2000 Pacific Coast Sectionals
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Pacific Coast Sectionals Senior Ladies Free Skate
We managed to get some pictures of the Novice ladies and
senior ladies today. We haven't had the chance to get them
developed yet, so I don't know if any of them are any good,
the lighting at the arena was not optimal. Check back after
Christmas and if there are any good pictures we hopefully
will have them up by then.
The rink was freezing. There was a mist rising up from the
ice throughout the ladies free skate and as the night went
on the mist got thicker. You could see the girls breath. I
think that might have affected the skating.
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Sasha Cohen
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Red dress with sparkles, the one she wore at Keri Lotion
Classic. Wow this girl has fabulous presentation, she
stares right at the judges with amazing presence. She put
her hands down on the triple lutz, landed a very clean
triple flip, double axel very aggressive going into it, then
another double axel that something went wrong with, but I
forget. Then she landed triple toe, hand down on the triple
loop, did another double axel, a triple/double combo.
Amazing spins, very fast and well centered with incredible
flexibility. Very well extended spirals she did the
Charlotte spiral down the middle of the ice halfway through
the program. She was skating to Mendelson according to her
dad who I met and was very nice. Did I mention she has
great line?
Marks generally in the 5.1 to 5.4 range
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Cohen Duncan
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She did a great job. She has very long legs and she uses
them very well with pointed toe to give herself a very nice
long line. Skated to Strictly Ballroom which wins the award
for most overused music hear I must say. She landed double
axle, a triple something, a triple sal stepped out of/double
toe, doubled something, did another triple/double with a
step in between and popped a Salchow. She has a gorgeous
Camel spin with wonderful line.
Marks 5.1-5.3 technical 5.0-5.4 presentation
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Kimberly Kilby
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Wore a Blue vaguely French pheasant costume and skated to
Les Miserables. Hand down on the triple lutz and loop,
fell on another triple and did three clean triples. Had
very good speed and power in her jumps. Good serpentine
footwork sequence.
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Susan Ng - 4th
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Oh I am so glad she picked up to fourth. She skated
beautifully. Susan has always been a good skater, but in
the last year she has gotten so much better. She is more
expressive and polished, she just floats across the ice.
She wore a turquoise dress with a sheer white overdress,
beautiful costume. Skated to some ballet music which
included a Harlequin doll number, she did the cutest little
doll moves in the program. She did four triples, she landed
a triple sal, then later landed another triple sal and then
the edge slipped out from under after she landed it. She
did this beautiful layback spin, she held it for a long time
and gracefully moved her hands down her back as the spin
progressed. She had beautiful dance steps through the
program and really interpreted the music well. I loved this
program it was worth the price of admission. Oh and not
only did Susan remember meeting me before she remember the
stuffed animal I gave her at Nationals, what a sweetie.
4.8 - 5.1 technical; 4.9 - 5.3 presentation. Should have been
higher because she really had great flow and speed.
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Stephanie Chase-Bass
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Midnight Blue Velvet costumes with rhinestones, classical
program. Landed triple sal and triple loop. Fell on 2nd
triple sal, fell on another loop. Landed 2 axel/double toe
and another double axel. Went into her axels very
aggressively, really jumped into them. Did a single
axel/1/2 loop/1/2 loop/double toe series. Gorgeous spiral,
lovely arms.
4.3 - 4.9 technical; 4.8 - 5.1 presentation.
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Elizabeth O'Donnell
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Fell on a triple sal, landed another triple sal/double toe
and another triple/double combo and another solo triple
jump. Popped something, landed a double axel/double toe,
another double flip and double lutz. Again she skated with
great speed and really covered the ice.
4.3 - 4.8 technical; 4.5 - 4.8 presentation
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Christina Gordon
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Wore a lavender dress. I saw her years ago at this very
rink skating at the 96 National Novice competition. All I
remember about her from then is a beautiful layback spin,
and she still has a beautiful layback spin with a free leg
postion that would make Dick Button swoon. Landed double
loop, two other double jumps and a double/double
combination, tried a double axel/double axel combination and
fell on the second jump. Tried two triples and fell both
times. She did a lovely spiral and held it nicely. She has
very classic line and gorgeous positions.
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MacKenzie Baltz
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Wore a gray dress with silver sparkles skated to Swan Lake.
Landed double axel, double lutz, triple sal, double
axel/double toe, double loop/double loop. She fell on
something and popped a lutz. Did a Russian split into a
double jump.
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J.J. Matthews
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Black dress with sparkles and a red underskirt. Did a
spiral into a triple jump, a double jump, double axel,
double loop, double axel and double lutz. Also did a change
edge spiral.
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Kristen Bagby
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Black dress with purple sparklys. Did that jump with her
hands straight up over head, neat effect. Double sal,
double/double, two double axels and a triple sal. The free
leg on her layback would displease Dick Button.
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Sarah Devereaux
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Wore a black dress with sheer sleeves. Skated to Tocata and
Fugue. Wow I really scribbled the notes for her, I am not
sure I can make them all out. Looks like she landed a
double axel, did a triple sal/double toe with extra steps
between the jumps. Double footed some triple jump. Hand
down on another triple. Camel into a no hand illusion,
layback with hands behind back, nice effect.
Did a Russian split into something that I scribbled.
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Kristy Evans -
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Dark purple dress with sparklys. Mess up some triple landed
another triple, did some one legged footwork into a camel,
very nice. Landed a double sal, another double sal, double
jump, singled axel. Two footed a triple loop.
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Alexandra Kaye
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Very fast spread eagle into a double axel. Fell on a triple
sal, double footed a double sal. Two footed a triple loop,
Did a triple/double combo. Kerrigan spiral well done. Good
presentation and excellent speed.
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