USFS ISP Points Challenge- Sep and Oct 2020

[haribobo]

ISP Points Challenge Announcement.pdf

public.3.basecamp.com

Assuming no changes since this document was created, judging for these events will occur as follows-

Senior Singles- 9/18 and 10/3
Senior Pairs and Dance- 9/19 and 10/2

Junior Singles - 9/4 and 9/25
Junior Pairs - 9/12 and 9/26
Junior Dance- 9/12 and 10/2

I wonder if Junior Singles for opportunity 1 judging scores are available anywhere, as it is now 9/7...

 

[Sylvia]

More info is supposed to be posted in USFS' Fan Zone this week... hopefully this means videos will be available for the public to watch?

Senior level singles skaters & teams who don't already have automatic byes to 2021 Nationals can receive byes to Nationals if they place in the top 4 at the ISP Points Challenge virtual competition: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/usfs-qualifying-season-plans.107464/page-4#post-5856406

 

[clairecloutier]

Media release from USFS (videos will be available):

Over 100 Athletes to Debut Programs During International Selection Pool Points Challenge

I'm glad the federation is doing this for U.S. skaters.

 

[Sylvia]

Press release is published on the Fan Zone now:

Over 100 Athletes to Debut Programs During International Selection Pool Points Challenge - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Over 100 U.S. Figure Skating athletes will debut their programs for the 2020-21 season during the International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge, a virtual

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

Junior Ladies/Men's videos & results are linked from here, along with the schedule of upcoming events:

International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge Competition Central

International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge Competition Central

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

 

[Theoreticalgirl]

It appears there's no on-screen graphic to introduce which skater is which :/

 

[haribobo]

JUNIOR MEN- SP
Will Annis 60.77
Joseph Klein 59.37
Samuel Mindra 58.55
Nicholas Hsieh 53.64
Lucas Altieri 53.35
Robert Yampolsky 49.07
Taira Shinohara 44.82
Liam Kapeikis 43.04
Lake Liao 40.28

JUNIOR MEN FS
Joseph Klein 107.05
Will Annis 106.29
Lucas Altieri 100.50
Samuel Mindra 97.02
Nicholas Hsieh 95.84
Robert Yampolsky 90.53
Lake Liao 88.70
Liam Kapeikis 87.48
Taira Shinohara 80.51

JUNIOR MEN TOTAL SCORE
Will Annis 167.06
Joseph Klein 166.42
Samuel Mindra 155.57
Lucas Altieri 153.85
Nicholas Hsieh 149.48
Rombert Yampolsky 139.60
Liam Kapeikis 130.52
Lake Liao 128.98
Taira Shinohara 125.33

 

[haribobo]

JUNIOR LADIES SP
Tamnhi Huynh 56.20
Jessica Lin 55.34
Isabeau Levito 50.96
Elsa Cheng 48.59
Audrey Meredith 43.35
Hannah Herrera 41.70
(Violeta Ushakova WD)

JUNIOR LADIES FS
Jessica Lin 98.19
Isabeau Levito 98.05
Tamnhi Huynh 96.19
Hannah Herrera 86.89
Elsa Cheng 81.45
Audrey Meredith 74.84

JUNIOR LADIES TOTAL SCORE
Jessica Lin 153.53
Tamnhi Huynh 152.39
Isabeau Levito 149.01
Elsa Cheng 130.04
Hannah Herrera 128.59
Audrey Meredith 118.19

 

[Sylvia]

It appears there's no on-screen graphic to introduce which skater is which :/

Junior Ladies SP & FS starting order: Meredith, Herrera, Cheng, Huynh, Levito, Lin

Junior Men SP & FS starting order: Shinohara, Liao, Annis, Yampolsky, Mindra, Hsieh, Altieri, Kapeikis, Klein

 

[sk8nlizard]

It appears there's no on-screen graphic to introduce which skater is which :/

That’s what I just came here to say. I am so appreciative that we are getting to watch some skating and this is available for skaters...however it would help if we knew who each skater was (especially in Juniors)!

 

[haribobo]

For reference, top 10 skaters from Nationals yet to compete in this series, maybe next time or in seniors, perhaps.

Ladies- Lindsay Thorngren, Calista Choi, Isabelle Inthisone, Kate Wang, Maryn Pierce (Ellen Slavicek also top 10, but not in ISP) Also in ISP: Alena Budko, Sofia Frank, Haley Scott, Violeta Ushakova

Men- Maxim Naumov, Eric Sjoberg, Joseph Kang, Chase Finster, Matthew Nielsen (David Shapiro also top 10, but not in ISP). Also in ISP: Ilia Malinin (WD from Nationals), Kai Kovar (11th), Daniel Martynov (12th)

Pairs- Smirnova/Siianytsia, Fleming/Isbell, Scott/Hubbart, Martins/Bedard

Dance- Brown/Brown, Ling/Wein, Wolfkostin/Chen, Tkachenko/Kiliakov, Delcamp/Somerville

SENIOR PAIRS in ISP
Cain/Leduc, Calalang/Johnson, Knierim/Frazier, Serafini/Tran, Chan/Howe, Deardorff/Johnson, Finster/Nagy, Kayne/O'Shea, Lu/Mitrofanov

SENIOR DANCE in ISP
Carreira/Ponomarenko, Cesanek/Yehorov, Green/Parsons, Hawayek/Baker, Chock/Bates, Hubbell/Donohue, Pate/Bye

 

[Sylvia]

Ellen Slavicek has been training in the Czech Republic this summer (I assume she is planning to switch countries but nothing official yet, AFAIK).

Chase Finster is focusing on skating (junior) pairs this season, last I heard.

 

[kwanatic]

Media release from USFS (videos will be available):

Over 100 Athletes to Debut Programs During International Selection Pool Points Challenge

I'm glad the federation is doing this for U.S. skaters.

Me too. Russia is doing in-person test skates and plan to have an audience too. I'm not sure how the whole "social distancing" will play into that but I guess they'll figure it out. It's exciting to have that to look forward to and they also have the Russia Cup event planned. Our germy country can't hope to have a live audience any time too soon so I'm glad the US is doing something for the skaters...but they can do even more if they want.

"DIY video" competitions could be something the USFSA leans into during the first half of the season. I mean, the JGP got cancelled, Senior Bs are cancelled and, if I understand correctly, the only GP event for US skaters will be SA...that's not much competing going on in the season prior to an Olympic season.

I suggested this over at the other forum--rather than having skaters sitting around waiting for the bigger competitions next year, the USFSA can host a mini-Grand Prix of sorts this season using this video method. The cost to host events has to be exponentially less than it would be to organize them at venues. I'm assuming they'd need a couple of people to handle organizing the judges and callers and someone to track video submissions, maybe someone to do voice over introductions for the skaters and reveal the scores--all stuff that can be done remotely and probably for a fraction of the cost of hosting a traditional event.

It'd be nice if there could be several different video competitions over the next few months for US skaters. That would give the skaters a chance to get their programs out in front of everyone, get feedback from judges and maybe help keep off some of that lack of competition rust.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Un the Jr. Ladies' SP, Isabeau Levito out-Sasha's Sasha although she is slow and a bit hesitant before entering her jump. not just her skating but also her body type and feet!

 

[haribobo]

Junior Pairs and Dance videos are on the right side of this link-

Over 100 Athletes to Debut Programs During International Selection Pool Points Challenge - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Over 100 U.S. Figure Skating athletes will debut their programs for the 2020-21 season during the International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge, a virtual

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

JR PAIRS SP
1. Martins/Bedard 47.13
2. Fleming/Isbell 45.40

JR PAIRS TOTAL
1. Fleming/Isbell 116.29
2. Martins/Bedard 115.60

JR DANCE RD
1. Wolfkostin/Chen 66.82
2. Delcamp/Somerville 61.92
3. Ling/Wein 53.01
4. Tkachenko/Kiliakov 49.28

JR DANCE TOTAL
1. Wolfkostin/Chen 153.78
2. Delcamp/Somerville 140.95
3. Ling/Wein 127.12
4. Tkachenko/Kiliakov 123.86

 

[Sylvia]

Links to the latest Junior videos, segment/total scores and even starting orders are posted here: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/2020/9/8/isp-points-challenge-competition-central.aspx

ETA: I've posted program music in the U.S. Pairs thread & what I could identify in the U.S. Ice Dance thread.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Links to the latest Junior videos, segment/total scores and even starting orders are posted here: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/2020/9/8/isp-points-challenge-competition-central.aspx

Wow, that rink at SCOB is beautiful!

 

[litenkyckling]

Wow, that rink at SCOB is beautiful!

and also captured so well on camera, I think the Novi camera person needs to step up their game!

 

[Sylvia]

USFS also is holding their annual U.S. Novice & Junior Challenge Skate virtually (like the ISP Points Challenge; since some skaters overlap, I'm posting in this thread rather than starting a separate one) - press release with the names of all the invited skaters:

Over 40 Athletes to Compete in 2020 U.S. Novice and Junior Challenge Skate - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

Over 40 athletes were selected to compete in the 2020 U.S. Novice and Junior Challenge Skate, which will be held virtually for the first time by U.S. Figure Skating.

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

*= currently in ISP

Novice Ladies
Hannah Baldwin
Alina Bonillo
Morgan Heavrin
Tia Hilbelink
Ellie Kam
Cindy Lin
Elyce Lin-Gracey
Emilie Mao
Ava Neuhaus
Gabriela Summer Panaligan
Brynn Roberts
Jordan Scott
Lisa Zhu

Novice Men
Daniel Borisov
Lucas Broussard*
Allan Fisher
Jonathan Hildebrandt
Lake Liao*
Jacob Sanchez
Taira Shinohara*
Beck Strommer

Junior Ladies
Gwen Bloesch
Elsa Cheng*
Sofia Frank*
Hannah Herrera*
Tamnhi Huynh*
Mia Kalin
Michelle Lee
Isabeau Levito*
Cathryn Limketkai
Hannah Lofton
Lindsay Mattenson
Audrey Meredith*
Maryn Pierce*
Haley Scott*
Adele Zheng
Ava Ziegler

Junior Men
Goku Endo*
Joseph Klein*
Kai Kovar*
Samuel Mindra*
Robert Yampolsky*

I assume the other skaters currently are in USFS' Athlete High Performance Development Pool (AHPDP), which is not published online.

JGP experience: Endo (2017), Klein (2019)
Junior 'B' international experience: Cheng (2), Herrera, Huynh; Kovar, Mindra
Adv. Novice international experience: Kalin, Levito, Bonillo; Broussard, Yampolsky
2019 North American Cup experience (as novices): Cheng, Herrera, Huynh, Levito, Lofton, Meredith, Mattenson, Zheng; Klein, Kovar, Mindra, Yampolsky, Borisov

 

[sk8nlizard]

I’m sitting here watching the Virtual Nov and Junior competition and again have no idea who is who (especially in Novice). Can anyone identify skate order for me?

 

[Sylvia]

Link to all 2020 U.S. Novice & Junior Challenge Skate starting orders : https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/documents/2020/9/18//Starting_Orders_Challenge_Skate.pdf?id=47

2020 Challenge Skate Competition Central page with links to videos, results, etc.: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/2020/9/17/challenge-skate-competition-central.aspx

ETA: At the top of page is the link to "Starting Orders (all events)"

Note: This is the domestic invitational competition that's previously been held in conjunction with the U.S. International Classic (ISU Challenger) in Salt Lake City.

 

[sk8nlizard]

Thanks! I couldn’t find that and I have no idea why...I found the videos and results

 

[Jeschke]

Where can I see the videos (when they turn up) based in Euros?
Can someone help?
Too lazy to re-read

 

[natsulian]

International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge Competition Central

International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge Competition Central

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

The videos and results have not been uploaded yet.

 

[litenkyckling]

Where can I see the videos (when they turn up) based in Euros?
Can someone help?
Too lazy to re-read

I'm in the UK and they worked for me so long as I had my ad blocker switched off!

 

[haribobo]

SENIOR MEN SP
Nathan Chen 105.53
Jason Brown 94.51
Tomoki Hiwatashi 82.80
Ilia Malinin 80.87
Jimmy Ma 79.69
Maxim Naumov 66.24
Joseph Kang 64.67
Sean Rabbitt 62.91
Dinh Tran 60.70
Alexei Krasnozhon 60.44

 

[Jeschke]

Krasnozhon

 

[Frau Muller]

Where can I see the videos (when they turn up) based in Euros?
Can someone help?
Too lazy to re-read

Eventually they’ll be here. Scroll down, you’ll see the Sept 22 list...by discipline “click to watch”:

International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge Competition Central

International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge Competition Central

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

Today is cited as the day for seniors...but no exact hour was stated. Hey, it’s only eleven hours before midnight!

 

[Sylvia]

I happen to have the full men's results ...

*=senior debut

10 Senior men in the ISP submitted videos to be judged in this first opportunity:

Nathan Chen 105.53 (1) 209.79 (1) 315.32
Jason Brown 94.51 (2) 173.80 (2) 268.31
Aleksei Krasnozhon 60.44 (10) 150.65 (3) 211.09
Jimmy Ma 79.69 (5) 130.48 (4) 210.17
Tomoki Hiwatashi 82.80 (3) 121.87 (5) 204.67
*Ilia Malinin 80.87 (4) 119.47 (7) 200.34
*Maxim Naumov 66.24 (6) 119.77 (6) 186.01
Dinh Tran 60.70 (9) 119.29 (8) 179.99
Sean Rabbitt 62.91 (8) 116.43 (9) 179.34
*Joseph Kang 64.67 (7) 112.27 (10) 176.94

 

[TanithandBenFan]

I believe the videos were posted at midnight but someone ripped them to YouTube and they got taken down from the Fan Zone. Hopefully they put them up again today.

 

[haribobo]

Yea, we are definitely getting collectively punished. That's so fun for us. Can't wait for tomorrow when the GP assignments once again don't get announced.

PS- why are people posting on youtube when they know how often things get taken down? If that person posted on any other sharing platform we probably wouldn't be in this mess right now...