2022 U.S. Championships: Junior Pairs Short Program

[moonvine]

Come on people. Stuffies for all skaters!!

 

[moonvine]

Chris Knierim can probably make just about anything better.

 

[purplecat]

Yay Sonia and Daniel!

 

[teacher1]

I guess it’s going to be country music for background music.

 

[Carolla5501]

@moonvine. Is someone throwing your plushies? I'm so happy to see plushies for the skaters.

Yes because having more people interact with the skaters and hang out in the ice area is great

 

[moonvine]

I used the ice resurfacing to file the adoption paperwork on Rivers/Chapman.

 

[moonvine]

I guess it’s going to be country music for background music.

It is Nashville.

 

[moonvine]

Who approved this music?

 

[treblemakerem]

A mirrored pair

2 in a row

 

[Lyssa]

Braham / Tioumentsev, apparently they are both 13 years old, are they eligible for world juniors ?

 

[CoyoteChris]

I was impressed as to how fast the replay came up on Peacock.

 

[moonvine]

A mirrored pair

2 in a row

I love mirror pairs.

 

[purplecat]

Braham / Tioumentsev, apparently they are both 13 years old, are they eligible for world juniors ?

I read a tweet that said they aren't age eligible until next year

 

[readernick]

Braham / Tioumentsev, apparently they are both 13 years old, are they eligible for world juniors ?

She is 13. He is 20?. Which means they still have exactly one year of Junior eligibility after she is eligible and before he is too old. Having a small partner can make pairs elements very easy but I'm not sure it's a good long-term solution. She will grow.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

Megan and Winter have had such a hard time. I hope they do well

Megan Wessenberg & Blake Eisenach didn't fare as well as they should have in the sp, but they made up for it in the fp, and ended up winning the pewter medal (pulling up to 4th from 7th). Kam/Meyh could have been a factor in placements, but they had to WD after the sp. Also, unexpectedly, Smith/Deng didn't compete well in the fp (after placing third in the sp) so that also impacted final results.

I notice that Megan has been wearing Jessica Calalang's former sp costume from earlier this season. It's cool having skating friends who loan/ share their costume. It famously happened with Marissa Castelli and Ashley Wagner some years ago.

 

[elliana]

How is Megan able to skate in juniors at 23? I thought the intl age limit was 19.

 

[moonvine]

How is Megan able to skate in juniors at 23? I thought the intl age limit was 19.

I don’t think she can skate as a Junior internationally. The US can do what it wants in National and local competitions. Winter is 21.