1) Gwendolyn Prescott
Music: Atsuhime
- Loving this dress!
- Oh no, unfortunate fall, hips were too far back on landing
- There we go with a good triple loop
- Fantastic speed on that Bielmann and the head is so far back!
- I like the build and intensity of this music
- Very courageous, going for the combination even after the hands went down on the first jump
- A few flaws here and there, but she should be happy with her Nationals thus far
36.78 (TES) + 38.91 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 74.69
44.84 (SP) + 74.69 (FS) = 119.53
2) Jenelle Herman
Music: Tosca
- Ironic music here
- I love that shade of purple on her
- That was a dynamic double axel she just threw down
- I like the speed coming out of the gate here, aggressive
- I like the expressiveness of her upper body, but I really want her to show me something on her face
- Look up and out and let us see your pretty face!
- She is really fighting for every point, nailing those triples
40.87 (TES) + 37.95 (PCS) = 78.82
39.03 (SP) + 78.82 (FS) = 117.85
3) Camille Davis
Music: William Joseph Medley
- This music is a little different, I like it
- Good triple sal combination there
- She sprung up quickly after that fall, that's the most important thing
- The jumps rotate quickly, but not a lot of spring up there
- She's lacking dynamic range, I feel like the whole performance is one note
- You can tell she is really thinking going into each jump
- I really like the costume, elegant but it pops
- Uh oh another stumble in footwork, you can thank IJS for that
- Good quality skate for her, needed more performance though
33.48 (TES) + 33.76 (PCS) -2.00 (DED) = 65.24
39.43 (SP) + 65.24 (FS) = 102.67
4) Jessica Hu
Music: Scheherazade
- Lovely smile right off the top
- Two-foots the opening jump, but landing it is a good confidence booster
- Point that toe on that flying sit please!
- Eyes up and let us see your lovely face!
- Shaky landing, but decent triple lutz
- Nice donut variation
- I think she may be a little young for this music, probably doesn't understand how to play the character yet
- That definitely needed more emotion, but I respect clean skating
31.84 (TES) + 35.93 (PCS) = 67.77
42.35 (SP) + 67.77 (FS) = 110.12
5) Allison Timlen
Music: Mark Twain Portrait
- There's something I really like about her skating, I feel like she's a fighter
- I appreciate the pointed toes in her spins
- She has the perfect presence on ice for this youthful music
- Nice job hitting that opening jump
- I love this music, it's a little off the beaten path
- See what I mean....she's fighting for the landings when other skaters would fall
- That leg on the camel is arrow-straight and the foot is pointed, Hallelujah!
- What a great smile, she has so much joy for skating
- Fought for another landing, good for her
- She is good at making adjustments mid-jump
- She is really skating lights out
- Fantastic double axel
- This music is really building and she's matching it
33.40 (TES) + 42.23 (PCS) = 75.63
35.94 (SP) + 75.63 (FS) = 111.57
6) Katarina Kulgeyko
Music: Nostradamus
- This should be a very dramatic piece
- That free leg swings around at warm speed in those jump exits
- She has a little Ashley Wagner in her
- Wonderful posture in the jumps
- She is in the zone, and it's good to be focused, but I want her to open up and show some feeling as well
- Oh no, starting to make some mental errors here, a stumble, a doubled jump
- Let's get back into rhythm
- She was great in the first half but fizzled out unfortunately
- That was also an abrupt ending choreographically
33.81 (TES) + 36.57 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 69.38
46.55 (SP) + (FS) = 115.93
7) Gracie Gold
Music:
- Here we go, the favorite is on the ice
- This is a popular piece of music this season
- She is looking very introspective right now
- Huge triple lutz-triple toe
- That double axel covers so much ice, not to mention the combination tacked on
- She skates so fast!
- Wonderful spin variations
- That broken arm variation on the layback is unique, very angular
- Her jumps aren't telegraphed, they just come straight out of the program
- Oh no, one fall, just really crooked on the takeoff
- That fall was a fluke, nothing to worry about
- If I can say anything she needs to work on, it's relating more to the audience
- Not a moment is wasted in this program
- Slight loss of balance in that final spin
64.92 (TES) + 54.79 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 118.71
60.21 (SP) + 118.17 (FS) = 178.92
8) Ashley Cain
Music: Who Wants to Live Forever
- I love that criss-cross dress, it looks fantastic on her in that shimmery blue
- Her extension and line is to die for
- I love that she gets really deep into her knees
- Very mature and polished, wonderful intensity on her face
- Knee is nearly parallel to the traditional layback position
- She doesn't wast a second, every bit of music is used
- So far so good, great clean skating
- The speed and flow across the ice is quite marvelous
- Oh no, one fall, legs were all tangled up, probably UR-ed as well
- The legs are slightly bent in the catch leg spin, that spin should only be done if the flexibility is extreme
- Great emotion on the face
- The fall, yes, but great performance as a whole
- So animated in the Kiss & Cry
51.28 (TES) + 53.40 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 103.68
51.80 (SP) + 103.68 (FS) = 155.48
9) Hannah Miller
Music: Masquerade Waltz
- I like this music on her, really good speed, very athletic look
- I like that costume a lot
- Nice Rippon variation, both arms overhead
- Popped a jump to a double,
- Really great speed on that layback
- She's so springy, those jumps aren't even hard for her!
- Hard fall, feet totally slipped out from under her on this landing
- A few little mistakes will add up here
- She has really good jumping technique overall, really squares her body off on the landings
- I love this footwork sequence, it really fits the character of the piece
- I love the way her arms zap out to the sides to check her landings
46.99 (TES) + 49.25 (PCS) = 95.24
54.44 (SP) + 95.24 (FS) = 149.68
10) Mariah Bell
Music: Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
- Great attack from the beginning
- I love that rose-colored dress on her
- Nice double axel
- Shaky landing on tha tlutz, but hit it
- Doubled a jump there, small error, but it costs points
- I like her sit spin variations
- This music suits her personality, it's light an playful at points
- She has a very relaxed, fluid upper body, she clearly studies ballet
- Her sense of musicality is beyond her years
- A lot of little jumping errors like two-footing and form breaks
- She is so exuberant, hasn't lost an ounce of energy at all throughout
44.62 (TES) + 45.53 (PCS) = 90.15
46.75 (SP) + 90.15 (FS) = 136.90
11) Barbie Long
Music: 42nd Street
- I love 42nd street, I'm looking forward to this one
- She has great lines
- She is flying out of the gate on the overture
- Starting right off with a spin, sit variation
- 3-jump combo to start off her jumping passes
- She makes fast skating look easy, one push sends her flying
- Feet were crossed on the landing, just sat that one down
- I love that extended arm variation on the sit spin, anyway she can extend the body lines and show off her assets it's a plus
- She's really looking down a lot here in the footwork
- This music requires a Diva performance and I want to see more on her face
- Lost my feed for about 20 seconds right there
- That was a fine double axel, she showed some fight on the landing
- I love her skating but this was a bit flat for me, I'd rather see her do a more lyrical piece
52.00 (TES) + 44.77 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 95.77
48.80 (SP) + 95.77 (FS) = 144.57
12) Polina Edmunds
Music: Circus Princess
- She is darling in that costume!
- Oh no fall right off the bat
- No no, sat down the 2nd jump, didn't fight for the landing at all
- She is dear, but I'm afraid her nerves got the best of her
- All her jumps look really stifled, not a lot of height or distance
- I really like the footwork, it's very youthful and whimsical
- I want her to show us her pretty smile, she's really concentrating
- Lovely double axel on a big musical accent
41.28 (TES) + 43.76 (PCS) -2.00 (DED) = 83.04
51.02 (SP) + 83.04 (FS) = 134.06
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