Saw men and pairs. Murakami has a lovely salchow, triple and quad. Max did land quads but they looked a bit rough. It looks like he's trying to improve his artistry but I will reserve judgement. Hate the hair. Ross looks prepared and fit but still a little bit rough. Jordan has a lovely program (Chopin?) although there is a windmill motion in the middle that needs to go. Doug mostly marked his program - seems to have come into his own as a classic romantic skater. Rogozine landed some 3axel/3toes, and tried a quad later in the session - not ready for competition. Ronald Lam tried several quads - didn't see him land any and didn't get them around (at least the ones I saw)
Pairs Jones and Reagan looked better than I expected - good jumps, nice throw. His arm doesn't look straight when he lifts her - probably just his arm. Split twist is their weakness at the moment. Calalang/Sidhu - lovely death spiral and good second lift. Jumps are a weakness. Aaron/Settlage looked prepared. worked on a throw 3flip(?) several times and finally got a couple of good ones in. Scimeca/Knierim class of the field - started shaky but gained strength throughout the session. Some good sbs salchows, although not in the run through and the throw took a bit of time to come together.
Everyone looks like it's the first of the season.
Pairs Jones and Reagan looked better than I expected - good jumps, nice throw. His arm doesn't look straight when he lifts her - probably just his arm. Split twist is their weakness at the moment. Calalang/Sidhu - lovely death spiral and good second lift. Jumps are a weakness. Aaron/Settlage looked prepared. worked on a throw 3flip(?) several times and finally got a couple of good ones in. Scimeca/Knierim class of the field - started shaky but gained strength throughout the session. Some good sbs salchows, although not in the run through and the throw took a bit of time to come together.
Everyone looks like it's the first of the season.
I wish they could livestream senior events.
