Skate Canada Men's Short Program

Group 1
Elladj Balde, CAN: 40.71 TES+ 31.64 PCS = 72.35

• Hand down on the opening quad toe but he manages to tack on the double toe
• Nice big triple axel nicely timed with the music
• Good position in the camel spin with a decent catch foot position, but I'd like to see his hip closed a bit more after the change of foot
• Triple lutz
• Good sit spin position with nice speed through the twisted variation
• Nice flow through his step sequence and great feeling for his music; he seems a bit too upright in the upper body though and some of the edge changes are not clean
• Twisted camel spin into a sit spin ending with a scratch spin

Andrei Rogozine, CAN: 37.20 TES+ 31.11 PCS = 68.31 and into 2nd place

• Nice triple flip + triple toe
• Spread eagle triple axel well done
• Good flexibility through the camel spin catch foot positions and nice fast rotation
• Triple lutz
• Low sit spin position with a nice twisted position after the change of foot but losing speed
• He seems to be skating through his music a bit and looking down and not really connecting with the audience but this might be the best he's jumped in a long time
• Very upright in the step sequence, slow in places and lots of ice spray 

Nobunari Oda, JPN: 43.61 TES+ 38.21 PCS -1.00 = 80.82 and into 1st place

• Big quad toe and just couldn't hang on to the landing
• Nice triple axel and he has such impressive bend in his knees on that landing
• Great camel spin position with a nice twisted variation into a good catch foot
• Great triple lutz + triple toe
• Good speed through the beginning of the sit spin combination but loses it after the flying change of position
• He's really starting to perform in this step sequence; nice freedom through the whole body and lots of changes of edge and direction with minimal ice spray
• Came spin into a good twisted sit spin with nice speed and needing in a scratch spin
• Overall a pretty good program with the exception of the fall on the quad

Jeremy Abbott, USA: 35.30 TES+ 39.28 PCS = 74.58 and into 2nd place

• Beautiful quad toe
• Double lutz close to the boards and has to ride it out a bit + double toe
• Interesting that he goes for an upright spin here--pretty unusual to be done outside of a combination
• Big triple axel and he has to put a hand down
• Great stretched out position in the sit spin with nice speed but losing it after the back tuck position
• Twisted camel position into a sit spin and a flying change of leg
• Nice movement in his step sequence and great use of his full body; good one foot sections and great ice coverage

Joshua Farris, USA: 33.11 TES+ 36.03 PCS = 69.14 and is currently in 4th place

• Triple toe + single toe
• Triple axel out of footwork a little down on one side on the landing but hangs on
• Such nice stretch and toe point in the sit spin with a great arm variation on the change of position
• Solid triple lutz
• Losing his centering on the catch foot camel spin but much better position after the change of leg
• Great choreography in his step sequence with a lot of nuances--you almost don't notice it as an element it blends so well into the program
• He seemed a bit nervous today in his debut but lots of great things to work with

Group 2
Takahito Mura, JPN: 38.56 TES+ 34.52 PCS = 73.08 and into 3rd place

• Quad toe fall out
• Big triple axel nicely timed with the music
• Decent camel position into an upright spin and ending with a sit spin
• A couple of standing dance moves seem to be mostly there for show with not a lot of commitment behind them
• Triple lutz + triple toe
• He's got the jumps it would be a nice to see a bit more in his program
• Ok camel spin positions with speed maintained throughout
• Lots of ice spray in his step sequence and he seems to be skating through the music a bit
• Flying entry to the sit spin and he needs more stretch through his free leg

Ross Miner, USA: 32.15 TES+ 36.56 PCS -2.00 = 66.71 and into 7th place

• The opening to this program is just gorgeous and it also happens to be his step sequence; great one foot sections and nice connection with the music
• Quad toe two foots the landing and falls
• Triple axel doesn't get quite around two foots the landing and falls
• Nice speed in his camel spin with a good flying change and a decent catch foot position
• Triple lutz + triple toe a little tight be he pulled it off
• Good sit spin with nice positions and good speed
• Nice camel into a broken leg sit spin and ending with a scratch spin
• Once he nails the jumps in this program it's going to be a huge hit and

Michal Brezina, CZE: 35.06 TES+ 36.65 PCS = 71.71 and into 5th place

• Doubled his opening quad salchow attempt
• Triple flip + triple toe
• Triple axel just a bit forward on the toe on the landing but he hangs on
• Twisted camel spin position with a change of foot and a decent catch foot position
• Flying sit spin needs more stretch through his free leg but maintained speed through the back tuck position
• Lots of movement through the step sequence but I'd like to see him do something more with his hands and arms; good flow across the ice
• Camel spin flying change to sit spin; slow through the whole middle of the spin and ending way after his music

Patrick Chan, CAN: 43.17 TES+ 44.93 PCS = 88.10 and into 1st place

• Huge triple toe + triple toe a little too close to the boards and has to put his free leg down to hang on to the 2nd jump
• Big triple axel with nice ride out and speed on the landing
• Good camel spin with a nice change of foot into a twisted position
• Triple lutz well done right on the music
• Great twisted sit position into a broken leg
• This program is so well put together and expertly executed by Chan
• I love how quiet the music gets in the step sequence so you can hear his blades across the ice
• Gorgeous step sequence with such ease in the transitions between steps
• Final combination spin with good speed and positions

Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: 39.69 TES+ 40.71 PCS = 80.40 and into 3rd place

•  Quad toe so far forward on the landing that he almost did an illusion but avoided putting the hand down
• Nice flexibility in the donut spin variation
• Good twisted sit position into a nice broken leg variation and ending with a back tuck with speed maintained throughout
• Really difficult entry with turns on one foot into the triple axel and he drills it
• Popped lutz + triple toe--just looked like he got ahead of himself and rushed the entry
• Great steps in his sequence and really playing to the crowd and feeling his music
• Great camel position picking up a bit of speed through the sit variations but losing it after the flying change of position

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Patrick CHAN	CAN	88.10	43.17		44.93	9.04	8.89	8.82	9.11	9.07	0.00	#9
2	Nobunari ODA	JPN	80.82	43.61		38.21	7.82	7.18	7.71	7.68	7.82	1.00	#3
3	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	80.40	39.69		40.71	8.29	7.96	7.96	8.29	8.21	0.00	#10
4	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	74.58	35.30		39.28	8.00	7.75	7.46	8.07	8.00	0.00	#4
5	Takahito MURA	JPN	73.08	38.56		34.52	7.39	6.64	6.89	6.89	6.71	0.00	#6
6	Elladj BALDE	CAN	72.35	40.71		31.64	6.25	5.96	6.57	6.29	6.57	0.00	#1
7	Michal BREZINA	CZE	71.71	35.06		36.65	7.54	7.04	7.32	7.43	7.32	0.00	#8
8	Joshua FARRIS	USA	69.14	33.11		36.03	7.07	7.18	7.07	7.32	7.39	0.00	#5
9	Andrei ROGOZINE	CAN	68.31	37.20		31.11	6.43	6.11	6.14	6.32	6.11	0.00	#2
10	Ross MINER	USA	66.71	32.15		36.56	7.32	7.32	6.89	7.64	7.39	2.00	#7

Skate Canada Men's Preview

Patrick Chan is the reigning World Champion although he struggled last season and nearly lost his title.  He had strong short programs and currently holds the World Record Short Program score but his free skates were often filled with errors.  He moved to Detroit at the end of the season to pursue a better training environment and has been settling well.  After splitting from Christy Krall, he is coached primarily by Kathy Johnson and his jumps took a bit of a hit.  After missing out on the podium in 2010, his sole focus has been on Sochi and he is gunning for Olympic gold.

Yuzuru Hanyu set two World Record short programs last season and had a huge breakout year.  He finished ahead of Patrick Chan at the Grand Prix Final but wasn't able to find his way back to the podium at the World Championships.  He has the quads as well as the artistry but he seemed to struggle with some of the nerves that comes along with being a front runner.

Nobunari Oda had a rough few seasons and only won medal on the Grand Prix last season.  It's also been two years since he made a World team and in a deep Japanese field, he's facing an uphill battle to claim one of the spots in Sochi.  He kicked off the season with an impressive victory at the Nebelhorn Trophy and proved that he is a contender going into this season.

Also in the mix are Takahito Mura who was the surprise winner at Trophee Eric Bompard last year and made the Japanese Worlds team along with Jeremy Abbott who's reprising his Exogenisis free skate after failing to qualify for Worlds last season.  Ross Miner is the reigning US Silver Medalist but had a slow start to his season this year.

World Junior Champion Joshua Farris is making his Grand Prix debut at this event.  He has quads and triple axels in his arsenal but struggled with his jumps at his senior debut at the US Figure Skating Classic.  He choreographs his own programs and admitted that he was more focused on the performance at that event and let the jumps get away from him.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Patrick Chan
Silver: Yuzuru Hanyu
Bronze: Nobunari Oda

Bios of the competitors:
Elladj Balde, CAN: He finished 18th at Four Continents.  He placed 7th at Skate Canada last season.  His personal best is 199.94.  He is 22 years old.

Patrick Chan, CAN: He is the reigning World Champion.  He won silver at Skate Canada and gold at Rostelecom Cup last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won bronze.  He is the 2011 and 2012 World Champion, 2009 and 2010 World silver medalist, 2009 and 2012 Four Continents Champion and 2007 World Junior silver medalist.  His personal best is 280.98.  He is 22 years old.  

Andrei Rogozine, CAN: He finished 13th at Worlds and 10th at Four Continents.  He placed 9th at NHK Trophy last season.  He is the 2011 World Junior Champion.  His personal best is 216.60.  He is 20 years old.

Michal Brezina, CZE: He placed 10th at Worlds and is the reigning European Bronze Medalist.  He placed 6th at Skate America and won bronze at Rostelecom Cup last season.  He is the 2009 World Junior Silver Medalist.  His personal best is 243.52.  He is 23 years old.  

Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: He placed 4th at Worlds and is the reigning Four Continents silver medalist.  He won silver at Skate America and gold at NHK Trophy last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won silver.  He is the 2012 World Bronze Medalist, 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalist and 2010 World Junior Champion.  His personal best is 264.29.  He is 18 years old.  

Takahito Mura, JPN: He placed 8th at Worlds and 8th at Four Continents.  He finished 8th at Skate Canada and won gold at Trophee Eric Bompard last season.  His personal best is 234.18.  He is 22 years old.

Nobunari Oda, JPN: He won bronze at Skate Canada and placed 5th at Rostelecom Cup.  He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion and 2005 Junior World Champion.  His personal best is 262.98.  He is 26 years old.

Jeremy Abbott, USA: He placed 5th at Skate Canada and won silver at Trophee Eric Bompard last season.  He is the 2007 and 2011 Four Continents Bronze Medalist.  His personal best is 238.82.  He is 28 years old.

Joshua Farris, USA: He is the reigning World Junior Champion.  He won gold at JGP USA and gold at JGP Slovenia last season to qualify for the JGP Final where he won silver.  He is the 2012 World Junior Silver Medalist.  His personal best is 228.32.  He is 18 years old.  

Ross Miner, USA: He placed 14th at Worlds and 9th at Four Continents.  He placed 5th at Skate Canada and won bronze at NHK Trophy last season.  He is the 2012 Four Continents Bronze Medalist.  His personal best is 235.37.  He is 22 years old.

World Team Trophy Men's Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	168.65	82.65		86.00	8.64	8.36	8.68	8.61	8.71	0.00	#11
2	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	164.13	87.79		76.34	7.61	7.39	7.64	7.82	7.71	0.00	#4
3	Max AARON	USA	159.24	86.74		73.50	7.75	6.86	7.50	7.43	7.21	1.00	#7
4	Takahito MURA	JPN	156.03	77.87		78.16	8.07	7.50	7.86	7.86	7.79	0.00	#8
5	Patrick CHAN	CAN	153.54	71.54		85.00	8.75	8.68	8.00	8.64	8.43	3.00	#12
6	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	151.60	69.10		83.50	8.25	8.21	8.18	8.43	8.68	1.00	#9
7	Brian JOUBERT	FRA	151.40	74.26		77.14	7.93	7.14	8.00	7.75	7.75	0.00	#5
8	Maxim KOVTUN	RUS	145.12	73.62		72.50	7.50	7.00	7.29	7.25	7.21	1.00	#6
9	Han YAN	CHN	143.27	72.41		71.86	7.61	6.89	7.18	7.18	7.07	1.00	#3
10	Yi WANG	CHN	125.27	66.57		58.70	6.21	5.64	5.93	5.96	5.61	0.00	#2
11	Romain PONSART	FRA	108.20	50.84		58.36	6.07	5.36	5.93	5.96	5.86	1.00	#1
WD	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS											#10

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS	Team Points
1	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	249.52	2	1	12
2	Patrick CHAN	CAN	240.21	1	5	11
3	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	237.65	9	2	10
4	Max AARON	USA	236.62	6	3	9
5	Takahito MURA	JPN	233.68	5	4	8
6	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	231.84	4	6	7
7	Brian JOUBERT	FRA	227.95	8	7	6
8	Maxim KOVTUN	RUS	221.79	7	8	5
9	Han YAN	CHN	207.81	10	9	4
10	Yi WANG	CHN	183.57	11	10	3
11	Romain PONSART	FRA	165.59	12	11	2
WD	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS		3

World Team Trophy Men's Short Program Results

l.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Patrick CHAN	CAN	86.67	43.64		44.03	8.89	8.71	8.54	9.00	8.89	1.00	#12
2	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	80.87	38.19		42.68	8.54	8.25	8.46	8.57	8.86	0.00	#11
3	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS	80.60	45.21		35.39	7.07	6.86	7.21	7.18	7.07	0.00	#6
4	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	80.24	40.03		41.21	8.11	7.96	8.21	8.43	8.50	1.00	#10
5	Takahito MURA	JPN	77.65	41.47		37.18	7.71	7.25	7.43	7.43	7.36	1.00	#9
6	Max AARON	USA	77.38	42.31		35.07	7.39	6.50	7.18	6.93	7.07	0.00	#4
7	Maxim KOVTUN	RUS	76.67	43.28		34.39	6.96	6.50	6.93	7.07	6.93	1.00	#3
8	Brian JOUBERT	FRA	76.55	38.37		38.18	7.82	7.11	7.86	7.57	7.82	0.00	#8
9	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	73.52	38.67		35.85	7.21	7.14	6.86	7.39	7.25	1.00	#7
10	Han YAN	CHN	64.54	33.15		33.39	6.93	6.68	6.25	6.89	6.64	2.00	#5
11	Yi WANG	CHN	58.30	28.77		29.53	6.18	5.50	6.00	5.96	5.89	0.00	#1
12	Romain PONSART	FRA	57.39	28.39		29.00	5.93	5.43	5.82	5.93	5.89	0.00	#2

US Nationals Senior Men's Free Skate

Group 1
Armin Mahbanoozadeh: 63.28 TES + 67.64 PCS -1.00 = 129.92 Total: 192.77

• Good opening triple toe--was listed as a quad but didn't look like a pop, must have changed his mind going into the jump
• Big triple axel but a little sideways in the air and can't hang on to the landing
• Triple lutz + double toe with a slight hesitation between jumps
• Good triple loop
• Very quiet step sequence with good quality of motion and flow across the ice
• Little forward on the triple axel but hangs on and tacks on the double toe
• Popped lutz
• Good triple flip
• Double axle + double toe + double loop
• Good speed and positions in the combination spin with nice flexibility

Harrison Choate: 63.87 TES + 65.58 PCS = 129.45 Total: 187.11 and into 2nd place

• Good double axel + triple toe
• Nice triple lutz
• I feel like he could commit to the step sequence a bit more
• Triple lutz + double toe really fighting for the landing
• Nice triple loop + double toe + double toe
• Step out of that triple there
• Nice spread eagles and connection with the music in the choreographic step sequence
• Good speed in the final spin

Stephen Carriere: 71.61 TES + 67.92 PCS -1.00 = 138.53 Total: 201.30 and into 1st place

• Good triple salchow
• Triple axel turnout triple toe
• Big quad toe but just can't hold on to the landing and runs out of it
• A little trouble on his camel spin and can't quite get the position change and has no speed by the end
• A little trouble with speed after the position change in the 2nd jump as well
• Good quality of movement in the step sequence but he could have more power and speed across the ice
• Triple lutz
• Big triple axel but can't hang on to it 
• Nice triple flip
• Triple lutz + double toe (one arm up) + double loop (both arms up)
• Triple loop
• Nice timing with the music on his final combo spin with good speed

Wesley Campbell: 62.17 TES + 72.34 PCS = 134.51 Total: 191.75 and into 3rd place

• Good opening triple loop
• Nice triple flip + triple toe
• Nice double axel with good flow out of it
• Good speed through the combo spin but he could be lower in some of the sit positions
• Nice triple lutz
• Good stretched free leg and toe point in the sit spin
• Nice ease in this step seqeuence but I would like for him to loop up a big more
• Triple lutz + double toe + double loop
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Nice triple flip
• So far everything about this program has been light, elegant and easy
• Good final camel spin
• Great skate for him and very enjoyable to watch

William Brewster: 49.07 TES + 62.44 PCS = 111.51 Total: 170.13 and into 5th place

• Triple salchow + triple toe two footed
• Triple lutz
• Nice ease to the double axel
• Really slow in the camel spin though the change of foot
• Nice Irish touches to the step sequence
• Doubled the flip and two foots the landing
• Triple flip flip out but recovers nicely into a spread eagle
• He could have a bit more stretch through the free leg in his sit spin
• Popped the loop
• I'd like to see him let go a bit in the choreographic step sequence and really go for the movement
• Good double axel
• Triple salchow + double toe + double toe
• Not enough speed in his final sit spin

Group 2
Douglas Razzano: 63.96 TES + 65.72 PCS = 129.68 Total: 192.99 and into 2nd place

• Quad toe a bit of a two footed squat on the landing
• Popped his first axel
• Triple axel + double toe
• Double lutz
• Good positions in the sit spin but a little bit of a loss of speed after the change of position
• Nice camel spin positions and good maintained speed
• Triple toe + triple toe
• Great spread eagle into a triple salchow
• Good triple loop
• Nice double axel + double toe + double loop
• A little bit of trouble in his final spin with no speed by the end

Alexander Johnson: 81.35 TES + 77.94 PCS = 159.29 Total: 224.49 and into 1st place

• Beautiful triple axel + double toe
• Really holds on to the second triple axel 
• Triple lutz + half loop + triple flip really nicely done
• Not a lot of speed in the camel spin but maintained throughout
• Nice spread eagle into a good triple loop
• Good use of his upper body and timing with the music on the step sequence but some of the edge changes weren't clean
• Spiral into a double axel + double toe
• Triple lutz hangs on to it
• Nice triple salchow
• Flying sit spin with good stretch in his free leg and maintaining speed through the back tuck position
• Great choreography through the choreographic step seqeuence and great flow to his movement
• Really nice double axel with good flow out of it
• Decent illusion spins and good speed in the sit spin 

Sean Rabbitt: 58.87 TES + 61.92 PCS -2.00 = 118.79 Total: 181.66 and into 7th place

• Nice opening triple salchow
• Off in the air and falls on the triple lutz
• Tight on the triple loop but hangs on
• Needs a bit more speed and to stretch through his upper body in the sit spin
• Nice musicality in his step sequence but he could have more power and speed to get across the ice
• Good triple flip
• Triple salchow + triple toe
• Good double axel
• Fall on the triple flip
• Could have a bit more speed in the camel spin
• Good ice coverage on the double axel + double toe + double loop
• Good positions in the final combo spin

Grant Hochstein: 59.39 TES + 64.50 PCS -1.00 = 122.89 Total: 188.57 and into 6th place

• Really nice triple axel + double toe to open the program
• Good triple flip
• Triple loop off from the get go and a fall
• Good speed through the sit spin
• Nice triple lutz + double toe with both arms up on the 2nd jump
• Popped the 2nd axel
• Really difficult entry into the triple salchow from a lunge position and nicely done
• Good donut position and picking up speed through the catchfoot
• Nice musicality in the step sequence but he could have a bit more power to play better with the music
• Triple flip + double toe + double toe
• Popped lutz out of a spread eagle
• He had some really great moments in this free skate including the nice triple axel + double toe and just needs to hit the whole program
• Good speed in the final spin

Keegan Messing: 63.70 TES + 60.58 PCS = 123.28 Total: 187.34 and into 7th place

• Sits down on his opening triple axel and falls
• Great quad toe--super fast rotation and he makes them look easy
• Nice triple lutz + triple toe
• Losing speed through his camel spin but the positions were good
• Nice triple loop
• What I really appreciate about him is that he embraces who he is as a skater and packages himself in a way that shows off all of his best qualities and masks his weak points
• Nice step sequence with good flow and variety of movement
• Bobbles into the triple axel, took another turn to try and get into it again but pops it
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Step out and hands down on a triple flip
• Split jump into a triple loop very difficult
• Great low sit position with lightning fast speed

Group 3
Philip Warren: 57.77 TES + 60.02 PCS = 116.79 Total: 183.27 and into 9th place

• Nice triple lutz
• Triple axel down on his side, puts his hand down and then his body slides out from under him
• Good triple flip
• Traveling a bit and not a lot of speed through the sit spin
• A little slow through the footwork, he could really push more through this element
• Triple axel nice in the air flip out and hand down
• Popped his lutz but adds on a double toe
• Hand down on the triple loop
• A little slow through the camel spin and an awkward jump in the middle with no change of foot or position
• Good triple loop
• Triple toe + double toe

Brandon Mroz: 69.44 TES + 67.92 PCS = 136.36 Total: 202.42 and into 2nd place

• Good quad toe
• Triple axel + triple toe nicely done
• Triple flip + double toe
• A little rough in the transitions in his first spin stepping right into a camel spin with maintained speed on both legs but he could have a much better catchfoot
• Triple loop
• Sits down on his triple axel
• Triple lutz + double toe
• Triple loop hand down
• Awkward music cut in the middle of his spin
• Triple lutz
• Ended after his music

Adam Rippon: 75.08 TES + 78.14 PCS = 153.22 Total: 229.87 and into 1st place

• He hit the boards in warmup and cut his hand and had to be treated by the medics when he came off the ice
• Triple axel off in the air but he lands it and adds the double toe
• Rippon triple lutz
• Double axel
• I feel like this costumes is a whole lot less Mad Men and a whole lot more Incredibles
• Good speed in the twisted sit spin losing a little bit of speed in the back tuck position
• Triple axel has to put the back foot down
• Triple flip + triple toe
• Triple lutz down on the side but pulls off the half loop triple salchow
• Popped his loop
• Double axel
• Leg a little too far forward in the twisted camel spin but ending with a nice layback

Jonathan Cassar: 58.90 TES + PCS = 129.46 Total: 196.49 and into 4th place

• Triple lutz + double toe
• Double axel flip out
• Triple flip two footed
• Good camel positions but could have more speed
• Some difficult one foot sections in his step sequence but not all of the turns were clean
• Nice triple loop + double toe
• Triple lutz
• Triple salchow forward on the landing but he hangs on to it
• Double axel + double toe + double loop
• Losing speed through the sit spin
• Nice toe point in the triple loop
• Beautiful spread eagles in the choreographic step sequence
• Good positions in the final spin but finished a beat behind his music

Jason Brown: 72.40 TES + 78.84 PCS = 149.24 Total: 223.29 and into 3rd place

• Good double axel
• Triple axel (two footed) + triple toe
• Spiral into triple lutz and just sites down on the landing
• Good positions in the camel spin with a really nice catchfoot picking up speed
• Good triple loop
• Triple axel two foots it and falls
• Great spin combination with a nice arched catchfoot and great speed
• Ina Bauer into a triple lutz half loop triple salchow
• Good one foot sequence in his steps
• Triple toe + double toe just squeaked that one out
• Nice double axel
• Losing speed through the change of foot in the final combo spin but interesting positions

Group 4
Max Aaron: 96.39 TES + 79.48 PCS = 175.87 Total: 255.00

• Nice quad salchow + double toe
• Nice quad salchow--great way to start his program
• Sit spin into a scratch spin
• Nice character in the step sequence, very laid back 
• Decent camel spin position into an A-frame and a back tuck with speed maintained throughout
• Insane how he's backloading this program with so many jumps
• Huge triple axel turns out of it and tacks on the double toe
• Nice triple lutz
• Nice triple axel right on the music
• A little slow on the sit spin
• Triple toe half loop triple salchow
• Triple flip
• This is a really smart program for him as it suits his personality and really showcases his skating
• Triple loop
• Standing ovation for that stellar performance

Richard Dornbush: TES + PCS = 151.15 Total: 228.81 and into 3rd place

• Hand down and almost sitting on the ice on the quad toe but managed to save it from being a fall
• Another quad toe same problem on the landing as before
• Popped the axel
• Good camel spin into a really nice sit spin grabbing his leg
• He's such a great character skater and is a wonderful performer no matter the style
• Double lutz + double toe with both arms overhead on both jumps (intended to be a triple on both jumps)
• Nice triple axel + double toe + double loop
• Triple loop
• Interesting entry to the sit spin but doesn't seem to have enough speed going into it
• Triple flip
• Triple lutz
• Camel spin into a good donut and picking up speed through the sit spin

Ross Miner: 86.08 TES + PCS = 170.30 Total: 251.29 and into 2nd place

• Nice quad salchow
• Good triple axel + double toe
• Singles the axel
• A little slow on the change of position in the sit spin
• He has such speed and power across the ice it's rare to see him miss a jump
• Triple lutz + triple toe tight but he hangs on to it
• There is a nice gentleness to his step sequences and they really blend into the program as a whole
• Triple lutz + half loop + triple salchow
• Good positions in the combination spin with nice toe point in his sit position
• Triple loop
• Triple flip
• Great to see him let lose in this final step sequence
• Spread eagle into a double axel
• Good changes of position in the final spin but losing centering through the scratch spin

Jeremy Abbott: 78.03 TES + 88.20 PCS = 165.23 Total: 249.33 and into 3rd place

• Quad toe and a fall
• Triple lutz
• Great back cross upright spin into a nice upright catch foot spin right on the music
• Triple axel + double toe with a slight hesitation in between
• There is just so much in his skating and he uses every muscle in his body to tell a story
• Nice transition in that spin from the sitting position to the upright with good positions and maintained speed throughout
• Big triple axel right on the music
• Triple flip nice stepping right up into a flying sit spin with a good twisted variation
• Triple lutz + triple toe 
• Doubled the loop but added a double toe
• Popped the salchow
• The choreography and transitions in this program are just exquisite, shame about the jumps

Joshua Farris: TES + PCS = 165.04 Total: 244.82 and into 4th place

• Really nice triple axel + triple toe
• Quad toe toe footed landing and a fall
• Triple lutz + double toe
• Difficult entry to the sit spin but he could use a bit more speed 
• Flying camel spin with a catchfoot nicely done
• Really great height and nice landing on the triple axel
• Great choreography in his step sequence and nice quality of movement but I'd like to see a bit more facial expression from him to really carry off the feeling of the program
• Triple flip
• Triple loop
• Triple flip + double toe + double loop nicely done
• Triple salchow nicely done
• Good camel spin position into a nice sit spin and catchfoot upright spin

Place	Start No.	Name	Short Program		Free Skate		Total Score
			Place	Score	Place	Score
1	16	Max Aaron, Broadmoor SC	4	79.13	1	175.87	255.00
2	18	Ross Miner, SC Of Boston	2	80.99	2	170.30	251.29
3	19	Jeremy Abbott, Detroit SC	1	84.10	3	165.23	249.33
4	20	Joshua Farris, Broadmoor SC	3	79.78	4	165.04	244.82
5	13	Adam Rippon, SC of New York	6	76.65	6	153.22	229.87
6	17	Richard Dornbush, All Year FSC	5	77.66	7	151.15	228.81
7	7	Alexander Johnson, Broadmoor SC	12	65.20	5	159.29	224.49
8	15	Jason Brown, Skokie Valley SC	7	74.05	8	149.24	223.29
9	12	Brandon Mroz, Broadmoor SC	10	66.06	10	136.36	202.42
10	3	Stephen Carriere, SC Of Boston	17	62.77	9	138.53	201.30
11	14	Jonathan Cassar, All Year FSC	8	67.03	14	129.46	196.49
12	6	Douglas Razzano, Coyotes SC of Arizona	14	63.31	13	129.68	192.99
13	1	Armin Mahbanoozadeh, Washington FSC	16	62.85	12	129.92	192.77
14	4	Wesley Campbell, Colonial FSC	20	57.24	11	134.51	191.75
15	9	Grant Hochstein, SC of New York	11	65.68	17	122.89	188.57
16	10	Keegan Messing, Alaska Assoc of Figure Skaters	13	64.06	16	123.28	187.34
17	2	Harrison Choate, SC Of Boston	19	57.66	15	129.45	187.11
18	11	Philip Warren, All Year FSC	9	66.48	19	116.79	183.27
19	8	Sean Rabbitt, Glacier Falls FSC	15	62.87	18	118.79	181.66
20	5	William Brewster, Detroit SC	18	58.62	20	111.51	170.13
EW		Evan Lysacek, DuPage FSC