2019-20 US Singles Sectionals and Pairs & Dance Finals- Nov 12-16, 2019

[Sylvia]

I think USFS required them to add the "Academy" part to be an official club. I'm not sure exactly why, but that's what I heard.

I thought the club was always Academy at MJM

Their skaters at 2019 Nationals represented "Mitchell Johansson Method"... @clairecloutier interviewed the coaches for her blog this past summer and they talked about why they created a new USFS club name for their program (link to the GSD thread with the interview): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/mark-mitchell-peter-johansson-interview.105715/

Mids Junior Men SP protocols https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/27742/SEGM013.html
Top 5:
Chase Finster, Northern Kentucky SC 60.68
David Shapiro, Detroit SC 57.29
Matthew Nielsen, Strongsville SC 56.24
Daniel Argueta, SC of Houston 55.68
Daniel Turchin, Northern Ice SC 53.85

 

[Sylvia]

Congratulations to the first medalists! (Cain-Gribble/LeDuc are supposed to award the medals... will look for a photo later & edit in link(s) here if I find them.)

Intermediate Pairs:
GOLD Cayla Smith, Fort Wayne ISC / Andy Deng, Fort Wayne ISC 60.55 (new team mid-season)
SILVER Megan Winch, Hershey FSC/ Zachary Yaninek, Peaks FSC 54.90 (new team)
BRONZE Morgan Hilbrich, Heartland FSC / Michael Poland, Heartland FSC 52.27 (9th in Juv. Pairs silver at Nationals last year)
PEWTER Ashley Stark, San Diego FSC / Kevin Ponceau, San Diego FSC 51.69 (coached by Tiffany Vise; they won Juv. Pairs silver at Nationals last year)

Final standings & links to protocols: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/28846/CAT002SEG002.html
(Top 9 teams will advance to the National High Performance Development Team Camp in Morrisville, North Carolina, Jan. 26–29, 2020.)

Juvenile Pairs:
GOLD Ellie Korytek, All Year FSC / Allan Fisher, All Year FSC 47.19 (coached by Devin Matthews & Katia Gordeeva)
SILVER Dalila DeLaura, SC of New York / Antonio Monaco, SC of Morris NJ 45.46
BRONZE Emily Renzi, SC Of Southern New Jersey / Zachary LoPinto, SC of New York 45.12
PEWTER Caitlin Levine, Colonial FSC / Bryan Lehmann, Yarmouth Ice Club 42.68

Final standings & links to protocols: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/28846/CAT001SEG001.html
(All 9 teams will advance to the National High Performance Development Team Camp.)

DOUBLE DUTY SKATERS:

Daniel Tioumentsev will compete in Mids Novice Men SP & Novice Pairs SP tomorrow (with Natasha Mishkutionok who WD from Mids Intermediate Ladies).
Intermediate Pairs medalists Andy Deng, Zachary Yaninek and Kevin Ponceau are all competing in Mids Novice Men SP tomorrow.
Sonia Baram and Faye Kropf both competed in Mids Intermediate Ladies SP earlier today & will compete in FS as well as Novice Pairs SP tomorrow.
Jordan Gillette competed in Mids Intermediate Men SP earlier today & is competing in Novice Pairs SP tomorrow.
Juvenile Pairs medalist Zachary LoPinto will compete in Mids Juvenile Boys FS tomorrow.
Juvenile Pairs medalist Dalila DeLaura will compete in Mids Juvenile Girls FS on Saturday.
Allan Fisher and Antonio Monaco both competed in Mids Intermediate Men SP & Intermediate Pairs FS today.
Carter Griffin competed in Intermediate Men SP & Juvenile Pairs FS today.

 

[jlai]

Woo hoo, mini nationals is happening in jr ice dance tomorrow!

 

[MacMadame]

I'm on the Mids website and I swear there isn't a single place that lists where the competition is actually being held!

 

[sk8nlizard]

I'm on the Mids website and I swear there isn't a single place that lists where the competition is actually being held!

It took me forever but this is what I found!

Credit Union of Texas Event Center - Official Website | Official Website

www.alleneventcenter.com

I had planned to go but it’s an hour from me and my kids have school.

 

[MacMadame]

It took me forever but this is what I found!

Credit Union of Texas Event Center - Official Website | Official Website

www.alleneventcenter.com

I had planned to go but it’s an hour from me and my kids have school.

It's completely empty. My heart aches for those kids. When Sectionals is held at a rink, there are spectators. Not a ton, but some.

 

[Sylvia]

Thursday, Nov. 14 combined schedule (all times listed below are EASTERN):

Fan Zone free live streaming: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/watch/

7:30 AM Juvenile Free DANCE
8:30 AM MIDWESTERN Intermediate Ladies Free Skate
9:35 AM EASTERN Intermediate Ladies Free Skate
11:40 AM Intermediate Free DANCE
12:20 PM MIDWESTERN Juvenile Boys Free Skate
1:10 PM PACIFIC COAST Intermediate Men Short Program
1:40 PM EASTERN Intermediate Men Free Skate
2:20 PM Novice PAIRS Short Program
2:30 PM PACIFIC COAST Novice Ladies Short Program – Groups 1-2
3:40 PM Senior Rhythm DANCE (NBC GOLD)
4:00 PM PACIFIC COAST Novice Ladies Short Program – Group 3
4:05 PM Junior Rhythm DANCE (NBC GOLD)
4:30 PM MIDWESTERN Novice Men Short Program
5:00 PM PACIFIC COAST Juvenile Girls Free Skate
6:10 PM EASTERN Novice Men Short Program
6:40 PM Senior PAIRS Short Program (NBC GOLD) – thanks, @TanithandBenFan
8:00 PM MIDWESTERN Novice Ladies Free Skate
8:10 PM Novice Free DANCE
7:05 PM PACIFIC COAST Juvenile Boys Free Skate
9:10 PM PACIFIC COAST Novice Men Short Program
10:40 PM PACIFIC COAST Intermediate Ladies Short Program

I've added today's (ETA and Thursday's) Fan Zone video links in this blog post: https://unseenskaters.wordpress.com...es-new-pairs-ice-dance-finals-nov-13-16-2019/

 

[Rukia]

It's completely empty. My heart aches for those kids. When Sectionals is held at a rink, there are spectators. Not a ton, but some.

It's not completely empty. And there is an ice rink attached, but it definitely doesn't have enough seating for this type of competition. But both sheets of ice are being used. It's very convenient.

In other news Morgan Hilbrich and Michael Poland are absolute sweethearts. Also the novice men's short program looks like it should be a fun event. There are a lot of fun programs and fun personalities.

 

[Sylvia]

Juvenile Ice Dance medalists:
GOLD Sylvia Li, Ice House Of New Jersey FSC / Rowan Le Coq, SC of New York 42.00 (1) 47.12 (1) 89.12
SILVER Xinyu Chen, SC of Boston / Jack Liu, SC of Boston 37.58 (2) 43.13 (3) 80.71
BRONZE Michelle Deych, Detroit SC / Wiles Middlekauff, Arctic FSC 36.86 (3) 43.63 (2) 80.49
PEWTER Lila Earle, Garden State SC / William Lissauer, Garden State SC 35.03 (5) 36.70 (6) 71.73

Final standings & links to protocols: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/28837/CAT001SEG003.html

Top 9 teams will advance to the National High Performance Development Team Camp in Morrisville, North Carolina, Jan. 26–29, 2020.


DOUBLE DUTY SKATERS:
Noah Lafornara competed in Novice Dance yesterday & will compete today both in the Easterns Novice Men SP and the FD.
Anthony Ying and Jack Liu both competed in Juvenile Dance & Easterns Intermediate Men SP yesterday and in the FD today.
Wiles Middlekauff competed in Juvenile Dance yesterday & today and will compete in Easterns Juvenile Boys FS tomorrow.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

@Sylvia The Senior Pairs SP starts at 6:40pm EST according to the USFS schedule.

 

[wickedwitch]

My new favorite skater: Isabella Garland.

So after Ava Ziegler went, there was some inspection with the ice, especially in a spot she fell. She was great and might have won if not for that fall.

I also really enjoyed the top three from Mids along with Georgia Bolocan and Cayetana Gonzalez from Easterns. I'm really glad both Bolocan and Garland pulled up to medal. And
And Gabriela Summer Panaligan was super cute.

One advantage of the new system is that we aren't seeing any intermediate ladies with 3-3 this year. They're all in novice+ where, IMO, they belong.

 

[Sylvia]

Midwestern Intermediate Ladies medalists:
GOLD Ava Neuhaus, Skokie Valley SC 43.48 (1) 74.42 (1) 117.90
SILVER Ellie Kam, Broadmoor SC 40.42 (4) 69.02 (3) 109.44
BRONZE Alina Bonillo, DuPage FSC 42.27 (2) 64.34 (5) 106.61
PEWTER Katie Holling, Broadmoor SC 36.34 (7) 70.14 (2) 106.48

Final standings & links to protocols: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/27742/CAT003SEG004.html

Eastern Intermediate Ladies medalists:
GOLD Lotus Shen, University of Delaware FSC 45.50 (1) 72.55 (1) 118.05
SILVER Ava Ziegler, SC of New York 44.16 (2) 71.05 (3) 115.21 [daughter of Patricia Mansfield]
BRONZE Isabella Garland, University of Delaware FSC 34.67 (8) 71.40 (2) 106.07
PEWTER Georgia Bolocan, Atlanta FSC 33.98 (10) 67.58 (4) 101.56

Final standings & links to protocols: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/27740/CAT003SEG002.html

Top 4 from each Sectional will advance to the National High Performance Development Team Camp in Morrisville, North Carolina, Jan. 26–29, 2020.

 

[Debbie S]

Easterns Intermediate Dance: "Due to technical issues, we will be unable to read scores for the rest of the event."

 

[Theoreticalgirl]

What just happened during Pac's Int Men's SP?

 

[Theoreticalgirl]

OK, for those who missed it:

Berenger MarcAurele stopped, got off the ice, barfed* for a solid 3 minutes (at least!), and got back on for a restart with... 15 seconds left in the program.

*I think he was vomiting. Wasn't sure if it was a trashcan or a water fountain.

 

[wickedwitch]

Shallow alert: Audrey-Kate Johnson and Lucas Appel have the best costumes. There are many international competitors that should take notes. Actually, all the costumes in the final group were great.

As always, adorable baby ice dancers are adorable. And incredibly impressive, too!

 

[Theoreticalgirl]

Wow, Barf Kid doesn't have the lowest score!

 

[Debbie S]

And now the video feed from Easterns won't work. Along with the score updating. I feel like I just traveled back 15 years. Thanks a lot, USFS.

OK, Mids vid not working, either. Is anyone else getting anything? Maybe it's my computer. Just tried in both Firefox and Chrome.

 

[Rukia]

Mids is working for me. Has Sappenfield always been coaching (or assisting?) with Mishkutionok/Tioumentsev?

 

[sk8nlizard]

And now the video feed from Easterns won't work. Along with the score updating. I feel like I just traveled back 15 years. Thanks a lot, USFS.

OK, Mids vid not working, either. Is anyone else getting anything? Maybe it's my computer. Just tried in both Firefox and Chrome.

I got mids to work (pairs) but not Easterns. The first kid to ever qualify from my club back home is skating in Intermediate men and I really wanted to watch!

 

[wickedwitch]

And now the video feed from Easterns won't work. Along with the score updating. I feel like I just traveled back 15 years. Thanks a lot, USFS.

OK, Mids vid not working, either. Is anyone else getting anything? Maybe it's my computer. Just tried in both Firefox and Chrome.

The design of that site makes me want to cry.

 

[Rukia]

Oh Kropf/Lunin were quite good. Although I thought their costumes were going to be Western music, not Carmina Burana. Haha.

 

[Sylvia]

Mids is working for me. Has Sappenfield always been coaching (or assisting?) with Mishkutionok/Tioumentsev?

This season part-time at least, yes (he trains singles in CO Springs & I believe she visits occasionally from Dallas). I've seen both his & her mothers with M/T in the kiss & cry as well.

I expected it to be close between the top 2 pairs (they went 1-2 at Intermediate Nationals last season - Novice Pairs SP protocols: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/28846/SEGM003.html
Faye Kropf/Sasha Lunin, both Fort Wayne ISC 42.70 (they won the NAC novice pairs invitational comp. in Canada this summer)
Natasha Mishkutionok/Daniel Tioumentsev, both Dallas FSC 41.16

 

[Stephanie]

I just noticed that Alena Budko isn't listed for junior ladies at PACS

 

[Sylvia]

I just noticed that Alena Budko isn't listed for junior ladies at PACS

She posted on her (private) Instagram a few days ago that she has a stress fracture in her foot "due to a fall in off-ice training" and is looking forward to coming back strongly next season.

 

[Sylvia]

I don't have the scores but the Senior RD finish order was: Pate/Bye 62.84, Shilling/Petrov 61.26, Melton/O'Donnell 48.24 (scores added later).
ETA link to protocols: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/28837/SEGM010.html

Junior Rhythm Dance live scores: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/28837/CAT004SEG012.html
There's an ice make after the first group.

ETA that Mids Novice Men SP is underway (Klein skates #11 & Martynov #17 of 18): https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/27742/CAT006SEG009.html

 

[Debbie S]

Does anyone in teknik watching the Junior RD know what was wrong with the Browns? Granted, I don't know the Tea Time pattern but everything looked good to me and they had good attack. I don't get why their scores are so low.

 

[jlai]

Does anyone in teknik watching the Junior RD know what was wrong with the Browns? Granted, I don't know the Tea Time pattern but everything looked good to me and they had good attack. I don't get why their scores are so low.

Me neither. I liked the program though I thought Wolfkostin / Chen looked faster, though one can't really tell from video

 

[BrightSkates]

So after Ava Ziegler went, there was some inspection with the ice, especially in a spot she fell. She was great and might have won if not for that fall.

Ava inspected? Or the official's?

 

[sk9tingfan]

I don't have the scores but the Senior RD finish order was: Pate/Bye 62.84, Shilling/Petrov 61.26, Melton/O'Donnell 48.24 (scores added later).
ETA link to protocols: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/28837/SEGM010.html

Junior Rhythm Dance live scores: https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/28837/CAT004SEG012.html
There's an ice make after the first group.

ETA that Mids Novice Men SP is underway (Klein skates #11 & Martynov #17 of 18): https://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/27742/CAT006SEG009.html

Sylvia, why is Joe Klein skating as a novice, given his skating as a junior at JGP Lake Placid? What am I missing? Thx