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Cup of China is a Skate America rematch for the following 5 skaters:
Yu-Na Kim, Miki Ando, Yan Liu, Mira Leung and Susanna PÖYKIÖ
I have added their Skate America youtube videos to their entries, and any Skate America articles about them. You will also notice that I have gone through the SA protocols and have reported what elements the judges particularly liked in their performances. As you watch Skate China, you can see whether you agree!
Ice Network has been kind enough to post the ladies' planned element sheets, so if you'd like to check off the elements (and particularly if you'd like to know if that odd jump was supposed to be a flip or lutz), check these out.
http://web.icenetwork.com/documents/2008/11/05/54938/1/gpchn08_Ladies_PlannedProgramEntries.pdf
Again, this field is likely to be dominated by Yu-Na Kim. However, again Miki Ando will be trying to challenge her in a Skate America rematch.
Julia Sebestyen is on a come back trail. Last Europeans she was landing her gorgeous lutz beautifully, both singly and in a 3/2/2 combination. She is aiming to go to what I think is her fourth Olympics.
Sarah Meier is a very steady and skilled competitor and could win either silver or bronze here. She is determined to go to the Grand Prix final. To reach her goal, she needs to nab the bronze. Her Samba SP rocked the house at Finlandia-don't miss it.
This is Ashley Wagner's first 2008/2009 Grand Prix appearance. She looked very strong (and what is more important, much improved) this summer at Liberty. She should still get edge calls, but not UR calls, if she skates well.
This is the season opener for Laura Lepisto. Laura has a gorgeous 3T/3T. Do look for it, especially in the SP.
Yan Liu, the Chinese champion, now has David Wilson choreo. Look for her to skate very well at home. She is an elegant, elegant performer.
And, of course, all these ladies could fall all over the place, as the competitors did at Skate Canada, but I don't think so. This group contains mostly steady, level-headed performers. There could be some gorgeous programs here, so don't take a fridge break. Make up a huge bowl of popcorn with melted butter, fire up icenetwork in the middle of the night, and watch this live.
BTW, for the best popcorn, I urge you to get a thick bottomed pot with a lid and pop some Orville Redenbacher's loose popcorn according to the directions on the jar rather than using microwave bags. Cheaper, easy, (greener for that matter), and indescribly tasty. The popcorn could be the highlight of the evening if the skating goes awry.
To simulate rink ambience, you could sit in a plastic porch chair, turn down the thermostat beforehand, and have someone be mildly rude while asking whether you have brought food from your hotel room. Or you could just get comfortable and enjoy your popcorn and the skating!
So have fun, folks. I'm looking forward to this one myself.
1 Mira LEUNG CAN 1
Mira's 21.
Coaching History: ?, Joanne McLeod (??-2006; Since 2006) Christine McBeth (2006)
Training Town: Burnaby, BC
SP: La Bayadere by Leon Minkus
LP: Piano Concerto No. 2& 3 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Personal Best Total Score 157.36 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 53.01 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Free Skating 104.35 Four Continents Championships 2008
Judges Liked Best This Season:
SP: Myra's Layback (7th element in her 8 element program)
LP: Her spiral sequence
Recent Competitive History
2008 Skate America 10 6 7 (136.16)
2008 BC Summer Skate SP 2nd 50.64 (Laney Diggs won) Mira fell on an underrotated 2A.
2008 World Championships 14 14 14 (140.59)
2008 Four Continents Championships 7 6 5 (157.36)
2008 Canadian National Championships 2 4 2 (162.10)
2007 Trophée Eric Bompard 7 4 5 (144.57)
2007 Skate America 6 4 5 (139.14)
2007 World Championships 20 24 24 (120.74)
2007 Canadian National Championships 3 2 2 (159.59)
2006 Skate Canada 6 7 6 (150.92)
2006 Skate America 7 8 8 (128.07)
2006 World Championships 14 13 13 (168.80)
2006 Olympic Games 14 12 12 (145.16)
...
2002 Skate Slovakia [JGP] 10 15 14
2002 BC/Yukon Junior Sectionals 8 5 7
Articles:
October 2008 article about Leung breaking up with her coach again
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=05514dcc-e8e7-40fe-b540-4c6fefc6ceb5
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2007/090307.shtml
October 2008 Golden Skate article by Barry Mittan, "Leung Hopes for Podium Finish at Grand Prixs"
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2008/100508.shtml
2004 Golden Skate article - Myra skipped juniors and novices and went directly to seniors
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2004/073104.shtml
Videos:
Mira's Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5jJb2cD-w
2008 4CC's LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv4g6moSD5s (her highest scoring international performance)
2008 4CC's SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv4g6moSD5s
2005 Jr Worlds LP Firebird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOjZHMe8Oa4
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100175&mode=I
Website:
2 Yan LIU CHN 2
Her hero is Lu Chen (of course)
Coaching History: Lijie Yu (Since 2007) Yu Sun (??-2007)
Choreographer: David Wilson
Training Town: Beijing
SP: The Impossible Dream by Enrique
LP: Why Are The Flowers So Red
Personal Best Total Score 145.92 Cup of China 2005
Personal Best Score Short Program 53.34 Four Continents Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 98.20 Cup of China 2005
Judges Liked Best This Season at Skate America:
SP: Yan Liu's Double Axel
LP: Her layback spin (level 2)
Recent Competitive Results
2008 Skate America 9 8 9 (128.12)
2008 World Championships 31 31 (FNR)
2008 Four Continents Championships 16 12 14 (124.09)
2008 Chinese National Championships 1 1 1 (147.77)
2007 NHK Trophy 8 10 10 (119.66)
2007 Cup of Russia 10 9 9 (126.14)
2007 World Championships 21 23 22 (123.22)
2007 Four Continents Championships 5 15 9 (126.69)
2007 Asian Winter Games 9 6 7 (130.16)
2007 Winter Universiade 8 5 5 (128.62)
2006 Cup of Russia 11 11 10 (114.65)
2006 Cup of China 11 7 9 (125.23)
2006 World Championships 19 15 16 (159.05)
2006 Olympic Games 15 11 11 (145.30)
2006 Four Continents Championships 10 5 7 (138.55)
2005 Cup of China 5 5 5 (145.92)
2005 Skate Canada 7 4 4 (142.58)
2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial 1 1 1 (140.81)
2005 World Championships 25 19 21 (142.33)
2005 Four Continents Championships 8 9 8 (128.50)
2005 Winter Universiade 6 2 3
2004 Cup of Russia 11 8 8 (119.60)
2004 Cup of China 10 8 10 (120.24)
2004 Four Continents Championships 10 8 9
2003 Cup of Russia 12 12 12
2003 Cup of China 12 12 12
2003 Four Continents Championships 13 14 14
Videos:
2008 Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDQSjFlK0hk&feature=PlayList&p=0317D32610444A71&index=11
2008 Chinese National Champions CUP SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU6ef85sIO0
2008 Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJLnwNkkNk
2005 Cup of China LP A beautiful, musically expressive performance)(Canadian coverage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay7euMYXNMs
2005 Cup of China SP (Chinese coverage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBnfTkyhje4&feature=related
Articles:
Yan Liu, Chinese Ladies champion, and Jianliang Wu, Men's Champion, went to Toronto to have David Wilson choreograph their programs
Quote from Wilson
http://www.ifsmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=671
Website:
Odd fan page
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/towako-katie/20061012/1161000805
3 Yueren WANG CHN 2
Coach: Ying Liu
Choreographer: Hailian Jian (SP), Bao Li (FS)
Training Town: Beijing; Harbin
SP: Songs from a Secret Garden by Secret Garden
LP: House of Flying Daggers (soundtrack)
Personal Best Total Score 129.88 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 45.48 Cup of China 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 85.19 Four Continents Championships 2008
Competition Results
2008 Four Continents Championships 15 13 12 (129.88)
2008 Chinese National Championships 4 3 3 (119.93)
2007 Cup of China 10 12 12 (109.71)
Videos
2008 4C's LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjQB34kjsL0
Articles
Yueren Wang is a Harbin person. She was the highest placing Chinese lady at 4008 4C's.
http://inveterbrates.blogspot.com/2008/10/wang-yueren.html
Website
4 Laura LEPISTO FIN 3
Coach: Virpi Horttana
Choreographer: Maria McLean, Miia Nirhamo
Training towns: Espoo, Vierumäki, Espoo, Boston/USA, Tallinn/EST
SP: Imagined Oceans by Karl Jenkins
LP: Don Juan DeMarco (soundtrack) by Michael Kamen
Personal Best Total Score 165.65 European Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 59.18 HomeSense Skate Canada 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 108.69 European Championships 2008
Competitive Results
2008 Finlandia Trophy 2 3 2 (153.80)
2008 Nebelhorn Trophy 2 2 2 (154.21)
2008 World Championships 21 7 8 (147.26)
2008 European Championships 3 3 3 (165.65)
2008 Finnish National Championships 2 1 1 (164.76)
2007 NHK Trophy 6 5 5 (145.58)
2007 Skate Canada 1 9 7 (147.69)
2007 Finlandia Trophy 4 3 4 (152.15)
2007 Nebelhorn Trophy 3 3 3 (141.07)
2007 World Junior Championships 12 5 7 (129.72)
2007 Nordic Championships 3 2 2 (135.60)
2007 Finnish National Championships 2 3 2 (142.71)
2006 Junior Warsaw Cup 2 1 1 (115.59)
2006 JGP Liberec 13 5 5 (111.00)
2006 World Junior Championships 8 9 9 (121.05)
2006 Junior Nordic Championships 1 3 2 (113.71)
2006 Finnish National Championships 4 4 4 (128.27)
2005 Sofia Cup [JGP] 4 4 4 (122.34)
2005 Andorra Cup [JGP] 4 3 3 (120.66)
2005 Junior Nordic Championships 2 3 2
2005 Finnish Junior National Championships 2 1 1 (125.14)
2004 Harghita Cup [JGP] 10 7 9 (107.87)
2004 JGP Belgrade 3 1 1 (120.71)
2004 Finnish Junior National Championships 5 5 5
2003 Junior Grand Prix - Zagreb 8 9 8
2003 Skate Sofia [JGP] 14 11 12
2003 Gardena Spring Trophy 3 2 2
2003 Finnish Junior National Championships 2 1 1
2002 Junior Warsaw Cup 1 1 1
2002 International Novice Trophy 1 4 3
Videos
2008 Finlandia SP (Imagined Oceans, her new program)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS2lMn05Vvw
2008 Finlandia LP (Don Juan DeMarco, her new Program)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZSbXaRxkc0&feature=related
2008 Europeans LP (her best score)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMhlOEi0qQ
2008 Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQufmncnjA4
2008 Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEqIyt69p2Y&feature=related
2008 Interview after Worlds (click "more info" in upper right corner for a translation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUem919itQ8
2007 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PA5yjBDSco
2006 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj7YGO0Iz8A&feature=related
Articles
Article about Finlandia & Laura's upcoming season & the rest of the Finnish ladies' team...in Finnish
http://www.hbl.fi/text/sport/2008/10/12/d18922.php
February 2008 Golden Skate article about Laura
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2007/021008-2.shtml
Her icenetwork biography
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100390&mode=I
Her win at Finnish nationals
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071209&content_id=39079&vkey=ice_news
2008 Europeans, including a discussion of Laura's bronze medal performance
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080126&content_id=42755&vkey=ice_news
Website
5 Susanna PÖYKIÖ FIN 3
She's 26.
Training Town: Oulu
Coaching History: Heidi Pöykiö (Since 2006) Berit Kaijomaa (Former) Larissa Papchenko (Former)
Choreographer: H. Pöykiö, O. Martikainen (SP), Lori Nichol (FS)
SP: Leeloos' Tune by Maksim Mrvica
LP: Scherzando from Cello Sonata in G minor by Sergei Rachmaninov; Melody on a Theme by Sergei Rachmaninov;
Allegro Scherzando from Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Personal Best Total Score 163.98 World Championships 2005
Personal Best Score Short Program 57.62 HomeSense Skate Canada Intern. 2006
Personal Best Score Free Skating 106.99 World Championships 2005
Judges Liked Best This Season at Skate America:
SP: Susanna's Spiral Sequence (Level 4)
LP: Her combination spin (level 3)
Recent Competitive History:
2008 Skate America 8 5 6 (142.14)
2008 Finlandia 7 5 5 (140.21)
2008 Finnish National Championships 3 3 3 (147.35)
2007 Cup of China 6 9 8 (124.00)
2007 Finlandia Trophy 3 2 2 (162.26)
2007 World Championships 10 7 8 (160.12)
2007 Nordic Championships 1 1 1 (149.28)
2007 European Championships 7 5 4 (146.02)
2007 Finnish National Championships 1 1 1 (156.36)
2006 Trophée Eric Bompard 8 3 5 (148.81)
2006 Skate Canada 3 5 5 (161.58)
2006 Finlandia Trophy 1 4 2 (144.05)
2006 World Championships 9 9 9 (180.06)
2006 Olympic Games 12 15 13 (143.22)
2006 European Championships 7 8 7 (144.75)
2006 Finnish National Championships 2 1 1 (153.42)
2005 Cup of Russia 5 4 4 (131.30)
2005 Japan International Challenge - 5 5 (81.23)
2005 World Championships 8 6 8 (187.67)
2005 European Championships 3 3 2 (158.93)
2005 Finnish National Championships 1 1 1 (155.46)
2004 Skate Canada 6 3 3 (148.94)
2004 Skate America 8 1 5 (140.38)
2004 Finlandia Trophy 2 1 1
2004 World Championships 15 10 12
2004 European Championships 4 6 6
2003 NHK Trophy 6 4 4
2003 Bofrost Cup on Ice 2 3 2
2003 Skate America 8 5 5
2003 Finlandia Trophy 1 1 1
2003 European Championships 8 8 9
2003 Finnish National Championships - W
2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice 5 3 3
2002 Skate Canada 10 9 9
2002 Finlandia Trophy 1 2 1
2002 World Championships 13 9 11
2002 European Championships 6 7 6
2002 Finnish National Championships 1 1 1
2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice 8 8 8
2001 Finlandia Trophy 8 6 6
2001 Nebelhorn Trophy 8 16 15
2001 World Junior Championships 3
2001 Finnish National Championships 3
2001 Junior Grand Prix Final 6
2000 JGP Kiev 3 4 3
2000 Finnish National Championships 1
1999 Finnish Junior National Championships 1
Videos:
2008 Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQu2K96TAbk&feature=PlayList&p=0317D32610444A71&index=14
2008 Finlandia SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp87KLbUl54
2008 Finlandia LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV-Z2K9toYQ
2008 Heavy Metal on Ice Exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCV1pNJ9RYY
2005 Europeans EX A Dream Worth Keeping (GBR Eurosport)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XavWyE5xZjA
2005 Europeans LP Romeo and Juliet by Nina Rota (silver medal performance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_LUbQGe8UU&feature=related
2005 Europeans SP Henry the Eighth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVJQN33kb5M&feature=related
Articles:
Article about Finlandia & Laura Lepisto's upcoming season & the rest of the Finnish ladies' team (including Susanna)...in Finnish
http://www.hbl.fi/text/sport/2008/10/12/d18922.php
Goldenskate article from 2002 about Susanna
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2002/100902.shtml
Susanna's icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100228&mode=I
Website:
A friend of hers registered http://www.susannapoykio.com but it has never been used, really.
6 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN 4
Coach: Gurgen Vardanjan Former Coach: Andras Szaraz, Eszter Jurek
Choreographer: Jeranjak Ipakjan
Training towns: Saffle SWE, Tallinn EST, Budapest HUN
SP: Song from a Secret Garden by Secret Garden; Libertango by Astor Piazzolla - performed by Bond
LP: Medley of music by Edvin Marton
Personal Best Total Score 165.22 MasterCard Skate Canada Int. 2003
Personal Best Score Short Program European Championships 2005
Personal Best Score Free Skating MasterCard Skate Canada Int. 2003
Second Qualifier for the 2007 Grand Prix Final
Competitive History Competition SP LP Final
2008 World Championships 19 8 11 (145.17)
2008 European Championships 5 4 4 (162.89)
2008 Hungarian National Championships 1 1 1 (165.13)
2007 Cup of Russia 8 7 7 (134.98)
2007 Cup of China 4 5 5 (136.60)
2007 Nebelhorn Trophy 10 4 5 (133.81)
2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1 1 1 (165.43)
2007 World Championships 8 15 12 (153.50)
2007 European Championships 4 10 9 (136.05)
2007 Hungarian National Championships 1 1 1 (171.43)
2007 Grand Prix Final 6 5 6 (142.69)
2006 Cup of Russia 1 5 2 (146.75)
2006 Cup of China 3 1 1 (153.80)
2006 Finlandia Trophy 4 2 3 (142.79)
2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1 2 2 (128.39)
2006 World Championships 24 20 22 (142.30)
2006 Olympic Games 16 20 18 (129.26)
2006 European Championships 13 13 14 (121.90)
2005 Cup of Russia 7 5 6 (124.38)
2005 Skate America 6 7 8 (121.78)
2005 Japan International Challenge - 6 6 (75.72)
2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1 2 1 (142.56)
2005 World Championships 12 16 12 (167.56)
2005 European Championships 2 6 4 (157.13)
2004 Cup of Russia 4 2 3 (155.06)
2004 Trophée Eric Bompard Cachemire 5 2 3 (136.52)
2004 Skate Canada 5 7 6 (132.74)
2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic N/A 6 6
2004 World Championships 6 7 6
2004 European Championships 1 1 1
...
1999 World Championships 19
1999 European Championships 6
1999 Hungarian National Championships 2
1998/9 World Junior Championships 9
1998 World Championships 19
1998 Olympic Games 15
1998 European Championships 17
1997/8 World Junior Championships 14
1997 Hungarian National Championships 3
Videos
2008 Europeans LP - Julia finished 4th
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kvV4EnGBWw
2004 Europeans LP - Julia won, in front of hometown fans!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOkjJca15qI
2004 Europeans SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiKdVkuCqfs&feature=related
2005 Europeans SP Fire on Ice ( her highest scoring SP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2N4Vkcgyt0
2004 Skate Canada Exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHnR8aG0Cyo
1998 Olympics SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhqrbqJW7lM&feature=related
2007/2008 preview from Hungarian State TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st5COah46lc
Articles
Many articles in Hungarian -just clip on thumbnail images
http://sebestyenjulia.atw.hu/e0.htm
Golden Skate article from 2002 about Julia's 2nd Olympic trip
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2001/020402.shtml
2004 Golden Skate article about her 2004 victory at Europeans
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2003/020704_l.shtml
2008 Golden Skate article European SP (scroll down to find Julia's interview)
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2007/euros_4.shtml
2008 Golden Skate article European LP (scroll down - Julia pulled up to 4th)
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2007/euros_5.shtml
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100227&mode=I
Official Website
http://sebestyenjulia.atw.hu/e0.htm
7 Miki ANDO JPN 5
At Skate Canada, Miki did not try her quad. Furthermore, she had at least one jump downgrade that was rather questionable, I thought.
Coaching History: Nikolai Morozov (Since 2006); Yuko Monna (Since 2006)
Carol Heiss Jenkins (2005-2006) Nobuo Sato (??-2005) Kumiko Sato (??-2005)
Training Town: Hackensack, NJ (USA)
SP: The Chairman's Waltz from Memories of a Geisha (soundtrack) by John Williams
LP: Giselle by Adolphe Adam
Personal Best Total Score 195.09 World Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Short Program 67.98 World Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 127.11 World Championships 2007
Judges Liked Best This Season (Skate America):
SP: Miki's Combination spin (Level 4)
LP: Her flying combination spin (Level 3)
Second Alternate for the 2008 Grand Prix Final
First Qualifier for the 2007 Grand Prix Final
Sixth Qualifier for the 2006 Grand Prix Final
Recent Competitive Results
2008 Skate America 168.42 2 3 3 (168.42)
2008 World Championships 8 - W
2008 Four Continents Championships 2 3 3 (177.66)
2008 Japanese National Championships 2 1 2 (204.18)
2007 NHK Trophy 2 7 4 (145.81)
2007 Skate America 2 1 2 (161.89)
2007 International Counter Match 4 2 (Team)
2007 Japan Open - 1 1 (Team)
2007 World Championships 2 2 1 (195.09)
2007 Japanese National Championships 2 3 2 (185.65)
2007 Grand Prix Final 2 6 5 (157.32)
2006 Trophée Eric Bompard 2 2 2 (174.44)
2006 Skate America 2 1 1 (192.59)
2006 Campbell's Cup 1 N/A 1 (Team)
2006 Olympic Games 8 16 15 (140.20)
2006 Japanese National Championships 6 6 6 (173.36)
2006 Grand Prix Final 3 4 4 (157.39)
2005 NHK Trophy 4 4 4 (154.34)
2005 Cup of Russia 2 2 2 (172.30)
2005 Japan International Challenge - 3 3 (97.19)
2005 World Championships 7 7 6 (193.14)
2005 Japanese National Championships 3 1 1 (172.47)
2005 Grand Prix Final 4 3 4 (151.10)
2004 Cup of China 4 4 4 (150.32)
2004 NHK Trophy 3 1 2 (170.36)
2004 Skate America 1 6 3 (142.64)
2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic N/A 4 4
2004 Marshall's World Skating Challenge N/A 4 4
2004 World Championships 3 4 4
2004 World Junior Championships 1 1 1
2004 Japanese National Championships 2 1 1
2004 Junior Grand Prix Final 2 1 1
2004 Japanese Junior National Championships 1 1 1
2003 Junior Grand Prix - SBC Cup 1 1 1
2003 Mexico Cup [JGP] 1 1 1
2003 World Junior Championships 3 2 2
2003 Japanese National Championships 2 6 5
2003 Junior Grand Prix Final 5 2 3
2003 Japanese Junior National Championships 1 1 1
2002 JGP China 2 1 1
2002 JGP Canada 3 1 1
2002 World Junior Championships 4 3 3
2002 Japanese National Championships 3 3 3
2002 Junior Grand Prix Final 2 1 1
2001 Salchow Trophy [JGP] 1 1 1
2001 Czech Skate [JGP] 3 1 1
Videos:
2008 Skate America LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9OnG-i0jjc
2008 Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8sHy1L4Mzo&feature=PlayList&p=0317D32610444A71&index=2
2008 SOI exhibition Handcuffs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOf6nGUkww8
2005 SOI exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmVw9nV4O1k&feature=related
2007 Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZfttfa9yRE
2007 Worlds LP (CBC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANTBu1Sfuas&feature=related
2006 Cup of Russia SP Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Japanese TV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qA2NDd1R9Q
Articles:
The Japan Times reports on Miki Ando's departure for Skate America
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20081022it.html
April Golden Skate article and photo by Barry Mittan, "Highs and Lows for Ando"
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2007/042008.shtml
Her decision not to try the quad at Worlds 2008
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080317&content_id=45836&vkey=ice_news
2007 worries about her future by Japanese fans
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071207&content_id=38783&vkey=ice_news
2004 Golden skate article about Miki's junior career
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2003/050804.shtml
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100172&mode=I
Fan Forum
http://mikiando.topgoo.net/
8 Yu-Na KIM KOR 6
She's Just 18.
Training Town: Toronto, ON (CAN)
Coaching History: Brian Orser (Since 2006) Bun-Sun Park (??-2006) Se-Yol Kim (Former)
Hyun-Jung Chi (Former)
Choreographer: David Wilson
SP: Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens
LP: Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Personal Best Total Score 197.20 Cup of Russia 2007
Personal Best Score Short Program 71.95 World Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 133.70 Cup of Russia 2007
Judges Liked Best This Season:
SP: Yu-Na's spiral sequence, level 4 (hard to believe, because her leg position needs a lot more extension and toe point. Her edges are great, though.)
LP: Her double axel triple toe combination
First Qualifier for the 2008 Grand Prix Final
Fourth Qualifier for the 2007 Grand Prix Final
First Qualifier for the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final
Current World Senior Ladies bronze medallist
Recent Competitive Results
2008 Skate America 1 1 1 (193.45)
2008 World Championships 5 1 3 (183.23)
2008 Grand Prix Final 1 2 1 (196.83)
2007 Cup of Russia 1 1 1 (197.20)
2007 Cup of China 3 1 1 (180.68)
2007 World Championships 1 4 3 (186.14)
2007 Grand Prix Final 3 1 1 (184.20)
2006 Trophée Eric Bompard 1 1 1 (184.54)
2006 Skate Canada 1 4 3 (168.48)
2006 World Junior Championships 1 1 1 (177.54)
2006 Junior Grand Prix Final 1 1 1 (174.12)
2005 Sofia Cup [JGP] 1 1 1 (153.43)
2005 JGP Slovakia 1 1 1 (168.83)
2005 World Junior Championships 6 2 2 (158.93)
2005 Junior Grand Prix Final 2 3 2 (137.75)
2004 JGP Harbin 4 1 2 (131.22)
2004 JGP Budapest 1 1 1 (148.55)
2003 Novice Golden Bear 1 1 1
2002 Novice Triglav Trophy 1 1 1
Videos:
2008 Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0zIg0yvs0w
2008 Skate America LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD61T33Q1ck&feature=PlayList&p=0317D32610444A71&index=63
April 2008 Brian Orser Yu-Na Kim interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAVk1458F4k
2008 World Championships LP Miss Saigon (GBR Eurosport)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJAZJGM8OgY&feature=related
2008 Worlds Championships Exhibition Only Hope by Mandy Moore(GBR Eurosport)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee8hZNCwGkc&feature=related
2008 Festa on Ice Opening with Johnny Weir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw5uiMn90wY&feature=related
2007 Cup of Russia SP Die Fliedermaus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmedPPVBIYI
2007 Cup of Russia LP Miss Saigon (her highest ever LP score)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NU8N4Com8Y
2007 Worlds Championships SP El Tango de Roxanne(ABC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FmncaNGLOI
2006 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PbI0OFmahU&feature=related
2005 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVSpow1HEBQ&feature=related
2003/2004 Season LP Carman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40clAD3Ae4g
Articles:
Korea Times says Yu-Na is now ready for Cup of China (English)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2008/11/136_33840.html
AP thinks so too
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/05/sports/FIG-Cup-Of-China.php
Korean Times says Yu-Na Kim was ready for Skate America (English)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/10/136_33078.html
September Article about Yu-Na's preparation for the season (English)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200810/200810010004.html
Kim is Healthy, ready for new season
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080903&content_id=51439&vkey=ice_news
2008 Yu-Na along with other Nike endorsed athletes, takes part in Nike's Human Race
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080527&content_id=48406&vkey=ice_news
Golden Skate article about Yu-Na about the many "firsts" she has achieved
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2008/081108.shtml
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100182&mode=I
Website:
Fan website (mostly Korean)
http://www.yunakim.net/profile.html
Global fansite
http://www.yunakim.net/profile.html
9 Alena LEONOVA RUS 7
Alena is just up from juniors. She has nice spirals and spins. Most recently, she won the silver medal at Coupe de Nice. She will turn 18 this month.
Coach: Alla Piatova Former Coach: Tracy Doyle-Lunde Former Coach: Mrs. Vakhrameeva
Choreographer: Svetlana Korol
Training town: St. Petersburg
SP: Al Andaluz by Manolo Carrasco
LP: La Leyenda del Beso by Raul di Blasio
Personal Best Total Score 138.06 World Junior Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 49.76 World Junior Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Free Skating 88.30 World Junior Championships 2008
Second Alternate for the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final
Competitive Results
2008 Coupe de Nice 4 (43.40) 2 (84.01) 2nd overall (127.41)
2008 World Junior Championships 7 5 6 (138.06)
2008 Russian National Championships 8 5 7 (132.22)
2007 Junior Coupe Internationale de Nice 3 1 1 (131.70)
2007 Croatia Cup [JGP] 10 4 5 (118.08)
2007 Harghita Cup [JGP] 5 1 2 (126.50)
2007 World Junior Championships 9 13 12 (122.89)
2007 Russian National Championships 10 8 7 (116.49)
2006 Junior Coupe Internationale de Nice 2 1 1 (116.10)
Videos
2008 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Nj8rWjoVY&feature=related
2008 Russian Nationals SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_7gvJLANjs
2007 Jr Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F15eZeREG8
Articles
Website
10 Sarah MEIER SUI 8
Coach: Eva Fehr, Mark Pepperday
Choreographer: Salome Brunner, Tatiana Druchinina
Training Towns: Bülach, Zürich, Winterthur SUI, Oberstdorf GER
SP: Samba by Steve Stevens; Brazilliance by Steve Stevens
LP: Yellow River Piano Concerto by Lang Lang (based on Yellow River Cantata by Xian Xinghai)
Personal Best Total Score 171.88 World Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 60.87 European Championships 2006
Personal Best Score Free Skating 113.00 European Championships 2008
First Alternate for the 2008 Grand Prix Final
Sixth Qualifier for the 2007 Grand Prix Final
Competitive History Competition SP LP Final
2008 Finlandia Trophy 4 2 3 (152.97)
2008 World Championships 7 6 6 (171.88)
2008 European Championships 4 1 2 (171.28)
2008 Swiss National Championships 1 1 1 (182.03)
2007 NHK Trophy 3 1 2 (163.17)
2007 Trophée Eric Bompard 4 5 4 (147.15)
2007 Japan Open - 2 2 (Team)
2007 World Championships 9 8 7 (160.80)
2007 European Championships 1 2 2 (171.28)
2007 Grand Prix Final 4 2 3 (170.28)
2007 Swiss National Championships 1 1 1 (178.17)
2006 Cup of Russia 3 1 1 (159.17)
2006 Skate America 4 3 4 (169.01)
2006 World Championships 4 5 6 (195.11)
2006 Olympic Games 10 8 8 (156.13)
...
2002 Olympic Games 9 16 13
2002 European Championships 13 13 13
2001 Skate Canada 6 6 5
2001 Finlandia Trophy 10 7 9
Videos
2008 Finlandia LP - first 10 sec missing because they started her music without her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2tX4mU_HTE
2008 Finlandia SP- SAMBA!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhtS5_XC8TU
2008 Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faKWceFzySI
2008 Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHcL2Hkhusk&feature=related
2008 Europeans Exhibition - Amelie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3XoN9sa6kE
2006 Europeans SP Finding Neverland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWixWiI7IB4
Sarah skates to Celtic Dream in Exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZKi0mYawXE
Articles
Sarah's 2008 Europeans
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=3215720
2008 Europeans, including a discussion of Sarah's silver medal performance
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080126&content_id=42755&vkey=ice_news
Preview article about Sarah, in French
http://www.24heures.ch/depeches/sports/sarah-meier-fallait-changer-chose
Even longer preview article about Sarah, in German
She's seeking to qualify for the GPF for a second time
http://www.nachrichten.ch/detail/324182.htm
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100206&mode=I
Her repeats at the Swiss National championships
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071210&content_id=39121&vkey=ice_news
Official Website
http://www.sarahmeier.ch/
11 Katrina HACKER USA 9
Katrina is the lady who was bumped off the US team so that Kimmie Meissner could go to Worlds last year.
Coach: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson Former Coach: Tracy Doyle-Lunde
Choreographer: Mark Mitchell
Training Town: Boston, MA
SP: On Golden Pond by David Grusin
LP: Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov
Personal Best Total Score 153.86 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 49.86 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Free Skating 104.00 Four Continents Championships 2008
Competitive Results
2008 Four Continents Championships 10 7 6 (153.86)
2008 U.S. National Championships 5 6 6 (158.28)
2008 U.S. Eastern Sectionals 1 1 1 (156.86)
2008 U.S. New England Regionals 1 1 1 (153.13)
2007 U.S. Eastern Sectionals 2 11 6 (118.36)
2007 U.S. North Atlantic Regionals 1 1 1 (149.39)
2006 Harghita Cup [JGP] 1 8 5 (106.81)
2006 U.S. Junior National Championships 6 8 7 (122.78)
2006 U.S. Eastern Junior Sectionals 3 3 3 (116.87)
2006 U.S. North Atlantic Junior Regionals 1 1 1
2005 Junior Triglav Trophy 1 1 1
2005 U.S. Novice National Championships 6 3 3
2005 U.S. Eastern Novice Sectionals 3 3 3
2005 U.S. North Atlantic Novice Regionals 1 1 1
2004 U.S. Novice National Championships 4 7 6
2004 U.S. Eastern Novice Sectionals 3 2 2
2004 U.S. North Atlantic Novice Regionals 1 1 1
Videos
2008 4CC's LP Aranjuez (this is a gorgeous program for Katrina)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uQEfyr4XiM&feature=related
2008 4CC's Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LSvu6Fg1O0
2007 Eastern Sectionals LP (CN8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qH4oIlBbIA
Articles
Katrina is blogging from Cup of China for icenetwork
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081104&content_id=54892&vkey=ice_news
Westchester County celebrate Katrina's performance at US Nationals 2008
http://www.whiteplainscnr.com/article6368.html
Her 2007 win at Easterns
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071117&content_id=37376&vkey=ice_news
her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100420&mode=I
Website
12 Ashley WAGNER USA 9
Coach: Priscilla Hill Former Coach: Shirley Hughes
Choreographer: Phillip Mills, Irina Romanova
Training town: Wilmington, DE
SP: Somewhere in Time by Maksim Mrvica
LP: Spartacus by Aram Khatchaturian
Personal Best Total Score 158.63 Trophee Eric Bompard 2007
Personal Best Score Short Program 51.67 World Junior Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 108.15 Trophee Eric Bompard 2007
Second Qualifier for the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final
Competitive Results
2008 Liberty SP 1st
2008 Liberty LP
2008 World Championships 11 15 16 (137.40)
2008 Four Continents Championships 12 5 8 (152.46)
2008 U.S. National Championships 2 2 3 (188.56)
2007 Trophée Eric Bompard 5 2 3 (158.63)
2007 Skate Canada 8 5 5 (150.06)
2007 World Junior Championships 3 3 3 (157.15)
2007 U.S. Junior National Championships 4 3 3 (145.86)
2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 3 2 2 (142.01)
2006 JGP The Hague 4 1 1 (133.98)
2006 JGP Courchevel 1 1 1 (134.95)
2006 Junior Triglav Trophy 1 1 1 (117.10)
2006 U.S. Junior National Championships 2 4 4 (132.45)
2006 U.S. Pacific Coast Junior Sectionals 1 1 1 (125.22)
2006 U.S. Northwest Pacific Junior Regionals 1 1 1
2005 Novice North American Challenge Skate - Pierrefonds 1 1 1 (111.41)
2005 U.S. Novice National Championships 8 5 7
2005 U.S. Pacific Coast Novice Sectionals 2 1 1
2005 U.S. Northwest Pacific Novice Regionals 1 1 1
2004 U.S. Pacific Coast Novice Sectionals 11 10 10
2004 U.S. Northwest Pacific Novice Regionals 3 2 2
Videos
2008 Libety SP = Ashley won this section of the competition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZknHnp82n8
2008 4C's SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV8fDRWi0DY
2008 4C's Truth Booth Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG_zj7IFc5w
2007 TEB LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFxtEzXOBt8
2007 TEB SP Henry VIII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL-DeUo0wiw&feature=related
2007 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ashley+wagner&search_type=&aq=f
2007 Jr Worlds Exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xINEby0-0NA
Articles
September 2008 Golden Skate article about Ashley
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2008/092008.shtml
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100048&mode=I
Her move to Coach Priscilla Hill
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080717&content_id=49397&vkey=ice_news
January 2008 article about Ashley's goals
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080118&content_id=40626&vkey=ice_news
Ashley wins a bronze at 2007 TEB
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071117&content_id=37357&vkey=ice_news
Official Website
http://www.figureskatersonline.com/ashleywagner/
Yu-Na Kim, Miki Ando, Yan Liu, Mira Leung and Susanna PÖYKIÖ
I have added their Skate America youtube videos to their entries, and any Skate America articles about them. You will also notice that I have gone through the SA protocols and have reported what elements the judges particularly liked in their performances. As you watch Skate China, you can see whether you agree!
Ice Network has been kind enough to post the ladies' planned element sheets, so if you'd like to check off the elements (and particularly if you'd like to know if that odd jump was supposed to be a flip or lutz), check these out.
http://web.icenetwork.com/documents/2008/11/05/54938/1/gpchn08_Ladies_PlannedProgramEntries.pdf
Again, this field is likely to be dominated by Yu-Na Kim. However, again Miki Ando will be trying to challenge her in a Skate America rematch.
Julia Sebestyen is on a come back trail. Last Europeans she was landing her gorgeous lutz beautifully, both singly and in a 3/2/2 combination. She is aiming to go to what I think is her fourth Olympics.
Sarah Meier is a very steady and skilled competitor and could win either silver or bronze here. She is determined to go to the Grand Prix final. To reach her goal, she needs to nab the bronze. Her Samba SP rocked the house at Finlandia-don't miss it.
This is Ashley Wagner's first 2008/2009 Grand Prix appearance. She looked very strong (and what is more important, much improved) this summer at Liberty. She should still get edge calls, but not UR calls, if she skates well.
This is the season opener for Laura Lepisto. Laura has a gorgeous 3T/3T. Do look for it, especially in the SP.
Yan Liu, the Chinese champion, now has David Wilson choreo. Look for her to skate very well at home. She is an elegant, elegant performer.
And, of course, all these ladies could fall all over the place, as the competitors did at Skate Canada, but I don't think so. This group contains mostly steady, level-headed performers. There could be some gorgeous programs here, so don't take a fridge break. Make up a huge bowl of popcorn with melted butter, fire up icenetwork in the middle of the night, and watch this live.
BTW, for the best popcorn, I urge you to get a thick bottomed pot with a lid and pop some Orville Redenbacher's loose popcorn according to the directions on the jar rather than using microwave bags. Cheaper, easy, (greener for that matter), and indescribly tasty. The popcorn could be the highlight of the evening if the skating goes awry.
To simulate rink ambience, you could sit in a plastic porch chair, turn down the thermostat beforehand, and have someone be mildly rude while asking whether you have brought food from your hotel room. Or you could just get comfortable and enjoy your popcorn and the skating!
So have fun, folks. I'm looking forward to this one myself.
1 Mira LEUNG CAN 1
Mira's 21.
Coaching History: ?, Joanne McLeod (??-2006; Since 2006) Christine McBeth (2006)
Training Town: Burnaby, BC
SP: La Bayadere by Leon Minkus
LP: Piano Concerto No. 2& 3 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Personal Best Total Score 157.36 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 53.01 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Free Skating 104.35 Four Continents Championships 2008
Judges Liked Best This Season:
SP: Myra's Layback (7th element in her 8 element program)
LP: Her spiral sequence
Recent Competitive History
2008 Skate America 10 6 7 (136.16)
2008 BC Summer Skate SP 2nd 50.64 (Laney Diggs won) Mira fell on an underrotated 2A.
2008 World Championships 14 14 14 (140.59)
2008 Four Continents Championships 7 6 5 (157.36)
2008 Canadian National Championships 2 4 2 (162.10)
2007 Trophée Eric Bompard 7 4 5 (144.57)
2007 Skate America 6 4 5 (139.14)
2007 World Championships 20 24 24 (120.74)
2007 Canadian National Championships 3 2 2 (159.59)
2006 Skate Canada 6 7 6 (150.92)
2006 Skate America 7 8 8 (128.07)
2006 World Championships 14 13 13 (168.80)
2006 Olympic Games 14 12 12 (145.16)
...
2002 Skate Slovakia [JGP] 10 15 14
2002 BC/Yukon Junior Sectionals 8 5 7
Articles:
October 2008 article about Leung breaking up with her coach again
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=05514dcc-e8e7-40fe-b540-4c6fefc6ceb5
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2007/090307.shtml
October 2008 Golden Skate article by Barry Mittan, "Leung Hopes for Podium Finish at Grand Prixs"
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2008/100508.shtml
2004 Golden Skate article - Myra skipped juniors and novices and went directly to seniors
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2004/073104.shtml
Videos:
Mira's Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5jJb2cD-w
2008 4CC's LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv4g6moSD5s (her highest scoring international performance)
2008 4CC's SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv4g6moSD5s
2005 Jr Worlds LP Firebird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOjZHMe8Oa4
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100175&mode=I
Website:
2 Yan LIU CHN 2
Her hero is Lu Chen (of course)
Coaching History: Lijie Yu (Since 2007) Yu Sun (??-2007)
Choreographer: David Wilson
Training Town: Beijing
SP: The Impossible Dream by Enrique
LP: Why Are The Flowers So Red
Personal Best Total Score 145.92 Cup of China 2005
Personal Best Score Short Program 53.34 Four Continents Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 98.20 Cup of China 2005
Judges Liked Best This Season at Skate America:
SP: Yan Liu's Double Axel
LP: Her layback spin (level 2)
Recent Competitive Results
2008 Skate America 9 8 9 (128.12)
2008 World Championships 31 31 (FNR)
2008 Four Continents Championships 16 12 14 (124.09)
2008 Chinese National Championships 1 1 1 (147.77)
2007 NHK Trophy 8 10 10 (119.66)
2007 Cup of Russia 10 9 9 (126.14)
2007 World Championships 21 23 22 (123.22)
2007 Four Continents Championships 5 15 9 (126.69)
2007 Asian Winter Games 9 6 7 (130.16)
2007 Winter Universiade 8 5 5 (128.62)
2006 Cup of Russia 11 11 10 (114.65)
2006 Cup of China 11 7 9 (125.23)
2006 World Championships 19 15 16 (159.05)
2006 Olympic Games 15 11 11 (145.30)
2006 Four Continents Championships 10 5 7 (138.55)
2005 Cup of China 5 5 5 (145.92)
2005 Skate Canada 7 4 4 (142.58)
2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial 1 1 1 (140.81)
2005 World Championships 25 19 21 (142.33)
2005 Four Continents Championships 8 9 8 (128.50)
2005 Winter Universiade 6 2 3
2004 Cup of Russia 11 8 8 (119.60)
2004 Cup of China 10 8 10 (120.24)
2004 Four Continents Championships 10 8 9
2003 Cup of Russia 12 12 12
2003 Cup of China 12 12 12
2003 Four Continents Championships 13 14 14
Videos:
2008 Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDQSjFlK0hk&feature=PlayList&p=0317D32610444A71&index=11
2008 Chinese National Champions CUP SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU6ef85sIO0
2008 Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJLnwNkkNk
2005 Cup of China LP A beautiful, musically expressive performance)(Canadian coverage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay7euMYXNMs
2005 Cup of China SP (Chinese coverage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBnfTkyhje4&feature=related
Articles:
Yan Liu, Chinese Ladies champion, and Jianliang Wu, Men's Champion, went to Toronto to have David Wilson choreograph their programs
Quote from Wilson
There are lots of photos with this article. Just click on the gallery links.
http://www.ifsmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=671
Website:
Odd fan page
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/towako-katie/20061012/1161000805
3 Yueren WANG CHN 2
Coach: Ying Liu
Choreographer: Hailian Jian (SP), Bao Li (FS)
Training Town: Beijing; Harbin
SP: Songs from a Secret Garden by Secret Garden
LP: House of Flying Daggers (soundtrack)
Personal Best Total Score 129.88 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 45.48 Cup of China 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 85.19 Four Continents Championships 2008
Competition Results
2008 Four Continents Championships 15 13 12 (129.88)
2008 Chinese National Championships 4 3 3 (119.93)
2007 Cup of China 10 12 12 (109.71)
Videos
2008 4C's LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjQB34kjsL0
Articles
Yueren Wang is a Harbin person. She was the highest placing Chinese lady at 4008 4C's.
http://inveterbrates.blogspot.com/2008/10/wang-yueren.html
Website
4 Laura LEPISTO FIN 3
Coach: Virpi Horttana
Choreographer: Maria McLean, Miia Nirhamo
Training towns: Espoo, Vierumäki, Espoo, Boston/USA, Tallinn/EST
SP: Imagined Oceans by Karl Jenkins
LP: Don Juan DeMarco (soundtrack) by Michael Kamen
Personal Best Total Score 165.65 European Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 59.18 HomeSense Skate Canada 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 108.69 European Championships 2008
Competitive Results
2008 Finlandia Trophy 2 3 2 (153.80)
2008 Nebelhorn Trophy 2 2 2 (154.21)
2008 World Championships 21 7 8 (147.26)
2008 European Championships 3 3 3 (165.65)
2008 Finnish National Championships 2 1 1 (164.76)
2007 NHK Trophy 6 5 5 (145.58)
2007 Skate Canada 1 9 7 (147.69)
2007 Finlandia Trophy 4 3 4 (152.15)
2007 Nebelhorn Trophy 3 3 3 (141.07)
2007 World Junior Championships 12 5 7 (129.72)
2007 Nordic Championships 3 2 2 (135.60)
2007 Finnish National Championships 2 3 2 (142.71)
2006 Junior Warsaw Cup 2 1 1 (115.59)
2006 JGP Liberec 13 5 5 (111.00)
2006 World Junior Championships 8 9 9 (121.05)
2006 Junior Nordic Championships 1 3 2 (113.71)
2006 Finnish National Championships 4 4 4 (128.27)
2005 Sofia Cup [JGP] 4 4 4 (122.34)
2005 Andorra Cup [JGP] 4 3 3 (120.66)
2005 Junior Nordic Championships 2 3 2
2005 Finnish Junior National Championships 2 1 1 (125.14)
2004 Harghita Cup [JGP] 10 7 9 (107.87)
2004 JGP Belgrade 3 1 1 (120.71)
2004 Finnish Junior National Championships 5 5 5
2003 Junior Grand Prix - Zagreb 8 9 8
2003 Skate Sofia [JGP] 14 11 12
2003 Gardena Spring Trophy 3 2 2
2003 Finnish Junior National Championships 2 1 1
2002 Junior Warsaw Cup 1 1 1
2002 International Novice Trophy 1 4 3
Videos
2008 Finlandia SP (Imagined Oceans, her new program)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS2lMn05Vvw
2008 Finlandia LP (Don Juan DeMarco, her new Program)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZSbXaRxkc0&feature=related
2008 Europeans LP (her best score)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMhlOEi0qQ
2008 Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQufmncnjA4
2008 Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEqIyt69p2Y&feature=related
2008 Interview after Worlds (click "more info" in upper right corner for a translation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUem919itQ8
2007 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PA5yjBDSco
2006 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj7YGO0Iz8A&feature=related
Articles
Article about Finlandia & Laura's upcoming season & the rest of the Finnish ladies' team...in Finnish
http://www.hbl.fi/text/sport/2008/10/12/d18922.php
February 2008 Golden Skate article about Laura
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2007/021008-2.shtml
Her icenetwork biography
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100390&mode=I
Her win at Finnish nationals
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071209&content_id=39079&vkey=ice_news
2008 Europeans, including a discussion of Laura's bronze medal performance
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080126&content_id=42755&vkey=ice_news
Website
5 Susanna PÖYKIÖ FIN 3
She's 26.
Training Town: Oulu
Coaching History: Heidi Pöykiö (Since 2006) Berit Kaijomaa (Former) Larissa Papchenko (Former)
Choreographer: H. Pöykiö, O. Martikainen (SP), Lori Nichol (FS)
SP: Leeloos' Tune by Maksim Mrvica
LP: Scherzando from Cello Sonata in G minor by Sergei Rachmaninov; Melody on a Theme by Sergei Rachmaninov;
Allegro Scherzando from Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Personal Best Total Score 163.98 World Championships 2005
Personal Best Score Short Program 57.62 HomeSense Skate Canada Intern. 2006
Personal Best Score Free Skating 106.99 World Championships 2005
Judges Liked Best This Season at Skate America:
SP: Susanna's Spiral Sequence (Level 4)
LP: Her combination spin (level 3)
Recent Competitive History:
2008 Skate America 8 5 6 (142.14)
2008 Finlandia 7 5 5 (140.21)
2008 Finnish National Championships 3 3 3 (147.35)
2007 Cup of China 6 9 8 (124.00)
2007 Finlandia Trophy 3 2 2 (162.26)
2007 World Championships 10 7 8 (160.12)
2007 Nordic Championships 1 1 1 (149.28)
2007 European Championships 7 5 4 (146.02)
2007 Finnish National Championships 1 1 1 (156.36)
2006 Trophée Eric Bompard 8 3 5 (148.81)
2006 Skate Canada 3 5 5 (161.58)
2006 Finlandia Trophy 1 4 2 (144.05)
2006 World Championships 9 9 9 (180.06)
2006 Olympic Games 12 15 13 (143.22)
2006 European Championships 7 8 7 (144.75)
2006 Finnish National Championships 2 1 1 (153.42)
2005 Cup of Russia 5 4 4 (131.30)
2005 Japan International Challenge - 5 5 (81.23)
2005 World Championships 8 6 8 (187.67)
2005 European Championships 3 3 2 (158.93)
2005 Finnish National Championships 1 1 1 (155.46)
2004 Skate Canada 6 3 3 (148.94)
2004 Skate America 8 1 5 (140.38)
2004 Finlandia Trophy 2 1 1
2004 World Championships 15 10 12
2004 European Championships 4 6 6
2003 NHK Trophy 6 4 4
2003 Bofrost Cup on Ice 2 3 2
2003 Skate America 8 5 5
2003 Finlandia Trophy 1 1 1
2003 European Championships 8 8 9
2003 Finnish National Championships - W
2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice 5 3 3
2002 Skate Canada 10 9 9
2002 Finlandia Trophy 1 2 1
2002 World Championships 13 9 11
2002 European Championships 6 7 6
2002 Finnish National Championships 1 1 1
2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice 8 8 8
2001 Finlandia Trophy 8 6 6
2001 Nebelhorn Trophy 8 16 15
2001 World Junior Championships 3
2001 Finnish National Championships 3
2001 Junior Grand Prix Final 6
2000 JGP Kiev 3 4 3
2000 Finnish National Championships 1
1999 Finnish Junior National Championships 1
Videos:
2008 Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQu2K96TAbk&feature=PlayList&p=0317D32610444A71&index=14
2008 Finlandia SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp87KLbUl54
2008 Finlandia LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV-Z2K9toYQ
2008 Heavy Metal on Ice Exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCV1pNJ9RYY
2005 Europeans EX A Dream Worth Keeping (GBR Eurosport)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XavWyE5xZjA
2005 Europeans LP Romeo and Juliet by Nina Rota (silver medal performance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_LUbQGe8UU&feature=related
2005 Europeans SP Henry the Eighth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVJQN33kb5M&feature=related
Articles:
Article about Finlandia & Laura Lepisto's upcoming season & the rest of the Finnish ladies' team (including Susanna)...in Finnish
http://www.hbl.fi/text/sport/2008/10/12/d18922.php
Goldenskate article from 2002 about Susanna
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2002/100902.shtml
Susanna's icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100228&mode=I
Website:
A friend of hers registered http://www.susannapoykio.com but it has never been used, really.
6 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN 4
Coach: Gurgen Vardanjan Former Coach: Andras Szaraz, Eszter Jurek
Choreographer: Jeranjak Ipakjan
Training towns: Saffle SWE, Tallinn EST, Budapest HUN
SP: Song from a Secret Garden by Secret Garden; Libertango by Astor Piazzolla - performed by Bond
LP: Medley of music by Edvin Marton
Personal Best Total Score 165.22 MasterCard Skate Canada Int. 2003
Personal Best Score Short Program European Championships 2005
Personal Best Score Free Skating MasterCard Skate Canada Int. 2003
Second Qualifier for the 2007 Grand Prix Final
Competitive History Competition SP LP Final
2008 World Championships 19 8 11 (145.17)
2008 European Championships 5 4 4 (162.89)
2008 Hungarian National Championships 1 1 1 (165.13)
2007 Cup of Russia 8 7 7 (134.98)
2007 Cup of China 4 5 5 (136.60)
2007 Nebelhorn Trophy 10 4 5 (133.81)
2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1 1 1 (165.43)
2007 World Championships 8 15 12 (153.50)
2007 European Championships 4 10 9 (136.05)
2007 Hungarian National Championships 1 1 1 (171.43)
2007 Grand Prix Final 6 5 6 (142.69)
2006 Cup of Russia 1 5 2 (146.75)
2006 Cup of China 3 1 1 (153.80)
2006 Finlandia Trophy 4 2 3 (142.79)
2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1 2 2 (128.39)
2006 World Championships 24 20 22 (142.30)
2006 Olympic Games 16 20 18 (129.26)
2006 European Championships 13 13 14 (121.90)
2005 Cup of Russia 7 5 6 (124.38)
2005 Skate America 6 7 8 (121.78)
2005 Japan International Challenge - 6 6 (75.72)
2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1 2 1 (142.56)
2005 World Championships 12 16 12 (167.56)
2005 European Championships 2 6 4 (157.13)
2004 Cup of Russia 4 2 3 (155.06)
2004 Trophée Eric Bompard Cachemire 5 2 3 (136.52)
2004 Skate Canada 5 7 6 (132.74)
2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic N/A 6 6
2004 World Championships 6 7 6
2004 European Championships 1 1 1
...
1999 World Championships 19
1999 European Championships 6
1999 Hungarian National Championships 2
1998/9 World Junior Championships 9
1998 World Championships 19
1998 Olympic Games 15
1998 European Championships 17
1997/8 World Junior Championships 14
1997 Hungarian National Championships 3
Videos
2008 Europeans LP - Julia finished 4th
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kvV4EnGBWw
2004 Europeans LP - Julia won, in front of hometown fans!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOkjJca15qI
2004 Europeans SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiKdVkuCqfs&feature=related
2005 Europeans SP Fire on Ice ( her highest scoring SP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2N4Vkcgyt0
2004 Skate Canada Exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHnR8aG0Cyo
1998 Olympics SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhqrbqJW7lM&feature=related
2007/2008 preview from Hungarian State TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st5COah46lc
Articles
Many articles in Hungarian -just clip on thumbnail images
http://sebestyenjulia.atw.hu/e0.htm
Golden Skate article from 2002 about Julia's 2nd Olympic trip
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2001/020402.shtml
2004 Golden Skate article about her 2004 victory at Europeans
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2003/020704_l.shtml
2008 Golden Skate article European SP (scroll down to find Julia's interview)
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2007/euros_4.shtml
2008 Golden Skate article European LP (scroll down - Julia pulled up to 4th)
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2007/euros_5.shtml
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100227&mode=I
Official Website
http://sebestyenjulia.atw.hu/e0.htm
7 Miki ANDO JPN 5
At Skate Canada, Miki did not try her quad. Furthermore, she had at least one jump downgrade that was rather questionable, I thought.
Coaching History: Nikolai Morozov (Since 2006); Yuko Monna (Since 2006)
Carol Heiss Jenkins (2005-2006) Nobuo Sato (??-2005) Kumiko Sato (??-2005)
Training Town: Hackensack, NJ (USA)
SP: The Chairman's Waltz from Memories of a Geisha (soundtrack) by John Williams
LP: Giselle by Adolphe Adam
Personal Best Total Score 195.09 World Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Short Program 67.98 World Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 127.11 World Championships 2007
Judges Liked Best This Season (Skate America):
SP: Miki's Combination spin (Level 4)
LP: Her flying combination spin (Level 3)
Second Alternate for the 2008 Grand Prix Final
First Qualifier for the 2007 Grand Prix Final
Sixth Qualifier for the 2006 Grand Prix Final
Recent Competitive Results
2008 Skate America 168.42 2 3 3 (168.42)
2008 World Championships 8 - W
2008 Four Continents Championships 2 3 3 (177.66)
2008 Japanese National Championships 2 1 2 (204.18)
2007 NHK Trophy 2 7 4 (145.81)
2007 Skate America 2 1 2 (161.89)
2007 International Counter Match 4 2 (Team)
2007 Japan Open - 1 1 (Team)
2007 World Championships 2 2 1 (195.09)
2007 Japanese National Championships 2 3 2 (185.65)
2007 Grand Prix Final 2 6 5 (157.32)
2006 Trophée Eric Bompard 2 2 2 (174.44)
2006 Skate America 2 1 1 (192.59)
2006 Campbell's Cup 1 N/A 1 (Team)
2006 Olympic Games 8 16 15 (140.20)
2006 Japanese National Championships 6 6 6 (173.36)
2006 Grand Prix Final 3 4 4 (157.39)
2005 NHK Trophy 4 4 4 (154.34)
2005 Cup of Russia 2 2 2 (172.30)
2005 Japan International Challenge - 3 3 (97.19)
2005 World Championships 7 7 6 (193.14)
2005 Japanese National Championships 3 1 1 (172.47)
2005 Grand Prix Final 4 3 4 (151.10)
2004 Cup of China 4 4 4 (150.32)
2004 NHK Trophy 3 1 2 (170.36)
2004 Skate America 1 6 3 (142.64)
2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic N/A 4 4
2004 Marshall's World Skating Challenge N/A 4 4
2004 World Championships 3 4 4
2004 World Junior Championships 1 1 1
2004 Japanese National Championships 2 1 1
2004 Junior Grand Prix Final 2 1 1
2004 Japanese Junior National Championships 1 1 1
2003 Junior Grand Prix - SBC Cup 1 1 1
2003 Mexico Cup [JGP] 1 1 1
2003 World Junior Championships 3 2 2
2003 Japanese National Championships 2 6 5
2003 Junior Grand Prix Final 5 2 3
2003 Japanese Junior National Championships 1 1 1
2002 JGP China 2 1 1
2002 JGP Canada 3 1 1
2002 World Junior Championships 4 3 3
2002 Japanese National Championships 3 3 3
2002 Junior Grand Prix Final 2 1 1
2001 Salchow Trophy [JGP] 1 1 1
2001 Czech Skate [JGP] 3 1 1
Videos:
2008 Skate America LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9OnG-i0jjc
2008 Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8sHy1L4Mzo&feature=PlayList&p=0317D32610444A71&index=2
2008 SOI exhibition Handcuffs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOf6nGUkww8
2005 SOI exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmVw9nV4O1k&feature=related
2007 Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZfttfa9yRE
2007 Worlds LP (CBC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANTBu1Sfuas&feature=related
2006 Cup of Russia SP Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Japanese TV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qA2NDd1R9Q
Articles:
The Japan Times reports on Miki Ando's departure for Skate America
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20081022it.html
April Golden Skate article and photo by Barry Mittan, "Highs and Lows for Ando"
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2007/042008.shtml
Her decision not to try the quad at Worlds 2008
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080317&content_id=45836&vkey=ice_news
2007 worries about her future by Japanese fans
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071207&content_id=38783&vkey=ice_news
2004 Golden skate article about Miki's junior career
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2003/050804.shtml
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100172&mode=I
Fan Forum
http://mikiando.topgoo.net/
8 Yu-Na KIM KOR 6
She's Just 18.
Training Town: Toronto, ON (CAN)
Coaching History: Brian Orser (Since 2006) Bun-Sun Park (??-2006) Se-Yol Kim (Former)
Hyun-Jung Chi (Former)
Choreographer: David Wilson
SP: Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens
LP: Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Personal Best Total Score 197.20 Cup of Russia 2007
Personal Best Score Short Program 71.95 World Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 133.70 Cup of Russia 2007
Judges Liked Best This Season:
SP: Yu-Na's spiral sequence, level 4 (hard to believe, because her leg position needs a lot more extension and toe point. Her edges are great, though.)
LP: Her double axel triple toe combination
First Qualifier for the 2008 Grand Prix Final
Fourth Qualifier for the 2007 Grand Prix Final
First Qualifier for the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final
Current World Senior Ladies bronze medallist
Recent Competitive Results
2008 Skate America 1 1 1 (193.45)
2008 World Championships 5 1 3 (183.23)
2008 Grand Prix Final 1 2 1 (196.83)
2007 Cup of Russia 1 1 1 (197.20)
2007 Cup of China 3 1 1 (180.68)
2007 World Championships 1 4 3 (186.14)
2007 Grand Prix Final 3 1 1 (184.20)
2006 Trophée Eric Bompard 1 1 1 (184.54)
2006 Skate Canada 1 4 3 (168.48)
2006 World Junior Championships 1 1 1 (177.54)
2006 Junior Grand Prix Final 1 1 1 (174.12)
2005 Sofia Cup [JGP] 1 1 1 (153.43)
2005 JGP Slovakia 1 1 1 (168.83)
2005 World Junior Championships 6 2 2 (158.93)
2005 Junior Grand Prix Final 2 3 2 (137.75)
2004 JGP Harbin 4 1 2 (131.22)
2004 JGP Budapest 1 1 1 (148.55)
2003 Novice Golden Bear 1 1 1
2002 Novice Triglav Trophy 1 1 1
Videos:
2008 Skate America SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0zIg0yvs0w
2008 Skate America LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD61T33Q1ck&feature=PlayList&p=0317D32610444A71&index=63
April 2008 Brian Orser Yu-Na Kim interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAVk1458F4k
2008 World Championships LP Miss Saigon (GBR Eurosport)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJAZJGM8OgY&feature=related
2008 Worlds Championships Exhibition Only Hope by Mandy Moore(GBR Eurosport)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee8hZNCwGkc&feature=related
2008 Festa on Ice Opening with Johnny Weir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw5uiMn90wY&feature=related
2007 Cup of Russia SP Die Fliedermaus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmedPPVBIYI
2007 Cup of Russia LP Miss Saigon (her highest ever LP score)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NU8N4Com8Y
2007 Worlds Championships SP El Tango de Roxanne(ABC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FmncaNGLOI
2006 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PbI0OFmahU&feature=related
2005 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVSpow1HEBQ&feature=related
2003/2004 Season LP Carman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40clAD3Ae4g
Articles:
Korea Times says Yu-Na is now ready for Cup of China (English)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2008/11/136_33840.html
AP thinks so too
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/05/sports/FIG-Cup-Of-China.php
Korean Times says Yu-Na Kim was ready for Skate America (English)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/10/136_33078.html
September Article about Yu-Na's preparation for the season (English)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200810/200810010004.html
Kim is Healthy, ready for new season
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080903&content_id=51439&vkey=ice_news
2008 Yu-Na along with other Nike endorsed athletes, takes part in Nike's Human Race
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080527&content_id=48406&vkey=ice_news
Golden Skate article about Yu-Na about the many "firsts" she has achieved
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2008/081108.shtml
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100182&mode=I
Website:
Fan website (mostly Korean)
http://www.yunakim.net/profile.html
Global fansite
http://www.yunakim.net/profile.html
9 Alena LEONOVA RUS 7
Alena is just up from juniors. She has nice spirals and spins. Most recently, she won the silver medal at Coupe de Nice. She will turn 18 this month.
Coach: Alla Piatova Former Coach: Tracy Doyle-Lunde Former Coach: Mrs. Vakhrameeva
Choreographer: Svetlana Korol
Training town: St. Petersburg
SP: Al Andaluz by Manolo Carrasco
LP: La Leyenda del Beso by Raul di Blasio
Personal Best Total Score 138.06 World Junior Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 49.76 World Junior Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Free Skating 88.30 World Junior Championships 2008
Second Alternate for the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final
Competitive Results
2008 Coupe de Nice 4 (43.40) 2 (84.01) 2nd overall (127.41)
2008 World Junior Championships 7 5 6 (138.06)
2008 Russian National Championships 8 5 7 (132.22)
2007 Junior Coupe Internationale de Nice 3 1 1 (131.70)
2007 Croatia Cup [JGP] 10 4 5 (118.08)
2007 Harghita Cup [JGP] 5 1 2 (126.50)
2007 World Junior Championships 9 13 12 (122.89)
2007 Russian National Championships 10 8 7 (116.49)
2006 Junior Coupe Internationale de Nice 2 1 1 (116.10)
Videos
2008 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Nj8rWjoVY&feature=related
2008 Russian Nationals SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_7gvJLANjs
2007 Jr Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F15eZeREG8
Articles
Website
10 Sarah MEIER SUI 8
Coach: Eva Fehr, Mark Pepperday
Choreographer: Salome Brunner, Tatiana Druchinina
Training Towns: Bülach, Zürich, Winterthur SUI, Oberstdorf GER
SP: Samba by Steve Stevens; Brazilliance by Steve Stevens
LP: Yellow River Piano Concerto by Lang Lang (based on Yellow River Cantata by Xian Xinghai)
Personal Best Total Score 171.88 World Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 60.87 European Championships 2006
Personal Best Score Free Skating 113.00 European Championships 2008
First Alternate for the 2008 Grand Prix Final
Sixth Qualifier for the 2007 Grand Prix Final
Competitive History Competition SP LP Final
2008 Finlandia Trophy 4 2 3 (152.97)
2008 World Championships 7 6 6 (171.88)
2008 European Championships 4 1 2 (171.28)
2008 Swiss National Championships 1 1 1 (182.03)
2007 NHK Trophy 3 1 2 (163.17)
2007 Trophée Eric Bompard 4 5 4 (147.15)
2007 Japan Open - 2 2 (Team)
2007 World Championships 9 8 7 (160.80)
2007 European Championships 1 2 2 (171.28)
2007 Grand Prix Final 4 2 3 (170.28)
2007 Swiss National Championships 1 1 1 (178.17)
2006 Cup of Russia 3 1 1 (159.17)
2006 Skate America 4 3 4 (169.01)
2006 World Championships 4 5 6 (195.11)
2006 Olympic Games 10 8 8 (156.13)
...
2002 Olympic Games 9 16 13
2002 European Championships 13 13 13
2001 Skate Canada 6 6 5
2001 Finlandia Trophy 10 7 9
Videos
2008 Finlandia LP - first 10 sec missing because they started her music without her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2tX4mU_HTE
2008 Finlandia SP- SAMBA!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhtS5_XC8TU
2008 Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faKWceFzySI
2008 Worlds SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHcL2Hkhusk&feature=related
2008 Europeans Exhibition - Amelie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3XoN9sa6kE
2006 Europeans SP Finding Neverland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWixWiI7IB4
Sarah skates to Celtic Dream in Exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZKi0mYawXE
Articles
Sarah's 2008 Europeans
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=3215720
2008 Europeans, including a discussion of Sarah's silver medal performance
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080126&content_id=42755&vkey=ice_news
Preview article about Sarah, in French
http://www.24heures.ch/depeches/sports/sarah-meier-fallait-changer-chose
Even longer preview article about Sarah, in German
She's seeking to qualify for the GPF for a second time
http://www.nachrichten.ch/detail/324182.htm
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100206&mode=I
Her repeats at the Swiss National championships
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071210&content_id=39121&vkey=ice_news
Official Website
http://www.sarahmeier.ch/
11 Katrina HACKER USA 9
Katrina is the lady who was bumped off the US team so that Kimmie Meissner could go to Worlds last year.
Coach: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson Former Coach: Tracy Doyle-Lunde
Choreographer: Mark Mitchell
Training Town: Boston, MA
SP: On Golden Pond by David Grusin
LP: Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov
Personal Best Total Score 153.86 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Short Program 49.86 Four Continents Championships 2008
Personal Best Score Free Skating 104.00 Four Continents Championships 2008
Competitive Results
2008 Four Continents Championships 10 7 6 (153.86)
2008 U.S. National Championships 5 6 6 (158.28)
2008 U.S. Eastern Sectionals 1 1 1 (156.86)
2008 U.S. New England Regionals 1 1 1 (153.13)
2007 U.S. Eastern Sectionals 2 11 6 (118.36)
2007 U.S. North Atlantic Regionals 1 1 1 (149.39)
2006 Harghita Cup [JGP] 1 8 5 (106.81)
2006 U.S. Junior National Championships 6 8 7 (122.78)
2006 U.S. Eastern Junior Sectionals 3 3 3 (116.87)
2006 U.S. North Atlantic Junior Regionals 1 1 1
2005 Junior Triglav Trophy 1 1 1
2005 U.S. Novice National Championships 6 3 3
2005 U.S. Eastern Novice Sectionals 3 3 3
2005 U.S. North Atlantic Novice Regionals 1 1 1
2004 U.S. Novice National Championships 4 7 6
2004 U.S. Eastern Novice Sectionals 3 2 2
2004 U.S. North Atlantic Novice Regionals 1 1 1
Videos
2008 4CC's LP Aranjuez (this is a gorgeous program for Katrina)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uQEfyr4XiM&feature=related
2008 4CC's Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LSvu6Fg1O0
2007 Eastern Sectionals LP (CN8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qH4oIlBbIA
Articles
Katrina is blogging from Cup of China for icenetwork
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081104&content_id=54892&vkey=ice_news
Westchester County celebrate Katrina's performance at US Nationals 2008
http://www.whiteplainscnr.com/article6368.html
Her 2007 win at Easterns
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071117&content_id=37376&vkey=ice_news
her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100420&mode=I
Website
12 Ashley WAGNER USA 9
Coach: Priscilla Hill Former Coach: Shirley Hughes
Choreographer: Phillip Mills, Irina Romanova
Training town: Wilmington, DE
SP: Somewhere in Time by Maksim Mrvica
LP: Spartacus by Aram Khatchaturian
Personal Best Total Score 158.63 Trophee Eric Bompard 2007
Personal Best Score Short Program 51.67 World Junior Championships 2007
Personal Best Score Free Skating 108.15 Trophee Eric Bompard 2007
Second Qualifier for the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final
Competitive Results
2008 Liberty SP 1st
2008 Liberty LP
2008 World Championships 11 15 16 (137.40)
2008 Four Continents Championships 12 5 8 (152.46)
2008 U.S. National Championships 2 2 3 (188.56)
2007 Trophée Eric Bompard 5 2 3 (158.63)
2007 Skate Canada 8 5 5 (150.06)
2007 World Junior Championships 3 3 3 (157.15)
2007 U.S. Junior National Championships 4 3 3 (145.86)
2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 3 2 2 (142.01)
2006 JGP The Hague 4 1 1 (133.98)
2006 JGP Courchevel 1 1 1 (134.95)
2006 Junior Triglav Trophy 1 1 1 (117.10)
2006 U.S. Junior National Championships 2 4 4 (132.45)
2006 U.S. Pacific Coast Junior Sectionals 1 1 1 (125.22)
2006 U.S. Northwest Pacific Junior Regionals 1 1 1
2005 Novice North American Challenge Skate - Pierrefonds 1 1 1 (111.41)
2005 U.S. Novice National Championships 8 5 7
2005 U.S. Pacific Coast Novice Sectionals 2 1 1
2005 U.S. Northwest Pacific Novice Regionals 1 1 1
2004 U.S. Pacific Coast Novice Sectionals 11 10 10
2004 U.S. Northwest Pacific Novice Regionals 3 2 2
Videos
2008 Libety SP = Ashley won this section of the competition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZknHnp82n8
2008 4C's SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV8fDRWi0DY
2008 4C's Truth Booth Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG_zj7IFc5w
2007 TEB LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFxtEzXOBt8
2007 TEB SP Henry VIII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL-DeUo0wiw&feature=related
2007 Jr Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ashley+wagner&search_type=&aq=f
2007 Jr Worlds Exhibition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xINEby0-0NA
Articles
September 2008 Golden Skate article about Ashley
http://goldenskate.com/articles/2008/092008.shtml
Her icenetwork bio
http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100048&mode=I
Her move to Coach Priscilla Hill
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080717&content_id=49397&vkey=ice_news
January 2008 article about Ashley's goals
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080118&content_id=40626&vkey=ice_news
Ashley wins a bronze at 2007 TEB
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071117&content_id=37357&vkey=ice_news
Official Website
http://www.figureskatersonline.com/ashleywagner/
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