NOVICE
Big ice = big performances
Te novice skaters cherished the opportunity to compete in the
main arena at the Greensboro Coliseum, where they set the stage for their junior and senior counterparts with programs that thrilled and delighted the audience in the middle of the week. “It was exciting and I was really happy to skate on the ice,” novice
ladies silver medalist Akari Nakahara said. “Skating in that big arena for the first time was an experience for her to build on going into next year,” Nakahara’s coach, Angela Nikodi- nov, added. Outstanding performances were not in short supply from this divi-
sion of skaters. Dallas-based Emily Chan showed she is ready to become a household name with her exquisite repertoire of skills and elegance en route to the ladies title. If there was an all-around champion, novice men’s titlist Jonah Bar-
rett would have walked away with the crown. Te Florida-based skat- er also claimed the gold medal in intermediate pairs with partner Elli Kompar.
Kate Finster and Eric Hartley showed their Colorado Springs team-
mates and role models, Alexa Scimeca and Christopher Knierim, that they are paying close attention at practice by claiming the novice pairs title. And siblings Caroline Green and Gordon Green, of the Washing-
ton, D.C., area, showed that the future of ice dance is in good hands, with their third consecutive title. In addition to the skating, athletes, coaches and parents could attend
the High Performance Education Series conducted by U.S. Figure Skating. Te novice contingent was the best represented of the five skating divi-
sions.
Te series included seminars conducted by 2014 Olympic ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White, and their mothers Cheryl Davis and Jacqui White; United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Senior Sport Dietician Susie Parker Simmons; USOC Senior Sports Psychologist Alexander Cohen; sport psychologist Caroline Silby; and U.S. Figure Skating Director of Sport Science and Medicine Peter Zapalo. Topics ranged from “Te Rise to the Podium: Te Role of Athletes,
Coaches and Parents” to “Te Top 10 Myths of Performance Nutrition.” “U.S. Championships are one of the few times of the year where
we have all of our high-performance athletes in one place,” Zapalo said. “It’s a great opportunity to network sports science and medicine profes- sionals with our developing and elite athletes and their parents. We truly appreciate the time Meryl and Charlie and their moms have devoted to passing along their insights to our developing high-performance ath- letes. We also want to thank the USOC for dedicating sports science and medicine support to our athletes and coaches.”
MEN: (l-r) Justin Ly, Jonah Barrett, Kendrick Weston, Daniil Shamis
GOLD Emily Chan, 149.25 SILVER Akari Nakahara, 134.63 BRONZE Nina Ouellette, 128.55 PEWTER Anna Grace Davidson, 118.82
GOLD Jonah Barrett, 142.48 SILVER Justin Ly, 139.56 BRONZE Kendrick Weston, 133.20 PEWTER Daniil Shamis, 131.16
GOLD Kate Finster/Eric Hartley, 112.91 SILVER Sarah Rose/Joseph Goodpaster, 109.66 BRONZE Jacquelyn Green/Rique Newby-Estrella, 106.26 PEWTER Vanessa Chen/Robert Przepioski, 105.05
GOLD Caroline Green/Gordon Green, 111.30 SILVER Katherine Grosul/Cameron Colucci, 101.03 BRONZE Emma Gunter/Caleb Wein, 98.19 PEWTER Rebecca Lustig/Zachary Milestone, 95.70
PAIRS: (l-r) Sarah Rose/Joseph Goodpaster, Kate Finster/Eric Hartley, Jacquelyn Green/Rique Newby-Estrella, Vanessa Chen/Robert Przepioski
LADIES: (l-r) Akari Nakahara, Emily Chan, Nina Ouellette, Anna Grace Davidson 40 MARCH 2015
ICE DANCE: (l-r)Katherine Grosul/Cameron Colucci, Caroline Green/Gordon Green, Emma Gunter/Caleb Wein, Rebecca Lustig/Zachary Milestone
JAY ADEFF/U.S. FIGURE SKATING
ICE DANCE
PAIRS
MEN
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