2016 US Nats Juvenile/Intermediate/Novice

The 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place Jan. 15-24 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Icenetwork will provide live coverage of the event to Season Pass Subscribers

All times Eastern
SCHEDULE

1/16/2016 9:10am Juvenile Pattern Dance 1
1/16/2016 10:15am Juvenile Pattern Dance 2
1/16/2016 11:40am Intermediate Ladies Short Program
1/16/2016 1:05pm Intermediate Pattern Dance 1
1/16/2016 2:15pm Intermediate Pattern Dance 2
1/16/2016 3:45pm Intermediate Men's Short Program
1/16/2016 5:25pm Intermediate Pairs Short Program
1/16/2016 7:05pm Juvenile Boys Free Skate
1/16/2016 8:30pm Juvenile Girls Free Skate
1/16/2016 9:55pm Juvenile Pairs Free Skate
1/17/2016 10:30am Juvenile Free Dance
1/17/2016 11:00am Novice Ladies Short Program
1/17/2016 12:00pm Intermediate Ladies Free Skate
1/17/2016 12:35pm Novice Men's Short Program
1/17/2016 1:30pm Intermediate Free Dance
1/17/2016 2:10pm Novice Pairs Short Program
1/17/2016 3:40pm Intermediate Men's Free Skate
1/17/2016 5:15pm Novice Pattern Dance 1
1/17/2016 5:30pm Intermediate Pairs Free Skate
1/17/2016 6:30pm Novice Pattern Dance 2
1/18/2016 3:00pm Novice Men's Free Skate
1/18/2016 4:50pm Novice Ladies Free Skate
1/18/2016 10:25pm Novice Pairs Free Skate
1/19/2016 10:15am Novice Free Dance

Links to bios of Novice, Juvenile, and Intermediate ice dancers may be found at ice-dance.com
http://www.eventcoverage.ice-dance.com/ms/usnationals16/competitors/

• Official Event Web Page from usfsa.org
• Ice Network Event Page: Videos, Schedule, Results links will be here
• Provisional Schedule (thanks MFarone!)
• Qualified Entries (thanks golden411icecoverage!)
• The event's Facebook
• Their Twitter
• Their Instagram
• Detailed Results and Protocols
• Videos and Results thread
• GS TV and Livestream Thread

Many thanks to Doris for the links and schedule!

Since they start first, and I enjoy them, I wanted to start a thread for the lower level events at the US championships. These are our future stars, so they deserve a chat-fest of their own! I love seeing their creative program choices (much more variety and originality than in seniors) and finding up-and-comers to root for. And I thought others might like them too!

Who do you think will win the juvenile/intermediate/novice titles in any or all disciplines? If you watched sectionals or follow the lower levels, who did you like that you look forward to seeing?

Note: this is a generic juv/int/novice thread for all levels and disciplines, since I didn't think the lower levels would get enough viewers to warrant twelve :eeking: individual event threads!

The 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place Jan. 15-24 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Icenetwork will provide live coverage of the event to Season Pass Subscribers

All times Eastern
SCHEDULE

1/16/2016 9:10am Juvenile Pattern Dance 1
1/16/2016 10:15am Juvenile Pattern Dance 2
1/16/2016 11:40am Intermediate Ladies Short Program
1/16/2016 1:05pm Intermediate Pattern Dance 1
1/16/2016 2:15pm Intermediate Pattern Dance 2
1/16/2016 3:45pm Intermediate Men's Short Program
1/16/2016 5:25pm Intermediate Pairs Short Program
1/16/2016 7:05pm Juvenile Boys Free Skate
1/16/2016 8:30pm Juvenile Girls Free Skate
1/16/2016 9:55pm Juvenile Pairs Free Skate
1/17/2016 10:30am Juvenile Free Dance
1/17/2016 11:00am Novice Ladies Short Program
1/17/2016 12:00pm Intermediate Ladies Free Skate
1/17/2016 12:35pm Novice Men's Short Program
1/17/2016 1:30pm Intermediate Free Dance
1/17/2016 2:10pm Novice Pairs Short Program
1/17/2016 3:40pm Intermediate Men's Free Skate
1/17/2016 5:15pm Novice Pattern Dance 1
1/17/2016 5:30pm Intermediate Pairs Free Skate
1/17/2016 6:30pm Novice Pattern Dance 2
1/18/2016 3:00pm Novice Men's Free Skate
1/18/2016 4:50pm Novice Ladies Free Skate
1/18/2016 10:25pm Novice Pairs Free Skate
1/19/2016 10:15am Novice Free Dance

• Official Event Web Page from usfsa.org
• Ice Network Event Page: Videos, Schedule, Results links will be here
• Provisional Schedule (thanks MFarone!)
• Qualified Entries (thanks golden411icecoverage!)
• The event's Facebook
• Their Twitter
• Their Instagram
• Videos and Results thread
• GS TV and Livestream Thread

dorispulaski said:

The 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place Jan. 15-24 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Icenetwork will provide live coverage of the event to Season Pass Subscribers

• Official Event Web Page from usfsa.org
• Ice Network Event Page: Videos, Schedule, Results links will be here
• Provisional Schedule (thanks MFarone!)
• Qualified Entries (thanks golden411icecoverage!)
• The event's Facebook
• Their Twitter
• Their Instagram
• Videos and Results thread
• GS TV and Livestream Thread

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Thank you! I will put the links in the OP.

Layback11 said:

Thank you! I will put the links in the OP.

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I'm looking forward to Juv Girls/ Boys this year since there is +1 point for double axel and triples. Novice Men/Ladies look strong, too. I think this was a smart move to push the younger skaters to go for the jumps and not just go for components.

We just started watching dance and I'm really liking the young Intermediate teams this year. Exciting to follow the new crop of dancers as they develop!

Lutzlvr said:

I'm looking forward to Juv Girls/ Boys this year since there is +1 point for double axel and triples. Novice Men/Ladies look strong, too. I think this was a smart move to push the younger skaters to go for the jumps and not just go for components.

We just started watching dance and I'm really liking the young Intermediate teams this year. Exciting to follow the new crop of dancers as they develop!

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I agree. The novice ladies had some pretty impressive layouts at sectionals (for example, Starr Andrews landed three triple lutzes at sectionals !). I actually haven't watched any of the dance at these levels, but I look forward to seeing the best ones at nationals! Juveniles should be good as well-it's cool to see future stars at the very beginning of their careers. :yes:

Layback11 said:

Thank you! I will put the links in the OP.

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Good luck to all the skaters in St. Paul .

Great idea OP!

Most of this information is online I think I'll compile the layouts for all the singles for novice at least. I'm eager to see what these kids do at nationals!

frida80 said:

Great idea OP!

Most of this information is online I think I'll compile the layouts for all the singles for novice at least. I'm eager to see what these kids do at nationals!

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Thank you! That would be amazing!

Layback11 said:

I agree. The novice ladies had some pretty impressive layouts at sectionals (for example, Starr Andrews landed three triple lutzes at sectionals !). I actually haven't watched any of the dance at these levels, but I look forward to seeing the best ones at nationals! Juveniles should be good as well-it's cool to see future stars at the very beginning of their careers. :yes:

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Keep an eye out for Caroline and Gordon Green, a novice ice dance team. They won the novice title last year, the intermediate title the year before that, and the juvenile title the year before that.

Layback11 said:

Thank you! That would be amazing!

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I'm already finding videos for boys and girls, so I'll try and find as many as I can.

Lutzlvr said:

I'm looking forward to Juv Girls/ Boys this year since there is +1 point for double axel and triples. Novice Men/Ladies look strong, too. I think this was a smart move to push the younger skaters to go for the jumps and not just go for components.

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I just got around to watching the ladies intermediate at sectionals. I was surprised at the number girls who had triple jumps in their programs. At the novice level, the one point bonus for triples seems to have increased the number of girls who are attempting 3-2 and 3-3 combinations. The bonus for triples seems to be a step in the right direction.

Hyena said:

Keep an eye out for Caroline and Gordon Green, a novice ice dance team. They won the novice title last year, the intermediate title the year before that, and the juvenile title the year before that.

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The Greens are definitely the favorites going into their 2nd novice title.

I compiled the layouts of the top 5 or 6 entries in each novice event, compared them between sectionals and regionals and included Levels, GOE and program components as well. Some of the novice ladies are doing triple + triples and quite a few have full triple arsenals. In the men's event look at Eric Sjoberg's free skate layout. The one point bonus is definitely making a difference. Here's the links if you want to see the comparisons:

http://icemusings.com/blog/us-nationals-novice-ladies-preview-3/
http://icemusings.com/blog/2016-us-nationals-novice-mens-preview/
http://icemusings.com/blog/us-nationals-novice-pairs-preview-3/
http://icemusings.com/blog/2016-us-nationals-novice-dance-preview/

Good Heavens. That's a lot of work. Thanks for posting.

I remember seeing Jean Luc Baker as an intermediate (when Junior Nationals was not combined with Senior Nationals) I've been following him ever since.

Thanks! I have all the juniors done as well and seniors will be up soon. I still remember McNamara and Carpenter's Boots Were Made for Walking program back when they first competed in juniors!

Thank you, icemusings!

icemusings said:

I compiled the layouts of the top 5 or 6 entries in each novice event, compared them between sectionals and regionals and included Levels, GOE and program components as well.

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Thank you so much, icemusings! I really enjoyed your blog.

Thank you icemusings for the great Novice preview!!! Can't wait to see all of these competitors show their stuff and it's really helpful to have the background info on them that you provided. Normally, the program brochure only tells us superficial stuff like where the kids train. Thanks so much for doing this!!!

Thanks everyone! I generally buy the program book just so I can have the birthdays for next year

Competition is underway!