Aaron W
07-25-2003, 11:12 PM
I am really feeling lousy at the moment. I've had 4 hours of sleep in the past 60 hours and so this report is rather basic. I don't have much in the way of my own impressions on the skaters or their performances other than the actual technical details because I can't seem to think straight, lol. I did note some things on the two senior ladies who skated great today as well as some of the senior men. Other than that, it's basic. Sorry.
Junior Ladies Initial Free Skate Group A
Sarah Stone: 2axel, 2z(tano)/2t, 3s(hand down)/1t, layback(8), 3loop (2ft), serpentine spirals, 1a turn 2t, flying camel(5), back charlotte with turns afterwards into a 2s(X), ftwk section, spin combination.
Amanda Adelson: Miss Saigon 2a, 3t(X), 2s, flying camel, 2z, spiral section in which she was too far forward on the toe pick, 2loop, layback(9 or 10) 3t/2t, SL ftwk, 3s, 2a(2 turns forward), combo spin (a little scratchy and some travel on front).
Jennifer Le Guilloux: 3f(under-rotated and 2footed with turn out), 2z/2t, 2a(lean forward), layback (8 w/ hand holding foot), RFO to RFI change edge with not much curving going on, field moves, 3loop (2ft and under-rotated), flying camel (4.5), 2t/2t, 3s(2ft and hand down) combo spin (swinging moves on front made it travel some), ftwk section.
Lindsay Walczak: 3s(double three), 2loop, combo spin with a nice layback, 2a(hand down), 3t(2ft and turn out), RFO/RBO catch foot spirals right into a flying camel (4), SL ftwk, 3s (clean but scratchy landing and not in combination), 1a, 2f, 2loop, combo spin. I noted that she hit some pretty jumps in the warm-up. Seemed as if not landing her opening 3salchow completely cleanly left her unsettled the rest of the program.
Jessica Shiebold: running threes into a 2loop, 2a turn 2t, flying sit, 2s, 2z/2loop, camel/sit/layback/back camel/back cross foot, 1a (double three), circ ftwk, 2f(?), spirals, ftwk into 2z, 1t.
Michelle Rosinski: 3s/2t, flying camel(6), 2z, circ ftwk, LFO Kerrigan/RBO spirals, 3loop (2ft and X), layback(4), 2f, 2a(X), straightline ftwk, 2z ½ loop turn 2f, camel/sit/layback/back sit/back upright with foot held. I believe it was a Vanessa Mae piece. She landed a beautiful 3loop in warm-up.
Group B
Abigail Legg: 2a, 3loop (under-rotated)/2loop, layback(3), RFI (wobbly edge) to RFO, 3s(wrong foot on landing), combo spin, 2z turn out, split jump, 3loop (under-rotated), SL steps, 2a turn 2t with a turn on the end, off balanced combo spin, death drop into back sit. Skated to the same music as Petrova & Tikhonov used in the Olympic season.
Brittany Karlon: Prokofiev’s R&J and 1996 movie version, popped lutz(2ft), 2a, 2f, layback(8), 3s(2ft, turn out), 2t, flying camel(5), 2loop, serpentine spirals, combo spin.
Melissa Telecky: 3t(hand down), ina bauer into 2a(hand down), 2f/2loop, flying camel(5), 3s(2ft), LFO spiral (pretty), 2a, layback (7 – traveled some), 2z with balletic arm presentation on landing, diag ftwk, 2loop, camel/layback (pretty)/back sit/back catch foot
Lisa Zielinski: Skated to Carmen. 3t with hand down, 1a, flying camel (5), 2loop, 3t(X), layback (5 – nice aggressive), waxel, popped 1f turn out, 2z(X), camel/layback/back sit/back Y.
Chantielle Mcfarlane: 2a(2ft, 3t(land forward)/2t, flying camel, 2z, 3s, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, 1loop, layback(6), LBO to LBI /strokes/RBI catch foot, 3t(tight), spin, SL ftwk (needs to be beefed up some), 1s, death drop into back sit(5)/back scratch.
Group C
Hope Alexander: 2f, popped to 2s & X, 2a, camel/layback/back sit hop back sit, Truman Show is the music, 2z/2t, 2a, layback (5), 2loop (turn out), 2f/2t, flying camel(4).
Christy Graham: 3loop (under-rotated and possibly 2ft)/2loop, 3t(X), 2a(2ft), camel, 3s(X – almost had it), 2z, LFO Kerrigan/RFO/RBO, 2s ½ loop then 2a(X), combo spin, SL steps, layback, split jump with turn into 2f. She was sick during this performance and had a bit of an accident while bowing. But I believe she was ok as I saw her afterwards.
Sandra Rucker: layback (classic position to side ways position; 11), back bend into 2a, 3z, 3f(X out to hands – almost had it), flying camel, RBO/RFO, popped salchow to 2s(2ft), popped loop, camel/layback/back sit/back cross foot, 2z, SL steps, death drop into back sit (4).
Samantha Karson: Carmen, 2a, 3loop(2 ½ turns with landing on 2feet and turn out), 3t(double three)/2t, death drop into back sit(8- didn’t land in position), 2z/2t, layback(6), RFI catch foot/ina bauer/RBO Y, 3s(under-rotated a bit), 2a, 2z, SL steps, came/sit/layback with catch foot/back sit(nice speed).
Kaylee Handy: 2a, 1f, flying camel to catch foot, 3loop (X), attempt at 3s that never left the ice, layback, 2z/1loop/2loop (turn out), LFO/RBO, walley turns into 2f, outside spread eagle, combo spin.
Junior Men Short:
Logan Giulletti-Schmit: 2a, camel/camel(6/6 some travel on back), 3s(2ft)/2t, ftwk into 2f, circ ftwk, combo spin, SL steps, flying sit (landed on 2feet & couldn’t complete it).
Ben Woolwine: Truman Show. ftwk with a slight pause into the 3f(hand down), 2z, flying sit(9), camel/camel/(6/5), SL steps, 1a, combo spin, circ ftwk.
David Sanders: Bluesy music, 3z/2t, camel/sit/back camel/back sit variation or possibly a variation of an upright position (it was in th emiddle), diag steps, 3f(2ft?), sit(pancake)/sit(8/9), circ ftwk, 2a, flying camel(8).
Jordan Miller: 3z/2t (quick foot down on 2t), circ steps, techno Beethoven, 3f(X), camel/sit/back camel/back sit, serp steps, camel/camel (slightly short on both), 2a, flying sit(10).
Daniel Miller: camel/camel(5/6), 3loop/2t(step out on 2t), messed up flying sit (bailed out), ftwk into 3f(2ft and under-rotated), circ steps, waxel, SL steps, combo spin.
Evan Gibbs: 3z/3t(tight on the 3t, possibly 2ft), ftwk into 3f(2ft), circ ftwk (off balance near beginning?), camel/camel (4/5), 2a, flying sit(8), missed hook on camel so skipped right to back spin portion of combo.
John Salway: turns right into flying sit(6), 3z(X)/1t, diag ftwk, camel/camel(6/4), ftwk into 3f(X), 2a(step out), circ steps, combo spin (back half only had 3 or 4 revs on it).
Casey McCraw: 3a(X looked like a good attempt – maybe got lost in the air?), ftwk into 3f, camel/camel(6/6), ftwk that was possibly in a circle pattern but whatever it was I’m not sure it fit one of the three prescribed patterns, 2a, camelsit/pancake/back sit/back Galindo, serp ftwk, flying sit (recentered on landing).
Luis Hernandez: 3loop/2t, 2a(X not sure what went wrong – jump looked perfectly fine from my angle), flying sit(7 – did not land in position) 1f, camel/camel(6/ and possibly 6 but I thought it was slightly short), serp steps (didn’t look like much of a pattern), SL ftwk, combo spin.
Michael Peters: Carmina Burana. 3a/2t, camel/camel(7/7), SL steps (lots of toe stops), 2a(step out), flying sit (11), ftwk into 2f (appeared to be intended as a 2f), circ steps, camel/sit/sit variation/back sit/back scratch.
Senior Ladies Initial Free Skate Group A
Lindsey Weber: 3f, 3z, popped loop, layback (8), back camel/back upright variation, flying camel (4), 3t/2t, SL steps, 3s, MITF in a serpentine pattern, 2a, camel/sit/back sit/back cross foot. This was a very nice skate. She seemed to have gotten over her nerves of yesterday and gave a great performance (I had been waiting nearly 2 full days to finally see something really nice and she did it). J
Alissa Czisny: 3z(2 ½ turns with a 2 foot)/2t, flying camel to donut, 3t/2t, three turns into a 3loop, death drop into back sit/back Galindo with near vertical extension, 3s, layback (7), back Charlotte/RFO/RBO spirals, 3f, 3z, waxel, combo spin. Another great skate! Back to back solid programs. It was nice to see her not let the opening mistake affect the rest of the performance.
Jillian Sheard: 3f, 3z(2ft turn out), 1s, death drop into back sit(7), 1loop, 3z(X) layback(8-nice position), la, flying camel, 1s, back camel/back sit/forward camel/layback. She seemed to be hitting the jumps decently in practice sessions, but the jumps were off today in both the 6 minute warm-up and performance.
Jacqueline Pusztay: 2 something, 3s(2ft)/2t, 3t(2ft), camel(change edge), RFO to RFI/RBO, 2a, 2loop, popped toe loop/2t, 3s(X).
Adriana Desanctis: 1z, 3f, 3z(X), 2a, 1s, 1t (2ft), 3loop(X out to hands), RFI/RFO/LFO, 3s(X – feet still crossed), SL steps. She had been off the ice up until last month, so hopefully the Adriana that I saw at last year’s Skate Detroit will show up again with more time on the ice. She skated to Scherizade (sp?).
Stephie Smith: 2a, 2t, flying camel(8)/back sit, 2z, 2s/2t, layback(5), 2loop, LFO/RFO, 3s(turn out), 2f, 2a/2t, death drop into back sit.
Kristen Sheaffer: back shoot the duck, 2a, 3f(2ft and X), 3z(X), spirals (serp), 3t(X), layback(4), 2s, 2t, 2a turn 2t, circ ftwk (nice), camel/sit variation/back sit, back camel/back sit/back “bug”/back scratch.
Amber Czisny: 2a, 3s/2t, layback(5), 3z(under-rotated), 3loop (2ft? and under-rotated), Miss Saigon, MITF mainly down the main axis, 3s(hand), series of spins, 3t(2ft), flying camel, SL ftwk, LFO to LFI, split to 2f/2t.
Alexandra Patterson: 3t/2t (good speed into it), 3z(X), 2a, combo spin, 3f(X), layback (8), 3s(her hair piece fell off at this point), 3t(X).
Kimberly Kroh: serp spirals (3positions), 2a/2t, layback(5), Nessun Dorma, 2t, 3s(X), 2z, flying camel to upright variation, 3loop (2ft), death drop into back sit (4 – problem on landing with 2 feet), 3s(X), 2a(X), LFO Kerrigan, combo spin.
Junior Ladies Initial Free Skate Group A
Sarah Stone: 2axel, 2z(tano)/2t, 3s(hand down)/1t, layback(8), 3loop (2ft), serpentine spirals, 1a turn 2t, flying camel(5), back charlotte with turns afterwards into a 2s(X), ftwk section, spin combination.
Amanda Adelson: Miss Saigon 2a, 3t(X), 2s, flying camel, 2z, spiral section in which she was too far forward on the toe pick, 2loop, layback(9 or 10) 3t/2t, SL ftwk, 3s, 2a(2 turns forward), combo spin (a little scratchy and some travel on front).
Jennifer Le Guilloux: 3f(under-rotated and 2footed with turn out), 2z/2t, 2a(lean forward), layback (8 w/ hand holding foot), RFO to RFI change edge with not much curving going on, field moves, 3loop (2ft and under-rotated), flying camel (4.5), 2t/2t, 3s(2ft and hand down) combo spin (swinging moves on front made it travel some), ftwk section.
Lindsay Walczak: 3s(double three), 2loop, combo spin with a nice layback, 2a(hand down), 3t(2ft and turn out), RFO/RBO catch foot spirals right into a flying camel (4), SL ftwk, 3s (clean but scratchy landing and not in combination), 1a, 2f, 2loop, combo spin. I noted that she hit some pretty jumps in the warm-up. Seemed as if not landing her opening 3salchow completely cleanly left her unsettled the rest of the program.
Jessica Shiebold: running threes into a 2loop, 2a turn 2t, flying sit, 2s, 2z/2loop, camel/sit/layback/back camel/back cross foot, 1a (double three), circ ftwk, 2f(?), spirals, ftwk into 2z, 1t.
Michelle Rosinski: 3s/2t, flying camel(6), 2z, circ ftwk, LFO Kerrigan/RBO spirals, 3loop (2ft and X), layback(4), 2f, 2a(X), straightline ftwk, 2z ½ loop turn 2f, camel/sit/layback/back sit/back upright with foot held. I believe it was a Vanessa Mae piece. She landed a beautiful 3loop in warm-up.
Group B
Abigail Legg: 2a, 3loop (under-rotated)/2loop, layback(3), RFI (wobbly edge) to RFO, 3s(wrong foot on landing), combo spin, 2z turn out, split jump, 3loop (under-rotated), SL steps, 2a turn 2t with a turn on the end, off balanced combo spin, death drop into back sit. Skated to the same music as Petrova & Tikhonov used in the Olympic season.
Brittany Karlon: Prokofiev’s R&J and 1996 movie version, popped lutz(2ft), 2a, 2f, layback(8), 3s(2ft, turn out), 2t, flying camel(5), 2loop, serpentine spirals, combo spin.
Melissa Telecky: 3t(hand down), ina bauer into 2a(hand down), 2f/2loop, flying camel(5), 3s(2ft), LFO spiral (pretty), 2a, layback (7 – traveled some), 2z with balletic arm presentation on landing, diag ftwk, 2loop, camel/layback (pretty)/back sit/back catch foot
Lisa Zielinski: Skated to Carmen. 3t with hand down, 1a, flying camel (5), 2loop, 3t(X), layback (5 – nice aggressive), waxel, popped 1f turn out, 2z(X), camel/layback/back sit/back Y.
Chantielle Mcfarlane: 2a(2ft, 3t(land forward)/2t, flying camel, 2z, 3s, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, 1loop, layback(6), LBO to LBI /strokes/RBI catch foot, 3t(tight), spin, SL ftwk (needs to be beefed up some), 1s, death drop into back sit(5)/back scratch.
Group C
Hope Alexander: 2f, popped to 2s & X, 2a, camel/layback/back sit hop back sit, Truman Show is the music, 2z/2t, 2a, layback (5), 2loop (turn out), 2f/2t, flying camel(4).
Christy Graham: 3loop (under-rotated and possibly 2ft)/2loop, 3t(X), 2a(2ft), camel, 3s(X – almost had it), 2z, LFO Kerrigan/RFO/RBO, 2s ½ loop then 2a(X), combo spin, SL steps, layback, split jump with turn into 2f. She was sick during this performance and had a bit of an accident while bowing. But I believe she was ok as I saw her afterwards.
Sandra Rucker: layback (classic position to side ways position; 11), back bend into 2a, 3z, 3f(X out to hands – almost had it), flying camel, RBO/RFO, popped salchow to 2s(2ft), popped loop, camel/layback/back sit/back cross foot, 2z, SL steps, death drop into back sit (4).
Samantha Karson: Carmen, 2a, 3loop(2 ½ turns with landing on 2feet and turn out), 3t(double three)/2t, death drop into back sit(8- didn’t land in position), 2z/2t, layback(6), RFI catch foot/ina bauer/RBO Y, 3s(under-rotated a bit), 2a, 2z, SL steps, came/sit/layback with catch foot/back sit(nice speed).
Kaylee Handy: 2a, 1f, flying camel to catch foot, 3loop (X), attempt at 3s that never left the ice, layback, 2z/1loop/2loop (turn out), LFO/RBO, walley turns into 2f, outside spread eagle, combo spin.
Junior Men Short:
Logan Giulletti-Schmit: 2a, camel/camel(6/6 some travel on back), 3s(2ft)/2t, ftwk into 2f, circ ftwk, combo spin, SL steps, flying sit (landed on 2feet & couldn’t complete it).
Ben Woolwine: Truman Show. ftwk with a slight pause into the 3f(hand down), 2z, flying sit(9), camel/camel/(6/5), SL steps, 1a, combo spin, circ ftwk.
David Sanders: Bluesy music, 3z/2t, camel/sit/back camel/back sit variation or possibly a variation of an upright position (it was in th emiddle), diag steps, 3f(2ft?), sit(pancake)/sit(8/9), circ ftwk, 2a, flying camel(8).
Jordan Miller: 3z/2t (quick foot down on 2t), circ steps, techno Beethoven, 3f(X), camel/sit/back camel/back sit, serp steps, camel/camel (slightly short on both), 2a, flying sit(10).
Daniel Miller: camel/camel(5/6), 3loop/2t(step out on 2t), messed up flying sit (bailed out), ftwk into 3f(2ft and under-rotated), circ steps, waxel, SL steps, combo spin.
Evan Gibbs: 3z/3t(tight on the 3t, possibly 2ft), ftwk into 3f(2ft), circ ftwk (off balance near beginning?), camel/camel (4/5), 2a, flying sit(8), missed hook on camel so skipped right to back spin portion of combo.
John Salway: turns right into flying sit(6), 3z(X)/1t, diag ftwk, camel/camel(6/4), ftwk into 3f(X), 2a(step out), circ steps, combo spin (back half only had 3 or 4 revs on it).
Casey McCraw: 3a(X looked like a good attempt – maybe got lost in the air?), ftwk into 3f, camel/camel(6/6), ftwk that was possibly in a circle pattern but whatever it was I’m not sure it fit one of the three prescribed patterns, 2a, camelsit/pancake/back sit/back Galindo, serp ftwk, flying sit (recentered on landing).
Luis Hernandez: 3loop/2t, 2a(X not sure what went wrong – jump looked perfectly fine from my angle), flying sit(7 – did not land in position) 1f, camel/camel(6/ and possibly 6 but I thought it was slightly short), serp steps (didn’t look like much of a pattern), SL ftwk, combo spin.
Michael Peters: Carmina Burana. 3a/2t, camel/camel(7/7), SL steps (lots of toe stops), 2a(step out), flying sit (11), ftwk into 2f (appeared to be intended as a 2f), circ steps, camel/sit/sit variation/back sit/back scratch.
Senior Ladies Initial Free Skate Group A
Lindsey Weber: 3f, 3z, popped loop, layback (8), back camel/back upright variation, flying camel (4), 3t/2t, SL steps, 3s, MITF in a serpentine pattern, 2a, camel/sit/back sit/back cross foot. This was a very nice skate. She seemed to have gotten over her nerves of yesterday and gave a great performance (I had been waiting nearly 2 full days to finally see something really nice and she did it). J
Alissa Czisny: 3z(2 ½ turns with a 2 foot)/2t, flying camel to donut, 3t/2t, three turns into a 3loop, death drop into back sit/back Galindo with near vertical extension, 3s, layback (7), back Charlotte/RFO/RBO spirals, 3f, 3z, waxel, combo spin. Another great skate! Back to back solid programs. It was nice to see her not let the opening mistake affect the rest of the performance.
Jillian Sheard: 3f, 3z(2ft turn out), 1s, death drop into back sit(7), 1loop, 3z(X) layback(8-nice position), la, flying camel, 1s, back camel/back sit/forward camel/layback. She seemed to be hitting the jumps decently in practice sessions, but the jumps were off today in both the 6 minute warm-up and performance.
Jacqueline Pusztay: 2 something, 3s(2ft)/2t, 3t(2ft), camel(change edge), RFO to RFI/RBO, 2a, 2loop, popped toe loop/2t, 3s(X).
Adriana Desanctis: 1z, 3f, 3z(X), 2a, 1s, 1t (2ft), 3loop(X out to hands), RFI/RFO/LFO, 3s(X – feet still crossed), SL steps. She had been off the ice up until last month, so hopefully the Adriana that I saw at last year’s Skate Detroit will show up again with more time on the ice. She skated to Scherizade (sp?).
Stephie Smith: 2a, 2t, flying camel(8)/back sit, 2z, 2s/2t, layback(5), 2loop, LFO/RFO, 3s(turn out), 2f, 2a/2t, death drop into back sit.
Kristen Sheaffer: back shoot the duck, 2a, 3f(2ft and X), 3z(X), spirals (serp), 3t(X), layback(4), 2s, 2t, 2a turn 2t, circ ftwk (nice), camel/sit variation/back sit, back camel/back sit/back “bug”/back scratch.
Amber Czisny: 2a, 3s/2t, layback(5), 3z(under-rotated), 3loop (2ft? and under-rotated), Miss Saigon, MITF mainly down the main axis, 3s(hand), series of spins, 3t(2ft), flying camel, SL ftwk, LFO to LFI, split to 2f/2t.
Alexandra Patterson: 3t/2t (good speed into it), 3z(X), 2a, combo spin, 3f(X), layback (8), 3s(her hair piece fell off at this point), 3t(X).
Kimberly Kroh: serp spirals (3positions), 2a/2t, layback(5), Nessun Dorma, 2t, 3s(X), 2z, flying camel to upright variation, 3loop (2ft), death drop into back sit (4 – problem on landing with 2 feet), 3s(X), 2a(X), LFO Kerrigan, combo spin.