2023 U.S. Junior Team Cup, July 6-7, Milwaukee, WI

[Sylvia]

Jacob Sanchez landed his opening 3A+2A (11.3 BV + 0.8 GOE = 13.1 pts) ... His dramatic FS music sounded really familiar (used by many skaters) but I blanked out the title/artist... anybody?

Jacob's new FS is "Sarabande Suite" by Globus, choreographed by Adam Blake and Larisa Selezneva (his longtime choreographer who coaches him with Oleg Makarov).

 

[Sylvia]

[5th in SP] Elano 60.92 - last season's Tango medley
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Shinohara 55.74 - new SP to Billy Joel's "Piano Man"
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Kept last season's SP music: Sanchez, Murzin, Kovar, Elano, Nguyen, Brooks.

Music correction: Lorenzo Elano skated to a new & different Tango SP this season: Piazzolla's famous "Adios Nonino." He is 15 (will be 16 in November) and was the "surprise" for me among the men in this field, placing 5th in SP, 6th in FS and overall. (ETA that Elano was added to the ISP after last month’s Southport club comp.)

Tommy Steenberg's 2 kiss & cry photos with Elano & Taira Shinohara (and fellow coaches Jeremy Allen & Denise Myers): https://www.instagram.com/p/CuaJ-xlR1G3/
Steenberg choreographed Shinohara's new programs to "Piano Man" (SP) and "Sparkle" by RADWIMPS (FS) as well as Elano's FS to "We Insist" by Zoë Keating/music from The Hours by Philip Glass.

Highlight of group 1 was Teryn Kim - she leads with 151.55, 110.03 in her FS to classical ballet music (wearing a pink tutu & white gloves) and she stood up on all of her jump attempts (with some likely underotations, like her opening 3F+3T). Nice job!

Teryn only received 1 underrotation in her 3rd place FS (3F+3T<) and was credited with landing 6 of her 7 triples cleanly. Her ballet FS (which one please? ) was choreographed by Nadia Kanaeva; Vera Arutunian was with her in Milwaukee.

 

[ptvvibezz]

Women's Free

Group 1: https://youtu.be/AlkkAs5OT84

Group 2: https://youtu.be/OCA6Wi2HkrA

Group 3: https://youtu.be/6rNKB3kvB90

 

[Stephanie]

Teryn only received 1 underrotation in her 3rd place FS (3F+3T<) and was credited with landing 6 of her 7 triples cleanly. Her ballet FS (which one please? ) was choreographed by Nadia Kanaeva; Vera Arutunian was with her in Milwaukee.

Sleeping Beauty

Teryn was definitely my discovery of the competition! Looking forward to hopefully seeing more of her in the future.

 

[Frau Muller]

Sleeping Beauty

Teryn was definitely my discovery of the competition! …

Me too. She’s adorable!

I also love the calm, steady pace & gentle musicality of Elice-Lyn Gracie (1st) & Sarah Everhardt (4th)…how they move between elements - not just THE elements.

 

[Sylvia]

Sleeping Beauty

Teryn was definitely my discovery of the competition! Looking forward to hopefully seeing more of her in the future.

Thank you and me too, @Stephanie!

She had a cute Blackpink SP, glad to see her do well in the free!

[SP] Group 2:
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Teryn Kim (classical sounding violin piece that transitioned to rap/heavy beat in 2nd half)

The first part is Paganini's "La Campanella" -- I searched online and discovered that BLACKPINK's "Shut Down" (used in the second part of Teryn's SP) "samples the beginning of the third movement of Italian composer Niccolò Paganini's second violin concerto, commonly known as 'La Campanella'."
Alina Milevska choreographed Teryn's SP.

 

[Sylvia]

Teryn Kim has shared a video of her 3rd place Sleeping Beauty FS (starts with the "Rose Adagio" ): https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cucd3PqgETy/
She competed Novice last season (4th at Pacific Coast Sectional) and qualified for the National Development Team and ISP this season.

 

[YukiNieve]

As someone who attended Chesapeake Open, I am happy to see that Beck skated FS so well (I really love his hand positions and overall movements) but bummed that Antonio did not skate FS as good as last time. But it is still early in the season! Hope that everyone will have a great time for the next comp.

And now I see that Antonio's FS uses Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1, 2, and 3.

 

[Wyliefan]

And now I see that Antonio's FS uses Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1, 2, and 3.

All in one program? Overachiever!

 

[Stephanie]

As someone who attended Chesapeake Open, I am happy to see that Beck skated FS so well (I really love his hand positions and overall movements) but bummed that Antonio did not skate FS as good as last time. But it is still early in the season! Hope that everyone will have a great time for the next comp.

Does anyone know if Beck has moved to Aston, PA with Viktor Pfeifer or has he stayed in Colorado?

 

[Sylvia]

Does anyone know if Beck has moved to Aston, PA with Viktor Pfeifer

I believe he moved, yes (I recall Beck's farewell to his skater pals in Colorado Springs a while ago).

ETA: @YukiNieve, I think Monaco's FS incorporates the Rach piano concertos in order, too!

 

[Frau Muller]

I may be heaving “Heart Issues” with so much classical music being used this season! I can forgive Kirk Haugeto’s Hip Hop Rigoletto.

 

[Sylvia]

Elyce Lin-Gracey's post with clips from her FS & SP plus an on ice group photo of all 19 women (#7 of 8): https://www.instagram.com/p/CudbWDkLjmA/
She is working with Tammy Gambill & Damon Allen in Colorado Springs now.

"Happy Kirk" Haugeto shared a group photo of all 15 men (#2), one with Michael Xie (#3) & his trip to the Milwaukee Zoo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CudZeV9LqWi/
He competed his SP last month; Milwaukee was his first full competition.

The host club (Wisonsin FSC) has 2 short clips from the medal ceremonies (plus a pic of Kirk decked out in red, white & blue): https://www.instagram.com/p/CubKQvZuSfL/

 

[Sylvia]

And now I see that Antonio's FS uses Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1, 2, and 3.

All in one program? Overachiever!

For the classical music aficionados here the specific movements used in Antonio Monaco's FS are:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 - I. Vivace;
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 - III. Allegro scherzando;
Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 30, in D Minor - III. Finale Alla breve (famously used in Kwan's 1997-98 SP).

 

[YukiNieve]

Taira Shonohara did a V-log about his experience for Jr. Team Cup.
It is fun to watch!

Junior Cup (Milwaukee) Vlog!! Featuring ISP skaters and camp!

Junior Cup, which was held in conjunction with Skate Milwaukee, also provided a camp opportunity for ISP skaters who were invited. In addition to competition...

www.youtube.com

 

[Sylvia]

^^^ I enjoy watching Taira's vlogs - Shinohara posted his full programs on his YT channel as well (both choreographed by Tommy Steenberg):
"Piano Man" SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psnq3FXDNxs
FS to "Sparkle" by RADWIMPS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AfWv-ZpTm8

Wisconsin FSC posted photos of the Junior Team Cup women's/men's groups on the ice & the podiums taken by the official photographer: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuil6-tttko/

ETA - Men's winner Michael Xie's photos/clips: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuiSOorrGyR/
He mentioned Isabelle Inthisone, 19, was one of the team leaders for Junior Team Cup - she competed twice on the JGP in 2019, currently attends the University of Wisconsin, and recently announced her retirement: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuk-FNvLDhV/