Overall impression: Another very strong field. Lots of ladies with the "total
package". Artistry, expression and the technical goods to make it count.
I admire them all. And I thank all if them who included interesting bits between
the jumps.
Short
- Erica Aden. Fell on the 2 axel. Hand down on the sal on the combo (toe).
Loop fine.
- Jennifer Don. Wow. Glad she came out West for pairs, but the last thing
we needed was one more really good Jr. lady. She is fast & has a great
smile. Her footwork, spiral and spins were excellent. She landed the 2 axel,
a 3 toe-2toe combo & a nice loop. She fell on a split jump in the opening
of the program, but looked pretty happy about it.
- Samira Banna - "Firebird". Stepped out of the axel. Did 3 toe-2
toe and 2 loop. Interesting sit spin, but not very low. Spiral was ok &
layback a little weak.
- Yvonne Leung - did 3 sal-2 toe, but pegged the sal really badly. 2 axel
ok. 2 loop fine. Good spin & excellent Ina Bauer.
- Ahnah Lee - "Classical Gas" Amazing jumper in warm-up. Didn't
take it in to the competition. Fell on the axel. Popped the loop, stepped
out of the 3 toe on the combo. Sit spin was slow. Layback nice.
- Kara Glasson - Gypsy Violin music. Music begged for brilliant footwork.
She didn't deliver. But she did land her 2 axel and her 2 loop. (little forward
on the landing). 3 toe-2 toe. Layback spin was great - the other spins were
ok.
- Katie Mulvaney - A very excited skater. And exciting to watch. She landed
her 3 sal - 2 toe & was extremely happy about it. Also did her 2 axel
and a 2 loop. But she fell in a spin.
- Mariam Mohajer-Rahbari. She lost her will to live after she fell on a jump
I wrote down as a 3 toe - probably the start of her combo. The rest of the
program was very slow & sad. She singled the loop & did a 2 axel.
She was very cautious in the footwork.
- Mia Ann Cromarty - Egypty Music. Nice speed in the spiral & a good flying
sit spin. Fell on 3 sal. Did the loop. No note by the axel.
- Felicia Beck. - "Sing Sing Sing" 2 axel. 3 lutz-2 toe. 2 loop.
Amazing. Amazing. Skate. Great speed & wonderful choreography & amazing
positions and just wow.
- Aanya Reiten - "Secret Garden". Beautiful program - Music, costume,
choreography. Mesmerizing. 2 axel. 3 toe-2 toe. I wrote 3 loop, but
..
- Sima Ganaba. - 2 axel. 3 lutz (swinging around a bit) -2 toe. 3 loop (more
swinging)
- Susannah Hall -"Take 5" 2 axel out of a Charlotte spiral. 2 loop.
Fell on 3 sal.
Long
- Mariam Mohajar-Rahbari - Egyptian sounding music. Fell on 2 axel. 2 lutz-2
toe. Fell on 3 sal. Fell on 3 toe twice. 1 axel.
- Susannah Hall - "Soft and flowing cloud music". 2 axel-2 toe.
Step out of 2 lutz. 2 flip. 2 loop-2loop. 3 sal - hand down. 2axel hand down.
3 sal fall.
- Mia Cromarty - "Sweeping middle eastern classical". Pop axel.
Pop lutz. Pop sal. Step out of 3 toe. Nice spread eagle.
- Erica Aden - Cirque? - 1 axel. 2 lutz. 2 sal. 3 toe-2toe. 2 axel (fall).
2 sal.
- Yvonne Leung - "Happy Valley" - 2 axel. 2 lutz. A jump I missed
(flip or loop) 2.5 sal - 1.5 toe. 2.75 toe. 2 axel-2toe. Nice Ina Bauer
- Ahnah Lee - 2 axel. 2 lutz-2 toe. 3 flip fall. 2 loop. 2 footed 3 sal. 2
toe. I have another jump written in as "2.5 step out", but it is
not clear what jump I made that note by.
- Samira Banna - "East of Eden" - 2 axel. 2 lutz (2 footed). 3 loop
(fall). 3 sal-2 toe. 3 toe-2toe.
- Sima Ganaba - The numbers of revolutions were very fuzzy on this program
for me. 2 axel. 3 toe-2toe. A? lutz. A ? flip. A 2 footed ? loop. Hand down
on a 3 sal. A toe-toe combo.
- Aanya Reiten - "Miss Saigon" - 2 axel -.5 toe. 2 lutz. Fell on
3toe. Put hand down on a 2 flip. 2.5 loop. Fell on 3 sal. 3 sal-2toe.
- Felicia Beck - 2 axel. 3 lutz-2 toe. 3 sal - 2toe. 3 flip. I was taking
a lot of photos & watching the program - so this jump list is particularly
suspect. But I bought the video at Golden West because it is such a tremendous
program. So I could go look at the construction of the program if someone
needed to know :)).
- Katie Mulvaney-2 axel - 2 toe. Fall on lutz. 2 loop. Step out of 2 loop.
Hand down on 3 sal. She has an odd set up for the sal - right after she does
her three turn she puts her trailing hand WAY up in the air - over her head
- then swoops it down and through as she takes off. I saw her do it every
time in practice, so it must be her regular technique - it just stuck out
to me.
- Jennifer Don - 2 axel. 1 lutz. 2 axel-2toe. Fell on 2 flip. Fell on 3 sal
and 3 toe.
- Kara Glasson - 1 axel. 2 axel - 1.5 toe. 3 toe. Step out of 3 sal. Fell
on two flip attempts and a loop attempt.