2024 U.S. Sectional Singles & Pairs/Ice Dance Finals - Coral Springs FL; Tacoma WA; Bloomington MN

[Rukia]

Liu had a nice camel position

 

[Sylvia]

Easterns Senior Men SP protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/SEGM014.html
1 Will Annis, SC of Boston 70.77 - 4Tq fall, 3A (+2 goe), 3Lz+2T & all level 4s
2 Daniel Samohin, SC of Boston 68.21 - 4T fall, 3A (+1.8 goe), 2Lz+3T< & all level 4s
3 Philip Baker, SC of Boston 66.90 - 3Lz+3T, 3F, 2A & all L4 spins
4 Emmanuel Savary, University of Delaware FSC 66.31 - 4S (fell out) called rotated
5 Lucas Altieri, Boston University 65.44 - 3Lo<+3Lo< & all L4 spins
6 Jack Liu, SC of Boston 44.90

Novice Women FS is scheduled for 5:25-8:30 pm - starting order/live results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT007SEG015.html
Livestream on USFS' YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMyWaHfhi3w
I highly recommend tuning in for the final group of 6 free skates if you can.

Timestamped link still plays for Zhiqi (Coco) Zhang's 1st place SP to "Mambo Italiano": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOfcyV5r934&t=5910s

The final event yesterday - Novice Women SP - featured some excellent performances and skating!
Top 6:
1 Zhiqi Zhang, SC of Wilmington 52.35 - landed 3T+3Tb1, 2A, 3S [skated #14] "Mambo Italiano"; Viktor Pfeifer & Irina Romanova
2 Sofia Jarmoc, SC of Boston 47.48 - 3Lz+2T, 3F(!), 2A [skated #10] "Everything I Need" by Skylar Grey; Simon Shnapir
3 Jasmine Clarke, Washington FSC 47.37 - 3T+2T, 3S, 2A & all L4s [skated #22 of 24] female vocal with heavy beat; Tatiana Malinina & an older female coach who was very excited after hearing her score!
4 Jessica Choy, Essex SC of NJ 42.56 - Rippon 3Lz turnout, 3F+2T into circle, 2A [skated #5] "Rain, In Your Black Eyes"; Julia Lautowa
5 Kaya Tiernan, IceWorks SC 42.34 - 2T+3T, 3Lz, 2A fell out [skated #7, 1st in 2nd group] "Rainbow" by Kacey Musgraves; Alex Zahradnicek & Irina Romanova
6 Paige Parlapiano, North Jersey FSC 42.02 - 3Fq fell out/hand, 3S+2T, 2A [skated #13] Moonlight Sonata-flamenco guitar version; name of female coach?

 

[Sylvia]

Coming up soon in group 2 is Mia Rocco who is cooached by Marissa Castelli.

The kiss & cry cam is not being used tonight.

ETA - Easterns Novice Women final results/link to protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT007SEG015.html

1	24	Zhiqi [Coco] Zhang, SC of Wilmington	1	52.35	1	101.68	154.03
2	20	Jasmine Clarke, Washington FSC	3	47.37	2	86.74	134.11
3	23	Paige Parlapiano, North Jersey FSC	6	42.02	3	81.51	123.53
4	21	Sofia Jarmoc, SC of Boston	2	47.48	5	75.68	123.16
5	19	Jessica Choy, Essex SC of NJ	4	42.56	4	78.75	121.31
6	22	Kaya Tiernan, IceWorks SC	5	42.34	6	74.90	117.24

'Coco' Zhang's FS (Avatar 2 OST?) - 7 triples attempted: 2A+3T, 3Lz hop out, 3F hand, 3Lo, 3T+2A+2T+SEQ, 3S+2T, 3S hand.

 

[Sylvia]

Easterns Junior Women FS is live on Peacock - starting order/live results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT008SEG016.html

First skater will likely attempt 3A:

13 Sophie Joline von Felten, SC of Boston (SUI last season: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00110306.htm ; top NQS total score 174.19 in East; attempting 3A in FS & landing 3A+3T in practice)

ETA: I think she landed it!?!

 

[Sylvia]

Rewound to watch Sophie’s jumps: 3Aq? 3Lz, 3F+3T, 3F, 3Lo+2T, 3Lz+2A+2A, 3Sq?
70.21 TES (displayed on screen for both TES & PCS ) / if TES was correct then her PCS should be 41.73 = 111.94 in FS.

Can she pull up to at least 4th overall? We shall see.

 

[Sylvia]

Congratulations to Panthers FSC's Maria Platonova - she will qualify for her first-ever Nationals!

ETA: 98.85 in FS, 161.36 into 1st!

Sophie Joline von Felten is now 2nd with 154.41 (ETA) - and she WILL qualify for her first U.S. Nationals!

Ela Cui is currently in 3rd 143.74 (hard fall on 3T but fought through) and Clara Delcamino-Yang 4th 141.83 (will rewatch her FS later) with 2 to go.

 

[Sylvia]

Final skater Sofia B. landed everything : 2A+3T, 3Lz+2T, 3Lo, 3F, 3F+2A+2T, 3Lz & 3S - now it's up to the tech, panel!!!

ETA: 110.75 in FS 165.30 & she wins the GOLD!!!

 

[Evgeniafan]

Final skater Sofia B. landed everything : 2A+3T, 3Lz+2T, 3Lo, 3F, 3F+2A+2T, 3Lz & 3S - now it's up to the tech, panel!!!

Beautiful blue dress, she was delightful.

 

[Frau Muller]

I hope that Sofia B will be age-eligible for the Jr GP next year.

 

[Sylvia]

Easterns Junior Women FS protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/SEGM016.html

von Felten's 3A was called clean (1.00 bonus + 10.40 = 11.4 points) and the 7 triples landed by Sofia B. (turned 13 on August 4) were all called clean.

Final standings:

1	18	Sofia Bezkorovainaya, Washington FSC	2	54.55	2	110.75	165.30
2	13	Maria Platonova, Panthers FSC	1	62.51	3	98.85	161.36
3	1	Sophie Joline von Felten, SC of Boston	13	42.47	1	111.94	154.41
4	14	Ela Cui, SC of Boston	3	52.49	5	91.25	143.74
5	17	Courali Clay, Palm Beach FSC	5	51.06	6	90.96	142.02
6	9	Clara Delcamino-Yang, Elite Edge SC	9	45.81	4	96.02	141.83
7	15	Mia Barghout, SC of New York	4	51.18	7	87.00	138.18
8	16	Katie Turcotte, Finer Edge FSC	6	49.93	9	81.97	131.90
9	8	Gabriela Summer Panaligan, Ice House Of New Jersey FSC	7	48.47	8	82.20	130.67
10	11	Melania Blecic, Great Neck FSC	8	46.63	12	74.49	121.12
11	12	Massiel Gonzalez, Panthers FSC	12	42.62	10	78.04	120.66
12	7	Olivia Phillips, SC of Boston	11	42.63	11	76.92	119.55
13	6	Hazel Collier, SC of Boston	14	42.20	13	71.10	113.30
14	5	Lindsey Byer, Jersey Coast FSC	15	42.06	14	70.82	112.88
15	2	Meghan Huffman, Philadelphia SC & HS	17	39.03	15	70.76	109.79
16	3	Olivia Donayre, SC of New York	16	42.05	17	65.78	107.83
17	4	Mya Poe, Washington FSC	18	37.20	16	66.09	103.29
18	10	Julianna Farrell, IceWorks SC	10	43.15	18	59.11	102.26

 

[Sylvia]

'Coco' Zhang's FS (Avatar 2 OST?) - 7 triples attempted: 2A+3T, 3Lz hop out, 3F hand, 3Lo, 3T+2A+2T+SEQ, 3S+2T, 3S hand.

You can still watch Coco's winning Novice FS in the replay, starting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMyWaHfhi3w&t=11380s
I believe she recently turned 12.

 

[Sylvia]

"... Never Be Enough... Never Never Never!" Imogene Schwarz's FS music - cut off abruptly at the end (what a strange final edit!). Steven Rice (Ava Ziegler's coach) is with her in the kiss & cry.

Easterns Senior Women's FS live results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT009SEG017.html

 

[Debbie S]

"... Never Be Enough... Never Never Never!" Imogene Schwarz's FS music - cut off abruptly at the end (what a strange final edit!).

Is the music "enough" yet?

 

[Debbie S]

Final group of Senior Women warming up!

 

[Sylvia]

Final group of 5 Senior women is warming up now.

Currently leading is Jamiesen Cyr, Elite Edge SC - coached by Bobby Martin & another guy I don't recognize - 82.03 in FS skating to ABBA's "The Winner Takers It All" (female cover that Mirai once used, IIRC), 125.78 total.
Gwen Bloesch, SC Of Southern New Jersey, skated to the Amelie film soundtrack and is in 2nd with 111.12

 

[Wyliefan]

Jill's gone full-on Audrey Hepburn on us. She has the Breakfast at Tiffany's costume (and music) and the Sabrina haircut.

Cool to hear some of the lesser-used pieces from the Tiffany's soundtrack.

 

[Debbie S]

Jill Heiner is skating to Breakfast at Tiffany's soundtrack and is dressed for the part.

 

[Wyliefan]

I may be wrong about the hair, now I look at it more closely. From the front it looks short, but from back it looks more like she has a French twist.

 

[Sylvia]

Jill's FS to "Moon River" by Audrey Hepburn/orchestral music from Breakfast at Tiffany's OST (only thre 2nd time she's competed this season due to injury) - jumps: 2A, 3Lz hung on with a hop, 3S, 3F+1A+2A / 3T+1T into the circle, 3F, 3Lz fall wah.

ETA: She's hilarious in the kiss & cry, talking up a storm as Tatiana Malinina sits quietly next to her.

91.74 FS, 140.83.

To Tatiana: "Good luck to Sarah"

 

[tony]

Heiner - 2A, 3Lz turnout, 3S, 3F+1A+2A, 3T(tight)+1T, 3F(2foot?), 3Lz(q?, fall)+REP

Big height in jumps as usual. She looks like she's not having any of the mascots antics

 

[Wyliefan]

She's extremely chatty in the K&C.

 

[Debbie S]

Is that the Florida Panthers mascot working as ice monitor?

 

[ptvvibezz]

Loving Jill's K&C

 

[Wyliefan]

This girl's going to do commentary someday, mark my words. She was born for it.

 

[tony]

The scoretracker is messed up again giving the same TES and PCS. Heiner didn't realize and thought it was 'so cool'

 

[Wyliefan]

Alex is very smiley for someone skating to emo "Wicked Games."

 

[Sylvia]

The scoretracker is messed up again giving the same TES and PCS.

I was at the 70.21 TES AND PCS for Sophie Jolie von Felten's Junior FS.

ETA:

Alex is very smiley for someone skating to emo "Wicked Games."

Prelude to Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" in the 2nd half.

 

[Sylvia]

Both Alex Evans and Courtney Hicks did their research and are skating "out of section" here.

ETA:

Alex Evans, SC of New York - 104.67 in FS, 159.70 in 1st with 3 to go.

 

[Wyliefan]

Both Alex Evans and Courtney Hicks did their research and are skating "out of section" here.

What does that mean?

 

[tony]

What does that mean?

They don't skate in the Eastern sectional area but changed their club affiliation to be able to compete here and potentially qualify to Nationals outright with a top 2 finish.