Tennell: "My consistency really helped"

"I wouldn't say I was nervous," the Carpentersville, Ill. native said about going into these competitions. "I was a little bit anxious in the warm-up, but with the time I had between the warm-up and when I skated, I could calm myself down and tell myself I could do it. I am still quite shocked."

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"I am super happy with how things have gone," Nagasu said. "Even with mistakes, I scored the highest I have scored in the U.S. Championships, and I am so proud of myself. This is about my journey. I am enjoying that performance and what training that went into it. I went into this performance not expecting to be perfect. I was capable of doing this performance last year. Long programs are not easy, they are a test of our mental strength."

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"I couldn't sleep at all after the short," Chen said. "I must have caught a virus and was stuck in bed all day. I couldn't do my practices. I had a lot of body aches and pains everywhere. I've done all I can, and I will keep thinking as positive as I can and all of the great things I have done. I spent the whole morning looking at going to the doctors. To keep thinking possibilities and visualizing the perfect skate today, I had to keep fighting for today."

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"I am absolutely furious!" said the three-time U.S. champion and reigning silver medalist. "For me to put out two programs as solid as I did at this competition and to get those scores, I am furious. I am a performer, and that second mark is not there. I am absolutely OK with them being strict on my rotations - that's what U.S. Figure Skating should demand of its judges, but it needs to be across the board. I don't necessarily feel it's been that way. Even though I am not happy with the score, I delivered something that was solid and something that I am proud of. It needs a little more legwork, but that's because it's a month old, and I have no doubt in my mind that 'La La Land' was the program I needed to get where I wanted to be. This is how I feel, and I delivered when I needed to. All of these girls delivered when they needed to. I want to be on that Olympic team, and I am really mad that I am in this position again."

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gsk8 said:

Bradie Tennell, three years removed from the national junior title, edged former champions Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen and Ashley Wagner in winning the ladies gold medal at the 2018 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships on Friday in San Jose, Calif.

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What are your thoughts on the Ladies' event?

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Hevari said:

Totally unexpected and totally deserved win!

By the way - I like the unpredictability in figure skating (and inall othes sports)

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eriecold said:

What are you talking about? Bradie was going to win no matter what. They want a girl than jumps and they got one.

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Hevari said:

I expected Bradie maybe to medal but not to win...

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Hevari said:

I expected Bradie maybe to medal but not to win...

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Yatagarasu said:

It was very, very clear from the start that the Fed wanted her and a massive neon sign on Times square would have probably been less obvious, than everything post that SP. She's consistent and though that is pretty much all she has going for her, it's enough for the Fed to want her.

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Shayuki said:

Hm, I thougth she was considered the big favorite to win this? To be honest, I don't think most expected Mirai to do as well as she did. But even then it wasn't enough to win. Who could have won apart from these two? Wagner? She's just not been there this season.

In my opinion, this was the most expected result.

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