Team USA selections for 2013 World Junior Championships

The 2013 World Junior Championships will be held in Milan, Italy, from February 25 to March 3, 2013 (click here to view USFS’ selection announcement press release). 2013 Nationals level & final placements have been added in brackets for the skaters/teams listed below. The ISU now requires a minimum technical element score (TES) be achieved internationally in order to be eligible to compete at 2013 Junior Worlds. The TES minimums are as follows:
Men 20 (SP) / 40 (FS); Ladies 20 (SP) / 35 (FS); Pairs 20 (SP) / 30 (FS); Dance 17 (SD) / 27 (FD).
All of the selected skaters/teams, including the alternates, have attained the required minimum scores.

MEN
Jason Brown [S8]
Joshua Farris [S4]
Shotaro Omori [J2]

Alternate 1 – Harrison Choate [S17]
Alternate 2 – Jay Yostanto [J6]
Note: The 2013 Junior champion, Vincent Zhou, is too young (he turned 12 this past October).

LADIES
Samantha Cesario [S8]
Courtney Hicks [S4]
Yasmin Siraj [S6]

Alternate 1 – Angela Wang [S9; JGP Final, 4th]
Alternate 2 – Hannah Miller [S10; JGP Final, 2nd]
Alternate 3 – Leah Keiser [WD; JGP Final, 6th]

PAIRS
Jessica Noelle Calalang/Zack Sidhu [J2]
Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier [S5]
Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer [J1]

Alternate 1 – Madeline Aaron/Max Settlage [J3]
Alternate 2 – Jessica Pfund/AJ Reiss [J6]

DANCE
Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton [J1; JGP Final, 3rd]
Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker [J2]
Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter [J3]

Alternate 1 – Holly Moore/Daniel Klaber [J4]
Alternate 2 – Elliana Pogrebinsky/Ross Gudis [J5]
Alternate 3 – Whitney Miller/Kyle MacMillan [J6]

Congratulations to the 2013 U.S. Intermediate & Juvenile Champions, Medalists & all competitors! (Part 2)

Medals will be awarded on Sunday, January 27, 2013, in Intermediate Men and Ladies, as well as in Intermediate and Juvenile Dance.

INTERMEDIATE MEN
Gold – Andrew Torgashev, Panthers FSC (Florida)
Silver – Eric Stinehart, Skokie Valley SC (IL)
Bronze – Micah Tang, Coyotes SC of Arizona
Pewter – Eric Sjoberg, Univ. of Delaware FSC

INTERMEDIATE LADIES
Gold – Anna Grace Davidson, Salt Lake Figure Skating
Silver – Anastasia Kortjohn, Broadmoor SC
Bronze – Emmy Ma, SC of New York
Pewter – Olivia Allen, DuPage FSC

INTERMEDIATE DANCE
Gold – Eliana Gropman & Ian Somerville, Washington FSC
Silver – Madison Fox & Val Katsman, Rocky Mountain FSC/Broadmoor SC
Bronze – Gwen Sletten & Elliot Verburg, Washington FSC
Pewter – Rebecca Lustig & Zachary Milestone, Univ. of Delaware FSC/Princeton SC

JUVENILE DANCE
Gold – Caroline Green & Gordon Green, Washington FSC
Silver – Alina Efimova & Kevin Kwong, SC of North Carolina/Arctic FSC
Bronze – Elizabeth Addas & Jonathan Schultz, All Year FSC/FSC of Southern California
Pewter – Katherine Grosul & Cameron Colucci, IceWorks SC/Philadelphia SC & HS

IceNetwork’s Intermediate Men’s & Ladies’ FS and Intermediate & Juvenile FD article by Mimi Whetstone

(01/27/2013) – While the senior men prepared for their free skate Sunday, the name on everyone’s lips at the 2013 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships was Andrew Torgashev, who, despite a fall during his footwork sequence, won his first intermediate men’s U.S. title by nearly 10 points.
“This would only happen in my dreams,” Torgashev said. “I was really nervous coming out, but I had to put it aside and do what I could.”
Torgashev’s program, set to the music of Elvis Presley, earned 68.07 points, en route to a remarkable 107.92 points for the week. Following a juvenile title at last year’s U.S. Junior Championships, Torgashev successfully executed three triple jumps, including a triple Salchow-double toe combination that earned a program-high 6.10 points. His program components score of 31.95 bested the field by more than five points, giving Torgashev his second U.S. title in as many years.
The silver medal went to Eric Stinehart with 98.00 total points, followed by Micah Tang, whose solid free skate pulled him up from a fifth-place finish in the short program to stand on the podium with 88.55 points.

Despite finishing second in the free skate, Anna Grace Davidson edged out her competitors, including Anastasia Kortjohn, Emmy Ma and Olivia Allan, all of whom competed as juveniles last year, for the intermediate ladies gold.
“It feels different being at such a big competition with so many older girls,” Davidson said. “I think I handled it well. I’ve been working really hard.”
Earning 99.52 points for the event, Davidson dazzled in her performance to “Whitaker’s Wonder” by Michael W. Smith. In an elegant light-blue dress, Davidson completed two Level 4 spins and a double Axel-double toe combination, giving her 64.16 points for the segment.
Kortjohn, who sat in fifth place after the short program, executed a stunning free skate to “Rhapsody in Rock” by Robert Wells that included double Axel-double toe and triple Salchow-double toe combinations. Kortjohn won the segment with 64.92 points, finishing the event with 97.41 points and the silver medal.
Ma earned bronze with 95.59 points, while Allan, in second place after the short program, finished fourth with 94.27 points.

Caroline Green, 10, and her brother Gordon Green, 12, held onto their lead after the pattern dance segment to win the juvenile dance competition by more than seven points after finishing seventh at last year’s U.S. Junior Championships.
“I think we have a lot harder elements this year,” Gordon said. “We’ve watched a lot of other teams and try to do everything the way they do it, like Meryl Davis and Charlie White. They have such great expression.”
Caroline and Gordon performed a well-synched free dance to “Davy Jones Lullaby” by Hans Zimmer and “He’s a Pirate” by Klaus Badelt and earned a Level 4 on three of their five elements. They earned 46.60 points for the segment and finished the week with 85.63 points.
Alina Efimova and Kevin Kwong pulled up from a fourth-place finish in the pattern dance segment to take the silver medal with 78.68 points, while Elizabeth Addas and Jonathan Schultz took third with 77.68 points.

Eliana Gropman and Ian Somerville also maintained their leading status after the pattern dance, winning the intermediate dance title with 103.56 points.
“I think our footwork was pretty good today,” Gropman said. “We’re both really happy to be here.”
Performing their free dance to “Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob Danse des Jeunes Hassidiques” by Vladimir Cosma, Gropman and Somerville earned an impressive 28.86 points for their program components, demonstrating posture and quality well beyond their years.
Madison Fox and Val Katsman, who train alongside newly crowned novice bronze medalists Tory Patsis and Joseph Johnson, earned the silver medal with 97.63 points, followed by Gwen Sletten and Elliot Verburg with 89.75 points.

Click here for the action photo gallery

INTERMEDIATE MEN Final (Sunday): Final Results (with links to protocols)
1-12: Andrew Torgashev 107.92 (68.07, 1st in FS), Eric Stinehart 98.00, Micah Tang 88.55, Eric Sjoberg 87.54, Liam Roumila 87.05, Derek Wagner 84.90, Justin Ly 82.62, Jun-Hong Chen 80.84, William Hubbart 73.72, Mitchell Friess 72.44, Mathew Graham 70.64, Ivan Mokhov 59.89

INTERMEDIATE LADIES Final (Sunday): Final Results (with links to protocols)
1-12: Anna Grace Davidson 99.52, Anastasia Kortjohn 97.41 (64.92, 1st in FS), Emmy Ma 95.59, Olivia Allen 94.27, Paige Rydberg 92.36, Riley Shin 91.27, Jin Baseman 90.22, Caitlin Nguyen 86.69, Ai Setoyama 86.07, Samantha Steeman 82.25, Samantha Scott 78.69, Hina Ueno 78.48

INTERMEDIATE DANCE Final (Sunday): Final Results (with links to protocols)
1-12: Gropman/Somerville 103.56 (50.89, 1st in FD), Fox/Katsman 97.63, Sletten/Verburg 89.75, Lustig/Milestone 87.61, Howland/Cohn 86.93, Klopstock/Leonesio 78.36, Middleton/Valdez 74.78, Babaev/Wenner 69.46, Leadmon/Schedl 68.51, Gart/Rosenthal 66.22, Fagan/Lockhart 48.01, Vassel-Beasley/Neff 47.63

JUVENILE DANCE Final (Sunday): Final Results (with links to protocols)
1-12: Green/Green 85.83 (46.60, 1st in FD), Efimova/Kwong 78.68, Addas/Schultz 77.68, Grosul/Colucci 76.07, Elder/Elder 72.76, Buckley/Niva 69.13, Wei/Fourati 67.66, Hagan/Michel 64.00, Klotz/Kirov 60.30, Smith/Sandraz 58.10, Kent/Middlekauf 55.47, Miller/Usanov 53.17

Click here for a list of medalists and final results in Intermediate Pairs and Juvenile Girls/Boys/Pairs, plus links to article recaps and photos posted earlier in this blog.

2013 U.S. Nationals Senior Ladies Bios/Program Music

Here are quick profiles of the Senior ladies:

Sophia Adams
Age 19 (b. 1/1/94)
Hometown: Orange, CA
Club: All Year FSC
Coaches: Alex Chang, Jere Michael
Choreographers: Alex Chang, Mary Becktell
FS Music: Titanic soundtrack by James Horner
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 17th

Kiri Baga
Age 17 (b. 4/15/95)
Hometown: Bloomington, MN
Club: FSC of Bloomington
Coaches: Cindy Caprel, Kristen Mita
Choreographers: Kelly Benzinger, Pasquale Camerlengo
FS Music: “Samson and Delilah” by Camille Saint-Saens
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 10th

Morgan Bell
Age 21 (b. Aug. 5, 1991)
Hometown: Westminster, CO
Club: Rocky Mountain FSC
Coaches: Cindy Sullivan, Billy Schneider
Choreographer: Cindy Stuart
FS Music: Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman; Alexander by Vangelis; House of Flying Daggers by Shigeru Umebayashi
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 18th

Becky Bereswill
Age 22 (b. 10/2/90)
Hometown: Houston, TX
Club: Detroit SC
Coaches: Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen
Choreographers: Yuka Sato, Marina Zoueva
FS Music: Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev
Placement at 2010 Nationals in Senior: 13th
She placed 3rd in the 2012 U.S. Collegiate Championships representing the Univ. of Michigan.

Ashley Cain
Age 17 (b. 7/22/95)
Hometown: Coppell, TX
Club: Stars FSC of Texas
Coaches: Darlene Cain, Peter Cain
Choreographer: Scott Brown
FS Music: “Ave Maria” arranged by David Foster and William Joseph
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Junior: 2nd

Samantha Cesario
Age 19 (b. 8/21/93)
Hometown: Oceanside, NY
Club: SC of New York
Coaches: Peter Burrows, Mary Lynn Gelderman
Choreographer: Inese Bucevica
FS Music: Black Swan soundtrack by Clint Mansell (and Tchaikovsky)
Placement at 2010 Nationals in Senior: 14th (her debut)

Laney Diggs
Age 20 (Oct. 9, 1992)
She replaced the injured Vanessa Lam – current coach/choreographer/short program music info is not available (FS music is a Spanish medley, including “Concierto de Aranjuez” and “Malaguena”). She is a full-time student at the Univ. of California, Berkeley (Class of 2014), and placed 7th at the 2012 U.S. Collegiate Championships. Her last appearance at Nationals was in 2010 and she placed 15th in Senior.

Haley Dunne
Age 19 (3/16/93)
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Club: Univ. of Delaware FSC
Coaches: Pam Gregory, Jeff DiGregorio
Choreographers: Tim Murphy, Pam Gregory
FS Music: “Symphonic Dances” by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 16th

Joelle Forte
Age 26 (b. 7/5/86)
Hometown: Merrick, NY
Club: SC of New York
Coach: Dmitri Gromov
Choreographer: Anya Zadorozhniuk, Igor Lukanin
FS Music: The 13th Warrior soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 14th

Christina Gao
Age 18 (b. 3/7/94)
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Club: SC of Boston
Coaches: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Choreographers: David Wilson (FS), Mark Mitchell (SP)
FS Music: “Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla
Placement at 2010-2012 Nationals in Senior: 5th

Gracie Gold
Age 17 (b. 8/17/95)
Hometown: Chicago
Club: Wagon Wheel FSC
Coach: Alexander Ouriashev
Choreographer: Scott Brown
FS Music: Life is Beautiful soundtrack by Nicola Piovani
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Junior: 1st

Courtney Hicks
Age 17 (b. 12/15/95)
Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
Club: All Year FSC
Coaches: Jere Michael, Alex Chang
Choreographer: Alex Chang
FS Music: Red Violin (Aranjuez) by Ikuko Kawai
Placement at 2011 Nationals in Junior: 1st
Note: She missed the second half of the 2011-12 season due to injury.

Amanda Hofmann
Age 17 (b. May 25, 1995)
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
Club: Portland ISC
Coach: Paul Askham (also Joanne McLeod, Neil Wilson in Canada)
Choreographer: Amanda Hofmann
FS Music: Peter Pan soundtrack by James Newton Howard
She won the 2011 U.S. Novice Ladies 4th place pewter medal.

Leah Keiser
Age 15 (b. 9/13/97)
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Club: All Year FSC
Coaches: John Nicks, Christa Fassi
Choreographer: Lori Nichol
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 12th
Click here to read the press release about her injury withdrawal at Nationals.

Vanessa Lam
Age 17 (b. 6/19/95)
Hometown: Bellflower, CA
Club: All Year FSC
Coaches: Doug Chapman, Dianne DeLeeuw-Chapman
Choreographers: Doug Chapman, Dianne DeLeeuw-Chapman
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 9th
Click here to read the press release about her injury withdrawal before Nationals (replaced by Laney Diggs).

Hannah Miller
Age 16 (b. 10/29/98)
Hometown: Williamston, MI
Club: Lansing SC
Coach: Kirsten Miller-Zisholz (her aunt)
Choreographers: Daniil Barantsev, Tanith Belbin
FS Music: “The Storm” by Havasi Balazs
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Junior: 2nd

Mirai Nagasu
Age 19 (b. 4/16/93)
Hometown: Arcadia, CA
Club: Pasadena FSC
Coaches: Wendy Olson, Amy Evidente
Choreographers: Susan Austin, Cindy Stuart, Bebe Liang
FS Music: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 “Organ” by Camille Saint-Saens
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 7th

Yasmin Siraj
Age 16 (b. 7/30/96)
Hometown: Brookline, MA
Club: SC of Boston
Coaches: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Choreographers: Catarina Lindgren, Jamie Isley
FS Music: Seven Years in Tibet soundtrack by John Williams
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 15th

Ashley Wagner
Age 21 (b. 5/16/91)
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Club: SC of Wilmington
Coach: John Nicks
Choreographer: Phillip Mills
FS Music: “Samson and Delilah” by Camille Saint-Saens
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 1st

Angela Wang
Age 16 (b. 7/30/96)
Hometown: Salt Lake City
Club: Salt Lake Figure Skating
Coaches: Christy Krall, Damon Allen
Choreographers: Tom Dickson (FS), Scott Brown (SP)
FS Music: Selections from the Ladies in Lavender soundtrack by Nigel Hess
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 8th

Agnes Zawadzki
Age 18 (b. 7/31/94)
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Club: Broadmoor SC
Coaches: Christy Krall, David Santee
Choreographers: David Wilson (SP), Scott Brown (FS)
FS Music: “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 3rd

Caroline Zhang
Age 19 (b. 5/20/93)
Club: All Year FSC
Coach: Peter Oppegard
Choreographers: David Wilson (FS), Karen Kwan-Oppegard
FS Music: “Nessun Dorma” by Giacomo Puccini (includes Vanessa-Mae version)
Placement at 2012 Nationals in Senior: 4th

Congratulations to the 2013 U.S. Intermediate & Juvenile Champions, Medalists & all competitors! (Part 1)

INTERMEDIATE PAIRS
Gold – Alicia Bertsch & Austin Hale, Ann Arbor FSC/Fort Wayne ISC
Silver – Darbie Burke & Griffin Schwab, SC of New York
Bronze – Gabriella Marvaldi & Kyle Hogeboom, SC of Southern New Jersey
Pewter – Alexandria Schmainda & Matthew Scoralle, South Bay FSC/All Year FSC

NOTE: Intermediate Ladies and Men, and Intermediate and Juvenile Dance finish on Sunday, Jan. 27.

JUVENILE GIRLS
Gold – Karolina Calhoun, Los Angeles FSC
Silver – Maxine Marie Bautista, DuPage FSC
Bronze – Akari Nakahara, All Year FSC
Pewter – Krystal Edwards, SC of North Carolina

JUVENILE BOYS
Gold – Maxim Naumov, Charter Oak FSC
Silver – Kendrick Weston, Salt Lake Figure Skating
Bronze – Sasha Lunin, Fort Wayne ISC
Pewter – Dinh Tran, SC of San Francisco

JUVENILE PAIRS
Gold – Joanna & William Hubbart, Southwest Florida FSC
[Click here to read a local Florida article about the Hubbarts (Feb. 6, 2013)]
Silver – Cate Hawkins & Eric Hartley, Queen City FSC
Bronze – Jasmine & Joshua Fendi (twins), Los Angeles FSC
Pewter – Greta & John Crafoord (twins), ISC of Indianapolis

IceNetwork’s Intermediate & Juvenile Pairs Free Skate/Intermediate Ladies/Men SP; Pattern Dance article by Mimi Whetstone

(01/26/2013) – The 2013 U.S. juvenile and intermediate pairs champions were crowned Friday at Omaha’s Civic Auditorium as juvenile siblings Joanna Hubbart and William Hubbart and intermediate competitors Alicia Bertsch and Austin Hale each won their respective events by an impressive eight points.
As Joanna celebrated her 14th birthday, the Hubbart siblings executed a near flawless free skate to selections from Riverdance, which included side-by-side double Lutzes and earned 48.16 points.
“We did a great throw double flip and we skated really well,” William said. “I think being brother and sister gives us an advantage because we’re around each other all the time.”
The silver medal went to Cate Hawkins and Eric Hartley, who earned 39.91 points for their “Samson and Delilah” free skate, while 38.84 points and the bronze medal went to twins Jasmine and Joshua Fendi.
Bertsch and Hale earned 67.83 points for their performance to “Once Upon a Time in America” by Ennio Morricone, a score that bested the 2012 U.S. intermediate pairs title by more than five points.
“They nailed the throws and the twists,” coach Alena Lunin said. “We owe the score to a lot of hard work.”
In second place with 59.69 points, Darbie Burke and Griffin Schwab executed their performance to music from the films of Charlie Chaplin, followed by Gabriella Marvaldi and Kyle Hogeboom, who nabbed the bronze medal with 53.59 points.

Heading into Sunday’s free skates, competitors laid the groundwork for the intermediate ladies and men’s podium with Anna Grace Davidson and Andrew Torgashev leading the way, respectively.
Davidson, who earned an impressive 35.36 points for her “Ragtime” short program, will have tough competition as less than one point separates first through third place.
“I felt kind of shaky,” Davidson admitted. “I was pretty scared. Last year, I competed as a juvenile, but I think I’ll feel good for the free skate.”
Within striking distance are 2013 Midwestern Sectional champion Olivia Allan with 35.30 points, and 2013 Eastern Sectional silver medalist Emmy Ma with 35.16 points.
Torgashev, who is coached by his parents, made the event a family affair, taking in a hug from his little sister in the stands post-performance. His program garnered 39.85 points and featured a double Lutz-double loop combination and two Level 4 spins.
“That was the best I’ve skated all season, so I’m really proud of it,” Torgashev said. “I don’t go for the points, I just want to skate the best that I can so the points take care of themselves.”
In second place with a season-best 37.29 points is Liam Roumila, with Eric Stinehart’s 34.66 points rounding out the top three.

In addition to singles and pairs events, the ice dancers established their positions for Sunday’s free dances with the juvenile and intermediate pattern dance competitions.
Performing the Willow Waltz and the Foxtrot, siblings Caroline Green and Gordon Green took the juvenile dance lead with a collective 39.23 points, nearly five points ahead of the field.
“I enjoy the compulsory dances,” Caroline said. “It feels like there’s not as much pressure on you and you can just have fun.”
In second place with 34.71 points are Elizabeth Addas and Jonathan Schultz, followed by the brother-sister team of Sophia and Christopher Elder with 33.48 points.
After performing the Rocker Foxtrot and European Waltz, Eliana Gropman and Ian Somerville lead the intermediate dance event with a total of 52.67 points. Their elegant and poised European Waltz earned 28.14 points, besting their competitors by nearly five points.
“We’ve been training really hard with our coaches and they’ve been pushing us to do our best,” Gropman said. “We want to go to the Olympics some day.”
Holding second place are Madison Fox and Val Katsman with 48.37 points, while Rebecca Lustig and Zachary Milestone hold third with 42.07 points.

Friday’s Intermediate & Juvenile Pattern Dance/Pairs FS action photo gallery

INTERMEDIATE PAIRS Final 1-8 (Friday): FS protocols (direct link)
Bertsch/Hale 67.83, Burke/Schwab 59.69, Marvaldi/Hogeboom 53.59, Schmainda/Scoralle 44.23, Yack/Ogren 40.07, Olson/Nussle 39.58, Bowden/Chang 36.24, Nandy/Nandy 33.51

JUVENILE PAIRS Final 1-12 (Friday): FS protocols (direct link)
Hubbart/Hubbart 48.16, Hawkins/Hartley 39.91, Fendi/Fendi 38.84, Crafoord/Crafoord 38.43, Lockley/Bedard 35.49, Griffin/Civiello 35.09, Esposito/Rensing 33.59, Guo/Tong 28.95, Wright/Wright 26.98, Kuhlman/Zadrozny 26.30, Hliebay/Schenten 26.11, Evett/Dennler 25.51

IceNetwork’s Juvenile Girls & Boys Free Skate recap article by Mimi Whetstone

(01/26/2013) – The juvenile girls and boys titles were awarded Saturday at the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where Karolina Calhoun won a ladies event laced with grace and style.
“It feels really exciting,” Calhoun said. “After I landed my last jump, I went into my layback spin and I knew that I had done a really good job.”
Calhoun earned 49.25 points for her free skate to “Ave Maria,” which included a double Lutz-double loop combination, and bested her competitors by nearly three points. In addition to technical content, Calhoun’s seamless transitions and twizzles earned a program components score of 25 points, the highest of the event.
Winning the silver medal, Maxine Marie Bautista finished her free skate with a Level 4 combination spin that showcased her outstanding flexibility. Bautista finished with 46.76 points, edging bronze medalist Akari Nakahara, who netted 46.66 points. In fourth place, Krystal Edwards finished with 44.12 points.
The juvenile boys event, won by 12-year-old Maxim Naumov, was highlighted by an abundance of showmanship and pizazz. Less than one point separated the top three skaters, each of whom earned more than 20 points for their program components.
“I’m really happy,” Naumov said. “All the work that I’ve done paid off, and I’m really excited.”
Naumov’s free skate, set to “Rock Prelude” by David Garrett and “Dramatico” by Edvin Marton, featured two double Axels, including a double Axel-double toe combination that netted 3.70 points. He earned 46.59 points for the day and won the gold medal after a seventh-place finish at last year’s U.S. Junior Championships.
Less than a point behind, silver medalist Kendrick Weston earned 46.28 points for his “Brigade” free skate, which included an impressive double Axel-double loop combination. In third place, Sasha Lunin finished with 46.11 points, just ahead of Dinh Tran, who finished fourth with 45.77 points.

Action photo gallery

JUVENILE GIRLS Final 1-12 (Saturday): FS protocols (direct link)
Karolina Calhoun 49.25, Maxine Marie Bautista 46.76, Akari Nakahara 46.66, Krystal Edwards 44.12, Pooja Kalyan 43.11, Ella Ales 42.14, Ashley Lin 41.97, Selina Shi 41.71, Gabriella Izzo 41.68, Emilee Zhang 41.29, Amalia Friess 40.91, Tori Rotella 39.85

JUVENILE BOYS Final 1-12 (Saturday): FS protocols (direct link)
Maxim Naumov 46.59, Kendrick Weston 46.28, Sasha Lunin 46.11, Dinh Tran 45.77, Camden Pulkinen 41.67, Ken Mikawa 39.93, Ryan VanDoren 39.64, John Farres 39.45, Billy Stone 38.81, Luke Ferrante 38.72, Ryan Bedard 38.61, Mikhail Gumba 30.29

2013 U.S. Nationals useful reference links

Start Orders / Official Results & Protocols / Event Schedule (in Central time)

IceNetwork’s event coverage (links to daily articles, photos, on demand videos)

USFS’ SKATING magazine blog, updated daily

Omaha World Herald’s coverage, updated daily

Ice-Dance.com’s event site with profiles of all dance teams, Senior to Juvenile

Profiles of the 10 Senior Pair teams (posted earlier in this blog)

SylviaUnseen’s Twitter feed

2013 U.S. Nationals Juvenile Girls Bios/Program Music

Here are profiles of the Juvenile Girls, listed alphabetically, with their Sectional score from November 2012 added (Regional score from October 2012 is included if higher):

Ella Ales
Age 11 (12 in October)
Hometown: Glendale, CA
Club: Los Angeles FSC
Coach: Wendy Olson
Choreographer: Jamie Isley
FS Music: Spanish piece? [printed as “Riders on the Storm” by Peter Scholes Kennedy]
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, Juvenile, 3rd (45.66); 2013 Southwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 3rd (48.51)

Maxine Marie Bautista
Age 11 (12 in June)
Hometown: River Grove, IL
Club: DuPage FSC
Coach: Alexander Ouriashev
Choreographers: Oleg Epstein, Scott Brown
FS Music: Theme from Beware of the Automobile by Andrey Petrov
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, Juvenile, 4th (43.96); 2013 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile, 3rd (44.11)

Karolina Calhoun
Age 13
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Club: Los Angeles FSC
Coach: Anna Baram
Choreographer: Anna Baram
FS Music: “Ave Maria” by Franz Schubert
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, Juvenile, 1st (50.93); 2013 Southwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 4th; ; 2012 Southwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 10th

Krystal Edwards
Age 10 (11 in July)
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Club: SC of North Carolina
Coach: Rashid Kadyrkaev
Choreographer: Rashid Kadyrkaev
FS Music: “Bezdna” by DiDyuLya
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, Juvenile, 3rd (45.20); 2013 South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile, 1st (49.05)

Amalia Friess
Age 12 (13 in February)
Hometown: Layton, UT
Club: Wasatch, UT
Coaches: Amanda Kovar, Karel Kovar
Choreographer: Amanda Kovar
FS Music: “The Chase” by Howard Shore
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, Juvenile, 4th (45.02); 2013 Central Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 2nd (45.44); 2012 Central Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 13th

Gabriella Izzo
Age 11 (12 in August)
Hometown: Brighton, MA
Club: SC of Boston
Coaches: Suna Murray, Sergey Minaev, Stephen Carriere
Choreographer: Suna Murray
FS Music: “Hymne A L’Amour” by Pierre Porte
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, Juvenile, 1st (45.87); 2013 New England Regional, Juvenile, 3rd

Pooja Kalyan
Age 10 (11 in November)
Hometown: Fayetteville, AR
Club: Ozark FSC
Coaches: Frank Carroll, Cindy Sullivan
Choreographer: Scott Brown
FS Music: “Flower Duet (Lakme)” by Leo Delibes
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, Juvenile, 2nd (44.47); 2013 Southwestern Regional, Juvenile, 1st (47.37)

Ashley Lin
Age 9 (10 in March)
Hometown: Frisco, TX
Club: Dallas FSC
Coach: Sergey Artemov
Choreographers: Anya Artemova, Sergey Artemov
FS Music: Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, Juvenile, 3rd (43.98); 2013 Southwestern Regional, Juvenile, 3rd (44.20)

Akari Nakahara
Age 10 (11 in April)
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Club: All Year FSC
Coach: Susan Berens
Choreographer: Cindy Stuart
FS Music: “Dance of the Tumblers” by Rimsky-Korsakov
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, Juvenile, 2nd (47.17); 2013 Southwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 1st (49.17); 2012 Southwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 5th

Tori Rotella
Age 11 (12 in April)
Hometown: Providence, RI
Club: SC of Boston
Coaches: Jessica Meller, Sergey Minaev
Choreographers: Matthew Lind, Sergey Minaev
FS Music: “Hey Pachuco” by Roya; Crown Revue
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, Juvenile, 4th (43.27); 2013 New England Regional, Juvenile, 4th (44.98); 2012 New England Regional, Juvenile, 7th; 2011 New England Regional, Juvenile, 12th

Selina Shi
Age 12 (13 in December)
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Club: Detroit SC
Coach: Adrienne Lenda
Choreographers: Adrienne Lenda, Jessica Joseph
FS Music: That’s Entertainment by Henry Mancini
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, Juvenile, 1st (44.68); 2013 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile, 3rd (44.87); 2012 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile, 11th

Emilee Zhang
Age 12 (13 in November)
Hometown: Simsbury, CT
Club: Charter Oak FSC
Coaches: Vladimir Petrenko, Elena Petrenko
Choreographer: Elena Petrenko
FS Music: “Ancient Ruins” by Issam Houshan
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, Juvenile, 2nd (42.23); 2013 New England Regional, Juvenile, 1st (49.64); 2012 New England Regional, Juvenile, 12th

2013 U.S. Nationals Juvenile Boys Bios/Program Music

Here are profiles of the Juvenile Boys, listed alphabetically, with their Sectional score from November 2012 added (Regional score from October 2012 is included if higher):

Ryan Bedard
Age 12
Hometown: Cary, IL
Club: Northern Ice SC
Coaches: Oleg Podvalny, Mimi Bedard
Choreographer: Mimi Bedard
FS Music: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory soundtrack by Danny Elfman
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, Juvenile, 2nd (43.59); 2013 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile, 1st; 2012 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile, 14th

John Farres
Age 11
Hometown: Simsbury, CT
Club: River Edge FSC
Coach: Serhii Vaypan
Choreographer: Serhii Vaypan
FS Music: Pirates of the Caribbean by Hans Zimmer
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, Juvenile, 2nd (40.78); 2013 New England Regional, Juvenile, 3rd

Luke Ferrante
Age 12
Hometown: Hunstville, AL
Club: SC of Huntsville
Coach: Editha Dotson-Bowser
Choreographer: Editha Dotson-Bowser
FS Music: “Hernando’s Hideaway” by Richard Adler amd Jerry Ross
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, Juvenile, 3rd (39.76); 2013 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile, 3rd (41.57)

Mikhail Gumba
Age 13
Hometown: Cheyenne, WY
Club: Broadmoor SC
Coaches: Natalya Khazova
Choreographer: Natalya Khazova
FS Music: Russian medley by various artists
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, Juvenile, 4th (39.22); 2013 Southwestern Regional, Juvenile, 2nd

Sasha Lunin
Age 12
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
Club: Fort Wayne ISC
Coaches: Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin
Choreographers: Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin
FS Music: “Escala” by Palladio
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, Juvenile, 1st (45.69); 2013 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile, 1st (48.85)

Ken Mikawa
Age 10
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Club: Richmond FSC
Coach: Rashid Kadyrkaev and ?
Choreographer: Stacey Carter
FS Music: “Jumpin’ Jack” by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, Juvenile, 4th (35.59); 2013 South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile, 1st (37.67)

Maxim Naumov
Age 11
Hometown: Simsbury, CT
Club: Charter Oak FSC
Coaches: Vadim Naumov, Evgenia Shishkova
Choreographer: Vadim Naumov, Evgenia Shishkova
FS Music: “Rock Prelude” by David Garrett; “Dramatico” by Edvin Marton
Recent Competitions: Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, Juvenile, 3rd (39.19); 2013 New England Regional, Juvenile, 1st (44.36); 2012 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile, 7th

Camden Pulkinen
Age 12
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Club: Coyotes SC of Arizona
Coach: Karen Gesell
Choreographer: Karen Gesell
FS Music: “Conspiracy Theory” by Carter Burwell
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional (47.95), Juvenile, 1st; 2013 Southwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 1st; 2012 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile, 16th

Billy Stone
Age 13
Hometown: Missoula, MT
Club: Missoula FSC
Coach: Shannon Damiano
Choreographers: Dan Hollander, Noreen Clohessy
FS Music: “Breakfast Machine” by Danny Elfman
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, Juvenile, 4th (38.51); 2013 Northwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 1st

Dinh Tran
Age 11
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Club: SC of San Francisco
Coach: Don Corbiell
Choreographers: Louis Vachon, Don Corbiell
FS Music: “Tequila” by The Champs
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, Juvenile, 3rd (42.69); 2013 Central Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 1st

Ryan Van Doren
Age 14
Hometown: Westborough, MA
Club: Colonial FSC
Coach: Jessica Meller
Choreographer: Jessica Meller
FS Music: “The Flight of Cassandra” by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, Juvenile, 1st (41.00); 2013 New England Regional, Juvenile, 2nd (42.31)

Kendrick Weston
Age 12
Hometown: West Jordan, UT
Club: Salt Lake Figure Skating
Coach: Lisa Kriley
Choreographer: Evgeni Nemirovski
FS Music: “Brigade” by Alexei Scheligin
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, Juvenile, 2nd (46.05); 2013 Central Pacific Regional, Juvenile, 3rd; 2012 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile, 8th

2013 U.S. Nationals Senior Men Bios/Program Music

Here are quick profiles of the 20 Senior men competing in Omaha, listed alphabetically:

Max Aaron
Age 20; Birthdate: Feb. 25, 1992
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Club: Broadmoor SC
Coach: Tom Zakrajsek
Choreographer: Pasquale Camerlengo
SP Music: Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk
FS Music: West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein

Jeremy Abbott
Age 27; Birthdate: June 5, 1985
Hometown: Aspen, CO
Club: Detroit SC
Coaches: Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen
Choreographers: Yuka Sato, Jeremy Abbott, Benji Schwimmer (SP)
SP Music: “Spy” by Nathan Lanier
FS Music: “Bring Him Home” from Les Misérables by Schönberg

William Brewster
Age 22; Birthdate: March 3, 1990
Hometown: Novi, MI
Club: Detroit SC
Coaches: Jason Dungjen, Yuka Sato
Choreographer: Massimo Scali
SP Music: “Carnival of Venice variations for trumpet and orchestra” by Del Staigers
FS Music: “Lord of the Dance” by Ronan Hardiman; “Merida’s Home” by Patrick Doyle

Jason Brown
Age 18; Birthdate: Dec. 15, 1994
Hometown: Highland Park, IL
Club: Skokie Valley SC
Coaches: Kori Ade, Rob Peal
Choreographer: Rohene Ward
SP Music: “The Question of U” by Prince
FS Music: “Liebestraum” by Franz Liszt

Wesley Campbell
Age 27; Birthdate: Dec. 12, 1985
Hometown: Acton, MA
Club: Colonial FSC
Coaches: Julie Graham Eavzan, Chad Brennan, Suna Murray
Choreographers: Sheryl Franks (FS), Robert Mauti (SP)
SP Music: “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel
FS Music: “Ave Maria” by Franz Schubert

Stephen Carriere
Age 23; Birthdate: June 15, 1989
Hometown: Boston, MA
Club: SC of Boston
Coach: Suna Murray
Choreographer: Scott Brown
SP Music: “Passionata” by London Musicians Orchestra
FS Music: Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky; Black Swan soundtrack by Clint Mansell

Jonathan Cassar
Age 26; Birthdate: Dec. 4, 1986
Hometown: Waterford, MI
Club: All Year FSC
Coach: Frank Carroll
Choreographer: David Wilson
SP Music: “Bring Him Home”from Les Miserables performed by Jon Schmidt (piano) and Steven Sharp Nelson (cellist)
FS Music: “Pagliacci” by R. Leoncavallo

Harrison Choate
Age 19; Birthdate: Oct. 18, 1993
Hometown: Weston, MA
Club: SC of Boston
Coaches: Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell
Choreographers: Jamie Isley, Tom Dickson
SP Music: “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” and “Mambo Jambo” by Perez Prado
FS Music: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue by Richard Rogers?

Richard Dornbush
Age 21; Birthdate: Aug. 27, 1991
Hometown: Corona, CA
Club: All Year FSC
Coach: Tammy Gambill
Choreographers: Mark Pillay (SP), Cindy Stuart (FS)
SP Music: U2’s “With or Without You” (instrumental version)
FS Music: “The Wild Ones” by Lou Busch; “Harlem Nocturne” by Earle Hagen and Dick Rogers; “Rooftops” by Danny Elfman

Joshua Farris
Age 18; Birthdate: Jan. 6, 1995
Hometown: Renton, WA
Club: Broadmoor SC
Coaches: Christy Krall, Damon Allen
Choreographers: Damon Allen, Phillip Mills
SP Music: “Prelude” from Unaccompanied Cello Suite in G Major, BWV 1007 by J.S. Bach, performed by Yo-Yo Ma
FS Music: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C Minor, op. 18: “Allegro Scherzando” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, performed by Van Cliburn

Grant Hochstein
Age 22; Birthdate: July 16, 1990
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Club: SC of New York
Coaches: Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan-Oppegard
Choreographers: Karen Kwan-Oppegard (SP, FS), Peter Oppegard (FS)
SP Music: Selections from La Califfa (The Lady Caliph) soundtrack by Ennio Morricone
FS Music: King Arthur soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and Troy soundtrack by James Horner

Alexander Johnson
Age 22; Birthdate: May 15, 1990
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
Club: Broadmoor SC
Coach: Tom Dickson
Choreographer: Tom Dickson
SP Music: “Concerto in F” by George Gershwin
FS Music: “Eleanor Rigby” compilation by The Beatles

Armin Mahbanoozadeh
Age 21; Birthdate: Aug. 15, 1991
Hometown: Potomac Falls, VA
Club: Washington FSC
Coach: Christy Krall
Choreographer: Catarina Lindgren
SP Music: “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin
FS Music: “Doctor Who” by Murray Gold

Keegan Messing
Age 21; Birthdate: Jan. 23, 1992
Hometown: Girdwood, AK
Club: Alaska Association of Figure Skaters
Coach: Ralph Burghart
Choreographers: Rory Flack, Stephanee Grosscup
SP Music: “Sing Sing Sing” by Benny Goodman
FS Music: The Matrix soundtrack by Rob Dougan

Ross Miner
Age 22; Birthdate: Jan. 24, 1991
Hometown: Boston, MA
Club: SC of Boston
Coach: Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell
Choreographers: Catarina Lindgren (SP), Tom Dickson (FS)
SP Music: “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” by Sergei Rachmaninoff
FS Music: Captain Blood soundtrack by Erich Korngold

Brandon Mroz
Age 22; Birthdate: Dec. 22, 1990
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Club: Broadmoor SC
Coach: Tom Zakrajsek
Choreographer: Jeff Buttle
SP Music: “Mack the Knife” composed by Kurt Weill
FS Music: Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue” and “Cello Concerto” performed by Yo-Yo Ma

Sean Rabbitt
Age 22; Birthdate: April 8, 1990
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
Club: Glacier Falls FSC
Coach: Tammy Gambill
Choreographers: Cindy Stuart (SP), Karen Kwan-Oppegard (FS)
SP Music: “One Mint Julep” by Xavier Cugat
FS Music: “Daphnis et Chloé” by Maurice Ravel, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Douglas Razzano
Age 24; Birthdate: Oct. 22, 1988
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Club: Coyotes SC of Arizona
Coaches: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret
Choreographers: Grant Rorvick, Doug Ladret
SP Music: “Piano Concerto No. 2: Allegro Scherzando” by Sergei Rachmaninoff
FS Music: “Queen Symphony” by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Tolga Kashif

Adam Rippon
Age 23; Birthdate: Nov. 11, 1989
Hometown: Clarks Summit, PA
Club: SC of New York
Coaches: Rafael Arutyunyan, Vera Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva
Choreographers: Michael Seibert, Rafael Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva
SP Music: “Nessun Dorma” by Giacomo Puccini
FS Music: Selections from The Incredibles soundtrack by Michael Giacchino

Philip Warren
Age 19; Birthdate: June 14, 1993
Hometown: Redlands, CA
Club: All Year FSC
Coaches: Tammy Gambill, John Nicks
Choreographer: Cindy Stuart
SP Music: “From Russia With Love” by John Barry
FS Music: “Ouverture de Don Juan” by Felix Gray

2013 U.S. Nationals Intermediate & Juvenile Pairs Bios/Program music

INTERMEDIATE PAIRS

Alicia Bertsch & Austin Hale
Ages: 12 & 16
Hometowns: Willis, MI; Richland, WA
Clubs: Ann Arbor FSC; Fort Wayne ISC
Coach: Alena Lunin
Choreographer: Alena Lunin
FS Music: “Once Upon a Time in America” by Ennio Morricone
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, 1st; 2012 U.S. Juvenile silver medalists

Annaliyse Bowden & Johnathon Chang
Ages: 12 & 15
Hometowns: Richardson, TX; Plano, TX
Club: Dallas FSC
Coach: Margaret Bowden Butler, Pierre Panayi
Choreographers: Margaret Bowden Butler, Nick Traxler
FS Music: Variations from The Beatles by John Williams
Recent Competitions: 2011 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile, 5th

Darbie Burke & Griffin Schwab
Ages: 12 & 16
Hometowns: Ronkonkoma, NY; S. Setauket, NY
Club: SC of New York
Coaches: Cathryn Schwab, Kaela Pflumm
Choreographer: Cathryn Schwab, Kaela Pflumm
FS Music: Music from the films of Charlie Chaplin
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, 1st; 2012 U.S. Juvenile pewter medalists

Gabriella Marvaldi & Kyle Hogeboom
Ages: 12 & 14
Hometowns: Lumberton, NJ; Moorestown, NJ
Club: SC of Southern New Jersey
Coaches: Rocky Marval, Isabelle Brasseur
Choreographers: Rocky Marval, Isabelle Brasseur
FS Music: “Molienda Cafe” by Adrian Sical; “Truer Love” by James Horner, Music from Nanny McPhee by Patrick Doyle
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, 2nd; 2012 U.S. Juvenile champions

Ananya Nandy & Aditya Nandy
Ages: 15 & 17
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Club: SC of San Francisco
Coach: Tracy Prussack
Choreographer: Tracy Prussack
FS Music: Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, 2nd; U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate, 14th

Ashlyn Olson & Jacob Nussle
Ages: 14 & 17
Hometowns: Grand Blanc, MI; Linden, MI
Club: Ice House Skating Academy
Coaches: Steve Hartsell, Michelle Hunt
Choreographers: Steve Hartsell, Michelle Hunt
FS Music: “Nothing Else Matters” by Apocolyptica; “Adagio” by Rolf Loveland
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, 2nd; 2012 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile, 7th

Alexandria Schmainda & Matthew Scoralle
Ages: 13 & 15
Hometowns: Rolling Hills Estates, CA; Fountain Valley, CA
Clubs: South Bay FSC; All Year FSC
Coaches: Naomi Nari Nam, Themi Leftheris
Choreographers: Naomi Nari Nam, Themi Leftheris
FS Music: “In the Mood” by Glenn Miller
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, 1st; 2012 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate, 13th

Reaghn Yack & Kristofer Ogren
Ages: 14 & 16
Hometowns: Kansas City, MO; Parkville, MO
Clubs: Silver Blades FSC of Greater KC; Kansas City FSC
Coachs: Randy Brilliantine, Sharon Brilliantine, Jan Sullivan
Choreographer: Randy Brilliantine
FS Music: Mask of Zorro by James Horner
Recent Competitions: None known

JUVENILE PAIRS

Greta Crafoord & John Crafoord
Ages: 12 & 12 (twins)
Hometown: Carmel, IN
Club: SC of Indianapolis
Coaches: Serguei Zaitsev, Elena Zaitsev
Choreographer: Serguei Zaitsev
FS Music: “March of the Toreadors” from Carmen by Georges Bizet
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, 4th

Jade Esposito & Nathan Rensing
Ages: 11 & 14
Hometowns: Weston, MA; Sterling, MA
Club: Colonial FSC
Coach: Fred Palascak, Sheryl Franks, Chad Brennan
Choreographer: Sheryl Franks
FS Music: “Beyond the Sea” by Jack Lawrence and Charles Trenet
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, 2nd

Toby Evett & Nathaniel Dennler
Ages: 12 & 15
Hometowns: Concord, MA; Lunenburg, MA
Club: Colonial FSC
Coach: Chad Brennan
Choreographers: Chad Brennan, Sheryl Franks
FS Music: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery by various artists
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, 3rd

Jasmine Fendi & Joshua Fendi
Ages: 10 & 10 (twins)
Hometown: Big Bear Lake, CA
Club: Los Angeles FSC
Coaches: Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan-Oppegard
Choreographers: Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan-Oppegard
FS Music: “A Whole New World” by Alan Menken; “New Arrival” by Danny Elfman
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, 1st; 2012 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile, 5th

Megan Griffin & Andrew Civiello
Ages: 10 & 16
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Club: Coyotes SC of Arizona
Coaches: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret
Choreographers: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret
FS Music: The Cotton Club by John Barry
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, 2nd

Jessica Guo & Davis Tong
Ages: 12 & 13
Hometowns: East Setauket, NY; New York, NY
Club: SC of New York
Coaches: Jonathon Hunt, Steven Rice, Elaine Zayak
Choreographer: Galit Chait
FS Music: “Impossible Opening” from Finding Neverland by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek and Nick Ingman
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, 4th

Cate Hawkins & Eric Hartley
Ages: 13 & 14
Hometowns: Loveland, OH; Cincinnati, OH
Club: Queen City FSC
Coach: Heidi Hartley, Richard Hartley
Choreographers: Heidi Hartley, Richard Hartley
FS Music: “Samson and Delilah” by Camille Saint-Saens
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, 1st; 2012 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile, 15th

Taylor Hliebay & Jacob Schenten
Ages: 12 & 16
Hometowns: Macomb, MI; Oxford, MI
Club: Onyx-Suburban Skating Academy
Coach: Scott Omlor
Choreographer: Scott Omlor
FS Music: “Bond on Bond” by Bond
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, 2nd; 2012 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile, 16th

Joanna Hubbart & William Hubbart
Ages: 14 & 15
Hometown: Palm Harbor, FL
Clubs: Southwest Florida FSC
Coach: Laura Amelina, Alexander Vlassov
Choreographer: Laura Amelina
FS Music: Selections from Riverdance by Bill Whelan
Recent Competitions: 2013 Eastern Sectional, 1st; 2012 U.S. Juvenile bronze medalists

Sarah Kuhlman & Callen Zadrozny
Ages: 9 & 13
Hometowns: San Jose, CA; Fremont, CA
Club: Peninsula SC
Coach: Tracy Prussack
Choreographer: Tracy Prussack
FS Music: “Gongmen Jail” by Hans Zimmer and John Powell
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, 3rd

Laiken Lockley & Ryan Bedard
Ages: 10 & 12
Hometowns: Arlington Heights, IL; Cary, IL
Clubs: Chicago FSC; Northern Ice SC
Coach: Oleg Podvalny
Choreographer: Oleg Podvalny
FS Music: “Singin’ in the Rain” by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Recent Competitions: 2013 Midwestern Sectional, 3rd

Cecilia Wright & William Wright
Ages: 12 & 14
Hometown: West Hollywood, CA
Club: All Year FSC
Coaches: Stephanie Stiegler, Devin Matthews
Choreographers: Charlene Wong, Robert Paul
FS Music: “The 5th” by David Garrett
Recent Competitions: 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional, 4th

2013 U.S. Nationals Intermediate Men Bios/Program Music

Here are profiles of all the Intermediate men listed alphabetically (additional info will be edited in later):

Jun-Hong Chen
Age 11
Hometown: Sante Fe, NM
Club: Broadmoor SC
Coaches: Damon Allen, Ryan Jahnke
Choreographers: Damon Allen, Ryan Jahnke
SP Music: “St. Louis Blues March” by W.C. Handy
FS Music: Dragon soundtrack by Randy Edelman

Mitchell Friess
Age 15
Hometown: Layton, UT
Club: Wasatch FSC
Coaches: Amanda Kovar, Karel Kovar
Choreographers: Simone Alexander, Amanda Kovar
SP Music: “Hernando’s Hideaway” by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
FS Music: “Crazy Benny” and Samb-Adagio” by Safri Duo

Mathew Graham
Age 15
Hometown: Idaho Falls, ID
Club: Idaho Falls FSC
Coaches: Amanda Kovar, Karl Kovar
Choreographers: Amanda Kovar, Simone Grigorescu
SP Music: “Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla
FS Music: Theme from Peter Gunn by Henry Mancini

William Hubbart
Age 15
Hometown: Palm Harbor, FL
Club: Southwest Florida FSC
Coaches: Alexander Vlassov, Laura Amelina
Choreographer: Laura Amelina
SP Music: “Warrior” by various artists
FS Music: “Spellbound” by various artists

Justin Ly
Age 15
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Club: Salt Lake Figure Skating
Coach: Lisa Kriley
Choreographers: Lisa Kriley, Olga Volozhinskaya
SP Music: “Big Noise” by Al Caiola
FS Music: Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Ivan Mokhov
Age 13
Hometown: Mason, MI
Club: Lansing SC
Coaches: Oksana Yakusheva, Andrey Mokhov
Choreographers: Oksana Yakusheva, Andrey Mokhov
SP Music: “Unreal” by Kevin Riepl
FS Music: Don Quixote by Leon Minkus

Liam Roumila
Age 12
Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ
Club: Ice House of New Jersey FSC
Coaches: Craig Maurizi, Igor Krokavec
Choreographer: Galit Chait
SP Music: “On the Run” by Boris Blank and Dieter Meier
FS Music: “Guillermo Tell” by Guillermo Rossini

Eric Sjoberg
Age 11
Hometown: Middleton, MD
Club: Univ. of Delaware FSC
Coach: Tiffany Scott
Choreographer: Irina Romanova
SP Music: “Stray Cat Strut” by Dr. Toot Musical Medicine Show
FS Music: “Fuego Malagueña” and “Bésame Mucho Interlude” by Esteban

Eric Stinehart
Age 15
Hometown: Wilmette, IL
Club: Skokie Valley SC
Coaches: Alexandre Fadeev, Cydele Fadeeva
Choreographer: Cydele Fadeeva
SP Music: “Reflections of Earth” by Gavin Greenaway
FS Music: The Firebird by Stravinsky

Micah Tang
Age 13
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Club: Coyotes SC of Arizona
Coaches: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret
Choreographers: Doug Ladret, Phillip Mills
SP Music: “Too Many Notes, Not Enough Rests” by Hans Zimmer
FS Music: Theme from Conan the Barbarian by Tyler Bates

Andrew Torgashev
Age 11
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
Club: Panthers FSC
Coaches: Ilona Melnichenko, Artem Torgashev
Choreographers: Ilona Melnichenko, Scott Brown
SP Music: “Nostradamus” by Tonci Huljic
FS Music: “Slow Walk” by Sil Austin, “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley

Derek Wagner
Age 13
Hometown: Geneva, IL
Club: Northern Ice SC
Coach: Denise Myers
Choreographers: Susie Wynne, Scott Brown
SP Music: “Heroes” by William Joseph
FS Music: Henry V by Patrick Doyle