2016 US Nationals Senior Ladies SP

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The 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place Jan. 15-24 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Icenetwork will provide live coverage of the event to Season Pass Subscribers

Senior Ladies Short Program
Thursday, January 21, 2016
8:00pm local time (UTC -6) Central

Senior Ladies Free Skate
Saturday, January 23, 2016
6:00pm local time (UTC -6) Central


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The USFSA announced list of Senior Ladies who have qualified to Nationals. Thank you golden411icecoverage, for the link to the pdf file:
http://usfigureskating.org/content/2016 qualifiers.pdf
in this thread:
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?57438-USFS-list-of-all-qualifiers-for-2016-Nats

Senior Ladies Qualifiers​

Eastern

Ashley Cain (The SC of New York) SP Skinny Love by Birdie; choreography by Jeremy Abbott LP "Bolero for Violin and Orchestra" by Vanessa-Mae; choreo by Scott Brown FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56057-Ashley-Cain​ Franchesca Chiera (Panthers FSC) Katie McBeath (Westminster FSC of Erie) Heidi Munger (The SC of Boston)

Midwestern

Christina Cleveland (The Strongsville SC) Avery Kurtz (Broadmoor SC) Alexie Mieskoski (Columbus FSC) Bradie Tennell SP The Storm by Havasi; choreo by Scott Brown LP Tango in Ebony performed by Maksim Mrvica; choreo by Cindy Stuart​

Pacific Coast

Alexis Gagnon (Coyotes SC of Arizona) Carly Gold (All Year FSC) Elena Pulkinen (Coyotes SC of Arizona) Maria Yang (Peninsula SC)

Bye

Mariah Bell (Rocky Mountain FSC) SP Storm Cry by David Arkenstone; choreo by Cindy Stuart LP Born on the Fourth of July (soundtrack) by John Williams; choreo by Rohene Ward FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?53028-Mariah-Bell​ Karen Chen (Peninsula SC) SP "Nessun Dorma" by Giacomo Puccini; choreo by Cindy Stuart LP "On My Own" from Les Miserables by Claude-Michel Schönberg ; choreo by Cindy Stuart FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?51968-Karen-Chen​ Polina Edmunds (Peninsula SC) SP Moonlight Sonata LP Gone With the Wind soundtrack FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55626-Polina-Edmunds-v2​ Gracie Gold (Wagon Wheel FSC) SP Tango: El Choclo by by Angel Villoldo; choreo by Lori Nichol LP Firebird by Igor Stravinski; choreo by Lori Nichol FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?41286-Gracie-Gold​ Courtney Hicks (All Year FSC) SP The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel; choreo by Jonathan Cassar and Rohene Ward LP Elizabeth The Golden Age (soundtrack) by Craig Armstrong and A.R. Rahman; choreo by Jonathan Cassar and Rohene Ward FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?41986-Courtney-Hicks​ Hannah Miller (Lansing SC) SP Arabesque by Benise; choreo by Tom Dickson LP Prelude, La Boheme Act 1 by Giacomo Puccini, No piagere, Liu (from "Turandot") by Giacomo Puccini, Il Pristine from ("The Postman"), Visi d'Arte (from "Tosca") by Giacomo Puccini; choreo by Tom Dickson FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55200-Hannah-Miller​ Mirai Nagasu (Pasadena FSC) SP “Demons” by Sam Tsui (cover of Imagine Dragons song); choreo by Catarina Lindgren LP Young and Beautiful by Lana del Rey and Back to Black, performed by Beyoncé, from the Great Gatsby (2013) soundtrack; choreo by Tom Dickson and Adam Rippon FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?38037-Mirai-Nagasu​ Tyler Pierce (All Year FSC) SP "Pas de Deux" from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky LP "Party Happening People" by Deee-Lite​ Ashley Wagner (The SC of Wilmington) SP Hip Chin Chin performed by Club des Belugas FS Diamonds (from "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack), One Day I'll Fly Away (from "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack), The Show Must Go On (from "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?39000-Ashley-Wagner​ Angela Wang (Salt Lake Figure Skating) SP "Paint it Black” by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà; choreo by Rachael Flatt LP “En Aranjuez con tu amor” by Sarah Brightman; choreo by Mark Pillay FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?57128-Angela-Wang&p=1278257#post1278257​

 

[Sugarpova]

Good luck Ash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hap93:

 

[ice coverage]

Carly Gold reaches U.S. championships with Gracie Gold in her corner

Nick McCarvel, Special for USA TODAY Sports
4:13 p.m. EST December 21, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ie-gold-carly-gold-us-championships/77711616/​

Lovely article about Carly :yay:.

 

[narcissa]

That's so cute that both Carly and Gracie qualified! Also why does Mirai get a bye?

I'm sort of hoping that Ashley wins again over Gracie but I'd rather see someone like Karen Chen seize an upset...

 

[MFarone]

Mirai gets a bye because she competed at NHK Trophy which conflicted with her Pacific Coast Sectionals. Gracie and Carly have had a dream of competing together at Nationals so I'm thrilled for them! Hope they both do really well!

I like Karen Chen a lot and it would be lovely if she could make the podium again. However, she is another skater (besides Ashley and Mirai, and Polina) who has a serious problem with under rotating her jumps. Before she becomes national champion I really hope they can correct her under rotation issues.

That's so cute that both Carly and Gracie qualified! Also why does Mirai get a bye?

I'm sort of hoping that Ashley wins again over Gracie but I'd rather see someone like Karen Chen seize an upset...

 

[Olympic]

One thing I will miss is Samantha Cesario skating from 11th - 5th with her Carmen LP. If there was 1 skater I could resurrect from retirement it would be her: Despite being slowish, her jumps had great lift and she could sell a program without obnoxious facial expressions or arm flinging. I wish she could've stuck around and worked on her speed and jump technique

 

[MFarone]

She could really sell the FS and I really enjoyed her skating. I do think the serious back problems plus the mono really hurt her training. If she could have increased the speed and jump technique as you mention she could have been on the podium. I hope she is doing well - I think she was going to coach and maybe design costumes. Who knows, maybe like Rohene Ward she will have a great career as a choreographer someday!

One thing I will miss is Samantha Cesario skating from 11th - 5th with her Carmen LP. If there was 1 skater I could resurrect from retirement it would be her: Despite being slowish, her jumps had great lift and she could sell a program without obnoxious facial expressions or arm flinging. I wish she could've stuck around and worked on her speed and jump technique

 

[Karpenko]

Here's a new preview/promo video I made for the US Ladies Nationals:

http://youtu.be/n1Nh19Zpd3M

It has Ashley, Gracie, Mirai, Polina, Karen, Courtney, and Mariah and is about a minute long - hope you guys enjoy!

 

[MFarone]

Thanks. I'm getting psyched up for Nationals!

Here's a new preview/promo video I made for the US Ladies Nationals:

http://youtu.be/n1Nh19Zpd3M

It has Ashley, Gracie, Mirai, Polina, Karen, Courtney, and Mariah and is about a minute long - hope you guys enjoy!

 

[Crossover]

Here's a new preview/promo video I made for the US Ladies Nationals:

http://youtu.be/n1Nh19Zpd3M

It has Ashley, Gracie, Mirai, Polina, Karen, Courtney, and Mariah and is about a minute long - hope you guys enjoy!

:agree:

Wow, I feel like seeing a new spin-off of the Lord of the Rings. Thank you for another great promo, Karpenko. In the promo, the skaters are strong like Valkyries and willing to take or defend the title at their best.

You know this year's US Pair and Ice Dance are expected to be exciting as well, just saying.

 

[Layback11]

Here's a new preview/promo video I made for the US Ladies Nationals:

http://youtu.be/n1Nh19Zpd3M

It has Ashley, Gracie, Mirai, Polina, Karen, Courtney, and Mariah and is about a minute long - hope you guys enjoy!

You really have a knack for getting me overexcited, LOL!

 

[andromache]

Does anyone know what's going on with Leah Keiser? I don't follow the lower levels of US skating at all, but I really enjoyed her Nationals performances last year and kind of assumed she would be here.

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

Does anyone know what's going on with Leah Keiser? I don't follow the lower levels of US skating at all, but I really enjoyed her Nationals performances last year and kind of assumed she would be here.

Someone posted a picture of her doing the college thing a few months back. I'm not sure if she competed this year

 

[andromache]

Someone posted a picture of her doing the college thing a few months back. I'm not sure if she competed this year

Ahh gotcha. Well, good for her doing the college thing!

I'm also surprised not to see Tessa Hong among the junior lineup.

 

[icemusings]

Leah Keiser didn't compete in qualifying events this year or any international events. Tessa Hong withdrew from sectionals.

 

[ice coverage]

Does anyone know what's going on with Leah Keiser? I don't follow the lower levels of US skating at all, but I really enjoyed her Nationals performances last year and kind of assumed she would be here.

Someone posted a picture of her doing the college thing a few months back. I'm not sure if she competed this year

Leah Keiser withdrew from regionals.

http://goldenskate.com/forum/showth...hampionships&p=1244169&viewfull=1#post1244169​

Sam-S, is it possible that you're thinking of Barbie Long instead of Leah??

http://goldenskate.com/forum/showth...ls-Nov-17-21&p=1288859&viewfull=1#post1288859​

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... I'm also surprised not to see Tessa Hong among the junior lineup.

Tessa broke her ankle before sectionals. :sad4:

http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...ls-Nov-17-21&p=1290979&viewfull=1#post1290979​

 

[randomfan]

Here's a new preview/promo video I made for the US Ladies Nationals:

http://youtu.be/n1Nh19Zpd3M

It has Ashley, Gracie, Mirai, Polina, Karen, Courtney, and Mariah and is about a minute long - hope you guys enjoy!

Thank you for this! U.S. Nationals is always so fun to watch. It was my favourite competition last season, so I'm very excited for this one!:clapper:

 

[Skater Boy]

Good luck Ash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hap93:

Yay someone cheering for Ash Cain

 

[mrrice]

Yay someone cheering for Ash Cain

I haven't seen Mariah Bell this season. How is she looking? I really liked Courtney Hicks when I saw her at NHK and it seems the Ladies field is as deep as ever for the US. If our Ladies can deliver strong programs at Worlds I think we might just keep our 3 spots.

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

I haven't seen Mariah Bell this season. How is she looking? I really liked Courtney Hicks when I saw her at NHK and it seems the Ladies field is as deep as ever for the US. If our Ladies can deliver strong programs at Worlds I think we might just keep our 3 spots.

Mariah has a FS program that is amazing but probably too difficult for her. She struggles with the 3-3. I still love her though even if she has been coming up short!!!