Hochstein’s ‘dream season’ inspires lofty goals

On the surface it seems as if Grant Hochstein is somewhat of a late bloomer in terms of his skating career.  At the ripe old age of 19, the 2009 U.S. Junior pewter medalist earned his first Grand…

Hochstein first after Men’s Short; Messing second

USA’s  Grant Hochstein placed first in the Men’s Short Program, followed by teammate  Keegan Messing and Japan’s  Yuzuru Hanyu.

Hochstein delivered a flawless program to Tchaikovski’s Sleeping Beauty which featured a triple Lutz-triple toeloop, a double Axel, and a triple flip. The 18-year-old also earned a level 4 on all of his spins and showed very good level 3 footwork to place first with a new personal best of 71.35…