Overall impression: Well, a real mixed bag. The big divide seems to be what I will call "presence". Strong powerful stroking & eyes not on the ice. Muscle control in the arms and back. Posture, extension etc… Those skaters that have it kept me engaged - no matter what the technical problems were. Those that didn't have it could have landed the quintuple combo & I would have yawned. A lesson for my own skating - If you don't have it - fake it. Sort of like gymnasts who fall over & stand up & hit a landing position and smile. Just leave as good an impression as you can.

Short

• James Hanley "Live & Let Die' (why has this music reappeared this year?) Fell on 2 axel. Nice footwork into 2 loop. 2 sal-2 toe.
• Grant Marron - 2 axel. 2 flip- 2 toe?? Maybe 2 toe-2 toe. 2 loop.
• Michael Turner - I called the music "Hard Rockin' Gypsy Egyptian". 2 axel. Weak footwork into 2 loop (fell) 2 sal-2 toe.
• Patrick Rodgers - Oh I liked him - Music was "Toccata & Fugue" - He is very dramatic & dancing. He fell on his 2 axel. Did a 2 loop and a 3 sal-2 toe. Excellent positions and extension. How nice. Too bad about the CURSE I carry with me for skaters I like :)))
• Adam Baadani - Soundtrack. Looks like Matt Savoie. 2 axel. 3 flip? Toe? - 2 toe. Adequate footwork into 2 loop. Weak position on the sit spin.
• Geoffry Varner - Was wearing faux armor, so I assume the soundtrack is "First Knight". Fell on lutz-toe combo. Did an axel - my notes indicate I thought it might have been a triple; but I must have been to the bar. Did a great camel-sit. and nice footwork.
• Michael Novales - Music is described as "Buzzing cars and Screaming Drum People" Did a 2 axel. Fast and very good footwork into a 3 loop. 3 toe-2 toe combo. Combo spin was slow in spots.
• Brendyn Hatfield - Spy Montage Music. Fell on 2 axel. Ok footwork into a great loop. 3 sal-2 toe. Had some nice moments in his footwork - showed sparks of what I will call "acting" to the audience. Nice.
• Jonathan Ng - Wore a multi colored spikey sweater & spiked hair. A lot of Gary Beacom in his choreography - pretty neat- singled the axel. 2 lutz-2 toe. 2 loop. I am a curse. Curse. Curse.
• Luis Hernandez - He has dodged my curse. Very nice young man, and his family is nice as well. And he skated clean. Whoop. Whoop. All I noted was the 2 axel and a 3 toe-2 toe, but he must have done a jump out of footwork that I missed noting. Great speed, line presentation and spins too. Wheeee.
• Michael Dimalanta-1.5 axel (2 footed on toe pick). Swung out of the 2 loop. Landed 3 toe-3 toe.
• Christopher Kinser - swung out of 1.5 axel. 2 lutz-2 toe landed 2 loop a little forward. Flying back sit spin was "eeeky" (made me go "eek").
• Justin Biringer - Slow. Stepped out of 2 lutz-1.5 toe (into wall) 2 axel. Slow footwork into 2 loop.

Free

• Justin Biringer - Hey - He looks like Matt Savoie too. Skated to a soundtrack. Popped the axel. 2 lutz-2 toe. 2 loop. 2 sal. 3 loop (step out) 2 flip. 2 lutz. He looked really shaken during this skate & stormed out of the rink in frustration when it was over.
• Christopher Kinser - "Les Miserables" - Pretty Choreography. Even did an Ina Bauer into a 2 lutz (swoon). 2 axel. 2 lutz-2 toe. 2 flip. 2 loop. 2 sal. 1 axel.
• Patrick Rodgers - 4 seasons. Lovely style. 1 axel. 2 lutz. 2 flip. 3 toe (hand down). 1 axel. 2 flip.
• Jonathan Ng - Neon Yellow & Black - 1 axel. 2 lutz-2 toe. 2 loop. 1 sal. 2 flip-2 toe.
• Josh Hanley - "Going to America". 2 axel. 2 axel-2 toe. 2 lutz. 2 flip-2 toe. 2 loop (forward). 3 sal-2 toe. 2 sal. 2 lutz. As you might imagine from this list of jumps, there was not much in between stuff in this program.
• Michael Turner - "Speed"? - Jumps right. Big 2 axel-2 toe. Fell on solo 2 axel. 2 lutz is big too. 2 flip. Fell on loop. 3 sal (hand down) 3 sal (step out) did a spiral (whoohoo). Bobble in the footwork. 2 footed the flying sit.
• Brendyn Hatfield - Some slow music into "Funeral for a Friend". 2 axel. Fell on lutz. Spread eagle into 3 sal. (yeah). 2 flip - 2 toe. 2 flip. 2 foot lutz. 3 sal 2 footed fall.
• Grant Marron - The first music that played was the wrong music. His music was, as best I could tell, "Disco Gladiator". 2 axel. 2 lutz-2loop. 2 lutz. 2 loop. Fall on 2 axel.
• Michael Novales - Sounded like the soundtrack form the IMAX Egypt movie. I missed his first jump - may have been a flip. 1 axel. 2 lutz. Fell on 3 sal. Slow camel. Tired at end. As was I - I wouldn't trust that I recorded all the attempts at jumps made here.
• Luis Hernandez - Concerto de "Arranez" - 2 axel. 2 lutz-2 toe. 2 flip. 2 loop. 3 toe. Great camel. Very commanding presence on the ice. Clearly the winner. (no - not at all biased - no siree)
• Michael Dimalanta - My description of the music "Cartoon sunrise classical into frantic violin classical". 2 axel. 2 lutz - 3 toe. 2 lutz. 2 flip. 3 loop - hand down. Sal - pop. 2 axel. Wobble on camel. Wobble on flying sit spin. Tired at end.
• Adam Baadani. Tense shoulders. Jumps right. 2 axel. 3 flip?-1 toe. 2 flip 2 loop. 3 flip (hand down)-1 toe. 3 sal (forward). 2 flip. Nice extension on camel, but slow. Sit spin weak. Bobble on back crossovers.
• Geoffrey Verner - Peaceful classical into Vanessa Mae-oid. 2 axel. 2 lutz. 2 flip. 2 loop. 3 sal. 2 axel (hand down) - 2 toe. 2 flip-2 toe.