Jan. 4


Novice Ladies Short Program


Crystal Shum
She skated to car racing music and wore the appropriate racer costume. It was black, orange and yellow.
sit to layback to sit to crossed leg sit to scratch spin
triple flip-double jump combination
fell on double axel
spiral sequence - showed good extension

Jessica Lee
lunge
double axel
triple-double jump combination - done close to the boards
combination spin that included a layback and nice stretch
double jump
spiral
spread eagle - caught an ice rut a little on this
layback spin - nice back positions
She filled the ice with great speed. She smiled throughout the performance and had that turned on since yesterday's practice. I had hoped she could lift her positions a little more, so that her smile could radiate to more of the audience and her pretty face could be seen. She often had so much forward lean over the ice in her execution of the stroking and speed.

Brittany Vise
She skated to Hernando's Hideaway.
double axel - stepped out of the landing
jump combination
spiral sequence
camel to layback to camel to sit spin
double jump

Cara Kinney
Who Could Ask for Anything More is her music choice.
triple flip
triple loop-double jump combination
camel spin
double axel
spiral sequence
camel to layback to sit spin
Someone in the stands threw her a stuffed animal after her bow, and she caught it.

Lindsey Wilson
fell on triple loop - slow entry into the jump takeoff
spin
double axel - she almost came to a stop before takeoff
combination spin
spiral sequence
double jump
turning steps into the final pose

Christine Zukowski
Hers was the other Hernando's Hideaway.
jump combination
spiral sequence - done with Latin flavor
double axel - two footed landing
combination spin
double jump
camel spin
She had a little trouble holding the final pose.

Danielle Shepard
She had removed the black velvet boot covers, seen yesterday in practice, for the competition.
spin - showed some flexibility
jump combination
spiral sequence
double axel
step sequence
combination spin

Tenile Victorsen
She had on a yellow dress. She fell twice during the warm up group, and people in the audience gasped.
spiral sequence
double axel
triple flip-double jump combination
layback spin - travelling
footwork
double jump
spin combination

Molly Oberstar
charlotte - nicely extended
ina bauer - good
layback spin
double axel
triple-double jump combination (she eked out the landing on the triple)
spiral sequence
combination spin
double jump
Her ending position featured her back extended far backward. Her strength is the amazing flexibility in these moves.

Juliana Cannarozzo
She skated to Time to Say Goodbye.
layback spin - free leg held backward at the end
triple-double jump combination (she touched a hand down after the triple)
double axel
spiral sequence
ina bauer
double jump
pirouette turns
final spin

Katrina Hacker
Her musical selection is Madam Butterfly.
spiral sequence
triple-double jump combination - fast rotations
double axel
combination spin - included a biellmann
double jump
spiral - edge slipped a little
layback spin - free leg held backward at the end
She looked calm and confident throughout the performance.

Megan Oster
She wore a white dress and skated to All That Jazz.
fell on lutz jump
combination spin
double axel
spiral sequence
layback spin - interesting hand positions

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