2012 PRUDENTIAL U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNIORS
(l-r) Ashley Cain, Gracie Gold, Hannah Miller, Barbie Long
GOLD, CHEN LEAD THE CHARGE IN JUNIOR RANKS
W LADIES MEDALISTS
GOLD — GRACIE GOLD — 178.92 SILVER — ASHLEY CAIN — 155.48 BRONZE — HANNAH MILLER — 149.68 FOURTH PLACE — BARBIE LONG — 144.57
(l-r) Timothy Dolensky, Nathan Chen, Philip Warren, Harrison Choate
hile Gracie Gold certainly marches to her own beat, she has skaters whom she looks up to, such as two-time U.S. champion Alissa Czisny.
“She’s been in the sport for so long, and I appreciate how if you
were to take the jumps from her program, it would still be a beautiful program,” said Gold, winner of the junior ladies title. “I lose some of that aspect when I’m in the jumps.” Gold also has her share of admirers, who include those athletes
who shared the medal podium with her in San Jose. “I think Gracie is a great skater,” silver medalist Ashley Cain
said. “She deserved what she got this year, and I hope they send her to World Juniors and she takes down those Russians.” Bronze medalist Hannah Miller also praised the champion. “I think she set a great standard for all the girls,” Miller said. “It makes them all strive to become better, and I think she’s great and deserves the placement she received.” Gold’s record-breaking performance was one of the many high- lights turned in by the juniors during Championships week. Crowd favorite Nathan Chen, two-time reigning novice cham-
pion, didn’t disappoint in making his junior debut. Te electric Chen, who sat second after the short program, pulled away with a dynamic free skate. “I’ve been watching lots of old skating phenomenons the past two days, and I just noticed how much power and emotion and en- ergy they put into their performances, and I just wanted to try to see if I could have that kind of energy, so I tried to do it out there,” Chen said.
Pairs champions Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier reunited
this year and led the way for a podium sweep of teams who train un- der Dalilah Sappenfield at the Broadmoor SC in Colorado Springs. Denney matched her older sister in claiming a national title in
MEN’S MEDALISTS GOLD — NATHAN CHEN — 193.90
SILVER — TIMOTHY DOLENSKY — 187.84 BRONZE — PHILIP WARREN — 182.17
FOURTH PLACE — HARRISON CHOATE — 163.43
(l-r) Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer, Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, Kylie Duarte/Colin Grafton, Jessica Calalang/Zack Sidhu
San Jose. Caydee Denney and John Coughlin captured the senior pairs crown. Ice dancing reigns supreme in the United States and there are
several promising teams coming up the pipeline, including junior champions Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton. Te Michigan na- tives, fourth at the Junior Grand Prix Final last fall, led from start to finish.
(l-r) Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons, Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter, Lauri Bonacorsi/Travis Mager, Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton
PAIRS MEDALISTS GOLD — HAVEN DENNEY/BRANDON FRAZIER — 148.84
SILVER — BRITNEY SIMPSON/MATTHEW BLACKMER — 146.43 BRONZE — KYLIE DUARTE/COLIN GRAFTON — 144.35 FOURTH PLACE — JESSICA CALALANG/ZACK SIDHU — 134.84
34 MARCH 2012 ICE DANCING MEDALISTS
GOLD — ALEXANDRA ALDRIDGE/DANIEL EATON — 142.10 SILVER — LAURI BONACORSI/TRAVIS MAGER — 133.73 BRONZE — LORRAINE MCNAMARA/QUINN CARPENTER — 126.10 FOURTH PLACE — RACHEL PARSONS/MICHAEL PARSONS — 123.26
PHOTOS BY JAY ADEFF
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