U.S. Women [#8]: Meet Me in St. Louis

[mtnskater]

Just caught the final group of novice women from PAC Sectionals on YouTube. I am loving Rachel Samari. She is such a unique stylist already. And her spins are eye popping….including some of the positions she gets in, as well as the continuous speed. She caught my eye on the Junior Grand Prix this fall for sure. She needs some jump technique help…and I hope USFS high performance will focus on making sure she gets it. She looks like a competitor too…she was clearly not happy with her skate in the K&C, even though it was first place.

Do we have a thread talking about sectionals….i couldn’t find it?

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Just caught the final group of novice women from PAC Sectionals on YouTube. I am loving Rachel Samari. She is such a unique stylist already. And her spins are eye popping….including some of the positions she gets in, as well as the continuous speed. She caught my eye on the Junior Grand Prix this fall for sure. She needs some jump technique help…and I hope USFS high performance will focus on making sure she gets it. She looks like a competitor too…she was clearly not happy with her skte in the K&C, even though it was first place.

Do we have a thread talking about sectionals….i couldn’t find it?

It’s in the Kiss and Cry subforum.

 

[crzesk8dad]

Just caught the final group of novice women from PAC Sectionals on YouTube. I am loving Rachel Samari. She is such a unique stylist already. And her spins are eye popping….including some of the positions she gets in, as well as the continuous speed. She caught my eye on the Junior Grand Prix this fall for sure. She needs some jump technique help…and I hope USFS high performance will focus on making sure she gets it. She looks like a competitor too…she was clearly not happy with her skte in the K&C, even though it was first place.

Do we have a thread talking about sectionals….i couldn’t find it?

Do Rachel Samiri and Candice Leung get to go to US Nationals as Juniors, due to the top 2 Novice in each section skate-up to Junior?

 

[Karen-W]

Do Rachel Samiri and Candice Leung get to go to US Nationals as Juniors, due to the top 2 Novice in each section skate-up to Junior?

Yes

 

[mtnskater]

It’s in the Kiss and Cry subforum.

Found it thanks. Nobody has posted in it since Sunday.

 

[Wyliefan]

Found it thanks. Nobody has posted in it since Sunday.

I wasn't able to watch today, but I've been keeping half an eye on dance scores.

 

[mtnskater]

I wasn't able to watch today, but I've been keeping half an eye on dance scores.

Baby ice dancers are the cutest thing ever!

 

[Firedancer]

I’m excited Alysa is keeping her short.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986156583915598290

 

[DreamSkates]

But it also shows how close the three women are: who goes to Milan as national champ will come down to who’s best on that day at Nats. They’re really a talented crew and so different from each other, it’s a pleasure to watch them.

Isabeau underrotated 3 jumps and lost @10 points. Had she jumped cleanly, she would have finished just barely ahead of Chiba.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Did all y’all see the Olympics ad with Ariana Grande shaking the snow globe with Alysa inside of it?

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[Allskate]

Isabeau underrotated 3 jumps and lost @10 points. Had she jumped cleanly, she would have finished just barely ahead of Chiba.

It was really weird how they weren't even reviewing some of Mone Chiba's jumps. Maybe that's a benefit of being a Worlds medalist? They were tough with virtually everyone else. (But not in China; I wish they would at least be consistent.) I'm glad I wasn't playing a drinking game during Skate Canada where you had to do a shot every time someone got a q or <. I would have ended up with alcohol poisoning.

 

[haribobo]

Junior Women Sectionals scores so far, with Mids next week - top contendors should be Jessica Jurka, Jiaying Ellyse Johnson, and Angela Shao

Annika Chao 193
Madison Chong 176
Alayna Coats 175
Kaya Tiernan 174
Mia Iwase 170
Hannah Kim 166
Deborah Liu 162 (Novice)
Sofia Bezkorovainaya 158
Rachel Samiri 152 (Novice)
Penelope Ogorelkoff 150 (Novice)
Cleo Park 149
Candice Leung 141 (Novice)

 

[haribobo]

SENIOR WOMEN INTL and SECTIONAL Scores so far (with Mids upcoming)

INTL with Byes to Nationals
Amber Glenn 214 (Finlandia to come)
Isabeau Levito 212
Alysa Liu 212 (Skate Am to come)
Sarah Everhardt 199 (Tallinn to come)
Bradie Tennell 195 (Finlandia to come)
Elyce Lin-Gracey 172
Starr Andrews 167 (Skat Am and Tallinn to come)
Sherry Zhang 163
Josephine Lee 160 (Skat Am to come)

*Alina Bonillo is also listed for Tallinn and should be at Mids next week first, I believe.

SECTIONALS (top 2 each from E and P)
Sophie Joline Von Felten 192 (190 @ JGP)
Ava Ziegler 171 (161 @ Trialeti)
Katie Shen 153 (154 @ Cranberry)
Anabel Wallace 142

Next 3 Best scores currently
Erica Machida 165
Michelle Lee 147
Jasmine Clarke 143

 

[TanithandBenFan]

I’m listening to the Casey Kasem Top 40 flashback on SiriusXM, and the number one song this week in 1978 was MacArthur Park. Good omen?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Alysa is one of a kind! Love she did that

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