JGP Belarus Ladies Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Elizabet TURZYNBAEVA	KAZ	53.22	31.99		21.23	5.39	5.07	5.54	5.25	5.29	0.00	#17
2	Polina EDMUNDS	USA	52.49	29.12		23.37	5.93	5.57	5.86	5.93	5.93	0.00	#3
3	Natalia OGORELTSEVA	RUS	51.79	28.41		23.38	5.96	5.57	5.86	5.86	5.96	0.00	#13
4	Madelyn DUNLEY	CAN	50.60	28.77		21.83	5.50	5.14	5.57	5.50	5.57	0.00	#14
5	Rika HONGO	JPN	50.10	27.64		22.46	5.82	5.25	5.64	5.75	5.61	0.00	#9
6	Alaine CHARTRAND	CAN	49.60	26.54		23.06	5.82	5.46	5.82	5.79	5.93	0.00	#6
7	Yulia LI	RUS	49.55	29.16		20.39	5.18	4.89	5.14	5.29	5.00	0.00	#11
8	Laurine LECAVELIER	FRA	46.08	26.91		20.17	5.14	4.82	5.04	5.14	5.07	1.00	#19
9	Mai MIHARA	JPN	45.94	25.71		20.23	5.25	4.93	5.00	5.11	5.00	0.00	#10
10	Barbie LONG	USA	45.71	25.05		20.66	5.21	4.96	5.11	5.29	5.25	0.00	#22
11	Da Bin CHOI	KOR	45.18	25.69		19.49	5.18	4.54	5.00	4.86	4.79	0.00	#2
12	Maria-Katharina HERCEG	GER	44.16	25.14		20.02	5.18	4.75	5.14	4.96	5.00	1.00	#7
13	Angelina KUCHVALSKA	LAT	43.22	23.82		19.40	4.82	4.68	5.07	4.89	4.79	0.00	#25
14	Deimante KIZALAITE	LTU	41.40	23.89		17.51	4.50	4.18	4.54	4.39	4.29	0.00	#26
15	Josefine TALJEGARD	SWE	40.57	21.14		19.43	4.71	4.61	4.86	4.96	5.14	0.00	#4
16	Ivett TOTH	HUN	40.20	24.00		17.20	4.29	4.18	4.25	4.54	4.25	1.00	#23
17	Sara CASELLA	ITA	37.82	21.87		17.95	4.61	4.32	4.32	4.54	4.64	2.00	#12
18	Lyydia MAATTANEN	FIN	35.46	18.47		16.99	4.39	4.18	4.21	4.25	4.21	0.00	#16
19	Lara ROTH	AUT	34.50	18.84		15.66	4.11	3.75	3.96	3.93	3.82	0.00	#1
20	Janina MAKEENKA	BLR	33.77	17.09		16.68	4.36	4.00	4.18	4.18	4.14	0.00	#5
21	Mayada KHUSSEIN	UKR	32.87	16.42		17.45	4.43	4.21	4.39	4.36	4.43	1.00	#21
22	Vasilena YAKIMOVA	BUL	31.59	15.22		16.37	4.25	3.86	4.18	4.04	4.14	0.00	#28
23	Agnes Dis BRYNJARSDOTTIR	ISL	29.62	16.14		13.48	3.43	3.21	3.50	3.29	3.43	0.00	#24
24	Pernille SORENSEN	DEN	29.37	16.20		15.17	3.96	3.64	3.68	3.86	3.82	2.00	#8
25	Kristina ZAKHARANKA	BLR	29.09	13.88		16.21	4.21	3.82	4.04	4.11	4.07	1.00	#15
26	Daria BATURA	BLR	28.60	13.60		15.00	4.04	3.68	3.71	3.71	3.61	0.00	#20
27	Elif ERDEM	TUR	26.54	14.36		13.18	3.43	3.07	3.32	3.32	3.32	1.00	#29
28	Pina UMEK	SLO	26.24	12.67		14.57	3.86	3.43	3.68	3.61	3.64	1.00	#27
29	Maria Cristina MARTINEZ DE HARO	AND	25.70	13.30		13.40	3.39	3.29	3.32	3.43	3.32	1.00	#18

JGP Belarus Ladies Preview

There are four ladies competing here trying to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final.  Polina Edmunds won gold at her first assignment this season and beat the field by almost 20 points after winning all segments of the competition.  She has triple + triples and impressive artistry for her age and should be able to cruise to another easy victory here.  She needs a medal to qualify for the Final while a 4th place finish would keep her in contention.

Natalia Ogoreltseva won the silver medal at her debut in Mexico.  She placed 2nd in the short program but dropped to 4th place in the free skate and nearly lost out on the silver medal.  She needs a gold medal to qualify for the Final and a silver or bronze medal to keep her in the running.

Alaine Chartrand and Rika Hongo both had 4th place finishes in their first events of the season.  They need a gold medal to keep themselves in contention for the Final.

Barbie Long finished 5th in Slovakia but did take home a silver medal from the JGP last season.  She had a strong free skate and even set a new personal best, but unfortunately she was assigned to a deep field and it wasn't enough to land her on the podium there.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Polina Edmunds
Silver: Natalia Ogoreltseva
Bronze: Barbie Long

Bios of the competitors:
Maria Cristina Martinez de Haro, AND: She placed 23rd at JGP Latvia.  Her personal best is 85.57.  She is 14 years old.

Lara Roth, AUT: This is her international debut.  She is 13 years old.

Daria Batura, BLR: She placed 21st at JGP Poland.  Her personal best is 82.39.  She is 14 years old.

Janina Makeenka, BLR: This is her JGP debut.  She is 18 years old.

Kristina Zakharanka, BLR: She placed 36th at Europeans and 43rd at Junior Worlds.  She finished 26th at JGP Turkey and 20th at JGP Croatia last season.  Her personal best is 92.03.  She is 16 years old.

Vasilena Yakimova, BUL: She placed 26th at JGP Poland.  Her personal best is 78.58.  She is 16 years old.

Alaine Chartrand, CAN: She finished 8th at Junior Worlds.  She placed 4th at JGP Latvia.  Her personal best is 146.95.  She is 17 years old.

Madelyn Dunley, CAN: This is her international debut.

Kristina Dubrovskaya, CYP: She placed 30th at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 69.15.  She is 16 years old.

Pernille Sorensen, DEN: She finished 35th at Junior Worlds.  She placed 14 at JGP Latvia.  Her personal best is 106.26.  She is 15 years old.

Lyydia Maattanen, FIN: She placed 15th at JGP Mexico.  Her personal best is 106.98.  She is 15 years old.

Laurine Lecavelier, FRA: She placed 13th at Junior Worlds.  She finished 11th at JGP Latvia.  Her personal best is 131.25.  She is 17 years old. 

Maria-Katharina Herceg, GER: She finished 18th at JGP Germany last season.  Her personal best is 96.80.  She is 15 years old.

Ivett Toth, HUN: She finished 21st at Junior Worlds.  She placed 14th at JGP Slovenia last season.  Her personal best is 113.34.  She is 14 years old.

Agnes Dis Brynjarsdottir, ISL: This is her JGP debut.

Sara Casella, ITA: She placed 29th at Junior Worlds.  This is her JGP debut.  She is 15 years old.

Rika Hongo, JPN: She placed 9th at Junior Worlds.  She placed 4th at JGP Mexico.  Her personal best is 149.38.  She is 17 years old.

Mai Mihara, JPN: This is her JGP debut.  She is 14 years old.

Elizabet Turzynbaeva, KAZ: This is her international debut.

Angelina Kuchvalska, LAT: She placed 20th at Junior Worlds.  She finished 15th at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 115.52.  She is 14 years old.

Deimante Kizalaite, LTU: This is her international debut.  She is 14 years old.

Da Bin Choi, KOR: She placed 5th at JGP Mexico.  Her personal best is 142.23.  She is 13 years old.

Yulia Li, RUS: This is her international debut.  She is 14 years old.

Natalia Ogoreltseva, RUS: She won silver at JGP Mexico.  Her personal best is 153.73.  She is 13 years old.  

Pina Umek, SLO: She finished 22nd at JGP Latvia.  Her personal best is 90.52.  She is 18 years old.

Josefine Taljegard, SWE: She finished 24th at Junior Worlds.  She placed 14th at JGP Mexico.  Her personal best is 122.99.  She is 18 years old.

Elif Erdem, TUR: This is her international debut.  She is 15 years old.

Mayada Khussein, UKR: This is her international debut.

Polina Edmunds, USA: She won gold at JGP Mexico.  Her personal best is 171.21.  She is 15 years old.

Barbie Long, USA: She placed 5th at JGP Slovakia.  Her personal best is 148.19.  She is 17 years old.

JGP Mexico Ladies Free Skate Results

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Polina EDMUNDS	USA	113.43	61.82		51.61	6.57	6.29	6.43	6.54	6.43	0.00	#28
2	Mariah BELL	USA	103.26	52.95		50.31	6.43	6.04	6.18	6.43	6.36	0.00	#26
3	Rika HONGO	JPN	98.93	53.25		45.68	6.18	5.36	5.61	5.71	5.68	0.00	#23
4	Natalia OGORELTSEVA	RUS	96.24	49.82		47.42	6.21	5.71	5.89	6.04	5.79	1.00	#27
5	Da Bin CHOI	KOR	94.75	53.49		43.26	5.64	5.11	5.39	5.54	5.36	2.00	#20
6	Julianne SEGUIN	CAN	89.53	45.14		46.39	6.07	5.71	5.54	5.96	5.71	2.00	#25
7	Brooklee HAN	AUS	80.97	41.70		39.27	5.04	4.68	4.86	5.00	4.96	0.00	#12
8	Alsu KAIUMOVA	RUS	79.14	38.33		42.81	5.71	5.11	5.29	5.43	5.21	2.00	#24
9	Sandrine MARTIN	CAN	76.58	35.33		43.25	5.57	5.36	5.32	5.46	5.32	2.00	#21
10	Giada RUSSO	ITA	74.21	34.06		41.15	5.32	5.04	5.04	5.29	5.04	1.00	#19
11	Chloe ING	SIN	72.52	33.60		38.92	4.79	4.57	5.07	4.86	5.04	0.00	#16
12	Tanja ODERMATT	SUI	70.82	34.58		36.24	4.61	4.43	4.54	4.57	4.50	0.00	#15
13	Michaela DU TOIT	RSA	68.97	34.99		34.98	4.50	4.11	4.39	4.50	4.36	1.00	#13
14	Netta SCHREIBER	ISR	68.94	31.82		39.12	5.07	4.79	4.82	4.89	4.89	2.00	#18
15	Josefine TALJEGARD	SWE	65.06	25.42		41.64	5.14	5.04	5.21	5.32	5.32	2.00	#22
16	Lyydia MAATTANEN	FIN	64.45	29.50		37.95	4.96	4.61	4.50	4.93	4.71	3.00	#17
17	Dominika MURCKOVA	SVK	56.97	25.53		33.44	4.36	3.96	4.18	4.21	4.18	2.00	#11
18	Isabella SCHUSTER-VELISSARIOU	GRE	53.64	27.36		28.28	3.96	3.21	3.50	3.61	3.39	2.00	#10
19	Yong Yeu Tiffany LAU	HKG	51.47	24.32		27.15	3.39	3.29	3.36	3.61	3.32	0.00	#6
20	Samantha CABILES	PHI	51.40	23.28		28.12	3.68	3.25	3.57	3.46	3.61	0.00	#7
21	Melanie Yuung-Hui CHANG	TPE	50.16	20.44		31.72	4.46	3.93	3.61	4.14	3.68	2.00	#14
22	Sarah MACGIBBON	NZL	47.32	23.96		23.36	3.04	2.75	2.96	2.96	2.89	0.00	#2
23	Maria Jose CAVAZOS	MEX	46.16	21.93		26.23	3.43	3.29	3.25	3.21	3.21	2.00	#8
24	Michelle QUINTERO	MEX	44.05	20.09		25.96	3.75	3.04	3.04	3.36	3.04	2.00	#3
25	Amirah Azfariena AZHARI	MAS	41.45	19.26		23.19	3.07	2.93	2.89	2.82	2.79	1.00	#5
26	Itzel GAITAN	MEX	37.85	18.49		23.36	3.11	2.75	2.89	2.96	2.89	4.00	#4
27	Anhelina BOSKO	ARG	33.61	14.30		19.31	2.68	2.25	2.46	2.46	2.21	0.00	#1
WD	Promsan RATTANADILOK NA PHUKET	THA											#9

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Polina EDMUNDS	USA	171.21	1	1
2	Natalia OGORELTSEVA	RUS	153.73	2	4
3	Mariah BELL	USA	153.17	4	2
4	Rika HONGO	JPN	147.02	6	3
5	Da Bin CHOI	KOR	142.23	7	5
6	Julianne SEGUIN	CAN	140.51	3	6
7	Alsu KAIUMOVA	RUS	127.56	5	8
8	Brooklee HAN	AUS	119.98	16	7
9	Sandrine MARTIN	CAN	119.83	11	9
10	Giada RUSSO	ITA	118.08	8	10
11	Chloe ING	SIN	113.45	13	11
12	Netta SCHREIBER	ISR	112.37	10	14
13	Tanja ODERMATT	SUI	110.04	14	12
14	Josefine TALJEGARD	SWE	108.62	9	15
15	Lyydia MAATTANEN	FIN	106.98	12	16
16	Michaela DU TOIT	RSA	105.49	17	13
17	Dominika MURCKOVA	SVK	91.88	18	17
18	Melanie Yuung-Hui CHANG	TPE	89.19	15	21
19	Isabella SCHUSTER-VELISSARIOU	GRE	85.66	19	18
20	Samantha CABILES	PHI	82.36	20	20
21	Yong Yeu Tiffany LAU	HKG	80.73	22	19
22	Maria Jose CAVAZOS	MEX	75.26	23	23
23	Sarah MACGIBBON	NZL	72.97	25	22
24	Michelle QUINTERO	MEX	70.46	24	24
25	Amirah Azfariena AZHARI	MAS	61.16	26	25
26	Itzel GAITAN	MEX	55.98	28	26
27	Anhelina BOSKO	ARG	52.92	27	27
WD	Promsan RATTANADILOK NA PHUKET	THA		21
WD	Jennifer PARKER	GER
WD	Anavi TEKRIWAL	IND

JGP Mexico Ladies Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Polina EDMUNDS	USA	57.78	33.35		24.43	6.21	5.83	6.29	6.04	6.17	0.00	#9
2	Natalia OGORELTSEVA	RUS	57.49	33.43		24.06	6.04	5.75	6.17	6.04	6.08	0.00	#22
3	Julianne SEGUIN	CAN	50.98	28.53		22.45	5.88	5.50	5.58	5.54	5.58	0.00	#19
4	Mariah BELL	USA	49.91	26.55		23.36	5.88	5.50	5.83	5.96	6.04	0.00	#7
5	Alsu KAIUMOVA	RUS	48.42	29.28		20.14	5.33	4.88	4.92	5.13	4.92	1.00	#15
6	Rika HONGO	JPN	48.09	25.99		22.10	5.88	5.50	5.42	5.54	5.29	0.00	#16
7	Da Bin CHOI	KOR	47.48	26.25		21.23	5.63	5.13	5.29	5.21	5.29	0.00	#29
8	Giada RUSSO	ITA	43.87	23.90		20.97	5.33	5.17	5.25	5.25	5.21	1.00	#30
9	Josefine TALJEGARD	SWE	43.56	22.03		22.53	5.38	5.42	5.58	5.83	5.96	1.00	#24
10	Netta SCHREIBER	ISR	43.43	23.82		20.61	5.33	5.00	5.08	5.29	5.08	1.00	#17
11	Sandrine MARTIN	CAN	43.25	22.98		20.27	5.04	4.75	5.13	5.21	5.21	0.00	#4
12	Lyydia MAATTANEN	FIN	42.53	22.14		20.39	5.17	4.92	5.17	5.17	5.04	0.00	#8
13	Chloe ING	SIN	40.93	21.27		19.66	4.79	4.63	5.13	5.08	4.96	0.00	#13
14	Tanja ODERMATT	SUI	39.22	22.50		16.72	4.42	3.96	4.21	4.17	4.13	0.00	#6
15	Melanie Yuung-Hui CHANG	TPE	39.03	21.39		18.64	4.92	4.50	4.63	4.71	4.54	1.00	#28
16	Brooklee HAN	AUS	39.01	19.31		20.70	5.25	4.92	5.04	5.38	5.29	1.00	#27
17	Michaela DU TOIT	RSA	36.52	19.93		16.59	4.29	3.83	4.25	4.25	4.13	0.00	#25
18	Dominika MURCKOVA	SVK	34.91	17.56		17.35	4.58	4.25	4.21	4.33	4.33	0.00	#5
19	Isabella SCHUSTER-VELISSARIOU	GRE	32.02	16.79		16.23	4.21	3.88	4.13	4.00	4.08	1.00	#21
20	Samantha CABILES	PHI	30.96	15.33		15.63	4.00	3.63	3.96	3.88	4.08	0.00	#26
21	Promsan RATTANADILOK NA PHUKET	THA	30.79	17.43		15.36	4.08	3.63	3.75	3.92	3.83	2.00	#23
22	Yong Yeu Tiffany LAU	HKG	29.26	15.29		13.97	3.54	3.25	3.58	3.42	3.67	0.00	#2
23	Maria Jose CAVAZOS	MEX	29.10	15.33		13.77	3.46	3.33	3.46	3.50	3.46	0.00	#1
24	Michelle QUINTERO	MEX	26.41	12.83		14.58	4.04	3.46	3.63	3.67	3.42	1.00	#11
25	Sarah MACGIBBON	NZL	25.65	13.52		13.13	3.38	3.17	3.33	3.33	3.21	1.00	#14
26	Amirah Azfariena AZHARI	MAS	19.71	9.35		11.36	3.08	2.75	2.88	2.88	2.63	1.00	#10
27	Anhelina BOSKO	ARG	19.31	8.98		11.33	3.00	2.71	2.83	2.88	2.75	1.00	#18
28	Itzel GAITAN	MEX	18.13	7.78		12.35	3.17	3.00	2.96	3.13	3.17	2.00	#3
WD	Jennifer PARKER	GER											#20
WD	Anavi TEKRIWAL	IND											#12

JGP Mexico Ladies Preview

Polina Edmunds is making her JGP debut here and ready to take the international scene by storm.  After spending several seasons nationally at the Junior level getting good results and some notice, she took the junior ladies title at US nationals with her triple + triple combinations and improved style.  She is capable of both the triple lutz + triple toe and the triple flip + triple toe and has been known to include both in her free skate.  She scored nearly 160 points in her win at Gardena Spring Trophy last season and after strong summer results, looks poised to make the podium here.

Rika Hongo finished in the top 10 at Junior Worlds and took home a silver medal from the JGP last season.  She is also the only lady at this event to win a medal on the JGP last season.  She was consistently in the 140 range all season and will need to up her elements and program components to reach the next level and give herself a chance at the Final this year.

Da Bin Choi of Korea is making her JGP debut at just 13 years old.  She has had one international competition this season, the Asian Figure Skating Trophy, where she scored just over 140 points.  If she can replicate that result, she'll be solidly in the mix for medals here.

Julianne Seguin finished 2nd at Skate Detroit earlier this summer and has been attempting a double axel + triple toe.  She had some problems with under-rotations and messy landings at this competition but if she can clean everything up then she could also make a run for the podium.  Her best finish on the JGP was 7th last season but she did manage to finish in the top 10 at Four Continents.  Her teammate Sandrine Martin placed 2nd at the Liberty Summer Competition and is making her international debut.

One thing is for certain in junior ladies, and that is that you can never count out the Russians.  They are sending a 14 and a 13 year old both making their international debuts to this competition.  Alsu placed 14th in the Junior Ladies event at Russian nationals and 9th in Senior ladies while Natalia finished 13th in Senior ladies.  Both of their scores at Russian nationals would land them on the podium here, but nationals results tend to be slightly inflated.

Another skater to look for is Mariah Bell.  She made her international debut back in 2011 and did not receive any international assignments last season.  She has an infectious personality on the ice and is a solid short program skater.  Her biggest weakness over the past few seasons has been putting out a clean free skate to keep her on top the standings.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Polina Edmunds
Silver: Rika Hongo
Bronze: Alsu Kaiumova

Bios of the competitors:
Anhelina Bosko, ARG: She placed 23rd at JGP USA last season.  Her personal best is 63.15.  She is 15 years old.

Brooklee Han, AUS: She placed 21st at Worlds, 12th at Four Continents and 16th at Junior Worlds.  She finished 8th at JGP USA and 12th at JGP Turkey last season.  Her personal best is 141.88.  She is 18 years old.

Sandrine Martin, CAN: This is her international debut.  She is 15 years old.

Julianne Seguin, CAN: She placed 11th at Four Continents.  She finished 7th at JGP France and 10th at JGP Slovenia last season.  Her personal best is 146.58.  She is 16 years old. 

Melanie Yuung-Hui Chang, TPE: This is her JGP debut.  She is 17 years old.

Lyydia Maattanen, FIN: This is her JGP debut.  She is 15 years old.

Jennifer Parker, GER: She placed 18th at JGP Slovenia last season.  Her personal best is 99.52.  She is 17 years old.

Isabella Schuster-Vellisariou, GRE: She finished 33rd at Europeans and 37th at Junior Worlds.  She finished 24th at JGP Germany last season.  Her personal best is 82.04.  She is 17 years old. 

Yong Yeu Tiffany Lau, HKG: She placed 31st at JGP Slovenia last season.  Her personal best is 69.73.  She is 16 years old.

Anavi Tekriwal, IND: This is her international debut.  She is 15 years old.

Netta Schreiber, ISR: She placed 32nd at Junior Worlds.  She finished 14th at JGP USA and 23rd at JGP Turkey last season.  Her personal best is 101.33.  She is 15 years old.

Giada Russo, ITA: She placed 13th at JGP Germany last season.  Her personal best is 115.47.  She is 16 years old.

Rika Hongo, JPN: She placed 9th at Junior Worlds.  She won silver at JGP France and placed 5th at JGP Croatia last season.  Her personal best is 149.38.  She is 17 years old.

Amirah Azfariena Azhari, MAS: This is her international debut.  She is 14 years old.

Maria Jose Cavazos, MEX: This is her international debut.  She is 17 years old.

Itzel Gaytan, MEX: This is her international debut.  She is 18 years old.

Michelle Quintero, MEX: She placed 26th at JGP Germany last season.  Her personal best is 74.76.  She is 18 years old.

Sarah MacGibbon, NZL: This is her JGP debut.  She is 18 years old.

Samantha Caibles, PHI: This is her international debut.  She is 16 years old.

Da Bin Choi, KOR: This is her JGP debut.  She is 13 years old.

Alsu Kaiumova, RUS: This is her international debut.  She is 14 years old.

Natalia Ogoreltseva, RUS: This is her international debut.  She is 13 years old.  

Chloe Ing, SIN: This is her international debut.  She is 14 years old.

Dominika Murckova, SVK: She placed 13th at JGP Croatia last season.  Her personal best is 104.66.  She is 17 years old.

Michaela Du Toit, RSA: This is her international debut.  She is 13 years old.

Josefine Taljegard, SWE: She finished 24th at Junior Worlds.  She placed 10th at JGP USA and 7th at JGP Croatia last season.  Her personal best is 122.99.  She is 18 years old.

Tanja Odermatt, SUI: She placed 20th at JGP France last season.  Her personal best is 91.49.  She is 16 years old. 

Promsan Rattanadilok Nu Phuket, THA: She placed 28th at JGP Austria last season.  Her personal best is 75.59.  She is 14 years old.

Mariah Bell, USA: This is her JGP debut.  She is 17 years old.

Polina Edumunds, USA: This is her JGP debut.  She is 15 years old.