Skating’s Elite Summer Sizzler - a show after US Champs Camp where you can watch US top skaters' new programs

[nylynnr]

Call me crazy but I just wonder what if Isabeau would skate to music from Emily in Paris.

Not crazy, great idea.

 

[kwanfan1818]

The Skaters need to collect points at this years Nationals, World Championships, 4 Continents, the Grand Prixs and Challengers

The ranking explained in Appendix B is based on scores for 2025-6 events, not WS points or placements. Each input has a factor/multiplier, listed in detail per type.

The only points added are based on placements in 2025 championships — US Nationals, Previous Olympics or Worlds for top 8 (greater of the two), Four Continents, and Jr. Worlds. (For Pairs and Dance, 25% of that can be earned with a previous partner.) That ship has sailed for everyone. Malinin, Brown, Liu, Levito, Glenn, Chock/Bates, Carreira/Ponomarkeno, Efimova/Mitrofanov, and Kam/O’Shea will get points for Worlds (Top 8). Ma, Pulkinen, Tennell, Everhardt, Liu, K/O, E/M, C/B,C/P, and Zingas/Kolesnik for 4C’s (Top 5). Lin-Gracey and Woldkostin/Tsarevski for Jr. Worlds (podium). Glenn, Liu, Everhardt, C/B,C/P, Green/Parsns, E/M, McBeath/Parkman, K/O, Malinin, Torgashev, Pulkinen for US Nationals (Top 3). That’s 2-12 points depending on the competition and placement.

Going forward, it wouldn’t matter if Nauman placed second at an event with a score of 200 and another Man placed fifth at another event with a score of 230 points, or vice versa: it’s the number of points times the factor that matters.

https://www.usfigureskating.org/sites/default/files/media-files/2026%20FSK%20Athlete%20Selection%20Procedures%20FINAL%20OLY.pdf

 

[ice coverage]

... Max ... was qualified for 4 continents but couldn't take part because his parents died. Jimmy Ma got his place ...

It actually was Tomoki who received the Four Continents spot that became available after the tragic deaths of Max's parents.
Max withdrew on Feb 1, and Tomoki was added as an entry on Feb 1.

On Jan 29, Jimmy previously had been added as a Four Continents entry, filling the opening created by Torgashev's withdrawal on that date.

https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/...25-international-assignments-and-results.aspx​

I wonder if coaching is giving him a new perspective on skating.

To coach you need to go back to basics and break everything down step by step. That can help you cut out the problems in your own skating.

I love Max, who has been coaching at least as far back as 2021-22 season, when he was named as one of the recipients of the PSA coaching award for the Athlete Centered Skating team led by Garrett Lucash. In addition to Max's longtime coaching, when his parents were alive and well, for their Tomorrow's Champions program. (It is wonderful that Max now is carrying forward with Tomorrow's Champions too.) I do believe that coaching would give helpful perspective on one's own skating.
My fingers are crossed for Max to have a great competitive season ahead.

... Ma, Pulkinen, Tennell, Everhardt, Liu, K/O, E/M, C/B,C/P, and Zingas/Kolesnik for 4C’s (Top 5). ...

https://www.usfigureskating.org/sit...SK Athlete Selection Procedures FINAL OLY.pdf

Pulkinen unfortunately does not get any points for his eighth place at Four Continents.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Pulkinen unfortunately does not get any points for his eighth place at Four Continents.

I knew I was supposed to remove someone from the list: it’s top 5, not top 8 for 4C’s. Thank you for the correction.