JGP Czech Republic Men's Free Skate Results

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Keiji TANAKA	JPN	139.59	72.95		66.64	6.71	6.36	6.82	6.64	6.79	0.00	#19
2	Alexander PETROV	RUS	133.36	70.78		62.58	6.29	6.00	6.36	6.32	6.32	0.00	#20
3	Moris KVITELASHVILI	RUS	119.49	58.19		61.30	6.29	6.00	6.00	6.25	6.11	0.00	#21
4	Daniel SAMOHIN	ISR	117.18	58.26		58.92	5.89	5.75	5.96	5.79	6.07	0.00	#17
5	Graham NEWBERRY	GBR	110.44	59.16		51.28	5.32	4.82	5.32	5.04	5.14	0.00	#16
6	Jan KURNIK	CZE	101.95	48.65		53.30	5.25	5.04	5.57	5.29	5.50	0.00	#13
7	Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS	GER	101.46	47.30		55.16	5.54	5.32	5.54	5.61	5.57	1.00	#18
8	Alexander BJELDE	GER	100.67	49.11		51.56	5.18	4.96	5.14	5.25	5.25	0.00	#12
9	Tomas KUPKA	CZE	100.47	49.97		51.50	5.36	5.00	5.07	5.25	5.07	1.00	#22
10	Mitchell GORDON	CAN	99.93	53.75		48.18	5.14	4.71	4.57	4.96	4.71	2.00	#6
11	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	93.10	43.08		50.02	4.86	4.82	5.11	5.04	5.18	0.00	#10
12	David KRANJEC	AUS	91.68	41.80		51.88	5.36	5.04	5.04	5.32	5.18	2.00	#23
13	Julian Zhi Jie YEE	MAS	90.07	51.87		38.20	4.25	3.68	3.71	3.89	3.57	0.00	#1
14	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN	ARM	86.93	40.43		46.50	4.93	4.43	4.57	4.71	4.61	0.00	#14
15	Jordan JU	TPE	86.63	42.05		45.58	4.93	4.43	4.32	4.68	4.43	1.00	#15
16	Thomas KENNES	NED	85.39	41.97		44.42	4.68	4.07	4.57	4.46	4.43	1.00	#7
17	Petr KOTLARIK	CZE	84.52	42.22		42.30	4.29	4.11	4.21	4.25	4.29	0.00	#3
18	Vincent CUEREL	SUI	84.25	38.39		45.86	4.57	4.36	4.57	4.75	4.68	0.00	#8
19	Roman GALAY	FIN	72.81	31.09		41.72	4.54	4.11	3.96	4.21	4.04	0.00	#9
20	Burak DEMIRBOGA	TUR	68.02	33.38		35.64	3.82	3.39	3.43	3.75	3.43	1.00	#4
21	Jakub KRSNAK	SVK	64.66	29.58		37.08	3.82	3.54	3.61	3.82	3.75	2.00	#11
22	Simon-Gabriel IONIAN	AUT	63.05	27.99		38.06	3.82	3.61	3.82	3.82	3.96	3.00	#5
23	Nikhil PINGLE	IND	16.98	6.54		11.44	1.36	1.00	1.11	1.18	1.07	1.00	#2

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Keiji TANAKA	JPN	210.02	1	1
2	Alexander PETROV	RUS	203.44	2	2
3	Moris KVITELASHVILI	RUS	185.68	3	3
4	Daniel SAMOHIN	ISR	168.98	9	4
5	Graham NEWBERRY	GBR	165.29	7	5
6	Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS	GER	156.54	6	7
7	Tomas KUPKA	CZE	156.04	4	9
8	Alexander BJELDE	GER	154.93	8	8
9	Jan KURNIK	CZE	147.23	12	6
10	David KRANJEC	AUS	146.94	5	12
11	Mitchell GORDON	CAN	145.19	13	10
12	Jordan JU	TPE	138.08	10	15
13	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	135.18	17	11
14	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN	ARM	133.01	11	14
15	Thomas KENNES	NED	128.86	16	16
16	Vincent CUEREL	SUI	128.79	14	18
17	Julian Zhi Jie YEE	MAS	128.75	19	13
18	Petr KOTLARIK	CZE	120.15	21	17
19	Roman GALAY	FIN	117.07	15	19
20	Burak DEMIRBOGA	TUR	105.57	20	20
21	Jakub KRSNAK	SVK	104.17	18	21
22	Simon-Gabriel IONIAN	AUT	93.33	22	22
23	Nikhil PINGLE	IND	27.04	23	23

JGP Czech Republic Men's Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Keiji TANAKA	JPN	70.43	38.64		31.79	6.43	6.11	6.50	6.43	6.32	0.00	#11
2	Alexander PETROV	RUS	70.08	40.15		29.93	6.07	5.68	6.11	5.93	6.14	0.00	#4
3	Moris KVITELASHVILI	RUS	66.19	35.66		30.53	6.14	5.96	6.11	6.18	6.14	0.00	#16
4	Tomas KUPKA	CZE	55.57	31.00		24.57	5.04	4.64	4.96	5.04	4.89	0.00	#8
5	David KRANJEC	AUS	55.26	29.80		25.46	5.29	4.75	5.21	4.96	5.25	0.00	#2
6	Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS	GER	55.08	27.51		27.57	5.46	5.32	5.61	5.57	5.61	0.00	#22
7	Graham NEWBERRY	GBR	54.85	29.96		24.89	5.14	4.71	5.04	5.00	5.00	0.00	#14
8	Alexander BJELDE	GER	54.26	28.75		25.51	5.11	4.93	5.18	5.11	5.18	0.00	#19
9	Daniel SAMOHIN	ISR	51.80	25.87		26.93	5.36	5.46	5.36	5.36	5.39	1.00	#1
10	Jordan JU	TPE	51.45	27.59		23.86	4.86	4.68	4.64	4.89	4.79	0.00	#15
11	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN	ARM	46.08	23.55		22.53	4.64	4.21	4.64	4.43	4.61	0.00	#23
12	Jan KURNIK	CZE	45.28	24.14		21.14	4.36	3.96	4.18	4.32	4.32	0.00	#7
13	Mitchell GORDON	CAN	45.26	20.69		24.57	5.14	4.64	4.93	5.04	4.82	0.00	#9
14	Vincent CUEREL	SUI	44.54	22.10		22.44	4.54	4.21	4.61	4.54	4.54	0.00	#21
15	Roman GALAY	FIN	44.26	23.11		21.15	4.54	4.14	4.04	4.29	4.14	0.00	#18
16	Thomas KENNES	NED	43.47	22.11		22.36	4.61	4.36	4.46	4.57	4.36	1.00	#17
17	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	42.08	17.65		24.43	4.86	4.82	4.79	5.00	4.96	0.00	#6
18	Jakub KRSNAK	SVK	39.51	21.51		18.00	3.75	3.57	3.57	3.61	3.50	0.00	#5
19	Julian Zhi Jie YEE	MAS	38.68	20.35		19.33	4.04	3.64	3.82	4.04	3.79	1.00	#10
20	Burak DEMIRBOGA	TUR	37.55	18.48		19.07	3.86	3.68	3.86	3.96	3.71	0.00	#3
21	Petr KOTLARIK	CZE	35.63	16.02		20.61	4.29	3.86	4.14	4.18	4.14	1.00	#12
22	Simon-Gabriel IONIAN	AUT	30.28	11.39		18.89	3.82	3.64	3.79	3.96	3.68	0.00	#20
23	Nikhil PINGLE	IND	10.06	3.00		7.06	1.57	1.21	1.39	1.46	1.43	0.00	#13

JGP Czech Republic Men's Preview

Four men competing here are still in the running for the JGP Final.  Keiji Tanaka started his season with a gold medal at JGP Slovakia.  He struggled with his free skate, finishing just 3rd in that segment.  He can qualify for the Final with a gold, silver or bronze medal while a 4th place finish would keep him in the running.  He's been to the Final each of the past two seasons, finishing 6th both times.

Alexander Petrov took home the silver medal from JGP Poland, although he nearly reached 200 points at that event.  He needs a gold medal to qualify for the Final while a silver or a bronze will keep him in the running.  He has never qualified for the Final and is chasing his third career JGP medal here.

Daniel Samohin competed for the US last season and switched to Israel for this year.  He surprised many by winning the bronze medal at his first assignment at JGP Mexico.  He needs a gold medal to qualify for his first Final while a silver medal will keep him in contention.

Alexander Samarin had a disappointing start to his season.  After winning two bronze medals on the JGP last season, he finished just 4th last week at JGP Belarus.  He didn't have much time to make adjustments to his programs, so he'll need to focus on skating cleanly.  He needs a gold medal to keep himself in contention for the Final.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Alexander Petrov
Silver: Keiji Tanaka
Bronze: Alexander Samarin

Bios of the competitors:
Slavik Hayrapetyan, ARM: He placed 21st at Junior Worlds.  He finished 21st at JGP Poland.  His personal best is 143.48.  He is 17 years old.

David Kranjec, AUS: He placed 23rd at Four Continents and 24th at Junior Worlds.  He finished 11th at JGP Poland.  His personal best is 150.20.  He is 16 years old.

Simon-Gabriel Ionian, AUT: He placed 19th at JGP Austria last season.  His personal best is 95.10.  He is 18 years old.

Mitchell Gordon, CAN: He placed 16th at Junior Worlds.  He finished 8th at JGP Austria and 12th at JGP Croatia last season.  His personal best is 169.62.  He is 17 years old.

Jordan Ju, TPE: He placed 22nd at Four Continents.  He placed 15th at JGP Austria and 13th at JGP Slovenia last season.  His personal best is 134.97.  He is 18 years old.

Petr Kotlarik, CZE: This is his international debut.  He is 14 years old.

Tomas Kupka, CZE: He placed 15th at JGP Poland.  His personal best is 140.29.  He is 18 years old.

Jan Kurnik, CZE: This is his JGP debut.  He is 14 years old.

Roman Galay, FIN: This is his JGP debut.  He is 15 years old.

Alexander Bjelde, GER: He placed 18th at JGP Slovakia.  His personal best is 127.31.  He is 18 years old.

Panagiotis Polizoakis, GER: He placed 12th at JGP Poland.  His personal best is 144.26.  He is 18 years old.

Graham Newberry, GBR: He finished 10th at JGP Mexico.  His personal best is 155.28.  He is 15 years old.

Nikhil Pingle, IND: This is his international debut.

Daniel Samohin, ISR: He won bronze at JGP Mexico.  His personal best is 182.89.  He is 15 years old.

Keiji Tanaka, JPN: He won gold at JGP Slovakia.  He is the 2011 Junior Worlds Silver Medalist.  His personal best is 196.98.  He is 18 years old.

Julian Zhi Jie Yee, MAS: He finished 24th at Junior Worlds.  He placed 26th at JGP Poland.  His personal best is 112.93.  He is 16 years old.

Thomas Kennes, NED: He placed 17th at JGP Germany last season.  His personal best is 102.91.  He is 17 years old.

Alexander Petrov, RUS: He won silver at JGP Poland.  His personal best is 195.40.  He is 14 years old.

Alexander Samarin, RUS: He finished 8th at Junior Worlds.  He placed 4th at JGP Belarus.  His personal best is 186.96.  He is 15 years old.

Jakub Krsnak, SVK: He placed 22nd at JGP Slovakia.  His personal best is 101.03.  He is 15 years old.

Victor Bustamante, ESP: He placed 18th at Junior Worlds.  He finished 20th at JGP at JGP Slovakia.  His personal best is 151.23.  He is 19 years old.

Vincent Cuerel, SUI: He placed 11th at JGP Mexico.  His personal best is 127.46.  He is 17 years old.

Burak Demirboga, TUR: He placed 18th at JGP Turkey.  His personal best is 118.06.  He is 17 years old.

JGP Slovakia Men's Free Skate Results

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	He ZHANG	CHN	127.54	65.40		62.14	6.29	5.93	6.39	6.25	6.21	0.00	#22
2	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	123.04	58.32		65.72	6.57	6.29	6.68	6.61	6.71	1.00	#24
3	Keiji TANAKA	JPN	122.89	60.53		63.36	6.57	6.18	6.25	6.32	6.36	1.00	#21
4	Moris KVITELASHVILI	RUS	121.45	62.37		61.08	6.43	5.82	6.04	6.18	6.07	2.00	#23
5	Petr COUFAL	CZE	118.03	60.59		57.44	5.93	5.54	5.79	5.71	5.75	0.00	#16
6	Wenbo ZANG	CHN	116.16	62.80		53.36	6.00	5.00	5.36	5.32	5.00	0.00	#20
7	Ivan PAVLOV	UKR	112.74	58.44		54.30	5.61	5.11	5.46	5.43	5.54	0.00	#15
8	Shotaro OMORI	USA	112.57	53.91		59.66	6.18	5.75	5.86	6.00	6.04	1.00	#19
9	Taichiro YAMAKUMA	JPN	98.17	47.75		51.42	5.21	4.93	5.14	5.18	5.25	1.00	#17
10	Leslie IP	CAN	97.50	53.42		45.08	5.07	4.29	4.43	4.43	4.32	1.00	#14
11	Matteo RIZZO	ITA	96.95	48.15		48.80	5.11	4.68	4.86	4.86	4.89	0.00	#12
12	Nicky OBREYKOV	SWE	92.18	44.20		47.98	5.00	4.64	4.82	4.82	4.71	0.00	#9
13	Nix PHENGSY	USA	91.66	47.82		43.84	4.93	4.21	4.25	4.46	4.07	0.00	#1
14	Dong-Won LEE	KOR	90.81	45.25		45.56	5.25	4.50	4.36	4.46	4.21	0.00	#11
15	Charlie PARRY-EVANS	GBR	89.46	45.18		45.28	4.75	4.39	4.50	4.57	4.43	1.00	#13
16	Meng Ju LEE	TPE	89.15	40.09		49.06	5.21	4.71	4.82	4.93	4.86	0.00	#18
17	Anton KARPUK	BLR	84.23	44.39		41.84	4.64	3.96	4.07	4.25	4.00	2.00	#8
18	Alexander BJELDE	GER	83.32	39.16		47.16	4.79	4.61	4.68	4.71	4.79	3.00	#2
19	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	79.03	36.67		45.36	4.54	4.39	4.43	4.68	4.64	3.00	#7
20	Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER	SUI	78.73	32.73		46.00	4.64	4.54	4.57	4.64	4.61	0.00	#10
21	Marco KLEPOCH	SVK	73.40	36.76		37.64	4.00	3.68	3.75	3.75	3.64	1.00	#3
22	Jakub KRSNAK	SVK	67.62	32.20		35.42	3.57	3.32	3.64	3.57	3.61	0.00	#4
23	Peter NOVELLA	SVK	54.13	25.27		30.86	3.57	2.82	3.00	3.11	2.93	2.00	#6
24	Manuel DRECHSLER	AUT	46.30	20.58		28.72	3.29	2.61	2.89	2.89	2.68	3.00	#5

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Keiji TANAKA	JPN	193.61	1	3
2	He ZHANG	CHN	191.16	5	1
3	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	189.41	3	2
4	Moris KVITELASHVILI	RUS	187.79	4	4
5	Shotaro OMORI	USA	183.15	2	8
6	Wenbo ZANG	CHN	177.61	6	6
7	Petr COUFAL	CZE	173.29	8	5
8	Ivan PAVLOV	UKR	170.14	7	7
9	Taichiro YAMAKUMA	JPN	150.55	9	9
10	Leslie IP	CAN	144.78	11	10
11	Matteo RIZZO	ITA	141.09	18	11
12	Nicky OBREYKOV	SWE	137.27	16	12
13	Charlie PARRY-EVANS	GBR	137.23	10	15
14	Meng Ju LEE	TPE	136.38	12	16
15	Dong-Won LEE	KOR	135.48	17	14
16	Nix PHENGSY	USA	133.22	20	13
17	Anton KARPUK	BLR	130.74	14	17
18	Alexander BJELDE	GER	127.31	19	18
19	Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER	SUI	125.31	13	20
20	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	124.72	15	19
21	Marco KLEPOCH	SVK	114.13	21	21
22	Jakub KRSNAK	SVK	101.03	22	22
23	Peter NOVELLA	SVK	86.38	23	23
24	Manuel DRECHSLER	AUT	77.34	24	24

JGP Slovakia Men's Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Keiji TANAKA	JPN	70.72	39.55		31.17	6.50	6.11	6.14	6.21	6.21	0.00	#3
2	Shotaro OMORI	USA	70.58	40.47		30.11	6.04	5.82	6.18	6.00	6.07	0.00	#4
3	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	66.37	36.22		30.15	6.29	5.89	6.00	6.04	5.93	0.00	#5
4	Moris KVITELASHVILI	RUS	66.34	36.59		29.75	6.04	5.64	6.00	6.00	6.07	0.00	#17
5	He ZHANG	CHN	63.62	35.36		29.26	6.04	5.61	5.86	5.86	5.89	1.00	#12
6	Wenbo ZANG	CHN	61.45	35.92		25.53	5.64	4.75	5.18	5.07	4.89	0.00	#22
7	Ivan PAVLOV	UKR	57.40	30.58		26.82	5.50	5.14	5.46	5.29	5.43	0.00	#6
8	Petr COUFAL	CZE	55.26	29.37		25.89	5.43	5.07	5.18	5.14	5.07	0.00	#2
9	Taichiro YAMAKUMA	JPN	52.38	28.17		24.21	4.89	4.61	4.96	4.86	4.89	0.00	#18
10	Charlie PARRY-EVANS	GBR	47.77	26.59		22.18	4.57	4.32	4.43	4.32	4.54	1.00	#20
11	Leslie IP	CAN	47.28	25.96		22.32	4.89	4.25	4.46	4.43	4.29	1.00	#14
12	Meng Ju LEE	TPE	47.23	23.44		23.79	4.79	4.50	4.86	4.82	4.82	0.00	#21
13	Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER	SUI	46.58	22.69		23.89	4.82	4.61	4.89	4.68	4.89	0.00	#1
14	Anton KARPUK	BLR	46.51	23.83		22.68	4.82	4.43	4.50	4.54	4.39	0.00	#7
15	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	45.69	21.16		24.53	4.89	4.86	4.96	4.82	5.00	0.00	#8
16	Nicky OBREYKOV	SWE	45.09	24.26		21.83	4.75	4.11	4.29	4.39	4.29	1.00	#15
17	Dong-Won LEE	KOR	44.67	22.03		22.64	4.89	4.46	4.43	4.54	4.32	0.00	#13
18	Matteo RIZZO	ITA	44.14	19.79		24.35	4.96	4.61	4.86	4.96	4.96	0.00	#23
19	Alexander BJELDE	GER	43.99	20.33		23.66	4.79	4.54	4.75	4.79	4.79	0.00	#10
20	Nix PHENGSY	USA	41.56	19.38		23.18	4.93	4.50	4.61	4.68	4.46	1.00	#16
21	Marco KLEPOCH	SVK	40.73	21.26		19.47	4.18	3.86	3.86	3.86	3.71	0.00	#11
22	Jakub KRSNAK	SVK	33.41	15.85		18.56	3.89	3.50	3.64	3.82	3.71	1.00	#24
23	Peter NOVELLA	SVK	32.25	14.82		19.43	4.07	3.71	3.86	3.93	3.86	2.00	#19
24	Manuel DRECHSLER	AUT	31.04	16.68		16.36	3.64	3.07	3.18	3.29	3.18	2.00	#9

JGP Slovakia Men's Preview

Shotaro Omori had never won a medal on the JGP but after solidifying his triple axel, he won the silver medal at US nationals to qualify for the the Junior Worlds team.  He went on to win the bronze medal at Junior Worlds and complete the US men's sweep of the podium.  As the top ranked skater returning to the JGP this season, he's definitely the one to beat at this event.  He scored over 200 points at Junior Worlds and was attempting three triple axels in his programs last season.

Keiji Tanaka has had a difficult time over the last few seasons.  After winning the silver medal at Junior Worlds in 2011, he managed to only win one medal on the JGP last season and did not compete at Junior Worlds.  At his best, he's one of the top junior skaters, but he didn't show many of those signs last season and will need to find the form he had two seasons ago.

He Zhang did not compete on the JGP last season, but did manage a top 10 finish at Junior Worlds.  His score there was nearly 15 points less than his personal best and he also has the goods to challenge for the top of the podium.

Mikhail Kolyada finished 6th at Junior Worlds, showing a significant improvement over his earlier JGP results last season.  

Nix Phengsy is making his JGP debut at this event.  He finished 6th in Juniors at US Nationals last season and has been riding on his triple axel for the last few seasons.  While that gives him an advantage among the junior skaters, he sometimes sacrifices the other elements in order to get the triple axel in.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Shotaro Omori
Silver: Keiji Tanaka
Bronze: He Zhang

Bios of the competitors:
Manuel Drechsler, AUT: He placed 22nd at JGP Austria and 26th at JGP Slovenia last season.  His personal best is 87.52.  He is 17 years old.

Anton Karpuk, BLR: This is his JGP debut.  He is 16 years old.

Leslie Ip, CAN: This is his international debut.  He is 18 years old.

Wenbo Zang, CHN: This is his JGP debut.  His personal best is 148.99.  He is 17 years old. 

He Zhang, CHN: He finished 9th at Junior Worlds.  His personal best is 193.97.  He is 16 years old.

Meng Ju Lee, TPE: He finished 12th at JGP Mexico.  His personal best is 114.91.  He is 17 years old.

Petr Coufal, CZE: He placed 25th at Junior Worlds.  He finished 4th at JGP Austria and 7th at JGP Croatia last season.  His personal best is 175.72.  He is 18 years old.

Alexander Bjelde, GER: This is his JGP debut.  He is 18 years old.

Charlie Parry-Evans, GBR: He placed 17th at JGP Turkey last season.  His personal best is 118.44.  He is 18 years old.

Matteo Rizzo, ITA: This is his JGP debut.  He is 15 years old.

Keiji Tanaka, JPN: He won silver at JGP USA and placed 4th at JGP Slovenia last season to qualify for the JGPF where he finished 6th.  He is the 2011 Junior Worlds Silver Medalist.  His personal best is 196.98.  He is 18 years old.

Taichiro Yamakuma, JPN: This is his international debut.  He is 13 years old.

Dong-Won Lee, KOR: He placed 14th at JGP Slovenia last season.  His personal best is 166.93.  He is 16 years old.

Mikhail Kolyada, RUS: He finished 6th at Junior Worlds.  He placed 6th at JGP France last season.  His personal best is 189.94.  He is 18 years old.

Moris Kvitelashvili, RUS: This is his JGP debut.  He is 18 years old.

Marco Klepoch, SVK: He placed 36th at Junior Worlds.  He placed 16th at JGP Austria and 22nd at JGP Slovenia last season.  His personal best is 109.36.  He is 15 years old.

Jakub Krsnak, SVK: This is his international debut.  He is 15 years old.

Peter Novella, SVK: This is his JGP debut.  He is 18 years old.

Victor Bustamante, ESP: He placed 18th at Junior Worlds.  He finished 12th at JGP France and 7th at JGP Germany last season.  His personal best is 151.23.  He is 19 years old.

Nicky Obreykov, SWE: This is his JGP debut.  He is 17 years old.

Carlo Rothlisberger, SUI: He placed 15th at JGP Turkey last season.  His personal best is 119.34.  He is 19 years old.

Ivan Pavlov, UKR: He finished 20th at Junior Worlds.  He placed 8th at JGP France and JGP Turkey last season.  His personal best is 149.87.  He is 14 years old.  

Shotaro Omori, USA: He is the reigning World Junior Bronze Medalist.  He finished 4th at JGP Turkey and 4th at JGP Germany last season.  His personal best is 204.34.  He is 17 years old.

Nix Phengsy, USA: This is his international debut.  He is 18 years old.