2025 U.S. Sectional Singles & Pairs/Ice Dance Finals - Ogden UT; Norwood MA; Plano TX

[Flip Jump]

Fun fact: Max Lake first competed at Nats in 2014, in Juv Boys, along with Jeffrey Chen, Joonsoo Kim, and Ryan Dunk, and others who also competed through the higher levels and collegiate.

Annabelle Morozov also competed in Juvenile girls that year, my how time flies!

 

[Sylvia]

Annabelle Morozov also competed in Juvenile girls that year, my how time flies!

And Starr Andrews.

Hov Mrktchian (part of Team Raf) is with Taira Shinohara, who is now attending UC Irvine.

 

[her grace]

Shinohara

3z-3t (tight) turns out of 3a but landed, 3f flip out and hand down

 

[her grace]

Hiwatashi

3f, 3a, 3z-3t, should lead

 

[Karen-W]

I don't understand Tomoki's SP at all. This feels like a Jimmy Ma program, really, lol.

 

[Rukia]

I don't understand Tomoki's SP at all. This feels like a Jimmy Ma program, really, lol.

it is very mid-level Japanese man which given he trains in japan now tracks

 

[Debbie S]

Tomoki should easily win this comp, but unless he does more than stroking from end to end in between the tech elements, I don't see him in medal contention at Nats.

 

[Karen-W]

Joseph Klein and Lucas Broussard could be brothers. Joseph is the older, slightly shorter & more muscular one.

 

[toddlj]

Hiwatashi

3f, 3a, 3z-3t, should lead

Skating safe to be sure he qualifies. Smart.

 

[Rukia]

Klein easily has the most complex program so far

 

[her grace]

Klein

3a<<, 3r, 3f-3t, wonderful moves sequence with signature cantilever, got the crowd!

 

[jlai]

There is a case for Klein to be first, despite the stumble on 3A. Everything else looks as good as the other two guys leading

eta: I guess comes down to rotation on 3A but the other guys probably should have carrots too

 

[Rukia]

Strommer was very very patient on that combo, riding a kind of deep and swingy curve out of the first jump really perfectly to get a secure second jump

Not as lucky with the solo jump

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, Beck... This is an unfortunate costume. Either go fully sleeveless or use solid fabric. This sheer black sleeve fabric is a costume design fail.

 

[her grace]

Strommer

3z-3t (ETA per Sylvia’s post below), 2a, 3f<< landed forward

 

[Sylvia]

Strommer

3z-?t ( out of my field of vision)

3Lz+3T for Beck - Mids Senior Men SP protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2024/34290/SEGM027.html

1 7 Tomoki Hiwatashi, DuPage FSC 79.79
2 8 Joseph Klein, Skokie Valley SC 74.74
3 6 Taira Shinohara, Chicago FSC 73.20
4 9 Beck Strommer, Alpine SC 68.13
5 2 Antonio Monaco, Scott Hamilton SC 64.74
6 5 Nathan Chapple, Winterhurst FSC 61.11
7 1 Max Lake, Detroit SC 59.88
8 3 Alexander Liu, Dallas FSC 53.51
9 4 Gabriel Martinez, Skokie Valley SC 53.48
WD Maxim Zharkov, Dallas FSC

 

[her grace]

I would have reviewed three of Shinohara’s jumps, think he got lucky

Never change, U.S. callers (but really, please do)

 

[Sylvia]

Mids Senior Women SP starting order/live results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2024/34290/CAT014SEG029.html

Top 10 NQS scores in this section noted below:

1 Amber Barth, Dallas FSC
2 *Brooke Gewalt, Wagon Wheel FSC [M-4/UGL-1 166.15 Skate the Lake; 2nd in Team USA debut at Tayside Trophy Sr. B: https://www.instagram.com/brooke.gewalt/p/DBKG6zpydQz/]
3 Alyssa Rich, Dallas FSC [M-10/SW-4 149.38 S. Hamilton Inv.]
4 Shaye Rivera, Dallas FSC
5 *Logan Higase-Chen, Broadmoor SC [M-1/SW-1 191.63 Glacier Falls; 2nd in Jr. B at Cranberry; 8th in JGP THA: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113901.htm & https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/logan-higase-chen/975]

6 *Alina Bonillo, DuPage FSC [M-5/UGL-2 161.65 Chicagoland Fall; 14th in Team USA & Jr. B debut at Cranberry Cup: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00120828.htm]
7 Emma Nigrelli, DuPage FSC
8 *Wren Warne-Jacobsen, Go4Gold Shakopee Skating Academy [M-9/UGL-4 151.62 Boston Open; 9th in CS Cranberry Cup: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00114477.htm & https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/wren-warne-jacobsen/1062]
9 Autumn Kirk, Memorial FSC Of Houston
WD Jayna Hosman, Northern Ice SC

11 Laiken Lockley, DuPage FSC [not doing pairs right now]
12 *Sonja Hilmer, Centennial SC [M-2/SW-2 176.01 Glacier Falls; 7th in CS Cranberry Cup; Sr. B next week in Budapest - new FS music is listed in her ISU bio: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00114471.htm & https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/sonja-hilmer/977]
13 Lianna O'Grady, Skokie Valley SC (member of NYU's collegiate team)
14 Cara Wong, Ann Arbor FSC
15 Faith Olczak, DuPage FSC

16 Kendall Erne, Winter Club of Indianapolis [M-8/EGL-2 158.66 Skate the Lake]
WD McKenzie Edwards, SC of Huntsville
18 Erin Biederman, Detroit SC [M-11/EGL-3 143.12 Chicagoland Fall]
19 Alexa Gasparotto, Arctic FSC [M-7/EGL-1 159.51 Skate the Lake]
20 *Michelle Lee, Broadmoor SC [M-3/SW-3 175.98 Peach Open; 7th in Team USA debut at CS in Nice: https://results.isu.org/bios/isufs00121223.htm & https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/michelle-lee/1076]

 

[Sylvia]

Awww, Natalie Mishkutenok coached Amber Barth in Dallas as a young skater for years (before she moved to Colorado Springs to coach) - they shared a hug before she started her program.

ETA: Natalia M. coached Amber at the NAC (novice international invitsyionsl) competition at Wild Rose in Edmonton(?) in August 2019.

 

[Debbie S]

I was pondering how old Amber would have been when this song came out, but I decided to stop. I already feel old enough, lol.

 

[peibeck]

Props to Barth for picking something fun like "Telephone" to skate too to start off 20 ladiezzzz programs. Nice 3S/2T to start. 3Z fall. 2A (q?)

 

[Wyliefan]

There's a man singing the role of Lola? That's different!

 

[AnnMJensen]

There's a man singing the role of Lola? That's different!

Maybe it’s Lola from the Kinks song………

 

[Sylvia]

Alyssa Rich always brings the power ballads!

ETA - it was "Run To You" by Whitney Houston.

 

[Debbie S]

Alyssa Rich always brings the power ballads!

From 1992

I think Nancy Kerrigan skated to this in shows.

 

[Carolla5501]

I hate to criticize at sectionals , but I swear I thought that the Shyea Riviera had cut her forehead but now I think it’s part of the costume. whatever she’s wearing on her head is distracting

OK, maybe it’s just a hair color. I’m really curious now.

 

[Sylvia]

Shaye Rivera - "Somewhere (The Voice Performance)" by Alisan Porter.

ETA - Logan's SP music from her ISU bio:

Jyn Erso and Hope Suite (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story soundtrack) by Tim Simonec, Michael Giacchino
Guardians of the Whills Suite (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story soundtrack) by Tim Simonec, Michael Giacchino

 

[AnnMJensen]

I hate to criticize at sectionals , but I swear I thought that the Shyea Riviera had cut her forehead but now I think it’s part of the costume. whatever she’s wearing on her head is distracting

It appears to be her hair?

 

[Debbie S]

It appears to be her hair?

Did she powder or dye it? It's reflecting light, doesn't quite look like prematurely gray?

 

[Carolla5501]

It appears to be her hair?

Yeah, I think you’re right, it was very shiny when she sat down but when she bent over, it does appear that she has platinum white blonde hair on the top of her head. At least she’s not hurt.