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Cat's Lair 2001 Silicon Valley Open Pages

Aug. 17 - 19, 2001

Index	18-Aug-2001: (afternoon) Jr. Ladies Free (Group A)
Updated: 21-Aug-2001 Cover Page 17-Aug-2001 Jr. Ladies Short (Groups A & B) 18-Aug-2001 Morning: Prelim. Ladies Afternoon: Jr. Ladies Free (Group A) Afternoon: Jr. Ladies Free (Group B) Evening: Sr. Ladies Short 19-Aug-2001 Afternoon: Jr. Ladies Final Evening: Sr. Ladies Free (revised)	2001svojrladyfreeA It is one week until Marshall’s 2^nd Birthday. He has been to two Skate Americas, two Nationals and one World’s. And at everyone of those competitions he has seen Michelle Kwan win the Lady’s event. Maybe it was a terrible mistake not to get tickets to the Olympics. The numbers are their final standing. The top 6 moved up to the Final Round. Junior Lady’s Group A Free Skate [9^th] Alice Ho (Peninsula SC ) She landed a double loop/double loop, double lutz/double toe, stepped out of a double axel. Then she did a camel/lay/sit spin combination. She does a layback spin with her arms crossed over her chest. Something about her footwork impressed me, but I can’t read what my notes say. (Don’t you hate it when you can’t read your own handwriting?) She successful landed tow other unidentified double jumps and a attempted a split jump/double lutz combination but fell on the lutz; and fell on another unidentified jump. She did a catch foot spiral and ended with a camel spin. [8^th] Laura Gardner (Portland ISC ) She had a lovely deep arch in a fast layback spin. She landed an unidentified double jump then stepped out of another, then landed double lutz. Did a catch foot spiral then an ina baur into a two footed triple salchow. She smiled straight at the judges during the spiral sequence. Fell on a lutz then fell again, and did a split jump. She had smooth stroking. Ended with a combination spin camel/lay/change/camel/illusion. [10^th] Katie Dowdy (St. Moritz ISC ) In the program her name is spelled with a d, but in the results it is spelled with at. So I am unsure as to the correct spelling. She wore blue and skated to Rhapsody In Blue. She had pretty spin positions. Her jumps didn’t get much height, I don’t have any detailed notes on her. [7^th] Katherine Specht (St. Moritz ISC ) I think she skated to Masquerade Waltz, but my notes are a little confusing here. Fast skater. Landed an unidentified double jump, then fell on a double axel, landed a double lutz and a double axel/double toe combination. She did a circular step sequence, had a pretty layback spin and landed an unidentified double/double jump combination at the end of the program. [11^th] Leslie Vaeth (Peninsula SC ) Oh my all I have written down for he is that she fell three times and landed a triple sal. Poor kid. She skated to a Vanessa Mae medley. [6^th] Jennifer Beck (All Year FSC ) Skated to Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet. Landed a double flip (I think)/double toe combination and a triple sal/double toe combination. She did a single axel, a double toe, fell on a loop, fell again and then fell on a triple sal. But kept on fighting and landed a double jump after that. [1^st] Felica Beck (Los Angeles FSC ) Skated to Paint It Black. She was such a tiny thing when I first saw her. She is so tall now! She is very fast, really sails across the ice. Started the program with a very deep arch layback that she held for quite a few rotations. Did a triple lutz/double toe combination, double axel, then fell on another triple. Landed another triple lutz, and a triple salchow. She did a very nice ina baur for almost the entire length of the rink. Also did a Bielman spiral into a popped jump. Ended with a Bielman spin. Now you know I hate to criticize the young skaties but there is something wrong with her lutz that I just can’t leave out cause it is so glaring. She has the worst lutz entrance I have ever seen. She doesn’t just change edges but kind of serpentines, and wobbles around. It looks like she is going to break her ankle. It is very worrying. [3^rd] Kara Glasson (Peninsula SC ) She landed double axel, stepped out of a triple sal and stepped out of another double jumps. She landed another double axel; a double/double combination; a triple/double combination and fell on the loop. She had pretty spin positions especially her camel spin. She was actually 2^nd in the free skate. [5^th] Jessica Aronstom (Denali IC ) Landed a double axel/double loop combination; another double jump; a double lutz/double toe; double sal and another double axel. She also did a change edge spiral and had nice arms in the layback, but her spins were slow. [2^nd] Aurora Premont (Rim of the World FSC ) Skated to West Side Story. She landed double lutz/double loop and double axel/double loop combinations . She also did a solo double axel, double lutz and unidentified double jump and a double/double combination, that might have been a double/triple I couldn’t tell. She had a fast sit spin. [4^th] Susannah Hall (Lilac City FSC) Wow my notes on her are a jumble. I will try to make some sense of it. She opened up the program with a very nice layback spin. I have down big jumps, so I assume she had good height. She stepped out of one double axel and landed another one. She did a double lutz/double toe combination and a loop/loop combination. She did a Charlotte and a spread eagle and had beautiful spiral positions. Stepped out of another double.

Index

18-Aug-2001: (afternoon) Jr. Ladies Free (Group A)

Updated: 21-Aug-2001

Cover Page

17-Aug-2001

Jr. Ladies Short (Groups A & B)

18-Aug-2001

19-Aug-2001

Afternoon: Jr. Ladies Final
Evening: Sr. Ladies Free (revised)

2001svojrladyfreeA

It is one week until Marshall’s 2^nd Birthday. He has been to two Skate Americas, two Nationals and one World’s. And at everyone of those competitions he has seen Michelle Kwan win the Lady’s event. Maybe it was a terrible mistake not to get tickets to the Olympics.

The numbers are their final standing. The top 6 moved up to the Final Round.

Junior Lady’s Group A Free Skate

[9^th] Alice Ho (Peninsula SC ): She landed a double loop/double loop, double lutz/double toe, stepped out of a double axel. Then she did a camel/lay/sit spin combination. She does a layback spin with her arms crossed over her chest. Something about her footwork impressed me, but I can’t read what my notes say. (Don’t you hate it when you can’t read your own handwriting?) She successful landed tow other unidentified double jumps and a attempted a split jump/double lutz combination but fell on the lutz; and fell on another unidentified jump. She did a catch foot spiral and ended with a camel spin.
[8^th] Laura Gardner (Portland ISC ): She had a lovely deep arch in a fast layback spin. She landed an unidentified double jump then stepped out of another, then landed double lutz. Did a catch foot spiral then an ina baur into a two footed triple salchow. She smiled straight at the judges during the spiral sequence. Fell on a lutz then fell again, and did a split jump. She had smooth stroking. Ended with a combination spin camel/lay/change/camel/illusion.
[10^th] Katie Dowdy (St. Moritz ISC ): In the program her name is spelled with a d, but in the results it is spelled with at. So I am unsure as to the correct spelling. She wore blue and skated to Rhapsody In Blue. She had pretty spin positions. Her jumps didn’t get much height, I don’t have any detailed notes on her.
[7^th] Katherine Specht (St. Moritz ISC ): I think she skated to Masquerade Waltz, but my notes are a little confusing here. Fast skater. Landed an unidentified double jump, then fell on a double axel, landed a double lutz and a double axel/double toe combination. She did a circular step sequence, had a pretty layback spin and landed an unidentified double/double jump combination at the end of the program.
[11^th] Leslie Vaeth (Peninsula SC ): Oh my all I have written down for he is that she fell three times and landed a triple sal. Poor kid. She skated to a Vanessa Mae medley.
[6^th] Jennifer Beck (All Year FSC ): Skated to Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet. Landed a double flip (I think)/double toe combination and a triple sal/double toe combination. She did a single axel, a double toe, fell on a loop, fell again and then fell on a triple sal. But kept on fighting and landed a double jump after that.
[1^st] Felica Beck (Los Angeles FSC ): Skated to Paint It Black. She was such a tiny thing when I first saw her. She is so tall now! She is very fast, really sails across the ice. Started the program with a very deep arch layback that she held for quite a few rotations. Did a triple lutz/double toe combination, double axel, then fell on another triple. Landed another triple lutz, and a triple salchow. She did a very nice ina baur for almost the entire length of the rink. Also did a Bielman spiral into a popped jump. Ended with a Bielman spin. Now you know I hate to criticize the young skaties but there is something wrong with her lutz that I just can’t leave out cause it is so glaring. She has the worst lutz entrance I have ever seen. She doesn’t just change edges but kind of serpentines, and wobbles around. It looks like she is going to break her ankle. It is very worrying.
[3^rd] Kara Glasson (Peninsula SC ): She landed double axel, stepped out of a triple sal and stepped out of another double jumps. She landed another double axel; a double/double combination; a triple/double combination and fell on the loop. She had pretty spin positions especially her camel spin. She was actually 2^nd in the free skate.
[5^th] Jessica Aronstom (Denali IC ): Landed a double axel/double loop combination; another double jump; a double lutz/double toe; double sal and another double axel. She also did a change edge spiral and had nice arms in the layback, but her spins were slow.
[2^nd] Aurora Premont (Rim of the World FSC ): Skated to West Side Story. She landed double lutz/double loop and double axel/double loop combinations . She also did a solo double axel, double lutz and unidentified double jump and a double/double combination, that might have been a double/triple I couldn’t tell. She had a fast sit spin.
[4^th] Susannah Hall (Lilac City FSC): Wow my notes on her are a jumble. I will try to make some sense of it. She opened up the program with a very nice layback spin. I have down big jumps, so I assume she had good height. She stepped out of one double axel and landed another one. She did a double lutz/double toe combination and a loop/loop combination. She did a Charlotte and a spread eagle and had beautiful spiral positions. Stepped out of another double.

Updated: 20-Aug-2001