1) Richard Dornbush
Music: Symphony No. 5
2) Adam Rippon
Music: Korobushko
3) Scott Dyer
Music: Sing, Sing, Sing
4) Alexander Johnson
Music: O Mio Babbino Caro
5) Alexander Aiken
Music: Paint It Black
6) William Brewster
Music:
7) Ross Miner
Music: Para Ti
8) Jonathan Cassar
Music: Tango de Roxanne
9) Wesley Campbell
Music: Concierto D'Aranjuez
10) Daniel Raad
Music: Kashmir
11) Max Aaron
Music: Assassin's Tango
12) Grant Hochstein
Music: Clair de Lune
13) Brandon Mroz
Music: Mack the Knife
14) Douglas Razzano
Music: Piano Concerto No. 2
15) Keegan Messing
Music: Robin Hood
16) Jason Brown
Music: Grand Guignol
17) Jeremy Abbott
Music: Swing
18) Armin Mahbanoozadeh
Music: Kashmir
19) Joshua Farris
Music: Clair de Lune
20) Stephen Carriere
Music: La Vie en Rose
36.88 (TES) + 34.94 (PCS) = 71.82
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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"
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
