Cat's Lair 2002 Nationals Diary

Jan. 6-13, 2002

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Day 1: 6-Jan-2002

• Novice Men Short (08-Jan-2002 03:01 AM)
• Novice Ladies Short (09-Jan-2002 10:18 PM)
• Novice Pairs Short (22-Jan-2002 01:11 AM)

2002 Novice Men Free

Disclaimer - I can't tell flip from toe. Sometimes I can't see a jumps take off or landing and have no idea what it is. Sometimes I miss a jump totally or don't get a chance to write it down. So basically my reports are only better than nothing. Unfortunately nothing is what ABC will give you.

Mark McLeod

He landed a triple and then stepped out of something. He landed a double salchow. His combo spin was camel/sit/y/change foot/sit, his camel is almost good, but he bends his freeleg knee just a bit. He landed another triple salchow. He did a flying sit spin and then two footed a triple jump. He landed a double axel and then a double/double loop combination. Then he did another double/double combination that he had to put his hands down on. 11th in the free.

Michael Dimilanta

His music started out as the Emperor Concerto and then switched to a piece of classical music I did not recognize. He did a triple jump that he had to put his hand down on. Then he landed a double jump right on a big crescendo of music. His combination spin is camel/sit/change/sit good speed on the sit spin. He did a double lutz/double toe. He had good speed. Hedid a spread eagle into another spread eagle. He popped a jump. Then he did a single axel and went right up into a double axel. He did a flying sit spin. Two more double jumps and ended with a scratch spin. He had nice ice coverage. He was 12th in the free.

David Weintraub

Started out with a double axel stepped out of it and then double toe. He landed a triple lutz. He did a flying sit spin and he had very nice extension in the flying part. He landed a triple/double combo and had to put his hands down on the triple. He had nice positions in his combo spin. Landed a triple salchow. He did a great combination of moves in the field; a spiral into a shoot the duck into a spread eagle into a double jump. H landed another double jump then a triple jump. Then he did two split jumps and a double axel. He did knee slides in his footwork. Then he did butterflies into a flying sit spin up to a scratch spin. At the end of the program he pumped his fists in glee. 9th in the free.

Jeremy Abbot

His started out as Summertime then changed to something I don't know. He started out with a camel spin into a spin where he crossed his legs, very nice look. Fell on the lutz. He then did a triple/double combination, a double loop, a flying sit spin, a triple salchow/double toe combination, another triple jump and a double axel/double toe combination. In his combo spin he did a pancake spin with his hands up above his back. 3rd in the free.

John Serpe

He was injured and did not compete in the free skate. That is all I know, if you know how he is please let me know.

Evan Gibbs

He landed a triple salchow/double toe, then I think a double lutz. He did a double/triple combination, another double jump and a double axel/double toe combination. He had nice positions in his camel/sit spin. He did a double axel, another double jump and a flying sit spin.

Michael Novales

He started out with a double axel and then did a triple/double combination. He did a triple salchow/double loop combination with extra turns between jumps. He did a came./sit/change foot/camel/sit spin combination. He did adouble jump a double axel/double toe combination, another camel/sit spin combination. Then he did a double salchow two more double jumps and stepped out of yet another double jump. He ended with a flying sit spin.

Adam Baadani

He started out with a triple loop, then did a flying camel spin. He did a spiral and a back spiral, and his spirals had nice line. He did a triple jump, a triple I think loop/double combination with extra turns between the two jumps. And then he landed a double axel.

Robert Dierking

He skated to Henry V. I think he was three when Paul Wylie skated in Albertville. Nevertheless the minute I hear that music, I see Paul skating to his sliver medal. He started out with a double axel, then a triple salchow/double toe combination. HE did a flying sit spin that had nice height. Then he did a triple lutz/double toe. His camel spin had good line. He landed a triple jump, a double out of footwork and a triple salchow. He was quite obviously the winner.

Jason Wong

He started out with a fall on a triple lutz. Then he landed a triple salchow. He did a flying sit spin. Then he did a double axel/double toe, then a triple salchow/double toe, and a double axel. He ended with a sit spin that he had his hands straight up behind hid back, very cool.

Casey McCraw

I wrote down Lincoln, which I think means he skated to Copeland's Lincoln Portrait not I think this kid was Abraham Lincoln. He fell on a triple jump, then had put his hand down on a triple lutz. He did a successful triple jump. His combination spin was beautiful with excellent position and line. He fell out of a triple loop. Oh he did this bit I don't know what to call it, he just glided down the rink first on one edge then on another edge, it was very nice I really liked it. He did a triple salchow, he fell on a double axel. Then he did a split jump into a leap into a double jump. He did a spread eagle into a butterflies into a flying sit spin. I really enjoyed his program.

Luis Hernandez

He landed a double/double combination, a double axel, then he fell on a triple jump. He fell on another double jump that looked like a pretty bad fall. HE did a double loop and a double axel. He ended with a headless scratch spin. He had nice line and good presentation.

Wesley Campbell

He did these twirls into a double jump, unfortunately two footed. He did a double axel which had nice flow coming out. He fell on a triple lutz, then he did a flying sit spin. Then he did a double jump, a double loop, a triple he stepped out of, a double jump and a double axel/double toe. He has much improved speed and flow.

Copyright © 2002, Antoinette M. Aubert