Jan. 4
Novice Men Short Program
Steven Elefante
He wore a gray suit with a maroon shirt. The music is Big Band.
double jump
sit spin
double-double jump combination
lunge
fell on axel jump
combination spin
Daisuke Murakami
He wore a white shirt with red suspenders and black pants. It sounded like Big Band music as well.
double axel
jump combination
camel spin - nice exit position
straight line footwork into a double jump
camel to sit spin
He had energetic footwork and hops throughout the choreography.
Charlie White
He was in all black.
opening pose with his back to the judges
double axel
triple lutz-double combination - he swung around the landing of the double a little
sit spin
jump in the corner
Someone threw a bear toward the ice for him that hit a judge. She picked it up and threw it on to the ice while the audience laughed.
Princeton Kwong
He wore dark maroon with a gold vest.
double axel
triple-double jump combination
camel spin
lunges
combination spin
He skated fast.
Douglas Razzano
He wore black pants and a dark purple top. He skated to Latin music.
double axel
triple lutz - two footed landing
sit spin
footwork
spread eagle
popped jump in the corner
camel to sit change sit to scratch spin
Lenny Raney
He wore a tuxedo without the jacket. The music pieces are Summertime by Gershwin and Take the A Train by Duke Ellington.
triple flip-double jump combination
backward gliding spiral into a triple jump
camel spin
straight line footwork with a lunge in the middle
double jump
camel to sit to camel to sit spin - nice position in the sit spin
It was a very nice performance. He may have been a little tentative entering some of the jumps, but it was a clean program. The jazz instrumental pieces really go well with his smooth style.
Brandon Mroz
He wore a black costume with a gold sun on the front. He received a hug from his coach before starting the program.
triple jump
flying sit spin
two jump combination
camel to sit change foot sit combination spin
double jump
He pumped his fist a little after completing the program.
Daniel Eison
He wore a black outfit with red around the ankles.
double axel
triple-double jump combination
camel spin
double jump in corner - close to the boards
sit change foot sit spin
Peer Lindstrom
He had on an all black outfit with glitter on the top portion. He skated to techno music.
triple-double jump combination - he eked out the landing
footwork
sit spin
double jump
footwork sequence down the length of the rink
sit spin - lower back position than the first
Daniel Raad
He wore a red shirt with grayish-black leather pants. It sounded like a scary movie soundtrack music.
first jump - skidded on the exit
fell on triple loop
sit spin - travelling
double jump
camel to sit to scratch combination spin
He finished a little ahead of the music. He could hold his shoulders a little higher while skating the program.
William Brewster
He wore a multicolored shirt with a dark vest and pants.
popped lutz jump of combination, but did the second jump
double axel - nice flow on the landing
sit spin
circular footwork into a jump
lunges
camel to sit change foot sit spin
He had nice, swinging knees in the footwork.
Stephen Carriere
He skated to techno music.
lutz-double jump combination - popped lutz, double with a two footed landing
double axel
camel to sit change foot sit to pancake to scratch spin
footwork
flying sit spin
The judges' ordinals were again spread and overall posted placements a bit on the weird side, but I digress.
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