1) Yasmin Siraj
2) Mirai Nagasu
3) Haley Dunne
4) Morgan Bell
5) Alissa Czisny
6) McKinzie Daniels
9) Angela Wang
10) Aimee Buchanan
13) Caroline Zhang
14) Ashley Wagner
15) Rachael Flatt
16) Sophia Adams
17) Kiri Baga
18) Christina Gao
19) Leah Keiser
Music: Daphnis et Chloe
- Yasmin has the highest score from Sectionals of anyone who went through the qualifying rounds
- She is a beautifully elegant skater
- I love this short program on her, gorgeous costume
- 3t-2t combination, she usually does a 3-3, but she's battling an injury
- She has a ton of speed
- Fall on the triple lutz, very tilted in the air
- I love that back and forth Ina Bauer
- Nice position in the traditional layback
- She picked up some extra points in the entrance to that double axel
28.58 (TES) + 24.38 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 51.96
2) Mirai Nagasu
Music: Danzarin
- Come on Mirai!
- Mirai is looking to be in really good shape
- Nice calm intensity in this opening section
- That was a very funky landing on that triple loop, she really fought for that one
- 3lz-2t was very close to the wall
- Nice double axel
- She gets so far back on that layback, that is something that was not affected by the growth spurt
- Great variation on that back camel
- Good footwork, but I really want more fire out of her
- She is intense, but I'd like a little more excitement
30.17 (TES) + 28.85 (PCS) = 59.02
3) Haley Dunne
Music: Tosca Fantasy
- Nice 3t-3t, second jump was probably short of rotation
- I really like her style, she is very passionate
- This is a very graceful and elegant performance
- Nice clean double axel
- Wonderful free leg position on the layback
- Great skate from her overall
26.79 (TES) + 24.62 (PCS) = 51.41
4) Morgan Bell
Music: Assassin's Tango
- Very aggressive from the start
- That was a fierce opening
- Spread eagle into a good double axel, pitched forward just a bit
- Triple-single I think that was?
- This started out so well, but there are definitely some rough spots
- She was a break out star in the short program last year
19.06 (TES) + 20.49 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 38.55
5) Alissa Czisny
Music: La Vie en Rose
- She looked very settled in warm-up
- Looking very calm
- Nice 3lz-2t combination
- I love the arrangement of this music
- Very tilted in the air on that second jump, but held it up
- Popped that axel into a single, caught an edge, that was really a fluke thing
- I always say it, but she looks like she's in fast forward when she spins
31.94 (TES) + 31.20 (PCS) = 63.14
6) McKinzie Daniels
Music: Love Story
- That blush is just a lot
- Good spring on that opening combination
- She is really a very fast skater
- This costume doesn't scream Taylor Swift to me
- Landed all the jumps
- I really love hearing a contemporary music
(TES) + (PCS) = 49.96
7) Nina Jiang
Music: Man with the Golden Arm
- Great triple lutz from our youngest competitor out there
- I loved that hydroblade moment
- Nice Rippon variation on that 3t-2t combination
- She is very elegant and stylish skater
- She is only 14, she'll be someone to watch in the upcoming years
- I love seeing a youngster make such a splash
28.39 (TES) + 25.27 (PCS) = 53.66
8) Joelle Forte
Music: Cirque du Soleil
- She was a surprise standout last year, so she'll have a little more pressure this year
- She fought that 3lz-2t
- She doesn't look completely over her legs today, she seems a little stiff
- Nice clean double axel, she's settling into the program a little more after the halfway point
- I really like her skating, she seems more elegant this year than in the past
- I think doing Skate America and getting some exposure did wonders for her self-confidence
26.54 (TES) + 21.59 (PCS) = 48.13
9) Angela Wang
Music: A League of their Own
- That is quite a fierce dress out there
- That was an odd fall, she seemed to have it, but didn't check to stop the rotation
- I love the look of that costume out on the ice, it's so different
- Really crisp double axel, not a lot of height, but quick rotation
- This program is a little slow moving for me
- She doesn't look pleased, but she did have some great moments despite the fall
27.24 (TES) + 22.74 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 48.98
10) Aimee Buchanan
Music:
- It has to be touching coming in at the last minute to replace another skater
- She is really looking down at the ice a lot, open up your chest and smile!
- She looks really uptight and nervous, which I totally get
- She has a nice stretch in that back camel
- Now we get a nice smile!
- I love that she is thrilled just to be there, good for her for having a good attitude!
19.49 (TES) + 18.28 (PCS) = 37.77
11) Agnes Zawadzki
Music: Harlem Nocturne
- Her hair and makeup are so harsh
- She looks so much more mature this year, more polished and better packaging
- Fantastic 3t-3t with great speed and precision
- Easy 3lz
- She is looking ON tonight
- I'm loving her right now!
- I love that every gesture and movement is exactly with the music and nothing is wasted
- This is a very well composed short program and she's showing more confidence than we've seen all season from her
- I feel like doing a double axel toward the end of the short is kind of her thing
- I'm obsessed with her toe point on that final spin!
- Leaving Tom Z was the best thing she ever did for herself
35.65 (TES) + 30.59 (PCS) = 66.24
12) Vanessa Lam
Music: Con te Partiro
- She was a "breakout star last year" but if you've been following the Junior Grand Prix, she's been great for years
- I love her elegance, she is a quiet, subtle skater
- She is fantastic in her expression
- She is a good jumper, but where she draws you in is with her face and her expression
- Point that toe on the sit spin
30.43 (TES) + 24.14 (PCS) = 54.57
13) Caroline Zhang
Music: Rushing Wings of Dawn
- Keep the momentum going!
- Very nice 3lo-3lo combination!
- I'm dying over that combination right now
- Nice flying camel, I don't love the broken leg position
- Give us some face Caroline, we want to see your smile
- Huge smile erupted once she knew she landed all the jumps
- Needs just a tiny bit more stretch in that leg catch spin
- Phenomenal job on that final layback spin, as per the usual for her
- Karen Kwan and her magic braid have fixed Caroline Zhang!
31.53 (TES) + 28.65 (PCS) = 60.18
14) Ashley Wagner
Music: Pollock
- I love this costume on her, such gorgeous beading and detail
- She has a great upper body, who is her trainer?
- Fantastic speed
- 3flip-2toe in the Adam Rippon variation
- I love this music, it's very postmodern
- I love her relationship to the music and the audience
- Great triple loop
- Perfect double axel, and now she can just sell the rest
- I'm so glad she's gotten over that hump of struggling in the short
- She is in control out there, nobody is getting between her and what she wants
- Great job engaging the audience in eye contact on that spread eagle
32.63 (TES) + 30.63 (PCS) = 63.06
15) Rachael Flatt
Music: East of Eden
- I loved this program last year at Nationals because it was so out of character for Rachel
- 3lz-2toe with a nice glide out of it
- Good 3flip, she is finally smiling!
- Singled the axel, that's going to hurt her scores big time
- I love that Ina Bauer
- She is building some nice speed here
- I wish that her face would match the expression in her body in that step sequence
24.96 (TES) + 27.75 (PCS) = 52.71
16) Sophia Adams
Music: Music of Hope
- I like her expression a lot, both on her face and in her upper body
- Really nice spiral position, almost a complete split position
- I haven't seen this skater before but I like her a lot! She looks so happy just to be out there on the ice!
27.00 (TES) + 24.40 (PCS) = 51.40
17) Kiri Baga
Music: Piano Fantasy
- She is fighting for these jumps, but landing them nonetheless
- She has a lot of strength to hold onto some of those landings that others would let go of
- Some nice, unique positions on those spins
- That use of one leg on the footwork was great
- Really solid performance from Kiri, showed a fighting spirit
26.01 (TES) + 24.14 (PCS) = 50.15
18) Christina Gao
Music: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
- 3f-2toe combination
- She's struggled every since she went through the growth spurt
- 3loop is a very popular jump tonight
- She needs to really straighten out her legs and use those long limbs to her advantage
- She is really coming into her own and getting better throughout the program
- I love her unique spin variations
- Very nice job from Christina
28.78 (TES) + 25.85 (PCS) = 54.63
19) Leah Keiser
Music: Intro and Rondo Capriciosso
- Unfortunate fall on that combination after a great warm-up
- That triple flip was clean as a whistle
- This costume is fantastic
- She is so spunky, I love her personality out on the ice
- She has potential and the right attitude, just needs a little time and some more refinement
29.58 (TES) + 23.86 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 52.44
YES CAROLINE IS BACK
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