2016 US Nationals Senior Men 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 Men's Short Program
Friday, January 22, 2016
7:30pm local time (UTC -6) Central

Senior Men's Free Skate
Sunday, January 24, 2016
1: 00pm local time (UTC -6) Central



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The USFSA announced list of Senior Men 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 Men Qualifiers​

Eastern

Ben Jalovick (University of Delaware FSC) Jimmy Ma (Ice House of New Jersey FSC) SP Tsunami by DVBBS and Borgeous; choreo by Rohene Ward LP Praeludium and Allegro by Fritz Kreisler, a Chopin nocturne and Vitali's Chaconne in G minor; choreo by Jeff Buttle​ Curran Oi (Yale FSC) Emmanuel Savary (University of Delaware FSC)

Midwestern

Alexander Johnson (Broadmoor SC) SP Trance; choreo by Catarina Lindgren and Christopher Dean. LP The Christ Trilogy by Havasi, chanting and saxophone music and In the Act of Creation; choreo by Tom Dickson​ WD Jordan Moeller (Northern Ice SC) Sebastien Payannet (Rocky Mountain FSC) Robert Przepioski (Rochester FSC) ADD Eric Stinehart (Skokie Valley SC)

Pacific Coast

Scott Dyer (All Year FSC) Daniel Kulenkamp (Coyotes SC of Arizona) Shotaro Omori (Los Angeles FSC) SP Your Song from Moulin Rouge; choreography by Jeremy Abbott LP Schindler's List soundtrack (Auschwitz Birkenau) and LP Nocturne No. 20 in C Sharp Minor, posthumously published opus, of Chopin - trans.Nathan Milstein, performed by Kyung-Wha Chung​ Sean Rabbitt (Glacier Falls FSC) SP Samson and Delilah LP Concerto in F by Gershwin; choreo by Cindy Stuart FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56700-Sean-Rabbitt​

Bye

Max Aaron (Broadmoor SC) SP Nessun Dorma (from "Turandot") by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Luciano Pavarotti; choreo by Phillip Mills LP Black Swan soundtrack by Petr I. Tchaikovsky and Clint Mansell; choreo by Phillip Mills FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?41129-Max-Aaron​ WD Jason Brown (Skokie Valley SC) Nathan Chen (Salt Lake Figure Skating) SP Smile and Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson; choreo by Nadia Kanaeva and Nikolai Morozov LP Symphony No. 3 in C minor by Camille Saint-Saëns; choreo by Nadia Kanaeva and Nikolai Morozov FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55407-Nathan-Chen&p=1167803#post1167803​ Timothy Dolensky (Atlanta FSC) SP Cinema Paradiso song performed by Josh Groban, choreo by Brittney (McConn) Bottoms LP Orchestral variations on the themes of Chopin by Anže Rozma; choreo by Brittney (McConn) Bottoms FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56950-Timothy-Dolensky&p=1261733#post1261733​ WD Richard Dornbush (All Year FSC) WD Joshua Farris (Broadmoor SC) Grant Hochstein (The SC of New York) SP "Due Tramonti" by Ludovico Einaudi; choreo by Karen Kwan-Oppegard, Peter Oppegard LP Selections from Les Miserables by Claude-Michel Schönberg; choreo by Karen Kwan-Oppegard, Peter Oppegard FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55907-Grant-Hochstein&p=1203143#post1203143​ Ross Miner (SC of Boston) SP New York State of Mind by Billy Joel; choreographed by Jamie Isley LP Who Wants to Live Forever and Too Much Love Will Kill You by Queen; choreographed by Lori Nichol FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?40557-Ross-Miner​ Adam Rippon (The SC of New York) SP Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen; choreo by Tom Dickson, Adam Rippon LP Beatles medley: Because (The World is Round); Get Back; Blackbird; and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band; choreo by Jeffrey Buttle, Adam Rippon FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?44079-Adam-Rippon​ Vincent Zhou (Broadmoor SC) SP Crystallize by Lindsey Stirling, choreo by Yuka Sato LP The Godfather; choreo by Justin Dillon FAN FEST: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56449-Vincent-Zhou​

 

[GF2445]

Joshua Farris has a bye. Any news about his recovery?

 

[MFarone]

Jordan Moeller is out of U. S.Nationals: https://www.instagram.com/p/_xG88egp7k/

Only info on Joshua Farris is hearsay. I haven't seen anything official concerning Joshua attending Nationals.

I realized that Jordan Moeller's withdrawal the next Senior Man from Mids will be going to Nationals. Next in line and in his first appearance at Nationals as a senior is Eric Stinehart from Skokie Valley FSC. I saw him at Mids and is was pleasant. Doesn't have a 3A, but did ok in the FS. His SP was kind of rough and I could see him under rotating jumps, but he did much better in the FS.

 

[HanDomi]

So anyone early predictions ? My money for the title is on Nathan Chen Or Max Aaron

 

[mustafakent]

Adam has been very consistent this season with his jumps, except for quad lutz.Also he has great programs this season.I hope he wins the title but I will be happy as long as he makes it to the team.

 

[karne]

This has to be Max's year. He's easily in the best form of any of the US men, he's had no injuries (pleasedontbejinx), he's the strongest with the best consistent tech, his improvement has been so great...if he can perform with the freedom of Skate America and the grit of Tallinn he should win.

And no doubt the whinging and complaining will start from the moment he hits that end position.

 

[musicfan80]

This has to be Max's year. He's easily in the best form of any of the US men, he's had no injuries (pleasedontbejinx), he's the strongest with the best consistent tech, his improvement has been so great...if he can perform with the freedom of Skate America and the grit of Tallinn he should win.

And no doubt the whinging and complaining will start from the moment he hits that end position.

As a fan of both skaters, I think it would be very interesting to see what happens with the PCS judging if Max and Jason showed up at Nationals and skated 100%. I have wondered if Rohene can really "fit" a program to a skater - I think he has a lot of work to do before he can do what Phillip Mills can do. But I'm more worried about what Rohene does with Kori's other skaters than I am with Jason.

 

[Hyena]

Right now I think Max is a solid bet to win. But Nathan has a lot of momentum and will at least be on the podium. Jason is unclear since we haven't seen him in a few months, though I hope he'll also podium and get to go to Worlds.

If Jordan Moeller's out, does that mean someone else will replace him?

 

[apgold]

With Nationals less than 4 weeks away, I hope we hear definitively if Josh Farris is competing or not. My gut tells me he won't be, but I'm waiting to hear from his camp to let us know what's going on with him.

I think it will be Max, Jason, Adam and Nathan battling it out for the top 4 and it could go any way. Perhaps Grant Hochstein will be in the mix as well or at least be top 5.

 

[ice coverage]

... If Jordan Moeller's out, does that mean someone else will replace him?

Go back and read post #3 in this thread from MFarone.
It is just a few posts above yours, and she already had addressed the question of a replacement. (Thx, MFarone. )

Sad :sad4: that Jordan is injured. Best to him.

 

[Hyena]

Thanks, golden. For the record I had read the whole thread but somehow skipped the last paragraph of MFarone's post...I think I was distracted thinking about Joshua Farris.

 

[musicfan80]

I was kinda surprised that Jordan's announcement was as early as it was. I would figure that most skaters who are going to withdrawal due to injury would wait to enjoy the holidays and then announce after the first of the new year.

I am assuming that is what is going on with Josh if he isn't going to compete at Nationals. (Although if the hearsay that he is still completely off the ice is true, wouldn't he have announced it awhile ago? Wouldn't Christy/Damon have had a drop cutoff date for him to return to the ice to get realistically ready - and wouldn't that date have been sometime last month? What's the shortest it would take to really get ready?)

I think from the news story about Jason's injury that Kori was (at that time) fairly confident that he would be able to compete at Nationals. Worse case, he could withdrawal and request a medical bye to tryout for the World's team. But I'm not sure how successful that would be - I guess it would depend on how the men look at Nationals if Jason couldn't make it.

 

[Tavi...]

Since Jordan qualified through sectionals, I think he was being considerate in withdrawing as early as possible so that the guy replacing him would have as much time as possible to prepare for the competition.

I'm not 100% sure, but am guessing that since Jason and Josh both qualified through byes, if they withdraw they will not be replaced - so it wont matter if they wait until the last minute to decide or announce it.

 

[MFarone]

I think you are correct Tavi. Jordan's early announcement gives Eric Stinehart time to continue to work on his programs rather than thinking about programs for next season. Josh and Jason have byes so there wouldn't be replacements for them. I would hope that we would hear something before the competition starts, but there isn't probably any requirement for an announcement.

Since Jordan qualified through sectionals, I think he was being considerate in withdrawing as early as possible so that the guy replacing him would have as much time as possible to prepare for the competition.

I'm not 100% sure, but am guessing that since Jason and Josh both qualified through byes, if they withdraw they will not be replaced - so it wont matter if they wait until the last minute to decide or announce it.

 

[ice coverage]

... Josh and Jason have byes so there wouldn't be replacements for them. I would hope that we would hear something before the competition starts, but there isn't probably any requirement for an announcement.

If reigning champ Jason does not take part in a USFS pre-Nats media teleconference, I think reporters will start bugging USFS for information on his status.

Last year, Jason's media call was held on Jan 13, and the Men's SP took place on Jan 23.

 

[Tavi...]

I think you are correct Tavi. Jordan's early announcement gives Eric Stinehart time to continue to work on his programs rather than thinking about programs for next season. Josh and Jason have byes so there wouldn't be replacements for them. I would hope that we would hear something before the competition starts, but there isn't probably any requirement for an announcement.

If we're really lucky there will be no announcements because they're both skating! Amazing that it's just a few weeks away now.

 

[MFarone]

Yes, I thought about that last night! If either chooses not to participate in the media teleconference, then that would be a strong indication they won't be skating. Maybe we will know more in a week or so. I don't always pay much attention to the interviews (because I'm trying to get things in order so I can attend Nationals), but don't all the medalists from the previous year do interviews?

If reigning champ Jason does not take part in a USFS pre-Nats media teleconference, I think reporters will start bugging USFS for information on his status.

Last year, Jason's media call was held on Jan 13, and the Men's SP took place on Jan 23.

 

[Karpenko]

Here's a new comic book-themed video preview I made of the upcoming 2016 US Men's Nationals:

http://youtu.be/-Uuc8ujfGPM

Hope you guys enjoy, I didn't include Josh because I assume he's not competing (and hope he recovers well). Music is "First Cool Hive" by Moby

 

[karne]

I truly believe that if Josh was going to withdraw we would know by now. It is less than a month until Nationals, if he was not going to be ready they would know, and would have said something, I am sure.

Until he says anything, my default position is that he will be at Nationals, and I hope so very much that it will follow that he will be in Boston...

 

[ice coverage]

... don't all the medalists from the previous year do interviews?

Not all of the previous year's medalists participate in the media teleconferences.
So hypothetically, if no USFS call with Josh is forthcoming, that alone would be no biggie.

Even the gold medalist does not necessarily have one.
But given that injury caused Jason to miss NHK, I do think it would raise some eyebrows if he does not have one.
(He did have media calls before 2013 and 2014 Nats.)

ETA (on Jan 7), correction:

Jason had media calls before 2014 and 2015 Nats. Not 2013 and 2014.​