JGP Czech Republic Ladies Results

Short Program

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Alexandra PROKLOVA	RUS	63.43	36.91		26.52	6.64	6.29	6.82	6.61	6.79	0.00	#27
2	Angela WANG	USA	61.41	35.89		25.52	6.43	6.11	6.57	6.32	6.46	0.00	#19
3	Maria SOTSKOVA	RUS	57.74	33.65		24.09	6.07	5.71	6.04	6.18	6.11	0.00	#28
4	Amber GLENN	USA	56.84	33.64		23.20	5.89	5.57	5.93	5.75	5.86	0.00	#1
5	Riona KATO	JPN	55.92	31.89		24.03	6.21	5.86	6.07	5.93	5.96	0.00	#14
6	Jenni SAARINEN	FIN	54.98	32.45		22.53	5.68	5.39	5.71	5.64	5.75	0.00	#22
7	Kaori SAKAMOTO	JPN	52.80	31.12		21.68	5.64	5.11	5.57	5.39	5.39	0.00	#12
8	Elizaveta UKOLOVA	CZE	48.47	29.70		18.77	4.82	4.46	4.75	4.71	4.71	0.00	#7
9	Julianne SEGUIN	CAN	48.10	26.04		22.06	5.64	5.29	5.61	5.43	5.61	0.00	#25
10	Hae Jin KIM	KOR	47.90	25.30		22.60	5.75	5.29	5.68	5.68	5.86	0.00	#17
11	Brooklee HAN	AUS	47.09	25.60		21.49	5.36	5.25	5.54	5.29	5.43	0.00	#26
12	Anastasia GALUSTYAN	ARM	45.45	27.56		17.89	4.61	4.29	4.50	4.46	4.50	0.00	#8
13	Dorka HAVASI	HUN	40.62	22.48		18.14	4.71	4.39	4.54	4.54	4.50	0.00	#2
14	Lana BAGEN	GBR	39.02	19.50		19.52	4.82	4.68	4.96	4.82	5.11	0.00	#13
15	Klara SVETLIKOVA	CZE	37.09	20.41		16.68	4.32	4.04	4.18	4.18	4.14	0.00	#3
16	Thita LAMSAM	THA	35.89	21.39		14.50	3.71	3.43	3.71	3.64	3.64	0.00	#11
17	Kelsey WONG	CAN	35.83	18.69		19.14	4.96	4.57	4.75	4.71	4.93	2.00	#10
18	Dominika MURCKOVA	SVK	34.94	18.05		17.89	4.57	4.14	4.61	4.54	4.50	1.00	#18
19	Minami HANASHIRO	GER	34.48	19.65		16.83	4.36	3.89	4.25	4.18	4.36	2.00	#5
20	Mila MORELISSEN	NED	34.07	18.11		15.96	3.93	3.68	4.07	4.14	4.14	0.00	#21
21	Selin HAFIZOGLU	TUR	33.21	19.15		14.06	3.71	3.39	3.54	3.57	3.36	0.00	#9
22	Naja FERKOV	SLO	33.06	18.00		15.06	3.93	3.54	3.82	3.82	3.71	0.00	#23
23	Nina Larissa WOLFSLAST	AUT	31.25	16.82		14.43	3.75	3.32	3.64	3.71	3.61	0.00	#16
24	Katarina KNEZEVIC	SRB	28.97	16.76		13.21	3.54	3.07	3.32	3.36	3.21	1.00	#20
25	Valentina MIKAC	CRO	28.92	15.51		14.41	3.79	3.50	3.61	3.57	3.54	1.00	#4
26	Alicia TSINGISSER	EST	28.67	14.61		15.06	3.86	3.50	3.79	3.79	3.89	1.00	#6
27	Arijana TIRAK	BIH	21.36	10.30		11.06	2.96	2.61	2.79	2.75	2.71	0.00	#15
28	Cristina LIN	ARG	15.23	5.89		9.34	2.57	2.18	2.25	2.39	2.29	0.00	#24

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Alexandra PROKLOVA	RUS	117.75	63.18		54.57	6.86	6.54	7.07	6.75	6.89	0.00	#27
2	Maria SOTSKOVA	RUS	107.85	61.15		47.70	6.14	5.71	5.96	5.96	6.04	1.00	#23
3	Amber GLENN	USA	107.34	58.36		48.98	6.18	5.86	6.18	6.14	6.25	0.00	#26
4	Riona KATO	JPN	100.47	53.34		48.13	6.29	5.86	6.04	5.96	5.93	1.00	#25
5	Angela WANG	USA	94.46	46.59		48.87	6.36	5.93	6.00	6.14	6.11	1.00	#24
6	Kaori SAKAMOTO	JPN	93.69	55.07		40.62	5.46	4.79	5.14	5.04	4.96	2.00	#19
7	Hae Jin KIM	KOR	93.55	50.63		42.92	5.57	5.07	5.36	5.36	5.46	0.00	#22
8	Anastasia GALUSTYAN	ARM	90.62	52.28		38.34	5.00	4.50	4.89	4.79	4.79	0.00	#17
9	Julianne SEGUIN	CAN	89.90	46.34		44.56	5.64	5.32	5.75	5.46	5.68	1.00	#20
10	Brooklee HAN	AUS	88.36	46.67		42.69	5.39	5.11	5.43	5.32	5.43	1.00	#18
11	Jenni SAARINEN	FIN	88.00	43.85		47.15	6.04	5.82	5.79	5.96	5.86	3.00	#28
12	Elizaveta UKOLOVA	CZE	81.42	45.90		38.52	5.04	4.61	4.79	4.82	4.82	3.00	#21
13	Thita LAMSAM	THA	70.48	37.42		33.06	4.32	3.82	4.25	4.14	4.14	0.00	#16
14	Minami HANASHIRO	GER	68.92	34.30		34.62	4.64	4.04	4.39	4.21	4.36	0.00	#7
15	Klara SVETLIKOVA	CZE	68.58	34.16		34.42	4.43	4.11	4.32	4.29	4.36	0.00	#12
16	Lana BAGEN	GBR	66.06	29.04		37.02	4.64	4.57	4.79	4.46	4.68	0.00	#14
17	Kelsey WONG	CAN	65.71	32.36		36.35	4.79	4.46	4.36	4.57	4.54	3.00	#15
18	Selin HAFIZOGLU	TUR	65.03	36.47		28.56	3.71	3.32	3.68	3.50	3.64	0.00	#6
19	Dominika MURCKOVA	SVK	64.91	29.71		35.20	4.71	4.07	4.54	4.32	4.36	0.00	#11
20	Nina Larissa WOLFSLAST	AUT	62.78	31.58		31.20	4.07	3.71	3.93	4.04	3.75	0.00	#8
21	Dorka HAVASI	HUN	59.97	27.22		34.75	4.50	4.18	4.43	4.32	4.29	2.00	#13
22	Mila MORELISSEN	NED	59.46	26.91		32.55	4.18	3.82	4.14	4.07	4.14	0.00	#10
23	Valentina MIKAC	CRO	58.64	29.34		29.30	3.79	3.50	3.75	3.64	3.64	0.00	#2
24	Naja FERKOV	SLO	58.56	25.48		33.08	4.25	3.82	4.18	4.14	4.29	0.00	#9
25	Alicia TSINGISSER	EST	54.45	25.01		30.44	3.93	3.57	3.82	3.82	3.89	1.00	#3
26	Katarina KNEZEVIC	SRB	44.71	20.00		25.71	3.46	3.04	3.25	3.18	3.14	1.00	#1
27	Arijana TIRAK	BIH	42.88	20.94		21.94	3.04	2.46	2.79	2.79	2.64	0.00	#4
28	Cristina LIN	ARG	24.45	7.16		18.29	2.46	2.11	2.29	2.32	2.25	1.00	#5

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Alexandra PROKLOVA	RUS	181.18	1	1
2	Maria SOTSKOVA	RUS	165.59	3	2
3	Amber GLENN	USA	164.18	4	3
4	Riona KATO	JPN	156.39	5	4
5	Angela WANG	USA	155.87	2	5
6	Kaori SAKAMOTO	JPN	146.49	7	6
7	Jenni SAARINEN	FIN	142.98	6	11
8	Hae Jin KIM	KOR	141.45	10	7
9	Julianne SEGUIN	CAN	138.00	9	9
10	Anastasia GALUSTYAN	ARM	136.07	12	8
11	Brooklee HAN	AUS	135.45	11	10
12	Elizaveta UKOLOVA	CZE	129.89	8	12
13	Thita LAMSAM	THA	106.37	16	13
14	Klara SVETLIKOVA	CZE	105.67	15	15
15	Lana BAGEN	GBR	105.08	14	16
16	Minami HANASHIRO	GER	103.40	19	14
17	Kelsey WONG	CAN	101.54	17	17
18	Dorka HAVASI	HUN	100.59	13	21
19	Dominika MURCKOVA	SVK	99.85	18	19
20	Selin HAFIZOGLU	TUR	98.24	21	18
21	Nina Larissa WOLFSLAST	AUT	94.03	23	20
22	Mila MORELISSEN	NED	93.53	20	22
23	Naja FERKOV	SLO	91.62	22	24
24	Valentina MIKAC	CRO	87.56	25	23
25	Alicia TSINGISSER	EST	83.12	26	25
26	Katarina KNEZEVIC	SRB	73.68	24	26
27	Arijana TIRAK	BIH	64.24	27	27
28	Cristina LIN	ARG	39.68	28	28

JGP Czech Republic Ladies Preview

There are four ladies still in contention for the Junior Grand Prix Final here.  Alexandra Proklova won the silver medal at her JGP debut in Slovakia.  She won the free skate at that event and was only a few points away from the gold medal.  Maria Sotskova also won the silver medal at her JGP debut in Latvia.  After winning the short program, she finished 2nd in the free skate but it wasn't enough to hang on for the gold medal.  Angela Wang took home the silver medal from JGP Poland.  It was her first silver and her third consecutive JGP medal, although she did not set any personal best scores.  These ladies can all punch their ticket to the Final with a gold medal while a silver or a bronze would keep them in the running.

Riona Kato won the bronze medal at JGP Slovakia behind Proklova, making a significant jump from her 11th place finish a year prior.  She needs a gold medal to qualify while a silver will keep her in the running.

Kaori Sakamoto is making her JGP debut after winning the Asian Figure Skating Trophy earlier this season.  Her score there puts her firmly in contention for the podium here.

Amber Glenn is also making her JGP debut.  She finished 5th at US Nationals right behind Karen Chen last season.  If she can replicate Chen's results, she also has a great shot at the podium.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Alexandra Proklova
Silver: Riona Kato
Bronze: Maria Sotskova

Bios of the competitors:
Cristina Lin, ARG: This is her international debut.  She is 18 years old.

Anastasia Galustyan, ARM: She placed 7th at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 125.53.  She is 13 years old.

Brooklee Han, AUS: She placed 21st at Worlds, 12th at Four Continents and 16th at Junior Worlds.  She finished 8th at JGP Mexico.  Her personal best is 141.88.  She is 18 years old.

Nina Larissa Wolfslast, AUT: She placed 27th at JGP Austria last season.  Her personal best is 96.26.  She is 17 years old.

Arijana Tirak, BIH: She placed 31st at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 56.48.  She is 17 years old.

Julianne Seguin, CAN: She placed 11th at Four Continents.  She finished 6th at JGP Mexico.  Her personal best is 146.58.  She is 16 years old. 

Kelsey Wong, CAN: This is her international debut.  She is 15 years old.

Valentina Mikac, CRO: She placed 24th at JGP Austria and 25th at JGP Croatia last season.  Her personal best is 84.69.  She is 16 years old.

Klara Svetlikova, CZE: This is her JGP debut.  She is 16 years old.

Elizaveta Ukolova, CZE: She placed 33rd at Junior Worlds.  She finished 9th at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 124.41.  She is 15 years old.

Alicia Tsingisser, EST: This is her international debut.  She is 13 years old.

Jenni Saarinen, FIN: She placed 14th at Junior Worlds.  She placed 10th at JGP Poland.  Her personal best is 129.81.  She is 14 years old.

Minami Hanashiro, GER: This is her JGP debut.  She is 16 years old.

Lana Bagen, GBR: She placed 25th at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 92.33.  She is 17 years old.

Dorka Havasi, HUN: This is her international debut.

Riona Kato, JPN: She won bronze at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 165.09.  She is 15 years old.

Kaori Sakamoto, JPN: This is her JGP debut.  She is 13 years old.

Mila Morelissen, NED: She placed 30th at JGP Austria last season.  Her personal best is 72.84.  She is 17 years old.

Hae Jin Kim, KOR: She placed 19th at Junior Worlds.  She finished 10th at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 149.71.  She is 16 years old.

Alexandra Proklova, RUS: She won silver at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 175.11.  She is 13 years old.

Maria Sotskova, RUS: She won silver at JGP Latvia.  Her personal best is 166.49.  She is 13 years old.

Katarina Knezevic, SRB: This is her JGP debut.  She is 16 years old.

Dominika Murckova, SVK: She placed 17th at JGP Mexico.  Her personal best is 104.66.  She is 17 years old.

Naja Ferkov, SLO: She placed 30th at JGP Slovenia last season.  Her personal best is 71.41.  She is 17 years old.

Thita Lamsam, THA: This is her JGP debut.  She is 13 years old.

Selin Hafizoglu, TUR: This is her JGP debut.  She is 14 years old.

Amber Glenn, USA: This is her international debut.

Angela Wang, USA: She won silver at JGP Poland.  Her personal best is 162.65.  She is 17 years old.

US Nationals Junior Ladies Free Skate

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
			Place	Score	Place	Score
1	7	Polina Edmunds, Peninsula SC	1	58.17	1	101.70	159.87
2	9	Mariah Bell, Rocky Mountain FSC	2	56.63	3	96.17	152.80
3	10	Barbie Long, Illinois Valley FSC	4	51.05	2	101.48	152.53
4	12	Karen Chen, Peninsula SC	3	54.34	4	90.22	144.56
5	5	Amber Glenn, Dallas FSC	7	45.28	6	86.42	131.70
6	6	Madison Vinci, Washington FSC	11	42.82	5	88.82	131.64
7	3	Dyllan McIntee, SC of Phoenix	10	43.19	8	72.84	116.03
8	2	Brianna Laxson, Washington FSC	12	40.89	7	74.40	115.29
9	8	Maria Yang, Washington FSC	5	48.75	10	66.25	115.00
10	4	Olivia Serafini, SC of New York	8	44.15	9	70.70	114.85
11	1	Amanda Gelb, Los Angeles FSC	9	43.65	11	63.39	107.04
12	11	Katia Shpilband, Ann Arbor FSC	6	46.04	12	56.24	102.28

US Nationals: Junior Ladies Preview

The Junior Ladies event always promises to have some of the toughest competition at nationals and this year is no exception.  

Barbie Long won the pewter medal at this level at nationals last season and is looking for her 4th consecutive nationals podium.  She is the only lady in this field to compete on the Junior Grand Prix this season and she won the silver medal in Slovenia.  She has some difficult content planned including a triple lutz + triple toe in both programs and a double axel + triple toe in her free skate.  She also has a double axel + double toe + double loop planned in her free skate.  She struggled with some of her levels at sectionals receiving Level 3s on some of her spins and steps in both programs.  She is a very solid skater and is the one to beat at this event.

Polina Edmunds is only 14 years old, but this is her third year competing at the junior level at nationals.  She gained a lot of notice after her performances at nationals last season and was strong in all of her summer events but did not receive a Junior Grand Prix assignment.  She has some of the most difficult content planned at nationals including a triple lutz + triple toe in both programs and a triple flip + triple toe in her free skate.  She also has a triple loop + double toe + double loop in her free skate and all Level 4 elements.  She only received a Level 2 step sequence in her short program at sectionals so she still has room to improve.

Mariah Bell finished just off the podium at nationals last season.  She was assigned to the Gardena Trophy last spring but did not receive an international assignment this fall.  She is much stronger in the short program as she is consistently clean in that segment.  While she has all the triples, her technical content is less than some of the other top ladies in the field.  She's only attempting a triple flip + double toe and a double axel sequence in her free skate.  She also received all Level 3s in her free skate at sectionals.  She'll need a solid short program performance to stay in contention for the podium and bring up the levels in her free skate to get all the technical points possible.

Karen Chen is the reigning Novice Champion and is looking to make a splash in her junior debut.  She is also looking for her 4th consecutive nationals medal and her third consecutive national title.  She has her programs structured to maximize points with a triple lutz + triple toe and a triple flip planned in the bonus section of her short program.  She also has a triple lutz + triple toe and a double axel + triple toe in her free skate but had several underrotation calls at sectionals.  She also had a Level 2 layback spin in her free skate at sectionals so she has room to improve her scores.

Madison Vinci won the pewter medal as a novice last season and is looking to continue her podium run as a novice.  She is a consistently clean skater and has some nice technical elements like a triple salchow + double loop + double loop in her free skate.  However, she doesn't have a triple flip which will hurt her in the short program as the flip is the required jump and all the top ladies will have a triple flip.  She also had some Level 3s in her programs at sectionals, so she has room to improve on the technical side.

Amber Glenn is the reigning Novice Silver medalist.  She had a 13 point bump from regionals to sectionals and is a real contender for the podium.  She has a triple lutz + double toe + double loop as well as a double axel + triple toe planned in her free skate.

Also in contention is Maria Yang who improved 14 points between regionals and sectionals to claim the Eastern Sectionals gold medal.  She has a triple lutz + double loop + double loop but did not attempt a triple + triple combination at sectionals.

There are three spots open for the Junior Ladies at Junior Worlds.  Historically, a junior competitor would need to win the event to be considered for a spot, and even then it is not a guarantee.  Leah Keiser, Hannah Miller and Angela Wang all competed at the Junior Grand Prix Final and will be competing in Omaha as seniors.  Vanessa Lam, Ashley Cain, Samantha Cesario and Courtney Hicks all competed on the Junior Grand Prix as well this season and will be competing at the senior level.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Polina Edmunds
Silver: Barbie Long
Bronze: Mariah Bell
Pewter: Karen Chen

Bios of the competitors:
Mariah Bell: She is 16 years old and represents the Rocky Mountain Figure Skating Club.  She is the 2011 Novice Ladies bronze medalist.  She finished 8th in Intermediate Ladies in 2010 and 5th in Junior Ladies in 2012.  She won gold at Southwestern Regionals and silver at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the 3rd best short program, 4th best free skate and 4th best total scores.

Karen Chen: She is 13 years old and represents the Peninsula Skating Club.  She won pewter in Juvenile Girls in 2010, is the 2011 Intermediate Ladies Champion and the reigning Novice Ladies Champion.  She won silver at Central Pacific Regionals and silver at Pacific Coast Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the 2nd best short program, 3rd best free skate and 2nd best total score.

Polina Edmunds: She is 14 years old and represents the Peninsula Skating Club.  She finished 6th in Novice Ladies in 2010, 7th in Junior Ladies in 2011 and 6th in Junior Ladies in 2012.  She won gold at Central Pacific Regionals and gold at Pacific Coast Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the top short program, free skate and total scores.

Amanda Gelb: She is 15 years old and represents the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club.  She is the reigning Novice Ladies bronze medalist.  She won gold at Southwest Pacific Regionals and pewter at Pacific Coast Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the 9th best short program score.

Amber Glenn: She is 13 years old and represents the Dallas Figure Skating Club.  She is the reigning Novice Ladies silver medalist.  She finished 10th in Intermediate Ladies in 2011 and 12th in Juvenile Girls in 2009.  She won silver at Southwestern Regionals and bronze at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the 4th best short program, 6th best free skate and 5th best total scores.

Brianna Laxson: She is 13 years old and represents the Washington Figure Skating Club.  She is the 2011 Intermediate Ladies pewter medalist.She finished 20th in Juvenile Girls in 2010 and 6th in Novice Ladies in 2012.  She won pewter at South Atlantic Regionals and pewter at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.     

Barbie Long: She is 16 years old and represents the Illinois Valley Figure Skating Club.  She won silver at JGP Slovenia.  She finished 6th in Juvenile Girls in 2009, is the 2010 Intermediate Ladies bronze medalist, the 2011 Novice Ladies silver medalist and the 2012 Junior Ladies pewter medalist.  She won gold at Upper Great Lakes Regionals and gold at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the 5th best short program, 2nd best free skate and 3rd best total scores.

Dyllan McIntee: She is 14 years old and represents the Skating Club of Phoenix.  She is the 2010 Juvenile Girls Champion.  She finished 11th in Intermediate Ladies in 2011 and 9th in Novice Ladies in 2012.  She won pewter at Southwest Pacific Regionals and bronze at Pacific Coast Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

Olivia Serafini: She is 16 years old and represents the Skating Club of New York.  She finished 5th in Novice Ladies in 2012.  She won gold at North Atlantic Regionals and bronze at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the 10th best free skate and 10th best total scores.

Katia Shpilband: She represents the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club.  She is the 2009 Juvenile Girls pewter medalist and the 2010 Intermediate Ladies Champion.  She won gold at Eastern Great Lakes Regionals and pewter at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the 9th best total score.

Madison Vinci: She is 16 years old and represents the Washington Figure Skating Club.  She is the 2011 bronze medalist in Intermediate Ladies and the 2012 Novice Ladies pewter medalist.  She won gold at South Atlantic Regionals and silver at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the 10th best short program, 7th best free skate and 7th best total scores of the season.  

Maria Yang: She represents the Washington Figure Skating Club.  She finished 8th in Juvenile Girls in 2010.  She won bronze at South Atlantic Regionals and gold at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  She has the 6th best short program, 5th best free skate and 6th best total scores.

Midwest Sectionals Junior Ladies Results

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
			Place	Score	Place	Score
1	11	Barbie Long, Illinois Valley FSC	1	51.99	1	104.58	156.57
2	12	Mariah Bell, Rocky Mountain FSC	2	51.31	2	93.49	144.80
3	8	Amber Glenn, Dallas FSC	3	49.28	3	92.39	141.67
4	10	Katia Shpilband, Ann Arbor FSC	6	40.08	4	77.57	117.65
5	9	Avery Kurtz, Broadmoor SC	4	42.07	5	71.88	113.95
6	2	Caitlyn Nemastil, Winterhurst FSC	7	39.88	7	67.27	107.15
7	7	Anjing Fu, Rocky Mountain FSC	5	42.06	10	63.49	105.55
8	1	Isabella Dow, DuPage FSC	8	38.30	8	66.00	104.30
9	6	Rachel Chang, Skokie Valley SC	10	35.07	6	68.03	103.10
10	3	Margaux Guysinger, Skokie Valley SC	9	36.23	9	63.85	100.08
11	5	Maria Fu, Northern Kentucky SC	11	34.81	11	59.44	94.25
12	4	Madison DeLuca, Arctic FSC	12	34.70	12	58.10	92.80