2010-11 US Pairs

[haribobo]

Eh, not impossible. Just highly improbable. If he already has been working with a new partner that we don't know about yet, and they use last year's programs so only she would have to learn them.......who knows....

[Sylvia]

Byes to 2011 Nationals (top 5 at 2010 Nationals):
Denney/Barrett S1 (NHK & Skate America)
Evora/Ladwig S2 (China & Russia)
Inoue/Baldwin S3 (NHK)

Projected Byes to 2011 Nationals (GP timing conflict):
Yankowskas/Coughlin S6 (China)
Britney Simpson/Nathan Miller J2 (Russia)

Scheduled currently to compete at Sectionals (known teams):
Amanda Dobbs/Joseph Jacobsen S7 (Coasts)
Tiffany Vise/Don Baldwin S8 (Mids or Coasts)
Molly Aaron/Daniyel Cohen S9 (Coasts or Easterns)
Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir S10 (Skate Canada; Easterns)
Kendra Moyle/Steven Pottenger S13 (Mids)
Lisa Moore/Justin Gaumond S15 (Mids or Coasts)
Chloe Katz/Joseph Lynch S-wd (Easterns)
Felicia Zhang/Taylor Toth J1 (Easterns)
Erika Choi Smith/Nathan Bartholomay J3 (Easterns)
Brittany Chase/Grant Marron J6 (Mids or Coasts)
Gretchen Donlan/Andrew Speroff J8 (Easterns or Mids)
Lindsay Davis/Themi Leftheris (new team; Coasts)
Becky Bereswill/Trevor Young (new team; Mids)

There are currently 2 TBA pair spots at Skate America and an unknown number of Senior B pair spots.

[Polymer Bob]

From what I understand, a GP assignment is not an automatic Nationals bye. There needs to be a conflict with regionals/sectionals and/or a special bye given by USFSA.

I'm not sure. Officially, those are the rules. But I have heard that there is some unofficial policy that skaters with 2 GP events are not forced to do regionals / sectionals. Of course, one exception proves me wrong.

[HisWeirness]

I'm not sure. Officially, those are the rules. But I have heard that there is some unofficial policy that skaters with 2 GP events are not forced to do regionals / sectionals. Of course, one exception proves me wrong.

Yeah, that is the special bye/exception I mentioned. I remember in past seasons it was given for having to travel internationally to GPs or Senior Bs. I think 2 GPs almost always gets one out of qualifying for nationals because of the excessive travel conflicts.

[Polymer Bob]

I have been racking my brain here trying to figure out how Rockne can keep his bye to Nationals. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any way.

[gkelly]

He can't keep the bye he and Keauna earned for placing in the top 5 at 2010 Nationals.

He would have to earn a new bye for a different reason if he were to have one with a new partner. As you note, that's unlikely this year, considering that a new partnership doesn't exist yet.

[haribobo]

I have been racking my brain here trying to figure out how Rockne can keep his bye to Nationals. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any way.

[Sylvia]

I've been informed about a new Junior pair team: Lauren Gifford and Craig Norris, coached by Todd Sand and Jenni Meno in southern California. Gifford was 4th in Novice Pairs at Nationals 2 years ago and 10th in Novice this past season with Timothy LeDuc. Norris was 5th in Novice Pairs at Pacific Coast Sectionals this past season with Madeline Aaron. Gifford/Norris are a mirror pair (Norris rotates clockwise) and they have one year of ISU Junior age-eligiblity this season (he is 20).

It's difficult right now to predict how the Junior Pairs field will look at Sectionals because some of the Novice pairs that are competing Junior this summer (looking for a JGP assignment) may drop back down to Novice for Sectionals, like several teams did last season.

Carman/Reiss J5 (Coasts last year)
Cain/Reagan N1 (Mids)
Garza/Frazier N3 (Coasts last year; training in CO)
Duarte/Grafton N4 (Easterns last year; training in CO now)
Oltmanns/Santillan N6 (Mids last year; he belongs to a Coasts club)
Guterres/Schumann N7 (Coasts)
Agster/Civiello N8 (Coasts)
Sowa/Leenen N9 (Easterns)

New Junior teams known so far:
H. Denney/O'Shea (Easterns; he belongs to a Mids club)
Andrews/LeDuc (Mids)
Bautista/Harris (Coasts or Easterns; training in MA)
Gifford/Norris (Mids or Coasts; training in CA)

[smurfy]

I am bummed like everyone else about Rockne and Keauna - they had so much potential to me and was looking forward to their future.
I do enjoy Caydee and Jeremy, but am now hoping that Evora & Ladwig are national champs this year - they have worked so hard and developed so much. Caydee & Jeremy can win in future years again.

[crzesk8dad]

I have been racking my brain here trying to figure out how Rockne can keep his bye to Nationals. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any way.

Nope...no way. The bye goes bye bye.

[Sylvia]

I just came across Chloe Katz's June 2010 journal update on Katz/Lynch's official site: http://www.figureskatersonline.com/k...ch/journal.php

However, after rigorous physical therapy, four months later Joe and I are back into full training and my ankle is doing great.

Their first competition (since their silver medal at Ice Challenge in Austria last October) will be Indy Challenge (July 29-August 1).

[madm]

I've been informed about a new Junior pair team: Lauren Gifford and Craig Norris, coached by Todd Sand and Jenni Meno in southern California. Gifford was 4th in Novice Pairs at Nationals 2 years ago and 10th in Novice this past season with Timothy LeDuc. Norris was 5th in Novice Pairs at Pacific Coast Sectionals this past season with Madeline Aaron. Gifford/Norris are a mirror pair (Norris rotates clockwise) and they have one year of ISU Junior age-eligiblity this season (he is 20).

It's difficult right now to predict how the Junior Pairs field will look at Sectionals because some of the Novice pairs that are competing Junior this summer (looking for a JGP assignment) may drop back down to Novice for Sectionals, like several teams did last season.

Carman/Reiss J5 (Coasts last year)
Cain/Reagan N1 (Mids)
Garza/Frazier N3 (Coasts last year; training in CO)
Duarte/Grafton N4 (Easterns last year; training in CO now)
Oltmanns/Santillan N6 (Mids last year; he belongs to a Coasts club)
Guterres/Schumann N7 (Coasts)
Agster/Civiello N8 (Coasts)
Sowa/Leenen N9 (Easterns)

New Junior teams known so far:
H. Denney/O'Shea (Easterns; he belongs to a Mids club)
Andrews/LeDuc (Mids)
Bautista/Harris (Coasts or Easterns; training in MA)
Gifford/Norris (Mids or Coasts; training in CA)

Per skatingforums.com:
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According to wikipedia, Andrea Poapst (2010 COS Junior Lady) has teamed up with Chris Knierim, a Junior pair skater from the USA. Anyone know where this team is training, or which country they plan to represent?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Knierim
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I confirmed this information with Chris at Broadmoor Open last week. They will be training in Colorado Springs with Dalilah Sappenfield. If Andrea passes all her required pair tests this summer, they will compete at the Junior Pair level.

[shan]

According to wikipedia, Andrea Poapst (2010 COS Junior Lady) has teamed up with Chris Knierim, a Junior pair skater from the USA. Anyone know where this team is training, or which country they plan to represent?

What is COS?

[Sylvia]

What is COS?

Central Ontario Section in Canada (they run the annual Thornhill summer competition).

Thanks, madm!

ETA: Andrea Poapst finished 6th in Junior Lades at 2010 Canadians with a total score of 103.10 -- 35.92 (12th in SP) & 67.18 (4th in FS). She has a 2A and attempted a 3T (downgraded) in her FS.

[shan]

Oh I was thinking of countries that could have an abbreviation COS! Thanks for the info.

[Ziggy]

Oh I was thinking of countries that could have an abbreviation COS! Thanks for the info.

Central Ofrican Republic.

[shan]

Central Ofrican Republic.

Yeah something like that!

[haribobo]

Poapst/Knierim! Interesting names. Gotta love wiki for their breaking updates!

[Polymer Bob]

Oh I was thinking of countries that could have an abbreviation COS!

COSta Rica?

[Sylvia]

It was posted today in the Pairs/Dance post national breakups thread in GSD that Ameena Sheikh reportedly is skating pairs in Toronto with Michael Stewart. Sounds like they will compete in/for Canada?