2022 U.S. Sectionals, Pairs & Ice Dance Finals - Nov 7-13 in Norwood MA, East Lansing MI, & San Francisco CA

[Sylvia]

Qualified for Nationals based on top 2 placement at Sectionals:
Elsa Cheng 181.17 (M1)
Josephine Lee (179.90 (P1)
Ava Ziegler 169.84 (E1)
Alexa Gasparotto 163.61 (M2)
Hanna Harrell 163.57 (P2)
Ting Cui 157.11 (E2)

Let's see what the final skater, Lindsay Wang, can do!

Next Best Scores:
Sonja Hilmer 157.33 (M3)
Michelle Lee 153.86 P
Emilia Murdock 151.12 (M4)
Alex Evans 151.08 P
Brynn Roberts 149.95 P

 

[AnnMJensen]

YES!!!!! 163.57 per the results page! She qualifies!!!

So top 3 from Pacs are through so far just due to the high scores???

 

[Karen-W]

So, Milly Murdock sits at home and waits to see how Lindsay Wang does, lol.

 

[tony]

What a fabulous group getting into Nationals. I would've been so disappointed if Hilmer didn't make it, but I'm equally thrilled for Cui and Harrell to be there again (and of course Ziegler).

 

[Frau Muller]

Lindsay Wang moves so lightly, effortlessly…gorgeous music, too.

 

[Karen-W]

Well now... That was quite good from L-Wang!

 

[Debbie S]

Gutsy skate from Lindsay, but some of the jumps looked questionable.

 

[Amy L]

Very happy knc!

 

[haribobo]

SENIOR WOMEN 2023 Nationals Qualifiers

Isabeau Levito 215 intl
Amber Glenn 197 intl
Starr Andrews 191 intl
Ava Marie Ziegler 186 intl/ 169 sec
Audrey Shin 183 intl
Elsa Cheng 181 sec
Josephine Lee 179 sec/169 intl
Lindsay Thorngren 176 intl
Hanna Harrell 175 intl/ 163 sec
Gabriella Izzo 174 intl
Gracie Gold 174 intl
Sonja Hilmer 174 intl/ 157 sec
Clare Seo 170 intl
Lindsay Wang 163 sec
Alexa Gasparotto 163 sec
Ting Cui 157 sec
Bradie Tennell 153 intl
Michelle Lee 153 sec (or Karen Chen if she elects to compete)

 

[Allen]

Lindsay out screamed that lady from the MKJW and I wasn't sure that was possible. Good for her!

 

[Debbie S]

So Lindsay, Sonja, and Michelle are the at-large qualifiers. Congrats!

I feel like the women's field at Nats is wide open. Who besides Isabeau has skated consistently well over the past 2 seasons? Should be an interesting event.

 

[Lara]

@Karen-W Did you record that kiss’n’cry reaction??

 

[Karen-W]

Oh my goodness! GREAT #Reaction! Uploading to include in that competition shortly!

 

[Karen-W]

@Karen-W Did you record that kiss’n’cry reaction??

Made sure to rewind my feed before it cut out and got it recorded!

 

[Allen]

Michelle Lee and Lindsay Wang were the highlights for me tonight. Okay, and I loved Cate Flemming's Mama Mia routine! Plus, I love this coaching group of Delmore, Nikodinov, Dinev, and Cassar.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I wish Angela could go out there and skate her short program form 2001!

yasssssssssssss “just for you”

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I feel like busting out the Angela videos tonight

 

[Allen]

I feel like busting out the Angela videos tonight

I just went and watched her short from 2001 Worlds!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I just went and watched her short from 2001 Worlds!

Isn’t “just for you“ divine, watch her short program she did after that with the red dress called “no one gives up on love”

Such brilliant performances

 

[Sylvia]

Midwestern+Pairs Final results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/32047/index.asp
Eastern+Ice Dance Final results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/30614/index.asp
Pacific Coast results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/30618/index.asp

SENIOR WOMEN qualified for 2023 Nationals in Senior based on top 2 placement at Sectionals:
Elsa Cheng, Skokie Valley SC 181.17 (M1)
Josephine Lee, All Year FSC 179.90 (P1) - her Sectionals post+pics: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck7xq2dOaMA/
Ava Ziegler, SC of New York 169.84 (E1)
Alexa Gasparotto, Arctic FSC 163.61 (M2) - https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck0xHqfLMg3/
Hanna Harrell, Los Angeles FSC 163.57 (P2)
Ting Cui, Baltimore FSC 157.11 (E2) - https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck62LJwrvRj/

Next Best Scores (2 confirmed, plus a 3rd if Karen Chen does not use her bye):
Lindsay Wang, Los Angeles FSC 163.36 (P3) - https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck8qmZWrvXe/
Sonja Hilmer, Centennial SC 157.33 (M3) - https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck8yCT7Ldvf/
Michelle Lee, All Year FSC 153.86 (P4)
===
Emilia Murdock, Broadmoor SC 151.12 (M4)
Alex Evans, Los Angeles FSC 151.08 (P5)
Brynn Roberts, FSC Of Park City 149.95 (P6)
Wren Warne-Jacobsen, 149.21 (M5)
Lara Annunziata, IceWorks SC 148.60 (E3)
Maryn Pierce, Broadmoor SC 146.79 (M6)

SENIOR MEN qualified for 2023 Nationals based on top 2 placement at Sectionals:
Joonsoo Kim, Los Angeles FSC 230.45 (P1)
Daniel Martynov, Great Lakes FSC 216.87 (M1)
Maxim Naumov, SC of Boston 213.41 (E1)
Andrew Torgashev, Panthers FSC 210.31 (E2)
Matthew Nielsen, Winterhurst FSC 206.55 (M2)
Yaroslav Paniot, All Year FSC 194.41 (P2)

Next Best Scores (4):
Joseph Klein, Skokie Valley SC 205.35 (M3)
Goku Endo, Los Angeles FSC 193.29 (P3)
Samuel Mindra, Portland ISC 190.66 (P4)
Mitchell Friess, St. Paul FSC 188.14 (M4)
===
Max Lake, All Year FSC 187.97 (P5)
Philip Baker, SC of Boston 186.08 (E3)
Maxim Zharkov, Dallas FSC 184.99 (M5)
Nathan Chapple, Winterhurst FSC 180.61 (M6)
Kai Kovar, Wasatch FSC 175.72 (P6)

 

[Sylvia]

I've heard unofficially that the host club (SCoB) reportedly sold Sofia Bezkorovainaya (2nd place originally ahead of Blecic) the "extra" practice ice so who knows if an appeal was filed and what may still happen.

Sofia B. is listed for Nationals in Junior (as the 3rd Novice woman from the Eastern section) so she succeeded with her bye petition:

Athletes Named to 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships Lineup - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

U.S. Figure Skating today announced the 123 qualifiers who will compete at the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships set for Jan. 23-29 in San Jose, California.

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

ETA that Sofia's scores were 93.08 [57.10/35.98] in FS, 133.60 total as displayed online (before they were removed from the final results).

@Karen-W has copied out all the Senior/Junior entries in the 4 U.S. discipline threads in GSD and I've also posted the link here:

2022-2023 US National Qualifying Season

https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/press-release/us-figure-skating-announces-2022-23-qualifying-season Well, it seems that between Norwood and Lake Placid, my little car will be taking me to both sites frequently this year! :cheer2:

www.fsuniverse.net

 

[Sylvia]

All of Ice-Dance.com's photos (Juvenile to Senior levels) from the Final are now published:

2023 U.S. Ice Dance Final | 2022-2023 Season | Ice-Dance.com's Photography Section

November 7-11; Norwood, MA; Photos by Daphne Backman

photos2.ice-dance.com

ETA - plus a recap article:

Stories from the 2023 Ice Dance Final | Ice-dance.com

www.ice-dance.com

 

[Dobre]

Right now, I'm tentatively putting ZingKol and FlorDes on the same level as WolfChen - mostly because I'm not sure how they'd score internationally, but I suspect it would be considerably lower than they scored in the NQS and this event. But, yes, they're already better than the Browns and CesYeh.

Disagree. The Browns brought in all level 3s on the steps in the RD today in Finland. They started out the season behind, but the judges at Nationals would be best off judging these two teams (the Browns & W/C) based on the performances on the day.

 

[Karen-W]

Disagree. The Browns brought in all level 3s on the steps in the RD today in Finland. They started out the season behind, but the judges at Nationals would be best off judging these two teams (the Browns & W/C) based on the performances on the day.

You know, quoting something written 2 weeks ago, especially since the Browns weren't getting their levels at MKJW that they got today and in the interim WolfChen bombed badly at NHK... Maybe give it until the end of GP Espoo for me to revise where I think all of the teams line up relative to each other, mmmmkay?