U.S. Ladies [#29]: Skating with Adjusted Vision

[Sylvia]

Senior Ladies in ISP yet to compete this season, that I am aware of... <snip> ... Gabriella Izzo

Izzo (who has started her freshman year at Harvard) has been replaced by Paige Rydberg at Skate America in the ISU's Oct. 7th update. This will be Rydberg's GP debut and her first international since the 2017 U.S. Classic in SLC.

Four other ladies making their respective GP debuts at SKAM are Pooja Kalyan, Audrey Shin, Isabelle Inthisone, and Kate Wang (latter 3 competed on the JGP last season).

They will be joined by Bradie Tennell, Mariah Bell, Karen Chen, Amber Glenn, Starr Andrews and Gracie Gold.

 

[Sylvia]

Lynn Rutherford spoke to Mariah Bell and Molly Oberstar (co-choreographer of Bell's SP to "Glitter in the Air") before the 2nd opportunity Points Challenge results were known for this article that was published yesterday: https://www.teamusa.org/News/2020/O...Off-New-International-Season-At-Skate-America

 

[Frau Muller]

Izzo (who has started her freshman year at Harvard) has been replaced by Paige Rydberg at Skate America in the ISU's Oct. 7th update. This will be Rydberg's GP debut and her first international since the 2017 U.S. Classic in SLC.

Four other ladies making their respective GP debuts at SKAM are Pooja Kalyan, Audrey Shin, Isabelle Inthisone, and Kate Wang (latter 3 competed on the JGP last season).

They will be joined by Beadie Tennell, Mariah Bell, Karen Chen, Amber Glenn, Starr Andrews and Gracie Gold.

This should be amazing, although I’ll miss Alysa Liu. Like them all but I’m going to be rooting loudest for “New Amber”...and Pooja’s dresses (and classy smooth style)!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

This should be amazing, although I’ll miss Alysa Liu. Like them all but I’m going to be rooting loudest for “New Amber”...and Pooja’s dresses (and classy smooth style)!

Hey hey hey

I’ve been away from the website again for about a week. So Alysa will not be at skate America? Yes I just saw another post that Amber ranks third among highest scores for US skaters, how exciting!!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I found the ladies short program over at fan zone. Look like Amber was perhaps going for the triple axle and popped it?

What was Bradie skating to? It was hard to hear

 

[Maximillian]

Hey hey hey

I’ve been away from the website again for about a week. So Alysa will not be at skate America? Yes I just saw another post that Amber ranks third among highest scores for US skaters, how exciting!!

Alysa is still not old enough to compete on the senior GP

 

[Sylvia]

Look like Amber was perhaps going for the triple axle and popped it?

Yes. Glenn didn't attempt the 3A in her 6-triple FS - jumps landed: 3F+3T, 2A, 3F+1Eu+2S, 3Lz, 3Lo+2T, 3Lo, 2A.

What was Bradie skating to? It was hard to hear

From the Oct. 1st article posted in Tennell's coaching change news thread in GSD: https://www.teamusa.org/News/2020/O...opes-Mile-High-Move-Pays-Off-With-Triple-Axel

Tennell debuted her new routines, including a short program set to Florence and the Machine’s “Moderation” and free skate to a medley including Max Richter’s haunting “Sarajevo,” as part of U.S. Figure Skating’s International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge. (In this virtual competition, skaters performed their programs in front of proctors at their home rinks, then sent them to U.S. Figure Skating to be judged by a remote panel. Fans can view the programs on demand at U.S. Figure Skating’s Fan Zone.)
Both were choreographed with Benoit Richaud, a former ice dancer who has worked with Tennell for several years. Richaud lives in France, so he and Tennell had their sessions via video call.

 

[Tinami Amori]

Alysa is still not old enough to compete on the senior GP

Given the situation, and the lack of Junior events, US Federation should make an exception and let Alysa skate with Seniors, she is still better than some of them currently skating in the point challenge.

 

[Sylvia]

Given the situation, and the lack of Junior events, US Federation should make an exception and let Alysa skate with Seniors

ISU age rules dictate otherwise; it's not USFS' call (re. Skate America).

ETA that Junior champ Thorngren also won't be eligible for ISU Senior comps until next season:

SENIOR LADIES FS Top Scores This Season
Mariah Bell 135.09 ISP
Bradie Tennell 131.67 ISP
Amber Glenn 129.29 ISP
Lindsay Thorngren 128.12 E Boston
Karen Chen 123.59 ISP
Alysa Liu 119.59 ISP
Pooja Kalyan 119.01 M Co Springs
Audrey Shin 117.15 ISP

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Alysa is still not old enough to compete on the senior GP

Ahhhhhh, yes. ANL should know that

 

[Sylvia]

Izzo (who has started her freshman year at Harvard) has been replaced by Paige Rydberg at Skate America in the ISU's Oct. 7th update. This will be Rydberg's GP debut and her first international since the 2017 U.S. Classic in SLC.

Four other ladies making their respective GP debuts at SKAM are Pooja Kalyan, Audrey Shin, Isabelle Inthisone, and Kate Wang (latter 3 competed on the JGP last season).

They will be joined by Bradie Tennell, Mariah Bell, Karen Chen, Amber Glenn, Starr Andrews and Gracie Gold.

Skate America update - Inthisone and Wang were replaced in yesterday's ISU GP Ladies' grid by Sierra Venetta and Finley Hawk (re-posting from the GP Selections thread):

Venetta was 7th in Senior Ladies at 2020 U.S. Nationals and placed 5th in her international debut at 2020 Challenge Cup in The Hague.
Hawk was 7th in Junior Ladies at Midwestern Sectional Singles Final in November 2019 but has skated & scored well at the Senior level in club competitions this summer, which likely got her into the ISP.

 

[Jammers]

Where is Ting and why is she not competing at Skate America? I know she didn't compete last season but she's still a contender in my book to make the US Olympic team if she stays healthy. I see US ladies at Skate America that aren't nearly as accomplished as Ting is with no chance in 2022 but they somehow got invited. Is she still injured from over a year ago?

 

[Sylvia]

Where is Ting and why is she not competing at Skate America?

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...th-adjusted-vision.107389/page-6#post-5872924

ETA:

Hanna Harrell also is back on the ice but has yet to compete (she shared this photo on her 17th birthday on Sept. 26 from what looks like the Galleria Dallas rink): https://www.instagram.com/p/CFnzVLPDJvA/

 

[thvu]

https://twitter.com/inthelopodcast/status/1317226753132285954?s=21

Has this been mentioned? That Ting is now coached by Linichuk?!

 

[Sylvia]

USFS has been updating Team USA Bios in the Fan Zone and Ting's was just updated today: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/ting-cui/363
TRAINING TOWN Newark, DE
COACH(ES) Natalya Linichuk
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Katherine Hill (FS), Colin McManus (SP)
SP Music: “This Bitter Earth" by Dinah Washington and Max Richter
FS Music: “Table for Two” by Abel Korzeniowski and “La Belle Histoire D’Amore” by Patricia Kaas

First hint was posted earlier in this thread:

...
Natalia Linichuk's Instagram post last month [dated June 25] ("Continue to prepare for the season with amazingly talented, creative hard worker Ting Cui."): https://www.instagram.com/p/CB3sSoNBAjF/

I forgot to mention in my previous post that Misha Ge worked remotely with Hanna Harrell on Oct. 3: https://www.instagram.com/p/CF3s71WpEVd/

 

[mjb52]

That's a cool music choice for the short.

 

[aliona22]

https://twitter.com/inthelopodcast/status/1317226753132285954?s=21

Has this been mentioned? That Ting is now coached by Linichuk?!

Linichuk has been posting videos of Ting practicing all summer. I think they used to work together before Ting moved to Colorado.

 

[Frau Muller]

https://twitter.com/inthelopodcast/status/1317226753132285954?s=21

Has this been mentioned? That Ting is now coached by Linichuk?!

I sooooo want this to work out! It’s promising to be an interesting season of perhaps mixing things up for US ladies.

 

[Theoreticalgirl]

Linichuk, as great as she is (I've taken some classes with her), is not known for teaching the technical elements. Anyone know who is working with Ting on that stuff?

 

[layman]

Linichuk, as great as she is (I've taken some classes with her), is not known for teaching the technical elements. Anyone know who is working with Ting on that stuff?

Isn't Priscilla Hill at that Rink? or director of that Rink? If so, she would make a fine technical advizor and/or coach. I am sure there are other technical coaches there as well.

 

[Sylvia]

These 5 are making their respective Grand Prix debuts at Skate America (this will be the senior international debut for Shin & Team USA debut for Hawk):

Finley Hawk, 17: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/finley-hawk/371
TRAINING TOWN Buffalo Grove, IL
COACH(ES) Jeremy Allen, Denise Myers
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Scott Brown, Shanetta Folle, Sam Chouinard
SP Music: "When the Party's Over" by Billie Eilish
FS Music: “Carmen" by Georges Bizet

Pooja Kalyan, 17: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/pooja-kalyan/383
TRAINING TOWN Colorado Springs, CO
COACH(ES) Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Drew Meekins
SP Music: “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” by Celine Dion
FS Music: Music from the Porgy and Bess soundtrack by George Gershwin

Paige Rydberg, 20: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/paige-rydberg/412
TRAINING TOWN Colorado Springs, CO
COACH(ES) Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Ilona Melnichenko
SP Music: "Man I Feel Like a Woman!" and "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain
FS Music: Music from the Titanic soundtrack by James Horner

Audrey Shin, 16: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/audrey-shin/413
TRAINING TOWN Colorado Springs, CO
COACH(ES) Tammy Gambill
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Drew Meekins (SP), Tom Dickson (FS)
SP Music: “The Giving" by Michael W. Smith
FS Music: Music from the Modigliani soundtrack by Guy Farley

Sierra Venetta, 20: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/sierra-venetta/421
TRAINING TOWN Colorado Springs, CO
COACH(ES) Christy Krall, Damon Allen
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Ilona Melnichenko (SP), Scott Brown (FS)
SP Music: “Unforgettable” by Sia
FS Music: Music from the Mao’s Last Dancer soundtrack by Christopher Gordon

Other 5 U.S. ladies competing at Skate America (in alphabetical order):

Starr Andrews, 19: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/starr-andrews/347
TRAINING TOWN Los Angeles
COACH(ES) Derrick Delmore, Peter Kongkasem, Ivan Dinev, Anastasiya Sharenkova
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Derrick Delmore
SP Music: “It’s A Man’s Man’s World" by Jurnee Smollett-Bell and "Joke's on You" by Charlotte Lawrence
FS Music: “Finally" by Fergie

Mariah Bell, 24: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/mariah-bell/352
TRAINING TOWN Irvine, CA
COACH(ES) Rafael Arutunian, Vera Arutunian, Adam Rippon
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Adam Rippon, Shae-Lynn Bourne (FS), Molly Oberstar
SP Music: “Glitter in the Air" by P!nk
FS Music: ABBA medley

Karen Chen, 21: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/karen-chen/358
TRAINING TOWN Colorado Springs, CO
COACH(ES) Tammy Gambill
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Drew Meekins (SP), Pasquale Camerlengo (FS)
SP Music: “Rise" by Katy Perry
FS Music: “Butterfly Lover Concerto" by Takako Nishizaki

Amber Glenn, 20 (21 on Oct. 28): https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/amber-glenn/369
TRAINING TOWN Euless, TX
COACH(ES) Peter Cain, Darlene Cain
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Cordero Zuckerman, Amber Glenn (SP), Misha Ge (FS)
SP Music: "Scars" by Madilyn Bailey
FS Music: “Rain in Your Black Eyes” (remake) by Misha Ge

Gracie Gold, 25: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/gracie-gold/426
TRAINING TOWN Aston, PA
COACH(ES) Pasha Filchenkov, Alex Zahradnicek
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Jeremy Abbott
SP Music: "Survivor" by 2WEI
FS Music: “War in my Mind" by Beth Hart

Bradie Tennell, 22: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/bradie-tennell/417
TRAINING TOWN Colorado Springs, CO
COACH(ES) Tom Zakrajsek
CHOREOGRAPHER(S) Benoit Richaud
SP Music: “Moderation" by Florence and the Machine
FS Music: “Sarajevo" by Max Richter and "Dawn of Faith" by Eternal Eclipse

 

[Bellanca]

^ Good luck, ladies!

 

[Ena Grins]

These 5 are making their respective Grand Prix debuts at Skate America (this will be the senior international debut for Shin & Team USA debut for Hawk):

On nice silver lining to this season is that since all competitions are local now, to an extent, more skaters are being seen by a wider audience. Looking forward to it!

 

[Marco]

Karen Chen skating to Butterfly Lovers...sounds lovely.

 

[Sylvia]

Starr Andrews article by Brandon Penny:

Expressing Herself Through Music, Starr Andrews Continues to Make Bold, Headline-Worthy Choices - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Starr Andrews thrives off competing in front of crowds. She loves hearing the cheers and applause that come with performing at an ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

 

[clairecloutier]

Bradie Tennell talks about her coaching change. As generally surmised, it's all about getting the triple Axel:

Bradie Tennell pushes forward in fresh start, aiming for triple Axel

Bradie Tennell is starting fresh in Colorado Springs this season ahead of Skate America and planning to add a triple Axel to her repertoire.

olympics.nbcsports.com

 

[Sylvia]

Just realized I posted this Oct. 12th article by Brandon Penny in Amber's fan thread but not in here:

Breaking Down Amber Glenn’s Road to a Triple Axel - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Amber Glenn has taken 2020 by storm.

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

 

[Sylvia]

Mariah Bell article by Phil Hersh (Oct. 22):

Mariah Bell believes the best is yet to come, including a spot at the Olympics

“I want to be on the Olympic team. To do that, I’ve got to continue focusing on how I can improve,” Bell said.

olympics.nbcsports.com

 

[Teamgracie]

Good luck to all the ladies! I'm cheering for you Looking forward to watching some skating.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Can you believe it? Finally, we get to watch some figure skating. First time for me since four continents

Can’t wait for Bradie and Amber to go 1-2

tee-hee