warmup as well)
  • Really nice double twist, fast rotation, completely horizontal, and a clean catch with the arms over the head
  • She has a clean landing on the throw double but I'd like to see him give her a bit more of a throw
  • Really cool entry into the death spiral where she kind of flings into it with a nice change of hand
  • Good timing on their side by side spins
  • Nice dance arch lift straight into a nice star lift with a good stretched out position and a leg hold into a flip exit
  • Nice pairs spiral
  • Good throw double flip
  • Good timing on the side by side double loops
  • Nice press into the lift from his hips with a one hand hold into a star position
  • Good positions in the pairs spin but I'd like to see her work on her hands and arms
  • They finish after the music
Fields/Pacini: 40.81 TES + 40.95 PCS -1.00 = 80.76 Total: 118.89 and into 2nd place
  •  Great speed going into the double twist
  • She puts a hand down and then falls on the throw double loop
  • Nice side by side double axels
  • Nice position in the overhead lift with a one arm hold and a one arm exit
  • Good timing on their side by side spins but they could be a little closer together
  • A really nice throw double axel from them
  • Good double flip + double toes for their side by side jumps
  • Nice relationship with each other on the pairs spiral
  • Hip hold lift right up in to the star with a nice position for her but a bit of an awkward exit
  • Good death spiral with a change of hold
  • Nice speed in the pairs spin with good transitions between positions
PlaceStart No.NameShort ProgramFree SkateTotal Score
PlaceScorePlaceScore
111Chelsea Liu, Broadmoor SC
Devin Perini, Los Angeles FSC
138.83183.38122.21
212Caitlin Fields, Coyotes SC of AZ
Jason Pacini, Fort Collins FSC
238.13280.76118.89
310Alexandria Shaughnessy, SC Of Boston
James Morgan, SC Of Boston
337.02476.85113.87
49Christina Zaitsev, IN World Sk Acad FSC
Ernie Utah Stevens, IN World Sk Acad FSC
433.90573.80107.70
58Elise Middleton, Los Angeles FSC
Robert Hennings, Los Angeles FSC
827.07377.24104.31
66Danielle Viola, WA FSC
Alexander Johnson, Broadmoor SC
533.82670.33104.15
75Allison Smith, Dallas FSC
Anthony Evans, Stars FSC of TX
627.91761.4689.37
87Hannah Klopstock, Orange County FSC
Chadwick Phillips, Los Angeles FSC
727.60950.7978.39
94Nancy Xu, Peninsula SC
Robert Przepioski, Peninsula SC
1020.10851.5471.64
101Alexis Donahoe, Charleston FSC
James Rappold, Charleston FSC
920.781042.3063.08
112Victoria LoRusso, SC Of Boston
Timothy Habeeb, Colonial FSC
1118.071138.6856.75
123Lianna Thomas, SC of NY
Gene Fu, SC of NY
1213.111236.9750.08

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