Novice events

Joesitz (RIP) · Jan 20, 2009

Some Novice Impressions - SP

The Men were fantastic in their SP. hoodathunkit? US is building a steady stream of male skaters. Particularly liked Austin Wagner, Jay Yostnto, and Joshua Farris, and Jason Brown. Others, also.

The Ladies were fine but nothing extraordinary. Look for Mary Beth Marley, Kiri Baga, and most of all Yasmin Sirai.

Pairs - They're just not senior yet. Nothing extraordinary.

kate · Jan 20, 2009

I was watching the inauguration until now (so couldn't do PBP), but Joshua Farris seems to have had quite a good skate (161.05 total). Jason Brown has some really interesting spins and choreography and wonderful soft knees on his jumps landings. Brown into 3rd.

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Edward Tea ("Prince of Arabia") black and gold costume

2A very wide step-out
3S+2T
L4 Co spin
3T 2-foot, both hands down
2Lz+2Lo+2Lo almost no speed at end
L3 flying sit (death drop)
Looks tired? a lot of crossovers
3S wide, step-out
2A a little wide but hung on well
Steps a little slow
2F nice
L4 CCo spin ending in beillman

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Tea into 8th

Top 6:
Farris
Evans
Brown
Wagner
Thomas
Fernandes

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Jay Yostanto ("Rocky") black and red shirt

2A huge
3Lz landed on his blade, not his toe (possible UR), skidded out
3F hand down
L4 FSSp (death drop)
3Lo hung on
spread eagle to 3Lz fall
L3 CSSp
3S tilted, hand down
Fairly simple steps but nicely done
3T+2T
L4 CCoSp

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Yostanto into 4th -- on the podium!

Top four:
Farris (by almost 30 points!)
Evans
Brown
Yostanto

kate · Jan 20, 2009

I'm only half-watching Novice FD but I caught all of Bonacorsi/Mager. They were absolutely fantastic for a new Novice team. Very expressive, smooth, fit the music well.

luvsasha · Jan 20, 2009

^^ I agree. I was half-watching most of it too, but i really enjoyed them. hope they win! :biggrin:

Joesitz (RIP) · Jan 20, 2009

My personal opinions: Not crazy about Steven Evans; Joshua Farros is a good competitor but nothing special. Jason Brown is fun to watch. Edward Tea is also a good tech skater, but not very exciting. Yostanto is a fighter but the one I will be most interested next year is Austin Wagner coached by Priscilla Hill no less.

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Farris was the youngest competitor, though. That kind of technical content -- and those scores -- at 14 really is pretty good.

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Cole/Gablinski (Slaughter on 10th Avenue), light blue/lavendar

2Twist very crashy
Throw 2Lo nice
Toe lasso lift (I think...I don't know pairs terribly well)
FI death spiral with change hand
SBS spins not synchronized
Feed changed to some weird spin -- I think it skipped their SBS jumps
Star lift to one hand
Throw 2S
Sloooow footwork
2F+1Lo she fall on flip
Pairs spin nice
Looked very much like a novice team -- a little slow, unsteady, out of synch

Cole/Gablinski 82.32 (54.17) BIG delay for scores

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Agster/Civello ("Bim, Bam, Smash") red and orange

pretty dance lift
toe lasso lift
2twist good height
throw 2T very nice
SBS 2Lz half loop 2Lo she falls on Lo
SBS spins slow
Typical pairs footwork
Pairs spin nice (she had a bent freeleg for much of the second half though)
Huge throw 2F
SBS 2Lo very far apart
Press lift to one hand to platter
FI death spiral with hand change
Much faster overall than the last pair. They seem to be a good match line and age-wise (14 and 17).
Doug Ladret puts in a plug for the Cardinals in the K+C

Cole/Gablinski 82.32 (54.17)
Agster/Civello 80.33 (54.19)

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Duarte/Grafton ("Ice Castles") royal blue

nice entrance into pairs spin but no change of foot
split single twist
footwork fit the music fairly well
star lift, he falls to knee on dismount
SBS 2A beautiful
SBS spins not in synch but nice individually
press lift
throw 2Lo nice
SBS 2Lz+2T close and in synch
Throw 2Sal very nice
FI death spiral

Duarte/Grafton 87.01 (61.60)
Cole/Gablinski 82.32 (54.17)
Agster/Civello 80.33 (54.19)

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Spector/Nolan (The Golden Compass soundtrack) seafoam/turquoise

Nice dance lift
Toe lasso lift to one hand
Throw 2Lo no hesitation
SBS 2Lz+1T she falls on F
FI death spiral with hand change
SBS spins simple and slow
Press lift to star
2twist a little crashy
Footwork the best yet -- actually in synch and not so painfully slow
Throw 2T great distance
SBS 2F she falls
Pairs spin slowed down a bit

Duarte/Grafton 87.01 (61.60)
Cole/Gablinski 82.32 (54.17)
Agster/Civello 80.33 (54.19)
Spector/Nolan 71.99 (47.41)

iceminx · Jan 20, 2009

liketotally said:
Yes yes yes! Go Nina!

This can be the official Nina Jiang cheering thread

:agree:

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Pipkin/Dunie-Neustadt (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) both in black

2twist
Toe lasso lift nice
Throw 2S
FI death spiral
SBS spins pretty synchronized
SBS 2F great
star lift to one hand
Throw 2Lo nice
SBS 2Lz+2T both held on
OK footwork
Pairs spin
Skated together nicely but we a little rough individually
Ron Ludington seems really pleased

Pipkin/Dunie-Neustadt 89.76 (61.06)
Duarte/Grafton 87.01 (61.60)
Cole/Gablinski 82.32 (54.17)
Agster/Civello 80.33 (54.19)
Spector/Nolan 71.99 (47.41)

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Vollmer/Sidhu (West Side Story) both in red

2twist nice
SBS 2F a little slow into them
Toe lasso to one hand
throw 2A landed on two feet but looked fully rotated
Pair spin very nice
Press lift to star
Throw 2Lo very nice
SBS 2Lz+2T
Energetic footwork
SBS nice unison
Shoot the duck to FI death spiral with hand change

Vollmer/Sidhu 99.08 (68.69)
Pipkin/Dunie-Neustadt 89.76 (61.06)
Duarte/Grafton 87.01 (61.60)
Cole/Gablinski 82.32 (54.17)
Agster/Civello 80.33 (54.19)
Spector/Nolan 71.99 (47.41)

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Fujimoto/Barsi-Rhyne ("Assassin's Tango") her in red, him in black

Toe lasso to ? lift
2twist a little crashy
Star lift didn't go up
Spiral into FI death spiral with hand change
Pairs spin nice positions
SBS 2F, jump in opposite directions
Cool entrance to throw 2Lz
Footwork
SBS 2Lz half loop 2Lo
Throw 2Lo very nice
Nice SBS spins, a little slow

Vollmer/Sidhu 99.08 (68.69)
Fujimoto/Barsi-Rhyne 90.44 (61.89)
Pipkin/Dunie-Neustadt 89.76 (61.06)
Duarte/Grafton 87.01 (61.60)
Cole/Gablinski 82.32 (54.17)
Agster/Civello 80.33 (54.19)
Spector/Nolan 71.99 (47.41)

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Gifford/Bodnarek (Adams Family soundtrack) both in red and black, her with spiderweb on back

Nice dramatic beginning
SBS 2A small but secure
Best 2twist yet
Very cool transition into big throw 2Lo
Toe lasso almost immediately to one hand, one hand dismount
Mirror footwork, good unison
SBS 2Lz+2T he pulls ot of 2T
Transition to throw 2F nice
Star lift to one hand
She falls on a random transition into SBS spins
SBS spins off
Travel into FI death spiral with hand change after two rotations
Pairs spin nice
Ended a little after the music
Good ice coverage. One of the more interesting programs so far.

Gifford/Bodnarek 106.67 (76.50)
Vollmer/Sidhu 99.08 (68.69)
Fujimoto/Barsi-Rhyne 90.44 (61.89)
Pipkin/Dunie-Neustadt 89.76 (61.06)
Duarte/Grafton 87.01 (61.60)
Cole/Gablinski 82.32 (54.17)
Agster/Civello 80.33 (54.19)
Spector/Nolan 71.99 (47.41)

kate · Jan 20, 2009

Denney/Raad ("Hernando's Hideaway")red and black for both

2twist very nice
SBS 3S! looked clean
Throw 3S beautiful
Both go down on crossovers
Great recovery, right into a lasso lift to one hand
FI death spiral
Pairs spin, nice positions and kept up speed well
Nice dance lift
SBS 2A steps 2Lo
Dance lift to throw double flip
SBS spins unison pretty good
Lots of speed into star lift to one hand, difficult dismount
Footwork ok
Very good skate apart from that unfortunate trip. They're 13/21 so it looks like this is their only year of JGP/junior worlds eligibility.

Denney/Raad 115.09 (79.34) 2 point deduction for the fall
Gifford/Bodnarek 106.67 (76.50)
Vollmer/Sidhu 99.08 (68.69)
Fujimoto/Barsi-Rhyne 90.44 (61.89)
Pipkin/Dunie-Neustadt 89.76 (61.06)
Duarte/Grafton 87.01 (61.60)
Cole/Gablinski 82.32 (54.17)
Agster/Civello 80.33 (54.19)
Spector/Nolan 71.99 (47.41)

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