2021 USFS Championship Series (virtual qualifying competition for 2021 US Nationals)

[Sylvia]

Peacock Premium subscribers can watch the Senior Pairs (type Sr. Pairs' Free Skate 1 in the search box) and 2 groups of Senior Men (Sr. Men's Free Skate 1 & Sr. Men's Free Skate 2) as of today.

* = currently in USFS' International Selection Pool (ISP)

All 6 Senior pairs qualify for 2021 Nationals (spoiler tags used for scores/placement below) -- in skate order:
Sarah Burden/Matthew Rounis (new this season)
*Emily Chan/Spencer Howe (S6 at Pairs Final in Nov. 2019 but WD from 2020 Nationals; 7th at Skate America)
Laiken Lockley/Keenan Prochnow (S10 at 2020 Nationals)
Evelyn Grace Hanns/Jim Garbutt (J6 at Pairs Final; WD from 2020 Nationals in Jr.)
*Winter Deardorff/Mikhail Johnson (J3 at 2020 Nationals)
Brynne McIsaac/Mark Sadusky (S7 at Pairs Final but lacked minimum score to compete at 2020 Nationals)

Senior Pairs FS scores/final standings:

Spoiler

Chan/Howe 105.94 (10 points higher than their Skate America FS)
Lockley/Prochnow 98.91
McIsaac/Sadusky 89.41
Hanns/Garbutt 85.17
Deardorff/Johnson 80.76
Burden/Rounis 76.88

2020 Nationals placement included below, where applicable.

Senior Men Group A FS starting order (8):
*Joonsoo Kim (S15)
Jacob DeWolfe
*Ryan Dunk (S11)
*Lucas Altieri (J4)
Mitchell Friess
Ben Jalovick
Jun Hong Chen
Max Lake

Senior Men Group B FS starting order (11 listed but only first 8 can be watched at this time):
Daniel Turchin (J16)
Joey Millet
*Dinh Tran (S8)
Yaroslav Paniot (S10)
*Eric Sjoberg (J2)
Peter Liu
Sebastien Payannet
*Maxim Naumov (J1)
Videos are not there for the final 3:
*Jordan Moeller (S14)
Emmanuel Savary (S-wd)
Paul Yeung

Top 9 Senior men will qualify for 2021 Nationals (ETA on Dec. 22 to add in the FS scores of Moeller/Savary/Yeung & updated the official final standings):

Spoiler

Eric Sjoberg 159.03 [80.51 TES/78.52 PCS] - landed his first 3A in competition! (and 7 more triples, incl. 3F+3T)
Yaroslav Paniot 150.07 [75.89/74.18] - jumps: 4F, 4T+2T, 3A, 4T (eta: called 'q'), Ripp3Lz+1Eu+3F, 2Lz, 2Lo
Dinh Tran 149.63 [74.81/74.82] - landed 8 triples incl. 3A and 3Lz+3T
Jordan Moeller 133.01
Peter Liu 129.56
Maxim Naumov 126.92
Joonsoo Kim 126.19
Ryan Dunk 124.96
Mitchell Friess 122.73
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Lucas Altieri 120.82
Emmanuel Savary 117.80
Sebastien Payannet 113.65
Ben Jalovick 111.99
Paul Yeung 97.94
Jun Hong Chen 95.36
Max Lake 88.82
Joey Millet 85.80
Jacob DeWolfe 84.65
Daniel Turchin 83.24

Already earned byes to 2021 Nationals (9 men): Chen, Brown, Hiwatashi, Zhou, Torgashev (plus 4 in ISP Points Challenge) Krasnozhon, Pulkinen, Jimmy Ma, Joseph Kang (J6 & Skate America 11th).

Pairs (6 byes to Nationals): Calalang/Johnson, Cain-Gribble/LeDuc (plus 4 in ISP Points Challenge) Knierim/Frazier, Lu/Mitrofanov, Serafini/Tran, McBeath/Bartholomay.

ETA on Tuesday, Dec. 22:

USFS' Fan Zone Competition Central page:

2021 U.S. Championship Series presented by Toyota (Senior, Junior) | Competition Central

2021 U.S. Championship Series presented by Toyota (Senior, Junior) | Competition Central

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

All results links below [in Competition Central] will contain spoilers!

Senior-level events will be available for on-demand viewing on Peacock Premium on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and the junior events will be available the week of Dec. 28. Peacock is your all-access pass to the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, U.S. Figure Skating Qualifying Season, ISU Championship events and more. Learn more and start your 7-day free trial at peacocktv.com/skating.
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(Watch links [in Competition Central] will be updated as video becomes available)

2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series FS results/protocols:

2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series

Event Results for 2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series

ijs.usfigureskating.org

 

[annie720]

It's so nice having the skaters' names on the screen!!!

 

[Karen-W]

It's so nice having the skaters' names on the screen!!!

And their scores after they skate as well as their current placement!

 

[sk8nlizard]

I don’t know exact scores, but I saw the end of group 1 and there was no one who scored over 100.

 

[haribobo]

Spoiler: SENIOR LADIES RESULTS

SENIOR LADIES GROUPS 1 and 2 Results (3 and 4 videos not yet posted)

GROUP 1
Calista Choi 94.46
Alena Budko 87.79
Julia Biechler 83.30
Haley Beavers 82.82
Mia Eckels 81.23
Maxine Marie Bautista 74.45
Jaclyn Cartwright 66.83
Alyssa Chan 65.60
Brenna Coonrandt 55.67
Lily Bash 53.59
Hyaat Aldahwi 39.13
Molly Bohrer 38.58

GROUP 2
Hanna Harrell 113.54
Rena Ikenishi 112.69
Finley Hawk 109.65
Gracie Gold 106.50
Alex Evans 80.01
Jill Heiner 78.80
Akane Eguchi 78.56
Sonja Hilmer 76.19
Caroline Harris 68.33
Mckenzie Edwards 64.05
Ariana Grymski 63.49

 

[Sylvia]

Senior Ladies current top 14 with 2 groups to come (top 9 of the 47 entered will qualify for Nationals):

Spoiler

Harrell 113.54 - nice to see her back! (she last competed at the Courchevel JGP in August 2019)
Ikenishi 112.69
Hawk 109.65
Gold 106.50
Choi 94.46
Budko 87.79
Biechler 83.30
Beavers 82.82
Eckels 81.23
Evans 80.01
Heiner 78.80
Eguchi 78.56
Hilmer 76.19
Bautista 74.45

ETA:

* = currently listed in ISP; 2020 Nationals Sr. or Jr. placements included where applicable

Senior Ladies FS Group A starting order (12):
Mia Eckels (J17)
*Alena Budko
Haley Beavers
Hyaat Aldahwi
Brenna Coonradt
Jaclyn Cartwright
*Julia Biechler
*Calista Choi (J3)
*Maxine Marie Bautista (S11)
Alyssa Chan
Molly Bohrer
Lily Bash

Senior Ladies FS Group B starting order (11):
Akane Eguchi
McKenzie Edwards
Caroline Harris
*Gracie Gold (S12)
Sonja Hilmer
Ariana Grymski
*Finley Hawk (Skate America, 11th)
*Rena Ikenishi (S10)
Alex Evans (S16)
*Hanna Harrell
Jill Heiner

Remaining Senior ladies listed in ISP with 2020 Nationals placements included:
Ting Cui (heard unofficially she did not enter)
Courtney Hicks S8
Isabelle Inthisone J4
Gabriella Izzo S9
Sarah Jung S15
Paige Rydberg S14
Violeta Ushakova
Sierra Venetta S7
Emily Zhang S13

Already earned byes to 2021 Nationals (9): Liu, Bell, Tennell, Chen, Glenn (plus 4 in ISP Points Challenge) Audrey Shin (Skate America bronze), Starr Andrews (S6), Pooja Kalyan, Lindsay Thorngren (J1).

 

[Frau Muller]

Wondering if Gracie Gold will make it....

 

[sk8nlizard]

Wondering if Gracie Gold will make it....

I thought she looked much better than SA (though to be fair, that wasn’t that difficult to do) but I would love to see a protocol sheet for her. I missed the step sequence the first time and when I went back to watch a second time I was shocked at how flat it was and it didn’t seem to have many turns, maybe I am missing something?

 

[Sylvia]

Senior Ladies Group C starting order (12):
Grace Moyer
Heidi Munger (S14 in 2019)
Emilia Murdock (J3 in 2019/S-wd from 2020 Nationals; now training at Cricket club in Toronto)
Kristine Levitina
*Isabelle Inthisone (J4)
Celeste Lee
*Gabriella Izzo (S9)
*Sarah Jung (S15)
Sarah Lyle
Anna Li
Julia Meltzer Fennell
Annie Isaman

* = in ISP

ETA:

Current UNOFFICIAL top 9 scores/standings after 3 groups:

Spoiler

Harrell 113.54
Ikenishi 112.69
Hawk 109.65
Munger 108.34
Murdock 108.16
Gold 106.50
Izzo 104.91
Choi 94.46
Jung 93.44

Group D ISP ladies could be: Venetta, Hicks, Rydberg, Zhang, Ushakova

 

[MacMadame]

OMG, my cat, who never watches TV, suddenly got interested in a routine. I don't know if she was attracted to David Bowie or Ryan Dunk.

 

[haribobo]

Spoiler: Senior Ladies C Results

Group C
Heidi Munger 108.34
Emilia Murdock 108.14
Gabriella Izzo 104.91
Sarah Jung 93.44
Kristine Levitina 85.85
Isabelle Inthisone 80.15
Anna Li 73.40
Grace Moyer 61.06
Sarah Lyle 57.40
Julia Meltzer Fennel 51.14
Celeste Lee 46.79
Annie Isaman 39.76[/ISPOILER]

 

[annie720]

Has anyone been able to watch Senior Ladies Skate 2 on Peacock? It just starts in the middle of the Skate 1 skaters with Bautista and has been this way for a couple of hours. Also, are the videos up on FanZone yet? Is there a link?

Thanks, Sylvia, for putting the results in under a Spoiler tag. I was shocked to have been spoiled earlier elsewhere.

 

[Sylvia]

Has anyone been able to watch Senior Ladies Skate 2 on Peacock? It just starts in the middle of the Skate 1 skaters with Bautista and has been this way for a couple of hours.

Move the scroll bar on the bottom to the 50-minute mark - that's where it starts with the Group B starting order.

 

[Sylvia]

USFS' Fan Zone Competition Central page is finally up (don't click on the results links if you don't yet want to know any of the final event standings and/or all the 2021 Nationals qualifiers):

2021 U.S. Championship Series presented by Toyota (Senior, Junior) | Competition Central

2021 U.S. Championship Series presented by Toyota (Senior, Junior) | Competition Central

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

"Senior-level events will be available for on-demand viewing on Peacock Premium on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and the junior events will be available the week of Dec. 28."

The Fan Zone links to watch "will be updated as [Peacock Premium replay] video becomes available" (nothing to view yet).

ETA link to official Senior and Junior FS results/protocols:

2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series

Event Results for 2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series

ijs.usfigureskating.org

 

[annie720]

Move the scroll bar on the bottom to the 50-minute mark - that's where it starts with the Group B starting order.

Thanks! I had only scrolled as far as 39.

 

[sk8nlizard]

Is anyone else getting a black screen for group 4? It did say they group will start shortly then went all black. But the counter at the bottom is still going. I’ve watched every skater in the first 3 groups, I’m invested now!
Edit - Just came on

 

[meggonzo]

Is anyone else getting a black screen for group 4? It did say they group will start shortly then went all black. But the counter at the bottom is still going. I’ve watched every skater in the first 3 groups, I’m invested now!

I have the same thing. Was going to ask if anyone else was viewing.

 

[meggonzo]

Mine is working now. Started from the beginning of group 4.

Did Courtney Hicks not submit a video? Or did I just miss her name?

 

[annie720]

Watching Skate 2 and it looked like Caroline Harris was skating during a session and was constantly dodging skaters on the ice. Even Gracie had a couple of skaters on the ice. Is it not possible to actually clear the ice of skaters for 10 minutes to film a program for a qualifying competition?

 

[Sylvia]

I missed getting a screen cap of Senior Ladies Group D starting order (sorry!) but Hicks did not submit a video to be judged and neither did Ting Cui.

ETA:

Senior Ladies Group D starting order (12):
Kimmie Nguyen
Abbie Symanietz
Katie Ross
Alyssa Rich (S18)
Imogene Schwarz
*Emily Zhang (S13)
Grace VanZanten
Hannah Wang
Devon Olsen
*Violeta Ushakova
*Sierra Venetta (S7)
*Paige Ryberg (S14)

* = in ISP

Top 9 scores/standings after 4 groups (officially qualified for 2021 Nationals):

Spoiler

Rydberg 114.69 (D)
Harrell 113.54 (B)
Ikenishi 112.69 (B)
Hawk 109.65 (B)
Munger 108.34 (C)
Murdock 108.16 (C)
Gold 106.50 (B)
Ushakova 105.88 (D)
Izzo 104.91 (C)

Jung 93.44

 

[meggonzo]

I just know that Sierra Vennetta and Paige Rydberg are the last two in this group.

 

[Carolla5501]

Wondering if Gracie Gold will make it....

without seeing the results, my bet is "yes" No will she deserve to make it??? That's probably a secondary question, but... reputation points help

 

[Vagabond]

No Ting Cui.

Wait till next year!

 

[Jeschke]

Can we hope for any videos?
(Not that we wouldn't get enough skating this week )

 

[tony]

without seeing the results, my bet is "yes" No will she deserve to make it??? That's probably a secondary question, but... reputation points help

Did you watch the skates? She did a 3Lz+3T. Comparatively speaking, she looks like she belongs at Nationals; although, I don't love the program.

 

[Sylvia]

Can we hope for any videos?

Free videos will become linked on the Competition Central page (#post 14 and now also added to post #1) when they are uploaded there.

ETA that I had mistakenly assumed the event replay videos would also be available to stream for free in USFS' Fan Zone Video Corner (like for 2020 Peggy Fleming Trophy / ISP Points Challenge / Novice & Junior Challenge Skate) but the links there go to Peacock Premium.

There's a Peacock Premium info/feedback thread in TV Alerts forum - direct link to the post with subscription & 7-day free trial info: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...um-starting-in-fall-2020.107653/#post-5872961

 

[MacMadame]

Watching Skate 2 and it looked like Caroline Harris was skating during a session and was constantly dodging skaters on the ice. Even Gracie had a couple of skaters on the ice. Is it not possible to actually clear the ice of skaters for 10 minutes to film a program for a qualifying competition?

This really upset me. For one thing, it's not 10 minutes to film a video. It's more like 5 or even less as the program is only 4 minutes and they don't get do-overs. Why didn't their coaches ask for their skaters to go out on the ice first after the ice cut and make the rest of them wait? Though in Gracie's case, it's possible they did this on purpose to help with her competition nerves. But I doubt that was the case with the rest of them who had to record during a freestyle session.

This format is so unfair for the skaters. 2020 continues to suck.

 

[Sylvia]

Live right now is Group B (hopefully the final 3 men will be shown today )
ETA: Yes, Moeller, Savary & Yeung made it into today's "live" stream!

Replay links that work on my computer:

* = currently listed in ISP; 2020 Nationals Sr. or Jr. placements & 2020 Skate America placements included where applicable

Senior Men Group A FS starting order (8): https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/pla...-2009566/3fb7e397-831f-3237-876e-1f50a6426117
*Joonsoo Kim (S15)
Jacob DeWolfe
*Ryan Dunk (S11)
*Lucas Altieri (J4)
Mitchell Friess
Ben Jalovick
Jun Hong Chen
Max Lake

Senior Men Group B FS starting order (11): https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/pla...-2009567/0c22f9fd-9f61-343e-9fbe-03be0113f347
Daniel Turchin (J16)
Joey Millet
*Dinh Tran (S8)
Yaroslav Paniot (S10)
*Eric Sjoberg (J2)
Peter Liu
Sebastien Payannet
*Maxim Naumov (J1/Skate America 8th)
*Jordan Moeller (S14)
Emmanuel Savary (S-wd from 2020 Nationals)
Paul Yeung

 

[Frau Muller]

So Gracie squeaks in to a Nationals spot! Yeah!!!

 

[Sylvia]

Consolidating the starting orders for all 4 groups & adding replay video links that work on my computer (just noticed Competition Central page is updating links to the event videos on Peacock Premium and not free videos in the Fan Zone as I had assumed would happen):

* = currently listed in ISP; 2020 Nationals Sr. or Jr. placements & 2020 Skate America placements included where applicable

Senior Ladies FS Group A starting order (12): https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/sports/ice-skating/sr.-ladies-free-skate-1/POPUP:2009392
Mia Eckels (J17)
*Alena Budko
Haley Beavers
Hyaat Aldahwi
Brenna Coonradt
Jaclyn Cartwright
*Julia Biechler
*Calista Choi (J3)
*Maxine Marie Bautista (S11)
Alyssa Chan
Molly Bohrer
Lily Bash

Senior Ladies FS Group B starting order (11) - starts after 9:30 min. mark: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/sports/ice-skating/sr.-ladies-free-skate-2/POPUP:2009393
Akane Eguchi
McKenzie Edwards
Caroline Harris
*Gracie Gold (S12/Skate America 12th)
Sonja Hilmer
Ariana Grymski
*Finley Hawk (Skate America 11th)
*Rena Ikenishi (S10)
Alex Evans (S16)
*Hanna Harrell (last competed at Courchevel JGP in August 2019)
Jill Heiner

Senior Ladies Group C starting order (12): https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/sports/ice-skating/sr.-ladies-free-skate-3/POPUP:2009390
Grace Moyer
Heidi Munger (S14 in 2019)
Emilia Murdock (J3 in 2019/S-wd from 2020 Nationals; now training at Cricket club in Toronto)
Kristine Levitina
*Isabelle Inthisone (J4)
Celeste Lee
*Gabriella Izzo (S9)
*Sarah Jung (S15)
Sarah Lyle
Anna Li
Julia Meltzer Fennell
Annie Isaman

Senior Ladies Group D starting order (12): https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/pla...-2009391/9e005304-439e-3281-ac78-a324812b28b5
Kimmie Nguyen
Abbie Symanietz
Katie Ross
Alyssa Rich (S18)
Imogene Schwarz
*Emily Zhang (S13)
Grace VanZanten
Hannah Wang
Devon Olsen
*Violeta Ushakova
*Sierra Venetta (S7/Skate America 9th)
*Paige Ryberg (S14/Skate America 7th)