Overall impression: Wow. Wow. Wow. This field has a lit of power in it. Rough
around the edges, but I was impressed. Much better competition than the Sr.
Men at this event.
Short
- Nick La Roche - 2 axel. 3 lutz-3toe 3 sal.
- Devin Matthews - Some familiar Soundtrack - Todd's? Elvis's? Mission? Glory?
2 axel. 3 flip-2toe. I liked his style - Kind of reminded me of John Zimmerman
in looks & "looseness". Trouble with flying spin
- Dennis Phan - 2 axel. 3 lutz-2toe bad fall on 3 loop. Trouble with flying
spin
- Egor Matsipura - 2 axel. 2 loop. 3 sal-2 toe. Good flying sit.
- Christopher Toland - 2 axel fall. 3 lutz-2 toe. Bad fall on footwork. 2
footed the flying sit
- Steven Hsu - "Lounge Lizard" 2 axel. Fall on 3 flip. 2 loop. Good
footwork. Excellent flying sit.
- Benny Wu - "Far & Away?" - 2 axel. 3 loop. Stepped out of
3 sal - 2 toe the flying sit didn't fly.
- Pierre Balain - 2 axel. Fell on flip. Great positions on combo spin. Traveled
on sit spin.
- Leif Hafstrom - Eyes on the ice at all times. Big 2 axel. 3 loop. 3 sal-2
toe. Good flying sit.
- Jed Hopkins - Well, If you read my notes form Golden West you know I love
this skater. The curse is taking full effect on him I fear. 2 axel. was the
jump he landed. But boy - is this a great program - I took a ton of great
photos of it. Wonderful positions & posture & style & expression.
Reminds me of Jere Michael.
- Jordan Wilson. Geesh - This guy's 3 axel is enormous. He did 3 axel-2toe
here. Put his hand down on the loop - then fell. Good flying sit spin.
- Jordan Miller - Toccata & Fugue - 2 axel. Fall on lutz. Pop loop. Slow
camel. Nice sit spin.
- Daniel Steffel - 2 axel. 3 lutz-2 toe. 2 footed the 3 sal.
Long
- Devin Matthews - Jazzy - 1 axel. 1 lutz (fall). 2 flip. 2 loop. 3? sal.
3 toe.
- Jed Hopkins. Soundtrack - 2 lutz - ?. 2 flip-2 toe. 2 loop. 2 sal. (see
above for gushing)
- Benny Wu - 2 lutz-2toe 3 flip. 2 loop. Pop sal. 3 toe. Spins off.
- Egor Matsipura - Dramatic Soundtrack - 2 axel. 2 lutz. Pop loop. 3 flip-2?
Toe. 3 sal-2? Toe.
- Pierre Balain - "Immortal Beloved?" - 2 axel. Pop flip. Pop sal.
2 axel. End spins was scary.
- Steven Hsu - "Far & Away" - 2 axel. 3 lutz. 2 axel - 2 toe.
3 flip (2 footed) 2 loop. Fall on sal. 2 flip. Did a spiral.
- Christopher Toland - 2 axel. 3 lutz (2footed). 3 flip. 3 loop (2 footed).
3 sal (step out). 3 toe - 1 toe.
- Leif Hafstrom - 2 axel. 2 lutz. Pop sal. 2 loop. 2 flip. 2 footed a toe
- may have been an under-rotated 3. 2 flip. Fell on 3 sal attempt.
- Dennis Phan - 3 lutz - 2 toe. 3 flip. 3 loop. 2 sal - ? Toe. 3 toe. May
have been one more 3 toe in there. At any rate it was a clean skate &
Dennis & his coach & everyone else was just ecstatic for him. Very
enjoyable to watch.
- Nick LaRoche - Slow program with a tad much posing. 2 axel. 3 lutz-2 toe.
3 lutz. 3 flip (fall). 3 loop - (step out). 3 sal. 3 toe.
- Jordan Wilson - Jazzy music. A loud note in the music made the sound system
stop 3 times right near the beginning. Jordan took it in very good humor -
seemed to laugh more with each "do over". 3 axel - 2 toe. 3 axel.
3 flip. 3 loop. 3 sal (hand down) fell on one other triple attempt - maybe
the flip?
- Danny Steffel - 2 axel. 2 lutz-2toe. 2 flip. 3 loop. 3 sal. 3 flip? 2 toe.
3 sal.