2024 U.S. Sectional Singles & Pairs/Ice Dance Finals - Coral Springs FL; Tacoma WA; Bloomington MN

[Wyliefan]

For some reason F/D were penalized for a fall. Did I miss something or did the officials interpret a sliding move harshly?

I don't remember a fall.

 

[tony]

I think it's definitely on the slide movement towards the end of the program, which looks ugly anyways since they are both using their butts and it really does look like a mistake. But I can't figure out how they only managed 1 deduction when they both did the same hideous thing.

 

[thvu]

I think it's definitely on the slide movement towards the end of the program, which looks ugly anyways since they are both using their butts and it really does look like a mistake. But I can't figure out how they only managed 1 deduction when they both did the same hideous thing.

Wasn't that part of the midline steps? We would have seen F applied to the element.

 

[Sylvia]

Next on Peacock is Junior Men SP at 3:10 pm Eastern time - starting order/results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30617/CAT006SEG011.html

SP starting order (* = listed in USFS' ISP):

1 Gabriel Martinez, Skokie Valley SC
2 Solomon Bristol, Wagon Wheel FSC
3 *Alexander Liu, Dallas FSC (#6 from Mids in NQS; 13th at Nationals)
4 *Beck Strommer, Alpine SC (JGP silver & bronze this fall; #2 from Mids in NQS; 6th at 2023 Nationals)
5 *Taira Shinohara, Chicago FSC (#1 from Mids in NQS; 8th at Nationals)

6 *Antonio Monaco, Scott Hamilton SC (#3 from Mids in NQS)
7 Collin Motley, Detroit SC
8 Peter Malakhov, Dallas FSC
WD Matthew Soifer, Skokie Valley SC
10 *Lorenzo Elano, Skokie Valley SC (#5 from Mids in NQS; 17th at Nationals)

Not listed (WD beforehand): *Nhat-Viet Nguyen (#4 from Mids in NQS; 16th at Nationals)

 

[tony]

Wasn't that part of the midline steps? We would have seen F applied to the element.

Yup, it was, so clearly not because of that. I'm really baffled by this one. The only other option I see is the split move he does, but it was in control.

 

[Sylvia]

Solomon Bristol is a very stylish skater. ETA: And versatile - classical piano music for SP; Madonna's Vogue for FS.

 

[AnnMJensen]

Solomon Bristol is a very stylish skater. ETA: And versatile - classical piano music for SP; Madonna's Vogue for FS.

I enjoyed him & Gabrielle as well.

 

[Rukia]

Alex Liu's speed has improved

 

[thvu]

Yup, it was, so clearly not because of that. I'm really baffled by this one. The only other option I see is the split move he does, but it was in control.

I can't figure it out either. They both have movements where their weight & balance isn't on the blades, but everything looks controlled to me.

 

[Sylvia]

Cindy Sullivan is coaching Beck Strommer here (Viktor Pfeifer did not make the trip) - "sorry about the triple-double" [3F+2T] says Beck on camera

ETA: 66.10

 

[Sylvia]

YAY, Taira Shinohara's 3A is back & it was NICE! 3F+3T (eta) fell out of his 3Lz. Piano Man.

74.60 in 1st!

 

[Sylvia]

Matthew Soifer is listed as WD - don't blame him since he competed in Novice Dance here (13th) and Intermediate Pairs (gold) last week!

 

[Sylvia]

Antonio Monaco: 3T+3T, 3Lz hung on/foot down quickly, Russian split jump to 2A with leap on exit. Kori Ade (with curly short hair) & Rob Peal are with him in k&c - 60.16 in 3rd.

 

[Sylvia]

Collin Motley went for 3S+3Lo (likely <<?), 2Lz, telegraphed entry into 2A. 48.31

Peter Malakhov (Sherlock Holmes OST): 3Lz & 3T+3T looked rotated to me? Sort of upright shoot-the-duck to 2A. Forgot his male coach’s name. 52.04 5th

Lorenzo Elano (Tango): 3T (lost speed but went for 2nd triple anyway)+3T, 3Lz (big lean in air) fall , nice Ina Bauer … 2A.
ETA: 58.27 5th - still in contention for one of the 4 spots to Nationals.

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Men SP protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30617/SEGM011.html

1 5 Taira Shinohara, Chicago FSC 74.60
2 4 Beck Strommer, Alpine SC 66.10
3 6 Antonio Monaco, Scott Hamilton SC 60.16
4 3 Alexander Liu, Dallas FSC 59.77
5 10 Lorenzo Elano, Skokie Valley SC 58.27
6 8 Peter Malakhov, Dallas FSC 52.04
7 2 Solomon Bristol, Wagon Wheel FSC 51.94
8 7 Collin Motley, Detroit SC 48.31
9 1 Gabriel Martinez, Skokie Valley SC 46.66
WD Matthew Soifer, Skokie Valley SC

intermediate Women FS starting order/results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30617/CAT013SEG020.html
Final Sectional livestream on USFS' YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mJzAGz3YqA

Junior Women SP will be on Peacock starting at 4:40 pm Eastern time: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30617/CAT007SEG013.html
ETA:
Kanon Smith, Jiaying Ellyse Johnson, Willow Fedewa, Logan Higase-Chen & Jessica Jurka are the ISP skaters; others to watch are Alina Bonillo, Ellie Clopp & Junior pair skater Olivia Flores (has a fun "9 to 5" SP, IIRC).

 

[Coco]

They had Stray Cats and were told it was not 80’s enough - or recognizable enough or something. At any rate, they were advised to switch to something else.

Blasphemy!!! LOL

 

[Sylvia]

Mids Junior Women SP ... Confident opening 3Lz landed by Kanon Smith, then 2A & 3F fall/no combo - music is the popular "Tree of Life" (Beck Strommer's FS music).

ETA: Eddie Shipstad is with her (Gambill is in Warsaw with Elyce Lin-Gracey for her CS debut) - 52.04 in 1st,

 

[Sylvia]

Jiaying landed all of her jumps well: 3T+3T, 2A, ‘Rippon’ 3Lz.
Coaches with her here are Denise Myers (based in Chicago) & Kevin Coppola (based in New Jersey). 57.61 into 1st!

ETA: Thanks to the person who tipped me off that I had the wrong last name of coach Kevin - corrected now!

 

[Rukia]

Acoustic State of Grace??? Willow Fedewa has my heart.

 

[Sylvia]

Willow competes in solo ice dance too.

GO Logan!

 

[tony]

Spoke to Flores RE: their 1-point deduction. She rolled onto her side on the split-slide move just before their partial step began and the panel deemed it a fall.

 

[Sylvia]

Logan landed a very good 3F+3T, 2A & 3Lz! (La La Land medley that she had at 2023 Nationals.)

ETA: Shipstad & Sandy Rucker Straub are with her - 65.35 into 1st!

 

[Sylvia]

Jurka’s jumps: 2(?)T+3T, 2A free foot touched down/spun out, 3Lz low-ish.
Alena Lunin is her coach. 53.33 in 3rd.

 

[Sylvia]

Alina Bonillo: Rippon 3Lz with good speed in & out, 3F+3T off balance landing, powerful 2A (can land 3A in practice).

57.30 3rd. Didn't recognize her female coach (ETA - was just told in the Intermediate Women's FS livestream chat that it's Alina's mother ).

 

[Rukia]

lol I kind of love Estelle Schwab's Barbie program

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Women SP protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30617/SEGM013.html
Top 5:
Logan Higase-Chen, Broadmoor SC 65.35
Jiaying Ellyse Johnson, DuPage FSC 57.61
Alina Bonillo, DuPage FSC 57.30
Jessica Jurka, Fort Wayne ISC 53.33
Kanon Smith, Broadmoor SC 52.04

Senior Men SP starting order/results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30617/CAT008SEG015.html

1 Jordan Moeller, Centennial SC
2 Nathan Chapple, Winterhurst FSC
3 *Tomoki Hiwatashi, DuPage FSC
4 *Joseph Klein, Skokie Valley SC
5 Dylan Wajda, Individual Member
6 *Maxim Zharkov, Dallas FSC

* = in SP and scored over 200 in a NQS comp.

 

[Rukia]

oh I'm kind of hype for the senior men

 

[just tuned in]

Markhov's last warm-up jump (after being told to leave the ice) was kind of a dick move. YMMV.

 

[tony]

Markhov's last warm-up jump (after being told to leave the ice) was kind of a dick move. YMMV.

I just watched. Hard to tell. I've seen other skaters at the top level get a jump in right after the announcement. It could have been that he was setting up for an Axel once or twice and someone got in the path, so he wanted to get one last jump in.

Either way, he got off the ice right as the rest of the group did.

 

[Evgeniafan]

On peacock its saying coverage will begin shortly. Why?