Check back to this page often for updates and full compilations of practice notes from Thursday through Sunday at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships! Times for the next practice sessions I'm covering are below.
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Rippon: 4Lz<<,fall, 4Lz<? but on one foot, 3Lz, 3Lz, 3Lz
Aaron: 3Lz1/2Lo3S, 4S3T
Miner: 4S<step out, 4S(hangs on)
Chen: 3A, looked decent but not too many jumps that I saw
Dolensky: 3A(fall), 3A2T
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Completed
Pre-SP Warmup
Fr, 1/22 5:00pm-6:35pm CT
Rippon: 3F, 3Lz2T, 3Lz3T, 3Lz3T
Aaron: 1A, 3Lz, 3A, 4S, 4S3T, 3A
Przepioski: 3S, 3T(2ft), 3F, 3F
Dyer: 2A, 3T, 3F, 3Lz3T
Omori: 3F, 3F3T, 3Lz(e?<<,fall)
Dolensky: 3F3T(stepout), 3F3T, 2A, 3A, 3A, 3A
Rabbitt: 3F, 3F3T, 3Lz(hand), 3Lz, 3A<fall, 3A<fall
Oi: 3Lo, 3Lo, 2A
Kulenkamp: 2A, 3Lo, 3Lz3T, 3F, 3A<<fall, 3A<<stepout
Stinehart: 2A, 3T, 3F, 3Lz<3T<,
Miner: 2A, 3S, 3F, 3F, 3Lz3T, 1A, 3A, 3A
Hochstein: 2A, 3Lz, 1A, 3A, 4T<?2T, 3Lz3T
Zhou: 2A, 3S, 3F, 3Lz3T, 3A<,fall, 3A, 3A, 3S, 4S<, 4S<fall, 4S<fall, 4S<?
Ma: 3Lz, 3Lz3T, 3F, 3Lz3T, 3Lz, 3Lz
Payannet: 3S(fall), 3S
Johnson: 2A(stepout), 3Lz, 3F(fall), 3F3T, 3A, 3Lz, 3F3T
Chen: 2S, 4S, 4S(stepout), 4T, 3A, 2S(stepout), 4S, 2S, 2S, 4S
Jalovick: 2A, 3Lz
Savary: 3F3T, 3F3T(foot), 2S, 3S, 4S
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Completed
Regular Practice Session
Th, 1/21 7:45am-10:20am CT
Dolensky: runthrough (2A, 3F3T, 3Lz(hand), 3A, 3A, 3F2T(stepout), 3F3T<step, 3A, 3A(stepout), 3A3T<?
Miner: runthrough (3F, 3A, 3Lz(hand)), 2F, 4S<fall, 4S<step, 3Lz1/2Lo3S
Przepioski: runthrough (3Lz stepout, 3F fall, 2A), 3F (stepout), 3F(2ft), 3Lz2T
Rabbitt: 3S3T, 3F3T, runthrough (3Lz, 3A<fall, 3F(hand)3T<, 3F, 3S2T, 2A, 2A2T2Lo)
Savary: 3S; runthrough (4S<fall, 2A, 3F3RipT), 4S<fall
Aaron: skated through jumps on runthrough; 2A, 3Lz, 3A, 4S, 4S3T, 4S3T, 3A, 4S fall, 4S, 3Lz
Ma: 3F, 3F; runthrough (2A, 3Lz, 1F), 3F3T, 4T<<
Omori: 3F stepout, 3F2T, 3F<?3T, 3Lz; runthrough (2A, 3F (stepout,hand), 3Lz (<,fall)), 2A, 3S
Payannet: 2A, 3S, 3T, 3F, 3Lz; runthrough (3T?(stepout), 3F, 3T, 2T, 2A, 3S)
Dyer: runthrough (3A<<, 1Lz, 3F2T), 3T, 1F, 2Lz, 3F1/2Lo3S
Steinhart: 2A<, 3S; skated through jumps in runthrough; 3S
Oi: 3S, 3F3T, 3Lo; runthrough (2A, not sure about combo, 3Lo)
Rippon: 3F, 3Lz, 3Lz, 3Lz3T, 3A; runthrough (3Lz3T, 3A, 3F); looked to be warming up 4Lz but just triples
Zhou: 2A, 2A, 3RipLz, 3RipLz1/2Lo3S, 3A3T, 4S, 4S; FS runthru(3A3T, 4S(<,fall), 4S2T, 3RipLz(fall), 3Lo, 3F, 2A, 3RipLz1/2Lo3S)
Chen: 4T2T, 3Lo
Hochstein: 3A fall, 3Lz
Johnson: 3Lz1/2Lo3F, 3Lo, 2A3T
LADIES
Completed
Regular Practice Session
Fr, 1/22 12:50pm-3:25pm CT
Nagasu: 3F3T(<,stepout), 3F3T<, 3F3T<, runthrough (3F3T, walked thru Lz, 3S, 2A3T<?2T, walked through the rest), 3F3T, 3Lz<?, 3F<
Tennell: 3S, 3Lo, 3Lz3T, runthrough (3Lz3T, 2A3T, 3Lo, 3F, 3Lz(fall), walked through axel, 3S)
Edmunds: walked through jumps in runthrough
McBeath: 2A, 3Lz(turn)2Lo
Hicks: 2A, 3F3T(stepout), 3F3T, threes into 1/2Lo3S, runthrough (3F3T, 3Lz1/2Lo3S<?, 3Lz(fall), 3Lo, 2A, 3F, 2A), 2Lz, 3Lz2T
Chen: 2A1/2Lo3S, 3T, 2A3T, 3F(e?), 3Lz, runthrough (3Lz<fall, 3F(e?ur?2ft), 2A3T<, 3Lz2T, 3Lo, 2A1/2Lo3S<, 3S), 2A3T
Wang: 3Lo, 2A, 3T2Aseq, 3Lo2T, 1Lz, 1Lz, 3Lz3T2T; runthrough (3Lo(hangs on), 3Lz2T2Lo(foot), 3F(stepout), 3T(fall), 3Lo2T, 1S, 2A), 3S, 3T2Aseq, 3Lo, 3Lz3T(hangs on), 3F, 3Lz3T2T, 3F
CGold: 3S2Lo, 3Lo2T, 3T, 3Lz(e,ur,stepout), 3Lz(e,ur?), runthrough (2A2T2Lo, 3T, 1Lz, 2S, 3Lo<, 3S<<, 1Lo)
Munger: runthrough (3Lz(fall), 3F2T, 3Lz(fall), 3T, 2F2Lo), 2A2T, 1Lo, 3Lz
Kurtz: runthrough (3F1/2Lo2S, 3Lz2T, 3Lz<, 3Lo?<<?, 3Lo<,stept, 2A<,
Wagner: 2A, 3F, 3Lo, runthrough (2A, 3F3T, 2A3T<, 3Lo1/2Lo3S<, 3F<, 3Lo, 3Lz), 3Lo1/2Lo3S, 3F, 3Lo, 1/2Lo3S drills, 3Lo1/2Lo3S, 2A3T, 2A2A2Aseq drill
Yang: 3S, 3Lo<, 3Lo, runthrough (3F3Lo, 3Lz(e), 3Lo, 3F, 2A? 2A2T, 3S<), 2S, 3S, 2Lz, 3F<, 3F3Lo, 3F3Lo<, 3Lz(e), 3F3Lo
Cain: 1F, runthrough (1Lz, 3Lo<, 3F<fall, 2A<2T2Lo, 1S, 3Lo<<fall), 3S<<, 3S2A, 3Lo2T
Pierce: 3Lo, 3Lz, 3Lz3T, 3Lz3T, runthrough (3Lz3T, 3F, 2A, 3Lz<?, 2A<fall, 3Lo, 3S2T2Lo)
Bell: 2A, 2A1/2lo2S, 2A?3T, 3F2T, runthrough (3F3T<, 2A1/2Lo3S, 1Lo, 3Lz(e)2T, 3Lz, 3F, 2A)
Chiera: 2A, 3T, 3Lz2T2Lo
GGold: 2A, 3S, 3S, 3Lo, 3Lz, 3Lz3T, 3Lz, 3T; runthrough (fluke fall, 3Lz3T, 3Lo(turn), 2A, 2A3T2T, 3F2T, 3Lz, 3S)
Mieskoski: singles through runthrough
Pulkinen: 2A(fall), 1S, 1S, runthrough (3T<<,2ft, 1S, 2F)
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Completed
Pre-Short Warmups
Th, 1/21 5:20pm-6:55pm CT
Edmunds: 2A, 2A, 3Lo, 3F, 3Lz3T, 3F<?
Gold: 1Lo, 2Lo, 2A, 2A, 3Lz, 3F, 3Lz3T, 3F
McBeath: 3F, 2A
Miller: 2A, 3T2T, 3T3T<<,fall
Wagner: 2A2Aseq, 3Lo, 3F, 3F3T<stepout, 3F3T<2ft, 3F3T, 3F3T
Wang: 2A, 3T3T, 3F, 3Lz(fall), 3Lz(fall)
Cain: 2A, 3Lo(hangs on), 3Lz<<?
Chen: 2A, 1Lz, 3Lz2T(stepout), 3T, 3Lz3T<?, 3Lz3T<?, 3T
Pierce: 3Lo, 3T3T, 3T3T<?
Tennell: 2A, 3F, 3F, 3Lz, 3Lz3T, 3Lz3T
Chiera: 3F, 3Lz
Gagnon: 2A, 3T(2ft,<), 3S(<<)
Hicks: 2T, 2F, 2A, 3F, 2F(turn)3T, 3Lz
Nagasu: 3T, 3F3T<, 2A, 3T, 3Lo, 3S, 3F3T
PAIRS
Completed
Pre-FS Warmup Grps 3,4
Sa 1/23 11:39am-12:19pm
Kayne/O'Shea: sbs2A(K 2A), sbs2A2Aseq, thr3S, thr3Lz
Scimeca/Knierim: sbs3T2T, thr3S, thr3S(stepout), thr3F, 4Tw, sbs3S, sbs3T2T(K 3T2T<<)
Castelli/Tran: 3Tw, thr3S, thr3S, thr2A, thr2A, sbs3T2T(C 2T), sbs3T2T
Aaron/Settlage: sbs2A2Aseq(S stepout of first), sbs3S, thr3Lo, thr3S, 3Tw
Smith/Reiss: sbs2A(S stepout), sbs3S(R 2S), 2Tw, 3Tw, thr3F(hand)
Calalang/Sidhu: sbs2A(both stepout), sbs3S, 2Tw, 3Tw, thr3Lz, thr3S
Pfund/Santillan: sbs3S(S fall), sbs3T(S 2T), thr3Lo, 2Tw, sbs3S, sbs3T
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Completed
Regular Practice Session
Fr, 1/22 10:00am-12:35pm CT
Aaron/Settlage: sbs3S(S foot), thr3S(fall), runthrough (3Tw, sbs3S, thr3S, sbs2A2Aseq, thr3Lo)
Calalang/Sidhu: thr3Lz, runthrough (3Tw, skated through sbs jumps, thr3S(hand), thr3Lz), sbs3S
de la Mora/Kurdukov: 2Tw, runthrough (sbs3S(D fall), thr3S(hand,stepout),
Kayne/O'Shea: sbs2A, sbs3S(O 2S), sbs3S, thr3S, thr3Lz; runthrough (3Tw, sbs3S(K fall), thr3S, sbs2A2Aseq(K stepout), skated through thr3Lz), sbs2S, sbs3S(K fall), sbs3S
Shaughnessy/Morgan: skated through elements in runthrough, some issues with solo 3S, sbs3S(S fall), sbs3S(S 1S), sbs3S(S fall)
Fields/Stevens: 3Tw(collision), sbs2T2T; runthrough (sbs2T2T, sbs2S, thr3S(hand), skated through twist and 1st throw), thr2Lo, thr2Lo
Smith/Reiss: sbs2A(S stepout), 2Tw, 3Tw; runthrough (3Tw(collision), sbs2A2Tseq, skated through some elements), 3Tw, thr3Lo(2ft), sbs3S(R fall); Reiss iced his left ankle after practice
Castelli/Tran: 3Tw, thr2A, warmed up solo 3Ss separately, issues with 3Ts; runthru (3Tw, sbs3S, thr2A, sbs3T2T(C 2T1T)), thr3S); Castelli lots of troubles with 3T
Scimeca/Knierim: 4Tw; FS runthru (4Tw(messy setdown), sbs3S(S stepout), no throws); sbs3S(K hand), thr3S(2ft), thr3S, thr3S, thr3F(stepout), thr3F(hangs on)
Fujimoto/Barsi-Rhyne: thr3S(2ft), runthru (2Tw, thr3S(2ft), sbs2F, sbs2F2Lo(F <), thr2F)
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Completed
Pre-Short Warmups
Th, 1/21 12:50pm-2:25pm CT
Fujimoto/Barsi-Rhyne: thr3S(2ft)
Kayne/O'Shea: sbs2S, sbs2S, sbs3S(K fall), sbs3S
Scimeca/Knierim: sbs3S(K 2S), sbs3S, thr3F, 3Tw
Smith/Reiss: sbs3S(S 2S), sbs3S(S <stepout),
Aaron/Settlage: sbs2S, sbs3S, thr3S, 3Tw(low), fall on death spiral
Calalang/Sidhu: sbs3S(S 2S), Sidhu lots of trouble with solo 3S, 2Tw(-), thr3Lz(fall), thr3Lz
Fields/Stevens: 2Tw(2ft), 3Tw(-), sbs2S, thr2Lo(foot), thr3Lo(foot), thr3Lo(fall), thr3Lo
de la Mora/Kurdukov: 2Tw(stepout), 2Tw, thr2S, thr3S, thr3S
McDougal/Schatz: sbs2F(M stepout), thr3T(stepout), sbs2F
Pfund/Santillan: sbs3S, thr3Lo, 2Tw, thr3Lo(fall)
Castelli/Tran: 3Tw, thr3S, thr3S(foot), thr3S(foot), thr3S(stepout), Castelli solo 3S, sbs3S
Shaughnessy/Morgan: 2Tw, sbs2A, thr3S(2ft), thr3S(foot)
Usmantseva/Silecky: 2Tw, sbs3S(U 2S)
