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Senior LadiesBecky Bereswill

DOB | 10/2/90

Hometown | Houston, Texas

Club | Houston FSC

Coaches | Megan Faulkner, Mark Janoschak

Choreographers | Phillip Mills, Megan Faulkner

SP Music | “Umbrellas of Cherbourg” by Michel Legrand

FS Music | “Cinderella Ballet” by Prokofi ev

Total Element Total Component Total Segment Segment Total Final Marks Score (Technical) Score (Program) Score (TES+TCS) Place Score Place

Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 2nd; 2008 Southwestern Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 8th; 2007 Southwestern Regional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 5th; 2006 Southwestern Regional, Junior Ladies, 4th; 2005 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 7th; 2005 Southwestern Regional, Novice Ladies, 2nd

Melissa Bulanhagui

DOB | 8/16/90

Hometown | Newark, Del.

Club | University of Delaware FSC

Coach | Karen Ludington

Choreographer | Karen Ludington

SP Music | “Pink Panther”

FS Music | “Shall We Dance/Dirty Dancing of Havana Nights”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria), 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 12th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 4th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic), 4th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Romania), 2nd; 2006 Gardena Spring Trophy, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 3rd

Alissa Czisny

DOB | 6/25/87

Hometown | Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich.

Club | Detroit SC

Coaches | Julianne Berlin, Linda Leaver, Brian Boitano

Choreographers | David Wilson, Kurt Browning, Lori Nichol

SP Music | “The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saens

FS Music | Excerpts from “West Side Story” by L. Bernstein


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 NHK Trophy, 6th; 2007 Cup of China, 9th; 2007 World Championships, 15th; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 Cup of Russia, 9th; 2006 Skate Canada, 4th; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2006 World Junior Championships, 6th

Laney Diggs

DOB | 10/9/92

Hometown | Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Tiffany Chin, Alex Chang, Galina Barinova

Choreographer | Alex Chang

SP Music | “Flamingo Loco”

FS Music | “Symphony in White”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Ladies, 2nd; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 5th; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Ladies, 5th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 9th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 4th

Rachael Flatt

DOB | 7/21/92

Hometown | Del Mar, Calif.

Club | Broadmoor SC

Coaches | Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Bradley, Eddie Shipstad, Erik Schultz, Becky Calvin

Choreographers | Lori Nichol, Tom Dickson

SP Music | “It Ain’t Necessarily So” by George Gershwin

FS Music | “Romantic Rhapsody” by Andre Mathieu


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Germany), 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Austria), 1st; 2007 International Challenge Cup, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, 5th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2007 South-western Regional, Senior Ladies. 1st; 2006 U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2006 Southwestern Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st

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Senior LadiesKatrina Hacker

DOB | 5/31/90

Hometown | New York, N.Y.

Club | The Skating Club of Boston

Coaches | Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell

Choreographer | Mark Mitchell

SP Music | “Love Story” by Francis Lai

FS Music | “Concierto de Aranjue” by Joaquin Rodrigo


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2008 New England Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 6th; 2007 North Atlantic Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Romania), 5th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 7th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 North Atlantic Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2005 Triglav Trophy, Junior Ladies, 1st

Chrissy Hughes

DOB | 7/21/90

Hometown | Issaquah, Wash.

Club | Highland SC

Coach | Darin Hosier

Choreographer | Corrie Martin

SP Music | “Hymn to Hope” by Secret Garden

FS Music | “Concerto for Violin” by Erich Wolfgang Korngold


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 8th; 2008 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria),1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Romania), 1st; 2007 International Chal-lenge Cup, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 6th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2007 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Ladies, 4th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 8th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 3rd

Emily Hughes

DOB | 1/26/89

Hometown | Great Neck, N.Y.

Club | The SC of New York

Coaches | Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson, Bonni Retzkin

Choreographers | Mark Mitchell, David Wilson

SP Music | “I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin

FS Music | “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Skate Canada, 4th; 2007 Skate America, 4th; 2007 World Championships, 9th; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 2nd; 2006 Cup of China, 3rd; 2006 Skate America, 5th; 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Ladies), 2nd; 2006 World Championships, 8th; 2006 Olympic Winter Games, 7th

Megan HyattDOB | 7/28/90

Hometown | Lindenhurst, Ill.

Club | Wagon Wheel FSC

Coaches | Denise Myers, Scott Brown

Choreographers | Scott Brown, Susie Wynne Barth

SP Music | “Espana Cani” by Manhattan Pops Orchestra

FS Music | “Deborah’s Theme” from “Once Upon a Time in America” by Ennio Morricone


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 2nd; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Senior Ladies, 2nd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Norway), 7th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (France), 2nd; 2006 World Junior Championships, 13th; 2006 U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 2nd

Danielle Kahle

DOB | 4/9/89

Hometown | Simi Valley, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coach | Frank Carroll

Choreographers | Alex Chang, Cindy Stuart

SP Music | Selections from the “Kill Bill” soundtrack

FS Music | “Piano Concerto #2” by Rachmaninoff


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Ladies, 3rd; 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 13th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 6th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2006 Karl Schafer Memorial, 2nd; 2006 U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 12th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st

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Senior Ladies Bebe Liang

DOB | 3/31/88

Hometown | Granada Hills, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Ken Congemi, Frank Carroll

Choreographer | Braden Overett

SP Music | “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” by Paul Dukas

FS Music | “Yellow River Piano Concerto” by Yin Chengzong


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Cup of Russia, 8th; 2007 Cup of China, 6th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Senior Ladies, 4th; 2006 NHK Trophy, Senior Ladies, 4th; 2006 Cup of China, 5th; 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, 1st; 2006 Four Continents Championships, 3rd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 5th; 2005 Skate America, 4th; 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy, 3rd; 2005 Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge, 6th

Angie Lien

DOB | 1/16/81

Hometown | Superior, Wis.

Club | Duluth FSC

Coaches | Damon Allen, Heather Seyfer, Zoe Hill, Kathy Johnson

Choreographer | Tom Dickson

SP Music | “Tocatta and Fugue” by Bach

FS Music | “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 4th; 2008 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Senior Ladies, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 20th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 3rd; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 6th; 2006 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Senior Ladies, 3rd; 2005 U.S. Championship, Senior Ladies, 15th

Kimmie Meissner

DOB | 10/4/89

Hometown | Bel Air, Md.


Coach | Pam Gregory

Choreographer | Lori Nichol

SP Music | “The Feeling Begins” by Peter Gabriel

FS Music | “Nessun Dorma” by Puccini


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard, 2nd; 2007 Skate America, 1st; 2007 World Champion-ships, 4th; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2006 Trophee Eric Bompard, 3rd; 2006 Skate America, 2nd; 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Ladies), 2nd; 2006 World Championships, 1st; 2006 Olympic Winter Games, 6th

Mirai Nagasu

DOB | 4/16/93

Hometown | Arcadia, Calif.

Club | Pasadena FSC

Coaches | Charlene Wong, Sondra Holmes, Bob Paul, Sashi Kuchiki, Jim Yorke

Choreographer | Lori Nichol

SP Music | “I Got Rhythm” variations for piano and orchestra by George Gershwin

FS Music | Excerpts from “Coppelia” by Delibes


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia), 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 1st; 2007 World Junior Championships, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 5th; 2005 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 1st; 2004 South-west Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 4th; 2003 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Girls, 5th

Molly Oberstar

DOB | 11/12/88

Hometown | Duluth, Minn.

Club | Duluth FSC

Coaches | Heather Seyfer, Zoe Hill, Ann Eidson

Choreographers | David Wilson, Sebastien Britten

SP Music | “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper

FS Music | “Gypsy Passion”, Romance” and “La Boheme” by Charles Aznavour


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2008 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 6th; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, 4th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Budapest), 7th; 2006 U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 6th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia), 5th



Senior LadiesStephanie Roth

DOB | 11/23/82

Hometown | Belmar, N.J.

Club | The SC of New York, Inc.

Coaches | Steven Rice, Tracey Poletis

Choreographer | Stephanie Roth

SP Music | “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” by Brian Setzer

FS Music | “Pirates of the Carribbean” by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer

Total Element Total Component Total Segment Segment Total Final Marks Score (Technical) Score (Program) Score (TES+TCS) Place Score Place Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 4th; 2008 North Atlantic Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2007 World University Games, Senior Ladies, 10th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 8th; 2006 U.S. Collegiate Championships, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 18th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2006 North Atlantic Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2005 U.S. Collegiate Championships, Senior Ladies, 2nd

Tenile Victorsen

DOB | 1/31/90

Hometown | Lake Arrowhead, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Angela Kikodinov, Ivan Dinev

Choreographers | Angela Nikodinov, Ivan Dinev

SP Music | “Tosca” by Puccini

FS Music | “Spartacus” by Khatchaturian


Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Re-gional, Senior Ladies, 3rd; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Senior Ladies, 5th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 10th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ldies, 2nd; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia), 8th; 2005 Gardena Spring Trophy, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 4th

Ashley Wagner

DOB | 5/16/91

Hometown | Alexandria, Va.

Club | Washington FSC

Coach | Shirley Hughes

Choreographer | Jill Shipstad-Thomas

SP Music | “Henry VIII” by Saint-Saens

FS Music | “Jalousie” by J. Gade


Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard, 3rd; 2007 Skate Canada, 5th; 2007 World Junior Championships, 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 2nd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Netherlands), 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (France), 1st; 2006 Triglav Trophy, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 4th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 1st

Megan Williams-StewartDOB | 6/27/87

Hometown | Ellicott City, Md.


Coach | Jeff DiGregorio

Choreographers | Tom Dickson, Catarina Lindgren

SP Music | “Caravan” by Rachel Portman, “Thrill” by B.B. King

FS Music | “White Winds” by Andres Vollenweider, “Beauty & the East” by the Bombay Orchestra


Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships, Senior Ladies, 3rd; 2008 South Atlantic Regional, Senior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 13th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 4th; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Senior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 Ondrej Nepela Trophy, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Ladies, 10th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Senior Ladies, 3rd

Caroline Zhang

DOB | 5/20/93

Hometown | Irvine, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coach | Mingzhu Li

Choreographers | Lori Nichol, Tom Dickson, Karen Kwan-Oppegard

SP Music | “Spanish Gypsy” by Ray DeTone

FS Music | “Ave Maria” by Schubert


Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Cup of China, 2nd; 2007 Skate America, 3rd; 2007 World Junior Championships, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Taipei), 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Mexico), 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 8th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 2nd



Senior Ladies Karen Zhou

DOB | 8/21/91

Hometown | Mission Viejo, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Rafael Arutyunyan, Karen Kwan, Sondra Holmes

Choreographer | Mary Becktell

SP Music | “Jumping Bean” by Robert Farnon, “Pas de Quarte” and “The Devil’s Galop” by Charles Williams

FS Music | “Cinderella, A Fantasy” by Eric Coates


Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Ladies, 4th; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Senior Ladies, 2nd; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Ladies, 6th; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Senior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 9th; 2005 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 8th; 2004 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 5th



Senior Men Jeremy Abbott

DOB | 6/5/85

Hometown | Aspen, Colo.

Club | Broadmoor SC

Coaches | Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin

Choreographers | Damon Allen, Tom Dickson, Jeremy Abbott, Kurt Browning

SP Music | “Treat” by Carlos Santana

FS Music | “Jazz Suite Waltz #2” by Shostakovich


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 NHK Trophy, 4th; 2007 Skate Canada, 8th; 2007 Four Continents Champion-ships, 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 4th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 1st; 2006 Finlandia Trophy, 1st; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 5th; 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy, 18th; 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 1st; 2005 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 1st; 2005 Southwestern Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 7th; 2004 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 2nd

Ryan Bradley

DOB | 11/17/83

Hometown | Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club | Broadmoor SC


Choreographers | Nikoli Morozov, Braden Overett

SP Music | “The Godfather“ by Nino Rota

FS Music | “Chaplin” by John Barry


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard, 5th; 2007 Skate America, 6th; 2007 World Championships, 15th; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 4th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 2nd; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2006 Skate America, 8th; 2006 U.S. Collegiate Championships, Senior Men, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 8th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 4th; 2006 Southwestern Regional, Senior Men, 1st; 2005 U.S. Collegiate Championships, Senior Men, 1st; 2004 Four Continents Championships, 11th

Wesley Campbell

DOB | 12/12/85

Hometown | Brentwood, Tenn.

Club | Nashville FSC

Coach | Laura Sanders

SP Music | “Violin Concerto #9” by Mendelssohn

FS Music | “New World Symphony” by Dvorak


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 1st; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 5th; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Senior Men, 1st; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 8th; 2006 North Atlantic Regional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2005 World Junior Championships, 25th; 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 14th; 2005 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 4th; 2005 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2004 Junior Grand Prix (China), 10th; 2004 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Junior Men, 3rd

Stephen Carriere

DOB | 6/15/89

Hometown | Wakefi eld, Mass.

Club | SC of Boston


Choreographers | Jamie Isley, Mark Mitchell

SP Music | “Stairway to Heaven” by Led

Zeppelin

FS Music | “Hollywood Nocturne” by the Brian Setzer Orchestra


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 NHK Trophy, 3rd; 2007 Skate America, 4th; 2007 World Junior Championships, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, 9th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Netherlands), 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Hungary), 1st; 2006 World Junior Championships, 4th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 1st; 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final, 6th; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria), 1st

Derrick Delmore

DOB | 12/12/78

Hometown | Ft. Washington, Md.


Coach | Shirley Hughes

Choreographers | Derrick Delmore, Shirley

Hughes, Jill Shipstad-Thomas

SP Music | “Malaguena” by Shannon/Crooke

FS Music | “Sunset Boulevard”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 3rd; 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 6th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 1st; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Senior Men, 1st; 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, 7th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 12th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 3rd; 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb, 5th; 2005 Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge, Senior Men, 5th



Senior MenEliot Halverson

DOB | 11/8/90

Hometown | St. Paul, Minn.

Club | St. Paul FSC

Coaches | Ted Engelking, Ann Eidson

Choreographer | Svetlana Kulikova

SP Music | “Libertango” by Astor Piazollo

FS Music | “2046 Main Theme” by Shigeru Um-ebayashi and “Nostradamus” by Maksim Mrvica


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix, (Germany), 7th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Romania), 5th; 2007 World Junior Championships, 10th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Netherlands), 3rd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Hungary), 3rd

Evan Lysacek

DOB | 6/4/85

Hometown | Naperville, Ill.

Club | DuPage FSC

Coach | Frank Carroll

Choreographers | Lori Nichol, Kurt Browning

SP Music | Selections from “Zorro” soundtrack

FS Music | Selections from “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Grand Prix Final, 3rd; 2007 Cup of China, 2nd; 2007 Skate America, 2nd; 2007 World Championships, 5th; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 1st; 2006 Cup of China, 1st; 2006 Skate America, 2nd; 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Men), 1st; 2006 World Championships, 3rd; 2006 Olympic Winter Games, 4th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Senior Men, 2nd; 2005 NHK Trophy, 2nd; 2005 Skate America, 2nd

Braden Overett

DOB | 11/20/81

Hometown | Denver, Colo.

Club | Denver FSC

Coaches | Susan Williams, Ken Congemi

Choreographer | Braden Overett

SP Music | “Everything” by Safri Duo

FS Music | “Pirates of the Carribbean” by Klaus Badelt


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 3rd; 2008 Southwestern Regional, Senior Men, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 10th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 4th; 2007 Southwestern Regional, Senior Men, 1st; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 6th; 2005 U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 10th

Parker Pennington

DOB | 9/13/84

Hometown | Windsor, Conn.


Coaches | Audrey Weisiger, Chris Conte

Choreographers | Nikoli Morosov, Pasquale Camar-lengo, Parker Pennington

SP Music | “Flamenco A Go Go” by Steve Stevens

FS Music | “Xotica” by Renee Dupere


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2007 Finlandia Trophy, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 7th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 3rd; 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 9th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 1st; 2006 Southwestern Regional, Senior Men, 2nd

Dennis Phan

DOB | 9/8/85

Hometown | Indio, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coach | Tammy Gambill

Choreographer | David Wilson

SP Music | “Summertime” by George Gershwin

FS Music | “Piano Concerto No. 1” by Peter llyich


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Men, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 13th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Men, 3rd; 2006 Karl Schafer Memorial, 6th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 16th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Men, 1st; 2005 Skate America, 7th; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2004 Junior Grand Prix Final, 1st; 2004 Junior Grand Prix (Ukraine), 2nd



Senior Men Douglas Razzano

DOB | 10/22/88

Hometown | Chandler, Ariz.

Club | Coyotes SC of Arizona

Coaches | Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret, Grant Rorvick

Choreographers | Doug Ladret, Grant Rorvick

SP Music | “Warsaw Concerto” by Richard Addinsell

FS Music | “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 4th; 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional Championships, Senior Men, 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain), 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Estonia), 4th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 5th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic), 7th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior, 12th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Men, 3rd

Shaun Rogers

DOB | 7/22/85

Hometown | Millersville, Md.


Coaches | Pam Gregory, Ron Ludington

Choreographers | Vitali Popkov, Braden Overett

SP Music | “The Battle on the Ice” by Alexander Nevsky

FS Music | “Grindhouse” soundtrack by Robert Rodriquez


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 4th; 2008 South Atlantic Regional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2007 Nebelhorn, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championship, Senior Men, 8th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 4th; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 15th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy, 6th

Scott Smith

DOB | 10/19/81

Hometown | Sandy Spring, Md.

Club | SC of Boston

Coaches | Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson

Choreographer | Nikoli Morozov

SP Music | “Night Train” by Buddy Morrow

FS Music | “Asturias” by John Williams


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard, 9th; 2007 Skate Canada, 9th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 5th; 2006 Cup of China, 4th; 2006 Skate America, 6th; 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Men), 1st; 2006 Four Continents Championships, 5th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 5th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 1st; 2005 Ondrej Nepela Trophy, 1st

Tommy Steenberg

DOB | 11/23/88

Hometown | Annandale, Va.

Club | SC of Northern Virginia

Coaches | Audrey Weisiger, Chris Conte

Choreographers | Pasquale Camerlengo, Debbie Street, Chris Conte

SP Music | “Le Corsaire” by Riccardo Drigo

FS Music | ”Bolero” by Maurice Ravel


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 1st; 2008 South Atlantic Regional, Senior Men, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 6th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 14th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 6th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic), 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Romania), 1st; 2006 U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 13th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Senior Men, 4th; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Poland), 9th

Geoffry Varner

DOB | 3/2/87

Hometown | Newark, Del.

Club | Peninsula SC

Coaches | Debbie Varner, Jeff DiGregorio

Choreographers | Sasha Kirsonov, Tom

Dickson, Geoffry Varner

SP Music | TBD

FS Music | “Gladiator” by Hanz Zimmer


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Men, 3rd; 2007 Skate Canada, 12th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Champiopnships, Senior Men, 17th; 2006 NHK Trophy, 10th; 2006 Skate Canada, 11th; 2006 World Junior Championships, 9th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 3rd; 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final, 3rd; 2006 Central Pacifi c Regional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia), 2nd; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Andorra), 3rd



Senior MenMichael Villarreal

DOB | 4/26/86

Hometown | Downey, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Sashi Kuchiki, Sondra Holmes, Jim Short


SP Music | “Icarus Dream Fanfare” by Yngwie Malmsteen

FS Music | “Ports Of Call” by Jacques Ibert


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Men, 1st; 2006 Karl Schafer Memorial, 7th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 10th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Men, 4th; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Senior Men, 1st; 2005 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Men, 9th; 2005 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 19th

Rohene Ward

DOB | 6/28/83

Hometown | Minneapolis, Minn.

Club | Starlight Ice Dance Club

Coach | Paige Lipe

Choreographer | Robin Wagner

SP Music | “The Messiah Will Come Again” by Roy Buchanan

FS Music | “Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story” by Randy Edelman


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 2nd; 2008 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Senior Men, 1st; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 6th; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Senior Men, 1st; 2006 U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 17th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 3rd; 2005 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 6th; 2004 U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 16th; 2004 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Men, 3rd

Johnny Weir

DOB | 7/2/84

Hometown | Quarryville, Pa.


Coach | Galina Zmievskaya

Choreographers | Faye Kitarieva, Denis Petukhov

SP Music | “Yunona i Avos” by Svetlana Pikous

FS Music | “Love is War” by Yoav Goren


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Grand Prix Final, 4th; 2007 Cup of Russia, 1st; 2007 Cup of China, 1st; 2007 World Championships, 8th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 3rd; 2006 Cup of Russia, 2nd; 2006 Skate Canada, 3rd; 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Men), 1st; 2006 World Championships, 7th; 2006 Olympic Winter Games, 5th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Men, 1st; 2005 Cup of Russia, 3rd; 2005 Skate Canada, 7th; 2005 Campbell’s Classic, 4th; 2005 Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge, 2nd



Senior Pairs

Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig

DOB | 11/17/84; 5/6/80

Hometown | Sugar Land, Texas; Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn.

Club | Southwest Florida FSC; Red River Valley FSC

Coaches | Kerry Leitch, Jeremy Barrett

Choreographers | Jim Peterson, Christine Sweeney

SP Music | “Stray Cat Strut” by the Stray Cats and Brian Setzer

FS Music | “Daphne and Chloe” by Ravel and “Rev-erie” by Debussy


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Skate America, 4th; 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Cham-pionships, Senior Pairs, 4th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 7th; 2005 Skate Canada, 8th; 2005 Skate America, 9th; 2005 Four Continents Championships, 5th; 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 5th; 2005 Eastern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 1st; 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy, 5th; 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 10th; 2003 Golden Spin of Zagreb, 1st

Katie Beriau & Alexander Merritt

DOB | 5/13/85; 9/2/84

Hometown | Holden, Mass.; Newport Beach, Calif.

Club | Charter Oak FSC; Los Angeles FSC

Coaches | Todd Sand, Jenni Meno-Sand, John Nicks

Choreographer | Phillip Mills

SP Music | “The Mask of Zorro” by James Horner

FS Music | “The Peacock Variation” by Kodaly


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Pairs, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Senior Pairs, 13th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Pairs, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music |

Bianca Butler & Joseph JacobsenDOB | 9/2/89; 2/9/87

Hometown | Dana Point, Calif.; Lake Arrowhead, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC; All Year FSC

Coaches | Angela Nikodinov, Ivan Dinev, Ekaterina Gordeeva

Choreographer | Renee Roca

SP Music | “Love Story” by Francis Lai

FS Music | “El Sombrerode Tres Picos” by Manuel de Falla


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 7th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Germany), 5th; 2007 Ju-nior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 4th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pair, 2nd; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Pairs, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 5th; 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final, 6th; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Andorra), 1st; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Japan), 3rd; 2005 Triglav Trophy, Junior Pairs, 2nd; 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Gordeeva

Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music | de Falla

Brooke Castile & Ben Okolski

DOB | 5/31/86; 11/12/84

Hometown | Grosse Point Woods, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Mich.

Club | Arctic FSC; Arctic FSC

Coach | Johnny Johns

Choreographer | Marina Zoueva

SP Music | “L’Arena” by Ennio Morricone

FS Music | “Sheherazade” by Rimsky-Korsakov


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 World Championships, 12th; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, 1st; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 2nd; 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 8th; 2005 Cup of Russia, 8th; 2005 Trophee Eric Bompard, 6th; 2005 Four Continents Championships, 7th; 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 7th; 2005 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Mich.

Club | Coach | Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music |

Rena Inoue & John Baldwin

DOB | 10/17/76; 10/18/73

Hometown | Santa Monica, Calif; Santa Monica, Calif.


Coaches | Phillip Mills, John Baldwin, Sr.

Choreographer | Oksana Grishuk

SP Music | “La Villa Strangiatto” by Rush

FS Music | “Flying Dutchman” by Wagner


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 World Championships, 8th; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 2nd; 2006 Trophee Eric Bompard, 2nd; 2006 Skate Canada, 2nd; 2006 Skate America, 1st; 2006 World Championships, 4th; 2006 Olympic Winter Games, 7th; 2006 Four Continents Championships, 1st




Senior PairsChloe Katz & Joseph Lynch

DOB | 3/16/86; 5/29/85

Hometown | New York, N.Y.; Wantagh, N.Y.

Club | The SC of New York; The SC of New York

Coaches | Adam Leib, Johnny Johns, Adreinne Lenda, Brad Cox

Choreographer | Marina Zoueva

SP Music | “Romeo and Juliet” by Nino Rota

FS Music | “Don Quioxte”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 10th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 10th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 4th; 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy, 11th; 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 3rd; 2005 Eastern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 1st; 2004 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Novice Pairs, 11th; 2004 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 4th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Brad Cox

Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music |

Laura Lepzinski & Ethan Burgess

DOB | 5/11/88; 1/27/83

Hometown | Grand Rapids, Mich.; Los Angeles, Calif.

Club | Detroit SC, Inc.; All Year FSC

Coaches | Aaron Parchem, Zuzanna Szwed, Rebecca Perel

Choreographer | Zuzanna Szwed

SP Music | “Spanish Classical Guitar Concierto” by Antonio De Lucena

FS Music | “Phantasia” by Sarah Chang


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Pairs, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Perel

Choreographer | SP Music | Antonio De Lucena

FS Music |

Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker

DOB | 9/25/92; 6/21/86

Hometown | Los Angeles, Calif.; Algonquin, Ill.

Club | Los Angeles FSC; Broadmoor SC

Coaches | Dalilah Sappenfi eld, Lei’Ina McLaughlin

Choreographer | Dalilah Sappenfi eld

SP Music | “Moonlight Sonata” by Beethoven

FS Music | “Romeo and Juliet” by Tchaikovsky


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 NHK Trophy, 2nd; 2007 Cup of China, 2nd; 2007 World Junior Championships, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Taipei), 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Hungary), 1st


Kendra Moyle & Steven Pottenger

DOB | 9/17/90; 11/29/85

Hometown | Chelsea, Mich.; Dallas, Texas

Club | Ann Arbor FSC; Dallas FSC

Coaches | Adrienne Lenda, Johnny Johns

Choreographers| Marina Zoueva, Igor Shpilband

SP Music | “Carmen” by Mikhail Pletnev

FS Music | “Exotica” by Rene Dutdupere


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers| SP Music | FS Music |

Naomi Nari Nam & Themi Leftheris

DOB | 7/6/85; 12/20/82

Hometown | Irvine, Calif.; Long Beach, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC; Los Angeles FSC

Coaches | Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan-Oppegard

Choreographer | Peter Oppegard

SP Music | “Piano Fantasy” by Joseph Micheals

FS Music | “Dream of Love” by Franz Liszt


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Four Continents Championships, 6th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, 3rd; 2006 Skate America, 3rd; 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Pairs/Dance), 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 5th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Pairs, 1st




Senior Pairs Kaela Pflumm & Christopher Pottenger

DOB | 2/8/91; 4/8/87

Hometown | Laurel Hollow, N.Y.; Coppell, Texas

Club | SC of New York; Dallas FSC

Coaches | Ron Ludington, Jeremy Allen, Tiffany Scott, Natalia Linichuk

Choreographers | Olga Ganicheva, Tisa Della-Volpe

SP Music | “Amelie” Soundtrack

FS Music | “Piano Concert No. 2 In C Minor,” by Rachmaninoff


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain), Junior Pairs, 7th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Estonia), 4th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 5th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Taipei), 5th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Hungary), 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 4th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Natalia Linichuk

Choreographers | SP Music | FS Music | Rachmaninoff

MeeRan Trombley & Laureano Ibarra

DOB | 2/10/87; 4/22/83

Hometown | Peru, N.Y.; Parker, Colo.

Club | Broadmoor SC; All Year FSC

Coaches | Dalilah Sappenfi eld, Le’Ina McLaughlin

Choreographer | Catarina Lindgren

SP Music | “Mask of Zorro” by James Horner

FS Music | “Speed” by Mark Mancia and “The Usual Suspects” by John Ottman


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Pairs, 1st; 2007 Skate America, 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 11th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Senior Pairs, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music | Suspects” by John Ottman

Tiffany Vise & Derek Trent

DOB | 2/2/86; 3/21/80

Hometown | Colorado Springs, Colo.; Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club | Broadmoor SC; Broadmoor SC

Coaches | Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret, Julie Patterson

Choreographers | Tiffany Vise, Derek Trent, Julie Patterson, Doug Ladret

SP Music | “Harem” by Sarah Brightman

FS Music | “Les Miserables” by Bournemouth Sym-phony Orchestra


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard, 4th; 2007 Skate Canada, 5th; 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 5th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 1st; 2006 Skate Canada, 5th; 2006 Skate America, 6th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 6th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 1st; 2005 Karl Schafer Memorial Cup, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Springs, Colo.

Club | Coaches | Choreographers | Patterson, Doug Ladret

SP Music | FS Music | phony Orchestra

Amber Wehrle & Nicholas Kole

DOB | 7/2/86; 11/30/83

Hometown | St. Louis, Mo.; Littleton, Colo.



Choreographers | Dalilah Sappenfi eld, Le’Ina McLaughlin, Caterina Lindgren

SP Music | “Shine” by Bond

FS Music | “Christmas Eve Sarajevo” by Trans-Siberian Orchestra


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Pairs, 16th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 4th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | McLaughlin, Caterina Lindgren

SP Music | FS Music | Siberian Orchestra

Caitlin Yankowskas & John Coughlin

DOB | 5/6/90; 12/1/85

Hometown | Pelham, N.H.; Kansas City, Mo.

Club | Colonial FSC; Kansas City FSC



SP Music | “The Dying Swan” by Saint-Saens

FS Music | “Dracula/Van Helsing”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Pairs, 1st




Senior DanceTanith Belbin & Ben Agosto

DOB | 7/11/84; 1/15/82

Hometown | Northland, Mich.; Chicago, Ill.

Club | Arctic FSC; Arctic FSC

Coaches | Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva

Choreographer | Igor Shpilband

OD Music | Appalachian Hoedown/Bluegrass Mix

FD Music | Chopin custom mix by Joseph LoDuca


Compulsory Dance (CD)

Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Grand Prix Final, 2nd; 2007 Cup of China, 1st; 2007 Skate America, 1st; 2007 World Championships, 3rd; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, 1st; 2006 Cup of Russia, 1st; 2006 Cup of China, 2nd; 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Pairs/Dance), 2nd; 2006 World Championships, 3rd; 2006 Olympic Winter Games, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographer | OD Music FD Music |

Meryl Davis & Charlie White

DOB | 1/1/87; 10/24/87

Hometown | West Bloomfi eld, Mich.; Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich.

Club | Arctic FSC; Detroit FSC


Choreographers | Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva

OD Music | “Kalinka”

FD Music | “Eleanor’s Dream/Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles

Recent Competitions: 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard, 4th; 2007 Skate America, 4th; 2007 World Champion-ships, 7th; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 4th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, 3rd; 2006 NHK trophy, 4th; 2006 Skate Canada, 4th; 2006 World Junior Championships, 3rd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Dance, 1st; 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Mich.

Club | Coaches | Choreographers | OD Music |FD Music | Beatles



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Clare Farrell & Charles Fishpaw

DOB | 12/19/86; 8/9/86

Hometown | Bethesda, Md.; Minot, N.D.

Club | St. Louis SC; Univ. of Delaware FSC

Coaches | Robbie Kaine, Cheryl Snyder

Choreographers | Natalia Linichuk, Cheryl Demkowski-Snyder

OD Music | “Celtic Folk” by River Dance

FD Music | “Notre Dame de Paris” by Bruno Peltier

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Senior Dance, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Dance, 10th; 2007 Midwestern Sectioanl, Junior Dance, 4th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | Demkowski-Snyder

OD Music | FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov

DOB | 5/22/81; 10/6/78

Hometown | Chicago, Ill.; Hartford, Conn.

Club | SC of New York; SC of New York

Coach | Priscilla Hill

Choreographers | Natalia Linichuk, Patti Wilcox

OD Music | “Lord of the Dance”

FD Music | “Proud Nation“ by Yoav GorenRecent Competitions: 2007 World Championships, 10th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, 2nd; 2006 Grand Prix Final, 6th; 2006 NHK Trophy, 3rd; 2006 Skate America, 2nd; 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Pairs/Dance), 2nd; 2006 World Championships, 9th; 2006 Olympic Winter Games, 14th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Dance, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coach | Choreographers | OD Music |FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Mauri Gustafson & Joel DearDOB | 3/23/88; 9/24/81

Hometown | St. Louis, Mo.; Traverse City, Mich.

Club | All Year FSC; Stars FSC of Texas

Coache | Pierre Panayi

Choreographers | Pierre Panayi, Margarita Drobiazko, Povilas Vanagas, Joel Dear, Mauri Gustafson

OD Music | “Kinder Yorn” by Boris Savchuk

FD Music | “Shake” by Ying Yang Twins

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Dance, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coache | Choreographers | Povilas Vanagas, Joel Dear, Mauri Gustafson

OD Music |FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)



Senior Dance Stacy Kim & Johathan Harris

DOB | 2/14/91; 2/20/85

Hometown | Plano, Texas.; Los Angeles, Calif.

Club | Stars FSC of Texas; Stars FSC of Texas

Coach | Pierre Panayi

Choreographers | Tom Dickson, Pierre Panayi

OD Music | Korean folk

FD Music | “Red Planet” soundtrackRecent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Dance, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coach | Choreographers | OD Music | FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Charlotte Maxwell & Nick Traxler

DOB | 11/2/89; 5/12/81

Hometown | Dallas, Texas; Grapvine, Texas


Coach | Pierre Panayi

Choreographers | Pierre Panayi, Natalia Linichuk, Ericka Dove

OD Music | Native American Indian folk dance

FD Music | “Time to Say Goodbye” Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli

Recent Competitions: 2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb, 8th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Dance, 8th; 2007 Pacifi c Sectional, Senior Dance, 3rd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Dance, 12; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Senior Dance, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coach | Choreographers | Ericka Dove

OD Music | FD Music | and Andrea Bocelli



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Kimberly Navarro & Brent Bommentre

DOB | 4/26/81; 5/10/84

Hometown | Santa Rosa, Calif.; Horsham, Pa.

Club | Santa Rosa FSC; Philadelphia SC & HS

Coaches | Robbie Kaine, Cheryl Snyder

Choreographers | Natalia Linichuk, Michael Velez

OD Music | “Sowete Percussion”

FD Music | “Since I’ve Loving You” by Corinne Baily Rae

Recent Competitions: 2007 Skate America, 6th; 2007 Four Continents Championships, 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, 4th; 2006 Skate Canada, 6th; 2006 Skate America, 6th; 2006 Karl Schafer Me-morial, 3rd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Senior Dance, 5th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Senior Dance, 1st; 2005 Karl Schafer Memorial, 5th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | OD Music |FD Music | Rae



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates

DOB | 5/14/90; 2/23/89

Hometown | Novi, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Mich.

Club | Ann Arbor FSC; Ann Arbor FSC

Coaches | Iouri Tchesnitchenko, Yaroslava Netchaeva

Choreographers | Iouri Tchesnitchenko, Yaroslava Netchaeva

OD Music | “Kalinka” and “Russikie Napievi” by the Russian Folk Ensemble

FD Music | “Luna” by Alessandro Safi na

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Austria) 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Dance, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 2nd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Taipei), 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Mexico), 1st; 2006 World Junior Championships, 10th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Dance, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | Netchaeva

OD Music | Russian Folk Ensemble

FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Lynn Kriengkrairut & Logan Giulietti-Schmitt

DOB | 10/4/88; 8/16/85

Hometown | Bismarck, N.D.; Oak Park, Ill.


Coaches | Yaroslava Netchaeva, Iouri Tchesnitchenko

Choreographers | Yaroslava Netchaeva, Iouri Tchesnitchenko

OD Music | “Nane Tsokha” by Valentina Ponomareva and “Heyka” by Oleg Ponomarev

FD Music | “Verano Porteno” by Astor Piazzola

Recent Competitions: 2007 Cup of Russia, 10th; 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 8th; 2007 World Junior Champi-onships, 11th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Dance, 3rd; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Dance, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | Tchesnitchenko

OD Music |and “Heyka” by Oleg Ponomarev

FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)



Junior Ladies Carolyn-Ann Alba

DOB | 7/11/93

Hometown | Anaheim, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coach | Wendy Burge

Choreographer | Wendy Burge, Carolyn Ann Alba

SP Music | “Ladies in Lavender” by Nigel Hess

FS Music | “Salome’s Dance” by Richard Strauss


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Romania), 7th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 6th; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 4th

Amanda Dobbs

DOB | 8/10/93

Hometown | Riverside, Calif.

Club | Peninsula SC


Choreographers | Tammy Gambill, Cindy Stuart

SP Music | “Nocturne/Bohemian Rhapsody” by Luicia Micarelli

FS Music | “Spartacus”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2008 Central Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 6th; 2007 Central Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2006 Central Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 7th; 2005 Central Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 2nd; 2004 Central Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Girls, 8th

Victoria Fairchild

DOB | 6/20/92


Club | Broadmoor SC

Coach | Ryan Jahnke

SP Music | “Colors of the Wind”, Pocahontas soundtrack

FS Music | “Malaguena”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 4th; 2008 Southwestern Regional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2007 Southwestern Regional, Junior Ladies, 5th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 8th; 2006 Southwestern Regional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2005 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 5th; 2005 Southwestern Regional, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2004 Southwestern Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 10th

Alexe Gilles

DOB | 1/16/92


Club | Broadmoor SC

Coach | Tom Zakrajsek

Choreographers | Tom Dickson, Catarina Lindgren

SP Music | “Windspirits” by Rene Dupere

FS Music | “Oceanic” by Vangelis


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 6th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia), 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 2nd; 2007 International Challenge Cup, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 5th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Southwestern Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Junior Ladies, 2nd

Ellie Kawamura

DOB | 11/27/93

Hometown | Hacienda Heights, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Tammy Gambill, Sondra Holmes

Choreographers | Cindy Stuart, Kris Amerine

SP Music | “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy

FS Music | “Spirited Away” and “Slow Dance”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 5th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 3rd; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 1st



Junior Ladies Masha Leonov

DOB | 11/17/92

Hometown | Tampa, Fla.

Club | Tampa Bay SC

Coaches | Andrei Berekhovski, Antonina Berekhovskaya, Katya Leonov

Choreographers | Andrei Berekhovski, Antonina Berek-hovskaya, Katya Leonov

SP Music | “The Feeling Begins” by Peter Gabriel

FS Music | “The Dark Angel” by Edvin Marton


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2008 South Atlantic Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 12th; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Girls, 7th; 2005 South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile Girls, 2nd

Angela Maxwell

DOB | 7/28/92

Hometown | Hurst, Texas

Club | Dallas FSC

Coach | Natalia Mishkutionok

Choreographers | Nick Traxler, Angela Maxwell

SP Music | “Fever” and “Take Five” by Dave Brubeck

FS Music | “Finding Nemo” soundtrack by Thomas Newman


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2008 Southwestern Regional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 3rd; 2007 International Challenge Cup, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 Southwestern Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 11th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 2nd

Kristine Musademba

DOB | 12/3/92

Hometown | Silver Spring, Md.


Coach | Nina Stark-Slapnik

Choreographers | Uschi Keszler, Simone Grigorescu, Kristine Musademba

SP Music | “Exodus” by Ernest Gold

FS Music | “Caravan” by Duke Ellington


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Sheffi eld), 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Austria), 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2006 North American Chal-lenge Skate, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Ladies, 1st; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 1st; 2005 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 9th

Kirsten Olson

DOB | 10/20/91

Hometown | Savage, Minn.

Club | Starlight Ice Dance Club

Coach | Rohene Ward

Choreographer | Rohene Ward

SP Music | “Schindler’s List” by John Williams

FS Music | “Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2008 Upper Great Lakes, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 9th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 5th; 2005 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2005 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Novice Ladies, 3rd

Victoria Rackohn

DOB | 11/8/92

Hometown | Westlake Village, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC


Choreographers | David Wilson, Renee Roca

SP Music | “Illumination” by Secret Garden

FS Music | “Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher” by Tchaikovsky


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 4th; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 8th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 5th; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 1st



Junior LadiesBrittney Rizo

DOB | 2/27/91

Hometown | Braintree, Mass.

Club | SC of Boston

Coaches | Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson, Deidre Williams


SP Music | “The Giving” by Michael W. Smith

FS Music | “Malaguena” by Lecuona


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2008 New England Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Ladies, 12th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 4th; 2007 New England Regional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2006 New England Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st

Jane Ruan

DOB | 6/2/92

Hometown | Fort Lee, N.J.


Coach | Olga Orlova


SP Music | “Rondo Capriccioso” by Saint Saens

FS Music | “Concierto de Aranjuez” by Joaquin Rodrigo


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2008 North Atlantic Regional, Junior La-dies, 2nd; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 5th; 2007 North Atlantic Regional, Junior Ladies, 1st; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 7th; 2006 North Atlantic Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 6th; 2005 North Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 2nd

Alexa Scimeca

DOB | 6/10/91

Hometown | Addison, Ill.

Club | DuPage FSC

Coaches | Sergey Telenkov, Trish Cazeau, Maria Jazek-Athey

Choreographers | Olga Volozhinskaya, Marina Zoueva

SP Music | “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory” score by Danny Elfman

FS Music | “Passionata” from the “Burn the Floor” soundtrack


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 3rd; 2008 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Junior Ladies, 4th; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Novice Ladies, 5th; 2006 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Novice Ladies, 5th; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 9th; 2005 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 1st; 2004 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile Girls, 3rd

Rebecca Stern

DOB | 8/7/92

Hometown | Chadds Ford, Pa.


Coaches | Sara Weymouth, Kat Arbour

Choreographers | Irina Romanova, Simone Grigore-scu, Karen Ludington, Natalia Linichuk

SP Music | Selections from “Clair de lune”

FS Music | “Taras Bulba” by Mack David


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Ladies, 4th; 2008 South Atlantic Regional, Junior Ladies, 2nd; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Ladies, 8th; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Ladies, 10th; 2005 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 13th; 2004 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Girls, 12th; 2004 South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile Girls, 4th



Junior Men Max Aaron

DOB | 2/25/92

Hometown | Scottsdale, Ariz.

Club | Coyotes SC of Arizona

Coaches | Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret, Grant Rorvick

Choreographers | Doug Ladret, Grant Rorvick

SP Music | “In the Stone” and music from the movie “Drumline” by Maurice White, David Foster, Allee Willis

FS Music | “Godfather Love Theme” by Evan Martin and Nino Rota


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Men, 1st; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 5th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Men, 8th; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 3rd; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Men, 1st; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Boys, 1st; 2005 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Boys, 1st

William Brewster

DOB | 3/3/90

Hometown | Novi, Mich.

Club | Detroit SC

Coaches | Rebecca Dever, Linda Johns

Choreographers | Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova

SP Music | “Hungarian Dances” by Johannes Brahms

FS Music | “Tristan and Isolde” by Wagner


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 3rd; 2008 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 13th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 4th; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Junior Men, 3rd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 14th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 3rd; 2006 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Junior Men, 3rd; 2005 Triglav Trophy, Junior Men, 2nd

Zachary DeWulf

DOB | 5/30/91

Hometown | Springfi eld, Va.


Coaches | Barbara Roles-Williams, Debbie Varner

Choreographers | Nikoli Morozov, Shanetta Folle

SP Music | “Rise” by Safri Duo

FS Music | “Pirates of the Caribbean” by Hans Zimmer


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2008 South Atlantic Regional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 7th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Novice Men, 11th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 4th; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 3rd, 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 18th; 2005 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Men, 3rd

Richard Dornbush

DOB | 8/27/91

Hometown | Corona, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC


Choreographer | Wendy Burge

SP Music | “La Virgen de la Macarena” by Genaro Nunez

FS Music | Celtic medley


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Men, 3rd; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Austria), 6th; 2007 Gardena Spring Trophy, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 8th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Men, 3rd; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Men, 3rd; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Junior Men, 3rd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 6th

Andrew Gonzales

DOB | 8/13/90

Hometown | Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Scott Wendland, John Nicks


SP Music | “Malaguena” by Esquivel

FS Music | “Schindler’s List” by John Williams


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Juinior Men, 4th; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Ju-nior Men, 4th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 11th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Men, 4th; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Men, 7th; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2005 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Men, 5th



Junior Men

Grant Hochstein

DOB | 7/16/90

Hometown | Allenton, Mich.

Club | St. Clair Shores FSC

Coaches | Lindsay Page-O’Donoghue, Maria Moscato

Choreographers | Ryan Jahnke, Simone Grigorescu

SP Music | “Europa” and “Black Magic Woman” by Santana

FS Music | “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” by Rachmaninoff


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2008 Eastern Great Lakes, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 12th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 6th; 2006 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 8th; 2005 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 1st

Theron James

DOB | 6/16/88

Hometown | Middletown, Conn.

Club | SC of New Haven

Coach | Susan Dee

Choreographer | Susan Dee

SP Music | “Summertime” by Rick Wakeman

FS Music | “Malaguena” by Stanley Black


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Men, 5th; 2008 New England Regional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 11th; 2007 New England Regional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 10th; 2006 New England Regional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2005 New England Regional, Intermediate Men, 6th

Alexander Johnson

DOB | 5/15/90

Hometown | Minnetonka, Minn.

Club | Braemar-City of Lakes FSC

Coach | Joan Orvis

Choreographers | Alex Johnson, Joan Orvis

SP Music | “Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor” by Camille Saint-Saens

FS Music | “Introduction” and “Rondo Capriccioso” by Camille Saint-Saens and “Meditation” by Massenet


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria), 4th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 2nd; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Men, 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 9th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2006 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Novice Men, 2nd

Austin KanallakanDOB | 5/23/91


Club | Broadmoor SC, Inc.

Coach | Damon Allen


SP Music | “Beethoven’s Last Night” by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

FS Music | “Tocata In Fog” by Deviations Project


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 6th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia), 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 3rd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 8th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Norway), 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (France), 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 13th; 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final, 2nd; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Poland), 2nd; 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Canada), 4th

Osadolo Irowa

DOB | 10/20/86

Hometown | Bolingbrook, Ill.

Club | DuPage FSC

Coaches | David Santee, Josh Fischel, Jordan Mann, Jeremy Lieb

Choreographer | Maggie Leski

SP Music | “Played-A-Live” by Safri Duo

FS Music | “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”, by Hans Zimmer and “The 13th Warrior” by Jerry Goldsmith


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 4th; 2008 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 6th; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Junior Men, 5th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Men, 5th; 2006 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2005 Miderstern Sectional, Junior Men, 6th



Junior Men

Armin Mahbanoozadeh

DOB | 8/15/91

Hometown | Fairfax, Va.


Coach | Traci Coleman

Choreographer | Nathan Birch

SP Music | “Symphonic Dances” by Sergei Rach-maninoff

FS Music | “Spartacus” soundtrack by Khachaturian


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 3rd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia), 3rd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 1st; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 1st; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Men, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 7th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 2nd

Keegan Messing

DOB | 1/23/92

Hometown | Girdwood, Alaska

Club | Anchorage FSC

Coaches | Ralph Burghart, Rory Burghart

Choreographer | Rory Burghart

SP Music | “Fundamentum” by Lesiem

FS Music | “Gremlis” soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain), 13th; 2007 Gardena Spring Trophy, Junior Men, 6th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 3rd; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Men, 1st; 2007 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 9th; 2006 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Men, 1st

Brandon Mroz

DOB | 12/22/90

Hometown | St. Louis, Mo.

Club | Broadmoor SC

Coach | Tom Zakrajsek


SP Music | “Night On Bald Mountain” by M. Mous-sorgsky

FS Music | “King of the Forest” by Edvin Marton


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Germany), 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Austria), 1st; 2007 World Junior Championships, 4th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Junior Men, 2nd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 2nd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Taipei), 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Mexico), 2nd; 2006 Triglav Trophy, Junior Men, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 2nd; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 1st

Curran Oi

DOB | 10/19/90

Hometown | Wellesley, Mass.

Club | SC of Boston


Choreographers | Jamie Isley, Mark Mitchell

SP Music | “Phantom of the Opera” by Andrew Lloyd-Webber

FS Music | “Freedom” by Michael W. Smith


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Estonia), 6th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 4th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 5th; 2007 New England Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Norway), 4th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (France), 2nd; 2006 Gardena Spring Trophy, Junior Men, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 3rd; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 1st

Daniel RaadDOB | 7/18/87

Hometown | Hackensack, N.J.

Club | Park FSC

Coach | Alison Smith

Choreographer | Jim Peterson

SP Music | “Lords of Dogtown” by Ted Nugent

FS Music | “Sons of Itlay” by Henry Mancini


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Men, 3rd; 2008 North Atlantic Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 10th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2007 North Atlantic Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Junior Men, 6th; 2006 North Atlantic Regional, Junior Men, 2nd; 2005 Eastern Sectional, Junior Men, 10th; 2005 South Atlantic Regional, Junior Men, 3rd



Junior MenAdam Rippon

DOB | 11/11/89

Hometown | Clarks Summit, Pa.

Club | The SC of New York, Inc.

Coach | Yelena Sergeeva

Choreographer | Yelena Sergeeva

SP Music | “Toccata” and “Fugue in D minor” by Bach

FS Music | “Moonlight Sonata” by Beethoven


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgagria), 2nd; 2007

Junior Grand Prix (Romania), 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Men, 6th; 2007 Eastern Sec-

tional, Junior Men, 1st; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Junior Men, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships,

Junior Men, 11th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Junior Men, 3rd; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Junior Men, 1st;

2005 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia), 6th; 2005 Triglav Trophy, Junior Men, 1st



Junior PairsAndrea Best & Trevor Young

DOB | 6/8/88; 10/20/87

Hometown | Howell, Mich.; West Bloomfi eld, Mich.

Club | Detroit SC; Detroit SC

Coaches | Johnny Johns, Adrianne Lenda, Aaron Parchem

Choreographers | Zuzanna Szwed, Marina Zoueva

SP Music | “Malaguena” by Stan Kenton

FS Music | “13th Warrior” by Gerry Goldsmith and “Spartucus” by Aram Khachaturian


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 4th; 2007 Finlandia Trophy, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 5th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic), 6th; 2006 North American Challenge Skate (Pittsburgh), Junior Pairs, 3rd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 2nd; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Parchem

Choreographers | SP Music | FS Music | “Spartucus” by Aram Khachaturian

Meg Byrne & Nathan BartholomayDOB | 3/18/91; 5/18/89

Hometown | Blue Bell, Pa.; Newtown, Pa.

Club | Univ. of Delaware FSC; Univ. of Delaware FSC

Coaches | Vicki Helgenberg, Brian Helgenberg, Ron Luddington

Choreographer | Donna Helgenberg

SP Music | “Earthdance” by Kitaro

FS Music | “Finlandia” by Sibelius


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships, Junior Pair, 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), Junior Pair, 9th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pair, 6th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 1st; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Junior Pairs, 6th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Novice Pairs, 4th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 1st; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Pairs, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Luddington


Claire Davis & Nathan Miller

DOB | 5/15/90; 7/18/88

Hometown | Littleton, Colo.; Oklahoma City, Okla.


Coaches | Dalilah Sappenfi eld, Tiffany Hyden, Becky Bradley

Choreographer | Damon Allen

SP Music | “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” soundtrack by John Powell

FS Music | “Pirates of the Caribbean” by Klaus Badelt


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 3rd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Germany), 9th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Bradley

Choreographer | SP Music | Powell

FS Music |

Rachel DeRita & Brandon Accardi

DOB | 11/24/89; 4/1/87

Hometown | Horsham, Pa.; Washington Township

Club | Univ. of Delaware FSC; Univ. of Delaware FSC

Coaches | Jeremy Allen, Tracey Poletis, Ron Ludington

Choreographer | Irina Romanov

SP Music | “Madame Butterfl y” by Puccini

FS Music | “Violin Concerto in E minor“ by Mendelsohn


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 3rd; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 6th; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Pairs, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music | Mendelsohn

Megan Gueli & Grant Marron

DOB | 10/30/90; 2/10/84

Hometown | Columbus, Ohio,; Phoenix, Ariz.

Club | Detroit SC; Coyotes SC of Arizona

Coaches | Maria Lako-Pinkowski, Aaron Parchem, Julie Berlin

Choreographers | Zuzanna Szwed, Steve Hartsell

SP Music | “O Mio Babbino Caro” by Puccini

FS Music | “Bandyta” by Michal Lorenc


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Pairs, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Julie Berlin

Choreographers | SP Music | FS Music |



Junior Pairs

Chelsi Guillen & Danny Curzon

DOB | 5/28/93; 5/19/87

Hometown | Scottsdale, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Ariz.

Club | Coyotes SC of Ariz.; Coyotes SC of Ariz.

Coaches | Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret

Choreographers | Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret

SP Music | “Adagio for Strings” from the “Platoon” soundtrack by Samuel Barber

FS Music | “The Legend of Zorro” soundtrack by James Horner


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Pairs, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain), 10th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Estonia), 9th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 8th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Pairs, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | SP Music | soundtrack by Samuel Barber

FS Music | James Horner

Jaylyn Kelly & Gabe Woodruff

DOB | 6/20/94; 10/10/83

Hometown | East Lansing, Mich.; Lansing, Mich.

Club | Lansing SC; Detroit SC

Coach | Michael McPherson

Choreographer | Yuka Sato

SP Music | Mozart medley

FS Music | Music from “Henry V”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 3rd; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 3rd; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice Pairs, 2nd; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Pairs, 5th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 8th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 3rd; 2006 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice Pairs, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coach | Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music | Music from

Lisa Moore & Justin Gaumond

DOB | 7/9/90; 5/3/85

Hometown | Ft. Collins, Colo.; Denver, Colo.

Club | ISC of Ft. Collins; ISC of Ft. Collins

Coaches | Dalilah Sappenfi eld, Heidi Thibert

Choreographers | Dalilah Sappenfi eld, Lei’Ina McLaughlin

SP Music | “Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues

FS Music | “The Cotton Club” soundtrack by John Barry


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Pairs, 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 7th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 11th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | McLaughlin

SP Music | Blues

FS Music | John Barry

Janyce Okamoto & Ryan Berning

DOB | 11/21/88; 3/5/85

Hometown | Brentwood, Tenn.; Hoagland, Ind.

Club | Nashville FSC; Atlanta FSC

Coaches | Bill Fauver, Laura Sanders,

Choreographers | Bill Fauver, Thom Yzaguirre

SP Music | “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica

FS Music | “Red Violin” soundtrack by Joshua Bell


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 9th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 3rd; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Junior Pairs, 7th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 7th; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 4th 2006 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice Pairs, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | SP Music | FS Music |

Jessica Rose Paetsch & Jon Nuss

DOB | 1/31/93; 6/22/87

Hometown | Centennial, Colo.; Colorado Springs, Colo.


Coaches | Lei’Ina McLaughlin, Dalilah Sappenfi eld, Laureano Ibarra, Shellanne Melor Pasquale


SP Music | “Por Una Cabeza” by Carlos Gardel

FS Music | “Capone” by Roman Hardiman


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Germany), 1st; 2007 Ju-nior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Pairs, 3rd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 3rd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Taipei), 3rd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Hungary), 4th; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 1st; 2006 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 1st; 2006 Southwestern Regional, Novice Pairs, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Colo.

Club | Coaches | Laureano Ibarra, Shellanne Melor Pasquale




Junior PairsMolly Schleicher & Chris Schleicher

DOB | 4/12/90; 4/8/87

Hometown | Winchester, Mass.; Coppell, Texas

Club | The Skating Club of Boston; Dallas FSC

Coach | Christine Hough-Sweeney

Choreographer | Christine Hough-Sweeney

SP Music | Music from the “The Truman Show” by B. Dallwitz

FS Music | “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” by Bobby Van and Vera Zorina


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Pair, 4th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 5th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 7th; 2005 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Pairs, 7th; 2005 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championhsips, Novice Pairs, 10th; 2005 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 3rd; 2005 New England Regional, Novice Pairs, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coach | Choreographer | SP Music | Music from the B. Dallwitz

FS Music | and Vera Zorina

Tracy Tanovich & Michael Chau

DOB | 8/15/96; 11/28/90Hometown | Bradenton, Fla.; Oakdale, Minn.Club | Southwest Florida FSC; Southwest Florida FSCCoaches | Kerry Leitch, Jim Peterson, Alison Smith, Lyndon JohnsonChoreographers | Jim Peterson, Christine Hough, Tuffee SweeneySP Music | “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” soundtrackFS Music | “The Snow Queen Suite” from “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Pairs, 1st; 20007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 1st; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 2nd; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Pairs, 1st; 2006 North American Challenge Skate (Pittsburgh), Novice Pairs, 1st; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 3rd; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 4th; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Pairs, 2nd; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Pairs, 9th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Lyndon JohnsonChoreographers | Tuffee SweeneySP Music | soundtrackFS Music | Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky

Arielle Trujillo & Daniyel Cohen

DOB | 11/16/90; 8/4/88

Hometown | Las Vegas, Nev.; Newton, Mass.

Club | Los Angeles FSC; Elite Training Academy

Coaches | Alexander Vlassov, Laura Amelina, Paula Trujillo

Choreographers | Paula Trujillo, Laura Amelina, Sasha Lunev

SP Music | “Fire on Ice” by Bijan Mortazavi

FS Music | “Lover’s Prayer” soundtrack by Joel McNeely


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Pairs, 4th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Trujillo

Choreographers | Lunev

SP Music | FS Music | McNeely



Junior DanceSara Bailey & Kyle Herring

DOB | 6/9/90; 4/6/89

Hometown | Norwich, Conn.; Centreville, Va.

Club | Charter Oak FSC; Univ. of Delaware FSC

Coaches | Christie Moxley, Alexandr Kirsanov

Choreographers | Alexandr Kirsanov, Irina Romanova, Christie Moxley

OD Music | “Zorba The Greek” and “Greek Syrtaki” by Mikis Theodorakis

FD Music | Music from the movie “300” by Tyler Bates

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Dance, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 7th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Dance, 2nd; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Dance, 1st; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Dance, 1st; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Dance, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | Christie Moxley

OD Music |Mikis Theodorakis

FD Music | Music from the movie Bates



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Pilar Bosley & John Corona

DOB | 9/4/88; 11/25/88

Hometown | Bel Air, Md.; Glen Mills, Pa.

Club | Peninsula SC; Philadelphia SC & HS

Coaches | Robbie Kaine, April Sargent-Silverstein, Natalia Linichuk

Choreographers | Pasquale Camerlengo, Natalia Linichuk

OD Music | “Sanima Inanma” by Sezen Aksu

FD Music | “Still Loving You” by Rudolf Schenker

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Dance, 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Germany), 5th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid), 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Dance, 6th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Junior Dance, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Norway), 8th; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (France), 5th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Natalia Linichuk

Choreographers | Linichuk

OD Music | FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Anastasia Cannuscio & Dean Copely

DOB | 7/1/92; 8/28/89

Hometown | Egg Harbor Twp., N.J.; Newark, Del.

Club | Univ. of Delaware FSC; SC of New York

Coaches | Karen Ludington, Alexander Kirsanov, Brian Helgenberg

Choreographers | Elena Garanina

OD Music | “Kalinka” by Ivan Petrovich Larionov

FD Music | Music from the movie “Kill Bill” by Isaac Hayes

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Dance, 3rd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain), 8th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia), 7th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Dance, 3rd; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Dance, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Helgenberg

Choreographers | OD Music | FD Music | Music from the movie Hayes



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello

DOB | 12/29/90; 5/7/90

Hometown | Egg Harbor Twp., N.J.; Gambrills, Md.

Club | University of Delaware FSC; University of Delaware FSC

Coaches | Karen Ludington, Sasha Kirsanov, Brian Helgenberg

Choreographers | Sasha Kirsanov, Natalia Linichuk

OD Music | African folk and Zulu chants

FD Music | “Jive” from Edward Scissorhands soundtrack

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Junior Dance, 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria), 8th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Romania), 4th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Dance, 4th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Dance, 2nd; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Dance, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Delaware FSC

Coaches | Helgenberg

Choreographers | OD Music |FD Music | soundtrack



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlein

DOB | 7/2/92; 10/26/88

Hometown | Novi, Mich.; Northville, Mich.

Club | All Year FSC; Arctic FSC



OD Music | “Dark Eyes” by Russian Gypsy

FD Music | “West Side Story” by Leonard BernsteinRecent Competitions: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, 5th; 2008 Junior Grand Prix (Germany), 3rd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Estonia), 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Dance, 5th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Dance, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographer | OD Music | FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)



Junior DancePiper Gilles & Timothy McKernan

DOB | 1/16/92; 7/29/89



Coach | Patti Gottwein

Choreographers | Christopher Dean, Tom Dickson

OD Music | “Lousiana Blues”

FD Music | Music from the movie “Cinderella”

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Dance, 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain), 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Austria), 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Dance, 4th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Dance, 2nd


Club | Coach | Choreographers | OD Music | FD Music | Music from the movie



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell

DOB | 2/24/91; 1/15/89

Hometown | Sylvania, Ohio; Sylvania, Ohio

Club | Ann Arbor FSC; Ann Arbor FSC

Coaches | Yaroslava Netchaeva, Iouri Tchesnitchenko


OD Music | German folk polka

FD Music | “Heat” by Apocalyptica

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Dance, 1st; 2007 World Junior Championships, 6th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior Dance, 2nd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Netherlands), 1st; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (France), 2nd; 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Dance, 2nd


OD Music |FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Kaylyn Patitucci & Karl Edelmann

DOB | 7/2/90; 7/26/88

Hometown | Danville, Calif.; Ann Arbor, Mich.

Club | St. Moritz ISC; Ann Arbor FSC

Coaches | Yaoroslava Netchaeva, Iouri Tchesnitchenko


OD Music | “Derroche” by Ana Belen

FD Music | “Hoi-Hoi-Hoi” and “Gemutlichkeit” by Martin Gross and the Sonnenshein Express

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Dance, 3rd


OD Music | FD Music | Martin Gross and the Sonnenshein Express



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Michelle Pennington & Andrew Skillington

DOB | 8/6/89; 11/12/86

Hometown | Plano, Texas; Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club | All Year FSC; Broadmoor SC

Coach | Tiffany Hayden-Dombeck, Ryan Jahnke, Becky Bradley

Choreographers | Tom Dickson, Ruslan Goncharov

OD Music | “Pyykkipolkat” by Tallari and “Finnish Waltz” by NoCrows

FD Music | “A Tribute To Charlie Chaplin” by Carl Davis and the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Dance, 4th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coach | Becky Bradley

Choreographers | OD Music |Waltz” by NoCrows

FD Music | and the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Rachael Richardson & Brad CoulterDOB | 12/8/91; 1/2/89

Hometown | Berkley, Mich.; Clear Lake, Texas

Club | Detroit SC; Spokane FSC


Choreographers | Iouri Tchesnitchenko, Yaroslava Netchaeva

OD Music | “Llamor (San Juanito)” by Alpamayo and “Mirame” by Pasillo

FD Music | “Inmigrante” by Ganghetto, “Otra Luna” by Carlos LiPedinsky and “Alexanderplatz Tango” by Tanghetto

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Dance, 2nd; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Dance, 5th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | Netchaeva

OD Music | “Mirame” by Pasillo

FD Music | by Carlos LiPedinsky and “Alexanderplatz Tango” by Tanghetto



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)



Junior DanceMaia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani

DOB | 7/20/94; 4/25/91

Hometown | Greenwich, Conn.; Greenwich, Conn.

Club | SC of New York; Broadmoor SC

Coaches | Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva, Johnny Johns, Adrienne Lenda, Kathy Johnson


OD Music | Selections from French cinema scores

FD Music | Sakura variations and taiko drums: “Heartbeat”

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Dance, 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Dance, 1st; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Dance, 1st; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Dance, 2nd; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Dance, 1st; 2006 Southwestern Regional, Intermediate Dance, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Johns, Adrienne Lenda, Kathy Johnson

Choreographer | OD Music | FD Music | “Heartbeat”



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Rachel Tibbetts & Collin Brubaker

DOB | 1/23/91; 7/23/85

Hometown | Colorado Springs, Colo.; Huntington Beach, Calif.

Club | Broadmoor SC; All Year FSC

Coach | Tiffany Hayden-Dombeck

Choreographers | Tom Dickson, Rusian Goncharov

OD Music | “Korabushka”

FD Music | “Tosca” by Puccini

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Dance, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia), 5th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Romania), 5th

DOB | Hometown | Beach, Calif.

Club | Coach | Choreographers | OD Music | FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)

Shannon Wingle & Ryan Devereaux

DOB | 2/19/90; 4/17/89

Hometown | Kalamazoo, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Pa.

Club | Arctic FSC; Coyotes FSC of Arizona

Coaches | Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva, Adrienne Lenda


OD Music | “Hava Nagila”

FD Music | “Concierto de Aranjuez”

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior Dance, 4th; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria), 2nd; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Estonia), 5th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, 5th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior Dance, 2nd; 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Norway), 7th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Lenda

Choreographer | OD Music | FD Music |



Original Dance (OD)

Free Dance (FD)



Novice Ladies

Holly Alexander

DOB | 6/17/94

Hometown | Wilmington, Del.


Coach | Sara Weymouth

Choreographers | Irina Romanova, Simone Grigorescu-Alexander

SP Music | “Yesterday” by John Lennon

FS Music | “Le Grande Melody”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2008 South Atlantic Regional, 3rd; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 1st; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile Girls, 1st; 2005 South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile Girls, 5th

Gretchen Donlan

DOB | 11/18/93

Hometown | Hingham, Mass.

Club | The Skating Club of Boston



SP Music | “Pas de deux” from “The Nutracker” by Thaikovsky

FS Music | “Birth” by Benoit Jutras


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2008 New England Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 1st; 2007 New England Regional, Interme-diate Ladies, 1st; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Girls, 5th; 2006 New England Regional, Juvenile Girls, 3rd; 2005 New England Regional, Juvenile Girls, 14th

Christina Gao

DOB | 3/7/94

Hometown | Cincinnati, Ohio

Club | Northern Kentucky SC

Coaches | Stephanie Miller, Ted Masdea

Choreographers | Jenni Meno, Todd Sand

SP Music | “Csardas Hungarian Gypsy Music” by Vittorio Monti

FS Music | “Yellow River Concerto” by Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2008 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice Ladies, 13th; 2006 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 4th; 2005 U.S. Junior Championship, Juvenile Girls, 12th; 2005 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile Girls, 2nd

Samiera Abou-Nasr

DOB | 11/20/1991

Hometown | Saint Paul, Minn.

Club | Yellowstone Valley FSC

Coach | Thomas Incantalupo

Choreographer | Oleg Epstein

SP Music | “A Beautiful Mind” and “Pollock” sound-tracks

FS Music | “Black Magic Woman” by Santana


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2008 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Novice Ladies, 15th; 2005 Southwestern Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 9th

Samiera Abou-Nasr

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coach | Choreographer | SP Music | tracks

FS Music |

Victoria Hecht

DOB | 5/5/93

Hometown | Riverside, Calif.

Club | Los Angeles FSC

Coach | Faye Kitariev

Choreographer | Faye Kitariev

SP Music | “Rio Carneval” by Edvin Marton

FS Music | “Banditsky Peterburg” by Igor Kornelyur


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Ladies, 8th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 4th; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 7th; 2005 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Girls, 13th; 2004 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Girls, 4th

Victoria Hecht

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coach | Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music |



Novice LadiesSong King

DOB | 6/4/93

Hometown | West Hills, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Alex Chang, Tiffany Chin

Choreographer | Alex Chang

SP Music | “Scene D’Amour”

FS Music | “The Echo Game” by Shigeru Umebayashi, selections from “House of Flying Daggers” soundtrack


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 4th; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 8th; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 14th

Sophia Lamay

DOB | 5/12/93

Hometown | Houston, Texas

Club | Texas Gulf Coast FSC

Coaches | Kitty Carruthers Conrad, B.L. Wylie

Choreographer | Shanyn Vallon

SP Music | “Happy Feet” by Ager and Yellen

FS Music | “Polovtsian Dances” by Borodin


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2008 Southwestern Regional, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 11th; 2007 Southwestern Regional Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 4th; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 11th; 2006 Southwestern Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 2nd; 2005 Southwestern Regional, Juvenile Girls, 1st

Stephanie Rigley

DOB | 5/28/93

Hometown | Las Vegas, Nev.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Wendy Burge, Sondra Holmes, David Nickel

Choreographer | Wendy Burge

SP Music | “Phantom of the Opera” by Andrew Lloyd Weber

FS Music | “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Ladies, 3rd; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Ladies, 4th; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 12th; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 11th; 2005 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Girls, 12th

Marissa Secundy

DOB | 5/28/93


Club | Broadmoor SC



SP Music | “Sabura” by Max Pashm

FS Music | “Ice on the Saint Laurence” by Jonathan Elias, “First Impressions” by Edgar Meyer and “The Call to Dance” by Leahy


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2008 Southwestern Regional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 10th; 2007 Southwestern Regional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2006 U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships, Juvenile Girls, 1st; 2006 Southwestern Regional, Juvenile Girls, 4th

Kendall Wyckoff

DOB | 7/17/92

Hometown | Panton, Vt.

Club | Vermont SC

Coaches | Micheala Boschetto, Gilberto Viadana

Choreographers | Michela Boschetto, Matt Lind

SP Music | “Prayer for Taylor” by Michael W. Smith

FS Music | “Romeo and Juliet” fi lm score by Nino Rota and “Ladies in Lavender” soundtrack by Nigel Hess


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 4th; 2008 New England Regional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2007 New England Regional Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 4th; 2006 New England Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 8th; 2005 New England Regional, Juvenile Girls, 13th



Novice Ladies Agnes Zawadski

DOB | 7/31/94

Hometown | Indianapolis, Ind.

Club | DuPage FSC

Coaches | Fury Gold, David Santee

Choreographer | Ingrid Santee

SP Music | “Right Now” by Mocean Worker

FS Music | “A Day In The Life” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 4th; 2008 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 2nd; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 1st; 2006 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate Ladies, 10th; 2005 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile Girls, 5th

Felicia Zhang

DOB | 9/22/93

Hometown | Plainsboro, N.J.


Coaches | Hong Yun Liu, Bing Liu, Mark Fitzgerald

Choreographer | David Liu

SP Music | “The Last Emperor” by Ryuichi Sakamoto

FS Music | “Scheherazade, Op. 35 II & IV” by Rimsky-Korsakov


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Ladies, 2nd; 2008 North Atlantic Regional, Novice Ladies, 1st; 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Ladies, 18th; 2007 North Atlantic Regional Cham-pionships, Intermediate Ladies, 1st; 2006 North Atlantic Regional, Juvenile Girls, 1st



Novice MenAlexander Aiken

DOB | 6/26/90

Hometown | Atlanta, Ga.

Club | Atlanta FSC

Coach | Herbert Wiesinger

Choreographer | Almut Peyper

SP Music | “Love for Sale” by Dr. John

FS Music | “South American Getaway”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2008 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 7th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Men, 5th; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 2nd; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Men, 1st

Peter Max Dion

DOB | 6/18/91

Hometown | Lexington, Mass.

Club | Jamestown SC

Coaches | Lenel van den Berg, Kirk Wyse, Joyce Winship

Choreographer | Josh Babb

SP Music | “Piano Player” by Maskim Mrvica

FS Music | Music from the movie “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” by John Powell


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 4th; 2008 North Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 7th; 2007 North Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 7th; 2006 North Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Men, 1st; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 10th; 2005 New England Regional, Intermdiate Men, 2nd

Ryan Hartley

DOB | 5/11/93

Hometown | Cincinnati, Ohio

Club | Queen City FSC

Coaches | Richard Hartley, Heidi Hartley

Choreographers | Richard Hartley, Heidi Hartley

SP Music | “Les Paitnuers” (The Skaters) by Giacomo Meyerbeer

FS Music | “Toccata and Fugue in D minor” by Bach


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2008 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 12th; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate Men, 1st; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Boys, 3rd; 2006 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile Boys, 1st; 2005 U.S. Junior Championship, Juvenile Boys, 14th

Michael Helgren

DOB | 1/21/89

Hometown | Santa Rosa, Calif.

Club | Santa Rosa FSC

Coach | Colleen Phillips

Choreographer | Lisa Navarro

SP Music | Techno mix

FS Music | Music from the “Zorro” soundtrack


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2008 Central Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2007 Central Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 7th; 2006 Central Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Men, 4th; 2005 Central Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Men, 8th

William Knop

DOB | 1/19/91

Hometown | Aliso Viejo, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC

Coaches | Scott Wendland, Phillip Mills, John Nicks

Choreographer | Philip Mills

SP Music | Music from the movie “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” by John Powell

FS Music | Music from the movie “Casino Royale” by David Arnold


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 5th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Men, 5th; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Men, 5th; 2004 U.S. Junior Championships, Juve-nile Boys, 15th; 2004 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Boys, 1st



Novice MenSam Koch

DOB | 4/26/91

Hometown | Portola Valley, Calif.

Club | Peninsula SC

Coaches | Sergei Ponomarenko, Alexandre Fadeev

Choreographer | Sergei Ponomarenko

SP Music | Music from “Requiem for a Dream” by Clint Mansell

FS Music | “Xotika” by Rene Depere


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Men, 4th; 2008 Central Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 4th; 2007 Central Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 6th; 2006 Central Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Men, 3rd; 2005 Central Pacifi c Regional, 3rd; 2004 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Boys, 4th; 2004 Central Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Boys, 2nd; 2004 Central Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Boys, 2nd

Timothy LeDuc

DOB | 5/4/90

Hometown | Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Club | Eastern Iowa FSC

Coaches | Tanya Street-Burgess, Andy Seitz

Choreographer | Amy Blades

SP Music | “Freda” by Kenny Baker, “Fred” by Tony Williams and “Oz” by Russel Ferrante

FS Music | “Spidy Suite” by Danny Elfman, “Requiem For a Dream” by Clint Mansell and “New Born” by Muse


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 4th; 2008 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Nov-ice Men, 4th; 2006 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate Men, 14th; 2005 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate Men, 14th

Ross Miner

DOB | 1/24/91

Hometown | Watertown, Mass. and Williston, Vt.

Club | The SC of Boston



SP Music | “Hawaii 5-0” by The Ventures and “Wipe-out” by The Sufaris

FS Music | Gershwin medley


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 1st; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 5th; 2007 New England Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Men, 3rd; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 1st; 2006 New England Regional, Intermediate Men, 2nd; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men 8th; 2005 New England Regional, Intermediate Men, 3rd

Daniel O’Shea

DOB | 2/13/91

Hometown | Gurnee, Ill.

Club | Skokie Valley SC

Coach | Sandra Delfs

Choreographer | Susie Wynne Barth

SP Music | “Spanish Caravan” by George Winston

FS Music | “JFK” soundtrack and “Summon the Heroes” by John Williams


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 1st; 2008 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Novice Men, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 8th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 1st; 2007 Upper Great Lakes Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 4th

Victor Travis

DOB | 3/31/90

Hometown | Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Club | Pavilion SC of Cleveland Heights

Coaches | Michelle Leigh, Doug Leigh, Paul Matheson, Paige Aistrop

Choreographer | Oleg Epstein

SP Music | “Montserrat- Orquesta Del Plata” by Bajofondo Tango Club

FS Music | “The Ring” soundtrack by Hans Zimmer, Henning Lohner and Martin Tillman; “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” by Hans Ziommer


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2008 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 9th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermedi-ate Men, 15th; 2005 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate Men, 2nd



Novice MenDavid Wang

DOB | 2/10/94

Hometown | Twin Peaks, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC


Choreographer | Wendy Burdge

SP Music | “Sing Sing Sing” by Benny Goodman

FS Music | Music from the movies “Remember the Titans” by Traver Rabin and “Dragonheart”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Men, 1st; 2008 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 1st; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Men, 4th; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Boys, 4th; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Boys, 1st; 2005 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile Boys, 5th

Alexander Zahradnicek

DOB | 10/7/91

Hometown | Charlotte, N.C.

Club | Georgia FSC

Coaches | Aren Nielsen, Sherry Eddings

Choreographer | Sherry Eddings

SP Music | “Piano Concerto #2” by Rachmaninoff

FS Music | “Once Upon a Time In Mexico” soundtrack


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 3rd; 2008 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Men, 6th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Men, 4th; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 4th; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Novice Men, 5th; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Men, 3rd; 2005 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Men, 2nd



Novice PairsCassie Andrews & Nicholas Anderson

DOB | 11/16/93; 2/7/91

Hometown | Mays, Ind.; Franklin, Tenn.

Club | Indiana World Skating Academy FSC; Indiana World Skating Academy FSC

Coaches | Serguei Zaitsev, Elena Zaitsev, Carrie Moeller, Sandy Lamb

Choreographer | Elena Zaitsev

SP Music | “Jalouse Andalouse” by Nicolas de Angelis

FS Music | “Scorchio” by Bond


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 4th; 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Pairs, 1st; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate Pairs, 1st; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Pairs, 1st; 2006 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile Pairs, 2nd; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Pairs, 14th; 2005 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile Pairs, 4th.

DOB | Hometown | Club | World Skating Academy FSC

Coaches | Moeller, Sandy Lamb


Kloe Bautista & Galvani Hopson

DOB | 10/31/92; 7/10/88

Hometown | Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.; Long Beach, Calif.

Club | All Year FSC; Los Angeles FSC

Coach | Lloyd Eisler

Choreographer | Lorna Brown

SP Music | Music from the movie “Austin Powers” by Quincy Jones

FS Music | Selections from “Cutthroat Island” soundtrack


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Pairs, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Novice Pairs, 10th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Pairs, 2nd; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Pairs, 4th; 2006 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate Pairs, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Calif.

Club | Coach | Choreographer | SP Music | Quincy Jones

FS Music | soundtrack

Ashley Cain & Sergey Sidorov

DOB | 7/22/95; 12/29/88

Hometown | Coppell, Texas.; Mansfi eld, Texas

Club | Stars FSC of Texas; Dallas FSC

Coaches | Natalia Mishkutionok, Peter Cain

Choreographer | Evegueni Nemirovskii

SP Music | “Handel’s Sarabande” by Maksim

FS Music | “Celtic Kittens” by Michael Flatley


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 3rd


Brynn Carman & Christopher Knierim

DOB | 11/26/94; 11/5/87

Hometown | Centennial, Colo.; Colorado Springs, Colo.


Coach | Dalilah Sappenfi eld


SP Music | “Chopsticks” by Mozart

FS Music | Theme from “City Slickers”


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 4th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Colo.

Club | Coach | Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music |

Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir

DOB | 8/20/90; 8/20/87

Hometown | Cranston, R.I.; Sudbury, Mass.

Club | Smithfi eld FSC; Colonial FSC

Coaches | Robert Martin, Carrie Wall, Sheryl Franks

Choreographer | Sheryl Franks

SP Music | “Battle Without Honour and Humanity” from the “Kill Bill” soundtrack by Tomoyasu Hotei

FS Music | “Gladiator” soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 1st; 2007 Junior Grand Prix (Estonia), Junior Pairs, 10th; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Pairs, 9th; 2007 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 4th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographer | SP Music | from the “Kill Bill” soundtrack by Tomoyasu Hotei

FS Music | and Lisa Gerrard



Novice PairsJennifer Sulc & Steven Aviram

DOB | 5/9/90; 1/18/89

Hometown | Auburn Township, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Ohio

Club | Shaker FSC; The SC of New York

Coaches | Eric Mumper, Dulcey Barr

Choreographer | Frank Singley

SP Music | “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” original soundtrack

FS Music | “Die Another Day” and “Casino Royale” original soundtracks


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Pairs, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Ohio

Club | Coaches | Choreographer | SP Music | soundtrack

FS Music | original soundtracks

Tori Vollmer & David Sparks

DOB | 8/23/94; 7/26/87

Hometown | Corona, Calif.; Corona, Calif.

Club | Inland Empire FSC; Los Angeles FSC

Coaches | Todd Sand, Jenni Meno


SP Music | “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen

FS Music | Music from the movie “Remember The Titans” by Trevor Rabin


Short Program (SP)

Free Skate (FS)

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Pairs, 3rd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Novice Pairs, 11th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Pairs, 3rd; 2007 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice Pairs, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographer | SP Music | FS Music | Titans” by Trevor Rabin



Novice DanceLiza Branella & Ben Nykiel

DOB | 1/23/93; 9/12/90

Hometown | Margate, N.J.; Glen Burnie, Md.

Club | Ice Works SC; Bowie FSC

Coaches | Oleg Fediukov, Robbie Kaine

Choreographer | Ruslan Goncharov

FD Music | “Historia De Un Amor, Mujer Latina” by Thalia

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Dance, 4th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographer | FD Music | Thalia


Compulsory Dance 1 (CD1)


Free Dance (FD)

Una Donegan & Andrew Korda

DOB | 8/29/90; 11/12/89

Hometown | Cape Elizabeth, Maine; Saco, Maine

Club | The SC of Boston; The SC of Boston

Coaches | Justin Pekarek, Hilary Gibbons

Choreographer | Justin Pekarek

FD Music | “Anytime, Anywhere (Albinoni)” by Sarah Brightman

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Dance, 3rd; 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Dance, 1st; 2007 New England Regional, Intermediate Dance, 3rd; 2006 New England Regional, Intermediate Dance, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographer | FD Music | Brightman




Free Dance (FD)

Lauren Ely & Travis Mager

DOB | 3/23/90; 9/9/90

Hometown | Fulton, Md.; Fulton, Md.

Club | Palomares FSC; Columbia FSC

Coaches | Gregory Maddalone, Christine Fowler-Binder

Choreographer | Genrikh Sretenski

FD Music | Bobby Darin medleyRecent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Dance, 1st; 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate Dance, 4th; 2007 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate Dance, 1st; 2006 U.S. Junior Champion-ships, Juvenile Dance, 5th; 2006 South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile Dance, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Binder

Choreographer | FD Music |




Free Dance (FD)

Megan Evans & Nathan Truesdell

DOB | 3/5/90; 9/9/88

Hometown | Ashburn, Va.; Ypsilanti, Mich.

Club | Washington FSC, Arctic FSC

Coaches | Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva, Johnny Johns


FD Music | Music from “Little Miss Sunshine” by Devotchka

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Dance, 2nd; 2007 State Farm U.S. Champion-ships, Novice Dance, 6th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Dance, 2nd; 2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice Dance, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Johns

Choreographer | FD Music | Devotchka




Free Dance (FD)

Elizabeth Lewis & Baxter Burbank

DOB | 4/8/90; 12/10/87

Hometown | Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; Fairbanks, Alaska

Club | Philadelphia SC & HS; Fairbanks FSC

Coaches | Robbie Kaine, Tommy Kaine, Cheryl Demkowski-Snyder

Choreographer | Suzy Schurman

FD Music | “Caravan” Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Dance, 3rd

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Demkowski-Snyder

Choreographer | FD Music |




Free Dance (FD)



Novice DanceElyse Matsumoto & Patrick Mays

DOB | 10/30/90; 9/17/89

Hometown | Foster City, Calif.; Northville, Mich.

Club | Peninsula SC; Ann Arbor FSC

Coaches | Yaroslava Natchaeva, Iouri Tchesnitchenko


FD Music | “Shine” by Magnus FiennesRecent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Dance, 2nd


FD Music |




Free Dance (FD)

Kate McDermott & Colin McManus

DOB | 10/4/89; 3/10/90

Hometown | Hampton Falls, N.H.; Saugus, Mass.

Club | The SC of Boston, Brooklyn FSC of Ohio

Coaches | Justin Pekarek, Hilary Gibbons

Choreographers | Justin Pekarek, Hilary Gibbons, Samantha Cepican

FD Music | “Cosmic Girl” and “Canned Heat” by Jamiroqui

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Dance, 3rd; 2007 U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships, Intermediate Dance, 2nd; 2007 New England Regional, Intermediate Dance, 1st; 2006 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile Dance, 1st; 2006 New England Regional, Juvenile Dance, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | Samantha Cepican

FD Music | Jamiroqui




Free Dance (FD)

Anastasia Olson & Jordan Cowan

DOB | 7/18/92; 6/20/90

Hometown | West Bloomfi eld, Mich.; Los Angeles, Calif.

Club | Ann Arbor FSC; All Year FSC


Choreographer | Iouri Tchesnitchenko

FD Music | “Gypsy Medley” by V. PonomarevaRecent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Dance, 1st

DOB | Hometown | Calif.

Club | Coaches | Choreographer | FD Music | “




Free Dance (FD)

Grace Lee Sells & Robert Cuthbertson

DOB | 4/11/90; 5/13/88

Hometown | Richardson, Texas; Bedford, Texas

Club | Stars FSC of Texas; Stars FSC of Texas

Coaches | Pierre Panayi, Sara Burnside

Choreographers | Pierre Panayi, Grace Sells, Robert Cuthbertson

FD Music | “West Side Story” original Broadway soundtrack

Recent Competitions: 2008 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Dance, 4th; 2007 Midwestern Sectional, Novice Dance, 6th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Choreographers | Cuthbertson

FD Music | soundtrack




Free Dance (FD)

Hayley SooHoo & Brett Ryan

DOB | 9/15/90; 7/9/90

Hometown | Silverlake, Calif.; La Mesa, Calif.

Club | Los Angeles FSC; San Deigo FSC

Coaches | Darlene Gilbert, James Yorke, Renee Roca, Enio Cordoba

Choreographer | Renee Roca

FD Music | Selections from “The Corpse Bride” by Danny Elfman

Recent Competitions: 2008 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Dance, 4th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Enio Cordoba

Choreographer | FD Music | Danny Elfman




Free Dance (FD)



Novice DanceChloe Wolf & Rhys Ainsworth

DOB | 11/19/89; 8/1/89

Hometown | Falmouth, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Club | Spokane FSC; North Atlantic FSC

Coaches | Ann Hanson, Karen Ludington, Christie Moxley, Sasha Kirsanov

Choreographer | Sasha Kirsanov

FD Music | Music from “Les Miserables” by Erich Kunzel

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Dance, 1st; 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice Dance, 7th; 2007 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice Dance, 4th; 2006 North American Challenge Skate, Novice Dance, 8th; 2006 Eastern Sectional, Novice Dance, 5th; 2005 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermedi-ate Dance, 5th

DOB | Hometown | Club | Coaches | Moxley, Sasha Kirsanov

Choreographer | FD Music | Kunzel




Free Dance (FD)

Katie Wyble & Justin Morrow

DOB | 1/8/90; 8/16/87

Hometown | Murrysville, Pa.; Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Club | Center Ice & Blades of Western Pennsylvania; The SC of New York

Coaches | Robert Mock, Barb Gahagen, John Dryden

Choreographer | Keith Litchman

FD Music | “Valse Triste” by Sandor Deki Lakatos; “Road to Vladivostok” and “Two Guitars” by Martin Lass

Recent Competitions: 2008 Eastern Sectional, Novice Dance, 2nd

DOB | Hometown | Club | The SC of New York

Coaches | Choreographer | FD Music | “Road to Vladivostok” and “Two Guitars” by Martin Lass




Free Dance (FD)



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