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2026 U.S. Nationals Junior Men Free Skate

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2026 U.S. NATIONALS
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Centene Community Ice Center
750 Casino Center Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
USA
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MAP
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Junior Men's Free Skate
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
18:50 CST (UTC -6)
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Time in Other Places
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Basis of Entry Selections
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Event Info

Start#​
Name​
Short​
Program
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Place​
Score​
1​
Michael Jin, All Year FSC
18​
44.50​
2​
Jesse Zhong, Glacier Falls FSC
17​
44.97​
3​
Mike Weng, SC of Houston
16​
47.61​
4​
Michael Khavin, Hudson Valley FSC
15​
50.28​
5​
Hitonari Tani, SC of Boston
14​
51.06​
6​
Ryedin Rudedenman, Glacier Falls FSC
13​
51.46​
7​
Zenith Chen, DuPage FSC
12​
51.83​
8​
Kirk Haugeto, All Year FSC
11​
55.74​
9​
Thomas Chen, St. Paul FSC
10​
58.72​
10​
Henry Gao, SC of Boston
9​
60.74​
11​
Joshua Snyder, Onyx-Suburban Skating Academy
8​
62.97​
12​
Louis Mallane, Broadmoor SC
7​
63.15​
13​
Alek Tankovic, Broadmoor SC
6​
64.12​
14​
Ryan William Azadpour, Carousel FSC
5​
65.17​
15​
Zachary LoPinto, SC of Boston
4​
66.85​
16​
Caleb Farrington, IceWorks SC
3​
73.71​
17​
Nicholas Brooks, All Year FSC
2​
74.24​
18​
Patrick Blackwell, SC of Boston
1​
74.8​

1. Ryan William AZADPOUR USA 🇺🇸
SP
: "Photograph / Clair de Lune" by Cody Fry
FS: "Grasslands Chant" by The Lion King Cast Ensemble ; "He Lives In You" (From "Rhythm Of The Pride Lands") by Lebo M
(Pacific Coast Final, junior-2nd)
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2. Patrick BLACKWELL USA 🇺🇸
SP
: "Uprising" by Muse
FS: "Smoke and Mirrors" by Gabriel Saban; choreo by Adam Blake, Ivan Righini
(Eastern Final, junior-1st)
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3. Nicholas BROOKS USA 🇺🇸
SP:
"Suit and Tie" by Justin Timberlake; "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake
FS: "The Awakening" by Ivan Torrent, Reverie; choreo by Steven Cousins, Nicholas Brooks
(Pacific Coast Final, junior-1st)
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4. Thomas CHEN
SP: “Swan Lake” by Tchaikovsky
FS: “Spartacus” by Aram Khatchatourian; choreo by Molly Oberstar, Jamie Isley
(Midwestern Final, junior-3rd)
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5. Zenith CHEN
SP: “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy
FS: “In The Mood (Reimagined)” by OH1; choreo by Eliot Halverson
(Midwestern Final, novice-2nd)
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6. Caleb FARRINGTON USA 🇺🇸
SP
: "Otoño Porteño by Astor Piazzola
FS: Fantastic Beasts soundtrack by James Newton Howard; choreo by Nick Buckland
(Eastern Final, junior-2nd)
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WD. Aleksandr FEGAN USA 🇺🇸
SP
: "Always with Me, Always with You" by Joe Satriani
FS: "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky, Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Boulez; choreo by Nina Petrenko
(Eastern Final, junior-3rd)
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7 Henry GAO 🇺🇸
SP: "Man of La Mancha: Overture" by Mitch Leigh; "
The Impossible Dream" performed by Josh Groban
FS: "The Ride to Mantua" (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Nino Rota; "Love Theme" (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Nino Rota; Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64:13. "Dance of the Knights" by Sergei Prokofiev
(Added - Eastern Final, junior-5th- score163.99)
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8. Kirk HAUGETO 🇺🇸
SP: “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone
FS: “The Magician” AI generated; choreo by Alina Milevska
(Pacific Coast Final, junior-3rd)

FanFest: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/kirk-haugeto.94857/
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9. Michael JIN
SP: “Don’t Stop the Music” by Jamie Cullum
FS: “What a Wonderful World” by Joseph William Morgan; choreo by Scott Brown
(Pacific Coast Final, novice-2nd)
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10. Michael KHAVIN
SP: “Human” by Rag ‘n’ Bone Man
FS: “Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word” and “I’m Still Standing” by Taron Egerton; choreo by Sebastian Arango
(Eastern Final, novice-1st)
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11. Zachary LOPINTO USA 🇺🇸
SP:
"Dark Times" by The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran; "False Alarm" by The Weeknd
FS: "Raining" by Kai Engel; choreo by Benoit Richaud
(Eastern Final, junior-4th)
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12. Louis MALLANE USA 🇺🇸
SP
: "The Best is Yet To Come," performed by Michael Bublé
FS: "Flying" by Cody Fry; "What If;" by Cody Fry; choreo by Derrick Delmore, Cindy Stuart, Tara La Ferriere Yano
(Midwestern Final, junior-1st)
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13. Ryedin RUDEDENMAN
SP: “The Village” by Wrabel
FS: “Battle Cry” by Imagine Dragons; choreo by Ryedin Rudedenman, Caylin Rudedenman
(Pacific Coast Final, junior-4th)
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14. Joshua SNYDER
SP: “Untamed” by Lindsey Stirling
FS: “Empire of Angels” by Thomas Bergersen, “Modigliani” by Guy Farley; choreo by Jessica Joseph
(Midwestern Final, junior-4th)
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15. Hitonari TANI
SP: “Disintegration” by Ryuichi Sakamoto; “Smooth Criminal,”
“This is Brass,” “Beat It” by Michael Jackson
FS: “Sogno di Volare” (The Dream of Flight) and “Power of the Spirit” by Christopher Tin; choreo by Kaitlyn Weaver, Lori Nichol
(Eastern Final, novice-1st)
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16. Alek TANKOVIC
SP: "Wind of Change” by Scorpions
FS: “TRON: Legacy” by Daft Punk; choreo by Robert Mauti
(Midwestern Final, junior-2nd)
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17. Mike WENG
SP: “American in Paris” by G. Gershwin
FS: “Sherlock Homes” by H. Zimmer; choreo by Evgeniy Nemirovskiy, Roman Zaretsky
(Midwestern Final, novice-1st)
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18. Jesse ZHONG
SP: “Standards” by Leslie Odom Jr.
FS: “More Than The Day Before,” “I Hear a Symphony” by Cody Fry; choreo by Mari Malama, Derrick Delmore, Yura Min
Pacific Coast Final, novice-1st)

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🇺🇸= have competed internationally for USA at some time
 
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I hope Peacock cooperates for me - It kicked me out several times and I had to double back to see it to the end.
 
Very enjoyable skate from Michael Jin to an different version of What a Wonderful World. Nice flowing, easy skating from him.
 
According to the schedule this was to start at 710. I got back at 708 and it was going on.
 
Gutsy try at the 3A from Mike Weng. Not far from landing it. Clever Sherlock Holmes theme - he is very animated. I like him and want to see more of him. I want to study you more dear Sherlock..

On watching the replay, he needs to bring in his elbows closer to his body to clean up the rotations and those landings.
 
Aiming the lyrics "What do I got to make you love me" directly at the judges is Michael Khavin. Needing more height to get those rotations in. Some more speed as well. Nice musical interpretation and musicality. He has some moxie

Peacock freeze count =1
 
Aiming the lyrics "What do I got to make you love me" directly at the judges is Michael Khavin. Needing more height to get those rotations in. Some more speed as well. Nice musical interpretation and musicality.

Peacock freeze count =1
Ugh. My Peacock is starting to freeze again too. I meant to reboot internet equipment between JrWomen and Jr Men FS but Peacock was behaving then and I forgot. :palmf::palmf:
 
Hitonari Tani has charisma and style. Some struggles on the jumps but loads of potential. He settles into the jumps later. His personality and general movement covers a lot of ice. He will gain a great deal from this experience. I want to keep my eye on him. I see some influence of Yuma on him. This is a learning experience - I want to see him a year from now.
 
Poor Ben is really struggling to say Ryedin's last name. Very nice spins, some jump struggles - not unexpected for one who seems so tall. Very strong personality and presence. Needs to work on checking out of the rotation but another interesting and unusual skater.

Peacock freeze count =2
 
My tv decided to die. Watching on my computer. I can’t get the new one until Friday. Getting glitches on my computer.
 
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