2025 U S.Nationals Senior Women's Free Skate

[auser]

Lovely choreo sq from Sonja and cool "Hilmer" salchows going in both directions.

 

[Jeanie19]

Sonja. Great outfit. Fantastic program. I love the 3S2S. She is wonderful.

 

[CellarDweller]

Ok, I just want to say I love that she used the toe pick on that sit spin.

 

[TontoK]

Even making Top 10 will be a good result for Sonya, but I will remember this program, and I know there are many that I won't recall at all. Like everyone who has gone so far, for example.

So, good for her for entertaining me.

 

[labgoat]

Sonja was amazing. I love that she chose to tell us a story and every move she made matched the haunting music and made us see skating in a different way. She opened up the possibilities for story-telling, spinning, sliding, jumping and choreography. Superb! She deserves all the accolades we can give. She is one of a kind.

 

[moonvine]

Sonja is a female version of Kevyn Amoz and I think they need to get together and have a "who can do the most crazy thing" competition. And I love that song.

 

[Minz]

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#8

Sonja Hilmer | Centennial SC

Age: 25 | Coaches: Tammy Gambill, Eddie Shipstad, Sandy Straub
Music: “Earth Melodies,” “Conjuring Storms,” “Savage Daughter,” “If I Had A Heart” by Ekaterina Shelehova, and “Forest Dance” by Filip Lackovic; choreo by Sonja Hilmer

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1. 3 Flip + 2 Toe
2. 3 Flip (UR, hangs on)
3. 2 Loop
4. 3 Toe
5. Change Combo Spin 4
6. Choreo Sequence
7. 2 Axel x
8. 3 Salchow + 2 Salchow x
9. 2 Loop + 1 Toe + 2 Axel + SEQ
10. Flying Sit Spin 4
11. Step Sequence 4
12. Flying Change Combo Spin 4

TES: 56.89
PCS: 62.08
Deductions: 0.00

Total Segment Score: 118.97

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SP: 59.57
FS: 118.97

Total Event Score: 178.54

 

[yelyoh]

So glad she's become a choreographer as she is so talented with putting a program together. Wow almost 180. Good for her.

 

[labgoat]

Ok, I just want to say I love that she used the toe pick on that sit spin.

They were talking about that on the practices, Gracie said it is ridiculously hard.

 

[moonvine]

One fall for Starr, but she was great otherwise. I consider this a redemption skate after the short.

She's a fighter, always has been. I never count her out.

 

[Weathergal]

Sonja is just so cool. So creative. So talented. I really hope she makes her goal of top 10 but either way, she should be proud.

 

[labgoat]

So glad she's become a choreographer as she is so talented with putting a program together. Wow almost 180. Good for her.

It is what she is meant to be

 

[moonvine]

They were talking about that on the practices, Gracie said it is ridiculously hard.

She also said Sonja did a whole practice dedicated to spins every day. Too bad judges don't care about spins.

 

[sworddance21]

Ok. Got here just in time for the fabulous Sonja. How can Johnny and Tara not even MENTION that she jumps in 2 different directions. Seriously? Also no comment on the toe spin. Who is calling on the World feed? Should I switch to that?

 

[momrk]

As I said yesterday, I always enjoy seeing what Sonja does- same tonight.

 

[labgoat]

Josephine's dress is so simple, yet elegant - perfect for Rachmaninoff

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Joey is so fast on the ice, she has really great skating skills, and where a lot of junior skaters would struggle with this difficult music, she does it justice with her attention to the music and performance. There were a lot of tight landings tonight, which will hurt her GOE, and she'll also get some rotation calls, but considering she had pneumonia last week (!), this was a truly superhuman effort.

 

[labgoat]

Should I switch to that?

yes immediately

 

[readernick]

Josephine is a tall skater and has a lot of potential. I was a bit underwhelemed when I saw her in person. She doesn't really produce the speed that those legs are capable of. However, I do see her as a skater who will continue to improve with time. She just needs more power and more confidence in the basic skating and in the jumps. A lot of those jumps were a bit under, will they call them? She always gets called internationally.

Still great job given her health condition.

 

[GGFan]

Very nice job by Josephine. I appreciated the minimalism of the program. Beautiful.