JUNI O R Get excited!
GOLD Bradie Tennell, 176.36 SILVER Olivia Serafini, 160.00 BRONZE Vivian Le, 148.17 PEWTER Elena Taylor, 145.31
Juniors prove they are the real deal
All four of the disciplines in the junior ranks boasted deep, talented fields, and the winners showed impressive performances that will only improve with time. Mitch Moyer, senior director of athlete high performance at U.S.
Figure Skating, praised the efforts turned in by many of the future U.S. stars of the sport.
“Te highlight from a developmental standpoint was our ladies and dance teams,” Moyer said of the junior division. “I think from top to bottom, they were exceptionally strong. Some of ladies didn’t perform up to their capabilities, but it was a good event, with good athletes who have bright futures.” Chicago-area’s Bradie Tennell paced the field, winning the event by
more than 16 points. She hit six clean triple jumps in her free skate, two in combination, and also showed outstanding spins. Te ice dance competition featured two veteran junior teams, Lor-
raine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter, and Rachel Parsons and Mi- chael Parsons, who have trained alongside each other for 10 years at Maryland’s Wheaton Ice Skating Academy. “Tose are two experienced teams that we expect to do well at
World Juniors,” Moyer said. “Tere were also many young teams behind them that showed promise in Greensboro.” Andrew Torgashev, at 13 the youngest competitor in the men’s
field, broke two-time U.S. junior champion Nathan Chen’s overall scoring record en route to the title. Te youngster showed impressive musicality and fine skating skills, as well as a solid triple flip-triple toe combination. “Tere are a lot of things that Andrew has that take years to devel-
op,” Moyer said. “His quality of skating, his showmanship, presentation, components are exceptional. Te big thing for him will be getting the technical elements to compete at the top in the junior and senior ranks internationally. I see a bright future for him.” In pairs, champions Caitlin Fields and Ernie Utah Stevens, and
silver medalists Chelsea Liu and Brian Johnson grabbed the spotlight. Tese two new teams demonstrated chemistry and unison that is usually reserved for more veteran teams. Tey will only become stronger once they have more time together and gain more experience. “Te big surprise was Caitlin and Ernie,” Moyer said. “Tey are one of those teams that come together and match well; there is some chemistry right from the start and that is a team of the future for us. Everything they did was done quality-wise at a level you don’t see from a first-year team. Chelsea and Brian made it to the Junior Grand Prix Final and had a strong free skate. I see both teams being strong represen- tatives in their first Junior Worlds.”
Pairs (l-r) Chelsea Liu/Brian Johnson, Caitlin Fields/Ernie Utah Stevens, Olivia Allan/ Austin Hale, Lindsay Weinstein/Jacob Simon
Men (l-r) Kevin Shum, Andrew Torgashev, Aleksei Krasnozhon, Paolo Borromeo
GOLD Andrew Torgashev, 225.24 SILVER Kevin Shum, 193.36 BRONZE Paolo Borromeo, 190.30 PEWTER Alexsei Krasnozhon, 190.22
GOLD Caitlin Fields/Ernie Utah Stevens, 155.41 SILVER Chelsea Liu/Brian Johnson, 150.84 BRONZE Olivia Allan/Austin Hale, 130.60 PEWTER Lindsay Weinstein/Jacob Simon, 123.02
GOLD Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter, 155.39 SILVER Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons, 144.98 BRONZE Elliana Pogrebinsky/Alex Benoit, 141.55 PEWTER Holly Moore/Daniel Klaber, 133.07
Ladies (l-r) Olivia Serafini, Bradie Tennell, Vivian Le, Elena Taylor 34 MARCH 2015
ICE DANCE (l-r) Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons, Elliana Pogrebinsky/Alex Benoit, Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter, Holly Moore/Daniel Klaber
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PHOTO BY MELANIE HOYT
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