Stephanie
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Taira Shinohara killed it in the Bavarian Open SP: 43.58 TES and 77.27 total score. He now has the minimums for junior worlds.
Sadly, I don't think he has much of a chance for consideration. Martynov certainly has one of the spots locked up between making the JGPF and his solid performance at Nats.If Broussard is healthy I’d like him to be sent back to Junior Worlds. What a tough year he’s had so far though. But he is still one of the US best up and coming talents.
I'd say Beck Strommer for that 2nd Jr. Worlds spot, no?? He was pretty rock solid this fall on the Jr. Grand Prix and just missed qualifying for the Jr. Grand Prix Final. Nationals was actually his weakest pair of performances.Sadly, I don't think he has much of a chance for consideration. Martynov certainly has one of the spots locked up between making the JGPF and his solid performance at Nats.
I think the 2nd spot probably comes down to either Sanchez or Shinohara. Sanchez has shown a tendency of crumbling a bit under the pressure of the FS when he is in a medal position after the SP. Shinohara hasn't had a lot of international experience yet but he did okay at Jr Nats so we'll have to see how he does in the FS at Bavarian Open later today.
Beck's Midwestern Sectional's was also pretty weak. He scored a 193.49 with a 127.39 in the long (and a 3-2 in the short). So, he's had 2 weaker competitions in a row. Honestly, he looks like he's lacking confidence and with lower tech, he needs to be clean.I'd say Beck Strommer for that 2nd Jr. Worlds spot, no?? He was pretty rock solid this fall on the Jr. Grand Prix and just missed qualifying for the Jr. Grand Prix Final. Nationals was actually his weakest pair of performances.
I'm thinking that the USFSA is looking at Shinohara because he has two 3Axels in his free, whereas Strommer doesn't have one at all.
Your thoughts...
Linking the best version I have seen (still not great but sound is stable) from Rohene’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2qou7JLT0N/?igsh=MTRtaDdibGl5dGRyMw==Congratulations to Jason Brown for winning the Button Salchow award. I remember Paul Wylie saying in an interview last year that they were planning on making this a formal award. Paul's story about the origin of that award and how he received it was wonderful. I think Jason is a very deserving recipient, and it was wonderful to see his surprised response to receiving it.
I haven't found a very good version of the announcement of the award's establishment and the presentation to Jason. If anyone has one, please post it.
There was a long (really long!) speech before Jason was introduced, so I'm posting here only these parts:I haven't found a very good version of the announcement of the award's establishment and the presentation to Jason. If anyone has one, please post it.
This was a very insightful interview to listen to!Vincent Zhou is interviewed this week about the CAS decision. I could listen to Vincent talk for hours. He speaks so thoughtfully and honestly.
Is that a combination, though? Still very impressive.Ilia posted a quad toe, quad axel combination on his instagram....
Ilia Malinin on Instagram: "I am very excited for Worlds in a few weeks, Lets have some fun in Montreal. #figureskating #worldchampionships #montreal #quadgod #iliamalinin #quadaxel #nbd #neverbeendone"
48K likes, 345 comments - ilia_quadg0d_malinin on March 7, 2024: "I am very excited for Worlds in a few weeks, Lets have some fun in Montreal. #figureskating #worldchampionships #montreal #quadgod #iliamalinin #quadaxel #nbd #neverbeendone".www.instagram.com
It would be coded as 4T+4A+SEQ in IJS.Is that a combination, though? Still very impressive.
9.5 base value + 12.5 bv = 22 points (if both jumps are called rotated & 0 GOE).It would be coded as 4T+4A+SEQ in IJS.
Thank you!It would be coded as 4T+4A+SEQ in IJS.
He faced a lot of scrutiny for the decision when moved to New York for college, especially coming off a successful showing at the World Championships.
Now Pulkinen is finishing his senior year at Columbia and is to get his degree in economics and psychology. It’s a tough act to juggle, balancing classes at one of the country’s most academically esteemed universities in the Ivy League system while also being one of the best figure skaters in the United States. He doesn’t get special treatment from his professors, even as he prepares to travel to Montreal to compete in the World Figure Skating Championships. But it’s been worth it.
“I knew that for me as a person, beyond just a skater, it was crucial,” he said.
“Camden is honestly one of the most talented skaters right now,” [Alex] Johnson said. “I think what has been frustrating is that he may not have always been able to consistently deliver up his abilities. The first season of us working together was trying to figure out each other, what he needs as an athlete from a coach, what his ideal state of being is prior to competing.
“I think his success earlier on in his career was a little bit less formulaic and kind of a result from raw talent. This past season, we’ve worked together to figure out what it is that he needs and what his recipe for success is. A lot of it is us getting to know each other further and building these routines and processes that help him get in the right space to deliver when it matters.”
“It’s definitely evolved,” Brown says of thoughts around 2026. “Last year, I was like, ‘Let’s just focus on this one extra year.’ ... But it bled into this year, where I felt like I could keep competing in this unique way.
“And then I got to do shows in Italy at the beginning of this year and when you’re in Italy and thinking about the [Olympics in Italy]. I just thought, ‘Wow, this could be really cool. I’ve started to see it... and imagine the possibility of it.”
As much as i like Jason it says something that he is thinking about 2026. If any of the US men other then Ilia had it together Jason would probably not be thinking of hanging around for two more years."I’m carving my own path": Jason Brown on his one-of-a-kind quest – and openness to the 2026 Olympics (March 11 article by Nick McCarvel): https://olympics.com/en/news/figure...interview-quest-openness-2026-winter-olympics
Well, there's a fair argument to be made that this year's Nats finish was generous judging. There are plenty of people worried that Top 10 in Montreal could be a stretch for him and that would jeopardize our 3 men's spots.As much as i like Jason it says something that he is thinking about 2026. If any of the US men other then Ilia had it together Jason would probably not be thinking of hanging around for two more years.
we simply don’t have strong too ten at worlds skater after Ilia.Well, there's a fair argument to be made that this year's Nats finish was generous judging. There are plenty of people worried that Top 10 in Montreal could be a stretch for him and that would jeopardize our 3 men's spots.
His spring break is this week, so he should be able to get extra training in.I wonder how Camden’s school will affect him at worlds too
That's so true: there are men who have greater jumping ability on the high end, or at least give quads a good shot, but whether or not they are consistent, or the calling will go their way has been like a casino. The skater behind Chen with the highest upside was Zhao, who went from 6th at the 2018 Olympics to 14th at 2018 Worlds (without Hanyu or Fernandez), and in his last Olympic quad, he went 3rd, 25th missing the FS, and 3rd in four Worlds (with one cancellation), and was ~27 points of his PB FS score in the Olympic TE. With Malinin replacing Chen as a medal contender every time he takes the ice, there haven't been any other consistent competitors behind him.we simply don’t have strong too ten at worlds skater after Ilia.