Back to Reports Page 2000 Keri Lotion Figure Skating Classic | Related Links | | Visit the TEN Reports Forum for Results Keri Lotion Photo Album | | Event Information | | | | Report by Mary Lally (with technical assistance from Fran Buhman and Jo-Ann Sharpe) (Kennewick, Washington - September 30, 2000) See Format Rules below. Practice Reports Several folks who attended practices on Friday and Saturday gave glowing reports of Todd's success landing quads as well as the overall quality of his program, The 13th Warrior. One comment made by a former elite ice dancer was that during the program run-through he effortlessly landed the quad "to the music" and she gushed over the choreography. The warm up Todd's warm up at the event got off to a good start when he landed a 3 Axel straight away. Unfortunately, after three 3 Toes, Todd attempted a quad but sat down on it. He glared at the spot where he fell. Not a successful warm up. The Program As Todd set up for the start of the program, he took a visibly deep breath in preparation of what lay ahead. His first jump was the quad and while he did complete the revolutions he was unable to land it successfully and sat down. In addition, the rink was narrow at this venue and Todd landed the jump scarily close to the boards. But It was obvious he was displeased with this turn of events so it wasn't surprising that the 3 Axel combination that was to have followed the quad was reduced to a solo 2 Axel. Todd was then able to regroup and refocus on the remainder of the program. He began by landing a beautiful 3 Lutz. He followed that with a 3 Toe which was another quad attempt. To everyone's delight, Todd was able to land a gorgeous 3 Axel that looked effortless. Because Todd needed a combination jump for this format, he was left with no choice but to add a 2 Toe to what was to have been a solo 3 Sal. This program is probably one of Todd's finest programs with the dramatic and powerful choreography it contains. Based on the scores, the judges were very impressed with Todd's program as they scored it to be the best men's program of the evening and overall second only to Michelle's program. Todd is determined to land the quad and while he was disappointed that he wasn't able to get one on the record books in Kennewick, it's just a matter of time before he does. Possibly he'll have that success at his next competition -- The Masters of Figure Skating in Boise, Idaho on October 12, 2000. Additional Notes This was a great format and a wonderful opportunity for younger USA skaters to get some television exposure. | | Team Results | Total | | 1. | Kwan and Bradley | 117.1 | | 2. | Weiss and Stellato | 116.9 | | 3. | Eldredge and Kirk | 116.6 | | 4. | Ina/Zimmerman and Gardiner | 115.2 | | 5. | Cohen and Savoie | 115.1 | | 6. | Lang/Tchernyshev and McDonough | 113.7 | | 7. | Pensgen and Goebel | 111.4 | | | Men Results | Total | | 1 | Todd Eldredge | 59.0 | | 2 | Michael Weiss | 58.3 | | 3 | Ryan Bradley | 57.8 | | 4 | Matt Savoie | 57.2 | | 5 | Timothy Goebel | 56.7 | | | Ladies Results | Total | | 1 | Michelle Kwan | 59.3 | | 2. | Deanna Stellato | 58.6 | | 3. | Sasha Cohen | 57.9 | | 4. | Jennifer Kirk | 57.6 | | 5. | Andrea Gardiner | 56.4 | | 6. | Ann-Patrice McDonough | 55.2 | | 7. | Stacey Pensgen | 54.7 | | | Date
September 30, 2000 Location:
Tri-Cities Coliseum, Kennewick, WA Roster (as of 9/12/00)
Team 1
Michelle Kwan
Ryan Bradley Team 2
Stacy Pensgen
Timothy Goebel Team 3
Todd Eldredge
Jennifer Kirk Team 4
Michael Weiss
Deanna Stellato Team 5
Naomi Lang/
& Peter Tchernyshev
Ann-Patrice McDonough Team 6
Kyoko Ina
& John Zimmerman
Andrea Gardiner Team 7
Sasha Cohen
Matt Savoie Exhibition
Nancy Kerrigan
Oksana Baiul | | | |
Marks & Notes
| Sasha Cohen (Team 7) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 57.9 | | Presentation | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | | Music | To Love You More | | Costume | | | Notes | 2 Axel, 3 Flip, 3 Toe, 3 Sal Nice, but not spectacular, slow | | Matt Savoie (Team 7) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 57.2 | | Presentation | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | | Music | Concerto in F and Bess You is My Woman Now (Gershwin | | Costume | | | Notes | 3 Sal (fell), doubled a 3 Axel attempt, 3 Toe, 3 Flip-3 Toe, double loop, spread eagle into a 3 Axel, shoot the duck into a 3 Lutz. Uneven performance, still early in the season...a dress rehearsal. | | Stacey Pensgen (Team 2) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 54.7 | | Presentation | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | | Music | Man in the Iron Mask | | Costume | Crimson | | Notes | 3 Lutz, 2 Flip, 2 Axel-2Toe, 3 Loop, 3 Toe (fell) A perfectly executed backflip and a skid spiral. Stacey was a very last minute replacement for this event with only a couple of day's notice to prepare. | | Timothy Goebel (Team 2) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 56.7 | | Presentation | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | | Music | Windmills of My Mind (Neil Diamond) | | Costume | Gray shirt, black pants | | Notes | Shoot the duck into a 3 Salchow-2 Toe, 3 Axel (fell), 3 Toe, 3 Flip with a wonky landing, 2 Axel, shot the duck into a 3 Salchow. In the minority was the opinion that Tim has improved his "in-between" moves. | | Ina & Zimmerman (Team 6) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 58.5 | | Presentation | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | | Music | My Baby You (Mark Anthony) | | Costume | | | Notes | SBS 2 Axels, split double twist. Lots of Tamara moves. Skating very well. | | Gmunden luxury hotelsAndrea Gardiner (Team 6) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 56.4 | | Presentation | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | | Music | Scheherazade | | Costume | | | Notes | 3 Loop, 2 Lutz*, 3 Flip, 2 Axel, 2 Salchow, 3 Toe A very powerful skater | | Lang & Tchernyshev (Team 5) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 58.5 | | Presentation | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | | Music | Still Got the Blues | | Costume | | | Notes | Shades of Usova & Zhulin. | | Granada reservacion de hotelAnn-Patrice McDonough (Team 5) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 55.2 | | Presentation | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | | Music | Romeo & Juliet, The Movie | | Costume | | | Notes | 3 Lutz*, 3 Loop, 3 Toe (fell out), 3 Flip (2-footed), single axel, single lutz, single flip Looked lovely, spins were great. | | Todd Eldredge (Team 3) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 59.0 | | Presentation | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | | Music | The 13th Warrior | | Costume | Brown shirt, black weave vest, black pants | | Notes | Quad toe (fell), solo 2 Axel, 3 Lutz*, 3 triple (another quad attempt), 3 Axel, 3 Sal-2 Toe This program gets even more impressive with each showing. | | Jennifer Kirk ((Team 3) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 57.6 | | Presentation | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | | Music | Colors of the Wind from Pocahantas | | Costume | Dressed like Disney's Pocahantas | | Notes | 3 Lutz*, 3 Toe, 3 Sal, 3 Flip-2 Toe, 2 Axel A wonderful performance. | | Deanna Stellato (Team 4) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 58.6 | | Presentation | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | | Music | The Cello Song | | Costume | Beautiful orchid with sequins | | Notes | 3 Lutz-2 Toe, 3 Sal, 3 Flip, 2 Axel, 3 Loop, 3 Toe Skated a powerful and elegant program. The best ladies program of the evening. | | Michael Weiss (Team 4) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 58.3 | | Presentation | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | | Music | The Lord's Prayer | | Costume | Shirt with a cross on front and back | | Notes | walley-reverse-walley into a 3 Lutz, 3 Loop, 3 Flip-2 Toe (stumbling on the Toe), 3 Sal (fell), 2 Axel. No back flip or 3 Axel in this performance. | | Ryan Bradley (Team 1) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 57.8 | | Presentation | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | | Music | William Tell Overture (Rossini) | | Costume | | | Notes | Ryan is suffering with a stress fracture in his femur. 3 Flip-3 Toe, 2 Axel, 3 Lutz*-3 Toe, 3 Loop, single Axel, 3 Lutz*, 2 Salchow, attempted a quad toe but was two-footed. Skated with loads of enthusiasm which won the crowd's approval. As a Todd fan, couldn't help but notice how very slow Ryan's spins are. | | Michelle Kwan (Team 1) | | Judges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | | Technique | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 59.3 | | Presentation | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | | Music | Beautiful World | | Costume | Pink with sequins | | Notes | 2 Axel, 2 Loop, 3 Lutz*, 3 Sal, 3 Toe-2 Toe, Charlotte, change edge spiral. She looked terrific. | * or flutz | | | | | Competition rules and scoring The event will feature seven teams who will compete for the top combined score. Seven ladies, five men, one pair and one dance team will make up the individual teams. Each team member will skate an interpretive free skate or interpretive free dance. The interpretive free skate or free dance can be anywhere from 3 to 4 minutes in length. The teams and skating order were determined before the first practice. The individual scores for skating technique and presentation will be totaled for each skater and the combined marks for the skaters on each team will be considered the teams total score. The team having the most points will be declared the winner. Scoring guide: Judges award marks to each skater ranging from 0.0 to 6.0 based on the following scale. 0 - not skated
1 - bad, very poor
2 - poor
3 - average
4 - good
5 - excellent
6 - perfect Decimal points are used for exact placements such as 4.6 or 5.3. In skating, the high and low marks are not dropped, and all of the points are not added together, as some people believe. The exception is the Keri Lotion Figure Skating Classic, where these points will be added together to determine a team score. The marks for both skaters on each team will be totaled for a combined score. The team having the most points will be considered the winner. Skaters will be judged on both skating technique and presentation. In most competitions, each judges mark is actually converted into places 1st or 2nd. The skater who receive the highest mark from a judge earns a first place ordinal from that judge. The skater who receives the majority of first placements from the panel of judges wins that event. Interpretive Free skate: The interpretive free skating program consists of a variety of moves and elements selected for their value in enhancing the skaters interpretation of music and artistry. An interpretive free dance program is the skating by the couple of an exhibition dance which is a creative program with unprescribed dance steps and movements expressing the character of the music chosen to express a concept, story, theme or idea. The composition of the program is the couples choice although the theme must be developed through skating quality rather than excessive lying on the ice or inappropriate movements. The guidelines for tonights programs are: Duration: 3 - 4 minutes Props that are held in the hand, worn on the head or attached to the costumes are permitted. Singles - Minimum of five different jumps, at least two of which must be three or more revolutions,. Minimum of one jump combination in addition to the five different jumps, Minimum of four different spins. No restrictions on other elements. Pairs - Minimum of three lifts. Minimum of one solo jump. Minimum of one jump combination. No restrictions on other elements. Choice of music is unrestricted, although Interpretive free dance music should be predominantly vocal. | | | |
