2018 US Championships Sr Men SP

dorispulaski · Dec 14, 2017

VENUES
SAP Center at San Jose
525 W. Santa Clara Street / San Jose, CA 95113

Solar4America Ice at San Jose
1500 S 10th Street / San Jose, CA 95112

SENIOR MEN'S SHORT PROGRAM at SAP CENTER
4 January 2018, 5:30 PM Pacific Time. UTC -8

Time in Other Places
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldcl...6&p7=352&p8=101&p9=31&p10=136&p11=286&p12=256

Championship Men Short Program Start Order

Short Program Start order
Free Skate

Start time: Jan 04, 5:30 PM Pacific Standard Time
Venue: SAP Center
[*=right]Judge detail scores

Start	Name
1	Sebastien Payannet, Los Angeles FSC
2	Jordan Moeller, Northern Ice SC
3	Daniel Kulenkamp, FSC of Southern California
4	Max Aaron, Broadmoor SC
5	Kevin Shum, SC of Boston
6	Sean Rabbitt, Glacier Falls FSC
7	Emmanuel Savary, University of Delaware FSC
8	Aleksei Krasnozhon, Dallas FSC
9	Timothy Dolensky, Atlanta FSC
10	Alexander Johnson, Braemar-City of Lakes FSC
11	Grant Hochstein, SC of New York
12	Ben Jalovick, Centennial 7k SC
13	Ross Miner, SC of Boston
14	Vincent Zhou, SC of San Francisco
15	Jimmy Ma, SC of New York
16	Nathan Chen, Salt Lake Figure Skating
17	Scott Dyer, All Year FSC
18	Andrew Torgashev, Panthers FSC
19	Adam Rippon, SC of New York
20	Jason Brown, Skokie Valley SC
21	Tomoki Hiwatashi, DuPage FSC

ENTRIES
Links are to Icenetwork bios, which have videos for
2018 sectionals and regionals for skaters not competing internationally.
International videos are also linked.

No.	Name	Qualified	Practice Group
1	Max Aaron SP: "Bring Him Home" and "One Day More" from Les Miserables soundtrack; choreo by Katherine Hill FS: Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, incl. "Music of the Night" (male vocalist); choreo by Katherine Hill FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?41129	Bye	C
2	Jason Brown SP: "The Room Where It Happens" from the Hamilton soundtrack by Lin Manuel Miranda; choreo by Rohene Ward FS: "Inner Love" by Maxime Rodriguez (music inspired by The Danish Girl score); choreo by Rohene Ward FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?41239	Bye	C
3	Nathan Chen SP: "Nemesis" by Benjamin Clementine; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne FS: "Brush Dance (Zhang Ban Qiao)" from the Mao's Last Dancer soundtrack; The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky, "Village Dance and Finale" from Mao's Last Dancer FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55407	Bye	A
4	Timothy Dolensky SP: "Awake My Soul" by Mumford and Sons; choreo by Ryan Jahnke (last season's program) FS: "Faux" by Novo Amor; choreo by Ryan Jahnke FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56950	East 1[SUP]st[/SUP]	A
5	Scott Dyer SP: "Ne Me Quittez Pas" by Jacques Brel FS: "Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot" by Vaness-Mae, "Nessun Dorma" performed by Luciano Pavarotti	Pac 3[SUP]rd[/SUP]	A
6	Tomoki Hiwatashi SP: "Emerald Tiger" by Vanessa Mae; choreo by Rohene Ward FS: Last of the Mohicans soundtrack; choreo by Rohene Ward FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?58896	Mid 2[SUP]nd[/SUP]	D
7	Grant Hochstein SP: Your Song from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack; choreo by Peter Oppergard FS: Music of The Night from Phantom of the Opera; choreo by Peter Oppegard FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55907	Bye	A
8	Benjamin Jalovick SP: "The Sound of Silence" by Disturbed FS: "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca, performed by Andrea Bocelli	Mid 4[SUP]th[/SUP]	C
9	Alexander Johnson SP: "Legends" by Sacred Spirit; choreo by Tom Dickson FS1: Aranjuez performed by Jorge Muniz, Jose Luis Duval; choreo by Tom Dickson FS2: "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?64625	Mid 1[SUP]st[/SUP]	B
10	Alex Krasnozhon SP: "Korobushka" by Nikolai Nekrasov, performed by Bond; choreo by Scott Brown, Evgeni Nemerovski FS: "Nelle Tue Mani" (Now We Are Free) from the Gladiator soundtrack by Hans Zimmer, performed by Lisa Gerrard, Andrea Boccelli; choreo by Scott Brown, Evgeni Nemerovski FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56451	Bye (JGPF 1[SUP]st[/SUP])	D
11	Daniel Kulenkamp SP: "Fragile" by Kygo, Labrinth FS: "You Raise Me Up"	Pac 2[SUP]nd[/SUP]	D
12	Jimmy Ma SP: "Propaganda" by DJ Snake; "Turn Down For What" by Lil Jon, DJ Snake, FS: "Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 - 3. Allegro scherzando" by André Previn and London Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy (last season's FS)	East 2[SUP]nd[/SUP]	B
13	Ross Miner SP: "Cosmic Superhero" by Bart van Wissen, "Magic Cure" by Inkmash, "Downtown" by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally; choreo by Jamie Isley, Adam Blake FS: Queen medley (reusing 2016-17 LP): Somebody To Love, Love Of My Life, Crazy Little Thing Called Love; choreo by Jamie Isley, Adam Blake FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?40557	Bye	B
14	Jordan Moeller SP: "Tribal Gathering" by Vanessa Mae; choreo by Rohene Ward FS: Romeo and Juliet ( last season's program); choreo by Rohene Ward FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?54972	Mid 3[SUP]rd[/SUP]	A
15	Sebastien Payannet SP: "The Great Gig In the Sky" by Pink Floyd FS: "To Build A Home" by The Cinematic Orchestra	Pac 4[SUP]th[/SUP]	D
16	Sean Rabbitt SP2 "Somewhere in Time”; choreo by Sean Rabbitt FS2: Perez Prado Mambo Medley (last season's program); choreo by Sean Rabbitt, Cindy Stuart FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56700	Pac 1[SUP]st[/SUP]	D
17	Adam Rippon SP2: "Advice Of Tomorrow" by Ciju Nelabai, "Let Me Think About It" (Eddie Thoneick Remix) performed by Ida Carr feat. Fedde Le Grand); choreo by Jeff Buttle FS: "Arrival of the Birds" by The Cinematic Orchestra and "O" by Coldplay; choreo by Benji Schwimmer (last season's program FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?44079	Bye	D
18	Emmanuel Savary SP: "Petit Fleur" and "I Love Paris" (instrumental) FS: "Io Ci Saro" performed by Andrea Bocelli	East 4[SUP]th[/SUP]	C
19	Kevin Shum SP: "All By Myself" performed by Eric Carmen FS: Overture from Ghost The Musical soundtrack; "The Sound of Silence" by Disturbed	East 3[SUP]rd[/SUP]	C
20	Andrew Torgashev SP: "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven; choreo by Scott Brown, Ilona Melnichenko FS: "El Tango de Roxanne" from Moulin Rouge Original Soundtrack; choreo by Scott Brown, Ilona Melnichenko FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?67691	Bye (JGPF-6[SUP]th)[/SUP]	B
21	Vincent Zhou SP: Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, choreo by Jeff Buttle FS2 (current): Selections from Moulin Rouge soundtrack; choreo by Jeff Buttle FAN FEST: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56449	Bye	B

dorispulaski · Dec 14, 2017

Scores of SENIOR MEN who qualified via sectionals.

Place Start Name Short Program Free Skate Total Score
Place Score Place Score
From Easterns
1 4 Timothy Dolensky, Atlanta FSC 1 84.51 1 153.84 238.35
2 3 Kevin Shum, SC of Boston 3 67.27 2 126.12 193.39
3 5 Jimmy Ma, SC of New York 2 72.55 5 117.73 190.28
4 2 Emmanuel Savary, University of Delaware FSC 4 65.43 3 124.31 189.74
From Midwesterns
1 5 Alexander Johnson, Braemar-City of Lakes FSC 1 80.70 2 149.24 229.94
2 4 Tomoki Hiwatashi, DuPage FSC 3 66.05 1 152.86 218.91
3 7 Jordan Moeller, Northern Ice SC 2 76.46 3 142.24 218.70
4 2 Ben Jalovick, Centennial 7k SC 7 43.46 4 111.26 154.72
From Pacifics
1 4 Sean Rabbitt, Glacier Falls FSC 1 65.15 1 138.14 203.29
2 5 Daniel Kulenkamp, FSC of Southern California 2 61.62 2 133.13 194.75
3 7 Scott Dyer, All Year FSC 3 58.89 3 129.98 188.87
4 6 Sebastien Payannet, Los Angeles FSC 4 58.73 4 127.77 186.50

dorispulaski · Dec 14, 2017

Season Best ISU SCORES FOR MEN WITH BYES TO NATIONALS

.	Name	ISU Season Best SP	ISU Season Best FS	ISU Season Best Total
	Max Aaron	86.06 ISU CS US Internat. FS Classic 2017	176.58 ISU GP Audi Cup of China 2017	261.56 ISU CS US Internat. FS Classic 2017
	Jason Brown	90.71 ISU GP Skate Canada International 2017	176.87 ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2017	261.14 ISU GP Skate Canada International 2017
	Nathan Chen	104.12 ISU GP Skate America 2017	193.25 SU GP Rostelecom Cup 2017	293.79 ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2017
	Grant Hochstein	80.55 ISU GP Audi Cup of China 2017	138.53 ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2017	217.52 ISU CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2017
	Alex Krasnozhon	81.33 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final 2017/18	155.02 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final 2017/18	236.35 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final 2017/18
	Ross Miner	71.64 ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2017	162.08 ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2017	233.72 ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2017
	Adam Rippon	89.04 ISU GP Skate America 2017	177.41 ISU GP Skate America 2017	266.45 ISU GP Skate America 2017
	Andrew Torgashev	74.34 ISU JGP Minsk Arena Cup 2017	138.37 SU JGP Minsk Arena Cup 2017	212.71 ISU JGP Minsk Arena Cup 2017
	Vincent Zhou	80.23 ISU GP Audi Cup of China 2017	176.43 ISU GP Audi Cup of China 2017	256.66 ISU GP Audi Cup of China 2017

dorispulaski · Dec 14, 2017

This info may change.

jcmerman · Dec 14, 2017

Did Alexander Johnson return to his LP from last year? I thought I saw that he competed with last years LP at Golden Spin.

el henry · Dec 14, 2017

I do not know if he is still skating to it, but Ben Jalovick's SP was to "Sound of Silence" by Disturbed at Glacier Falls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3dk-K9MKdM

And I have no idea why that cover has become such a warhorse.... :slink:

dorispulaski · Dec 15, 2017

jcmerman said:
Did Alexander Johnson return to his LP from last year? I thought I saw that he competed with last years LP at Golden Spin.

Although it is not reflected on either his icenetwork or ISU bio, Johnson skated to "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel at Golden Spin. Both bios list "Aranjuez."

http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/alexander_johnson
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010277.htm

His Wikipedia entry lists his FS program as
"Mea Culpa" by Enigma, "Sadeness" by Enigma; choreo. by Rohene Ward
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Johnson_(figure_skater)

"In Your Eyes" has never been listed on his IN bio and appears to be a new program for him. Last year's program is listed as "La Strada."

:laugh:

I don't think I can guess what Alexander Johnson will be skating to until the music starts.
Golden Spin FS for Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gtxi_BuP2A

dorispulaski · Dec 15, 2017

Btw, The bio links on skaters' names are to Icenetwork bios, which have videos for
2018 sectionals and regionals for skaters not competing internationally. Icenetwork subscriptions are not geoblocked for US competitions.

dorispulaski · Dec 16, 2017

If you check the second and third posts upthread, I have posted the season's best ISU scores for the guys with Byes and the Sectionals scores of the men who qualified through sectionals.

Tonichelle · Dec 16, 2017

Found as many of the skaters as I could on youtube - https://tonichelle.blogspot.com/2017/12/usfs-preview-senior-men.html

yelyoh · Jan 3, 2018

The Men's SP order is up. Max is in the first group. Merde. Vincent the third and Nathan in the last along with Adam and Jason though Nathan skates first. Who chooses the order? Is it random draw? It does not bode well for Max.

synteis · Jan 3, 2018

yelyoh said:
The Men's SP order is up. Max is in the first group. Merde. Vincent the third and Nathan in the last along with Adam and Jason though Nathan skates first. Who chooses the order? Is it random draw? It does not bode well for Max.

Yes, it's a random draw. The byes draw first and then everyone else draws.

skaterlor · Jan 3, 2018

dorispulaski said:
Although it is not reflected on either his icenetwork or ISU bio, Johnson skated to "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel at Golden Spin. Both bios list "Aranjuez."

http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/alexander_johnson
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010277.htm

His Wikipedia entry lists his FS program as
"Mea Culpa" by Enigma, "Sadeness" by Enigma; choreo. by Rohene Ward
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Johnson_(figure_skater)

"In Your Eyes" has never been listed on his IN bio and appears to be a new program for him. Last year's program is listed as "La Strada."

[emoji23] I don't think I can guess what Alexander Johnson will be skating to until the music starts.
Golden Spin FS for Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gtxi_BuP2A

He switched back to "In Your Eyes" after Midwesterns. Much better program for him.

Jaana · Jan 3, 2018

A bad draw for Aaron or was it fixed somehow? I mean how come that with the exception of Zhou (number 14 out of 21 skaters) all those with a podium possibility managed to make the last group???

I hope Aaron manages to concentrate into his own skating only and will do his very best.

icybear · Jan 3, 2018

Jaana said:
A bad draw for Aaron or was it fixed somehow? I mean how come that with the exception of Zhou (number 14 out of 21 skaters) all those with a podium possibility managed to make the last group???

I hope Aaron manages to concentrate into his own skating only and will do his very best.

Maybe the Fed wants to take out the candidates they don't want to consider. If Max landed on the podium which is very possible then it'll put them in a sticky position like what happened to Mirai Nagasu last Olympic. They've probably already made the decision on who will go to the Olympics.

Skatefan15 · Jan 3, 2018

This "random" draw is very interesting... Really wanted Max in the last group or second to last group seeming that all the podium contenders all happen to be in either one :scratch2:

ughhhhh

Tavi... · Jan 3, 2018

Jaana said:
A bad draw for Aaron or was it fixed somehow? I mean how come that with the exception of Zhou (number 14 out of 21 skaters) all those with a podium possibility managed to make the last group???

I hope Aaron manages to concentrate into his own skating only and will do his very best.

My understanding is that the top 5 from 2017 draw for places in the last two groups. Max was 9th last year, so that didn’t apply to him.

ETA, Mrs P posted the rule in the the Sr Ladies SP thread, post 43:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?67998-2018-US-Championships-Sr-Ladies-SP/page3

Mrs. P · Jan 3, 2018

FWIW:

Here is the SP start for the last few medalists:
2017: Chen (last group; 3rd in 2016); Zhou (second to last group) and Brown (last group; he did not have a bye since he was not at 2016 nationals, but Jason seems to get this draw)
2016: Rippon (last group; 2nd in 2015); Aaron (last group; 4th in 2015) and Chen (1st group)
2015: Brown (second to last group; 2nd in 2014); Rippon (2nd group) Farris (last group, 4th in 2014)
2014: Abbott (last group 3rd in 2013); Brown (2nd group); Aaron (last group, 1st in 2013))
2013: Aaron (1st group); Miner (last group; 3rd in 2012); Abbott (last group, 1st in 2012)

Being a past medalist (or consistently in the top 5) helps in getting a later start number, but with the exception of last year, there is at least one medalist who isn't in the last two groups in the SP and there hasn't been a year where all three medalists were in the last group -- so if the top three is Nathan, Adam, Jason, it would be a new pattern, LOL.

(yes, yes I know pewter, but since top 3 will likely get selected for Olympic team, focusing on those placements for this exercise). And of course correlation =/= causation.

Tahuu · Jan 4, 2018

We know it's likely nationals 1, 2, 3 will be selected to the olympic team. But from the ladies' scoring, it's clear the judges can easily use GOE and PCS to place the skaters. It seems they are about to dump Ashley in the ladies. Would they use similar tactic in the men and who would be the victim?

TCAngel18 · Jan 4, 2018

I would love to see Adam go you know what to the wall, and go for the 4Lz and the 3F-3R in the short. He seems like the favorite at this point for 2nd, but look what is happening to Ashley over on the ladies’ side. It may not be prudent to rest on a clean performance with only triples.

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