1) Selena Zhao
Music: Spanish Fantasy
2) Karen Chen
Music: The Chairman's Waltz
3) Madison DeLuca
Music: Moon River
4) Morgan Sewall
Music: Requiem for a Tower
5) Bradie Tennell
Music: Selections from Anastasia
6) Olivia Serafini
Music: Take The 5th
7) Brianna Laxson
Music: Totentanz
8) Dyllan McIntee
Music: Incarnation
9) Amanda Gelb
Music: Selections from Amelie
10) Madison Vinci
Music: Umbrellas of Cherbourg
11) Avery Kurtz
Music: Hernando's Hideaway
12) Amber Glenn
Music: El Tango De Roxanne
Music: Spanish Fantasy
- A lot of energy coming out of the gate, a little thrashy
- Her elbows are really out to the sides on her jumps, but she rotates really quickly and has a nice high free leg in the exit
- Step out of the double axel, maybe two-footed
- Her upper body is really stiff, if she would free up a little bit, I think she'd come off as much more expressive
- She looks very happy with that performance, good for her!
2) Karen Chen
Music: The Chairman's Waltz
- She is a Cali girl so she has a lot of home fans there yelling for her
- She is an itty bitty thing, I can't wait to see her jump
- She is incredibly expressive in her upper body and head, amazing for her age
- Sits the first jump down
- Incredibly flexibility and speed on the spins
- Gorgeous, spiral, I love the position changes
- I'm obsessed with the way she uses her upper body, especially in the footwork
- She's more expressive that a lot of senior skaters
- Exquisite layback, haircutter, biellman
- Great body lines
3) Madison DeLuca
Music: Moon River
- At 16, this young lady is on the older end of the Novice ladies
- She was looking down at the ice going into the first jump, I have no idea how she landed it
- She totally had that 2nd jump had she fought a little harder, but just sat it down right at the end
- The transitions and linking steps into the 3rd jump are nice, but she seemed to run out of speed going into the jump
- She looks down a lot, I'd love to see her look up and out!
4) Morgan Sewall
Music: Requiem for a Tower
- I love this costume, I like the water-color aspect, but I don't know that it suits "Requiem for a Dream"
- Wide step out of the first jump, not sure if that counts as a fall
- One arm over head variation on the next jump
- I like the arms-up variation on the layback spin, but the foot needs to be pointed harder
- A lot of arm movements on the footwork sequence, but I wish they would incorporate the whole upper body
- Good low pike on the sit spin, but the foot needs to point
- The combination spin is a little slow to be placed on that driving music at the end, that is a choreographic issue though
5) Bradie Tennell
Music: Selections from Anastasia
- I'm pretty sure I just picked out her mom in the audience by how nervous she looks
- Fall on the first jump, just didn't have the height
- But she kept her smile, which I love!
- Good double axel to recover
- You can tell she really loves this music and loves to skate
- She is really rising to the build of the music in this footwork sequence
- She shows really good flexibility
- A little wild on the illusions, but I think she just had energy to burn
- She was a joy to watch
6) Olivia Serafini
Music: Take The 5th
- I like this costume, it's very jazzy
- I'd love to see a big smile on her face to match this uptempo music
- Now she's smiling, after landing her first two jumping passes
- She's pitched a little forward at the hips on that spread eagle, takes it into a nice double axel
- She lands all the jumps, and now she is having more fun with the performance
- Really good job, she'll be very happy with that
7) Brianna Laxson
Music: Totentanz
- I had the chance to see her skate live at Michael Weiss' show this fall and she was great
- Amazing speed
- Wild coming out of the 2nd jump in combination, but landed nonetheless
- She has so much speed and explosiveness going into these jumps!
- She looks just a little wild, I'd like to see a little more control, but I appreciate her attack
- This is a very bold music choice for a 13-year-old, but she's living up to it
- Amazing she held onto that Biellman, she had a fistful of hair caught between her hand and her leg
- Oh no, she fell in her footwork! Luckily she didn't miss an element, should still pull a big score
8) Dyllan McIntee
Music: Incarnation
- She looks like Danielle Kahle!
- I forgot how much I loved this piece of music
- She has a very high wrap on her jumps, little technical issue she'll need to fix
- I really like this costume, it has a lot of detail, and I like the iridescent quality
- A lot of one-leg work in the footwork, and really good use of her knees
9) Amanda Gelb
Music: Selections from Amelie
- Very clean 3-2 combination
- A lot of the tano-variation on jumps today
- Very fast rotation and good flexibility in the layback
- She seems very focused, she's in the zone
- I love her spin variations
- She is a nice clean, quiet skater
- I think that should put her at the top
10) Madison Vinci
Music: Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- She his a lovely, lyrical skater, very mature looking
- That first jump was so tilted in the air, I have no idea how she saved it
- I love the costume, a very elegant look combined with the hair
- She wraps really tightly for quick rotation
- I love her use of her whole body, particularly her head, in the footwork
11) Avery Kurtz
Music: Hernando's Hideaway
- Ahh, one of my favorite pieces of music!!
- She has so much energy, I love her attack and her attention to the latin flair of the piece
- Great fight on this footwork
- I'm not crazy about the costume, it's very busy, but it is youthful
- I hate these long waits for scores!
12) Amber Glenn
Music: El Tango De Roxanne
- Is she wearing black lipstick??
- Oh goodness here we go on another piece of wayyy overused music
- She is attacking this like nobody's business, but it's hard to get past the music
- She is a fierce little diva, I love her presences and her speed
- She has every nuance down pat, including the hand and head movements
- Amazing flexibility on that Biellman spin
- I love the stretch in the camel and the overall speed in all the spins
Bradie is a beautiful skater but she is a mean girl. She is verbally abusive to other skaters
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