Junior Ladies SP (6:25)

[kate]

Now that the Junior CD is over, it's time for the ladies SP!

 

[dorispulaski]

Order of Skate.

For some reason Tonia Kwiatkowski is doing commentary.

1 Keli Zhou
SC of Oregon

2 Gretchen Donlan
SC of Boston

3 Vanessa Lam
All Year FSC

4 Carolyn-Ann Alba
All Year FSC

5 Ellie Kawamura
All Year FSC

6 Kirsten Olson
Starlight Ice Dance Club

7 Amanda Dobbs
Peninsula SC

8 Christina Gao
Northern Kentucky SC

9 Samantha Cesario
SC of New York

10 DeeDee Leng
DuPage FSC

11 Marissa Secundy
Broadmoor SC

12 Kristiene Gong
SC of New York

13 Kendall Wyckoff
Vermont SC

I don't believe it!!! Is this the first time a VT girl has qualified for nationals in Juniors???

 

[london_calling]

Oh jeez, was having a nice time watching the warm up and out of nowhere I hear Mike Mancuso's voice. I thought we were going to have a commentary free day but no such luck.

Weird though, Tonia Kwiatkowski is commentating, not Nancy.

 

[kate]

For some reason Tonia Kwiatkowski is doing commentary.

I don't believe it!!! Is this the first time a VT girl has qualified for nationals in Juniors???

1. Better than Nancy at least!

2. Kendall trains in Lake Placid full-time, now though.

 

[kate]

Keli Zhou

Nice 2A, 3Sal-stepout-2T, L4 Co spin, nice edgy footwork, L3 flying camel (from butterfly), L2 or 4 spirals (layover didn't look like it was held long enough), 2Lz out of footwork, L3 layback.

 

[demarinis5]

Nice to hear Tonya K. As usual my feed at icenetwork is freezing.

 

[kate]

43.96 for Zhou

Gretchen Donlan ("Yesterday"), shiny rust colored dress.

2A fall (possible UR), 2F+2T, fast L4 Co spin, gorgeous L3-4 spirals, nice footwork, L3 flying camel travelled, 'tano 2Lz, beautiful L3 layback. No doubt the prettiest skater in the event, but she just doesn't have the jumps.

 

[kate]

Zhou 43.96
Donlan 39.65

Vanessa Lam ("Fascination" and "Moulin Rouge") red and gold dress

L4 spirals
2S (intended triple)+2T
2A nice
2Lz arms down
L3/4 layback
footwork that actually moved down the ice
L4 flying camel
L4 Co spin very nice

 

[kate]

Zhou 43.96
Donlan 39.65
Lam 39.25

Carolyn-Ann Alba ("Mediterranean Nights") red and black dress, rose in hair

3F fall (did she even try this as sectionals?)
2Lz nice
L4 Co spin
L4 spirals, nice
L3-4 flying camel
fast footwork
1.5 axel (landed forward on 2 feet)
L4 layback
Ended slightly after music
Nicely choreographed/spaced program

 

[kate]

Zhou 43.96
Donlan 39.65
Lam 39.25
Alba 37.96

 

[dorispulaski]

Alba's costume looks like something Miki Ando would wear to me.

 

[kate]

Amanda Dobbs just did a nice 3T+3T in warmup.

 

[Wrlmy]

Go Ellie and Kirsten!!

 

[kate]

Ellie Kawamura ("Libertango") hot pink/black one-shoulder dress

3Lz looked rotated (did she do one at sectionals?)
3T+2T very confident
L4 flying camel (from butterfly)
2A hand down, stepout
L3 layback
L4 spirals
L3 Co spin
Footwork fits music well, lots of energy
Very well choreographed program

 

[100yen]

Wow...Ellie did very well :3
I hope she medals~~

I like how she managed to keep the 3Lz...it makes me actually like her performance more.

 

[london_calling]

Ellie did very well up until that double axel. She is so talented and fun to watch, I really hope she is able to medal here.

 

[100yen]

Yes!!! :yes:
I hope Ellie can keep her 1st place~~~

 

[demarinis5]

Is anyone else having trouble with their feed?

 

[kate]

Kawamura 51.82 -- first by a mile
Zhou 43.96
Donlan 39.65
Lam 39.25
Alba 37.96

Kirsten Olson ("Saturday Night Fever") very, very neon green dress, completely bare back

3T 2-foot + 3T both hands down, flipout
'tano 2Lz
L2? flying camel
single A
L3 spirals -- bent free leg on first spiral
L2 layback (COE!)
nice footwork
L4 Co spin, some very cool position (tuck sit to crossfoot)

 

[dorispulaski]

I haven't seen that chartreuse a dress since Peggy Fleming's Olympic FD dress.

And that crayon mark squiggle down her back over the illusion fabric is also very peculiar.