2 0 1 7 U. S . ADU LT C HAMP IONS H I P S
CHAMPIONSHIP MASTERS INTERMEDIATE-NOVICE MEN
Young Carbone claims gold medal in debut
BY TROY SCHWINDT A fresh-faced Corey Carbone (Westmin-
ster FSC of Erie) jumped into the U.S. Adult Championships with both feet, winning the title in his debut with a score of 49.74. “I’ve been hearing that a lot this week-
end, about how young I am compared to ev- eryone else,” said the 21-year-old, who attends Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. “But I think it’s a really good experi- ence. T is is one of the competitions that I really wanted to do.” Carbone performed a fast-paced and enter-
taining program to the Von Smith version of the song “A Piece of Sky.” But despite the high score, he was disappointed with the way he skated. “I had a great warm-up,” he said. “T en I missed the combinations and I thought about throwing them in somewhere else. I think I had too much on my mind going through the program. Plus, I was tired. All those factors. It wasn’t perfect. I was skating perfect programs earlier in the week and the warm-up was great, but my legs were shot come the program.” Carbone landed four double jumps, two in combination; his three spins were well-re- warded. He fell near the end of the program. “T is being my fi rst qualifying national
(l-r) Michael Rubke, Corey Carbone, Burton Powley, Tam Bui
competition, it was a little intimidating,” Car- bone admitted. “But I still had a great time.” A fi ve-time champion of this event,
Michael Rubke (Los Angeles FSC) earned the silver medal with 43.75 points. He performed to selections from the musical Chicago. “I was happy with the program,” Rubke,
36, said. “I really didn’t have time this year to prepare. T e only thing that I would have added was the double loops back in the pro- gram, but still, 43 points …” Rubke became the chief operating offi cer
at his restaurant job in November, which im- pacted his ability to train his program as much as he wanted. He arrived, however, committed to the quality of his elements and performance. “T is is not a second place that I’m upset
about it,” said Rubke, a two-time silver med- alist in the category. “I tell everyone this: It’s an investment no matter what. I’ve invested in myself, whether good or bad. I’ve had an amazing track record here.” Burton Powley, who has competed in
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all but the fi rst U.S. Adult Championships, collected bronze with 38.64 points. Powley (Central Iowa FSC) skated to a
religious theme, performing to “T e Age of the Cathedrals.” “It was emotional for me,” Powley said. “I
have a really good feeling when I skate to it.” Powley joked that he’s skating against kids at this point in his career. “I’ll be 60 in a month,” Powley said.
“[T e winner is 21] — I have shoes older than that. I feel blessed that I can still get out there and do what I love to do and be good at it.” Powley credits his longevity in the sport
to “skating smarter, not harder.” “I pace myself in practice,” he said. “I’m
a professional coach, so I skate every day. I live in Iowa and there are not a whole lot of high-level skaters there, so I’m always having to demonstrate the moves, and I’m careful that I do them right so I don’t show them the wrong way.” Tam Bui (individual member) won the
pewter medal with 38.49 points.
JAY ADEFF/U.S. FIGURE SKATING
PHOTO BY JAMES GODWIN
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