2024 U.S. Sectional Singles & Pairs/Ice Dance Finals - Coral Springs FL; Tacoma WA; Bloomington MN

[Sylvia]

2024 Eastern Sectional Singles Final (Nov. 1-5, 2023) event info: https://www.usfigureskating.org/event/2024-eastern-sectional-singles-final
Starting orders are published now on the Results page: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/index.asp

Senior Women SP starting order (1st event on Saturday 11/4):
1 MacKenzie Gillespie, SC of Wilmington
2 Jamiesen Cyr, Elite Edge SC
3 Kristine Levitina, Pines FSC
4 Mae Carroll, North Atlantic FSC
5 Christie Lee Marshall, Elite Edge SC
6 Alex Evans, SC of New York
7 Sarah Everhardt, Washington FSC
8 Gwen Bloesch, SC Of Southern New Jersey
9 Kimmie Nguyen, SC of Northern Virginia
10 Jill Heiner, Annapolis SC
11 Vanessa Zhang, IceWorks SC
12 Anastasia Russ, Panthers FSC
13 Riley Solano Mathieson, North Shore SC
14 Imogene Schwarz, SC of New York
15 Courtney Hicks, SC of Wilmington
16 Athena Boulas, Elite Edge SC
17 Lily Rauh, SC of Boston
18 Ting Cui, Baltimore FSC
19 Lilly Mills, SC of New York

Senior Men SP starting order (3rd event on Saturday 11/4):
1 Philip Baker, SC of Boston
2 Daniel Samohin, SC of Boston
3 Emmanuel Savary, University of Delaware FSC
4 Lucas Altieri, Boston University
5 Will Annis, SC of Boston
6 Jack Liu, SC of Boston

Junior Women SP starting order (1st event on Saturday 11/4):
1 Lindsey Byer, Jersey Coast FSC
2 Katie Turcotte, Finer Edge FSC
3 Hazel Collier, SC of Boston
4 Gabriela Summer Panaligan, Ice House Of New Jersey FSC
5 Olivia Donayre, SC of New York
6 Mya Poe, Washington FSC
7 Maria Platonova, Panthers FSC
8 Courali Clay, Palm Beach FSC
9 Olivia Phillips, SC of Boston
10 Julianna Farrell, IceWorks SC
11 Melania Blecic, Great Neck FSC
12 Meghan Huffman, Philadelphia SC & HS
13 Sophie Joline von Felten, SC of Boston
14 Sofia Bezkorovainaya, Washington FSC
15 Clara Delcamino-Yang, Elite Edge SC
16 Mia Barghout, SC of New York
17 Ela Cui, SC of Boston

Junior Men SP starting order (4th event on Thursday 11/2)
1 Jared Sedlis, SC of Boston
2 John Liu, IceWorks SC
3 Lucius Kazanecki, North Jersey FSC
4 David Race, Tidewater FSC
5 Kirk Haugeto, SC of New York
6 David Lu, Washington FSC
7 Eric Heston, Southwest Florida FSC
8 Patrick Blackwell, SC of Boston
9 Aleksandr Fegan, SC of New York
10 Zachary LoPinto, SC of Boston
18 Massiel Gonzalez, Panthers FSC

Senior & Junior events will be livestreamed on Peacock (with replays for 48 hours, hopefully).

Novice, Intermediate & Juvenile events will be livestreamed on USFS' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@USFigureSkating/streams

 

[Sylvia]

2024 Pacific Coast Sectional Singles & Pairs Finals (Nov. 8-12, 2023) event info: https://www.usfigureskating.org/event/2024-pacific-coast-sectional-singles-us-pairs-final
Starting orders/Results link: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30619/index.asp

2024 Midwestern Sectional Singles & Ice Dance Finals (Nov. 14-18, 2023) event info: https://www.usfigureskating.org/event/2024-midwestern-sectional-singles-us-ice-dance-final
Starting orders/Results link: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30617/index.asp

 

[Stephanie]

I see Jacob Sanchez isn't competing. I assume this is because he'll be going to the Youth Olympic Games, which clashes with nationals?

Maxim Zharkov is also missing from senior men

 

[Sylvia]

I see Jacob Sanchez isn't competing. I assume this is because he'll be going to the Youth Olympic Games, which clashes with nationals?

I sure hope that is the case!

Maxim Zharkov reps Dallas FSC, so Midwesterns is his Sectional.

 

[Stephanie]

Maxim Zharkov reps Dallas FSC, so Midwesterns is his Sectional.

of course, thank you

I also just noticed that Julia Lautowa's daughter Skylar, who I believe had the highest novice score this summer (or at least top 2) is missing

 

[Karen-W]

Lindsay Thorngren is also missing from the senior women, so I'm guessing she was given a bye due to SCI last week...

 

[Sylvia]

The "Advancement to the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships & High Performance National Development Camp" 6-page document confirms all the byes to Nationals: https://www.usfigureskating.org/sites/default/files/media-files/Columbus_PreAnnouncement_FINAL.pdf

Senior Women (9): Levito, Tennell, Glenn, Andrews, Josephine Lee (registered to skate at Pacifics and will advance regardless of placement & will not displace a qualifer), Shin, Ziegler, Thorngren, Lin-Gracey

Senior Men (8): Malinin, Brown, Torgashev, Naumov, Ma, Broussard, Pulkinen, Martynov

Senior Ice Dance teams (9): Chock/Bates, Green/Parsons, Carreira/Ponomarenko, Zingas/Kolesnik, Bratti/Somerville, Hawayek/Baker, Pate/Bye, Brown/Brown, McNamara/Spiridonov

Senior Pairs (5): Chan/Howe, Kam/O’Shea, Plazas/Fernandez, Mokhova/Mokhov, Liu/Nagy

Junior Ice Dance (2): Neset/Markelov, Pedersen/Chen (registered to skate in the Ice Dance Final and will advance regardless of placement & will not displace a qualifer)

Junior Pairs (1): Flores/Wang

 

[Sylvia]

Easterns Juvenile Girls in progress - Marissa Yee's FS to the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind OST (music I really like; her dress had different shades of purple) was lovely! Into 3rd place: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT001SEG001.html

ETA timestamped link to watch Marissa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgwfpVWDHv0&t=6000s

 

[Sylvia]

The BEST kiss & cry reaction of the day! (triumphant delight then tears) 5th to skate - Grace Zhang (after skating to "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin) with coaches Shishkova & Naumov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgwfpVWDHv0&t=2010s

ETA:

Medalists/top 4:
Everly Livingston, Washington FSC 60.72
Grace Zhang, SC of Boston 59.67
Deborah Liu, SC of Boston 59.08
Marisa Yee, Individual Member 58.64

Juvenile Girls FS protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/SEGM001.html

 

[Sylvia]

Easterns Junior Men SP will stream live on Peacock in about 20 mins. - starting order/live results: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT005SEG005.html

1 *Jared Sedlis, SC of Boston
3 *Lucius Kazanecki, North Jersey FSC
4 David Race, Tidewater FSC
5 *Kirk Haugeto, SC of New York

6 David Lu, Washington FSC
7 Eric Heston, Southwest Florida FSC
9 *Aleksandr Fegan, SC of New York
10 *Zachary LoPinto, SC of Boston

WD John Liu, IceWorks SC
WD Patrick Blackwell, SC of Boston (too bad - has been landing 3A this season)

* = listed in ISP

ETA: Robert Yampolsky (listed in ISP) is not entered at Easterns - confirmation that he is not competing this season.

 

[Sylvia]

Tatiana Malinina is with Lucius Kazanecki - 64.16 1st (jumps: 2A with good distance, Rippon 3Lz, 3F+3T).

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh dear, Kirk took a hard fall on footwork! But he's up and at 'em again. Also had a fall on a jump. For once in his life he looks a bit tired afterward.

ETA: 57.05, into 3rd.

 

[Sylvia]

Oh dear, Kirk took a hard fall on footwork! But he's up and at 'em again.

'Happy' Kirk is fearless! He landed his Rippon3Lz but fell on 3A that he's been trying this season but not landed in comp. yet and then landed 3F+3T(q?); footwork tumble was near the end and his facial expression at the finish was .
57.05 in 3rd.

 

[Sylvia]

Confident 2A & 3Lz to start for 'Sasha' Fegan in his Bolero SP ... uh-oh only 3T+1Lo fell out. 55.58 in 4th.
His younger brother Filip will compete in Juvenile Boys FS after this event.

Zachary LoPinto skated to "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" - jumps: 2F+3T, 2A, down on 3Lz. 55.04 into 5th place.
Top 4 after tomorrow's FS will qualify for Nationals.

SP protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/SEGM005.html

ETA top 5:

Kazanecki - all jumps landed cleanly; 2 L4 spins
Sedlis - 3T+3T, 3Lz fall, 2A & all level 4 spins & footwork!
Haugeto's 3A was downgraded (<<) and his 3F+3T was called clean (4 of the 6 judges gave him - GOE); all level 4 spins & footwork (despite the fall).
Fegan - 3T+2Lo<< (-1.79 GOE); I missed seeing his fall in the step sequence - no wonder he looked so worried in the kiss & cry.
LoPinto - 2F+3T, 2A, 3Lz< fall; all level 4 spins & footwork.

Peacock: "Replay Available Soon"

 

[just tuned in]

Junior men are looking great!

 

[mtnskater]

Watched the Peacock replay. Kirk Haugeto always has me in stitches. Looking better and more controlled on some things and then he tries to sell it too hard, especially footwork and loses balance and falls. His coaches have their hands full with him I’m sure. I sure hope he keeps skating because audiences will love him.

Lots to like in the junior men!

 

[Flip Jump]

For Juvenile-Novice skaters, how many make the cut for the developmental team that gets to attend nationals and the camp?
Heartbreaking seeing some of these Juv boys so disappointed with the possibility of not making it

 

[Sylvia]

For Juvenile-Novice skaters, how many make the cut for the developmental team that gets to attend nationals and the camp?

Top 4 in each level for singles skaters.

Top 6 Juvenile Boys from the Eastern section in the NQS standings:
1 E-1 NE-1 Benjamin Schmidt 54.45 [44.89 today]
3 E-2 SA-1 Franco Aparicio 50.70
5 E-3 NA-1 Filip Fegan 49.42
9 E-4 SA-2 Aiden Lan 47.73 [40.18 today]
12 E-5 SA-3 Sean Kay 45.96
14 E-6 SA-4 Noah Ryu 45.29 [46.75 today]

Schmidt, currently in 3rd, scored almost 10 points lower due to his 2 falls so that's probably why he immediately started crying upon hearing his score.

 

[Frau Muller]

Watched the Peacock replay. Kirk Haugeto always has me in stitches. Looking better and more controlled on some things and then he tries to sell it too hard, especially footwork and loses balance and falls. His coaches have their hands full with him I’m sure. I sure hope he keeps skating because audiences will love him.

Lots to like in the junior men!

“Happy Kirk” was not so happy in K&C…the face of his main coach said it all! Wishing for a happier free skate tomorrow at 4:10pm. He skates next-to-last.

 

[Sylvia]

Halfway though the Juvenile Boys FS: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT006SEG006.html

3 E-2 SA-1 Franco Aparicio 50.70 - will skate 4th in the 4th & final group
5 E-3 NA-1 Filip Fegan 49.42 --> 50.13 today and he celebrated BIG time with his coach Roman Serov in the kiss & cry
...
12 E-5 SA-3 Sean Kay 45.96 --> 43.44 today and he looked disappointed with his announced score in the k&c after a VERY extroverted performance to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now"

It was good to see Aren Nielsen again (coaching Atlanta FSC skaters) ... checked his age and he looks good at 55!

 

[peibeck]

From 23 Juvenile men to only 8 Junior men is a rather sad statistical drop.

 

[Sylvia]

65 Juvenile boys total across the 3 sections competed in a NQS qualifying comp. this year.
60 Intermediate men
42 Novice men
37 Junior men
24 Senior men (plus the 8 with byes to Nationals)

 

[Rukia]

This child skating to the lyrics "whiskey makes me frisky" made me laugh really hard

 

[Sylvia]

This child skating to the lyrics "whiskey makes me frisky" made me laugh really hard

Enzo Azono-Araldi, coached by Tim Dolensky's old coach in Georgia, Debbie Prachar.

 

[mtnskater]

Halfway though the Juvenile Boys FS: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT006SEG006.html

3 E-2 SA-1 Franco Aparicio 50.70 - will skate 4th in the 4th & final group
5 E-3 NA-1 Filip Fegan 49.42 --> 50.13 today and he celebrated BIG time with his coach Roman Serov in the kiss & cry
...
12 E-5 SA-3 Sean Kay 45.96 --> 43.44 today and he looked disappointed with his announced score in the k&c after a VERY extroverted performance to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now"

It was good to see Aren Nielsen again (coaching Atlanta FSC skaters) ... checked his age and he looks good at 55!

I thought Sean Kay’s performance was quite good and thought he should have scored higher. He really skated up to the music. I was very entertained!

 

[Sylvia]

The BEST kiss & cry reaction of the day! (triumphant delight then tears) 5th to skate - Grace Zhang (after skating to "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin) with coaches Shishkova & Naumov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgwfpVWDHv0&t=2010s

Grace is 9 years old, according to her proud coaches' post with 4 photos from yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzJdaB2rT3Z/

I think Franco Aparicio had the best "delighted surprise" reaction in the kiss & cry with his coaches today : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRAbNifFXUg&t=8802s (I recognized the woman on the right as Sofia Bezkorovainaya's coach; Sofia will compete in the Junior Women's SP on Saturday morning.)
Close runner-up, IMO, is Filip Fegan & his coach Roman Serov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRAbNifFXUg&t=3875s

Juvenile Boys FS protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/SEGM006.html
Top 8:
GOLD Franco Aparicio, Washington FSC 53.37 - skated to "Fever" (sounded like Michael Buble?) - landed a 2A & skated with panache
SILVER Filip Fegan, SC of New York 50.13 (younger brother of 'Sasha' Fegan)
BRONZE Noah Ryu, Washington FSC 46.75 (coached by Viktor Pfeifer & Irina Romanova)
PEWTER Yixi Lin, Elite Edge SC 45.90
5 Mete Gokdemir, Ice House Of New Jersey FSC 45.08
6 Benjamin Schmidt, Elite Edge SC 44.89
7 Adrian Shim, Ice House Of New Jersey FSC 44.46
8 Sean Kay, University of Delaware FSC 43.44

Novice Men SP results/link to protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT004SEG004.html
Top 2 are Caleb Farrington 48.46, coached by Viktor Pfeifer & Irina Romanova, and Alek Tankovic 47.10, coached by Aren Nielsen.

Intermediate Men SP results/link to protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT003SEG003.html
Sean Chien 38.75 is in 1st.

Intermediate Women SP results/link to protocols:
https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT002SEG002.html
Top 3:
Mia Iwase 44.14 - landed 3Lzqb1+2T, 3Lo<b1 & 2A (with Roman Serov & Nina Petrenko)
Madison Chong 43.72 - 3Tb1, 3Sb1+2T & 2A
Jinna Han 43.50 - 3Lzb1+2T, 3Sb1 & 2A

 

[mtnskater]

Surprisingly, I really enjoyed the juvenile boys more than the novice men. Lots of fun, clever programs to upbeat music, well-delivered. In novice, Caleb Farrington was quite good and fun to watch with his triple lutz and engaging performance. He’s got a good coaching team with Viktor Pfeiffer.

 

[YukiNieve]

I loved Franco Aparicio's Fever!

 

[Sylvia]

I will post the Intermediate Women's and Men's final standings here later - I've posted both results on X: https://twitter.com/SylviaUnseen/status/1720462819219419205

Novice Men FS final 5 to go: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT004SEG009.html
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeP2RKa9UlI

ETA a screenshot of the Easterns Novice men's champion Caleb Farrington and his coaching team in the kiss & cry (there were still 4 more men to go): https://twitter.com/SylviaUnseen/status/1720528676188541210

Novice Men's medalists:

1	8	Caleb Farrington, Columbia FSC (MD)	1	48.46	1	98.31	146.77
2	11	Alek Tankovic, Atlanta FSC	2	47.10	2	79.91	127.01
3	9	Luke Witkowski, SC of Boston	6	36.44	3	77.76	114.20
4	10	Brendan Man, SC of Boston	3	39.20	4	74.68	113.88

FS protocols: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/SEGM009.html

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Men FS is live on Peracock - starting order/results page: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/30615/CAT005SEG010.html