British Nationals Senior Results

Senior Men

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Matthew PARR	DDE	160.35	3	1
2	Harry MATTICK	BRD	155.86	2	2
3	David RICHARDSON	NOT	154.36	1	3
4	Phillip HARRIS	COV	145.31	5	4
5	Jono PARTRIDGE	LVL	138.18	6	5
6	Jamie WRIGHT	SHE	133.53	4	6
7	Daniel AGGIANO	NISA	124.90	7	7

Senior Ladies

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Jenna MCCORKELL	DDE	123.91	1	1
2	Karly ROBERTSON	DDE	115.08	2	2
3	Katie POWELL	SHE	103.79	3	3
4	Kelly HARRISON	HUL	94.72	4	4
5	Lucy-Anne WALKER	SHE	81.60	6	5
6	Kirsty RICHARDSON	LVL	78.34	5	7
7	Jodie TATE	AUC	74.26	9	6
8	Sarah Jane SMITH	DDE	70.29	10	8
9	Rowena MACKESSACK - LEITCH	MOR	69.91	8	9
10	Stephanie RIGLEY	NISA	66.03	7	10
11	Darcy-Adele LLOYD	SOL	49.50	11	11

Senior Pairs

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Stacey KEMP / David KING	NISA	94.64	1	1

Senior Dance

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND	NOT	153.65	1	1
2	Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WIDBORNE	LVL	120.31	3	2
3	Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS	DEE	111.97	2	4
4	Carter JONES / Richard SHARPE	NISA	107.98	4	3
5	Sophie JONES / Jordan BROWN	GIL	101.60	5	5

Worlds Championships: Pairs Preliminary Round Results

Pl.	Qual.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Q	Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN	CHN	116.57	62.35		55.22	6.96	6.86	6.86	7.04	6.79	1.00	#10
2	Q	Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES	FRA	96.48	51.91		44.57	5.96	5.21	5.75	5.61	5.32	0.00	#6
3	Q	Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE	GER	90.68	44.93		46.75	5.93	5.75	5.79	5.96	5.79	1.00	#8
4	Q	Stacey KEMP / David KING	GBR	89.30	48.08		42.22	5.39	5.11	5.39	5.39	5.11	1.00	#9
5	Q	Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI	ISR	84.71	47.89		37.82	4.89	4.64	4.89	4.86	4.36	1.00	#4
6	Q	Ji Hyang RI / Won Hyok THAE	PRK	84.28	47.59		36.69	4.96	4.32	4.75	4.61	4.29	0.00	#3
7	Q	Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE	ITA	77.70	41.52		36.18	4.75	4.18	4.57	4.68	4.43	0.00	#2
8	Q	Anais MORAND / Timothy LEEMANN	SUI	73.19	38.25		35.94	4.68	4.32	4.43	4.71	4.32	1.00	#11
9		Lubov BAKIROVA / Mikalai KAMIANCHUK	BLR	71.58	39.04		33.54	4.50	3.96	4.29	4.25	3.96	1.00	#5
10		Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER	AUT	64.72	32.76		31.96	4.29	3.86	4.00	4.04	3.79	0.00	#7
11		Elizabeta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE	BUL	55.13	29.93		27.20	3.75	3.21	3.29	3.57	3.18	2.00	#1

Europeans Pairs Preview

Savchenko and Szolkowy enter this event as the reigning European and World Champions.  They just took home the Grand Prix Final title and the only mistake on their perfect record was a bronze medal finish at NHK Trophy where they botched a lift in their free skate which cost them the title.  They have been working on adding the throw triple axel to their short program but recently have been opting for a clean skate instead of the difficult element.  Their programs are flawlessly put together this season and really stand out against the field.

On their heels will be Volosozhar and Trankov who won the silver medal at Worlds in their first major competition together.  They won gold at both their Grand Prix events to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  They almost withdrew due to a groin injury but decided to compete and overtook the Germans in the short program and ended up taking 2nd overall by just tenths of a point.  Fully healthy, they should put up quite a fight for the gold medal.  Their programs show off very different sides of their skating from their Evanescence short program to their ballet inspired free skate.

Bazarova and Larionov started off slow with a 5th place finish at Skate America but rebounded to the silver medal at Trophee Eric Bompard.  They have all the potential to be one of the top teams in the World with lines to die for but they have trouble landing their jumps.  If they can stand up on their individual elements they have the capability to repeat as the bronze medalists.

Berton and Hotarek have the makings of a great team with nice expression on the ice, good lines and nice side by side elements.  They don't have some of the technical difficulty of the top teams, including only having a double twist.  They won their fist Grand Prix medal this season and will be looking to move up from their 5th place finish last season at Europeans.

Hausch and Wende won their first Grand Prix medal last season but didn't have the same results this season, finishing 8th at Skate America.  They finished 6th at Europeans last season.


My podium predictions:
Gold: Volosozhar/Trankov
Silver: Savchenko/Szolkowy
Bronze: Bazarova/Larionov

Bios of the competitors:

Martini/Kiefer, AUT: They finished 21st at Worlds, 15th at Europeans and 16th at Junior Worlds.  They placed 16th at JGP Austria.  Their personal best is 100.87.  She is 18 and he is 21.

Bakirova/Kamianchuk, BLR: They finished 19th at Worlds and 10th at Europeans.  Their personal best is 120.72.  She is 19 and he is 24.

Paliakova/Fomichev, BLR: They finished 18th at Junior Worlds.  They placed 8th at JGP Poland and 9th at JGP Estonia.  Their personal best is 109.01.  She is 19 and he is 20.

Makarova/Kenchadze, BUL: She is 17 and he is 25.

Herbrikova/Halmaert, CZE: She is 19 and he is 21.

James/Cipres, FRA: They placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard.  Their personal best is 133.31.  She is 14 and he is 19.

Popova/Massot, FRA: She is 18 and he is 22.

Hausch/Wende, GER: They finished 12th at Worlds and 6th at Europeans.  They placed 8th at Skate America.  Their personal best is 157.42.  She is 23 and he is 27.

Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER: They are the reigning World and European Champions.  They won gold at Skate America, bronze at NHK Trophy and gold at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won gold.  They are the 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalists; 2008 and 2009 World Champions; 2010 World Silver Medalists; 2007 World Bronze Medalists; 2007, 2008 and 2009 European Champions and 2006 and 2010 European Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 217.85.  She is 28 and he is 32.

Vartmann/Van Cleave, GER: She is 23 and he is 24.

Hoolin/Hunt, GBR: She is 19 and he is 21.

Kemp/King, GBR: They finished 17th at Worlds and 8th at Europeans.  Their personal best is 139.94.  She is 23 and he is 27.

Montalbano/Krasnopolski, ISR: They finished 20th at Worlds.  She is 23 and he is 23.

Berton/Hotarek, ITA: They finished 10th at Worlds and 5th at Europeans.  They placed 4th at NHK Trophy and won bronze at Rostelecom Cup.  Their personal best is 168.02.  She is 21 and he is 28.

Gillespie/Dematte, ITA: They placed 12th at Europeans and 10th at Junior Worlds.  Their personal best is 116.44.  She is 18 and he is 21.

Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: They finished 5th at Worlds and are the reigning European Bronze Medalists.  They placed 5th at Skate America and won silver at Trophee Eric Bompard.  They are the 2007 World Junior Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 188.24.  She is 18 and he is 25.

Stolbova/Klimov, RUS: They are the reigning World Junior Silver Medalists.  They placed 7th at Trophee Eric Bompard and 5th at Rostelecom Cup.  They are the the 2010 World Junior Bronze Medalists.  Their personal best is 159.79.  She is 19 and he is 21.

Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS: They are the reigning World Silver Medalists.  They won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won silver.  Their personal best is 212.08.  She is 25 and he is 28.

Morand/Leeman, SUI: They finished 12th at Junior Worlds.  They placed 13th at JGP Austria.  Their personal best is 113.30.  She is 18 and he is 20.

British Nationals

Senior Men

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Jason THOMPSON	ICESH	142.09	3	2
2	Luke CHILCOTT	GILL	140.99	1	3
3	Phillip HARRIS	COV	137.25	7	1
4	Daniel AGGIANO	ICESH	126.78	5	4
5	Jono PARTRIDGE	L/VAL	126.57	4	5
6	David RICHARDSON	NIC	124.42	2	7
7	Daniel KING	ICESH	122.83	6	6
8	Jamie WRIGHT	EK	113.88	8	9
9	Lawrence EVANS	ICESH	108.63	9	8
10	Steven WHITE	CHELM	79.85	10	10

Senior Ladies

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Jennna McCORKELL	DUNDE	131.86	1	1
2	Karly ROBERTSON	DUNDE	107.46	2	2
3	Toni MURRAY	HULL	90.62	4	3
4	Kelly HARRISON	HULL	85.82	3	4
5	Charlotte DAVIS	OXF	58.43	5	5

Senior Pairs

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Stacey KEMP / David KING	NISA	126.75	1	1

Senior Dance

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND	NIC	156.66	1	1
2	Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS	DEE	123.10	2	2

Junior Men

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Harry MATTICK	BRAD	136.91	1	1
2	Jamie WHITEMAN	NIC	128.35	3	2
3	Jack NEWBERRY	NISA	128.08	2	3
4	Peter-James HALLAM	ICESH	119.57	4	4
5	Lewis GIBSON	MAG	99.78	5	5
6	Charlie PARRY-EVANS	NOT	97.79	6	6
7	Callum LEACH	W/B	83.68	9	7
8	Harry ANDREWS	L/VAL	80.79	8	8
WD	Mark FROST	DUNDE

Junior Ladies

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Katie POWELL	ICESH	106.38	1	1
2	Isabella LARKIN	SWI	94.17	4	2
3	Amani FANCY	NISA	91.60	3	4
4	Natasha McKAY	COV	88.08	6	5
5	Stephanie RIGLEY	NIS	85.85	2	12
6	Lana BAGEN	OLY	85.29	10	3
7	Taylor RONALD	OLY	83.85	8	7
8	Alice HOPKINSON	BILL	82.15	5	15
9	Lucy-Anne WALKER	BAS	81.96	9	8
10	Jennifer STONE	NIC	81.43	12	6
11	Kirsty RICHARDSON	L/VAL	81.24	7	14
12	Ashley MITCHELL	EK	78.32	11	11
13	Bethany POWELL	ICESH	78.01	15	10
14	Nina POVEY	BIRM	77.90	17	9
15	Frances HOWELL	GUI	77.07	14	13
16	Rachael BARLEY	ICE	76.24	13	16
17	Rowena MACKESSACK-LEITCH	MORAY	71.21	21	17
18	Sarah Jane SMITH	DUNDE	69.85	18	21
19	Carys BIRSE	DUNDE	69.31	20	18
20	Lauren MACKESSACK-LEITCH	MORAY	68.13	19	19
21	Jodie EASSON	DUNDE	66.82	22	20
22	Shanon DAVIS	DUNDE	66.55	16	23
23	Lea BROC	HULL	64.59	23	22

Junior Pairs

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Sally HOOLIN / James HUNT	BLACK	83.75	1	1

Junior Dance

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND	ICESH	124.69	1	1
2	Katelouise BAGNALL / Rory SHANAHAN	L/VAL	109.60	3	2
3	Sophie JONES / Richard SHARPE	GILL	106.20	2	3
4	Rebecca KEMPT / Luke RUSSELL	GILL	72.59	5	4
5	Millie PATERSON / Woody CARSTAIRS	ICESH	61.88	6	5
6	Charlotte DYSON / Ryan SHARP	ICESH	48.97	7	6
WD	Sarah COWARD / Avidan BROWN	NISA

Europeans: Pairs Preview

Savchenko and Szolkowy should walk away with this title.  Their total score for this season is over 27 points higher than the rest of the field.  They have room to make mistakes and still easily win gold.  I'm not crazy about their short program this season including the costume Savchenko wore at the GPF but I love the playfulness they've injected into their free skate and the ease with which they execute their movements.  They lost their title to the Russians last year and I don't see that happening again. 

Bazarova and Larionov have the 3rd best total scores of the season.  I adore both of their programs and they have such an ease and grace when on the ice.  It's hart to believe that she is just 17 as there is so much maturity in their programs.  They have had a bit of struggle with consistency, having a few problems in their free skates including a disastrous outing at the Grand Prix Final where they were only able to finish 5th.  They finished 4th at their nationals and with only two spots on their Worlds team, they'll need a medal finish here to be considered for one of those spots.  They finished 5th at Europeans last season, but they should be able to move up and get a medal this year.

Kavaguti and Smirnov had to miss their first Grand Prix due to injury.  Their scores put them 4th for the season, but I expect these to improve.  They finished 2nd at their nationals ahead of Bazarova and Larionov so I would expect them to finish in front of them here.  They are the reigning European Champions, but I think it will be difficult for them to hold on to their title. 

Gerboldt/Enbert are a new team this season and they finished 4th at their first Grand Prix event and finished 3rd at Russian nationals.  They've put up some impressive scores and I expect that trend to continue.  They could be a medal threat here and I expect them to at least finish in the top 5.

Hausch/Wende won a bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard and finished 9th at Europeans last season.  While I don't see them on the podium here, I believe they can have a top 5 finish here.

Kadlecova and Bidar are one of the young teams at the event and will be looking for a good finish at their first Europeans.

Missing from this competition are the reigning Russian Champions, Volosozhar and Trankov.  She competed for Ukraine last season and is ineligible to compete until Worlds.  Also missing will be Iliushechkina and Maisuradze who finished 4th at the Grand Prix Final and have the 6th best score for the season.  Their 5th place finish at Russian Nationals has ended their season.  They will compete at Winter Universaide later this month.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Savchenko/Szolkowy
Silver: Kavaguti/Smirnov
Bronze: Bazarova/Larionov

My USFSA Fantasy Team:
A) Savchenko/Szolkowy
B) Gerboldt/Enbert
C) Gierok/Just
The teams:

Martini/Kiefer, AUT: They placed 20th at Junior Worlds. 

Bakirova/Kamianchuk, BLR: They finished 19th at Worlds and 17th at Europeans. 

Kadlecova/Bidar, CZE: They finished 14th at the World Junior Championships.  They finished 7th at both their Junior Grand Prix assignments and placed 6th at Trophee Eric Bompard with a personal best short program.

Nabijako/Kulbach, EST: This is their first season together.

Canac/Bonheur, FRA:  This is their first season together.  They are the reigning national champions.

Gierok/Just, GER: This is their first season together.

Hausch/Wende, GER: They finished 17th at the Olympics, 14th at Worlds and 9th at Europeans with a personal best short program.  They finished 7th at NHK Trophy with a personal best free skate and total score and won bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard with personal best scores across the board..

Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER: They won bronze at the Olympics with a personal best short program score and silver at Worlds and Europeans (with a personal best free skate and total score).  They have 2 additional Gold and 1 Bronze medal at the World Championships and 3 Gold and a silver at Europeans.  They won gold at Skate America and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won gold.

Hoolin/Safranek, GBR: They are the reigning national silver medalists.

Kemp/King, GBR: They placed 16th at Olympics (with a personal best total score) and Worlds and 11th at Europeans with a personal best free skate.  They finished 8th at Skate Canada and Skate America.

Montalblano/Krasnopolski, ISR: They finished 25th at Worlds and 18th at Europeans.

Berton/Hotarek, ITA: They finished 11th at the World Championship with personal best scores across the board.  They placed 6th at Cup of Russia with personal best free skate and total scores.

Gillespie/Dematte, ITA: They finished 8th and 11th at their two JGP assignments this season.

Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: They finished 11th at the Olympics, 8th at Worlds and 5th at Europeans.  They won silver at NHK Trophy with personal best scores across the board and at Trophee Eric Bompard with personal best scores across the board to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 5th.

Gerboldt/Enbert, RUS: They finished 4th at Cup of Russia.

Kavaguti/Smirnov, RUS: They finished 4th at the Olympics with a personal best short program, won bronze at Worlds and are the reigning European champions with a personal best free program and total score.  They also won bronze at the World Championships in 2009 and a silver and bronze at Europeans.  They won gold at Cup of Russia.

Skate America Pairs Short Program

Warm up group is on the ice.  Zhang/Toth practice their throw and look great in their gray/blue costumes.  Castelli/Shnapir rehearse their triple twist.  Moore-Towers/Moscovitch run through a lift.  The Russians have a two footed and a turned out landing on their throw element.  I like the simple but elegant look of Marissa's dress.  Shnapir stumbles on the side by side jumps.

Group 1

Felicia Zhang/Taylor Toth, USA

• In only their second season together, Taylor/Toth are making their senior Grand Prix debut.  They both look nervous as they wait for their names to be announced.
• They are skating to Clare de Lune
• She really crashed into him on the landing of the twist
• The side by side triple toes looked clean
• She could use some more extension through her legs and arch in her back in the overhead lift
• Nice ride out on the landing of their throw salchow but i think it may have only been a double
• Very in sync on the pairs spin
• Nice unison on the step sequence
• Legs could be a little more stretched out in death spiral
• Overall a very pretty routine and they look very comfortable with each other and have a good connection.

26.82 TES + 21.31 PCS = 48.13 and into 1st place

Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch, CAN

• With Dube and Davison out the top Candian Pairs spot is open and this team seems poised to take it
• Fun, upbeat folk music with some arms that match
• Crash landing on the triple twist
• She puts a hand down on the side by side triple toes
• Overhead lift from the knee and he releases her to a one arm hold and flip exit--all looks very effortless
• Great ice coverage on the throw triple loop and she landed it nicely
• I hate the upside down death spiral position
• Great use of the ice and their positions in the step sequence
• Spins are fast and in unison

35.33 TES + 26.31 PCS =61.64 new seasons best and into 1st place

Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, RUS

• Asurias is their music
• Double twist with her arms over her head
• Throw triple flip with a nice ride out by Stolbova
• Side by side triple toes looked clean
• They're a little far apart in their step sequence and she does a partner cartwheel over him which I haven't seen before--I'd like it to be a little fiercer with this Spanish music as well
• She has an interesting air position that doesn't look fully developed and she may have crashed into him during the exit
• The spins are unison and close together but seem to lose speed toward the end
• Very different entrance into their death spiral from a backward lunge position and it looks like he almost drops her for a second at the very end
• Their program lacked some of the polish of the other Russian teams but they have room to grow
• Long wait for their scores, possible jump downgrades?

30.67 TES + 23.06 PCS = 53.73 into 2nd place

Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir, USA

• Music is Money by Pink Floyd and the Apprentice theme song
• He takes a bad fall on the throw triple salchow
• Nice height and catch on the triple twist
• Unison is slightly off on the spins
• Nice closeness ans unity on the step sequence
• She lands on her knees on the throw triple salchow but it had huge height
• They go into their signature leg hold position in the overhead lift
• Death spiral was nice
• Not as clean as Skate Canada with the two falls.  I wonder if nerves are a factor in front of the home crowd as they are still a young team.

26.50 TES + 22.74PCS -2.00 deduction = 47.24


Warm up group is on the ice.  Sui and Han seem to really be going through their program.  Cadee Denney looks like she's got a tissue stuck in her bodice.  The rest of the teams just seem to be skating around and I don't see many elements being warmed up here.  Jumps from Denney, Barrett and Savchenko. 

Group 2

Stacey Kemp/David King, GBR

• Their music is Clocks by Coldplay (Yay Vitamin String Quartet!)
• Nice triple twist but it look like she might have two footed the landing and crashed into him a little bit
• Double Flip for their side by side
• Throw triple loop was landed nicely
• Nice stretched out position in the death spiral
• The footwork seems slow and a little repetitive
• Their spins are off unison and it looks as if at one point they were doing two completely different spins
• Overhead lift with a catchfoot position for her

22.60 TES + 19.40 PCS = 42.00 into 5th place

Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, CHN

• Country Dance is their music
• She turned 16 since Cup of China
• She has so much personality on the ice!
• Great side by side double Axels
• She gets great height on the triple twist
• Huge throw triple flip!  She holds the ending forever as well--great control.
• Great speed and energy through their step sequence and it really plays into the character of the routine and the crowd is really behind them
• Nice unison on the spins but they lost it a little bit at the end--great speed through the spins
• She could use a little more arch through her back in the overhead lift and they use the same split position as Castelli/Shnapir.  There was a little bobble getting into it but he got her up there.
• Nice death spiral position
• Great routine from them with no errors and the crowd is screaming!  They should get a huge score. 

32.02 TES + 25.51 PCS = 57.53 into 2nd place (and a lower score than Cup of China where they had 2 falls)

Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett, USA

• Love Theme from Cousins
• A little bit of a crash landing on the triple twist and she didn't get great height
• Side by side triple toe loops were clean and well done
• Throw triple lutz was good but didn't get the height or ice coverage that some of the other teams do
• Her death spiral position is very ugly and she doesn't get as low as Moore-Towers did
• Side by spins were good and in unison
• They seem a little far apart at times on their footwork but they have nice movements and speed and flow through this section
• She could use a little more arch in her back in the overhead lift position
• I like this softer side to their skating that we haven't seen before

32.46 TES + 26.03 PCS = 58.49 new seasons best and into 2nd place

Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy, GER

• Korobushko by Bond is their music
• I'm not quite sure what the story a the beginning was supposed to be
• Throw triple flip was huge and she really held on to the landing
• Triple twist was good
• Double toe--it looks like Savchenko was a little tilted in the air and couldn't do the 3rd rotation
• Nice over head lift and he tosses her into the flip exit
• Great death spiral position
• The music for their step sequence lends itself to clapping and could be a real crowd pleaser but the steps are not as exciting as they could be
• Spins are good but the unison is slightly off but they get them back together
• Overall a solid program, but not my favorite from them and I think it doesn't really give them the chance to perform

32.84 TES + 31.15 PCS = 63.99 and into 1st place

Top 3 are Savchenko/Szolkowy, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch and Denney/Barrett
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch had the top elements score
Savchenko/Szolkowy had the top program components score