2026 U.S. Sectional Singles & Pairs/Dance Finals

[Debbie S]

Good job, Caleb!

Maybe Easterns needs a bigger couch?

 

[annie720]

Caleb was great!

 

[Debbie S]

Well, at least Patrick didn't completely melt down in the FS like last year....

ETA: Surprised his FS score was that close to Caleb's, hmmm.

 

[Sylvia]

Patrick's jumps: 4T fall, 3A, 1A+3?A, 2T+3T, 3Lz+1Eu+3S, 3F turnout, 3Lo.
In the kiss & cry: "I was able to recover for the first time in my life."
141.70 in FS, 222.60 1st.

ETA that his 4T was called 'q' by the tech. panel and my eyes did not deceive me - it was a 1A+3A!

 

[Sylvia]

Sasha's jumps: 3S, 1Lz+2T, 3F landing not held, 3Lz fall, 3Lo+2A+2Lo, 2A+3T, 3Lo - finished strongly! With his extensive ballet experience, Firebird is an excellent vehicle for him! 126.56 in FS, 193.01 3rd.

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

I am just not understanding how Caleb's FS was just one point above Patrick's. I thought for sure Caleb closed the 7 point deficit from the SP.

 

[Karen-W]

I am just not understanding how Caleb's FS was just one point above Patrick's. I thought for sure Caleb closed the 7 point deficit from the SP.

Pretty sure that Patrick's two 3As offset any gain Caleb had with his solo 4T.

 

[Sylvia]

Zachary's jumps: 2A, 3Lo, 3F+2T, 1F, 3Lz+3T, 3Lz fall, 3S.
115.61 in FS, 178.88 4th!

Congrats to him on making it back to Nationals in Junior since his 11th place finish as a Novice in 2023!

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

Pretty sure that Patrick's two 3As offset any gain Caleb had with his solo 4T.

Yeah, I suppose. That 1A+3A was a nice save.

 

[Karen-W]

Yeah, I suppose. That 1A+3A was a nice save.

It really was. I thought my eyes were deceiving me until I read @Sylvia's jump listing for his FS, lol.

 

[mtnskater]

Caleb. Gorgeous in every way. Posture and camel spins Beautiful quad. Get this man a triple axel stat!

Blackwell. Amazed he didn’t completely implode and lose control of the program. Such an exciting aggressive skater. The single axel into a triple axel amazing on the fly. Reminds me so much of Keegan Messing in early days. On the verge of losing control…so aggressive. If he gains control, lookout. Would have had Caleb higher in free.

Fegan. Love to watch him. Yes growth, and new coaching all showing in his jumps. But he is still gorgeous to watch. His camel spin positions are to die for. Is his younger brother still skating?

 

[Debbie S]

Yeah, I suppose. That 1A+3A was a nice save.

I assume that was meant to be 3A combo (with a double or triple of some sort). His performance was just messy. Caleb should have scored much higher in PCS. We'll see what the protocols show.

ETA: And the judges gave them identical PCS. Uh, no, just no.

Patrick's 4T was called q, Caleb's was clean.

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

I assume that was meant to be 3A combo (with a double or triple of some sort). His performance was just messy. Caleb should have scored much higher in PCS. We'll see what the protocols show.

Yeah, I thought Caleb got underscored in PCS in the SP. I wonder if the same will be true here. Caleb popped a 3Lz, but Patrick popped one triple into a single, and another triple into a double. Waiting on judges scoring...

Tied PCS?!

 

[Karen-W]

Fegan. Love to watch him. Yes growth, and new coaching all showing in his jumps. But he is still gorgeous to watch. His camel spin positions are to die for. Is his younger brother still skating?

Yup - he skates in the Intermediate Men's SP tomorrow.

 

[Evgeniafan]

Are there wildcard slots. Any hope Henry can still make it to Nationals?

 

[Karen-W]

Are there wildcard slots. Any hope Henry can still make it to Nationals?

Not in Juniors. Top 4 Jr Men & top 2 Novice Men in each Section make it to Nationals.

 

[Debbie S]

Are there wildcard slots. Any hope Henry can still make it to Nationals?

No, in Juniors it is top 4 from each Section plus any byes. And top 2 in Novice from each Section.

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Men's FS protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34252/SEGM013.html

I'm looking forward to a rematch for the gold in St. Louis!

Junior Women SP starting order/live scores: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34252/CAT007SEG007.html

Top 10 NQS total scores in the Eastern section: Skylar Lautowa-Peguero, Sofia Bezkorovainaya (JGP), Madison Chong, Kaya Tiernan (JGP), Melania Blecic, Meghan Huffman, Leah Sharpe, Alysa Zhang, Mia Iwase, Courali Clay.

 

[Sylvia]

I still love "On Golden Pond" and those loon calls and thought Caroline Mura expressed the music very well! She also does solo ice dance, IIRC, and competed for her collegiate team at NYU (ETA) - check out her accomplishments! https://icetheatre.org/caroline-mura.html

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

I'm looking forward to a rematch for the gold in St. Louis!

It's not a head to head rematch, but both Patrick and Caleb are scheduled for internationals in two weeks... Estonia and Hungary respectively.

 

[her grace]

Are there wildcard slots. Any hope Henry can still make it to Nationals?

He seemed to have peaked back in Milwaukee. But missing nationals doesn’t mean he won’t be considered for internationals next season if he can regroup.

 

[Debbie S]

The fall on the spin really took Skylar off her game. Poor kid. Hope she can rebound in the FS.

 

[Debbie S]

Bummer about Sofia B's fall on her lutz combo, but still a decent score.

 

[YukiNieve]

I, for one, love Patrick's speed and power!

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Women SP was won last night by Madison Chong (who's in the ISP but has yet to compete internationally) - she skated a lovely program to Michael W. Smith's "The Giving," landing 3T+3T, 3Lo step out & 2A. She is coached by Malinina/Skorniakov.
SP protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34252/SEGM007.html

Deborah Liu skated a wonderful FS with big jumps to win Novice Women yesterday (I believe all of her original music is in the livestream replay, unlike in her individual video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DUmx-m3KlI&t=10860s
Final standings (top 2 qualify for Nationals in Junior): https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34252/CAT004SEG012.html

Easterns Intermediate Women final standings this morning: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34252/CAT006SEG014.html

Intermediate Men SP is starting now: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34252/CAT008SEG008.html
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJmauCQHeo
Aiden Lan, Filip Fegan (Aleksandr/Sasha's younger brother, Andrew Yang & Kyle Jiang were the top 4 in the NQS standings in the East.

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Women final 2 FS groups on Peacock now. Starting orders/live scores: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34252/CAT007SEG015.html

 

[her grace]

Huffman

3t-2a-2a to start, she has nice spring in her jumps, 3r-2t, does all her combos at beginning fall on solo 3f and 3s and then finishes with some doubles. She was pretty close to 4th place after SP, will depend on how everyone else skates, long wait ahead.

 

[mtnskater]

Junior women…land of partial over the boot tights, cankles, horse hooves

At least Skylar figured out that full over the boot tights are much more flattering (if you must wear tights over the boot tights at all)

 

[mtnskater]

Awwww. Mixed bag for Skylar. Looks like she’s growing and adjusting. Not sure if it will be enough to make nationals. So much to like though. She surely has a bright future. Is she eligible for the JR Grand Prix next year?

 

[Debbie S]

Skylar in a beautiful dress. Unfortunately, too many errors today.

I've also got SA dance practice on, and apparently, if I've got 2 Peacock windows on the same device, I can't mute one w/o muting the other, so Skylar skated with Jean-Luc Baker talking in the background.