2025 Cranberry Cup International (August 7-10, 2025), Norwood, MA, USA

[beckab81]

Nice to see Isabeau looking so good this early, she’s determined to take her Olympic spot.

 

[her grace]

Levito

skating in a dress this time, 3f-3t improved speed into the combo, still hammering the picking, 2a, 3r, easy to see that she has a tons more transitions than Samodelkina, kinda long rest-reset break in middle, but then back at it, 3f-2a, 3r-2t-2r, like @Private Citizen predicted, only one lutz. I don't love the music and would love to see her go more in the Snake direction again, but the program works for her and that's good enough for Olympic season

 

[Aceon6]

That was really great for August. I hope they rework the ending so it’s less anticlimactic. Needs more oomph.

 

[Karen-W]

Wow. Judges gave Samodelkina the FS win! But Isabeau's SP lead kept her in the lead overall.

 

[Private Citizen]

Barely 2nd in the free, but pulled it out based on the SP lead. Seems right to me, assuming two UR calls

 

[Debbie S]

Great skate by Isabeau! I like this program for her. All jumps looked good except the lutz, probably q or <.

It's the dress she wore 2 seasons ago. She obviously doesn't have either new costume yet.

Hmmm, behind Sofia in the FS but wins overall. I think that's fair.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Why lyrics, Isabeau? Whyyyyy

 

[her grace]

I thought PCS judging was particularly apt. They tie on performance, but Levito wins composition and skating skills. I might have given Levito a bit more on skating skills because she's doing a lot more with her blades than Samodelkina did.

 

[zigzig]

Wow Sofia blew me out of the water - great program that really highlights her strengths and she clearly is very into it!

Isabeau - tight and tentative but got the job done. Solid early season skate but super generic program - a lot of her lyrical programs all run together (The Mission, Liebesträume, this).

Jia Shin - talented but needs to refresh her skating.

Hilmer - love her willingness to push boundaries although I have no idea what that program was.

Lee - kinda all over the place, could be a solid program once she gets more comfortable with it.

 

[Private Citizen]

makes me wonder if her injury issues were a problem earlier in the season too because yeah she looks 1000x stronger

Last season she was also giving away points with invalid spins in her first two competitions.

 

[honey]

Isabeau looks right on track for this time of the year in terms of the technical side. I’m not really worried about that for her.

The program is fine for me. Very lovely, nice music. But it is not more than generically lovely right now. The only standout moment for me was that beautiful exit on the 2A.

I also think this isn’t the best edit of this music. They’ve kept it all very one note and there are pieces from this score that have much more depth and up and down to them.

But anyway, likely none of this matters if she lands her jumps. And she’s looking good for August.

 

[peibeck]

why did she pick the wailiest of all versions of this

It's sad that I'm unsure if you meant Levito's screechy "Cinema Paradiso" or the Nicole Scherzinger "Sunset Blvd" cut Sofia used.

Gonna be a loooooooong season, kids.

 

[her grace]

I also think this isn’t the best edit of this music. They’ve kept it all very one note and there are pieces from this score that have much more depth and up and down to them.

But anyway, likely none of this matters if she lands her jumps. And she’s looking good for August.

I think it doesn't matter for making the U.S. Olympic team. But as far as having an Olympic medal-winning moment, she might want to recut the music a bit. It doesn't lend itself to creating an exciting moment like Liu did at Worlds last year.

 

[Rukia]

It's sad that I'm sure if you meant Levito's screechy "Cinema Paradiso" or the Nicole Scherzinger "Sunset Blvd" cut Sofia used.

Gonna be a loooooooong season, kids.

BOTH (i hate nicole scherzinger's sunset blvd too)

 

[Karen-W]

Sr Women's FS results -
Pl. Name Nation TSS= TES+ PCS+ CO PR SK Ded.- StN.
1 Sofia SAMODELKINA KAZ 137.35 72.20 65.15 7.95 8.40 8.05 0.00 #17
2 Isabeau LEVITO USA 136.92 69.91 67.01 8.35 8.40 8.35 0.00 #18
3 Jia SHIN KOR 117.85 64.57 57.28 7.15 6.80 7.50 4.00 #16
4 Sonja HILMER USA 106.49 53.22 53.27 6.65 6.85 6.45 0.00 #15
5 Josephine LEE USA 104.95 51.28 53.67 6.65 6.75 6.70 0.00 #14
6 Katie SHEN USA 104.40 54.21 50.19 6.25 6.20 6.35 0.00 #11
7 Olivia Elin PHILLIPS SWE 100.04 52.38 49.66 6.15 6.15 6.30 2.00 #8
8 Andrea MONTESINOS CANTU MEX 96.03 44.69 52.34 6.50 6.65 6.45 1.00 #12
9 Brooke GEWALT USA 87.91 41.12 47.79 6.15 5.85 5.90 1.00 #10
10 Minchae KIM KOR 87.13 40.06 50.07 6.25 5.80 6.70 3.00 #13
11 Sienna KACZMARCZYK AUS 84.19 42.81 41.38 5.20 4.95 5.35 0.00 #9
12 Andrea ASTRAIN MAYNEZ MEX 82.83 41.51 42.32 5.15 5.30 5.40 1.00 #7
13 Petra LAHTI NZL 77.02 37.24 39.78 4.90 4.85 5.15 0.00 #6
14 Simona BHASIN AUS 63.12 29.75 33.37 4.05 4.10 4.35 0.00 #5
15 Sophia Natalie DAYAN ARG 61.86 31.22 31.64 3.85 3.80 4.20 1.00 #2
16 Alejandra OSUNA TIRADO MEX 55.51 25.13 31.38 3.95 3.85 3.95 1.00 #4
17 Mya Li POE TPE 55.20 26.89 30.31 3.80 3.75 3.80 2.00 #3
WD Dimitra KORRI GRE #1

Judges Protocols - https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/lea...------FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Sr Women's Final Results - https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/36369/CAT002RS.htm
Pl. Name Nation Points SP FS
1 Isabeau LEVITO USA 207.61 1 2
2 Sofia SAMODELKINA KAZ 203.15 2 1
3 Jia SHIN KOR 179.97 3 3
4 Sonja HILMER USA 165.83 4 4
5 Josephine LEE USA 160.99 5 5
6 Katie SHEN USA 154.75 8 6
7 Olivia Elin PHILLIPS SWE 147.05 11 7
8 Andrea MONTESINOS CANTU MEX 146.96 7 8
9 Minchae KIM KOR 140.95 6 10
10 Brooke GEWALT USA 136.83 9 9
11 Sienna KACZMARCZYK AUS 132.63 10 11
12 Andrea ASTRAIN MAYNEZ MEX 125.02 12 12
13 Petra LAHTI NZL 115.90 13 13
14 Simona BHASIN AUS 94.93 14 14
15 Alejandra OSUNA TIRADO MEX 87.13 15 16
16 Sophia Natalie DAYAN ARG 85.31 17 15
17 Mya Li POE TPE 84.31 16 17
Dimitra KORRI GRE 22.60 18 WD

 

[Wyliefan]

Isabeau's program is very generic right now, and hopefully she can punch it up. But as for Olympic moments -- an Italian-American skating to Morricone in Italy? That moment is guaranteed. Her team may teach bad technique, but they know how to strategize.

 

[Karen-W]

Isabeau's program is very generic right now, and hopefully she can punch it up. But as for Olympic moments -- an Italian-American skating to Morricone in Italy? That moment is guaranteed. Her team may teach bad technique, but they know how to strategize.

I don't know that the moment is guaranteed, rather the moment is primed. However the music edit doesn't rise and crescendo at the end but rather peters out right now and, while it's all perfectly pleasant, her team is going up against the likes of Benoit Richaud and Massimo Scali.

 

[victorskid]

Up next - the final event - the Men FS at 1 p.m. EDT
Start Order/Results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/36369/SEG002.htm
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogNizFx6xzY

 

[AYS]

Last season she was also giving away points with invalid spins in her first two competitions.

Her spins overall are noticeably improved.They look stronger and more secure, with no doubt on positions, rotations, or levels in any of them in these 2 programs.

 

[maureenfarone]

Is the SCOB rink not Olympic-sized? Usually, when US rinks are smaller, it's due to hockey, but this is a figure skating rink.

They are using the Performance rink and it is Olympic size. The other 2 rinks are NHL size.

 

[jenny12]

I loved the idea of a Cinema Paradiso program for Isabeau but right now the choreography isn’t responding to the music in an interesting way. I think getting rid of the lyrics would help a lot. Aside from her Breakfast at Tiffany’s program, she tends to just do the same movements regardless of the music.

 

[Private Citizen]

I do think Team Levito has chosen exceptionally safe programs and packaging for the Olympic season.

She got the rotation on the combo (I disagree), but they called her sequence 3Fq+2A<. Hmmm, didn't suspect that one. Maybe it evened out in the end. Also got the lutz - no ur or edge call. With the caveat that the camera angle was bad, I thought the lutz entry looked better but still !. But if Sakamoto gets away with vibe calling, them I suppose Levito should, too.

The judges gave Sofia a ! on the flip rather than the lutz. I would've gone with ! on the lutz, but the takeoff edges looked very similar to me.

For the three of us who saw three triple flips in Sonja Hilmer's program, we weren't totally crazy. The second one was called 3Lze<<. I figured one was supposed to be a lutz and guessed the second one by process of elimination, but they really looked alike!

 

[Rukia]

i swear jacob sanchez wore something just like this before

 

[tony]

i swear jacob sanchez wore something just like this before

This?

https://figureskatersonline.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jacob-SANCHEZ-USA-jgpf-24-f074A0449-2.jpg

 

[Karen-W]

i swear jacob sanchez wore something just like this before

LOL - the diagonal airbrushing on the shirt is pretty similar to Jacob's FS costume last season, though his shirt was off-white and the green was more of a forest green along with black airbrushing, but yeah, I can see the similarity.

 

[Rukia]

This?

https://figureskatersonline.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jacob-SANCHEZ-USA-jgpf-24-f074A0449-2.jpg

oh yeah not as close as I remember lol

 

[peibeck]

At least Sedlis seems happy with what he did out there. No, it wasn't great, but at least he had a good time. I'd much rather see that than a skater who goes out thinking "I'm going to score 200 points in the free" and then ends up despondent in the KnC.

 

[tony]

He's excited to be in first.

Pleasant skating, PCS certainly better than 51 even if he's out of his league.

 

[Elisheba]

Elegant and musical pop

 

[peibeck]

Juheon Lim must be a masochist to listen to this music every day. Well, I liked this choreographic slide but the jumps were all over the place, and mostly not good.