2014 SKATE CANADA: Ladies Preview

Much like the mens event, there are no clear favorites here in the ladies event at Skate Canada. About five different ladies could win this event, so it will be fun to watch. I have a feeling someone is going to even bomb the short program and come back with a strong free to medal. Anything can happen when there isn't a true headliner.

My Podium Predictions:
Gold: Anna Pogorilaya (RUS)
Silver: Ashley "Diva" Wagner (USA)
Bronze: Satoko Miyahara (JPN)

Anna Pogorilaya (RUS) is another in a long line of up and coming young Russian Divas. Girlfriend surprised us all by finishing fourth at Worlds in 2014 post-Sochi. She has been overshadowed by Sotnikova, Tuktamysheva, and Radionova in recent years, but she seems poised to make a name for herself and break out here.

Ashley Wagner (USA) is entering a crucial season. She will have to fight all of the critics that say she is too old, as well as all the young skaters who very well may prove she is too old. I question her decision to do the Moulin Rouge free skate, because I don't think it helps to fix her image. However, this might be her way of saying screw the skating establishment, I'm doing what ever I want. She tends to peak early in the season, so I don't see her leaving Canada without a medal of some color. She needs to make a strong showing to prove to USFS that she is worth investing in with another trip to Worlds.

Satoko  Miyahara (JPN) has a huge role to fill with Mao Asada moving on. The classic Japanese ladies have all gone, and they are waiting for their next champion to emerge. Satoko was a junior circuit star, but she never won a junior World medal. She peaks early in the season so I see her putting up a strong fight here. She won the Gardenia Trophy and the Lombardia Trophy here, so she shouldn't be rusty at all.

The Rest of the Field:
Brooklee Han (AUS)-14th at 2014 Four Continents, 20th at 2014 Olympics, 19th at 2014 Worlds, 4th at 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy, 10th at 2014 Skate America
Alaine Chartrand (CAN)-5th at 2014 World Juniors, 7th at 2014 Four Continents, 4th at 2014 US International Classic
Veronik Mallet (CAN)-13th at 2014 Four Continents, 7th at 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
Julianne Seguin (CAN)-3rd at 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic
Rika Hongo (JPN)-8th at 2014 Junior Worlds, 1st at 2014 Triglav Trophy, 1st at 2014 Asian Open, 3rd at 2014 Finlandia Trophy
Hae Jin Kim (KOR)-6th at 2014 Four Continents, 16th at 2014 Olympics, 23rd at 2014 Worlds, 5th at 2014 Asian Open, 9th at 2014 O. Nepela
Alena Leonova (RUS)-4th at 2014 Europeans, 2nd at 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
Viktoria Helgesson (SWE)-14th at 2014 Europeans, 27th at 2014 Olympics, 2nd at 2014 Nordics, 8th at 2014 Lombardia, 4th at 2014 O. Nepela
Courtney Hicks (USA)-5th at 2014 Four Continents, 2nd at 2014 US International

2011 Junior Grand Prix of Italy: Ladies Short Program Results & Videos

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Julia LIPNITSKAIA	RUS	63.71	35.94		27.77	6.93	6.71	7.11	7.00	6.96	0.00	#28
2	Hannah MILLER	USA	52.78	27.74		25.04	6.32	6.07	6.32	6.25	6.32	0.00	#27
3	Anna SHERSHAK	RUS	51.48	28.14		23.34	6.04	5.43	5.93	5.93	5.86	0.00	#12
4	So-Youn PARK	KOR	49.06	25.88		23.18	6.07	5.54	5.82	5.71	5.82	0.00	#21
5	Ziquan ZHAO	CHN	45.80	26.97		19.83	5.29	4.79	4.93	5.04	4.75	1.00	#5
6	Kate CHARBONNEAU	CAN	45.78	25.66		20.12	5.29	4.82	5.00	5.07	4.96	0.00	#4
7	Satoko MIYAHARA	JPN	44.91	21.69		23.22	6.00	5.68	5.93	5.68	5.75	0.00	#23
8	Courtney HICKS	USA	43.95	23.35		22.60	6.00	5.50	5.36	5.89	5.50	2.00	#14
9	Isabelle OLSSON	SWE	43.85	24.46		20.39	5.25	4.79	5.14	5.14	5.18	1.00	#20
10	Saya UENO	JPN	43.09	23.26		19.83	5.25	4.68	5.04	4.96	4.86	0.00	#30
11	Eveliina VILJANEN	FIN	40.71	21.79		18.92	4.75	4.50	4.86	4.71	4.82	0.00	#2
12	Sandy HOFFMANN	GER	38.33	19.61		19.72	5.07	4.57	4.96	5.04	5.00	1.00	#22
13	Mimi Tanasorn CHINDASOOK	THA	38.09	20.35		17.74	4.61	4.18	4.54	4.43	4.43	0.00	#25
14	Caterina ANDERMARCHER	ITA	37.83	19.58		18.25	4.75	4.43	4.75	4.43	4.46	0.00	#16
15	Brooklee HAN	AUS	37.68	21.94		16.74	4.39	3.82	4.18	4.25	4.29	1.00	#3
16	Romy BUEHLER	SUI	37.59	18.82		18.77	4.82	4.46	4.68	4.79	4.71	0.00	#15
17	Anita MADSEN	DEN	37.06	19.00		18.06	4.75	4.29	4.54	4.57	4.43	0.00	#26
18	Sabrina SCHULZ	AUT	36.40	18.61		17.79	4.64	4.18	4.50	4.46	4.46	0.00	#9
19	Laurine LECAVELIER	FRA	34.71	18.20		18.51	4.93	4.43	4.43	4.79	4.57	2.00	#11
20	Victoria MANNI	ITA	33.43	15.55		17.88	4.50	4.18	4.68	4.50	4.50	0.00	#19
21	Micol CRISTINI	ITA	32.24	14.50		17.74	4.64	4.32	4.46	4.46	4.29	0.00	#31
22	Isabella SCHUSTER	GRE	31.72	18.83		12.89	3.36	3.04	3.21	3.29	3.21	0.00	#18
23	Alexandra KUNOVA	SVK	31.14	16.05		15.09	3.96	3.50	3.86	3.82	3.71	0.00	#8
24	Elena MANGAS	ESP	31.03	15.66		16.37	4.36	3.75	4.14	4.21	4.00	1.00	#24
25	Denisa SANDU	ROU	30.89	17.83		13.06	3.36	3.14	3.32	3.36	3.14	0.00	#1
26	Isadora WILLIAMS	BRA	28.61	14.07		16.54	4.43	3.82	4.07	4.18	4.18	2.00	#29
27	Tsz Ying Crystal CHIK	HKG	27.37	14.68		13.69	3.54	3.21	3.32	3.57	3.46	1.00	#17
28	Ashley BRICKMAN	PHI	24.73	11.94		13.79	3.64	3.14	3.50	3.50	3.46	1.00	#10
29	Anais CLAES	BEL	24.37	12.21		14.16	3.64	3.25	3.39	3.68	3.75	2.00	#13
30	Aislin ROSADO	MEX	24.18	11.63		13.55	3.50	3.36	3.36	3.54	3.18	1.00	#6
31	Deirdre FAEGRE	IRL	18.82	10.33		9.49	2.61	2.32	2.29	2.43	2.21	1.00	#7

Julia Lipnitskaia (RUS) 63.71





Hannah Miller (USA) 52.78





Anna Shershak (RUS) 51.48

2011 Junior Grand Prix of Poland: Ladies Results & Videos

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Julia LIPNITSKAIA	RUS	112.14	61.07		51.07	6.57	6.21	6.50	6.39	6.25	0.00	#21
2	Satoko MIYAHARA	JPN	105.74	56.53		49.21	6.29	5.96	6.11	6.21	6.18	0.00	#24
3	Samantha CESARIO	USA	101.62	51.86		49.76	6.21	6.07	6.29	6.32	6.21	0.00	#23
4	Miu SATO	JPN	88.40	41.30		48.10	6.50	5.71	5.96	6.00	5.89	1.00	#22
5	Kate CHARBONNEAU	CAN	79.75	34.61		45.14	5.75	5.50	5.57	5.68	5.71	0.00	#25
6	Monika SIMANCIKOVA	SVK	77.50	39.68		38.82	5.04	4.54	4.86	4.96	4.86	1.00	#13
7	Alina FJODOROVA	LAT	76.52	40.65		36.87	4.93	4.36	4.68	4.57	4.50	1.00	#16
8	Lauren DINH	USA	76.27	34.72		42.55	5.57	5.14	5.25	5.39	5.25	1.00	#19
9	Kristina ZASEEVA	RUS	75.29	39.04		39.25	5.21	4.79	4.64	4.96	4.93	3.00	#17
10	Rebecka EMANUELSSON	SWE	75.03	37.78		37.25	4.68	4.57	4.68	4.71	4.64	0.00	#11
11	Romy BUEHLER	SUI	73.63	36.91		37.72	5.00	4.29	4.79	4.75	4.75	1.00	#12
12	Anais VENTARD	FRA	71.89	31.22		42.67	5.39	5.14	5.07	5.54	5.54	2.00	#18
13	Juulia TURKKILA	FIN	69.00	33.32		36.68	4.71	4.46	4.57	4.61	4.57	1.00	#15
14	Elizaveta UKOLOVA	CZE	64.00	31.85		33.15	4.29	4.00	4.11	4.25	4.07	1.00	#10
15	Carol BRESSANUTTI	ITA	63.52	28.06		36.46	4.54	4.50	4.43	4.64	4.68	1.00	#6
16	Ksenia BAKUSHEVA	BLR	62.36	29.61		33.75	4.39	4.07	4.25	4.25	4.14	1.00	#8
17	Alina MILEVSKAIA	UKR	59.91	22.98		37.93	4.89	4.57	4.64	4.93	4.68	1.00	#20
18	Jasmine Alexandra COSTA	EST	54.21	23.49		31.72	4.50	3.82	3.68	4.11	3.71	1.00	#9
19	Brittany LAU	SIN	53.05	23.45		29.60	4.00	3.46	3.71	3.79	3.54	0.00	#2
20	Beatrice MEILUNAITE	LTU	52.59	26.68		26.91	3.57	3.14	3.36	3.46	3.29	1.00	#1
21	Agata KRYGER	POL	50.33	20.29		33.04	4.43	4.07	3.86	4.25	4.04	3.00	#14
22	Michelle COUWENBERG	NED	49.04	20.02		31.02	4.04	3.64	3.75	4.00	3.96	2.00	#3
23	Stephanie RIGLEY	GBR	45.63	18.64		29.99	3.86	3.64	3.57	3.96	3.71	3.00	#7
24	Ema LIPOVSCAK	CRO	40.31	15.53		25.78	3.36	3.07	3.07	3.36	3.25	1.00	#5
25	Maral-Erdene GANSUKH	MGL	35.41	16.78		22.63	3.04	2.71	2.61	3.07	2.71	4.00	#4

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Julia LIPNITSKAIA	RUS	172.51	1	1
2	Satoko MIYAHARA	JPN	162.20	2	2
3	Samantha CESARIO	USA	153.84	3	3
4	Miu SATO	JPN	135.60	5	4
5	Kate CHARBONNEAU	CAN	128.66	4	5
6	Lauren DINH	USA	123.20	6	8
7	Kristina ZASEEVA	RUS	120.29	8	9
8	Anais VENTARD	FRA	116.95	7	12
9	Alina FJODOROVA	LAT	116.63	10	7
10	Monika SIMANCIKOVA	SVK	114.78	13	6
11	Rebecka EMANUELSSON	SWE	114.40	11	10
12	Romy BUEHLER	SUI	109.61	14	11
13	Juulia TURKKILA	FIN	103.71	15	13
14	Alina MILEVSKAIA	UKR	101.32	9	17
15	Elizaveta UKOLOVA	CZE	96.89	16	14
16	Carol BRESSANUTTI	ITA	96.40	17	15
17	Ksenia BAKUSHEVA	BLR	91.59	19	16
18	Agata KRYGER	POL	87.94	12	21
19	Jasmine Alexandra COSTA	EST	85.93	18	18
20	Beatrice MEILUNAITE	LTU	80.57	22	20
21	Brittany LAU	SIN	78.08	23	19
22	Michelle COUWENBERG	NED	77.25	21	22
23	Stephanie RIGLEY	GBR	73.91	20	23
24	Ema LIPOVSCAK	CRO	65.03	24	24
25	Maral-Erdene GANSUKH	MGL	54.52	25	25

Julia Lipnitskaia (RUS) 172.51





Satoko Miyahara (JPN) 162.50





Samantha Cesario (USA)

2011 Junior Grand Prix of Poland: Ladies Short Program Top 3

Julia Lipnitskaia (RUS) 60.37



Satoko Miyahara (JPN) 56.46



Samantha Cesario (USA) 52.22

2011 Junior Grand Prix of Poland: Ladies Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Julia LIPNITSKAIA	RUS	60.37	34.42		25.95	6.57	6.36	6.46	6.54	6.50	0.00	#24
2	Satoko MIYAHARA	JPN	56.46	32.80		23.66	5.86	5.82	5.96	6.00	5.93	0.00	#8
3	Samantha CESARIO	USA	52.22	29.00		23.22	5.89	5.54	5.89	5.82	5.89	0.00	#12
4	Kate CHARBONNEAU	CAN	48.91	27.43		21.48	5.43	5.07	5.46	5.39	5.50	0.00	#16
5	Miu SATO	JPN	47.20	25.34		22.86	6.11	5.64	5.46	5.75	5.61	1.00	#11
6	Lauren DINH	USA	46.93	26.02		20.91	5.39	5.00	5.21	5.29	5.25	0.00	#3
7	Anais VENTARD	FRA	45.06	24.64		20.42	5.07	4.93	5.14	5.25	5.14	0.00	#2
8	Kristina ZASEEVA	RUS	45.00	23.58		21.42	5.46	5.18	5.29	5.43	5.43	0.00	#17
9	Alina MILEVSKAIA	UKR	41.41	21.61		19.80	4.89	4.82	4.96	5.04	5.04	0.00	#14
10	Alina FJODOROVA	LAT	40.11	22.14		17.97	4.68	4.21	4.54	4.54	4.50	0.00	#9
11	Rebecka EMANUELSSON	SWE	39.37	21.69		17.68	4.43	4.29	4.39	4.46	4.54	0.00	#5
12	Agata KRYGER	POL	37.61	19.44		18.17	4.68	4.36	4.64	4.54	4.50	0.00	#21
13	Monika SIMANCIKOVA	SVK	37.28	18.87		18.41	4.75	4.36	4.57	4.61	4.71	0.00	#4
14	Romy BUEHLER	SUI	35.98	18.24		17.74	4.50	4.14	4.46	4.54	4.54	0.00	#6
15	Juulia TURKKILA	FIN	34.71	17.72		17.99	4.64	4.39	4.46	4.54	4.46	1.00	#15
16	Elizaveta UKOLOVA	CZE	32.89	17.86		16.03	4.04	3.96	4.04	4.00	4.00	1.00	#18
17	Carol BRESSANUTTI	ITA	32.88	17.02		17.86	4.54	4.39	4.36	4.54	4.50	2.00	#22
18	Jasmine Alexandra COSTA	EST	31.72	15.55		17.17	4.57	4.14	4.18	4.36	4.21	1.00	#25
19	Ksenia BAKUSHEVA	BLR	29.23	13.46		15.77	4.11	3.75	3.93	4.00	3.93	0.00	#23
20	Stephanie RIGLEY	GBR	28.28	13.13		16.15	4.04	3.93	4.11	4.04	4.07	1.00	#10
21	Michelle COUWENBERG	NED	28.21	12.59		16.62	4.21	4.00	4.14	4.18	4.25	1.00	#13
22	Beatrice MEILUNAITE	LTU	27.98	15.01		13.97	3.68	3.32	3.43	3.54	3.50	1.00	#20
23	Brittany LAU	SIN	25.03	11.08		13.95	3.61	3.29	3.46	3.61	3.46	0.00	#19
24	Ema LIPOVSCAK	CRO	24.72	12.20		13.52	3.50	3.18	3.36	3.50	3.36	1.00	#1
25	Maral-Erdene GANSUKH	MGL	19.11	8.59		11.52	3.11	2.68	2.79	2.96	2.86	1.00	#7