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Cat's Lair 2001 Silicon Valley Open Pages

Aug. 17 - 19, 2001

Index	18-Aug-2001: (evening) Sr. Ladies Short Program
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)	I am getting to old for this I am getting to old for this. There was a time I could watch skating all day and type up my notes all night. I was younger then. I also didn’t have a two year old to chase. That may have something to do with it. Anyway here are my notes from yesterday’s competition. Senior Lady’s Short Program Cohen Duncan (St. Mortiz ISC) This girl has the longest legs since Nicole Bobek. And she extends them well, with pointed toe so her spirals and camel spins are just gorgeous. She also skated really well. Had really god speed going in and coming out of the double axel. Steps into a triple sal was fine she had an extra turn coming in between the jumps in a triple flip/double toe combination. Sydne Vogel (Alaska Association of FS) Wow, a name I thought I would never see again. She was World Junior Champion, but she never could get out of Tara Lipinski’s shadow. Now she is trying to make a come back from a serious of injuries that took her out of the sport. I wish her very well, but last night was not a good start. She popped the lutz and only did a double jump out of footwork. Her double axel was fine. She is still a very fast skaters. She has an excellent camel spin and did a nice spread eagle in her circular spiral sequence. Mindy Tseng (SC of Oregon) She wore a really pretty white off the shoulder dress. Unfortunately she did not skate well. She fell in the combination and the jumps out of steps. Double axel was fine, she had a pretty camel spin. Lisa Skavdahl (Portland ISC) She wore pink and skated to the Pink Panther. Double lutz/double toe and a double loop out of steps. She fell on the double axel. Amber Corwin (All Year FSC) Oh she had on the most beautiful deep, red velvet dress, a simple tank style that suited her so well. She did the triple toe/triple toe combination, with great height on the first jump and a hand down on the second. She fell on the triple lutz out of steps and landed the double axel fine. Did a flying sit spin and had these cool leaps in her circular footwork. As always excellent presentation and expression. Kimberly Luzzi Her name isn’t in the program so if I spell it wrong I am sorry. She popped the axel and the combination. Did some one footed footwork that was nice and a catch foot spiral. She did only a double out of steps. Stephanie Ewing (Santa Rosa FSC) Started out with a very nice spread eagle. Two footed the double axel, landed a sal/toe combination on which I couldn’t count the rotations. Double loop out of steps. Heidi Pakkala (Braemar City of Lakes FSC) A smooth skater with good flow. Triple lutz/double toe with extra steps between lutz and toe and good height on the lutz. Double axel was fine but only a double out of steps. Pretty layback with her arms held in a circular position. Skated to Time To Say Goodbye and wore a very pretty yellow dress. Michelle Lencek Again not in the program so I am not sure how her name is spelled. Turned out of the double axel, had pretty arm positions in the layback. She fell on the jump out of steps and landed a triple sal/double toe combination. She had a pretty camel spin with nice speed. Sheileah Crisp Sheileah scratched, which is quite disappointing. I loved her skating and haven’t seen her in a while. I was looking forward to seeing her here. Joan Cristobal (Peninsula SC) The Ice Center of San Jose has a new banner congratulation Joan on winning Junior Nationals, so as you can imagine there was quite a lot of cheering when her name was announced. She did some excellent, difficult steps into a triple sale, two footed the triple/double combination. She had no speed going into the double axel, so I knew she was going to fall. She has beautiful line and is oh so very graceful. Amy Evidente (All Year FSC) Her combination was tilted in the air and I knew she would fall, but her triple out of steps was fine and so was her double axel. She had good speed in her spins. Okay, okay, I am old, I am out of shape. I can’t stay in a rink the way I used to back in my early thirties. After Amy we left and I didn’t see the final flight. What can I say I am no Todd Eldredge, age has slowed me down.

Index

18-Aug-2001: (evening) Sr. Ladies Short Program

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)

I am getting to old for this

I am getting to old for this. There was a time I could watch skating all day and type up my notes all night. I was younger then. I also didn’t have a two year old to chase. That may have something to do with it. Anyway here are my notes from yesterday’s competition.

Senior Lady’s Short Program

Cohen Duncan (St. Mortiz ISC): This girl has the longest legs since Nicole Bobek. And she extends them well, with pointed toe so her spirals and camel spins are just gorgeous. She also skated really well. Had really god speed going in and coming out of the double axel. Steps into a triple sal was fine she had an extra turn coming in between the jumps in a triple flip/double toe combination.
Sydne Vogel (Alaska Association of FS): Wow, a name I thought I would never see again. She was World Junior Champion, but she never could get out of Tara Lipinski’s shadow. Now she is trying to make a come back from a serious of injuries that took her out of the sport. I wish her very well, but last night was not a good start. She popped the lutz and only did a double jump out of footwork. Her double axel was fine. She is still a very fast skaters. She has an excellent camel spin and did a nice spread eagle in her circular spiral sequence.
Mindy Tseng (SC of Oregon): She wore a really pretty white off the shoulder dress. Unfortunately she did not skate well. She fell in the combination and the jumps out of steps. Double axel was fine, she had a pretty camel spin.
Lisa Skavdahl (Portland ISC): She wore pink and skated to the Pink Panther. Double lutz/double toe and a double loop out of steps. She fell on the double axel.
Amber Corwin (All Year FSC): Oh she had on the most beautiful deep, red velvet dress, a simple tank style that suited her so well. She did the triple toe/triple toe combination, with great height on the first jump and a hand down on the second. She fell on the triple lutz out of steps and landed the double axel fine. Did a flying sit spin and had these cool leaps in her circular footwork. As always excellent presentation and expression.
Kimberly Luzzi: Her name isn’t in the program so if I spell it wrong I am sorry. She popped the axel and the combination. Did some one footed footwork that was nice and a catch foot spiral. She did only a double out of steps.
Stephanie Ewing (Santa Rosa FSC): Started out with a very nice spread eagle. Two footed the double axel, landed a sal/toe combination on which I couldn’t count the rotations. Double loop out of steps.
Heidi Pakkala (Braemar City of Lakes FSC): A smooth skater with good flow. Triple lutz/double toe with extra steps between lutz and toe and good height on the lutz. Double axel was fine but only a double out of steps. Pretty layback with her arms held in a circular position. Skated to Time To Say Goodbye and wore a very pretty yellow dress.
Michelle Lencek: Again not in the program so I am not sure how her name is spelled. Turned out of the double axel, had pretty arm positions in the layback. She fell on the jump out of steps and landed a triple sal/double toe combination. She had a pretty camel spin with nice speed.
Sheileah Crisp: Sheileah scratched, which is quite disappointing. I loved her skating and haven’t seen her in a while. I was looking forward to seeing her here.
Joan Cristobal (Peninsula SC): The Ice Center of San Jose has a new banner congratulation Joan on winning Junior Nationals, so as you can imagine there was quite a lot of cheering when her name was announced. She did some excellent, difficult steps into a triple sale, two footed the triple/double combination. She had no speed going into the double axel, so I knew she was going to fall. She has beautiful line and is oh so very graceful.
Amy Evidente (All Year FSC): Her combination was tilted in the air and I knew she would fall, but her triple out of steps was fine and so was her double axel. She had good speed in her spins.

Okay, okay, I am old, I am out of shape. I can’t stay in a rink the way I used to back in my early thirties. After Amy we left and I didn’t see the final flight. What can I say I am no Todd Eldredge, age has slowed me down.

Updated: 19-Aug-2001