2012 US Figure Skating Championships: Senior Men's Short Program LIVE Coverage

1) Richard Dornbush
  Music: Symphony No. 5

• Skating really fast thus far
• Oh no, fall on the triple lutz, not a good start
• Popped the axel into a single, very hard way for him to start his Nationals
• Oh no, a single flip
• My heart goes out to him right now
• I like that he's still maintaining the intensity of performance
• Just not his day, but he'll have better ones, I'm sure of it

  19.73 (TES) + 32.86 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 51.59

2) Adam Rippon
  Music: Korobushko

• I hope he can pick up the energy in this room
• Beautiful 3f-3t combo, beautiful and easy
• Gorgeous triple axel
• He looks very quiet and calm
• I think it's impossible for him to hit a bad position
• Fantastic Rippon-Lutz, as per usual
• He is a little more firey tonight than I've seen him before
• He is really selling it in this step sequence, fantastic, good for him

44.08 (TES) + 38.86 (PCS) = 82.94

3) Scott Dyer
  Music: Sing, Sing, Sing

• Oh now, 3 sal was clean, but slipped on the 3 loop
• Very jazzy, good musicality here
• Double axel, not a triple like others here
• Nice stretch and flexibility in the spin
• Triple lutz, a lot of snow flying on that landing
• Good skills, good basics

  33.60 (TES) + 33.89 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 66.49

4) Alexander Johnson
  Music: O Mio Babbino Caro

• This is one of my favorite opera arias, a joy for any singer
• Only a double axel
• Chest slightly down on the triple flip landing, but mostly clean
• I love that he extends his energy the whole way through his fingertips
• Stumble out of that triple lutz, almost went into the boards
• I like that he throws his head back in those spins, he extends the body line well through that
• A bit of a botched camel, he well may lose credit for that
• I liked the soft quality of that program, but for a short program it wasn't clean enough

  25.33 (TES) + 32.40 (PCS) = 57.73

5) Alexander Aiken
  Music: Paint It Black

• Lots of energy going into that triple axel, under-rotated and a fall
• 3lz-3t, just squeaked that out
• He seems really anxious out there and uptight
• I can tell he really wants to get off the ice at this point
• Nice high split jump
• Nice start for his first year as a senior
• Paul Wylie sighting

  23.87 (TES) + 26.18 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 49.05

6) William Brewster
  Music:

• I'm loving this purple on him
• Really good 3s-3t, easy combo, but well executed
• 3lz
• 2a
• He's done everything that was asked of him, now he needs to sell it
• Good gentle flow, nothing seems forced or muscled
• I like the fierce little attitude going into the that step sequence
• Really nice subtleties, down to the head and hands movements

  30.37 (TES) + 25.33 (PCS) = 55.70

7) Ross Miner
  Music: Para Ti

• I love the costume, it's simple, but still has bling
• Really deep knees going into that 3A, great smooth landing
• He goes so fast and bakes it look easy, just gliding like nobody's business
• Wonky landing out of that combination, will lose some GOE marks, but landed it
• Lovely triple flip
• Fantastic speed in that spin sequence
• He's selling the choreography, that footwork will get a high level
• Aside from the funky landing, he'll be happy with that short
• He rose to the occasion in terms of laying down a clean short

  41.48 (TES) + 37.42 (PCS) = 78.90

8) Jonathan Cassar
  Music: Tango de Roxanne

• Great attack of this choreography
• 3lz-2t
• 2a out of an Ina Bauer
• He doesn't have the difficult jumps, but what he does is so beautiful
• He is a force out on the ice, he takes command
• Going all out in selling the spins and steps
• Exquisite spread eagle as well
• Fantastic "performance"

  33.40 (TES) + 34.46 (PCS) = 67.86

9) Wesley Campbell
  Music: Concierto D'Aranjuez

• Wow, that boy is as tall as a tight end, let's see how he skates tonight
• Very high wrap on that 1lz-2t combination
• Double axel
• His technical marks will suffer tonight because of that popped lutz
• He is remarkable good at getting into those knees for such a tall guy
• Very fast spins, especially in those crossing variations
• Not the best, but he got through

  18.07 (TES) + 27.86 (PCS) = 45.93

10) Daniel Raad
  Music: Kashmir

• I love the metallic and bling on that costume
• Terribly long lead-in, but really tight triple axel
• Triple flip-3 turn-3triple toe
• That smock kind of breaks up the lines in the spins as it flaps about
• Traveling quite a bit on the spins and losing speeds
• I think he's one of those "all jumps" guys, but they are huge
• Looked to have run out of energy by the time he hit that last jump

  26.76 (TES) + 21.35 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 47.11

11) Max Aaron
  Music: Assassin's Tango

• I'm loving the sparkles and the details on the back of his top
• Very subtle attention to detail on this opening choreography
• Quad sal! First quad of the night, made it look really easy, he was not phased at all
• A little wild in the air on that triple axel, but he reeled it in and landed
• The spins could be better, but we know he is more a jumper
• 3lz-3toe were very off in the air, but he pulled it out, he's a fighter that one
• All his landings are so quiet
• Good speed in this one-leg segment in the step sequence
• He's not flashy by any means, but he does the work and does it well

  42.76 (TES) + 33.25 (PCS) = 76.01

12) Grant Hochstein
  Music: Clair de Lune

• Fantastic use of the upper body, very expressive
• 3lz-3t
• Under-rotated the triple axel, he hung back a little too long, landed on crossed feet
• Beautiful triple loop, though not the more difficult triple flip we see from most of these men
• Really soft knees, great bend
• Beautiful spinning positions

 35.03 (TES) + 33.86 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 67.89

13) Brandon Mroz
  Music: Mack the Knife

• He's giving us a little face there at the beginning!
• Fall on the Quad toe, but it looked rotated so he'll get full credit
• Really low landing on that triple axel, good save, took a lot of strength to eek that out
• 3f-2t, looked so hard for him to pull out the landings
• It's unfortunate for it to go down like this, especially in a skater who has such fantastic jumps when he's on
• I think he gave up on it before he even took the ice, sad to see for such a talented guy

  34.43 (TES) + 34.04 (PCS) -1.00 (DED)= 67.47

14) Douglas Razzano
  Music: Piano Concerto No. 2

• I loved him last year, I hope that Doug shows up tonight
• Lovely speed into that 3A
• His expression is very subtle, like a refreshing breeze
• Unfortunate quad toe, looked fully rotated
• 3t-3t, not the difficulty of many skaters
• It's sad to see such a hard-working skater not reap the benefits of all of their work
• He's very regal, very proper on the ice

  39.17 (TES) + 34.33 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 72.50

15) Keegan Messing
  Music: Robin Hood

• This kid is such a character
• Ginormous triple axel
• He blew us away last season making the final group in the free
• 3lz-3toe, good saves
• His spins are so fast
• He reminds me so much of Kevin Van Der Perren
• Triple flip, no quad, come on Keegan!
• This is kind of a like a caricature of Robin Hood
• He is a wild skater, like he just throws everything like a bomb

  41.44 (TES) + 35.22 (PCS) = 76.66

16) Jason Brown
  Music: Grand Guignol

• Jason has this light about him, he and his coach have complimentary personalities
• Fantastic use of the whole body, so articulate and specific in his movements
• 3lz-3toe was crisp and clean
• I love the hand gestures in the spins, and just everywhere
• 3f-maybe a little two footed
• Fantastic stretch in the camel spin
• I'm loving this unitard
• He's fascinating, I feel like he has an artist's soul
• Love that high kick
• He will be a crowd pleaser for years to come

  39.29 (TES) + 36.39 (PCS) = 75.68

17) Jeremy Abbott
  Music: Swing

• I'm obsessed with those glittery suspenders
• Hate Benji Schwimmer, love this program
• Every ounce of this is so stylized
• Perfect 3f-3t, looked so calm
• Gorgeous triple axel, that was as smooth as they come
• That footwork really scuffs up some snow, but it adds to the effect
• Nobody acts like he does
• Steps right up into a triple lutz
• Jeremy is back!
• Little traveling and balance check on that scratch spin
• He is putting this on for the fans and himself, I feel like he's not even thinking of judges right now
• Fantastic!

  45.78 (TES) + 44.45 (PCS) = 90.23

18) Armin Mahbanoozadeh
  Music: Kashmir

• Made a coaching change, looking more confident
• Good 3a, 3f-3t
• He's ticking off the elements which is exactly what you want in a good short
• He is very calm tonight, very smooth and fast
• He uses the whole body well, and the arm movements actually mean something, it's not just flailing
• Fantastic improvement from him after a difficult GP series

  44.54 (TES) + 36.12 (PCS) = 80.66

19) Joshua Farris
  Music: Clair de Lune

• I died for him all Junior Grand Prix season, he was like a breath of fresh air
• Oh no, that was a very awkward landing on the triple axel
• He seems very tense tonight, usually he's so calm and smooth
• Oh no, he just tripped a little in footwork, he's just not the relaxed skater we saw all year
• Such beautiful lightness to those spins

  33.65 (TES) + 32.78 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 65.43

20) Stephen Carriere
  Music: La Vie en Rose

• This is a new approach to La Vie en Rose
• Gigantic 3a, but a stumble out
• Good 3a-3t combo
• He's almost a little too fast, seems out of control

  36.88 (TES) + 34.94 (PCS) = 71.82

Start No.	Name	Score
1	17	Jeremy Abbott, Detroit SC	90.23
2	2	Adam Rippon, SC of NY	82.94
3	18	Armin Mahbanoozadeh, WA FSC	80.66
4	7	Ross Miner, SC Of Boston	78.90
5	15	Keegan Messing, AK Assoc of Figure Skaters	76.66
6	11	Max Aaron, Broadmoor SC	76.01
7	16	Jason Brown, Skokie Valley SC	75.68
8	14	Douglas Razzano, Coyotes SC of AZ	72.50
9	20	Stephen Carriere, SC Of Boston	71.82
10	12	Grant Hochstein, St. Clair Shores FSC	67.89
11	8	Jonathan Cassar, All Year FSC	67.86
12	13	Brandon Mroz, Broadmoor SC	67.47
13	3	Scott Dyer, All Year FSC	66.49
14	19	Joshua Farris, Broadmoor SC	65.43
15	4	Alexander Johnson, Broadmoor SC	57.73
16	6	William Brewster, Detroit SC	55.70
17	1	Richard Dornbush, All Year FSC	51.59
18	5	Alexander Aiken, Atlanta FSC	49.05
19	10	Daniel Raad, FL Everblades FSC	47.11
20	9	Wesley Campbell, Colonial FSC	45.93