Nationals
The 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place January 20-27, 2013, in Omaha, Nebraska.
Detailed Practice & Competition Schedule as of 1/11/13 (PDF)
Practice Groups, Senior to Juvenile, as of 1/14/13 (PDF)(new working link)
*NEW* IceNetwork’s event coverage (daily articles, photos, on-demand videos)
USFS’ SKATING magazine blog, updated daily
*NEW* Omaha World Herald’s coverage, updated daily
Ice-Dance.com’s event site with profiles of all dance teams, Senior to Juvenile
Sylvia’s Twitter feed, focusing on Novice & Junior event news/results
OFFICIAL WITHDRAWALS (as of 1/23/13):
Leah Keiser (Sr Ladies) – 1/24/13 statement on her official site;
Vanessa Lam (Sr Ladies) – 1/19/13 press release (replaced by Laney Diggs);
Evan Lysacek (Sr Men) – 1/18/13 press release;
Alissa Czisny (Sr Ladies) – 1/14/13 press release;
Caydee Denney/John Coughlin (Sr Pairs) – 12/5/12 press release;
Johnny Weir (Sr Men) – 12/7/12 press release;
Caitlin Yankowskas/Joshua Reagan (Sr Pairs); Rachel & Michael Parsons (Jr Dance).
Note: After 2012 Skate America, Rachael Flatt announced she would sit out the rest of the 2012-13 season – 10/30/12 press release.
SKATERS WITH BYES TO NATIONALS
SENIOR MEN (10 originally; now 8): Jeremy Abbott, Adam Rippon, Ross Miner, Armin Mahbanoozadeh, Douglas Razzano (top 5 Seniors at 2012 Nationals); [Evan Lysacek (2010 Olympic gold medalist) - WD on 1/18/13]; Richard Dornbush, [Johnny Weir - WD as of 12/7/12] (Grand Prix competition conflicts); Joshua Farris, Jason Brown (JGP Final Qualifiers).
SENIOR LADIES (10 originally; now 9): Ashley Wagner, [Alissa Czisny -WD as of 1/14/12 due to injury], Agnes Zawadzki, Caroline Zhang, Christina Gao (top 5 Seniors at 2012 Nationals); Mirai Nagasu, Gracie Gold (Grand Prix competition conflicts); Angela Wang, Hannah Miller, Leah Keiser (JGP Final Qualifiers).
SENIOR PAIRS (7 originally; now 5): [Caydee Denney/John Coughlin - WD as of 12/5/12 due to his hip surgery], Gretchen Donlan/Andrew Speroff, Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir (1, 4-5 Seniors at 2012 Nationals); Tiffany Vise/Don Baldwin (Grand Prix competition conflict); Lindsay Davis/Mark Ladwig, Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, [Caitlin Yankowskas/Joshua Reagan (elected not to compete at Sectionals due to 4 or fewer registered in event) - WD as of 1/3/13].
SENIOR DANCE (7): Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Lynn Kriengkrairut/Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, Madison Chock/Evan Bates (top 5 Seniors at 2012 Nationals); Anastasia Olson/Keiffer Hubbell (international competition conflict), and Taylor Tran/Sam Kaplun (performed an exhibition at Pacific Coast Sectionals).
JUNIOR DANCE (1): Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton (JGP Final Qualifier)
JUNIOR PAIRS (1): Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer (elected not to compete at Midwestern Sectionals due to 4 or fewer registered in event)
NOVICE PAIRS (1): Lianna Thomas/David Botero (elected not to compete at Pacific Coast Sectionals due to 4 or fewer registered in event)
NOTABLE ARTICLES (focus on the lesser-known skaters):
Omaha World-Herald (Jan. 24): Bell sisters – Morgan, 21, and Mariah, 16
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jan. 18): Kenzie Reid/Christian Erwin, Junior Dance
Slate.com VIDEO (Jan. 17): How [Jr.] Brianna Laxson spins, jumps, and somehow lands on her feet
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Jan. 17): Hannah Rosinski/Jacob Jaffe, Junior Dance
Chicago Sun-Times (Jan. 17): Jordan Moeller, Junior Men
Michigan mlive.com (Jan. 17): Madeleine Gallagher, Novice Pairs with J. Horton
Baltimore Sun (Jan. 12): Brenna Doherty, Junior Pairs with Craig Norris
Patriot Ledger in Massachusetts (Dec. 29): Nicole Lee/Tim Habeeb, Novice Pairs
The ICE MUSINGS blog has event previews & interviews with Senior down to Intermediate skaters/teams
NOTE: Score tables (Regionals/Sectionals/Internationals) are in the process of being added on this page.
Click here to view a compilation of Team USA Senior & Junior international scores (singles and pairs) so far this season.
SECTIONAL RESULT LINKS:
Eastern results/protocols
Midwestern results/protocols
Pacific Coast results/protocols
SENIOR QUALIFIERS
Easterns Ladies 1-4: Samantha Cesario 163.53, Yasmin Siraj 151.35, Haley Dunne 139.69, Joelle Forte 136.47;
Mids Ladies 1-4: Ashley Cain 161.49, Becky Bereswill 149.44, Kiri Baga 141.42, Morgan Bell 133.06;
Pacs Ladies 1-4: [Vanessa Lam 177.73 - WD as of 1/19/13], Courtney Hicks 161.72, Sophia Adams 131.49, Amanda Hofmann 122.29.
Domestic High Total Scores: Yasmin Siraj 156.84 (NE Regionals), Haley Dunne 153.53 (SA Regionals), Kiri Baga 148.98 (UGL Regionals), Joelle Forte 143.82 (Moran Memorial), Amanda Hofmann 126.45 (Glacier Falls).
Easterns Men 1-4: Stephen Carriere 204.92, Harrison Choate 190.84, Wesley Campbell 189.68, Grant Hochstein 186.48;
Mids Men 1-4: Max Aaron 233.58* [should be 234.09 due to his final jump in FS not receiving the 10% value bonus], Alexander Johnson 223.18, Brandon Mroz 200.32, William Brewster 171.13;
Pacs Men 1-4: Keegan Messing 201.98, Jonathan Cassar 183.00, Philip Warren 180.31, Sean Rabbitt 170.59.
Domestic High Total Scores: Jason Brown 214.54 (UGL Regionals exhib.), Grant Hochstein 209.68 (MidAtlantics exhib.), Wesley Campbell 197.60 (NE Regionals exhib.), Sean Rabbitt 192.33 (LA Open), Philip Warren 187.34 (Glacier Falls).
Easterns Pairs 1-2: Tarah Kayne/Daniel O’Shea 137.72, Felicia Zhang/Nathan Bartholomay (34.65 total score – she is injured and they “stepped on the ice” in order to qualify for Nationals);
Mids Pairs 1-3: Alexa Scimeca/Christopher Knierim 158.63, DeeDee Leng/Timothy LeDuc 113.44, Kiri Baga/Taylor Toth 106.73;
Pacs Pairs: No teams elected to compete at Sectionals.
Domestic High Total Scores: Kayne/O’Shea 150.50 (SW Florida Fall Classic), H. Denney/Frazier 150.08 (Skate Detroit), Zhang/Bartholomay 150.05 (Liberty), Donlan/Speroff 150.00 (Indy Challenge), Baga/Toth 119.41 (Skate Detroit).
Easterns Dance 1-4: Isabella Cannuscio/Michael Bramante 139.92, Anastasia Cannuscio/Colin McManus 136.41, Ginna Hoptman/Pavel Filchenkov 117.37, Danielle Gamelin/Alexander Gamelin 108.80
Mids Dance 1-4: Alissandra Aronow/Collin Brubaker 116.05, Kristen Nardozzi/Nick Traxler 102.30, Kseniya Ponomaryova/Oleg Altukhov 83.07, Katie Donaldson/Brock Jacobs 62.56;
Pacs Dance (exhibition): Taylor Tran/Sam Kaplun (total score?).
JUNIOR LADIES – JR GRAND PRIX/REGIONAL/SECTIONAL SCORES
| Polina Edmunds | 54.37 | 103.81 | 158.18 | CP1 | 57.72 | 108.90 | 166.62 | P1 |
| Karen Chen | 49.19 | 89.68 | 138.87 | CP2 | 56.22 | 101.95 | 158.17 | P2 |
| Barbie Long | 52.24 | 94.95 | 147.19 | JGP SLO |
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| B. Long, cont. | 49.70 | 101.23 | 150.93 | UGL1 | 51.99 | 104.58 | 156.57 | M1 |
| Mariah Bell | 55.08 | 99.40 | 154.48 | SW1 | 51.31 | 93.49 | 144.80 | M2 |
| Amber Glenn | 52.87 | 75.29 | 128.16 | SW2 | 49.28 | 92.39 | 141.67 | M3 |
| Maria Yang | 50.09 | 76.25 | 126.34 | SA3 | 46.73 | 94.23 | 140.96 | E1 |
| Madison Vinci | 47.45 | 91.95 | 139.40 | SA1 | 47.30 | 87.63 | 134.93 | E2 |
| Katia Shpilband | 44.00 | 85.82 | 129.82 | EGL1 | 40.08 | 77.57 | 117.65 | M4 |
| Olivia Serafini | 40.26 | 85.87 | 126.13 | NA1 | 46.77 | 82.72 | 129.49 | E3 |
| Dyllan McIntee | 39.03 | 67.77 | 106.80 | SWP4 | 42.69 | 83.77 | 126.46 | P3 |
| Amanda Gelb | 45.14 | 78.00 | 123.14 | SWP1 | 48.51 | 76.98 | 125.49 | P4 |
| Brianna Laxson | 44.75 | 69.83 | 114.58 | SA4 | 45.28 | 80.09 | 125.37 | E4 |
NOTE: Higher Non-Qualifying Total Scores:
Polina Edmunds 170.06 total, 114.22 FS (Broadmoor Open), Barbie Long 157.93 (Broadmoor Open), Maria Yang 142.56 (Liberty).
JUNIOR MEN – JR GRAND PRIX/REGIONAL/SECTIONAL SCORES
| Nathan Chen | 75.15 | 146.85 | 222.00 | JGP AUT |
55.85 | WD | n/a | JGP CRO |
| N. Chen, cont. | CP Bye |
66.09 | 126.96 | 193.05 | P2 | |||
| Vincent Zhou | 65.30 | 133.84 | 199.14 | SWP1 | 61.91 | 134.42 | 196.33 | P1 |
| Jordan Moeller | 57.73 | 120.07 | 177.80 | UGL1 | 66.64 | 122.06 | 188.70 | M1 |
| Nix Phengsy | 52.26 | 100.91 | 153.17 | SWP2 | 57.09 | 116.97 | 174.06 | P3 |
| Shotaro Omori | 55.28 | 110.81 | 166.09 | JGP TUR |
58.70 | 113.86 | 172.56 | JGP GER |
| Omori, cont. | SWP Bye |
60.19 | 109.65 | 169.84 | P4 | |||
| Jay Yostanto | 53.84 | 111.90 | 165.74 | JGP AUT |
61.04 | 100.32 | 161.36 | JGP GER |
| Yostanto, cont. | NA Bye |
52.74 | 96.74 | 149.48 | E1 | |||
| Troy Tomasello | 54.21 | 84.34 | 138.55 | EGL2 | 59.93 | 102.45 | 162.38 | M2 |
| Brian Krentz | 52.89 | 104.71 | 157.60 | UGL2 | 53.88 | 107.12 | 161.00 | M3 |
| Jimmy Ma | 48.92 | 105.93 | 154.85 | NA1 | 49.54 | 92.27 | 141.81 | E2 |
| Lukas Kaugars | 43.36 | 74.81 | 118.17 | JGP SLO |
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| Kaugars, cont. | 47.84 | 98.01 | 145.85 | SW2 | 56.27 | 98.24 | 154.51 | M4 |
| Marcus Mimidis | 50.84 | 97.73 | 148.57 | SA2 | 48.97 | 89.62 | 138.59 | E4 |
| James Schetelich | 37.87 | 86.35 | 124.22 | JGP USA |
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| Schetelich, cont. | 52.93 | 88.64 | 141.57 | NA3 | 45.05 | 96.69 | 141.74 | E3 |
NOTE: Higher Non-Qualifying Total Scores:
Shotaro Omori 181.03 (Golden West), James Schetelich 157.42 total, 107.74 FS (Liberty).
JUNIOR QUALIFIERS, cont.
Easterns Pairs 1-5: Olivia Oltmanns/Joshua Santillan 120.42, Alexandria Shaughnessy/James Morgan 116.76, Cali Fujimoto/Nicholas Barsi-Rhyne 111.62, Caitlin Belt/Michael Johnson 107.23, Brenna Doherty/Craig Norris 105.04 [According to Fill-Up Rule 2512, the top 5 teams qualify for Nationals.;
Mids Pairs 1-2: Madeline Aaron/Max Settlage 136.09, Brianna de la Mora/Taylor Wilson 122.57; [Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer elected not to compete at Sectionals due to 4 or fewer registered].
Pacs Pairs 1-4: Jessica Noelle Calalang/Zack Sidhu 129.25, Chelsea Liu/Devin Perini 129.03, Jessica Pfund/AJ Reiss 123.75, Caitlin Fields/Jason Pacini 105.54.
Easterns Dance 1-4: Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter 136.37, [Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons 135.64 - WITHDRAWN as of 1/3/13 (no longer listed in Practice Groups list)], Elliana Pogrebinsky/Ross Gudis 120.95, Whitney Miller/Kyle MacMillan 104.81;
Mids Dance 1-4: Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker 134.69, Holly Moore/Daniel Klaber 116.31, Hannah Rosinski/Jacob Jaffe 96.19, MacKenzie Reid/Christian Erwin 89.43;
Pacs Dance 1-4: Madeline Heritage/Nathaniel Fast 111.42, Yura Min/Igor Ogay 101.82, Julia Biechler/Damian Dodge 93.54, Stacey Siddon/Jared Weiss 91.11.
NOVICE LADIES
| Morgan Flood | 42.14 | 71.66 | 113.80 | SW2 | 41.74 | 78.57 | 120.31 | M1 |
| Tyler Pierce | 45.08 | 74.50 | 119.58 | SWP1 | 42.19 | 68.37 | 110.56 | P3 |
| Bradie Tennell | 38.07 | 71.11 | 109.18 | UGL1 | 46.05 | 72.95 | 119.00 | M2 |
| Amy Lin | 42.50 | 74.82 | 117.32 | CP1 | 36.63 | 78.20 | 114.83 | P1 |
| Ashley Shin | 42.42 | 73.87 | 116.29 | SW1 | 43.44 | 73.20 | 116.64 | M3 |
| Emily Mei-Lin Chan | 34.94 | 70.24 | 105.18 | SW3 | 38.39 | 74.76 | 113.15 | M4 |
| Elizabeth Nguyen | 40.00 | 68.97 | 108.97 | SWP2 | 45.82 | 65.35 | 111.17 | P2 |
| Dalia Rivkin | 38.49 | 70.73 | 109.22 | NA1 | 37.16 | 65.51 | 102.67 | E2 |
| Sarah Feng | 39.91 | 58.73 | 98.64 | CP2 | 41.39 | 66.22 | 107.81 | P4 |
| Megan Wessenberg | 36.88 | 70.11 | 106.99 | NE1 | 34.75 | 64.19 | 98.94 | E4 |
| Brynne McIsaac | 34.42 | 64.57 | 98.99 | SA4 | 37.20 | 67.36 | 104.56 | E1 |
| Rebecca Peng | 30.34 | 65.90 | 96.24 | NE4 | 35.53 | 64.46 | 99.99 | E3 |
NOTE: Higher Non-Qualifying Total Scores:
Ashley Shin 123.03 (Houston Fall Invitational), Tyler Pierce 122.08 (Golden West), Morgan Flood 121.54 (Skate Detroit), Dalia Rivkin 119.18 (MidAtlantics)
NOVICE MEN
| Tomoki Hiwatashi | 46.19 | 100.62 | 146.81 | UGL1 | 50.05 | 99.57 | 149.62 | M1 |
| Daniel Samohin | 48.96 | 96.81 | 145.77 | SWP1 | 46.16 | 83.68 | 129.84 | P1 |
| Oleksiy Melnyk | 49.67 | 92.32 | 141.99 | SA1 | 47.25 | 97.50 | 144.75 | E1 |
| Nicholas Vrdoljak | 45.13 | 78.64 | 123.77 | UGL3 | 46.93 | 92.96 | 139.89 | M2 |
| Tony Lu | 44.44 | 76.57 | 121.01 | SA2 | 41.44 | 84.17 | 125.61 | E2 |
| Paolo Borromeo | 38.42 | 85.30 | 123.72 | SWP2 | 43.36 | 81.94 | 125.30 | P2 |
| Daniel Kulenkamp | 40.12 | 84.99 | 125.11 | UGL2 | 40.43 | 84.79 | 125.22 | M3 |
| Luke West | 35.77 | 77.56 | 113.33 | SW2 | 42.84 | 74.93 | 117.77 | M4 |
| Daniel Petrenko | 39.69 | 75.74 | 115.43 | NE1 | 36.74 | 72.91 | 109.65 | E2 |
| Harrison Wong | 27.99 | 71.68 | 99.67 | SWP4 | 41.83 | 70.90 | 112.73 | P3 |
| Christopher Aaron Singletary (was Aaron Gunderson-Smith) |
n/a | n/a | n/a | NA | 32.79 | 73.27 | 106.06 | E4 |
| Albert Zeng | n/a | n/a | n/a | CP | 34.06 | 64.66 | 98.72 | P4 |
NOVICE PAIRS
Easterns 1-5: Grace Knoop/Noah Chinault 80.43, Riley Herr/Michael Lueck 71.33, Kristen Jennings/Cody Dolkiewicz 70.04, Nicole Lee/Timothy Habeeb 67.26, Alexis Donahoe/James Rappold 58.08 [According to Fill-Up Rule 2512, the top 5 teams qualify for Nationals.];
Mids 1-5: Kaitlin Budd/Nikita Cheban 114.53, Christina Zaitsev/Ernie Utah Stevens 107.19, Sophia Dai/Jeffrey Fishman 95.58, Madeleine Gallagher/Jonathon Horton 93.47, Aya Takai/Brian Johnson 89.66 [According to Fill-Up Rule 2512, the top 5 teams qualify for Nationals.];
Pacs 1-2: Elise Middleton/Robert Hennings 104.58, Juliette Erickson/Connor Fleming 60.25; [Lianna Thomas/David Botero elected not to compete at Sectionals due to 4 or fewer registered].
NOVICE DANCE
Easterns 1-4: Gigi Becker/Luca Becker 89.13, Katherine Gourianova/Alexander Petrov 87.41, Sammi Wren/Alexey Shchepetov 86.60, Rebecca Lucas/Yan Kazansky 82.71;
Mids 1-4: Sierra Chadwick/Alexander Martin 94.68, Tory Patsis/Joseph Johnson 94.45, Kimberly Berkovich/Micah Jaffe 85.20, Ashlyn Gaughan/Cody Lithco 73.69;
Pacs 1-4: Chloe Lewis/Logan Bye 104.16, Sarah Feng/Anthony Ponomarenko 87.96, Lauren Leonesio/Quinn Chambers 87.59, Vivian Luo/Darrell Cheung 71.79.
Please visit the JUNIOR NATIONALS page for a compilation list of the JUVENILE and INTERMEDIATE qualifiers in singles and pairs/dance from the 3 Sectionals, along with their scores.
FUN FACTS: Siblings at Nationals (excluding sibling pair or dance teams)
Isabella Cannuscio & Anastasia Cannuscio (both Sr Dance)
Keiffer Hubbell & Madison Hubbell (both Sr Dance)
Max Aaron (Sr Men) & Madeline Aaron (Jr Pairs)
Morgan Bell (Sr Ladies) & Mariah Bell (Jr Ladies)
Jacob Jaffe (Jr Dance) & Micah Jaffe (Nov Dance)
Ashley Shin (Nov Ladies) & Riley Shin (Int Ladies)
Elizabeth Nguyen (Nov Ladies) & Caitlin Nguyen (Int Ladies)
Lauren Leonesio (Nov Dance) & Logan Leonesio (Int Dance)
Mitchell Friess (Int Men) & Amalia Friess (Juv Girls)
William Hubbart (Int Men) & Joanna Hubbart (Juv Pairs with her brother)
