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
| 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 |
