2023 Cranberry Open and Cranberry Cup International August 9-13

[danafan]

The website has been updated with the list of competitors for the international event.

Cranberry Open and Cranberry Cup International – The Skating Club of Boston

 

[Frau Muller]

KIRK HAUGETO!!!!!!
…reason enough to pay a viewing fee

 

[Sylvia]

Thanks for starting this thread, @danafan! (I assume you're pleased with the number of CAN women listed. )

Copying out the Senior & Junior international entries lists, thoughtfully provided by SCoB:

Senior Men
Will Annis | USA
Gabriel Blumenthal | Canada
Lucas Broussard | USA
Donovan Carrillo | Mexico
Wesley Chiu | Canada
Jack Dushenski | Canada
Jackson Ellis | Canada
Ken Fitterer | Great Britain
Mark Gorodnitsky | Israel
Alec Guinzbourg | Canada
Liam Kapeikis | USA
Joseph Klein | USA
Daniel Martynov | USA
Daniil Murzin | USA
Christian Nainer | Romania
Aleksa Rakic | Canada
Georgii Reshtenko | Czech Republic
Roman Sadovsky | Canada
Bruce Waddell | Canada
Maxim Zharkov | USA

Senior Women
Fiona Bombardier | Canada
Ella V. Chen | Israel
Sophia Dayan | Argentina
Sarah Everhardt | USA
Sonja Hilmer | USA
Amanda Hsu | Chinese Taipei
Katherine Karon | Canada
Elyce Lin-Gracey | USA
Katherine Medland Spence | Canada
Maryn Pierce | USA
Tara Prasad | India
Natalie Roccatani | Canada
Kaiya Ruiter | Canada
Clare Seo | USA
Lindsay Thorngren | USA
Lindsay Wang | USA
Wren Warne-Jacobsen | USA
Amy Shao Ning Yang | Canada
Ava Ziegler | USA

Junior Men
David Bondar | Canada
Lorenzo Elano | USA
Aleksandr Fegan | USA
Lucas Fitterer | Great Britain
Kirk Haugeto | USA
Jonathan Hildebrandt | USA
Terry Jin | Canada
Shohei Law | Canada
David Li | Canada
Tao MacRae | Great Britain
Christopher Manis | Canada
Antonio Monaco | USA
Tobia Oellerer | Austria
Elias Sayed | Sweden
Taira Shinohara | USA
Artur Smagulov | Kazakhstan
Beck Strommer | USA

Junior Women
Natalia Acosta | Mexico
Abbie Baltzer | Canada
Mia Barghout | USA
Luana Beltran | Argentina
Breken Brezden | Canada
Ela Cui | USA
Hannah Dabees | Egypt
Cecilia Donohue | Argentina
Whitney Ford | Greece
Regina Garcia De Leon Saab | Mexico
Cayetana Gonzalez | Mexico
Angelina YinLin Guan | Canada
Logan Higase-Chen | USA
Jiaying Ellyse Johnson | USA
Jessica Jurka | USA
Josephine Lee | USA
Soho Lee | USA
Helena Sofia Nava Gutierrez | Mexico
Brookelynn Pollock | Canada
Elisha Suebin Ryu | Canada
Katie Shen | USA
Haley-Rae Thomson | South Africa
Sadie Weng | Chinese Taipei
Kara Yun | Canada

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE (subject to change):
Wednesday, August 9, 2023: Official Practice / Draws for Initial Starting Order - Junior women and men
Thursday, August 10: Official Practice / Competition - Junior women and men Short Program
Friday, August 11: Official Practice / Competition - Junior women and men Free Skate / Draw for Initial Starting Order - Senior women and men / Junior Awards
Saturday, August 12: Official Practice / Competition - Senior women and men Short Program
Sunday, August 13: Official Practice / Competition- Senior women and men Free Skate / Awards

TICKET INFO: https://scboston.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?SeriesID=20

Livestream info (not free last year): TBA

ISU's event page for Cranberry Cup International: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/.../cranberry-cup-international?templateParam=11

 

[her grace]

I’m really impressed by the fields. Great chance for similarly-ranked Americans to go head-to-head and for some of the bigger names from Canada to get their senior minimums.

 

[shutterbug]

Livestream info (not free last year): TBA

I read on another forum that there will not be a livestream this year.

 

[Aceon6]

I read on another forum that there will not be a livestream this year.

Good thing that I live within easy driving distance. The men’s field is just

 

[Frau Muller]

I read on another forum that there will not be a livestream this year.

Hopefully a camera-wielding fan will capture Kirk Haugeto’s two skates…and the pre- and post-skate antics!

 

[maureenfarone]

Cranberry Open competition leaderboard is up:

2023 Cranberry Open

Event Results for 2023 Cranberry Open

ijs.usfigureskating.org

 

[Hedwig]

any new infos about a stream?

 

[Hedwig]

If I understand this correctly you may purchase the video of the SP and LP for 45 USD.

Per skater

So no live stream apparently but just a huge rip off. How disappointing!

 

[Coco]

Growing the sport ...

 

[emilieh]

If I understand this correctly you may purchase the video of the SP and LP for 45 USD.

Per skater

So no live stream apparently but just a huge rip off. How disappointing!

I don't have any inside intel on the Skating Club of Boston, I've never done an event there. But in most cases like this, the videographer isn't paid anything by the host club for coming to the competition. The host is required to contract a videographer because they need it for the judging replay, plus most parents expect that there will be a video available to purchase at a competition. There are a limited number of videography companies that are experienced in filming skating and interested in spending all day freezing in a rink for (hopefully) a modest profit. Several of the major companies that were filming skating have gone out of business in the past 10 years, or have stopped coming to skating competitions. When you bring in someone new, you risk getting someone who doesn't know what a jump setup looks like and can't keep the skater in the frame, which is problematic for the replay for the judges.

The $45 is meant for the skaters and their families to purchase the video of their competition. I think this is a reasonable fee actually, many companies charge more. I can't blame the videographer for not providing a livestream, because if they do, many families will skip purchasing the video, and then they lose money on the competition.

Some clubs will charge the competitors a fee as a part of their registration to include the videos. Then the club passes the fee on to the videographer. This was really common for a few years at USFS competitions, especially on the east coast, but costs of everything have risen, and some clubs don't want to raise registration fees any more than they have to, so they have gone back to the sales model.

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Why is Naumov not doing the main competition? Just wants some judges feedback?

 

[maureenfarone]

Why is Naumov not doing the main competition? Just wants some judges feedback?

I was surprised to see Naumov listed in the Open rather than the Cup. After seeing Naumov listed (probably just to get feedback), I realized Jimmy Ma who also trains at SCOB isn't listed for either comp. Hope Ma is ok.

 

[Hedwig]

I don't have any inside intel on the Skating Club of Boston, I've never done an event there. But in most cases like this, the videographer isn't paid anything by the host club for coming to the competition. The host is required to contract a videographer because they need it for the judging replay, plus most parents expect that there will be a video available to purchase at a competition. There are a limited number of videography companies that are experienced in filming skating and interested in spending all day freezing in a rink for (hopefully) a modest profit. Several of the major companies that were filming skating have gone out of business in the past 10 years, or have stopped coming to skating competitions. When you bring in someone new, you risk getting someone who doesn't know what a jump setup looks like and can't keep the skater in the frame, which is problematic for the replay for the judges.

The $45 is meant for the skaters and their families to purchase the video of their competition. I think this is a reasonable fee actually, many companies charge more. I can't blame the videographer for not providing a livestream, because if they do, many families will skip purchasing the video, and then they lose money on the competition.

Some clubs will charge the competitors a fee as a part of their registration to include the videos. Then the club passes the fee on to the videographer. This was really common for a few years at USFS competitions, especially on the east coast, but costs of everything have risen, and some clubs don't want to raise registration fees any more than they have to, so they have gone back to the sales model.

I understand that but I am surprised nonetheless. No way to grow interest and the sports. And quite a few people around the world would have bought a live stream so I think they would have made money on top of it.

Very disappointing

 

[Aceon6]

I understand that but I am surprised nonetheless. No way to grow interest and the sports. And quite a few people around the world would have bought a live stream so I think they would have made money on top of it.

Very disappointing

Trust me, there is NO money in it. Unless a club can find a streaming sponsor (which is work in and of itself), taking a chance that enough people will sign up to cover the costs is a crapshoot.

 

[maureenfarone]

Here is a link to the music rotation for Cranberry Cup:

https://scboston.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CC23_MusicRotationAll-V5-1.pdf

I was looking down the rotation for Senior Men and who did I see?????
JIMMY MA is on the list!

 

[Stephanie]

Based on the above lists it looks like there were a few withdrawals:
Soho Lee
Daniel Martynov

 

[Karen-W]

Cranberry Cup results page -

2023 Cranberry Cup International

Event results for 2023 Cranberry Cup International

ijs.usfigureskating.org

starting orders for the juniors are up!

Junior Women
StN. Name Nation
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Cecilia DONOHUE ARG
2 Jessica JURKA USA
3 Regina GARCIA de LEON SAAB MEX (JGP Osaka)
4 Logan HIGASE-CHEN USA
5 Angelina YinLin GUAN CAN

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Jiaying Ellyse JOHNSON USA
7 Luana BELTRAN ARG
8 Mia BARGHOUT USA
9 Elisha Suebin RYU CAN
10 Helena Sofia NAVA GUTIERREZ MEX

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Sadie WENG TPE
12 Haley-Rae THOMSON RSA
13 Hannah DABEES EGY (JGP Bangkok)
14 Breken BREZDEN CAN
15 Abbie BALTZER CAN

Warm-Up Group 4
16 Whitney FORD GRE
17 Josephine LEE USA (JGP Linz)
18 Brookelynn POLLOCK CAN
19 Kara YUN CAN (JGP Linz)
20 Katie SHEN USA
21 Ela CUI USA

Junior Men
StN. Name Nation
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Aleksandr FEGAN USA
2 David BONDAR CAN (JGP Istanbul)
3 Jonathan HILDEBRANDT USA
4 Antonio MONACO USA
5 Lorenzo ELANO USA

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Artur SMAGULOV KAZ (JGP Bangkok)
7 Elias SAYED SWE (JGP Istanbul)
8 David LI CAN (JGP Linz)
9 Beck STROMMER USA (JGP Linz)
10 Terry JIN CAN (JGP Istanbul)

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Tao MACRAE GBR
12 Shohei LAW CAN
13 Kirk HAUGETO USA
14 Lucas FITTERER GBR
15 Taira SHINOHARA USA

 

[Karen-W]

Why is Naumov not doing the main competition? Just wants some judges feedback?

I was surprised to see Naumov listed in the Open rather than the Cup. After seeing Naumov listed (probably just to get feedback), I realized Jimmy Ma who also trains at SCOB isn't listed for either comp. Hope Ma is ok.

Now, Naumov is listed as WD from the Open (and not listed on the Cup Sr Men entries list either).

 

[Wyliefan]

Took a while, but we're getting live scoring for the junior women:

2023 Cranberry Cup International - Junior Women - Short Program

ijs.usfigureskating.org

 

[Karen-W]

Took a while, but we're getting live scoring for the junior women:

2023 Cranberry Cup International - Junior Women - Short Program

ijs.usfigureskating.org

wellllll... we thought we were. Looks like they updated after the first 4 skaters and haven't since.

 

[Karen-W]

Looks like they might only be updating after each group? Current Jr Women's standings after 2 groups -

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	CO	PR	SK	Ded. -	StN.
1​	Logan HIGASE-CHEN	USA	56.19​	32.59​		24.60​	6.25​	6.19​	6.06​	1.00​	#4​
2​	Jiaying Ellyse JOHNSON	USA	54.81​	33.69​		21.12​	5.13​	5.06​	5.69​	0.00​	#6​
3​	Jessica JURKA	USA	49.73​	28.69​		21.04​	5.50​	5.19​	5.13​	0.00​	#2​
4​	Angelina YinLin GUAN	CAN	45.69​	23.41​		23.28​	5.81​	5.63​	6.06​	1.00​	#5​
5​	Mia BARGHOUT	USA	44.44​	22.83​		22.61​	5.56​	5.50​	5.94​	1.00​	#8​
6​	Elisha suebin RYU	CAN	43.22​	21.84​		22.38​	5.63​	5.44​	5.75​	1.00​	#9​
7​	Cecilia DONOHUE	ARG	42.41​	23.53​		18.88​	4.75​	4.63​	4.81​	0.00​	#1​
8​	Regina GARCIA de LEON SAAB	MEX	32.19​	18.82​		15.37​	3.94​	3.56​	4.06​	2.00​	#3​
9​	Luana BELTRAN	ARG	29.16​	14.77​		15.39​	3.88​	3.81​	3.88​	1.00​	#7​
10​	Helena Sofia NAVA GUTIERREZ	MEX	25.25​	12.70​		13.55​	3.31​	3.19​	3.69​	1.00​	#10​

 

[Karen-W]

Ooooo - maybe they've worked out the issues - updating live now for the first two skaters in the 3rd group!

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	CO	PR	SK	Ded. -	StN.
1​	Logan HIGASE-CHEN	USA	56.19​	32.59​		24.60​	6.25​	6.19​	6.06​	1.00​	#4​
2​	Jiaying Ellyse JOHNSON	USA	54.81​	33.69​		21.12​	5.13​	5.06​	5.69​	0.00​	#6​
3​	Jessica JURKA	USA	49.73​	28.69​		21.04​	5.50​	5.19​	5.13​	0.00​	#2​
4​	Angelina YinLin GUAN	CAN	45.69​	23.41​		23.28​	5.81​	5.63​	6.06​	1.00​	#5​
5​	Mia BARGHOUT	USA	44.44​	22.83​		22.61​	5.56​	5.50​	5.94​	1.00​	#8​
6​	Elisha suebin RYU	CAN	43.22​	21.84​		22.38​	5.63​	5.44​	5.75​	1.00​	#9​
7​	Cecilia DONOHUE	ARG	42.41​	23.53​		18.88​	4.75​	4.63​	4.81​	0.00​	#1​
8​	Sadie WENG	TPE	36.09​	21.38​		16.71​	3.88​	4.13​	4.56​	2.00​	#11​
9​	Regina GARCIA de LEON SAAB	MEX	32.19​	18.82​		15.37​	3.94​	3.56​	4.06​	2.00​	#3​
10​	Haley-Rae THOMSON	RSA	29.59​	14.37​		15.22​	3.81​	3.50​	4.13​	0.00​	#12​
11​	Luana BELTRAN	ARG	29.16​	14.77​		15.39​	3.88​	3.81​	3.88​	1.00​	#7​
12​	Helena Sofia NAVA GUTIERREZ	MEX	25.25​	12.70​		13.55​	3.31​	3.19​	3.69​	1.00​	#10​

 

[Karen-W]

Through the first three groups! Crossing my fingers for Josephine Lee to have a good SP!

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	CO	PR	SK	Ded. -	StN.
1​	Logan HIGASE-CHEN	USA	56.19​	32.59​		24.60​	6.25​	6.19​	6.06​	1.00​	#4​
2​	Jiaying Ellyse JOHNSON	USA	54.81​	33.69​		21.12​	5.13​	5.06​	5.69​	0.00​	#6​
3​	Breken BREZDEN	CAN	52.61​	29.07​		23.54​	5.88​	5.94​	5.88​	0.00​	#14​
4​	Jessica JURKA	USA	49.73​	28.69​		21.04​	5.50​	5.19​	5.13​	0.00​	#2​
5​	Angelina YinLin GUAN	CAN	45.69​	23.41​		23.28​	5.81​	5.63​	6.06​	1.00​	#5​
6​	Mia BARGHOUT	USA	44.44​	22.83​		22.61​	5.56​	5.50​	5.94​	1.00​	#8​
7​	Abbie BALTZER	CAN	43.93​	23.57​		21.36​	5.44​	5.06​	5.56​	1.00​	#15​
8​	Elisha suebin RYU	CAN	43.22​	21.84​		22.38​	5.63​	5.44​	5.75​	1.00​	#9​
9​	Cecilia DONOHUE	ARG	42.41​	23.53​		18.88​	4.75​	4.63​	4.81​	0.00​	#1​
10​	Sadie WENG	TPE	36.09​	21.38​		16.71​	3.88​	4.13​	4.56​	2.00​	#11​
11​	Regina GARCIA de LEON SAAB	MEX	32.19​	18.82​		15.37​	3.94​	3.56​	4.06​	2.00​	#3​
12​	Haley-Rae THOMSON	RSA	29.59​	14.37​		15.22​	3.81​	3.50​	4.13​	0.00​	#12​
13​	Luana BELTRAN	ARG	29.16​	14.77​		15.39​	3.88​	3.81​	3.88​	1.00​	#7​
14​	Helena Sofia NAVA GUTIERREZ	MEX	25.25​	12.70​		13.55​	3.31​	3.19​	3.69​	1.00​	#10​
15​	Hannah DABEES	EGY	19.74​	9.34​		11.40​	3.06​	2.63​	2.88​	1.00​	#13​

 

[Wyliefan]

And they're done!

1​	Josephine LEE	USA	57.20​	33.26​		24.94​	6.19​	6.06​	6.50​	1.00​	#17​
2​	Katie SHEN	USA	57.01​	31.40​		25.61​	6.50​	6.44​	6.31​	0.00​	#20​
3​	Logan HIGASE-CHEN	USA	56.19​	32.59​		24.60​	6.25​	6.19​	6.06​	1.00​	#4​
4​	Jiaying Ellyse JOHNSON	USA	54.81​	33.69​		21.12​	5.13​	5.06​	5.69​	0.00​	#6​
5​	Breken BREZDEN	CAN	52.61​	29.07​		23.54​	5.88​	5.94​	5.88​	0.00​	#14​
6​	Jessica JURKA	USA	49.73​	28.69​		21.04​	5.50​	5.19​	5.13​	0.00​	#2​
7​	Kara YUN	CAN	48.55​	25.11​		24.44​	6.13​	6.06​	6.19​	1.00​	#19​
8​	Angelina YinLin GUAN	CAN	45.69​	23.41​		23.28​	5.81​	5.63​	6.06​	1.00​	#5​
9​	Mia BARGHOUT	USA	44.44​	22.83​		22.61​	5.56​	5.50​	5.94​	1.00​	#8​
10​	Abbie BALTZER	CAN	43.93​	23.57​		21.36​	5.44​	5.06​	5.56​	1.00​	#15​
11​	Elisha suebin RYU	CAN	43.22​	21.84​		22.38​	5.63​	5.44​	5.75​	1.00​	#9​
12​	Cecilia DONOHUE	ARG	42.41​	23.53​		18.88​	4.75​	4.63​	4.81​	0.00​	#1​
13​	Sadie WENG	TPE	36.09​	21.38​		16.71​	3.88​	4.13​	4.56​	2.00​	#11​
14​	Brookelynn POLLOCK	CAN	33.11​	17.48​		15.63​	3.94​	3.75​	4.06​	0.00​	#18​
15​	Regina GARCIA de LEON SAAB	MEX	32.19​	18.82​		15.37​	3.94​	3.56​	4.06​	2.00​	#3​
16​	Haley-Rae THOMSON	RSA	29.59​	14.37​		15.22​	3.81​	3.50​	4.13​	0.00​	#12​
17​	Luana BELTRAN	ARG	29.16​	14.77​		15.39​	3.88​	3.81​	3.88​	1.00​	#7​
18​	Helena Sofia NAVA GUTIERREZ	MEX	25.25​	12.70​		13.55​	3.31​	3.19​	3.69​	1.00​	#10​
19​	Hannah DABEES	EGY	19.74​	9.34​		11.40​	3.06​	2.63​	2.88​	1.00​	#13​
WD​	Whitney FORD	GRE	​	​		​	​	​	​	​	#16​

 

[Karen-W]

Now to wait for the protocols, lol.

ETA - that was fast!

https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33690/FSKWSINGLES-JUNIOR----QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf?force_isolation=true

 

[Karen-W]

Junior Men SP results -

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	CO	PR	SK	Ded. -	StN.
1​	David LI	CAN	65.30​	32.83​		32.47​	6.63​	6.56​	6.25​	0.00​	#8​
2​	Beck STROMMER	USA	64.14​	33.22​		30.92​	6.13​	6.19​	6.19​	0.00​	#9​
3​	Shohei LAW	CAN	63.60​	31.76​		31.84​	6.31​	6.38​	6.38​	0.00​	#12​
4​	Elias SAYED	SWE	61.59​	33.61​		27.98​	5.56​	5.63​	5.56​	0.00​	#7​
5​	Aleksandr FEGAN	USA	61.57​	33.27​		28.30​	5.94​	5.50​	5.50​	0.00​	#1​
6​	Kirk HAUGETO	USA	58.87​	32.10​		27.77​	5.69​	5.75​	5.19​	1.00​	#13​
7​	Lorenzo ELANO	USA	57.60​	30.46​		27.14​	5.31​	5.44​	5.50​	0.00​	#5​
8​	Terry JIN	CAN	55.66​	28.10​		27.56​	5.44​	5.50​	5.56​	0.00​	#10​
9​	Artur SMAGULOV	KAZ	53.36​	27.89​		25.47​	4.94​	5.06​	5.25​	0.00​	#6​
10​	Antonio MONACO	USA	49.98​	24.14​		26.84​	5.50​	5.13​	5.44​	1.00​	#4​
11​	Tao MACRAE	GBR	49.15​	25.76​		23.39​	4.63​	4.63​	4.75​	0.00​	#11​
12​	Jonathan HILDEBRANDT	USA	48.97​	22.25​		26.72​	5.25​	5.31​	5.44​	0.00​	#3​
13​	Taira SHINOHARA	USA	45.69​	19.60​		28.09​	5.75​	5.19​	5.88​	2.00​	#15​
14​	Lucas FITTERER	GBR	44.53​	21.40​		24.13​	4.88​	4.69​	4.88​	1.00​	#14​
15​	David BONDAR	CAN	41.42​	19.52​		23.90​	4.81​	4.31​	5.19​	2.00​	#2​

And the protocols - https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/lea...OR----QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[viennese]

Growing the sport ...

When will the ISU realize that allowing pop music with lyrics has backfired and only served to make the sport less available on TV and streaming?

 

[Karen-W]

When will the ISU realize that allowing pop music with lyrics has backfired and only served to make the sport less available on TV and streaming?

Oh, that's not the reason that streaming isn't happening for a lot of the B-level competitions.