2022-23 US Women’s Figure Skating

[macy]

It's good to see Ting Cui back on the Nationals roster! She'd completely disappeared from the big skating events and I thought her injury a few years back forced her to quit. Happy to see I was mistaken!

i am too! i thought she had retired from elite and was only doing collegiate but i'm so happy she'll be at nationals again. she has so much talent.

 

[natsulian]

I wonder if Lindsay had an injury at the beginning of the season. Her performances at summer comps were very consistent and in line with what she was doing last season.

I think she either grew very quickly during the summer or endured an injury. She was scoring 190s-200s and wasn’t that far off from what Isabeau was scoring in the summer… then she started scoring in the 150-170s. Hopefully she’s able to show her best result this week.

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

I absolutely think that Worlds spots should be based on the season each woman had. It seems that every woman had one high and several lows (excluding isabeau who is usfsa favorite and a lock for Worlds). The selection committee should take into account season performance and nationals and 4CC before announcing the team.

I mean, wouldn't this be the perfect opportunity to make Nationals count and actually mean something instead of continuing to minimize its importance by having a skate-off at 4CC?

 

[labgoat]

ISU Season Best Scores Statistics 2022/2023 Total Women
Standing as of 12.12.2022 09:34 UTC

Rank	Name	Country	Event	Date	Score	Level
5	Isabeau LEVITO	USA	ISU GP MK John Wilson Trophy 2022	13/11/2022	215.74	5
13	Amber GLENN	USA	ISU GP Skate America 2022	23/10/2022	197.61	S
16	Lindsay THORNGREN	USA	ISU CS 54th Golden Spin of Zagreb 2022	09/12/2022	196.48	S
19	Bradie TENNELL	USA	ISU CS 54th Golden Spin of Zagreb 2022	09/12/2022	193.31	S
23	Starr ANDREWS	USA	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2022	29/10/2022	191.26	S
27	Audrey SHIN	USA	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2022	19/11/2022	189.00	S
30	Ava Marie ZIEGLER	USA	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2022	29/10/2022	186.76	S
31	Soho LEE	USA	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2022	09/09/2022	185.92	J
41	Mia KALIN	USA	ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2022	07/10/2022	177.71	J
46	Hanna HARRELL	USA	ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2022	17/09/2022	175.55	S
51	Sonja HILMER	USA	ISU CS U.S. International FS Classic 2022	15/09/2022	174.46	S
52	Gabriella IZZO	USA	ISU GP MK John Wilson Trophy 2022	13/11/2022	174.10	S
53	Gracie GOLD	USA	ISU GP Skate America 2022	23/10/2022	174.09	S
58	Sherry ZHANG	USA	ISU JGP Egna-Neumarkt 2022	15/10/2022	171.88	J
60	Clare SEO	USA	ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2022	30/09/2022	170.33	J
62	Josephine LEE	USA	ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2022	07/10/2022	169.42	J
83	Elyce LIN-GRACEY	USA	ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2022	07/10/2022	158.38	J
116	Hannah HERRERA	USA	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2022	09/09/2022	145.30	J
122	Alena BUDKO	USA	ISU CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2022	01/10/2022	144.20	S
123	Sarah EVERHARDT	USA	ISU JGP Courchevel 2022	26/08/2022	144.13	J
124	Logan HIGASE-CHEN	USA	ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2022	30/09/2022	143.97	J
129	Jill HEINER	USA	ISU CS U.S. International FS Classic 2022	15/09/2022	142.53	S
210	Hannah LOFTON	USA	ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2022	09/10/2022	109.90	S
	Elsa CHENG	USA	USA Midwestern Sectionals	12/10/2022	181.17	S
	Alexa GASPAROTTO	USA	USA Midwestern Sectionals	12/10/2022	163.61	S
	Lindsay WANG	USA	USA Pacific Coast Sectionals	13/11/2022	163.36	S
	Ting CUI	USA	USA Eastern Sectionals	12/11/2022	157.11	S
	Michelle LEE	USA	USA Pacific Coast Sectionals	13/11/2022	153.86	S

Oops meant to edit the later post, oh well

 

[macy]

Bradie seems to have had a great short program at Golden Spin winning the segment with a score of 68! she really looks to be on the right track, good luck to her in the free.

 

[momrk]

Lindsay and Bradie went one-two at Golden Spin, with Madeline S from Canada rounding out the podium. Good boost for Bradie, she has shown improvement at each comp.

 

[bubblecherry]

congrats to Isabeau for her silver medal at the GPF

 

[RatedPG]

I love that Bradie and Lindsay are on an upwards trajectory… heading to Nationals. Golden Spin was a great result. I just wish there was a video.

 

[MiraiFan]

I love that Bradie and Lindsay are on an upwards trajectory… heading to Nationals. Golden Spin was a great result. I just wish there was a video.

Right? USFS should damn well post video of every competition their athletes enter. It's like they are actively trying NOT to promote the sport. It just kills me. And don't get me started on the lack of replays on Pea-crap.

 

[RatedPG]

I know right… I prefer actually watching these challenger events than Grand Prix. When I found out there was no live stream, I was sad and just focused on the Grand Prix finals.

The protocols to me were interesting. Bradie removed the 3F from her short program and went for a 3Lo instead. Also, she went for two 3Lo in the free skate and I’m not sure if this was done on purpose, but, no triple triple. She just went for 3Lz 2T, in both programs, which to me is a smart move because she can afford to lose points here, because her spins and everything else, are mostly levels 4. I hope she stays with this tactic for Nationals. Lindsay also went for two 3Lo’s in the free skate. That is an intelligent change.

Rooting for both Bradie and Lindsay to make it to Worlds. Bradie reminds me of Rika. Both got injured trying to keep up with the Russians after making it to the Grand Prix Finals alongside 4A. Bradie with the 3A and Rika with the 4S. Now, they are back and are not back to normal levels, but, slowly getting there.

 

[Greengemmonster]

Rooting for both Bradie and Lindsay to make it to Worlds. Bradie reminds me of Rika. Both got injured trying to keep up with the Russians after making it to the Grand Prix Finals alongside 4A. Bradie with the 3A and Rika with the 4S. Now, they are back and are not back to normal levels, but, slowly getting there.

Yup!!! As a huge fan of both Bradie and Rika last season was an especially nasty blow with the way they both went out!

And the sad thing is sometimes I wonder if it was all for naught since we'll never truly know if the people they were trying to keep up with had pharmaceutical help.

I feel awful because back then I was genuinely pleased that both Bradie and Rika were so hungry to keep up. Now I wish they hadn't!

 

[RatedPG]

Yup!!! As a huge fan of both Bradie and Rika last season was an especially nasty blow with the way they both went out!

And the sad thing is sometimes I wonder if it was all for naught since we'll never truly know if the people they were trying to keep up with had pharmaceutical help.

I feel awful because back then I was genuinely pleased that both Bradie and Rika were so hungry to keep up. Now I wish they hadn't!

Wow! That is exactly how I felt. I was so happy with Rika for practicing quads and when she landed the 4S at Nationals, I was so proud of her and felt that she could now challenge the Russians with the 3A and 4S combo… then, Bradie mentioned she also learned the 3A from Mishin, and I thought she would be competitive with the Russians, as well. I was proud of both of them for learning new jumps later on in their career. It showed me that it was possible, and it was just a matter of pushing hard. Then, when they were injured and the Olympic doping scandal happened, and they weren’t at the Olympics, I regretted how we lost these two athletes. With Russia banned, the Worlds Champs in 2022 occurred and they just needed normal triples just to win a medal. It was painful watching it without these two. Now, they are both back with 190+ scores at their most recent events. I’m rooting for them both to comeback. They may not qualify for Worlds this year. But, slow and steady progress for next year will make me happy. I’m just happy to see them both back at competitions, at the same time.

 

[macy]

Yup!!! As a huge fan of both Bradie and Rika last season was an especially nasty blow with the way they both went out!

And the sad thing is sometimes I wonder if it was all for naught since we'll never truly know if the people they were trying to keep up with had pharmaceutical help.

I feel awful because back then I was genuinely pleased that both Bradie and Rika were so hungry to keep up. Now I wish they hadn't!

i hope at this point they see it's not worth chasing an unrealistic standard if they want to stay healthy.

 

[lunastartron]

Thrilled to see that Lindsay seems to be returning to form. Her Golden Spin win is impressive given that she left points on the table in the SP. She can get to ~ 210 possibly with two clean skates.

Curious how quickly the federation will name the Worlds team with Bradie still recovering. March is pretty distant and Bradie could make even more significant strides before then.

Will also be interesting to see if Amber’s stock has risen at all. Even though she notched the second highest score among Americans during the fall, NHK negatively counterbalanced that.

Should also be interesting to see how the fed handles Audrey since she’s now Tammy’s top prospect and Starr since historically been extended a lot of chances.

 

[labgoat]

ISU Season Best Scores Statistics 2022/2023 - Total Women
Standing as of 12.12.2022 09:34 UTC

Rank	Name	Country	Event	Date	Score	Level
5	Isabeau LEVITO	USA	ISU GP MK John Wilson Trophy 2022	13/11/2022	215.74	5
13	Amber GLENN	USA	ISU GP Skate America 2022	23/10/2022	197.61	S
16	Lindsay THORNGREN	USA	ISU CS 54th Golden Spin of Zagreb 2022	09/12/2022	196.48	S
19	Bradie TENNELL	USA	ISU CS 54th Golden Spin of Zagreb 2022	09/12/2022	193.31	S
23	Starr ANDREWS	USA	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2022	29/10/2022	191.26	S
27	Audrey SHIN	USA	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2022	19/11/2022	189.00	S
30	Ava Marie ZIEGLER	USA	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2022	29/10/2022	186.76	S
31	Soho LEE	USA	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2022	09/09/2022	185.92	J
41	Mia KALIN	USA	ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2022	07/10/2022	177.71	J
46	Hanna HARRELL	USA	ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2022	17/09/2022	175.55	S
51	Sonja HILMER	USA	ISU CS U.S. International FS Classic 2022	15/09/2022	174.46	S
52	Gabriella IZZO	USA	ISU GP MK John Wilson Trophy 2022	13/11/2022	174.10	S
53	Gracie GOLD	USA	ISU GP Skate America 2022	23/10/2022	174.09	S
58	Sherry ZHANG	USA	ISU JGP Egna-Neumarkt 2022	15/10/2022	171.88	J
60	Clare SEO	USA	ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2022	30/09/2022	170.33	J
62	Josephine LEE	USA	ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2022	07/10/2022	169.42	J
83	Elyce LIN-GRACEY	USA	ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2022	07/10/2022	158.38	J
116	Hannah HERRERA	USA	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2022	09/09/2022	145.30	J
122	Alena BUDKO	USA	ISU CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2022	01/10/2022	144.20	S
123	Sarah EVERHARDT	USA	ISU JGP Courchevel 2022	26/08/2022	144.13	J
124	Logan HIGASE-CHEN	USA	ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2022	30/09/2022	143.97	J
129	Jill HEINER	USA	ISU CS U.S. International FS Classic 2022	15/09/2022	142.53	S
210	Hannah LOFTON	USA	ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2022	09/10/2022	109.90	S
	Elsa CHENG	USA	USA Midwestern Sectionals	12/10/2022	181.17	S
	Alexa GASPAROTTO	USA	USA Midwestern Sectionals	12/10/2022	163.61	S
	Lindsay WANG	USA	USA Pacific Coast Sectionals	13/11/2022	163.36	S
	Ting CUI	USA	USA Eastern Sectionals	12/11/2022	157.11	S
	Michelle LEE	USA	USA Pacific Coast Sectionals	13/11/2022	153.86	S

 

[Bluediamonds09]

Thrilled to see that Lindsay seems to be returning to form. Her Golden Spin win is impressive given that she left points on the table in the SP. She can get to ~ 210 possibly with two clean skates.

Curious how quickly the federation will name the Worlds team with Bradie still recovering. March is pretty distant and Bradie could make even more significant strides before then.

Will also be interesting to see if Amber’s stock has risen at all. Even though she notched the second highest score among Americans during the fall, NHK negatively counterbalanced that.

Should also be interesting to see how the fed handles Audrey since she’s now Tammy’s top prospect and Starr since historically been extended a lot of chances.

ooooooh, i never thought about that. Audrey is now tammy's top student. Will she be favorably scored? She has so many nice qualities but can she avoid the UR calls and get on the podium?

 

[readernick]

ooooooh, i never thought about that. Audrey is now tammy's top student. Will she be favorably scored? She has so many nice qualities but can she avoid the UR calls and get on the podium?

Of course, it's possible. I think US Nationals will be interesting this year because outside of Isabeau there are no favorites. Audrey, Ava, Lindsay, Bradie, Amber, and Starr all have a chance to get on the podium. I don't see anyone outside of Isabeau having much a of a body of work argument. But, I guess Audrey does have the federation's favorite coach in her court. To me, that's the advantage she has over others because Lindsay, Amber, and Bradie definitely have higher ceilings than she does.

 

[moonvine]

Beautiful! I do think it's old though.

 

[yelyoh]

Beautiful! I do think it's old though.

Awesome but it doesn't look recent. If only........ Well maybe.....

 

[princessalica]

Awesome but it doesn't look recent. If only........ Well maybe.....

No , that isn't recent - It's from when she was still skating with Frank at the Toyota Center. It was posted on her instagram in 2015.