Entertaining as ever, Bradley finally takes U.S. title

It wasn’t the skate that twenty-seven-yea- old Ryan Bradley had in mind when he decided to return to competitive ice three months ago, but the result was exactly what he had hoped to do. With just the fourth…

Czisny dazzles; captures second U.S. title

Thursday’s ladies short program gave no real clue as to which skater was to be the 2011 US Champion. In a virtual tie heading into the free skate, three former US Champions held all of…

Bradley boogies to lead at U.S. Nationals

If ever there were a case study in the power of positive thinking, twenty-seven-year-old Ryan Bradley might be the poster child.

The two-time World Team member has been surrounding himself with positive thoughts, often…

Yankowskas and Coughlin win U.S. title with stirring tribute

In a moving tribute to his mother Stacy, twenty-five-year-old John Coughlin and his twenty-year-old partner Caitlin Yankowskas captured the 2011 US Pairs title. Coughlin’s mother, a huge inspiration in his skating…

Davis and White win third U.S. National title

Olympians Meryl Davis and Charlie White won their third US title as expected today in Greensboro, N.C. with a flawless performance that earned them near-perfect component scores. Skating to…

Yankowskas and Coughlin lead pairs at U.S. Nationals

The year after an Olympic Games is typically a time of rebuilding for the US Figure Skating Team. Skaters who have been around for a while move…

No clear cut leader after ladies short at U.S. Nationals

It was a great night for US Figure Skating with the top four ladies skating lights out, each one fighting for a chance to become the 2011 US National…

Cain and Reagan accomplish rare feat at U.S. Nationals

Continuing with their strong performances at the US Championships, fifteen-year-old Ashley Cain and twenty-one-year-old Joshua Reagan made the rare jump from novice pairs champions to junior pair champions in…

Davis and White chase perfection at U.S. Nationals

In searching for their third consecutive US Championships title, Olympic silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White are coming dangerously close to perfection. This afternoon in the short dance…

Hicks turns heads with winning performance at U.S. Nationals

The question on everyone’s mind is this: Can Courtney Hicks be the skater that we’ve all been waiting for? No disrespect to the USA’s crop of senior ladies who have achieved quite a…

Max Aaron wins U.S. junior men’s title

Two nights ago, Madeline Aaron won the novice pairs title with her partner Max Settlage. Last night, her big brother Max won the junior men’s title in front of a supportive crowd in Greensboro, N.C.

The…

Cain and Reagan take the lead in junior pairs short program

The junior pairs short program did not give a clear indication of which teams are truly in the hunt for the title, as the top…

Copely takes Lichtman to the dark side and to a U.S. gold medal

Charlotte Lichtman learned today that being lured into the twisted world of Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice isn’t always a bad thing. Her ice dance partner, Dean Copely, appropriately…

Aaron and Settlage win U.S. novice pairs title

Madeline Aaron and her eighteen-year-old partner Max Settlage won both portions of the novice pairs competition to run away with the title in Greensboro, N.C. on Monday. The fifteen year-old…

Hicks dominates junior ladies short at U.S. Nationals

The junior ladies short program competition had to wait until the very last competitor to find its leader, as fifteen year-old Courtney Hicks from Chino Hills, Calif., skated twelfth in starting…

Yang and Baker surprise leaders after junior short dance

They train in relative obscurity far from any of the major United States ice dance centers, but somehow fifteen-year-old Joylyn Yang and seventeen-year-old Jean-Luc Baker make it…

Zahradnicek leads junior men after short program at US Nats

Alexander Zahradnicek (SC of Wilmington) is currently first after the short program, followed by Max Aaron (Broadmoor SC) and Alexander Aiken (Atlanta FSC).

Performing to Libertango, Zahradnicek opened with a solid triple flip-triple toeloop combination which earned +1.20 positive Grades of Execution (GOE). He followed up with a clean triple loop and double Axel, and earned a level 4 on two of his spins. He scored 63.81 points.

“It’s a great…

Parsons siblings capture first U.S. title

The brother and sister team of Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons used a big lead from yesterday’s compulsory dance competition to win the novice dance title at the 2011…

Hannah Miller wins U.S. novice ladies title

A precocious fourteen year-old with roots in the skating rink moved up from third after the short program to capture the novice ladies title today in Greensboro, N.C.

Hannah Miller, representing the Lansing Skating Club, won…

Nathan Chen makes history in Greensboro

At just eleven years old, Nathan Chen has accomplished something that no other US men’s figure skater has ever done: won two U.S. men’s novice titles. 

Last season, Chen arrived at the U.S. Championships as an…

Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons lead novice ice dance

Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons (Washington FSC) , are currently in the lead after performing both the Blues and Paso Doble pattern dances. Jessica Mancini and Tyler Brooks (Broadmoor SC) are second (24.51), followed by Kaitlin Hawayek (SC of Western New York) and Michael Bramante (Detroit SC) who have 23.79 points.

The Parson siblings displayed a fast and smooth Blues (25 points) with the exception of a small slip by…

Mariah Bell leads after novice short program

Mariah Bell is currently in the lead after the short program, followed closely by Barbie Long, and Hanna Miller.

Bell (Rocky Mountain FSC) landed all of her planned jumps in her routine to East of Eden which included a double Axel, a triple Salchow-double toe loop combination, and a triple toe loop. All elements received positive Grades of Execution (GOE) and she scored 41.91 points.

Long (Springfield FSC) is right on…

Nathan Chen leads after novice short program

Nathan Chen (Salt Lake Figure Skating) is currently first after the short program with over a 6-point lead. Lukas Kaugars (Broadmoor SC) is in second, followed by Jordan Moeller (Northern Ice SC).

Chen, who performed to Rawhide, landed a double Axel, triple flip, and a triple Lutz-double toe combination. His fast spins both earned a level 4 and he earned positive Grades of Execution (GOEs) on all elements. He earned…

Madeline Aaron and Max Settlage lead novice pairs at U.S. Nationals

Madeline Aaron (Coyotes SC of Arizona) and Max Settlage (Broadmoor SC) are currently in the lead with 40.33 points, followed by Chelsea Liu (Broadmoor SC) and Devin Perini (Los Angeles FSC) who have 38.64 points. Caitlin Fields (Coyotes SC of Arizona) and Jason Pacini (Fort Collins FSC) are a close third with 37.82 points.

Aaron (16) and Settlage (18) put out a solid routine to Debussy’s Clair de Lune which…