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

Juvenile Pairs final standings: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT009SEG011.html

Happy to see Roost/Wilkins won the silver with their adorable "All Shook Up"/Elvis Presley program! :)
The gold medalists Alexia Alvarez/Kael Wegener skated to the well-known "Firedance" by Bill Whelan (from Riverdance).

Mids Novice Women FS starting order/live scores: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT006SEG012.html
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zENMyYXssP8
mtnskater said:
Loved novice Cora Corrothers short program at Midwesterns. Batman remix music. Wonderful expression. Great costume. Fun energy.
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Yes, Cora's Batman program yesterday was enjoyable to watch!

SP protocols from yesterday: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/SEGM008.html
Top 4:
Mia Smith 48.93 (Total View by Inon Zur, according to Shazam) - jumps: 3Fq+3T, 3Lz<, 2A
Olivia Jung 46.07 (Sparkling Diamonds from Moulin Rouge): 3S+2T, 3F< (2-fted), 2A
Stella Vajda 41.86 (Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Cinematic Pop): 3T+2T, 2A, 3S turnout
Klia Drivas 39.59 (Love Story): 3S+2T, 2A, 2Lz! edge warning
 
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Mids Novice Women FS starting order/live scores: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT006SEG012.html
Livestream [& replay]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zENMyYXssP8
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Gold medalist Mia Smith 152.68 (103.75 in FS w/ 3F+3T, 3S, 3Lzq, 3S+2Aq+2A<, 3F) & silver medalist Stella Vajda 128.49 (86.63) qualify for Nationals in Junior!

Mike Weng and Zenith Chen (yay :)) are the 2 Novice men who qualify for Nationals from Mids - final standings/link to protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT005SEG013.html
Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jym1ReTAnTw

Starting on Peacock soon - Junior Pairs SP starting order/live scores: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT010SEG014.html
Top 8 teams will qualify for Nationals (Moss/Galbavy have a bye for being the current defending Jr. champs).

ETA link to Junior Pairs SP protocols (Jarmoc/Witkowski have an 8-point lead): https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/SEGM014.html

Senior Pairs SP protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/SEGM015.html
1 Linzy Fitzpatrick/Keyton Bearinger 55.81
2 Sydney Cooke/Matthew Kennedy 49.26
WD Mazie McFarland/Samir Andjorin
WD Charlene Bailey/Nathan Bartholomay
 
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Mids Junior Men SP results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT012SEG016.html
Protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/SEGM016.html

3Lz+3T: Louis Mallane 66.33 1st, Marlo Rosen 63.71 2nd (recently switched coaches to Myers/Allen/Steenberg), Alvin Luu 50.44 9th
3Lz+3T<: Josh Snyder 61.10 3rd (recently added to ISP)
3F+3T: Alek Tankovic 60.95 4th
3T+3T: Thomas Chen 58.88 5th
Only 3A attempt in event (landed on toepick -0.8): Misha Ivanchenko 55.74 6th
#2 to skate Alvin Luu had the funniest kiss & cry. :D

Junior Women SP in progress: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT013SEG017.html
Annabelle Wilkins leads with 51.88 - 3Lo, 3Lz(turnout)+2T, 2A. Jiaying Johnson had a rough jumping day: 2A, 3T+3T fall, 3Lo fall.
 
Great Defying Gravity program by Stella Vajda in Novice Mids. Loved how the music was instrumental for most of it with just the vocals coming in for the end. So well performed and matched her energy to the music. Loved it…and her kiss & cry reaction along with her coach. 2nd place!

Mia Smith impressed too. Did she do a triple flip/triple toe?! Solid jumping for the most part…lots of potential. 103.75! 1st!

My other new fav Corra Corruthers finished 12 and seemed not as expressive in her Les Miz free and more nervous than her short. But I still like her skating very much!
 
Jessica Jurka 57.26 (3Lz+3T<, 2A, 3Lo) leads Angela Shao 53.60 (3Lz fall/no combo, 2A, 3Lo) after the Junior Women SP: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT013SEG017.html

Novice Pairs final standings (top 4 teams qualify for Nationals): https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT008SEG018.html

Mids Senior Men SP starting orders/live scores: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT014SEG019.html

1 Max Lake, Detroit SC
2 Antonio Monaco, Skokie Valley SC
WD Beck Strommer, Alpine SC
4 Taira Shinohara, Chicago FSC

5 Daniel Martynov, Great Lakes FSC
6 Kai Kovar, Broadmoor SC
7 Alexander Liu, Dallas FSC
8 Lorenzo Elano, Skokie Valley SC

Good to see former competitors Sebastien Payannet and Harrison Choate judging at Sectionals!
 
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Poor Alvin Luu, that was rough but I'm glad he took it in good spirits. Everything was looking good up until that borderline-comedic fall / refall on his StSq. The height on Misha's 3A is impressive. He's getting closer and closer to a positive GoE on it.
 
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... Max Lake 157.34 (has landed 3A & 4T).
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Today in SP: 4T+2T, 3A... double flip (sigh). Max Lake in k&c: "Sorry, Goku! Don't overthink, folks!" Jon Cassar laughs.

ETA:

Monaco: 3F+3T, 2A, 3Lo (with Kori Ade who looked happy) - 66.47
Shinohara: 3A had it, then fell, 3Lz(hand)+3T fell out, 3F. 61.87
 
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Martynov (with his father here): 4T looked good! 3Lz+3T, 3A couldn't hold landing and flipped out of it. 83.17

Kovar: 3Lo, 3A smooth, 3T+3T. With Gambill & his mother. 79.59
 
Liu: 3F+2T, 3T fall, 1A argh. Alexander showed good humor in the k&c with his 2 coaches.

Elano (kept his poignant program to "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from last season): 3A :cheer:, Rippon 3Lz+3T & 3F with both arms up. Lots of loud cheers from the audience. :) With Jeremy Allen & Tommy Steenberg. He was hoping for 80 in the k&c and he got it! 82.66 2nd

ETA link to SP protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/SEGM019.html
 
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Current top 4:

Logan Higase-Chen, Broadmoor SC 64.08 - looked very sharp! 3F+3T, 2A, 3Lo
Sonja Hilmer, Centennial SC 59.04 - 3F (saved)+2T, 3Lo with high free leg on landing, rotating knee slide into 2A, very cool tap dancing footwork & spins in both directions!
Brooke Gewalt, Wagon Wheel FSC 57.52 - 3Lz+2T, 3T, 2A
Alina Bonillo, DuPage FSC 56.70 - 3Lz (2fted)+2T+2T, 3F, big 2A

Josh Farris is the coach for Teagan Reynolds who's skating now.
 
Here is where things stand after the SP at Mids- if we used SP scores to qualify skaters for Nats. Not sure why I typed in all caps but that was the mood I was in

SENIOR WOMEN
EMILIA NEMIROVSKY 67 MIDS
LOGAN HIGASE CHEN 64 MIDS
SONJA HILMER 59 MIDS
ERICA MACHIDA 58 EAST
BROOKE GEWALT 57 MIDS
ALINA BONILLO 56 MIDS
MICHELLE LEE 55 EAST
MAILE HILBELINK 55 PACS
SOHO LEE 55 PACS
CHLOE LEVINE 54 MIDS
LINDSAY WANG 54 PACS
JASMINE CLARK 50 EAST
KENDALL ERNE 48 MIDS

SENIOR MEN
DANIEL MARTYNOV 83 MIDS
LORENZO ELANO 82 MIDS
KAI KOVAR 72 MIDS
MICHAEL XIE 72 PACS
ANTONIO MONACO 66 MIDS*
TAIRA SHINOHARA 61 MIDS
KEN MIKAWA 61 EAST
JARED SEDLIS 57 EAST
MAX LAKE 57 MIDS
ALEXANDER LIU 49 MIDS

*If Camden or someone else withdraws
 
As much as I love Sonja Hilmer, I think the tech panel gave her a pass on both of her SP triples being called full rotated. That knee slide into the 2A was absolutely out of this world however, and her tap dance step sequence was the only "tap dance" sequence I've ever seen on ice which actually captures the excitement of tap. :swoon:

Nemorovsky's jumps were incredible. I don't necessarily agree with her blowing everyone else out of the water in PCS though.

I really liked Logan's program and her presentation. I don't recall her as being super consistent though, so will be interested to see how she holds up in the free.

Does anyone know who sang the cover of "Paint it Black" that Emma Nigrelli did? She looks very tall for a singles girl, and she didn't have great difficulty, but that program was so well constructed and interesting. Not sure I've ever seen a single skater start with her layback spin!

I have a soft spot for Brooke Gewalt and her retro music. She'd have been a star in the 1990s.
 
Aww Thomas Chen was so emotional after his free skate and realizing he qualified in junior men!
 
Mids Junior Men final standings (a deep, talented field!): https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT012SEG023.html

GOLD Louis Mallane 190.06 (123.73 in FS) - 7 triples landed (only his final 3F received - GOE due to an edge warning); coach here is Jon Cassar of LA Elite Ice
SILVER Alek Tankovic 177.77 (116.82) - 3rd in FS because tiebreaker is PCS in FS; coach is Tammy Gambill (he used to be with Aren Nielsen in the Atlanta area)
BRONZE Thomas Chen 175.70 (116.82) - 2nd in FS; lots of raw emotion in the k&c with coach Benjamin Miller
PEWTER Joshua Snyder 175.06 (113.96) - 1st time qualifying :) coach is Daniel Palmeri who I remember as a Mids competitor!
Marlo Rosen 173.44 (109.73) - 2nd straight year he finishes in 5th :(

Re. the Senior Women SP last night:
peibeck said:
As much as I love Sonja Hilmer, I think the tech panel gave her a pass on both of her SP triples being called full rotated. That knee slide into the 2A was absolutely out of this world however, and her tap dance step sequence was the only "tap dance" sequence I've ever seen on ice which actually captures the excitement of tap. :swoon:
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Yes, I wondered about Sonja's triples, too. Like you, I really appreciate what she does so well in that fun SP, including her reverse spinning! :)

I don't necessarily agree with her blowing everyone else out of the water in PCS though.
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Emilia Nemirovsky looks really fast/powerful on my screen, compared to the rest of the field?

I really liked Logan's program and her presentation. I don't recall her as being super consistent though, so will be interested to see how she holds up in the free.
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Yes, Logan had a very tough JGP in Italy so it was encouraging to see her skate so well in the SP!

I have a soft spot for Brooke Gewalt and her retro music. She'd have been a star in the 1990s.
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Me too!

Does anyone know who sang the cover of "Paint it Black" that Emma Nigrelli did? She looks very tall for a singles girl, and she didn't have great difficulty, but that program was so well constructed and interesting. Not sure I've ever seen a single skater start with her layback spin!
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You made me go back and look ;) - singer is Ciara (from The Last Witch Hunter film soundtrack) - this cover version has been quite popular in figure skating.
 
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Mids Junior Women final standings: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT013SEG024.html

Top 4 qualified for Nationals:
Angela Shao 166.27 2 1 (112.67 FS) - 5 of 7 triples clean, incl. both 3F
Jessica Jurka 165.29 1 2 (108.03) - landed 5 triples, incl. both 3Lz
Annabelle Wilkins 140.48 3 4 (88.60)
Jiaying Ellyse Johnson 135.54 7 3 (93.13) - came back from 7th in SP; did a simpler FS (2 3T & 3 3S)

Mids Senior Men FS starting order/live scores: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/CAT014SEG025.html
 
Top 3 at Mids qualify for Nationals + Michael Xie (didn't expect this!):
FS protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/34253/SEGM025.html

1 Lorenzo Elano, Skokie Valley SC 2 82.66 1 157.78 240.44
2 Daniel Martynov, Great Lakes FSC 1 83.17 2 151.86 235.03
3 Kai Kovar, Broadmoor SC 3 79.59 3 139.43 219.02
4 Taira Shinohara, Chicago FSC 5 61.87 4 121.62 183.49 (2nd alternate)
5 Antonio Monaco, Skokie Valley SC 4 66.47 5 113.10 179.57 (3rd alternate)

3 Michael Xie, SC of San Francisco 1 72.96 3 113.69 186.65 Pacific Coast (gets the 2nd of 2 available "next highest total scores" spots)
4 Ken Mikawa, Richmond FSC 4 61.28 4 123.02 184.30 Eastern (1st alternate)
 
Alexa Gasparotto (The Red Violin film soundtrack) - jumps: 3Lz, 3F high, 3Lo+1A+1A, 2A, 3T+2T, high 2A+2T, 3T. 100.21 FS, 147.21 1st with 8 to go.

Current top 2 in other sections:
E3 Erica Machida 165.40
E4 Michelle Lee 147.48

ETA: I only listed 2 above because I assumed Alexa G. would end up in the "next best scores" group.
 
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