U.S. Men 2025-26 Discussion - Quad God and the Mere Mortals

[haribobo]

SENIOR MEN 25-26 SCORES

Still to compete- Ilia Malinin, Camden Pulkinen, Jason Brown, Maxim Naumov, Lucas Broussard

Andrew Torgashev 234 (Golden West)
Jacob Sanchez 211 (Cranberry)
Jimmy Ma 207 (Cranberry)

Lucius Kazanecki E 230 (Cardinal)
Emmanuel Savary E 203 (Philadelphia)

Taira Shinohara M 210 (Glacier Falls)
Tomoki Hiwatashi M 201 (Cranberry)

Liam Kapeikis P 208 (Glacier Falls)
Michael Xie P 207 (Glacier Falls)
Samuel Mindra P 198 (Robin Cousins)
Goku Endo P 194 (Glacier Falls)
Kai Kovar P 189 (Cranberry)

JUNIOR MEN 25-26 SCORES

Patrick Blackwell 212 (E) - Potomac
Aleksandr Fegan 195 (E)- Potomac
Henry Gao 187 (E) - Junior Cup
Caleb Farrington 174 (E) - Junior Cup
Zachary Lopinto 168 (E) - Junior Cup

Nicholas Brooks 205 (P) - Broadmoor
Ryan William Azadpour 185 (P)- Glacier Falls
Kirk Haugeto 184 (P) - Golden West
Vaclav Vasquez 175 (P)- Glacier Falls
Arsen Meghavoryan 173 (P) - Silver State
Ryedin Rudedenman 169 (P)- Golden West
Yaoshan Jiang 150 (P)- Golden West
Ethan Kormanyos 149 (P)- Silver State

Lorenzo Elano 198 (M)- Margaret Faulkner
Louis Mallane 182 (M)- Junior Cup
Joshua Snyder 154 (M)- Detroit
Evan Neuhaus 153 (M)- Junior Cup
Alek Tankovic 151 (M) - Atlanta
Marlo Rosen 147 (M) - Southport
Isaac Fulton 146 (M)- Cranberry

 

[Stephanie]

Kirk Haugeto has switched to PACS (represented All Year FSC this weekend at Golden West).

 

[Vagabond]

SENIOR MEN 25-26 SCORES

Still to compete- Ilia Malinin, Camden Pulkinen, Jason Brown, Maxim Naumov, Lucas Broussard

Hamlet without the Prince, Polonius, Claudius, Laertes, Fortinbras, or Godot.

 

[Karen-W]

Another weekend, another NQS comp in the books! Here's where the men stack up for Sectionals at the end of August.
Senior - Easterns
1) Ken Mikawa - S Atlantic - 154.34

Senior - Midwesterns
1) Taira Shinohara - Upper Great Lakes - 210.47
2) Antonio Monaco - Upper Great Lakes - 176.15
3) Max Lake - Eastern Great Lakes - 151.87
4) Alexander Liu - Southwest - 135.07

Senior - Pacific Coasts
1) Dmitri Murphy - NW Pacific - 133.22

Junior - Easterns
New England -
1) Brendan Man - 137.36
2) Luke Witkowski - 132.67
3) Jonas Costanza - 95.85

North Atlantic - no one yet

South Atlantic
1) David Lu - 124.84
2) Van Pierson - 103.09

Junior - Midwesterns
Eastern Great Lakes
1) Joshua Snyder - 154.59
2) Mikhail Mokhov - 132.91

Upper Great Lakes -
1) Evan Neuhaus - 151.53
2) Sam Tomczik - 144.61
3) Mykhailo Ivanchenko - 141.94

Southwest -
1) Louis Mallane - 180.72
2) Alek Tankovic - 150.05
3) Isaac Fulton - 146.63
4) Connor Williams - 117.01

Junior - Pacific Coasts
Northwest Pacific -
1) Ryan William Azadpour - 185.64
2) Ethan Kormanyos - 149.21

Central Pacific -
1) Arsen Meghavoryan - 173.50

Southwest Pacific -
1) Kirk Haugeto - 184.87
2) Vaclav Vasquez - 175.50
3) Ryedin Rudedenman - 166.94
4) Yaoshan Jiang - 150.85

6 Next Best -
1) Brian Tokuda - 140.89
2) Sergei Evseev - 138.39
3) Chase Cuaron - 105.37

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Jacob Sanchez was a guest on This Week in Skating this week!

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[YukiNieve]

Nice articles about Jason Brown and Ilia Malinin based on their talk at the Summer Sizzler in Norwood, MA.

How Team USA Figure Skaters are Preparing for the Olympic Season

Interviews with Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, Ilia Malinin, and Jason Brown at U.S. Figure Skating's Summer Sizzler

fsskatingstan.substack.com

 

[maureenfarone]

I haven't seen anything about Beck Strommer or Joseph Klein. Anyone know if they are still competing?

 

[ice coverage]

I haven't seen anything about Beck Strommer or Joseph Klein. Anyone know if they are still competing?

From Joe Klein in August:

"... Thank you to everyone for the support, and I hope to start my season this Fall!"
It's the closing thought of his update on overcoming some injury issues.
https://www.instagram.com/joeskates_/p/DND46RxxSBN/​

IIRC, Beck's Instastory this summer has had (along with other skating content) a couple of sneak peeks of new costumes -- which I hope is a good sign.

Two of my favorite guys!

 

[layman]

Congratulations to Tomoki Hiwatashi for his Bronze Medal at the Kinoshita Cup Challenger!

He was the highest placing American man at the competition! I got misty-eyed watching Tomoki skate his LP. It was the best that I have seen from Tomoki in years! Perhaps, he wants that 3rd spot for the Olympics!

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[YukiNieve]

Jason Brown joined Ted and Mark to commentate on the second half of the Men's Free Skate at the JGP in Italy. He chose Nicholas Brooks's performance as a "Must Watch Moment."

ISU Figure Skating ⛸ on Instagram: "💥 Nicholas Brooks in the spotlight! 💥 Chosen by teammate Jason Brown as his Must-Watch Moment — Nicholas is working hard to merge athleticism with artistry, and it showed on the ice. 👏⛸️ #JGPFigure #FigureSkating

833 likes, 8 comments - isufigureskating on September 7, 2025: "💥 Nicholas Brooks in the spotlight! 💥 Chosen by teammate Jason Brown as his Must-Watch Moment — Nicholas is working hard to merge athleticism with artistry, and it showed on the ice. 👏⛸️ #JGPFigure #FigureSkating".

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Nicholas replied with his Instagram post:

And thank you @markhanretty @ted.barton.75 and @jasonbskates for the feedback and commentary; and especially to Jason for the special shout out. I am so incredibly honored and humbled for that. I think it may be my new “most memorable skating moment.”​

Nicholas Brooks on Instagram: "I am so incredibly excited to have represented the United States at the JGP Varese. It was my JGP Debute and while I was hoping for cleaner skaters, I am very happy with my performances and for landing both axels and s

15 likes, 1 comments - skater_nicholas on September 8, 2025: "I am so incredibly excited to have represented the United States at the JGP Varese. It was my JGP Debute and while I was hoping for cleaner skaters, I am very happy with my performances and for landing both axels and staying up on my...

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[haribobo]

*Updated 9/8 to include JGP Varese, Greater Chicagoland, Mid Altantics, and CS Kinoshita Cup

SENIOR MEN 25-26 SCORES

Still to compete- Ilia Malinin, Camden Pulkinen, Jason Brown, Maxim Naumov, Lucas Broussard

Andrew Torgashev 234 (Golden West)
Jimmy Ma 218 (Kinoshita)
Jacob Sanchez 211 (Cranberry)

Lucius Kazanecki E 230 (Cardinal)
Emmanuel Savary E 203 (Philadelphia)

Tomoki Hiwatashi M 236 (Kinoshita)
Lorenzo Elano M 220 (Chicagoland)
Taira Shinohara M 210 (Glacier Falls)

Liam Kapeikis P 208 (Glacier Falls)
Michael Xie P 207 (Glacier Falls)
Samuel Mindra P 198 (Robin Cousins)
Goku Endo P 198 (Kinoshita)
Kai Kovar P 189 (Cranberry)

JUNIOR MEN 25-26 SCORES

Patrick Blackwell 212 (E) - Potomac
Aleksandr Fegan 195 (E)- Potomac
Henry Gao 187 (E) - Junior Cup
Caleb Farrington 180 (E) - Mid Atlantics
Zachary Lopinto 168 (E) - Junior Cup

Nicholas Brooks 205 (P) - Broadmoor
Ryan William Azadpour 185 (P)- Glacier Falls
Kirk Haugeto 184 (P) - Golden West
Vaclav Vasquez 175 (P)- Glacier Falls
Arsen Meghavoryan 173 (P) - Silver State
Ryedin Rudedenman 169 (P)- Golden West
Yaoshan Jiang 150 (P)- Golden West
Ethan Kormanyos 149 (P)- Silver State

Louis Mallane 182 (M)- Junior Cup
Evan Neuhaus 168 (M)- Chicagoland
Alek Tankovic 166 (M) - Chicagoland
Joshua Snyder 162 (M)- Chicagoland
Marlo Rosen 158 (M) - Chicagoland
Misha Ivanchenko 154 (M) - Chicagoland
Isaac Fulton 146 (M)- Cranberry

 

[haribobo]

Current likely Senior Nationals Roster, based on scores and byes...

Likely byes - 8
Ilia Malinin, Camden Pulkinen, Jason Brown, Maxim Naumov, Lucas Broussard
Andrew Torgashev, Jimmy Ma, Jacob Sanchez

E- Kazanecki, Savary
M- Hiwatashi, Elano
P- Kapeikis, Xie

Next 4 Scores- Shinohara, Mindra, Endo, Kovar

 

[Karen-W]

Well, we are fast approaching the end of the NQS for another year! Here's the week's update of the Sectionals qualifiers after the two NQS comps this past weekend - only 7 left before we know who qualifies for Sectionals. Per the USFS, any skaters with 1 international assignment or 2024-25 Sectional Champions has an automatic bye to Sectionals, therefore while I'm going to include them if they've competed in an NQS comp, I'll add the next highest qualifier in their Region if they're in the top 4.

Senior - Easterns
1) Andrew Torgashev - South Atlantic - 234.45 (Nebelhorn, GPdF, NHK)
2) Lucius Kazanecki - South Atlantic - 206.31 (JGP Ankara)
3) Emmanuel Savary - South Atlantic - 203.66 (Eastern Sectional Champ)
4) Ken Mikawa - South Atlantic - 154.34

Senior - Midwesterns
1) Lorenzo Elano - Upper Great Lakes - 220.45 (JGP Riga)
2) Taira Shinohara - Upper Great Lakes - 210.47
3) Antonio Monaco - Upper Great Lakes - 176.15
4) Kai Kovar - Southwest - 174.98 (Cranberry Cup)
3) Max Lake - Eastern Great Lakes - 151.87
4) Alexander Liu - Southwest - 145.42

Senior - Pacific Coasts
1) Liam Kapeikis - NW Pacific - 208.19 (Cranberry Cup, Nebelhorn)
2) Michael Xie - Central Pacific - 207.37 (Robin Cousins Cup)
3) Goku Endo - SW Pacific - 194.73 (Kinoshita Group Cup)
4) Samuel Mindra - NW Pacific - 193.04 (Robin Cousins Cup)
5) Dmitri Murphy - NW Pacific - 133.22

Junior - Easterns
New England -
1) Patrick Blackwell - 212.31 (JGP Bangkok)
2) Brendan Man - 137.36
3) Luke Witkowski - 132.67
3) Jonas Costanza - 95.85

North Atlantic
1) Aleksandr Fegan - 195.28 (JGP Varese)

South Atlantic
1) Caleb Farrington - 180.92
2) David Lu - 124.84
3) John Liu - 115.47
4) Van Pierson - 103.09

Junior - Midwesterns
Eastern Great Lakes
1) Joshua Snyder - 162.56
2) Mikhail Mokhov - 132.91
3) Colin Motley - 130.13

Upper Great Lakes -
1) Evan Neuhaus - 168.42
2) Marlo Rosen - 158.15
3) Mykhailo Ivanchenko - 154.41
4) Sam Tomczik - 144.61

Southwest -
1) Louis Mallane - 180.72
2) Alek Tankovic - 166.27
3) Isaac Fulton - 146.63
4) Connor Williams - 117.01

6 Next Best -
1) Anton Yakunin - 132.00

Junior - Pacific Coasts
Northwest Pacific -
1) Ryan William Azadpour - 185.64
2) Ethan Kormanyos - 149.21

Central Pacific -
1) Arsen Meghavoryan - 173.50

Southwest Pacific -
1) Kirk Haugeto - 184.87
2) Nicholas Brooks - 179.43 (JGP Varese)
3) Vaclav Vasquez - 175.50
4) Ryedin Rudedenman - 169.59
5) Yaoshan Jiang - 150.85

6 Next Best -
1) Brian Tokuda - 140.89
2) Sergei Evseev - 138.39
3) Chase Cuaron - 105.37