U.S. Nationals Junior Pairs Free Skate

Fujimoto/Barsi-Rhyne: 33.79 TES + 35.20 PCS = 68.99 Total: 107.44

• They are skating to Swan Lake and are currently in 9th place
• Nice double twist with a clean catch
• Nice hand to hand lift with a one arm hold but a little bobbly on the one arm exit
• A little slow on the pairs spin
• Decent pairs spiral with nice matching positions
• Hip press lift with him in a spread eagle with a change of edge 
• Nice throw double loop
• She steps out of the first jump and does not do the combination
• A little wobbly on the second jump as well
• Good timing on their side by side spins
• Through the legs and into a good double throw
• Nice death spiral position with a change of hold

Goldberg/Dolkiewicz: 38.91 TES + 33.93 PCS -1.00 = 71.84 Total: 108.99 and into 1st place

• They are skating to Mulan and are currently in 11th place
• Really nice death spiral position
• Nice triple twist
• One armed entry into the hand to hand lift and one arm exit but she could have more arch in her position in the air
• Side by side double flips were nice
• Nice positions in the pairs spiral but her hip is really hiked to the side on the attitude position
• Throw double was good
• She could stretch more through the catchfoot camel position in the pairs spin
• Nice double + double side by side jumps
• He loses his footing on the side by side spins and can't finish them
• I'd like to see a more stretched out position from her in the Star lift

Oltmanns/Santillan: 34.77 TES + 38.13 PCS -1.00 = 71.90 Total: 109.30 and into 1st place

• They are skating to Assassin's Tango and are currently in 10th place
• I love the intensity in their eyes from the moment they enter the ice
• Nice entry to the hand to hand lift with a good position change and a somersault exit
• Nice death spiral position with a really nice exit out of it with a kick over his head
• Nice entry to the side by side spins with a loss of unison in the middle
• Nice side by side triple salchows
• Double twist with a clean catch and good speed
• Fall on the throw triple salchow but she had a ton of height and distance
• Throw double toe
• Nice pairs spiral
• Good positions in the pairs spin but some loss of speed at the end
• Feed froze on their side by side jumps but it looks like she stepped out
• Hip press lift into a nice star position with an exit into a dance lift
• A little struggle getting situated in the ending pose and a bit after the music
• If they can clean up some of the solo elements, they have the whole package with really nice transitions and performance quality
  

Pearce/Norris: 35.08 TES + 41.59 PCS = 76.67 Total: 122.21 and into 1st place

• They are skating to Rodeo and are currently in 6th place
• Nice double twist
• He steps out of the side by side double axels
• Nice rotation on the star lift with a flip exit
• She steps out of the throw double loop
• Good death spiral with a change of hold
• A little off on the timing of their side by side spins and they start to move away from each other through the sit section
• She could use more stretch and flexibility through her legs in the pairs spin and not hike her hip so much in the attitude position
• Good pairs spiral
• Nice entry to a one handed hand to hand hold with a one arm exit
• A bit of a struggle for both of them on the double + double toe combo
• Nice throw double right at the end of the program

Aaron/Settlage: 38.35 TES + 43.73 PCS -3.00 = 79.08 Total: 125.34 and into 1st place

• They are skating to Romeo and Juliet and are currently in 5th place
• He bobbles on a transition move right at the beginning
• Nice side by side triple salchows
• Nice double twist with a really nice arabesque on the landing
• Nice height on the throw triple salchow and she almost hangs on to it but sits down at the last second
• She botches both jumps in their two jump combo
• Good distance between them on the side by side spins with really nice synchronization
• It's amazing how much maturity and presence they have for a team that won the Novice title last season
• Fall on the throw double loop
• Nice entry to the hand to hip lift with a one hand hold and a twist exit
• Nice position and one arm hold on the hand to hand lift with a one arm exit
• I'd like to see her free leg closed in on that death spiral
• Nice pairs spiral with good change of holds in relation to each other
• Good positions and speed in the pairs spin
• I like their nod to classical ballet in the middle with the pas de deux moves
  

de la Mora/Wilson: 37.55 TES + 38.28 PCS -1.00 = 74.83 Total: 114.27 and into 3rd place

• They are skating to Transformers and Batman and are currently in 8th place
• Not really sure if that was supposed to be a throw or a twist but she falls on it
• Good side by side double + double
• Double twist with a good catch
• I'm not sure I'm crazy about both the skirt and the pants for this costume
• Very nice throw triple salchow
• Somersault up into a reverse hand to hand lift with a nice change of position and a flip exit
• Really nice flexibility from both of them in the pairs spiral
• Nice air position from her in the hand to hand lift with a one arm hold and exit
• Good side by side doubles
• Nice unison on their side by side spins but they lose it through the position changes
• Flat death spiral position with a change of hold and she doesn't seem to know what to do with her free arm
• Bobble in the middle of their pairs spin and they lose their grip for a second
• A bit of a struggle getting into the ending pose and a little after the music
  

Pfund/Reiss: 43.96 TES + 43.32 PCS -4.00 = 83.28 Total: 126.99 and into 1st place

• They are skating to Treasure Island and are currently in 7th place
• Nice double twist
• He falls on the side by side triple salchows
• A little forward but she hangs on to the throw triple salchow
• She could use a more stretched out split position in the hip hold lift
• The fake corset laces on the backs of the dresses are all the rage this season!
• Nice death spiral position
• Not a great position for the spiral but the lines match
• Nice side by side double axel sequence but they get a little far apart during the jumps
• Good throw double loop
• She's spinning much faster than him on the side by side spins
• I'd like to see more arch in the hand to hand hold but a nice carry feature in their lift
• Decent speed on their pairs spin but her leg is really out to the side instead of behind her in the catchfoot of the upright spin
• A bit awkward in the ending pose and they're struggling to hang on to it
  

Simpson/Blackmer: 46.63 TES + 50.68 PCS = 97.31 Total: 146.43 and into 1st place

• They are skating to Titanic and currently in 3rd place
• Nice double twist with one arm up during the rotation
• Really nice throw triple loop with good ice coverage
• Nice side by side double axels
• Hand to hand hold into a nice one arm hip hold in attitude and a flip exit
• Nice connection and position on their spirals
• Pretty good unison on their side by side spins but she needs more stretch through her free leg in the sit positions to match his position
• Nice solid throw triple
• Double + double toe side by side jumps were nice
• I like all the nuances in their program like the head roll going into the death spiral
• I'd like to see a more stretched out death spiral position from her
• Hip lift in a nice attitude position and she holds on to her blade through the exit
• Nice expression through the pairs spin with nice arm movements from him and good positions
• Such an absolutely stunning program

Calalang/Sidhu: 41.01 TES + 44.99 PCS -2.00 = 84.00 Total: 134.84 and into 2nd place

• They are skating to Miss Saigon and are currently in 2nd place
• She falls on the opening side by side double axels
• Nice clean double twist
• I'd like to see more stretch in the hand to hand lift but a nice one handed exit
• Nice side by side double lutz + double toe
• She steps out of the throw triple salchow
• Nice position in the pairs spiral
• Good unison on the side by side spins through the beginning section
• Decent positions in the pairs spin but I'd like to see her be more expressive and soft with her arm
• Hand down on the throw triple
• Nice press up into a star lift and a dance lift exit
• Good death spiral position
• Finished a bit before the music ended
  

Denney/Frazier: 47.01 TES + 50.00 PCS -1.00 = 96.01 Total: 148.84 and into 1st place

• They are skating to Pearl Harbor and are currently in 1st place
• Really nice triple twist to open their program
• Nice side by side double axels
• Nice throw triple salchow
• Nice roration up to the hand to hand lift and a position chnage to a hip hold
• I really like the connection and expression they're showing through the middle of this program
• Nice side by side jump sequence
• Nice pairs spiral well timed with the music
• She falls on the throw triple loop
• Good death spiral position with a nice change of hold
• I love how genuine Haven's expressions are in this program
• Nice positions in the pairs spin and good timing but a little slow toward the end
• Hip lift right into the catchfoot with a cartwheel exit
• Nice arm positions for her in the pairs spin with nice speed and positions but a little slow after the change of direction
• Finished a beat before the music
  

Duarte/Grafton: 46.87 TES + 48.65 PCS = 95.52 Total: 144.35 and into 3rd place

• They are skating to Dr Zhivago and are currently in 4th place
• Good double twist
• This dark cranberry color and short skirt really show off her long legs
• Nice throw triple loop
• Triple toes + double toes; he had a small bobble between jumps but otherwise nice
• Gorgeous air position for her in the hand to hand lift
• She turns out of the side by side triple salchows
• Really nice ice coverage of the throw triple salchow but she double foots the landing
• Nice stretched out positions in the side by side spins with decent timing
• Good pairs spiral
• Really nice entry into the star lift with fast rotations
• Good death spiral position but not very many rotations or change of hold
• He loses his balance on the pairs spin in the change of foot

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
			Place	Score	Place	Score
1	10	Haven Denney, Broadmoor SC Brandon Frazier, All Year FSC	1	52.83	2	96.01	148.84
2	8	Britney Simpson, Broadmoor SC Matthew Blackmer, Detroit SC	3	49.12	1	97.31	146.43
3	11	Kylie Duarte, Colonial FSC Colin Grafton, All Year FSC	4	48.83	3	95.52	144.35
4	9	Jessica Noelle Calalang, DuPage FSC Zack Sidhu, Las Vegas FSC	2	50.84	4	84.00	134.84
5	7	Jessica Pfund, Broadmoor SC AJ Reiss, Los Angeles FSC	7	43.71	5	83.28	126.99
6	5	Madeline Aaron, Coyotes SC of AZ Max Settlage, Broadmoor SC	5	46.26	6	79.08	125.34
7	4	AnnaMarie Pearce, St. Moritz ISC Craig Norris, St. Moritz ISC	6	45.54	7	76.67	122.21
8	6	Brianna de la Mora, TX Gulf Coast FSC Taylor Wilson, TX Gulf Coast FSC	8	39.44	8	74.83	114.27
9	3	Olivia Oltmanns, Dakotah FSC Joshua Santillan, All Year FSC	10	37.40	9	71.90	109.30
10	2	Audrey Goldberg, SC Of Southern NJ Joseph Dolkiewicz, SC Of Southern NJ	11	37.15	10	71.84	108.99
11	1	Cali Fujimoto, Peninsula SC Nicholas Barsi-Rhyne, SC of Lake Placid	9	38.45	11	68.99	107.44

U.S. Nationals Junior Pairs Short Program

Fujimoto/Barsi-Rhyne: 20.65 TES + 17.80 PCS = 38.45

• She is 20 and he is 20 and they are skating to Bohemian Rhapsody
• They open with a nice death spiral with a change of hold; slow but consistent speed
• Nice entry to the Group 3 lift and she has both knees bent
• Good double twist but completely vertical
• They both need to really reach through their arms and extend these positions in the step sequence; some of their edges are also a little choppy
• They rotate in different directions but their side by side jumps are nice
• The feed cut out but the landing of the throw loop looked nice, just not sure of the number of rotations
• Good positions in the pairs spin but not a lot of speed

Denney/Frazier: 29.46 TES + 24.67 PCS = 54.13 and into 1st place

• She is 16 and he is 19 and they are skating to Chicago
• Nice high horizontal double twist with arms overhead and a clean catch
• Nice throw triple loop
• Side by side double lutzes were nice
• She is definitely a showman on the ice!
• Nice entry to the lift with her hand behind her back and a transition into her on her back and a one arm hold
• She's a little sideways on the death spiral, but otherwise nice
• This step sequence is really fun and I think if they sold it just a bit more they could really get the crowd behind them
• A little slow on their pairs spin but nice positions and transitions between the positions
• They really skate to the music which I like about them

Simpson/Blackmer: 32.18 TES + 23.34 PCS = 55.52 and into 1st place

•  Love their dramatic entrance even before they are announced
• She is 15 and he is 20 and they are skating to Crouching Tiger
• It's hard to believe she's only 15 but skated on the Senior Grand Prix last season
• Nice distance and height on the throw triple loop
• Double twist with a clean catch and nice exit
• One leg hold in the star lift and she exits still holding the leg
• A little close together on the side by side double lutzes, but nicely landed
• She could be more stretched out in the death spiral position
• Nice fire in their faces in this step sequence but I'd like to see a little more attach through their body as well
• Nice positions in the pairs spin and I like that they pick up speed as they go

Pfund/Reiss: 23.62 TES + 20.09 PCS = 43.71 and into 3rd place

• She is 14 and he is 20 and they are skating to Fantasy on Dark Eyes
• Nice speed in the double twist with a good catch
• Nice side by side double lutzes
• Good throw double loop but she doesn't pull her arms all the way in for the rotation
• Decent death spiral position
• Good entry to the Lift but she needs more stretch through the split position; into a flip exit
• Some loss of synchronization in their step sequence at the beginning and end
• Ugly catch foot position in their pairs spin (he's pulling her leg out awkwardly to the side) but the rest of the positions are better

Calalang/Sidhu: 28.10 TES + 22.74 PCS = 50.84 and into 3rd place

• She is 16 and he is 20 and they are skating to Elite Syncopations
• Nice double twist with a clean catch and her arms overhead 
• Good distance, height and flow out of the throw triple loop
• Nice backwards entry for him into the group 3 lift with a good change of position and an exit into a dance lift
• Their transitions are so charming and perfectly fit the music and program
• Good speed and positions through their pairs spin
• Nice side by side double lutzes
• I like that they use their whole bodies through this step sequence but some of their lines don't match up 
• Nice death spiral position for her and a change of hold
  

Oltmanns/Santillan: TES + PCS = 37.40 and into 6th place

• She is 14 and he is 20 and they are skating to Pink Panther
• It looks like she bobbles on some twizzles at the beginning of the program
• Nice positions and speed on their pairs spin
• Nice side by side double lutzes with good flow out
• Nice star lift with a single stag hold
• She falls on the throw triple loop--it looks like she never really got her feet underneath her for the takeoff
• A little crashy on the landing of the double twist
• Nice death spiral position and good exit
• I really like their choreography in the step sequence but he bobbles towards the end

Duarte/Grafton: TES + PCS = 48.83 and into 4th place

• She is 18 and he is 20 and they are skating to Meditation
• She is one of those people who were just born to wear buns--she looks so stunning in this dress as well
• Not a lot of height on the double twist but a decent catch
• Nice solid throw triple loop
• Nice side by side double lutzes with a nice arm variation and flow out of the jump
• Nice stretched out star lift with the stag hold and a flip exit
• Really pretty death spiral position but it looked like his hand slipped a bit on the change of hold 
• Very nice flow through this step sequence with some interesting patterns between them
• Gorgeous spiral right into the pairs spin but a bit of awkward transition on the change of direction
• They are so lovely when they hit their programs!
  

Goldberg/Dolkiewicz: 19.46 TES + 17.69 PCS = 37.15 and into 8th place

• Ice Network video issue and none of their program was shown
  

de la Mora/Wilson: 20.16 TES + 19.28 PCS = 39.44 and into 6th place

• She is 13 and he is 20 and they are skating to Kalinka
• Nice double twist with a clean catch
• Nice throw double loop with a lot of height
• Interesting sideways stag in the star lift
• She steps out of the side by side double lutzes
• Good death spiral position but really flat after the change of hand
• She's a little hunched over in the first position of their pairs spin but it really gains speed as they go along
  

Pearce/Norris: 24.97 TES + 20.57 PCS = 45.54 and into 5th place

• She is 18 and he is 22 and they are skating to Maleguena
• Decent double twist
• Nice hip lift with a flip exit
• Really nice throw triple loop
• Nice pairs spin but it looks like she almost falls over in the change of foot
• Good double lutz in opposite directions
• Good death spiral but really slow at the end
  

Aaron/Settlage: 23.40 TES + 22.86 PCS = 46.26 and into 5th place

• She is 17 and he is 19 
• Good double twist
• Too much height on the throw triple loop and she can't control the landing
• Nice side hip to hand hold  with a good flip exit
• Good double lutzes
• A big stop in the middle of their pairs spin but good positions throughout
• Really nice timing with the music through this step sequence, good choreography and relationship with each other; she bobbles on the twizzles at the very end
• Really pretty death spiral position but he almost lowers her to the ice on the change of hold

Place	Start No.	Name	Score
1	3	Britney Simpson, Broadmoor SC Matthew Blackmer, Detroit SC	55.52
2	2	Haven Denney, Broadmoor SC Brandon Frazier, All Year FSC	54.13
3	5	Jessica Noelle Calalang, DuPage FSC Zack Sidhu, Las Vegas FSC	50.84
4	7	Kylie Duarte, Colonial FSC Colin Grafton, All Year FSC	48.83
5	11	Madeline Aaron, Coyotes SC of AZ Max Settlage, Broadmoor SC	46.26
6	10	AnnaMarie Pearce, St. Moritz ISC Craig Norris, St. Moritz ISC	45.54
7	4	Jessica Pfund, Broadmoor SC AJ Reiss, Los Angeles FSC	43.71
8	9	Brianna de la Mora, TX Gulf Coast FSC Taylor Wilson, TX Gulf Coast FSC	39.44
9	1	Cali Fujimoto, Peninsula SC Nicholas Barsi-Rhyne, SC of Lake Placid	38.45
10	6	Olivia Oltmanns, Dakotah FSC Joshua Santillan, All Year FSC	37.40
11	8	Audrey Goldberg, SC Of Southern NJ Joseph Dolkiewicz, SC Of Southern NJ	37.15

U.S. Nationals Junior Pairs Preview

This field features the reigning novice gold and bronze medalists, three teams returning to the junior event and several new teams.  Six of the teams competed on the Junior Grand Prix this season and two qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Simpson and Blackmer paired up earlier this season after Simpson's previous partner retired.  They won gold at their JGP debut in Poland and became the first U.S. pairs team to do so since 2007.  They followed it up with a silver medal in Estonia and a bronze medal at the Final.  Their Titanic free skate is stunning and for being such a new team they have gelled very well together.  Their scores have been well above the U.S. field this season and some of the best internationally.

Calalang and Sidhu placed 4th at JGP Poland and won bronze at JGP Estonia to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final.  They had to withdraw from the Final due to injury.  If they are back to 100%, they have a great chance of winning a medal here.  They have a top 10 international score and improved throughout the JGP season.

Aaron and Settlage are the reigning novice champions and made their JGP debut this season, finishing 5th at JGP Poland.  They also set the highest score at sectionals.  They looked very solid as novices last season and set themselves apart from the field and kept pace with the other teams on the JGP who have previously competed as juniors.

Denney and Frazier competed together back in 2008 but split up and have competed with other partners before re-teaming this season.  They had a 7th and 8th place finish at their two JGP events but chose not to compete at Sectionals.  They are still a new team together, and missing the extra competition could leave them without valuable experience.

Mozer and O'Shea are also a new team and O'Shea competed last season with Denney.  They didn't get an international assignment this season but impressed with the 2nd highest sectionals score.  They showed they can be competitive with the teams that have competed internationally this season even without the extra feedback the other teams have received.

Duarte and Grafton also competed internationally, finishing 6th and 9th at their JGP events.  They've also competed at nationals since 2005 and have a lot of experience under their belt.  They had the 3rd highest score at Sectionals.

Oltmanns and Santillan placed 7th and 11th in their two JGP events and had the 4th highest score at Sectionals.  Despite competing on the JGP and at nationals as juniors last season, they are still one of the youngest teams in this event.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Simpson/Blackmer
Silver: Calalang/Sidhu
Bronze: Aaron/Settlage
Pewter: Denney/Frazier

Bios of the competitors:
Cali Fujimoto/Nicholas Barsi-Rhyne: She is 20 and he is 20.  They represent the Peninsula Skating Club.  They finished 11th in Juvenile in 2004, 7th in Juvenile in 2005, are the 2006 Juvenile pewter medalists, finished 5th in Intermediate in 2007, 12th in Novice in 2008 and 7th in Novice in 2009.  They won pewter at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

Audrey Goldberg/Joseph Dolkiewicz: She is 15 and he is 19.  They represent the Skating Club of Southern New Jersey.  They finished 10th in Juvenile Pairs in 2009, are the 2010 Intermediate Pairs silver medalists and are the reigning Novice bronze medalists.  They won bronze at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

Kylie Duarte/Colin Grafton: She is 18 and he is 20.  She represents the Colonial Figure Skating Club and he represents the All Year Figure Skating Club.  They placed 9th at JGP Latvia and 6th at JGP Austria.  They placed 15th in Juvenile in 2005, 5th in Juvenile in 2006, are the 2007 Juvenile Pairs silver medalists, the 2008 Intermediate Pairs Champions, finished 9th in Novice in 2009, are the 2010 Novice pewter medalists and finished 7th in Juniors in 2011.  They won silver at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

Christine Mozer/Daniel O'Shea: They won gold at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

Madeline Aaron/Max Settlage: She is 17 and he is 19.  She represents the Coyotes Skating Club of Arizona and he represents the Broadmoor Skating Club.  They placed 5th at JGP Poland.  They are the reigning Novice Pairs Champions.  They won gold at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

Brianna de la Mora/Taylor Wilson: They are the 2010 Intermediate Pairs Champions and finished 6th in Novice in 2011.  They won bronze at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

Olivia Oltmanns/Joshua Santillan: She is 14 and he is 19.  She represents the Kansas City Figure Skating Club and he represents the All Year Figure Skating Club.  They placed 7th at JGP Latvia and 11th at JGP Austria.  They finished 6th in Novice in 2010 and 11th in Juniors in 2011.  They won silver at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

AnnaMarie Pearce/Craig Norris: They won silver at Pacific Coast Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

Jessica Pfund/AJ Reiss: They won gold at Pacific Coast Sectionals to qualify for nationals.

Jessica Noelle Calalang/Zack Sidhu: She is 16 and he is 20.  She represents the DuPage Figure Skating Club and he represents the Las Vegas Figure Skating Club.  They placed 4th at JGP Poland and won bronze at JGP Estonia to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final, but they withdrew due to injury.  They finished 8th in Juniors in 2011.  They received a bye to nationals by qualifying for the JGPF.  They have the 5th best short program, 9th best free skate and 6th best total score internationally. 

Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier: She is 16 and he is 19.  She represents the Broadmoor Skating Club and he represents the All Year Figure Skating Club.  They placed 8th at JGP Latvia and 7th at JGP Austria.  They are the 2008 Intermediate Pairs bronze medalists.  They received a bye to nationals due to a low number of competitors in their sectional.

Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer: She is 15 and he is 20.  She represents the Broadmoor Skating Club and he represents the Detroit Skating Club.  They won gold at JGP Poland and silver at JGP Estonia to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final where they won bronze.  They received a bye to nationals by qualifying for the JGPF.  They have the 5th best short program, 4th best free skate and 4th best total score internationally.

JGP Latvia Pairs Preview

This is Sui and Han of China's event to lose.  They competed as juniors and seniors last season and medaled at the Grand Prix Final in addition to defending their Junior Worlds title.  They have throw quads in their arsenal and impressive lifts.  They should have an easy time winning here and preparing for their Grand Prix season.  Yu/Jin took home the bronze from the JGPF to add to their two JGP medals from the season and should also put up a strong showing here. A trio of veteran teams could be fighting it out for the last spot on the podium: Purdy/Marinaro from Canada, Petaikina/Kurduykov from Russia and Duarte/Grafton from the USA.  Young teams from China, Russia and the USA are also making their debuts and could snatch a medal.  The competition is tight for the last spot on the podium with so many teams looking to make their mark.

Podium predictions:

Gold: Sui/Han, CHN

Silver: Yu/Jin, CHN

Bronze: Petaikina/Kurduykov, RUS

Bios of the competitors:

Martini/Kiefer, AUT: They finished 21^st at Worlds, 15^th at Europeans and 16^th at Junior Worlds.  Their personal best is 100.87.  She is 18 years old and he is 20 years old. 

Purdy/Marinaro, CAN: The finished 10^th at JGP Great Britain and 9^th at JGP Czech Republic last season.  Their personal best is 129.29.  She is 16 and he is 19.

Li/Jiang, CHN: This is their international debut.  She is 13 and he is 19.

Sui/Han, CHN: They are the 2010 and 2011 World Junior Champions.  They won silver at Cup of China and bronze at Skate America last season to qualify for the GPF where they won bronze.  They won silver at JGP Austria and gold at JGP Germany last season to qualify for the JGPF but they withdrew to focus on the senior competition.  Their personal best is 179.04.  She is 16 years old and he is 19.

Yu/Jin, CHN: The won bronze at JGP Austria and gold at JGP Czech Republic last season to qualify for the JGPF where they won bronze.  Their personal best is 140.58.  She is 15 and he is 17.

Krutskinkh/Morozov, RUS: This is their international debut.  She is 13 and he is 18.  

Petaikina/Kurduykov, RUS: They finished 5^th at JGP Czech Republic last season.  Their personal best is 131.94.  She is 16 and he is 20.  

Tudvaseva/Lisiev, RUS: This is their international debut.  She is 13 and he is 18. 

Lundberg/Lundberg, SWE: They placed 12^th at JGP Czech Republic last season.  Their personal best is 95.15.  She is 16 and he is 19. 

Denney/Frazier, USA: This is their first season together since last competing as a team in 2008.  She is 15 and he is 18. 

Duarte/Grafton, USA: They placed 5^th at JGP Great Britain and 7^th at JGP Czech Republic last season.  Their personal best is 123.45.  She is 18 and he is 19. 

Oltmanns/Santillan, USA: They placed 11^th at JGP Austria last season.  She is 14 and he is 19.

Highlights from the Liberty Open

Senior Men Short Program
Notes: Stephen Carriere, Keegan Messing, Wesley Campbell, Armin Mahbanoozadeh, Scott Dyer, Alexander Aiken and Alexander Zahradnicek are in the ISP/

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Stephen Carriere, SC Of Boston	71.61	37.35	34.26	6.88	6.56	6.94	6.94	6.94	0.00	#6
2	Keegan Messing, AK Association of Figure Skating	69.41	37.59	32.82	6.94	6.00	6.56	6.69	6.63	1.00	#3
3	Wesley Campbell, Colonial FSC	63.11	34.54	29.57	5.88	5.81	5.81	5.94	6.13	1.00	#7
4	Armin Mahbanoozadeh, WA FSC	63.09	34.57	29.52	6.19	5.63	5.88	6.13	5.69	1.00	#5
5	Andrew Gonzales, All Year FSC	55.77	29.33	26.44	5.56	5.00	5.38	5.19	5.31	0.00	#2
6	Steven Evans, Dallas FSC	54.61	26.85	27.76	5.13	5.31	5.88	5.63	5.81	0.00	#13
7	Sean Rabbitt, Glacier Falls FSC	53.99	27.48	27.51	5.38	5.13	5.81	5.56	5.63	1.00	#9
8	Scott Dyer, Columbia FSC of MD	53.60	24.09	30.51	5.69	6.25	6.13	6.19	6.25	1.00	#8
9	Alexander Aiken, Atlanta FSC	52.98	27.72	26.26	5.75	5.19	4.94	5.38	5.00	1.00	#12
10	Alex Zahradnicek, SC of Wilmingon	50.54	26.04	25.50	5.38	4.81	5.06	5.19	5.06	1.00	#4

1	Keegan Messing, AK Association of Figure Skating	112.90	51.00	61.90	6.50	5.13	6.19	6.50	6.63	0.00	#3
2	Scott Dyer, Columbia FSC of MD	112.85	48.33	64.52	6.38	6.19	6.44	6.75	6.50	0.00	#11
3	Alex Zahradnicek, SC of Wilmingon	112.70	56.68	57.02	6.00	5.19	5.94	5.75	5.63	1.00	#6
4	Wesley Campbell, Colonial FSC	108.42	48.66	60.76	6.06	5.69	6.19	6.13	6.31	1.00	#2
5	Alexander Aiken, Atlanta FSC	99.08	46.56	52.52	5.56	4.94	5.25	5.38	5.13	0.00	#8
6	Steven Evans, Dallas FSC	95.84	43.82	52.02	5.19	5.06	5.13	5.44	5.19	0.00	#1
7	Andrew Gonzales, All Year FSC	90.20	38.44	53.76	5.69	5.00	5.50	5.38	5.31	2.00	#7
8	Patrick Myzyk, Granite Club Toronto Ontario Canada	86.90	34.62	53.28	5.75	4.88	5.19	5.38	5.44	1.00	#9
9	Sean Rabbitt, Glacier Falls FSC	86.47	36.83	50.64	5.25	4.75	4.94	5.25	5.13	1.00	#4

Senior Ladies Short Program
Notes: Lauren Dinh is in the ISP.  Leah Keiser is the 2010 National Novice Champion.

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Leah Keiser, All Year FSC	57.03	34.71	22.32	5.75	5.42	5.58	5.58	5.58	0.00	#1
2	Ola Kamieniecki, Marymont Poland	48.92	27.46	21.46	5.42	5.25	5.50	5.33	5.33	0.00	#3
3	Natalia Popova, Ukrainian Figure Skating	44.54	24.34	20.20	5.08	4.83	5.17	5.17	5.00	0.00	#8
4	Victoria Tugolukova, Oval FSC	39.91	20.77	19.14	4.75	4.58	5.00	4.92	4.67	0.00	#5
5	Reyna Hamui, SC of Wilmingon	39.69	21.61	19.08	5.00	4.67	4.75	4.75	4.67	1.00	#6
6	Chelsea Christopher, Winterhurst FSC	38.81	19.47	19.34	5.17	4.67	4.83	4.83	4.67	0.00	#4
7	Lauren Dinh, Broadmoor SC	37.80	17.86	19.94	5.08	4.75	5.00	5.17	4.92	0.00	#12
8	Samantha Veloso, WA FSC	34.13	16.13	19.00	4.67	4.67	4.83	4.83	4.75	1.00	#7
9	Alexandria Shaughnessy, SC Of Boston	33.13	16.87	17.26	4.33	4.17	4.50	4.33	4.25	1.00	#2
10	Roxanne Rheault, CTC	31.60	14.60	18.00	4.67	4.42	4.33	4.50	4.58	1.00	#10

Notes: Yasmin Siraj, Angela Wang, Joelle Forte and Haley Dunne are in the ISP.  Samantha Cesario withdrew from nationals due to injury.

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Samantha Cesario, SC of NY	52.07	29.37	22.70	5.81	5.38	5.81	5.56	5.81	0.00	#14
2	Cynthia Phaneuf, CPA Sorel-Tracy	50.19	26.39	24.80	6.19	6.00	6.06	6.31	6.44	1.00	#13
3	Yasmin Siraj, SC Of Boston	49.43	26.18	23.25	5.69	5.56	5.75	6.00	6.06	0.00	#12
4	Angela Wang, Salt Lake FSC	45.73	23.98	21.75	5.44	5.19	5.56	5.38	5.63	0.00	#8
5	Joelle Forte, SC of NY	45.20	23.85	21.35	5.50	5.13	5.50	5.25	5.31	0.00	#5
6	Haley Dunne, WA FSC	39.56	19.76	19.80	5.06	4.81	4.81	5.06	5.00	0.00	#11
7	Karina Johnson, Danish Skating Union	39.11	22.46	17.65	4.56	4.19	4.44	4.56	4.31	1.00	#1
8	Kacie Kotnik, Lincoln Center FSC	31.70	15.20	16.50	4.19	4.06	4.25	4.13	4.00	0.00	#3
9	Marissa Castelli, SC Of Boston	31.49	15.49	18.00	4.63	4.38	4.31	4.69	4.50	2.00	#9
10	Alicia Hau, Nashville FSC	30.73	16.28	15.45	4.13	3.94	3.63	3.88	3.75	1.00	#10

Senior Ladies Free Skate

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Leah Keiser, All Year FSC	93.79	51.77	44.02	5.75	5.31	5.38	5.63	5.44	2.00	#4
2	Natalia Popova, Ukrainian Figure Skating	90.34	50.43	39.91	5.31	4.50	5.13	4.94	5.06	0.00	#7
3	Lauren Dinh, Broadmoor SC	66.97	29.16	38.81	5.38	4.94	4.44	4.94	4.56	1.00	#14
4	Ola Kamieniecki, Marymont Poland	65.88	30.36	36.52	4.69	4.31	4.63	4.63	4.56	1.00	#1
5	Chelsea Christopher, Winterhurst FSC	62.45	29.04	35.41	4.81	4.19	4.38	4.44	4.31	2.00	#9
6	Samantha Veloso, WA FSC	60.31	26.59	33.72	4.38	3.94	4.31	4.31	4.13	0.00	#3
7	Kendall Wyckoff, VT SC	59.71	27.60	33.11	4.19	3.81	4.38	4.06	4.25	1.00	#2
8	Roxanne Rheault, CTC	59.46	24.74	34.72	4.63	3.94	4.38	4.25	4.50	0.00	#6
9	Alexandria Shaughnessy, SC Of Boston	58.50	27.09	32.41	3.94	3.94	4.19	4.06	4.13	1.00	#12
10	Reyna Hamui, SC of Wilmingon	55.94	26.13	30.81	4.19	3.88	3.50	4.00	3.69	1.00	#5

1	Samantha Cesario, SC of NY	106.31	56.91	49.40	6.25	5.81	6.31	6.19	6.31	0.00	#4
2	Angela Wang, Salt Lake FSC	94.84	49.93	45.91	5.81	5.63	5.69	5.81	5.75	1.00	#11
3	Yasmin Siraj, SC Of Boston	88.12	46.60	42.52	5.44	5.19	5.19	5.38	5.38	1.00	#1
4	Haley Dunne, WA FSC	77.01	38.51	40.50	5.31	5.00	4.81	5.19	5.00	2.00	#7
5	Karina Johnson, Danish Skating Union	75.17	38.97	37.20	5.00	4.44	4.50	4.81	4.50	1.00	#9
6	Taylor Galonski, Washington FSC	67.83	36.13	33.70	4.69	4.06	4.19	4.19	3.94	2.00	#5
7	Alicia Hau, Nashville FSC	59.47	29.75	31.72	4.13	4.00	3.81	4.00	3.88	2.00	#8
8	Kacie Kotnik, Lincoln Center FSC	52.90	25.90	30.00	4.25	3.75	3.44	3.81	3.50	3.00	#12
9	Megan Raver, IceWorks SC	52.68	23.77	29.91	4.19	3.88	3.44	3.69	3.50	1.00	#3
10	Brittany Ballard, Charter Oak FSC	49.64	21.93	29.71	4.06	3.69	3.50	3.94	3.38	2.00	#10

Senior Pairs Short Program
Notes: Denney/Coughlin and Zhang/Bartholomay are new teams.  They can be assigned to International events if they impress at their monitoring events.
Castelli/Shnapir and Donlan/Speroff are in the International Skating Pool.

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Caydee Denney, Broadmoor SC John Coughlin, KS City FSC	58.00	33.46	24.54	6.25	5.67	6.33	6.17	6.25	0.00	#2
2	Marissa Castelli, SC Of Boston Simon Shnapir, Colonial FSC	49.35	26.21	23.14	5.92	5.67	5.75	5.83	5.75	0.00	#4
3	Felicia Zhang, SC of NY Nathan Bartholomay, University of DE FSC	47.05	27.07	20.98	5.50	5.00	5.33	5.33	5.08	1.00	#1
4	Gretchen Donlan, SC Of Boston Andrew Speroff, SC Of Boston	36.52	19.00	20.52	5.08	4.83	5.08	5.42	5.25	3.00	#3

Senior Pairs Free Skate

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Jessica Dube, CTC Sebastien Wolfe, CTC	90.82	47.11	44.71	5.94	5.38	5.50	5.69	5.44	1.00	#2
2	Marissa Castelli, SC Of Boston Simon Shnapir, Colonial FSC	87.75	45.75	44.00	5.81	5.25	5.31	5.69	5.44	2.00	#5
3	Gretchen Donlan, SC Of Boston Andrew Speroff, SC Of Boston	85.38	41.97	46.41	5.75	5.75	5.88	5.94	5.69	3.00	#3

Junior Men Short Program
Notes: Nathan Chen is not age eligible for the JGP.
Timothy Dolensky, Emmanuel Savary and Harrison Choate are in the ISP.

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Nathan Chen, No Club	56.21	30.39	25.82	5.19	4.69	5.38	5.00	5.56	0.00	#8
2	Andrew Nagode, University of DE FSC	52.17	26.48	25.69	5.31	4.88	5.06	5.13	5.31	0.00	#7
3	Jay Yostanto, All Year FSC	50.81	29.93	22.88	4.81	4.38	4.56	4.38	4.75	2.00	#17
4	Timothy Dolensky, Atlanta FSC	48.93	27.23	22.70	4.75	4.25	4.63	4.38	4.69	1.00	#14
5	Emmanuel Savary, University of DE FSC	46.12	25.23	22.89	4.63	4.25	4.44	4.63	4.94	2.00	#4
6	Jack Newberry, Individual Member of USFS	45.90	24.39	21.51	4.75	4.00	4.50	4.13	4.13	0.00	#1
7	Harrison Choate, SC Of Boston	44.36	21.49	23.87	4.81	4.50	4.69	5.06	4.81	1.00	#16
8	Troy Tomasello, Strongsville SC	42.28	21.40	21.88	4.56	4.13	4.19	4.44	4.56	1.00	#10
9	Alexander Bjelde, SC of Sourthern NJ	41.63	22.44	20.19	4.31	3.94	4.00	4.06	3.88	1.00	#12
10	Alex Kam, Korean Figure Skating Federation	41.42	21.35	22.07	4.88	4.19	4.25	4.31	4.44	2.00	#3

Junior Men Free Skate

1	Nathan Chen, No Club	114.85	59.21	55.64	5.58	5.33	5.58	5.75	5.58	0.00	#6
2	Emmanuel Savary, University of DE FSC	100.64	46.28	55.36	5.67	5.25	5.67	5.67	5.42	1.00	#9
3	Timothy Dolensky, Atlanta FSC	95.78	48.44	48.34	5.08	4.67	4.75	4.75	4.92	1.00	#3
4	Jack Newberry, Individual Member of USFS	91.50	47.82	43.68	4.92	4.50	4.42	4.25	3.75	0.00	#7
5	Troy Tomasello, Strongsville SC	89.69	46.67	44.02	4.58	4.42	4.42	4.42	4.17	1.00	#1
6	Lukas Kaugars, Broadmoor SC	85.95	39.95	47.00	5.17	4.50	4.50	4.83	4.50	1.00	#8
7	Alex Kam, Korean Figure Skating Federation	76.97	31.99	46.98	5.17	4.83	4.33	4.58	4.58	2.00	#10
8	Richard Kam, Korean Figure Skating Federation	74.02	36.86	38.16	4.17	3.75	3.50	4.08	3.58	1.00	#4

Junior Ladies Free Skate
Notes: Polina Edmunds and Ashley Cain are in the ISP.

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Polina Edmunds, Peninsula FSC	92.58	50.57	42.01	5.19	4.81	5.38	5.44	5.44	0.00	#9
2	Ashley Cain, Stars FSC of TX	79.18	38.57	41.61	5.50	4.81	5.06	5.13	5.50	1.00	#16
3	Isadora Williams, Brazil	78.03	42.12	36.91	5.25	4.31	4.63	4.56	4.31	1.00	#15
4	Allison Timlen, Columbia FSC of MD	76.51	39.10	38.41	5.06	4.56	4.88	4.75	4.75	1.00	#12
5	Jessica Hu, SC of NC	70.35	36.12	34.23	4.38	4.06	4.38	4.38	4.19	0.00	#8
6	Shyamali Moujan, Stars FSC of TX	69.15	34.44	34.71	4.56	3.88	4.50	4.44	4.31	0.00	#6
7	Nicole Rajic, SC of NY	67.63	36.03	33.60	4.50	3.81	4.06	4.31	4.31	2.00	#1
8	Jenelle Herman, SC Of Boston	66.71	33.30	34.41	4.63	4.19	4.25	4.44	4.00	1.00	#11
9	Haley Mulera, WA FSC	65.43	34.22	32.21	4.25	3.88	4.19	4.06	3.75	1.00	#10
10	Kirsten Seagers, SC of Wilmingon	63.96	31.26	32.70	4.50	3.75	4.06	4.19	3.94	0.00	#2

Junior Pairs Short Program
Notes: Duarte/Grafton, Oltmanns/Santillan, Aaron/Settlage, Goldberg/Dolkiewicz are in the ISP.

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Kylie Duarte, Colonial FSC Colin Grafton, All Year FSC	47.14	27.04	20.10	4.94	4.69	5.19	5.06	5.25	0.00	#6
2	Olivia Oltmanns, KS City FSC Not found, All Year FSC	43.44	24.39	19.05	4.69	4.50	4.88	4.94	4.81	0.00	#4
3	Haven Denney, Broadmoor SC Brandon Frazier, All Year FSC	43.30	24.45	18.85	4.94	4.19	4.81	4.81	4.81	0.00	#1
4	Madeline Aaron, Coyotes SC of AZ Max Settlage, Broadmoor SC	42.30	25.05	18.25	4.56	4.25	4.63	4.56	4.81	1.00	#7
5	Audrey Goldberg, SC of Sourthern NJ Joseph Dolkiewicz, SC of Sourthern NJ	36.43	20.48	15.95	4.06	3.75	4.06	4.13	3.94	0.00	#3
6	Kloe Chanel Bautista, All Year FSC Tyler Harris, SC Of Boston	34.64	20.19	15.45	4.00	3.63	3.81	4.00	3.88	1.00	#8
7	Melissa Kustra, Southwest FL FSC Paul Schatz, Southwest FL FSC	30.34	16.94	13.40	3.44	3.13	3.44	3.44	3.31	0.00	#2
8	Allison Smith, Dallas FSC Craig Segall, SC of Sourthern NJ	25.37	12.02	13.35	3.50	3.25	3.38	3.31	3.25	0.00	#5

Junior Pairs Free Skate

Place	Name	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded -	Start #
1	Kylie Duarte, Colonial FSC Colin Grafton, All Year FSC	89.20	48.28	40.92	5.13	4.69	5.44	5.13	5.19	0.00	#1
2	Madeline Aaron, Coyotes SC of AZ Max Settlage, Broadmoor SC	78.47	39.27	39.20	5.00	4.69	4.94	5.06	4.81	0.00	#8
3	Haven Denney, Broadmoor SC Brandon Frazier, All Year FSC	70.44	37.83	35.61	4.75	4.31	4.13	4.56	4.50	3.00	#4
4	Olivia Oltmanns, KS City FSC Not found, All Year FSC	66.67	35.17	31.50	4.19	3.94	3.81	4.00	3.75	0.00	#6
5	Audrey Goldberg, SC of Sourthern NJ Joseph Dolkiewicz, SC of Sourthern NJ	64.77	35.77	29.00	3.75	3.50	3.56	3.75	3.56	0.00	#2
6	Allison Smith, Dallas FSC Craig Segall, SC of Sourthern NJ	55.30	30.09	27.21	3.75	3.13	3.44	3.50	3.19	2.00	#3
7	Kloe Chanel Bautista, All Year FSC Tyler Harris, SC Of Boston	49.57	22.76	27.81	3.81	3.50	3.38	3.44	3.25	1.00	#5
8	Melissa Kustra, Southwest FL FSC Paul Schatz, Southwest FL FSC	45.98	21.87	24.11	3.31	3.00	2.81	3.06	2.88	0.00	#7

Some music and elements notes can be found here: http://unseenskaters.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/2011-liberty-summer-competition-july-12-16/
Full results at: http://libertyskating.org/Results.php

Lauren Dinh SP, 2011 National Junior Silver Medalist (competing in seniors)

Leah Keiser SP, 2010 National Novice Champion, 13 years old (competing in seniors)--she completed a triple lutz+triple toe combo at the beginning of her program but it is not in the video

Jessica Dube and Sebastian Wolfe FS, new Canadian pair team

Armin Mahbanoozadeh Short Program

Samantha Cesario Short Program, she sat out the 2011 nationals due to injury

Keegan Messing Short Program

Stephen Carriere Short Program, he sat out 2011 nationals due to injury

Donlan and Speroff's gorgeous ballet inspired Sleeping Beauty free skate.

More videos can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/lfeuln#p/u