2026 U.S. Nationals Practice Reports

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Kai Kovar skates another tango with off center moves that give it a different and fresh look. His footwork is really very enjoyable to watch.

 

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Ooh Sam cool costume and cool program. His spins are really unusually well done.
He needs to meet Lucas Britschgi.

 

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Hi Lorenzo - enjoy your Nationals! Nice stylish skater with some very nice jumps. Watch that back edge on the axel - it is getting too tight and messing your takeoff. Going to be fun watching your journey.

 

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Group B
7 Goku Endo
8 Lucius Kazanecki
9 Liam Kapeikis
10 Michael Xie
11 Maxim Naumov
12 Daniel Martynov

 

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Today's commentary during pairs practice with Jean-Luc and Tarah Kayne, is fun, enlightening, and down-to-earth. It's nice to hear. It's the kind of commentary fans and skaters deserve.

 

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I hope Goku Endo does well. His programs are so well done and all his elements are very nice.

 

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Lucius Kazanecki is growing on me. For a tall guy he rotates so quick

 

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Liam Kapeikis is kind of an everyman skater. Very pleasant and capable of being in the mix. Very smooth in and understated way.

 

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Michael Xie is the classic, artistic skater who shows me something different. Oh dear - a nosebleed.

 

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Maxim Naumov shows the power of a great classic look in a modern world. Hopefully shaking off the mistakes on warmup.

 

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Daniel Martynov has this raw power that he is beginning to harness and engineer into an modern style.

 

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Group C
13 Jimmy Ma
14 Tomoki Hiwatashi
15 Andrew Torgashev
16 Jacob Sanchez
17 Jason Brown
18 Ilia Malinin

 

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I have posted most all of the practice videos as they become available in the practice video post

 

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Here to send special support for Jimmy Ma and Tomoki Hiwatashi along with all the others.

 

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Alright Jimmy Ma- for a cold open that was okay. Glad you could laugh at the trip - you are in a good place. Do not doubt - just skate!

 

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Tomoki Hiwatashi get ready to take flight my free bird. This is so fun to watch you soar this season. Please warm up those spins and count those revs...

 

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Dear YouTube, you know what I think of your ads in the middle of a skater's program - right?

 

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Andrew Torgashev lets see that raw power that you have. Better to have that fall now - its okay.

 

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Jacob Sanchez has learned to pace himself better this year. Very nice and neat warm-up. Very nice maturity.

 

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Jason Brown with his Riverdance - wisely holding back parts and saving his emotional energy for the real skate.