Skate Canada Ladies Preview

This event features lots of young talent as well as some seasoned competitors.  Fresh off her first World medal, Akiko Suzuki will be looking to keep the momentum going with a medal finish here.  She has such lightness and joy in her skating and is wonderful to watch.  She's also fairly consistent with her jumps and she's more likely to pop then fall but a fall on a fully rotated jump can will gain you more points than a clean single.

Elizaveta Tuktamisheva took the Grand Prix by storm last season becoming the first lady to win gold in her debut event and backed it up with a 2nd gold medal.  She faltered at the Grand Prix Final and failed to make the podium but came back to win gold at the Youth Olympic Games.  She sat out the rest of the season and chose not to go for a Junior World title so she hasn't competed since January.  She was working on triple axels during the off-season but thought about pulling out of this event due to some stress and growing injuries.  I don't think we'll see the triple axel but I also think her team is looking to downplay expectations.

Gracie Gold is the new darling in U.S. figure skating with a U.S. Junior title and a World Junior medal under her belt.  She's already debuted as a senior at the World Team Trophy and U.S. Figure Skating Classic.  Her jumps are her strong suit and she's practiced some unbelievable combinations.  If she can land her jumps she has a great shot at the podium.

Another young skater making her Grand Prix debut is Kaetlyn Osmond.  She did well at Canadian nationals and Junior Worlds but surprised with a gold medal finish at Nebelhorn Trophy over Adelina Sotnikova.

Other skaters in the mix include Kanako Murakami who struggled with consistency last season and putting together two clean programs, Amelie Lacoste who missed the Worlds free skate minimum by .01 at the USFSC, Four Continents Bronze Medalist Caroline Zhang and Russian Polina Shelepen in her Grand Prix debut.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Akiko Suzuki
Silver: Elizaveta Tuktamisheva
Bronze: Gracie Gold

Bios of the competitors:
Amelie Lacoste, CAN: She finished 16th at Worlds and 7th at Four Continents.  She placed 6th at Skate Canada and 8th at Rostelecom Cup last season.  Her personal best is 157.26.  She is 23 years old.

Kaetlyn Osmond, CAN: She placed 10th at Junior Worlds.  Her personal best is 146.25.  She is 16 years old.

Elene Gedevanishvilli, GEO: She finished 10th at Worlds and is the reigning European Bronze Medalist.  She placed 7th at Skate America and 5th at NHK Trophy last season.  She is the 2010 European Bronze Medalist.  Her personal best is 165.93.  She is 22 years old.

Kanako Murakami, JPN: She placed 5th at Worlds and 4th at Four Continents.  She finished 6th at Cup of China and 4th at Trophee Eric Bompard last season.  She is the 2010 World Junior Champion.  Her personal best is 178.59.  She is 17 years old.

Akiko Suzuki, JPN: She is the reigning World Bronze Medalist.   She won silver at Skate Canada and gold at NHK Trophy last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she won silver.  She is the 2010 Four Continents Silver Medalist.  Her personal best is 187.79.  She is 27 years old.

Ksenia Makarova, RUS: She placed 9th at Worlds and 6th at Europeans.  She placed 5th at Skate America and 7th at Cup of China last season.  Her personal best is 171.91.  She is 19 years old.

Polina Shelepen, RUS: She placed 6^th at Junior Worlds last season.  She won gold at JGP Latvia and JGP Romania last season to qualify for the JGP Final where she won silver.  Her personal best is 162.34.  She is 17 years old. 

Elizaveta Tuktamisheva, RUS: She won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where she finished 4th.  She is the 2011 World Junior Silver Medalist.  Her personal best is 182.89.  She is 15 years old.

Gracie Gold, USA: She is the reigning World Junior Silver Medalist.  She won gold at JGP Estonia last season.  Her personal best is 172.69.  She is 17 years old.

Caroline Zhang, USA: She is the reigning Four Continents Bronze Medalist.  She finished 6th at Skate America last season.  She is the 2010 Four Continents Bronze Medalist, 2007 World Junior Champion and 2008 and 2009 World Junior Silver Medalist.  Her personal best is 176.48.  She is 19 years old.

Four Continents: Ladies Free Skate

Lejeanne Marais, RSA: 30.12 TES + 32.07 PCS = 62.19 Total: 94.34

• Two footed the opening triple loop
• Double salchow and a bit two footed
• Lots of telegraphing into the double axel but she landed it
• She could be lower on the sit spin but good speed
• I'd like to see more stretch through her spiral positions
• Double flip + double toe + double toe
• Double loop + double toe--traveling in a circle 
• She needs to commit to this choreography instead of going through the motions
• Nice speed through the twisted layback but losing speed through the haircutter
• Not a lot of changes in the upper body level in this step sequence and not very deep into her edges
• Kind of just ended way at the end of the rink near the boards

Crystal Kiang, TPE: 31.61 TES + 31.27 PCS = 62.88 Total: 93.79 and into 2nd place

• Two footed the triple toe + double toe combination
• Long set up and very slow into the triple loop with a two footed landing
• Two foots the triple flip
• Nice sideways sit spin with good stretched out leg
• Really traveling on this combination spin--no centering at all and no speed
• Nice spiral 
• Double lutz
• No speed in that double axel + double toe and she two foots thelanding
• Double lutz + double loop + double loop
• Double axel two footed
• Not a lot of ice coverage on this step seqeunce and she's not using her edges to really get across the ice but some nice upper body movement
• Big loss of centering on this combination spin and losing speed through the sit position

Chantelle Kerry, AUS: 37.72 TES + 32.49 PCS = 70.21 Total: 102.49 and into 1st place

• Really wonky on the double axel but she ekes it out
• Two footed the double loop
• Double flip + double toe + double toe
• Nice spiral position 
• Interesting twisted spiral position into a nice camel position with a good stretched out catchfoot
• Nice double axel + double toe
• Double flip + double toe
• Double toe
• Nice donut position in her camel spin
• Nice quality of movement through her step seqeunce but not enough speed or ice coverage and she could be deeper into her edges as well
• Double loop
• Nice stretched out sit spin position but finished after the music

Melanie Swang, THA: 36.05 TES + 28.90 PCS = 64.95 Total: 96.16 and into 2nd place

• Double toe + double loop + double loop
• Double loop + double loop
• Double flip + double loop
• Nice sit spin
• Decent spiral
• Double axel
• Double flip
• Nice position in the camel spin with a nice catchfoot into a nice overhead catchfoot
• Lots of spins in this step seqeucne but she's not moving at all through the one foot section and is almost completely stopped
• Double flip
• I wish she didn't drop her leg so much or take so long to get into the donut position
• Nice speed and position in the Biellman

Zhaira Costiniano, PHI: 27.64 TES + 30.29 PCS -1.00 = 56.93 Total: 87.26 and into 5th place

• 1.5 rotations on the lutz and two footed
• Triple salchow hand down + double toe tight and two footed
• Triple salchow fall
• Lots of traveling on the layback spin with a nice haircutter into a good Biellman with no speed
• Needs more stretch through these spiral positions
• Single axel and two footed the landing
• A little bobbly through this whole step sequence and she seems to not be into her edges and needs
• Double axel
• Double lutz
• Double flip
• She needs to get her leg to 90 degrees in the camel spin

Yea-Ji Yun, KOR: 33.50 TES + 31.89 PCS -1.00 = 64.39 Total: 96.85 and into 2nd place

• Triple salchow--nice opening
• Double axel
• Fall on the triple lutz
• Nice step sequence but she seems to be out of steam by the end
• Nice positions in her layback into a nice Biellman with good speed
• Double salchow
• Double axel + double toe with a two foot and step out of the last jump
• Double flip
• Nice donut position in her camel spin
• Double flip
• Nice positions in the combo spin with good maintaining of speed and centering

Chae-Yeon Suhr, KOR: 28.47 TES + 31.94 PCS -2.00 = 58.41 Total: 94.95 and into 4th place

• Fall on the opening triple toe
• Double axel a little forward on the landing but she hangs on
• Triple salchow + double toe
• She needs to stretch through her bottom leg in the catchfoot upright position
• Really tough fall on the triple salchow--kind of fell out of the air straight on her hip
• Half axel and two footed--looks like the fall spooked her a bit
• Double toe
• Not a lot of speed and push through this step sequence
• Double flip + double toe
• She needs to work on her arm position in the layback but she has a nice Biellman but no speed

Alexandra Najarro, CAN: 40.29 TES + 40.74 PCS = 80.08 Total: 117.11 and into 1st place

• Popped the opening toe
• Her spiral is out to the side instead of right behind her
• Fall on the next triple
• Step out, hand down and knee down on the triple loop
• Odd arm position in the layback but a lot of speed and a nice haircutter
• Popped that jump
• Double + double toe
• Very nice double axel + double toe + double toe
• Good position in the donut into the catchfoot with good speed
• She could have more stretch through her free leg throughout this step sequence
• Triple salchow
• Her leg in the camel is slightly below 90 degrees and could have more stretch through her upright catchfoot

Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook, THA: 28.04 TES + 32.92 PCS = 59.96 Total: 97.19 and into 3rd place

• Underrotated and two footed double axel
• Triple toe + double toe
• Double flip
• Double loop + double toe
• Botched her spin and has to skate around in a circle waiting to catch up to her music
• Fall on the triple toe
• Double flip
• Not a lot of speed through this step sequence
• Single axel and she just looks completely out of steam
• Decent layback but she can't seem to control the Biellman
• Decent positions in the combination spin with decent speed 

Sandra Kophon, THA: 35.39 TES + 32.18 PCS = 67.57 Total: 103.15 and into 2nd place

• Double axel
• Double toe + double loop
• Triple salchow was two footed and probably under-rotated
• Double axel
• Decent speed through this tucked sit spin
• Decent flow through this step sequence but a little slow and not a lot of stretch through her free leg
• Double flip + double loop--nice spring and height in the second jump
• Double loop + double loop + single loop
• Double flip
• Good position in the upright catchfoot but she needs more stretch through her free leg and more speed through the sit portion of the spin
• Nice increase in speed through the haircutter and good Biellman

Qiuying Zhu, CHN: 34.09 TES + 34.25 PCS -2.00 = 66.34 Total: 102.77 and into 3rd place

• Triple toe flip out and hands down
• Triple toe + double toe
• Double salchow
• Nice speed and position in her camel spin 
• Fall on that jump
• Double axel
• Double axel with a step out
• Double flip + double toe + double loop
• Nice position in the upright catchfoot spin
• I'd like to see more fight through this step sequence with the tango music--very slow and not a lot of push through the edges
• She could use more stretch through this sit position and more speed

Melinda Wang, TPE: 32.15 TES + 36.19 PCS = 68.34 Total: 103.69 and into 2nd place

• Triple toe + single toe
• Triple flip + double toe
• Double loop
• Nice double axel
• Good camel spin into a nice twisted sit spin and a decent upright catchfoot 
• Nice to see some expression and performance quality
• Nice spiral
• Double toe
• Too big on the double axel and she has to put her hands down
• Double flip
• Nice push through the step sequence but she's a little choppy on her edges 
• Good twisted sit spin 

Haruka Imai, JPN: 49.05 TES + 42.25 PCS -2.00 = 89.30 Total: 134.49 and into 1st place

• Triple toe + triple toe--probably under-rotated and tight on the landing
• Fall on the triple lutz
• She's just going through the motions with this choreography
• Triple flip with a step out
• Triple loop + double toe
• Bent knee on her sit spin
• Triple salchow + double toe + double loop
• Nice spiral position
• Triple salchow--not enough height and a fall; she seems to really be running out of steam
• Nice recovery with that triple
• Really nice position in her layback spin with good speed and nice maintaining of the speed through the Biellman
• Nice speed through the camel spin and nice donut position

Cynthia Phaneuf, CAN: 44.83 TES + 51.88 PCS = 96.71 Total 147.47 and into 1st place

• Popped her opening jump
• Nice triple loop
• Single loop
• Nice camel spin into a fast sit spin with a nice position
• Missed a part in the middle
• Nice triple toe
• Triple toe + double toe + double toe
• Nice stretched out sit spin position into a nice tucked position
• Nice flow through this step sequence and great ice coverage; mostly clean edges
• Nice position in the camel spin with good speed in the sit spin and into the haircutter

Amelie Lacoste, CAN: 43.84 TES + 53.09 PCS -1.00 = 95.93 Total: 147.65 and into 1st place

• Huge triple loop with nice flow out of it
• Nice triple flip
• Step out and hands down on the triple salchow
• Nice layback spin into a haircutter
• A little bobble on her footwork, seems a little choppy in places 
• Single jump
• Triple loop + double loop a little tight
• A little hunched over in the sit spin position but good speed
• Really nice spiral right on the music
• Fall on the double axel
• Double salchow
• An alright illusion spin into a nice broken leg sit spin

Bingwa Geng, CHN: 37.02 TES + 45.89 PCS -2.00 = 80.91 Total: 127.89 and into 4th place

• Two foots the landing of the triple lutz
• Hand down and then a fall on the double axel
• Double toe
• Really nice upright catchfoot spin and good speed into the tucked sit spin
• Really nice position in the spiral
• Triple lutz + double toe
• Double salchow
• Really nice twisted position in the camel into a nice donut position with a nice entry into it
• Triple toe with a fall and slid right into the boards
• Single axel and then awkward landing
• Nice movement through this step sequence and a nice quality  steps
• Nice layback into a Biellman

Victoria Muniz, PUR: 36.36 TES + 40.84 PCS -2.00 = 75.20 Total: 117.83 and into 5th place

• Triple flip + double toe + double loop
• Double flip
• Fall on that triple
• Nice camel spin and a nice donut
• Single axel + double toe
• Two foot and fall on the triple loop
• Needs more stretch through her spiral positions
• Triple loop with a step out and hand down
• Double axel with a turn out
• A little slow through this footwork and she looks a little tired 
• Nice speed through this camel spin but not a great A spin into a nice sit spin
• Really fast layback spin with a nice position into a nice haircutter and a decent Biellman

Min-Jeong Kwak, KOR: 40.41 TES + 42.39 PCS = 81.80 Total: 130.52 and into 4th place

• Triple lutz
• I think she forgot to take her gloves off before she skated--they're fuzzy and don't go with the costume or the program
• Triple salchow
• Double axel + double toe with a little bit of a turnout
• A little slow through the sit spin
• Decent spiral position
• Double lutz + double toe really tight on the landing
• Fall on the triple salchow
• Nice position in the layback spin with a nice haircutter and Biellman
• Double lutz
• It looks like she's really muscling through this step sequence and not stretching through her free leg; lots of snow indicates that she's not clean on her edges
• Nice double axel
• Nice upright catchfoot spin into a good tucked sit spin and finished just slightly after her music

Caroline Zhang, USA: 63.25 TES + 54.19 PCS = 117.44 Total: 176.18 and into 1st place

• Nice triple flip + double toe
• Good triple lutz
• Double axel
• Nice positions in the combination spin with good stretch and speed
• She could use a little more stretch through her sit spin and losing a lot of speed through the tuck
• Nice triple loop
• Nice spiral position 
• Nice triple lutz + double toe + double loop
• Nice triple loop + double toe
• A little slow through this step sequence
• Nice double axel right on the music and big smile going into her signature layback spin

Ashley Wagner, USA: 66.61 TES + 61.73 PCS = 128.34 Total: 192.41 and into 1st place

• Nice triple flip + double toe + double toe
• Double axel + double toe
• Triple lutz 
• Nice twisted sit position but a little slow into the tuck position
• Nice spiral positions
• Good layback spin into a nice Biellman
• Nice triple loop right on the music
• Really nice triple salchow with good flow out of the jump
• Triple loop + double toe
• Triple flip
• Nice push through this step sequence with good  flow and edges
• Nice speed through the twisted camel and nice broken leg sit spin ending with a scratch spin

Agnes Zawadzki, USA: 49.27 TES + 55.09 PCS = 104.36 Total: 157.23 and into 3rd place

• Step out of the double axel
• Triple flip
• Really great speed through this layback spin into a nice Biellman
• Solid triple lutz
• Really nice spiral
• Double + double toe really close to the boards
• Nice camel spin into a donut 
• Single axel + double toe
• Triple toe + double toe + double loop
• Double salchow
• Nice to see her smile through this step sequence; nice energy and flow across the ice but could be deeper in her edges
• Nice positions and speed in her final combination spin and beautiful toe point through the upright catchfoot

Kanako Murakami, JPN: 51.58 TES + 54.29 PCS = 105.87 Total: 169.32 and into 3rd place

• Nice triple lutz
• Solid triple loop
• Triple flip with a bit of a step out
• Nice speed through her layback spin into a nice Biellman
• A little slow getting out of the sit spin 
• Triple + single toe
• Really high free leg on the takeoff of that triple
• Nice double axel
• I like the lightness in this step sequence with nice flow across the ice and good edges
• Interesting entry to her triple salchow + single toe
• Really slow in this final combination spin

Mao Asada, JPN: 62.95 TES + 61.42 PCS = 124.37 Total: 188.62 and into 2nd place

• Her costume is gorgeous--Grecian draping with tons of sparkle underneath; lovely lilac shade on her
• Triple axel was two footed but yay!
• Triple flip + double loop
• Hand down on the triple lutz
• Nice camel spin dropping right down into a broken leg sit spin and a nice stretched out catchfoot upright spin with a pointed foot
• Double axel + triple toe
• Triple lutz + double loop + double loop
• Double salchow
• A little loss of centering on that sit spin
• Gorgeous step sequence with nice flow and she is just floating across the ice
• Triple loop
• Nice donut spin into a gorgeous circle spiral right at the end of her program
• Such an inspired program

Kexin Zhang, CHN: 58.32 TES + 51.20 PCS -1.00 = 108.52 Total: 162.59 and into 5th place

• Triple toe + triple toe
• Triple lutz + double toe
• Triple lutz--very solid thus far
• Nice camel spin with good speed and position and picking up speed through the donut position
• Nice spiral
• Didn't start her rotation quick enough on that triple and falls
• Triple loop
• Nice layback spin into a nice fast Biellman
• Triple salchow was a little wonky but she lands it
• Double axel + double toe
• Nice flow through this step sequence and good edges
• Really interesting positions in her final combination spin

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Ashley WAGNER	USA	128.34	66.61		61.73	7.61	7.46	7.93	7.71	7.86	0.00	#20
2	Mao ASADA	JPN	124.37	62.95		61.42	7.75	7.43	7.64	7.82	7.75	0.00	#23
3	Caroline ZHANG	USA	117.44	63.25		54.19	6.86	6.36	7.07	6.79	6.79	0.00	#19
4	Kexin ZHANG	CHN	108.52	58.32		51.20	6.71	6.25	6.39	6.54	6.11	1.00	#24
5	Kanako MURAKAMI	JPN	105.87	51.58		54.29	7.00	6.68	6.82	6.86	6.57	0.00	#22
6	Agnes ZAWADZKI	USA	104.36	49.27		55.09	7.04	6.71	6.86	6.93	6.89	0.00	#21
7	Cynthia PHANEUF	CAN	96.71	44.83		51.88	6.54	6.21	6.50	6.54	6.64	0.00	#14
8	Amelie LACOSTE	CAN	95.93	43.84		53.09	6.75	6.50	6.57	6.75	6.61	1.00	#15
9	Haruka IMAI	JPN	89.30	49.05		42.25	5.54	5.11	5.18	5.36	5.21	2.00	#13
10	Min-Jeong KWAK	KOR	81.80	40.41		42.39	5.75	5.00	5.32	5.29	5.14	1.00	#18
11	Bingwa GENG	CHN	80.91	37.02		45.89	6.07	5.57	5.61	5.82	5.61	2.00	#16
12	Alexandra NAJARRO	CAN	80.03	40.29		40.74	5.21	4.89	5.11	5.14	5.11	1.00	#8
13	Victoria MUNIZ	PUR	75.20	36.36		40.84	5.39	4.82	5.07	5.21	5.04	2.00	#17
14	Chantelle KERRY	AUS	70.21	37.72		32.49	4.14	3.96	4.14	4.07	4.00	0.00	#3
15	Melinda WANG	TPE	68.34	32.15		36.19	4.54	4.36	4.61	4.57	4.54	0.00	#12
16	Sandra KHOPON	THA	67.57	35.39		32.18	4.21	3.79	4.11	4.11	3.89	0.00	#10
17	Qiuying ZHU	CHN	66.34	34.09		34.25	4.61	3.96	4.29	4.36	4.18	2.00	#11
18	Melanie SWANG	THA	64.95	36.05		28.90	3.71	3.46	3.64	3.71	3.54	0.00	#4
19	Yea-Ji YUN	KOR	64.39	33.50		31.89	4.29	3.71	4.11	4.00	3.82	1.00	#6
20	Crystal KIANG	TPE	62.88	31.61		31.27	3.96	3.79	3.93	3.93	3.93	0.00	#2
21	Lejeanne MARAIS	RSA	62.19	30.12		32.07	4.11	3.71	4.04	4.07	4.11	0.00	#1
22	Mimi Tanasorn CHINDASOOK	THA	59.96	28.04		32.92	4.36	3.96	4.00	4.21	4.04	1.00	#9
23	Chae-Yeon SUHR	KOR	58.41	28.47		31.94	4.25	3.75	3.96	4.07	3.93	2.00	#7
24	Zhaira COSTINIANO	PHI	56.93	27.64		30.29	4.07	3.61	3.68	3.93	3.64	1.00	#5

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Ashley WAGNER	USA	192.41	2	1
2	Mao ASADA	JPN	188.62	1	2
3	Caroline ZHANG	USA	176.18	4	3
4	Kanako MURAKAMI	JPN	169.32	3	5
5	Kexin ZHANG	CHN	162.59	5	4
6	Agnes ZAWADZKI	USA	157.23	6	6
7	Amelie LACOSTE	CAN	147.65	7	8
8	Cynthia PHANEUF	CAN	147.47	8	7
9	Haruka IMAI	JPN	134.49	11	9
10	Min-Jeong KWAK	KOR	130.52	9	10
11	Bingwa GENG	CHN	127.89	10	11
12	Victoria MUNIZ	PUR	117.83	12	13
13	Alexandra NAJARRO	CAN	117.11	14	12
14	Melinda WANG	TPE	103.69	18	15
15	Sandra KHOPON	THA	103.15	17	16
16	Qiuying ZHU	CHN	102.77	16	17
17	Chantelle KERRY	AUS	102.49	20	14
18	Mimi Tanasorn CHINDASOOK	THA	97.19	13	22
19	Yea-Ji YUN	KOR	96.85	19	19
20	Melanie SWANG	THA	96.16	22	18
21	Chae-Yeon SUHR	KOR	94.95	15	23
22	Lejeanne MARAIS	RSA	94.34	21	21
23	Crystal KIANG	TPE	93.79	23	20
24	Zhaira COSTINIANO	PHI	87.26	24	24

Four Continents Ladies Short Program Results

Pl.	Qual.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Q	Mao ASADA	JPN	64.25	34.11		30.14	7.61	7.25	7.68	7.50	7.64	0.00	#19
2	Q	Ashley WAGNER	USA	64.07	34.64		29.43	7.29	7.11	7.46	7.39	7.54	0.00	#22
3	Q	Kanako MURAKAMI	JPN	63.45	35.16		28.29	7.21	6.86	7.18	7.00	7.11	0.00	#23
4	Q	Caroline ZHANG	USA	58.74	32.79		25.95	6.57	6.18	6.61	6.54	6.54	0.00	#27
5	Q	Kexin ZHANG	CHN	54.07	31.59		23.48	6.18	5.82	5.79	5.89	5.68	1.00	#25
6	Q	Agnes ZAWADZKI	USA	52.87	27.07		26.80	6.68	6.50	6.68	6.79	6.86	1.00	#28
7	Q	Amelie LACOSTE	CAN	51.72	25.84		25.88	6.57	6.43	6.43	6.50	6.43	0.00	#20
8	Q	Cynthia PHANEUF	CAN	50.76	26.56		26.20	6.54	6.36	6.46	6.64	6.75	2.00	#29
9	Q	Min-Jeong KWAK	KOR	48.72	25.01		23.71	6.00	5.64	6.04	6.07	5.89	0.00	#26
10	Q	Bingwa GENG	CHN	46.98	25.52		23.46	6.07	5.68	5.86	5.89	5.82	2.00	#30
11	Q	Haruka IMAI	JPN	45.19	21.18		24.01	6.11	5.71	5.82	6.25	6.11	0.00	#24
12	Q	Victoria MUNIZ	PUR	42.63	24.46		18.17	4.57	4.21	4.79	4.46	4.68	0.00	#16
13	Q	Mimi Tanasorn CHINDASOOK	THA	37.23	20.77		16.46	4.32	4.00	4.07	4.25	3.93	0.00	#10
14	Q	Alexandra NAJARRO	CAN	37.08	18.48		18.60	4.89	4.36	4.57	4.75	4.68	0.00	#18
15	Q	Chae-Yeon SUHR	KOR	36.54	20.63		16.91	4.46	4.00	4.25	4.29	4.14	1.00	#14
16	Q	Qiuying ZHU	CHN	36.43	17.31		20.12	5.29	4.82	4.96	5.07	5.00	1.00	#21
17	Q	Sandra KOHPON	THA	35.58	20.53		15.05	3.93	3.68	3.75	3.82	3.64	0.00	#2
18	Q	Melinda WANG	TPE	35.35	19.62		16.73	4.39	3.89	4.25	4.18	4.21	1.00	#9
19	Q	Yea-Ji YUN	KOR	32.46	17.69		15.77	4.21	3.68	3.96	4.04	3.82	1.00	#7
20	Q	Chantelle KERRY	AUS	32.28	18.91		15.37	3.96	3.71	3.71	4.00	3.82	2.00	#1
21	Q	Lejeanne MARAIS	RSA	32.15	18.09		16.06	4.18	3.86	4.04	4.00	4.00	2.00	#17
22	Q	Melanie SWANG	THA	31.21	17.64		14.57	3.82	3.50	3.64	3.79	3.46	1.00	#13
23	Q	Crystal KIANG	TPE	30.91	15.11		15.80	3.93	3.86	3.96	3.96	4.04	0.00	#12
24	Q	Zhaira COSTINIANO	PHI	30.33	15.75		15.58	4.00	3.61	3.86	4.04	3.96	1.00	#4
25		Reyna HAMUI	MEX	29.84	15.59		15.25	3.86	3.64	3.68	3.93	3.96	1.00	#5
26		Chaochih LIU	TPE	29.07	14.76		15.31	3.75	3.75	3.75	4.00	3.89	1.00	#11
27		Mericien VENZON	PHI	28.91	14.68		15.23	3.86	3.54	3.86	3.89	3.89	1.00	#8
28		Brittany LAU	SIN	28.79	15.30		13.49	3.50	3.21	3.32	3.57	3.25	0.00	#3
29		Zara PASFIELD	AUS	28.14	15.51		13.63	3.50	3.07	3.46	3.43	3.57	1.00	#6
30		Jaimee NOBBS	AUS	26.33	12.28		14.05	3.68	3.32	3.46	3.68	3.43	0.00	#15

Four Continents Ladies Preview

After a rough season last year in which she relearned her jump technique, Mao Asada is on the comeback trail and has shown she can be competitive without the triple axel that has become her trademark.  She took home the silver medal at home at the NHK Trophy and improved to a gold medal at Rostelecom Cup.  She had to withdraw from the Grand Prix Final after her mother took ill and passed away but she was back on competitive ice soon after, reclaiming her national title.  This will be her first major competition back and she'll want to set herself up for a return to the World podium.  She has the 3rd best short program, best free skate and 3rd best total score of the season.

Ashley Wagner has made it clear that this is her year and has backed up her words with her first national title.  She is one of the only U.S. ladies with a 7 triple free skate planned and her training and confidence has shown through, especially in her Black Swan free skate.  If she avoid mistakes in her short program, she puts herself in a great position to do well in the free skate and land on the medal stand.  She has the 10th best free skate score of the season.

Kanako Murakami made a big splash last season, winning the bronze medal at the Grand Prix Final in her senior debut season.  While her programs this season show maturity and an improved artistry, her jumps have been noticeably less consistent.  Her best finish on the Grand Prix this year was 4th.   

Kexin Zhang was one of the big surprises on the Grand Prix this season, showcasing a slew of triple jumps and missing the podium at Cup of China by just 6 points (behind Russian phenom Adelina Sotnikova).  She doesn't have the artistry and performance skills of the top skaters but can really capitalize if they make mistakes on their jumps.

Haruka Imai is a young Japanese talent that is training in the U.S. under the same coaches as Adam Rippon, Alissa Czisny and Jeremy Abbott.  Her best finish on the Grand Prix was 4th and while she has lovely elements, choreography and spins, she doesn't seem to have the confidence just yet to go out and attack all the jumps in her programs.

Amelie Lacoste is coming to this event with her first Canadian national title under her belt.  She'll have something to prove here as Skate Canada has not assigned the ladies event at Worlds and will await the outcome of this event to determine who will get the lone Canadian entry. 

Agnes Zawadzki struggled with her jumps throughout the Grand Prix but put out a stellar short progam at U.S. Nationals and followed it up with a solid free skate to claim her first bronze medal.  She's shown that she has all the talent including good artistry and triple + triple combinations to compete with the best and was noticeably disappointed after her third place finish at nationals which should give her some extra fire to compete here.  She also had the pressure of skating last as the leader at U.S. nationals which gave her valuable experience competing under pressure.  One of her biggest advantages here is that she trains in Colorado Springs, so she'll be used to the difficult of competing at altitude.

Caroline Zhang is also making a comeback after spending three years reworking all of her jump technique and reclaiming a spot on the U.S. National program.  She has a triple loop + triple loop combination in her short program that gives her a technical edge and her spins including her signature pearl are among the top in the world.  If she can put out another performance like nationals, she'll be in the running for a medal.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Mao Asada
Silver: Ashley Wagner
Bronze: Kanako Murakami

Bios of the competitors:
Chantelle Kerry, AUS: She placed 13th at JGP Australia and 24th at JGP Estonia.  Her personal best is 103.05.  She is 15 years old.

Jaimee Nobbs, AUS:  She placed 20th at Four Continents last season.  She placed 20th at JGP Australia.  Her personal best is 90.83.  She is 16 years old.

Zara Pasfield, AUS:  She placed 29th at JGP Austria.  Her personal best is 74.10.  She is 16 years old.

Amelie Lacoste, CAN: She placed 9th at Four Continents last season.  She finished 16th at Worlds.  She placed 6th at Skate Canada and 8th at Rostelecom Cup.  Her personal best is 157.26.  She is 23 years old.

Alexandra Najarro, CAN: She finished 25th at Junior Worlds.  She placed 11th at JGP Australia.  Her personal best is 136.41.  She is 18 years old.

Cynthia Phaneuf, CAN: She finished 6th at Four Continents last season.  She placed 13th at Worlds.  She finished 7th at Skate Canada and 9th at NHK Trophy.  Her personal best is 177.54.  She is 24 years old.

Bingwa Geng, CHN: She finished 13th at Four Continents last season.  She placed 18th at Worlds.  She placed 8th at Cup of China.  Her personal best is 142.48.  She is 18 years old.

Kexin Zhang, CHN: She placed 4th at Cup of China.  Her personal best is 153.32.  She is 16 years old.

Qiuying Zhu, CHN: She finished 14th at Four Continents last season.  She placed 10th at Cup of China.  Her personal best is 108.57.  She is 17 years old.

Crystal Kiang, TPE: She finished 21st at Four Continents last season.  Her personal best is 96.16.  She is 21 years old.

Chaochih Liu, TPE: She finished 24th at Four Continents last season.  Her personal best is 112.49.  She is 18 years old.

Melinda Wang, TPE: She placed 18th at Four Continents last season.  She placed 20th in the preliminary round at Worlds.  Her personal best is 100.23.  She is 21 years old.

Mao Asada, JPN: She is the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalist.  She placed 6th at Worlds.  She won silver at NHK Trophy and gold at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  She is the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2010 World Champion, 2007 World Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2010 Four Continents Champion, 2009 Four Continents Bronze Medalist, 2005 World Junior Champion and 2006 World Junior Silver Medalist.  Her personal best is 205.50.  She is 21 years old.

Haruka Imai, JPN: She placed 4th at Skate America and 6th at Rostelecom Cup.  Her personal best is 155.29.  She is 18 years old.

Kanako Murakami, JPN: She placed 8th at Worlds.  She finished 6th at Cup of China and 4th at Trophee Eric Bompard.  She is the 2010 World Junior Champion.  Her personal best is 178.59.  She is 17 years old.

Reyna Hamui, MEX: She placed 28th at Four Continents last season.  She finished 24th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds.  She placed 16th at JGP Australia.  Her personal best is 92.03.  She is 18 years old.

Zhaira Costiniano, PHI: She placed 18th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds.  Her personal best is 96.61.  She is 16 years old.

Mericien Venzon, PHI: She placed 22nd at Four Continents last season.  She placed 17th in the preliminary round at Worlds.  Her personal best is 84.17.  She is 20 years old.

Victoria Muniz, PUR: She placed 17th at Four Continents last season.  Her personal best is 99.40.  She is 23 years old.

Min-Jeong Kwak, KOR: She finished 8th at Four Continents last season.  She placed 15th in the preliminary round at Worlds.  Her personal best is 155.53.  She is 18 years old.

Chae-Yeon Shur, KOR:

Yea-Ji Yun, KOR: She placed 12th at Four Continents last season.  Her personal best is 111.86.  She is 17 years old.

Brittany Lau, SIN: She placed 26th at Four Continents last season.  She finished 29th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds.  She placed 21st at JGP Poland.  Her personal best is 87.10.  She is 17 years old.

Lejeanne Marais, RSA: She placed 15th at Four Continents last season.  She finished 18th in the preliminary round at Worlds.  Her personal best is 103.03.  She is 22 years old.

Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook, THA: She finished 19th at Four Continents last season.  She placed 22nd in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds.  She finished 19th at JGP Italy.  Her personal best is 91.54.  She is 17 years old.

Sandra Kophon, THA: She placed 14th at JGP Australia.  Her personal best is 96.66.  She is 18 years old.

Melanie Swang, THA: She placed 23rd at Four Continents last season.  She finished 15th at JGP Romania.  Her personal best is 97.53.  She is 17 years old.

Ashley Wagner, USA: She won bronze at Skate Canada and finished 4th at NHK Trophy.  She is the 2007 and 2009 World Junior Bronze Medalist.  Her personal best is 167.02.  She is 20 years old.

Agnes Zawadzki, USA: She is the reigning World Junior Bronze Medalist.  She finished 8th at NHK Trophy and 7th at Rostelecom Cup.  She is the 2010 World Junior Silver Medalist.  Her personal best is 161.07.  She is 17 years old.

Caroline Zhang, USA: She finished 6th at Skate America.  She is the 2010 Four Continents Bronze Medalist, 2007 World Junior Champion and 2008 and 2009 World Junior Silver Medalist.  Her personal best is 176.48.  She is 18 years old.

U.S. Nationals: Senior Ladies Free Skate

Morgan Bell: 38.46 TES + 36.47 PCS -1.00 = 73.93 Total: 112.48

• She is skating to Avatar and is currently in 18th place
• Very nice double axel
• Triple lutz was two footed and looked like there was hesitation going in
• Good position in the tucked sit spin
• Double lutz + double toe combo--very far forward on the takeoff
• Good triple toe
• Good height on the spiral but it could be even better with more flexibility in her back
• Fall on the triple salchow--feet got caught up underneath her
• Good layback position into a haircutter and Biellman that picked up speed
• Good double axel + double toe
• Nice triple toe + double toe combination--excellent job landing the double toe which was off in the air
• Good speed in the combination spin with interesting arms on the upright position

Joelle Forte: 49.98 TES + PCS = 91.69 Total: 139.82 and into 1st place

• She is currently in 17th place
• A little tentative on the triple lutz and she can't quite make the landing
• Good triple flip
• Very nice triple salchow right into the flying sit spin but she could have more stretch through her free leg and more speed
• Nice double axel
• Good layback position into a haircutter but losing speed and no Biellman
• I'd like to see her leg a little higher or her back a little higher on that spiral--just a little tweak would make that an even better position
• Good triple lutz + double toe
• Good triple toe, double axel sequence
• Nice one foot section in her footwork and she seems to really be letting lose and smiling at this point in the program; it seems like she stayed in the center of the ice for a while instead of continuing toward the end of the rink
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Nice camel position right into a good low sit spin and a decent upright position with good centering

Angela Wang: 62.61 TES + 47.07 PCS = 109.68 Total: 158.66 and into 1st place

• She is skating to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and is currently in 16th place
• Good triple flip + double toe with nice speed and good height
• Good triple lutz + triple toe but a step out on the landing
• Nice donue position but not a lot of flexibility through the catchfoot position in her camel spin
• Nice Ina Bauer into a double axel
• Good spiral position
• Nice solid triple loop going into the combination spin with good speed, nice positions and good flow out
• God triple salchow
• She has a lot of really nice transitions in this program but I think the one thing she is missing is complete confidence in herself to go out there and nail it
• Triple lutz
• Double axel + double toe + single loop
• I'd like to see her really stretch through her arms, back and legs to finish off all these steps in her footwork
• Good speed in the layback spin with a good position through the haircutter but losing centering on the Biellman

Aimee Buchanan: 31.75 TES + 35.37 PCS -3.00 = 64.12 Total: 101.89 and into 4th place

• She is skating to a Medley and is currently in 19th place
• Fall on the opening triple salchow
• Good double axel
• Nice camel position into a good donut picking up speed
• Fall on the triple flip
• Good twisted camel into a backward layback spin but losing a lot of speed through the change of foot
• Fall on the triple salchow
• I'd like to see just a hair more stretch from her in that spiral to really get the leg fully stretched
• Double loop + double loop
• Double lutz + double loop--arm variation on the first jump but a scratchy landing
• Double toe
• Nice layback position into a really nice haircutter and Biellman

McKinzie Daniels: 49.17 TES + 42.29 PCS -1.00 = 90.46 Total: 140.42 and into 2nd place

• She is in 15th place and is skating to a Gershwin Medley
• Really nice opening double axel + triple toe
• Good triple lutz
• Nice layback position into a good Biellman
• Fall on the triple flip
• I'd like to see a little more flexibility and strength through her back in the spirals
• Triple loop + double toe
• Triple toe + double toe + double loop
• Nice tucked position in her sit spin
• Popped open the lutz into a single
• Good high triple loop, forward on the landing but hangs on to it
• Good speed and push through the one foot section of her step sequence
• Nice camel position with good arms into a nice twisted sit position and picking up speed into the scratch spin

Kiri Baga: 51.08 TES + 48.15 PCS = 99.23 Total: 149.38 and into 2nd place

• She is skating to La Strada and is currently in 14th place
• Good triple flip
• Popped open the lutz
• Nice triple salchow to recover
• Good double axel + double toe with a nice arm variation
• Interesting upright spin with her leg to the side but losing speed through the sit position
• Nice triple salchow + double toe with the arm variation
• Good triple toe + double toe + double loop
• Nice double axel
• Good low sit spin position but not a lot of speed through the position change
• Nice stretch and flow through the one foot section of her foot work and I like how she uses her arms all the way through to the fingers
• Nice spiral position 
• Nice layback position into a haircutter and a Biellman picking up speed

Sophia Adams: 32.56 TES + 43.26 PCS -2.00 = 73.82 Total: 125.22 and into 5th place

• She is skating to Titanic and is currently in 13th place
• Fall on the opening triple salchow
• Three turns into the triple loop nicely landed
• Fall on the triple toe--looked like she landed it but bounced off the edge and fell
• Nice camel spin position into a nice stretched out upright spin
• Stepped out of the triple loop
• Double axel nicely done
• Singles her salchow
• A little slow through the step sequence but nicely done
• Good spiral
• Hesitation on the axel and she singles it
• Good position in the camel spin with a decent inverted position and a good catch foot position
• Interesting attitude into a back layback spin with a change of foot into a haircutter

Haley Dunne: 43.46 TES + 43.41 PCS -2.00 = 84.87 Total: 136.28 and into 5th place

• She is currently in 12th place
• I love how expressive she is through her arms, upper body and face right from the beginning of this program
• Step out and hands down on the triple salchow
• Two foots the triple lutz and falls
• Nice layback position with good speed into a nice haircutter and Biellman
• Really pretty spiral
• Nice triple flip
• Good stretched out sit spin position but losing some speed thorugh the end
• Triple toe + double axel sequence nicely done
• Double lutz + double toe + double loop
• Nice one foot sequence that takes her over half the length of the rink with good edge changes and push across the ice
• Fall on the triple toe
• Good double axel + double toe recovery right into the combination spin--her layback position is absolutely gorgeous

Leah Keiser: 49.10 TES + 46.01 PCS -2.00 = 93.11 Total: 145.55

• She is in 10th after the short program
• She has such wonderful expression and seems so relaxed on the ice
• Nice triple lutz + triple toe to open her program
• Fall on the double axel--looks like she just might not had enough oomph going in
• Nice triple loop recovery
• Good sit spin position into the broken leg variation but could have more speed
• Nice donut position in the camel into a nice tuck position in the sit and finishing out the combo spin with an upright position
• Triple flip + double toe--she makes a lot of these jumps look easy but I'd like to see her get a little more height
• Ina Bauer into a nice double axel + double toe
• Step out of the triple
• Looking down at the ice a bit on this step sequence and not as deep in her edges as some of the top girls and a lot of snow on the changes of edge
• Decent spiral 
• Sits down on the triple lutz and falls
• Very nice layback position into a good haircutter and Biellman
• Definitely one to watch going into the future, especially on the Junior Grand Prix next season

Yasmin Siraj: 41.92 TES + 45.95 PCS = Total: 138.83 and into 6th place

• She is currently in 11th place
• She really feels this music and has hit every note so far
• Fall on the opening triple flip
• Good triple lutz + double toe but tight on the landing
• Pops open the triple but adds the double axel for the sequence
• Good camel position in her spin into a nice upright spin and a good tuck position in the sit spin but losing a lot of speed
• That loop just never got off the ice and turned into a spin
• Good position in the spiral
• Step out and hands down on the triple lutz
• Good catch foot position in the camel
• She's lacking the fire you normally see from her in the step sequence and seems a little tentative here as well
• Hands down on the triple toe
• Single axel
• Good camel position but not a great illusion but nice recovery back into the tuck position in the sit spin

Nina Jiang: TES + PCS -2.00= Total: 146.42 and into 3rd place

• She is currently in 8th place
• Love the fire in her eyes in her starting position
• Fall on the triple lutz
• Nice triple toe recovery
• Good triple salchow--I love how tight she brings her legs in for the rotation and the nice toe point in the air
• Really nice layback spin into a good hairback and Bielmann
• Popped open the triple loop
• A little slow through this step sequence but some nice edges
• Not a lot of speed going into the double axel but nicely done
• Nice spiral positions with good stretch
• Nice spread eagle into the double loop + double toe with nice flow out of the jump
• Ina Bauer into triple toe...caught an edge on the entrance and took another spin to get into it but lands it--way to think on her feet!
• Nice final combination spin

Rachael Flatt: 56.49 TES + 55.78 PCS = 112.27 Total: 164.98 and into 1st place

• Really love her new Firebird costume--nice colors on her and very flattering for her figure
• Nice triple lutz
• Doubled the flip
• A little scratchy on the landing on the triple loop
• Decent positions in the camel spin but not a lot of speed
• Camel spin with not a great illusion into a really slow scratch spin
• Nice solid triple flip + double toe + double loop
• Good triple salchow
• Good spiral 
• Triple loop + double toe
• Nice double axel + double toe
• Nice speed in the combo spin with good positions 
• Nice passion in the step sequence and she's finally bringing the performance
• She definitely fought for everything today but it seemed slow and lacking the Rachael fire in the beginning that we're used to
• Standing ovation from the crowd

Vanessa Lam: 51.37 TES + PCS = 103.05 Total: 157.62 and into 3rd place

• She is currently in 7th place
• Triple lutz + double loop + double loop
• Nice triple flip + double loop
• A little tight on the triple loop and she steps out of it
• Really great extension and positions through her spiral
• Nice positions in her layback spin into a really nice Biellman--I wish she'd hold it longer because the position is gorgeous
• Nice triple toe right on the music
• Good sit position into a really nice stretched out upright spin; on her camel position I'd like to see her leg a little more behind her and not so much to the side
• Spread eagle into the double axel + double axel sequence
• Fall on the triple flip
• Singles the next jump and two foots it
• Nice one foot sequence to start her footwork, small bobble in the middle; she doesn't have as deep of edges as some of the older skaters but still nice
• Good stretched out sit position into the back tuck

Christina Gao: 55.40 TES + PCS = 111.53 Total: 166.36 and into 1st place

• Beautiful triple flip + triple toe with huge height
• Bobble on some transitional steps
• Nice double axel
• Huge triple lutz
• Good camel spin into a nice broken leg spin and twisted upright spin with decent speed
• Not a lot of speed in the layback spin but nice haircutter
• Beautiful triple flip
• Nice triple loop--I love the height on her jumps
• Popped that and stepped out of it
• Nice triple toe + double toe
• Nice smile through the step sequence but I'd like to see more fire to really sell the tango feel and see more power and attack as well to really get across the ice
• Good position in the camel spin and into the back sit spin

Mirai Nagasu: 50.74 TES + PCS -2.00 = 104.97 Total: 163.99 and into 3rd place

• She is currently in 5th place
• Nice triple loop + double toe
• Double axel + double toe
• Good spiral sequence
• Triple lutz + double toe + double loop with no speed and she fell on the last jump
• Good position in her camel into the donut
• Fall on the triple lutz
• Popped the single flip
• Nice triple loop
• Double axel was nice
• Camel spin is very nice into a beautiful streched out catchfoot and a nice upright spin with her leg abover her head
• All the wind seems to have gone out of this program and while the music picked up she seemed so slow going into her signature layback spin

Caroline Zhang: 56.46 TES + PCS = 113.01 Total: 173.19 and into 1st place

• She is currently in 4th place
• Step out of the opening triple flip
•  Nice triple lutz + double toe
• Nice double axel
• Good positions in the camel spin with a decent catch foot and a nice sit spin up into an overhead catch foot spin but not a lot of speed
• Flying entry to the sit spin with a good stretched out position but slow through the change of position
• Solid triple loop
• Very nice spirals
• Nice triple flip +double toe + double loop
• Triple loop + double toe
• Good one foot section with the edge changes timed with the music; I'd like to see her smile here!
• Solid double axel and now she's smiling!
• Yes for the pearl pulled right up into the Biellman and the crowd is going wild for her!

Ashley Wagner: 60.64 TES + PCS = 123.96 Total: 187.02 and into 1st place

• Gorgeous opening triple flip + double toe + double toe
• Double axel + triple toe was very nice (little bit two footed)
• Nice triple lutz--she came to compete today and it shows
• Good positions through the sit spin with decent speed
• Gorgeous spiral positions
• Nice layback position into a good haircutter and Biellman
• Spread eagle into a triple loop right on the music crescendo
• Popped open her triple salchow
• Triple loop + double toe--nice recovery
• Triple flip
• Nice use of her arms through the beginning of this step sequence and I love her homage to ballet with the toe steps
• Nice camel spin with good twisted position and a nice broken leg sit spin ending with a scratch spin

Alissa Czisny: 56.03 TES + PCS -1.00 =  116.86 Total: 180.10 and into 2nd place
Love this new costume on her--It looks like a dress from Kleinfelds in Manhattan; the only thing I miss is that stunning contrast of the navy blue with the ice

• Hand down on the triple lutz
• Double axel + double toe
• Solid triple there
• Gorgeous spirals and you can see how much speed she has by how much her skirt is rippling
• Beautiful camel spin
• Two footed the triple lutz and fell
• Double axel a little scratchy on the landing but she hangs on to it
• Nice triple loop
• Triple loop + double toe + double loop
• Gorgeous upright spin with so much speed
• Nice speed and flow through her step sequence with lots of turns upper body movement
• Absolutely gorgeous layback spin into a nice Biellman with an increase in speed

Agnes Zawadzki: 50.26 TES + PCS -2.00 = 107.86 Total: 174.10 and into 3rd place

• Gorgeous double axel + triple toe looked so easy with great flow out of it
• Nice triple flip
• Beautiful layback spin itno a nice Biellman
• Triple lutz with a fall
• Beautiful spiral
• Triple lutz + double toe right on the boards
• Nice camel spin into a good stretched out sit position
• Fall on the triple salchow
• Doubled the toe and double footed it
• Double axel with a tight landing
• Nice fire through this step sequence and it's nice to see her still performing and giving it her all after the mistake
• Final camel spin into a nice stretched out upright spin
• She had a three point lead over Alissa Czisny coming in here, so we'll see where this puts her

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
			Place	Score	Place	Score
1	17	Ashley Wagner, SC of Wilmington	3	63.06	1	123.96	187.02
2	18	Alissa Czisny, Detroit SC	2	63.14	2	116.86	180.00
3	19	Agnes Zawadzki, Broadmoor SC	1	66.24	7	107.86	174.10
4	16	Caroline Zhang, All Year FSC	4	60.18	3	113.01	173.19
5	14	Christina Gao, Northern KY SC	6	54.83	5	111.53	166.36
6	12	Rachael Flatt, Broadmoor SC	9	52.71	4	112.27	164.98
7	15	Mirai Nagasu, Pasadena FSC	5	59.02	8	104.97	163.99
8	3	Angela Wang, Salt Lake Figure Skating	16	48.98	6	109.68	158.66
9	13	Vanessa Lam, All Year FSC	7	54.57	9	103.05	157.62
10	6	Kiri Baga, FSC of Bloomington	14	50.15	10	99.23	149.38
11	11	Nina Jiang, TX Gulf Coast FSC	8	53.66	12	92.76	146.42
12	9	Leah Keiser, All Year FSC	10	52.44	11	93.11	145.55
13	5	McKinzie Daniels, Broadmoor SC	15	49.96	14	90.46	140.42
14	2	Joelle Forte, SC of NY	17	48.13	13	91.69	139.82
15	10	Yasmin Siraj, SC Of Boston	11	51.96	15	86.87	138.83
16	8	Haley Dunne, WA FSC	12	51.41	16	84.87	136.28
17	7	Sophia Adams, All Year FSC	13	51.40	18	73.82	125.22
18	1	Morgan Bell, Rocky Mountain FSC	18	38.55	17	73.93	112.48
19	4	Aimee Buchanan, Colonial FSC	19	37.77	19	64.12	101.89