2023 U.S. Club & NQS Competitions

[Sylvia]

She shouldn’t go. There are other girls (Sherry Zhang, for example) who are far more ready.

I would love to see Sherry Zhang get a JGP after her 2 consecutive strong NQS comps (Glacier Falls and Golden West).

I believe the singles skaters/coaches were informed not long after the U.S. Junior Team Cup in July about their JGP assignments (top 6 women were assigned; Soho was 5th there).

 

[sk8nlizard]

I'm always hesitant to share rumors about juniors, but just to throw a little light on the situation, there was a rumor going around Twitter/Reddit a few weeks ago that Soho might take some time off due to burnout. It's possible she took just a little time and is now trying to work her way back up.

I had heard something similar and I kind of thought maybe she was just newly back on the ice. It looked like Derrick Delmore was at the boards with her and I’m pretty sure that was not her coach last year. But I’m not sure….either way, I hope she gets everything sorted out, whatever that might mean for her.
I have been pretty underwhelmed with all of our ladies so far this season. It seems like many of the promising Juniors from last season are struggling this season. Also, many of the middle of the pack at Nationals Seniors don’t seem to be competing this year or are definitely not at their previous level. I know we are in a rebuilding time but still.
I’m wondering if the move to NQS competitions is helping or hurting the skaters. Most Seniors that might qualify for Nationals are used to being ready for Regionals (assuming they have to compete) in late October. Now, it’s July/August time frame. That’s really early…I was glad to see the competitions pushed back a bit this season. I’ll be interested to see if the rework anything in the coming years.

 

[jlai]

Or perhaps figure skating simply isn’t attracting talented girls when they can do gymnastics or other sports

 

[Sylvia]

I think Soho is very talented - she was the only U.S. girl to medal (silver) in her JGP debut at 13 last year in Riga, Latvia.

It looked like Derrick Delmore was at the boards with her and I’m pretty sure that was not her coach last year. But I’m not sure….either way, I hope she gets everything sorted out, whatever that might mean for her.

Delmore started coaching Soho with her choreographer Misha Ge (his photo of the 3 of them: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpIwsfQp-YJ/) before 2023 Junior Worlds and Ge coached Soho in Calgary. She was with Chris Pottenger's team before that.

Of the Junior women I watched online at Golden West, I really enjoyed Kanon Smith's SP in her comeback season and Teryn Kim's Sleeping Beauty FS (music is very well-edited, IMO). Sherry Zhang skated with power/attack and many of her jumps had great flow out. Cleo Park looked improved from her last NQS at Glacier Falls.

I see talented young skaters at the lower levels too, but the road to successful results nationally and internationally usually is a long, winding and hard one, as we all know.

 

[Sylvia]

I’m wondering if the move to NQS competitions is helping or hurting the skaters. Most Seniors that might qualify for Nationals are used to being ready for Regionals (assuming they have to compete) in late October. Now, it’s July/August time frame. That’s really early…I was glad to see the competitions pushed back a bit this season. I’ll be interested to see if the rework anything in the coming years.

These are all very good points.

The final 3 NQS singles competitions (skaters are allowed to compete in 3 at the max) are scheduled for the first week of October (around the time when the 9 Regionals used to be held) - USFS' main info page for this season's NQS competitions: https://www.usfigureskating.org/2023-24-national-qualifying-series-competition-central

 

[Sylvia]

After this weekend's Skate Houston & Golden West NQS competitions, I've added/bolded the skaters who are newly added below and/or scored higher than, or relatively close to, their previous NQS total score:

Top 19 Senior Women in the NQS standings (140+):
Lindsay Thorngren [E1] 68.77 + 137.86 = 206.63 (Charleston Open, 1st)
Audrey Shin [E2] 66.61 + 117.41 = 184.02 (Glacier Falls, 1st)
Sarah Everhardt [E3] 65.08 + 117.72 = 182.80 (Glacier Falls, 2nd)
Elyce Lin-Gracey [P1] 61.64 + 117.34 = 178.98 (Glacier Falls, 3rd); 188.55 (US Jr. Team Cup, 1st)
Clare Seo [M1] 63.97 + 113.40 = 177.37 (Glacier Falls, 4th)
Hannah Herrera [P2] 53.42 + 122.78 (1) = 176.20 (Glacier Falls, 5th)
Sonja Hilmer [M2] 58.91 + 115.21 = 174.14 (Glacier Falls, 6th); 170.50 at Skate Houston, 1st
Mia Kalin [P3] 59.57 + 113.72 = 173.29 (Glacier Falls, 7th)
Wren Warne-Jacobsen [M3] 56.36 + 115.51 = 171.87 (MN L'Etoile du Nord, 1st)
Courtney Hicks [E4] 158.58 (Glacier Falls, 8th)
Kendall Erne [M4] 151.92 (Skate Detroit, 1st)
Alexa Gasparotto [M5] 151.72 (Glacier Falls, 9th)
Nicole Park [P4] 150.07 (Glacier Falls, 10th); 143.96 (Golden West, 1st)
Michelle Lee [M6] 149.51 (Atlanta Open, 1st); 159.86 (Santa Fe Skate Fest in May)
Ting Cui [E5] 148.94 (Atlanta Open, 2nd)
Finley Hawk [M7] 146.26 (Battle of the Blades, 1st)
Brynn Roberts [P5] 145.67 (Sun Valley, 1st); 147.09 (Collegiate Championships, 3rd)
Maryn Pierce [M8] 142.03 (Skate Detroit, 3rd); 159.10 (Broadmoor Open in June)
Sonia Baram [P6] 141.70 (Golden West, 2nd)

Top 14 Senior Men in the NQS standings (168+):
Kai Kovar [P1] 76.12 + 146.85 = 222.97 (Glacier Falls, 1st)
Yaroslav Paniot [P2] 218.87 (75.48 SP + 143.39 FS at Golden West, 1st); 68.06 + 132.81 = 200.87 (Glacier Falls, 5th)
Maxim Zharkov [M1] 74.04 + FS = 213.91 (Charleston Open, 1st)
Goku Endo [P3] 70.73 + 142.90 = 213.63 (Glacier Falls, 3rd); 63.61 + 151.82 = 215.43 (Collegiate Championships, 3rd); 198.30 (Golden West, 2nd)
Joseph Klein [M2] 73.74 + 138.48 = 212.22 (Battle of the Blades, 1st)
Liam Kapeikis [P4] 68.46 + 133.00 = 201.46 (Glacier Falls, 4th)
Eric Sjoberg [P5] 196.25 (Golden West, 3rd); 174.33 (Glacier Falls, 8th); 82.65 + 138.93 = 221.58 (Collegiate Championships, 2nd)
Samuel Mindra [P6] 183.45 (Glacier Falls, 6th)
Michael Xie [P7] 183.23 (Glacier Falls, 7th); 73.71 + 148.82 = 222.53 (Collegiate Championships, 1st)
Jordan Moeller [M3] 176.52 (MN L'Etoile du Nord, 1st)
Max Lake [P8] 170.43 (Golden West, 4th)
Paul Yeung [P9] 169.87 (Glacier Falls, 9th); 181.81 (LA Open)
Nathan Chapple [M4] 169.48 (Battle of the Blades, 2nd)
Will Annis [E1] 168.10 (Battle of the Blades, 3rd)

Top 19 Junior Women in the NQS standings (140+):
Sherry Zhang [P1] 182.44 (Glacier Falls, 1st in group B); 178.57 (Golden West, 1st in group A)
Logan Higase-Chen [M1] 175.06 (Glacier Falls, 1st in group A)
Jessica Jurka [M2] 173.57 (Skate Detroit 1st in A)
Annika Chao [P2] 172.71 (Glacier Falls, 2nd in B); 176.43 (US Jr. Team Cup, 2nd)
Keira Hilbelink [P3] 168.74 (Glacier Falls, 2nd in A) - ISU Junior age-eligible in 2024-25
Jiaying Ellyse Johnson [M3] 166.37 (Skate Detroit, 2nd in A)
Cleo Park [P4] 164.19 Golden West, 2nd in A); 156.05 (Glacier Falls, 3rd in A)
Teryn Kim [P5] 159.44 (Golden West, 1st in B); 151.11 (Glacier Falls, 5th in A)
Alina Bonillo [M4] 156.04 (Battle of the Blades, 1st)
Ella Kim [P6] 154.03 (Glacier Falls, 4th in A); 143.68 (Skate Houston, 1st)
Maria Platonova [E1] 150.18 (Charleston, 1st in A)
Mia Barghout [E2] 149.88 (Glacier Falls, 6th in A); 151.17 (Garden State Games)
Kanon Smith [M5] 148.67 (Golden West, 2nd in B); 153.77 (101.45 FS at the Cup of Colorado last month)
Suemin Shin [M6] 148.09 (Glacier Falls, 6th in A)
Lilah Gibson [M7] 144.77 (MN L'Etoile du Nord, 1st); 140.37 (US Jr. Team Cup, 14th)
Willow Fedewa [M8] 142.81 (Skate Detroit, 1st in B)
Ellie Klopp [M9] 140.53 (Glacier Falls, 3rd in B)
Katie Turcotte [E3] 140.15 (Skate Detroit, 2nd in B)
Hazel Collier [E4] 140.07 (Charleston Open, 2nd in A)

Top 18 Junior Men in the NQS standings (140+):
Taira Shinohara [M1] 68.81 + 132.39 = 201.20 (Battle of the Blades, 1st)
Beck Strommer [M2] 60.39 + 136.62 = 197.01 (Charleston Open, 1st)
Aleksandr Fegan [E1] 187.74 (Atlanta Open, 1st)
Antonio Monaco [M3] 180.64 (Glacier Falls, 1st)
Nhat-Viet Nguyen [M4] 179.75 (Skate Houston, 1st)
Kirk Haugeto [E2] 176.88 (Atlanta Open, 2nd)
Lorenzo Elano [M5] 176.35 (Skate Detroit, 1st); 179.75 (US Jr. Team Cup, 6th)
Nicholas Brooks [P1] 175.32 (Golden West, 1st); 172.62 (MN L'Etoile du Nord, 1st)
Zachary LoPinto [E3] 170.78 (Battle of the Blades, 2nd)
Andriy Kratyuk [P2] 164.23 (Sherwood Inv., 1st)
Vaclav Vasquez [P3] 156.33 (Golden West, 2nd); 146.85 (Glacier Falls, 5th)
Solomon Bristol [M6] 154.34 (Battle of the Blades, 3rd)
Luke Wang [P4] 153.24 (Glacier Falls, 2nd)
Alexander Liu [M7] 153.20 (Skate Houston, 2nd); 147.42 (Glacier Falls, 4th)
Mitchell Castelletti [M8] 150.59 (MN L'Etoile du Nord, 1st)
Sergei Evseev [P5] 145.87 (Golden West, 3rd); 143.26 (Glacier Falls, 6th)
Allan Fisher [P6] 143.95, Skate Houston, 3rd
Bryan Lehmann [E4] 141.80 (Charleston Open, 3rd)

ETA: @Karen-W is keeping track of U.S. Pairs scores (including NQS) in GSD - latest update is here (scroll down to post #150): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...many-teams-we-have.110747/page-5#post-6463963

 

[TDsk8]

The 97th Annual Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships & John Nicks International Pairs Challenge schedule
Now posted on SCNY website

Looking forward

 

[Stephanie]

Skate St Moritz starting orders and results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33494/index.asp

ISP competitors:
Senior Women: Josephine Lee, Katie Shen
Senior Men: Daniil Murzin
Junior Women: Sherry Zhang, Cleo Park, Annika Chao, Ella Kim

 

[Frau Muller]

Skate St Moritz starting orders and results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33494/index.asp

ISP competitors:
Senior Women: Josephine Lee, Katie Shen
Senior Men: Daniil Murzin
Junior Women: Sherry Zhang, Cleo Park, Annika Chao, Ella Kim

Josephine Lee withdrew.

 

[Sylvia]

Josephine Lee withdrew.

Josephine has a bye to 2024 Nationals due to her 5th place finish at Nationals last year. However, if she wants to be considered for the Youth Olympic Games, she will need to compete in a NQS (highest total score among the age-eligible women will get the spot).

The same videographer that streamed Skate Houston last week is livestreaming Skate St. Moritz this weekend!
Livestream will appear here when an event is live: https://www.youtube.com/@pro-mixsoundvideo4505/streams
Intermediate Women SP groups A (underway) & B are the 2 events tonight.

Middle Atlantics Junior & Senior singles SP updates start here in the John Nicks Pairs/"Mids" competition thread: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...club-comp-sept-6-9.110949/page-3#post-6465920

 

[Sylvia]

She [Soho Lee] shouldn’t go. There are other girls (Sherry Zhang, for example) who are far more ready.

Posting the news in here first because of the earlier posts in this thread: Sherry Zhang has replaced Soho Lee in the ISU's entries for JGP Budapest as of Sept. 8 (not yet confirmed on USFS' International Assignments page).

Sherry is still listed in the Junior Women's SP starting order for Skate St. Moritz as of now.

ETA that I've cross-posted about Sherry replacing Soho in GSD here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/u-s-women-4-how-dare-you.110065/page-27#post-6465989

 

[Sylvia]

You can rewind the livestrream for Skate St. Moritz [link removed; video has been deleted]
SP protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33494/SEGM016.html

Top 4 (edited in jumps from protocols):
Sherry Zhang, Glacier Falls FSC 64.06 - high 3T (3turns)+3T, 2A, big 3Lz
Cleo Park, Glacier Falls FSC 60.21 - 3F+3T<, 3Lz, Ina to 2A
Annika Chao, Glacier Falls FSC 57.58 - 3T+3T, 3Lz fall, 2A
Ella Kim, St. Moritz ISC 50.09 - 3Lz, 3F+3T<< fall, 2A

 

[Sylvia]

New discovery for me today! Elena Wilson won the Novice Women's event (139.17 total) at Skate St. Moritz, skating to "My Body is a Cage" (female cover), scoring 100.14 in hr FS with opening 3Lz+2T, 3F & 3Lz all smoothly landed, plus L4 steps.

Results page: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33494/index.asp

Livestream will appear here when an event is live: https://www.youtube.com/@pro-mixsoundvideo4505/streams
Intermediate Women SP groups A (underway) & B are the 2 events tonight.

Juvenile Boys FS is on now (Junior & Senior Men's FS -- Murzin only -- is scheduled to start at 3:55 pm ET).

ETA: Looks like Murzin has WD?

 

[Sylvia]

Skate St. Moritz 2nd group of Junior women warming up: [edited out this link after the video was deleted]

Live results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33494/CAT009SEG017.html

 

[Sylvia]

Wow, Sherry & Cleo both pumped their fists after their free skates!

 

[Stephanie]

Wow, Sherry & Cleo both pumped their fists after their free skates!

Great job by both! I believe this puts Sherry in the lead for the YOG spot and should put Cleo in contention for the last JGP Armenia spot depending on how Mia and Sherry do on their JGPs.

 

[Karen-W]

Sherry is skating so hot right now, I'd be really surprised if she doesn't snag the last JGP Armenia spot. Having said that, I'd probably strongly consider flipping Elyce and Sarah. I think the field at Gdansk is a little weaker and Elyce could easily win silver there (or maybe gold). Putting both Elyce and Sherry at the last JGP decreases both of their chances (slim though they may be) of slipping into the JGPF.

 

[Sylvia]

Skate St. Moritz Senior Women FS is live: [edited out this link after the video was deleted]

Katie Shen is the last to skate (this is her first NQS comp.) and right before her is Milena Markin, who performed very expressively in her FS to the Beauty & the Beast live action film soundtrack at Golden West - hers was one of my fave performances that I watched online!

 

[emilieh]

New discovery for me today! Elena Wilson won the Novice Women's event (139.17 total) at Skate St. Moritz, skating to "My Body is a Cage" (female cover), scoring 100.14 in hr FS with opening 3Lz+2T, 3F & 3Lz all smoothly landed, plus L4 steps.

Results page: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33494/index.asp

Juvenile Boys FS is on now (Junior & Senior Men's FS -- Murzin only -- is scheduled to start at 3:55 pm ET).

ETA: Looks like Murzin has WD?

Elena Wilson had two great weeks in a row - she scored 105 the week before at Skate Houston.

Sherry Zhang was really excellent. A lot more power in her skating than I remember her having last year. Cleo Park did great as well, but didn't have the same strength/flow IMO. I like Annika Chao's skating too, she just didn't have all her jumps this time and the other two did. Seems like they are all doing well training together and pushing each other.

 

[just tuned in]

@Sylvia, do you have any information about the Challenge Cup [Ice Dance #4] Sept. 21-24 Ardmore, Pennsylvania?

There is no schedule up at https://pschs.org/challenge-cup/.

 

[Sylvia]

Starting orders will be posted on the Results page before Challenge Cup starts: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33514/index.asp

Here is the ice dance schedule (subject to change) from EMS:

Thursday, Sept. 21:
2:00-2:50 & 2:50-3:35 PM Intermediate Pattern Dances #1 & 2 [9 teams]
4:20-5:10 & 5:10-6:00 PM Juvenile Pattern Dances #1 & 2 [12 teams]

Friday:
9:10-10:10 & 10:25-11:25 AM Novice Pattern Dances #1 & 2 [12 teams]
12:35-1:30 PM Juvenile Free Dance
2:15-3:15 PM Intermediate Free Dance
4:10-5:30 PM Junior Rhythm Dance [11 teams]
5:45-6:25 PM Senior Rhythm Dance [4 teams]

Saturday:
9:00-9:15 AM Pre-Juvenile Free Dance [2 teams]
9:15-10:50 AM Novice Free Dance
1:20-2:50 PM Junior Free Dance
3:35-4:20 PM Senior Free Dance

 

[Karen-W]

Broadmoor Fall Classic results page -

NQS - 2023 Broadmoor Fall Classic (usfigureskating.org)

 

[AYS]

It appears F/D will be at Challenge Cup again according to WASA's IG:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxZp-StrhaR/

 

[Karen-W]

It appears F/D will be at Challenge Cup again according to WASA's IG:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxZp-StrhaR/

Makes sense since they haven't competed since LPIDI and haven't been assigned to any Challengers yet.

 

[Sylvia]

Starting orders will be posted on the Results page before Challenge Cup starts: [I posted the link to the non-qualifying comp. earlier; will get the right one]

Starting orders are posted and Li/Le Coq are listed for their first competition of the season in Junior (eta): https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33517/index.asp

Senior RD starting order:
1 Angela Ling, Peninsula SC / Caleb Wein, Washington FSC
2 Katarina DelCamp-Akalin, Turkish Ice Skating Federation / Berk Akalin, Turkish Ice Skating Federation
3 Riona Harris, Georgia FSC / Tyler Vollmer, Los Angeles FSC
4 Cara Murphy, Arctic FSC / Joshua Levitt, Pittsburgh FSC

Junior RD starting order:
1 Caroline Mullen, Washington FSC / Brendan Mullen, Washington FSC
2 Grace Yi, Boise FSC / Danila Savelev, Thunderbirds FSC [team debut here; he previously represented Georgia: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111156.htm]
3 Sylvia Li, North Jersey FSC / Rowan Le Coq, SC of New York [season & junior level debut]
4 Isabella Hagan, All Year FSC / Shawn Hagan, All Year FSC
5 Zoe Cialella, Arctic FSC / David Goldshteyn, SC of Novi
6 Jillian Prever, Panthers FSC / Agahan Dortkol, Panthers FSC [TUR: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111491.htm
7 Olivia Ilin, Washington FSC / Dylan Cain, Washington FSC [competing in Budapest JGP this week as subs]
8 Annelise Stapert, ION FSC / Maxim Korotcov, ION FSC
9 Jane Calhoun, Broadmoor SC / Daniil Veselukhin, Broadmoor SC [new this season]
10 Emily Renzi, SC of New York / William Lissauer, All Year FSC
11 Julia Epps, IceWorks SC / Blake Gilman, Peninsula SC

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Starting orders are posted and Li/Le Coq are listed for their first competition of the season in Junior (eta): https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33517/index.asp

Senior RD starting order:
1 Angela Ling, Peninsula SC / Caleb Wein, Washington FSC
2 Katarina DelCamp-Akalin, Turkish Ice Skating Federation / Berk Akalin, Turkish Ice Skating Federation
3 Riona Harris, Georgia FSC / Tyler Vollmer, Los Angeles FSC
4 Cara Murphy, Arctic FSC / Joshua Levitt, Pittsburgh FSC

Junior RD starting order:
1 Caroline Mullen, Washington FSC / Brendan Mullen, Washington FSC
2 Grace Yi, Boise FSC / Danila Savelev, Thunderbirds FSC [he previously represented Georgia: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111156.htm]
3 Sylvia Li, North Jersey FSC / Rowan Le Coq, SC of New York
4 Isabella Hagan, All Year FSC / Shawn Hagan, All Year FSC
5 Zoe Cialella, Arctic FSC / David Goldshteyn, SC of Novi
6 Jillian Prever, Panthers FSC / Agahan Dortkol, Panthers FSC
7 Olivia Ilin, Washington FSC / Dylan Cain, Washington FSC
8 Annelise Stapert, ION FSC / Maxim Korotcov, ION FSC
9 Jane Calhoun, Broadmoor SC / Daniil Veselukhin, Broadmoor SC
10 Emily Renzi, SC of New York / William Lissauer, All Year FSC
11 Julia Epps, IceWorks SC / Blake Gilman, Peninsula SC

I was wondering when Kat DelCamp was ever going to compete!

 

[AYS]

So no Flores/Desyatov after all? That’s disappointing (for me).

 

[Karen-W]

So no Flores/Desyatov after all? That’s disappointing (for me).

Nope. Here's to hoping they get assigned to Budapest Trophy!

 

[jlai]

Does anyone have a schedue to the Austin autumn classic this weekend? (and named skaters competing?)

 

[Sylvia]

Does anyone have a schedue to the Austin autumn classic this weekend? (and named skaters competing?)

It's a one day Learn To Skate (LTS) comp. on Sunday: https://www.afsctx.org/