Figure skating competition
The 2020 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 20–26, 2020 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina . Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles , pair skating , and ice dance at the senior and junior levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2020 Four Continents Championships , 2020 World Junior Championships , and the 2020 World Championships .
Greensboro was announced as the host in November 2018.[1] The city previously hosted the event in 2011 and 2015 .
Qualifying
U.S. Figure Skating implemented a new qualifying structure beginning from the 2019–20 season .[2] Competitors qualified through the National Qualifying Series (NQS), Regional (singles) and Sectional (pairs/ice dance) Challenges, and Sectional (singles) and U.S. (pairs/ice dance) Finals, held from June to November 2019, or earned a bye. The NQS is not mandatory, but the top six singles athletes in each section may earn a bye to the Sectional Singles Final, and the top three teams/couples in pairs and ice dance may earn a bye to the U.S. Final in their respective disciplines.[3] The top four finishers at the Sectional Finals (singles) and the top twelve finishers at the U.S. Finals (pairs/ice dance) earned a spot at the National Figure Skating Championships.
Juvenile, intermediate, and novice skaters qualified for the National High Performance Development Team and Camp in lieu of participating at U.S. Championships.
Date
Event
Type
Location
Results
June–September 2019
National Qualifying Series (NQS)
Various cities
Details Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
October 2–6, 2019
South Atlantic
Regional Challenge
Aston, Pennsylvania
Details
Eastern Ice Dance/Pairs
Sectional Challenge
Details
Eastern Great Lakes
Regional Challenge
Lansing, Michigan
Details
Midwestern Ice Dance
Sectional Challenge
Details
Northwest Pacific
Regional Challenge
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
Details
October 16–20, 2019
Southwestern
Regional Challenge
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Details
Midwestern Pairs
Sectional Challenge
Details
Southwest Pacific
Regional Challenge
Irvine, California
Details
Pacific Coast Pairs
Sectional Challenge
Details
October 23–27, 2019
New England
Regional Challenge
Westborough, Massachusetts
Details
North Atlantic
Regional Challenge
Details
Upper Great Lakes
Regional Challenge
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Details
Central Pacific
Regional Challenge
Salt Lake City, Utah
Details
Pacific Coast Ice Dance
Sectional Challenge
Details
November 12–16, 2019
Eastern
Sectional Final
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Details
U.S. Ice Dance Final
U.S. Final
Details
Midwestern
Sectional Final
Allen, Texas
Details
U.S. Pairs Final
U.S. Final
Details
Pacific Coast
Sectional Final
Wenatchee, Washington
Details
January 20–26, 2020
U.S. Championships
Championship
Greensboro, North Carolina
Details
Minimum TES requirements
In the senior division, all competitors that qualify through their placement at a Sectional Singles Final, the U.S. Pairs Final, or the U.S. Dance Final, must have met a minimum combined Technical Elements Score (TES) during the season to compete at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[2]
Minimum technical scores (TES) [4]
Discipline
Combined
Men
92
Ladies
75
Pairs
68
Ice dance
65
May be attained at any official NQS event, a Regional or Sectional Challenge, a Sectional or U.S. Final, or any international competition
Entries
A list of qualified skaters was published on November 26, 2019.[5]
Seniors
Several qualified skaters were unable to compete due to failure to achieve the minimum TES: Andrew Austin , Ben Jalovick , Tony Lu , and Jun Hong Chen in men's singles, Megan Wessenberg in ladies' singles, and Brynne McIsaac / Mark Sadusky in pairs.[6]
Juniors
Names with an asterisk (*) denote novice skaters.
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dance
Lucas Altieri
Lara Annunziata
Sarah Burden / Jake Pagano
Ella Ales / Daniel Tsarik
Goku Endo
Elsa Cheng*
Sydney Cooke / Timmy Chapman
Hilary Asher / Kyle Pearson
Chase Finster
Calista Choi
Winter Deardorff / Mikhail Johnson
Oona Brown / Gage Brown
Nicolas Hsieh
Hazel Collier*
Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy
Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov
Joseph Kang
Mia Eckels
Sydney Flaum / Alex Wellman
Katarina DelCamp / Ian Somerville
Liam Kapeikis
Hannah Herrera*
Cate Fleming / Jedidiah Isbell
Isabella Flores / Adam Bouaziz
Joseph Klein*
Tamnhi Huynh*
Analise Gonzalez / Franz-Peter Jerosch
Layla Karnes / Kenan Slevira
Kai Kovar*
Isabelle Inthisone
Evelyn Grace Hanns / Jim Garbutt (withdrew)
Angela Ling / Caleb Wein
Seth Kurogi
Mia Kalin
Grace Knoop / Blake Eisenach (withdrew)
Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik
Ilia Malinin (withdrew)
Michelle Lee*
Isabelle Martins / Ryan Bedard
Anna Nicklas / Max Ryan (withdrew)
Daniel Martynov*
Isabeau Levito *
Anastasiia Smirnova / Danil Siianytsia
Cordelia Pride / Benjamin Lawless
Samuel Mindra*
Jessica Lin
Arianna Varvoutis / Derrick Griffin
Samantha Ritter / Jim Wang
Maxim Naumov
Maryn Pierce
Breelie Taylor / Tyler Vollmer
Matthew Nielsen
Noelle Rosa
Elizabeth Tkachenko / Alexei Kiliakov
Jacob Sanchez*
Ellen Slavicek
Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen
David Shapiro
Lindsay Thorngren
Eric Sjoberg
Mauryn Tyack
Daniel Turchin
Kate Wang
Robert Yampolsky*
Novice
The top two novice finishers at each Sectional in men's and ladies' singles were added to the junior event at U.S. Championships.[2] [7]
Sectional
Men
Ladies
Eastern
1
Robert Yampolsky
Isabeau Levito
2
Jacob Sanchez
Hazel Collier
Midwestern
1
Joseph Klein
Elsa Cheng
2
Daniel Martynov
Tamnhi Huynh
Pacific Coast
1
Samuel Mindra
Michelle Lee
2
Kai Kovar
Hannah Herrera
Changes to preliminary entries
Date
Discipline
Withdrew
Added
Reason/Other notes
Refs
December 22
Senior ladies
Ting Cui
N/A
Injury (right ankle)
[8]
January 4
Junior ice dance
Anna Nicklas / Max Ryan
Breelie Taylor / Tyler Vollmer
[9]
January 13
Senior ladies
Hanna Harrell
N/A
Injury recovery
[10]
Junior pairs
Grace Knoop / Blake Eisenach
N/A
January 16
Senior ladies
Emilia Murdock
N/A
[11]
Senior pairs
Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe
N/A
Junior men
Ilia Malinin
N/A
Junior pairs
Evelyn Grace Hanns / Jim Garbutt
N/A
Medal summary
Senior
Junior
Senior results
Senior men
Senior ladies
Rank
Name
Club
Total points
SP
FS
1
Alysa Liu
St. Moritz ISC
235.52
2
75.40
1
160.12
2
Mariah Bell
Rocky Mountain FSC
225.21
3
73.22
2
151.99
3
Bradie Tennell
Skokie Valley FSC
220.86
1
78.96
3
141.90
4
Karen Chen
Peninsula SC
193.65
5
70.41
4
123.24
5
Amber Glenn
Dallas FSC
186.57
4
73.16
9
113.42
6
Starr Andrews
Los Angeles FSC
181.78
7
65.86
6
115.92
7
Sierra Venetta
SC of San Francisco
176.37
11
57.98
5
118.39
8
Courtney Hicks
All Year FSC
175.28
9
60.25
7
115.03
9
Gabriella Izzo
Academy at Mitchell Johansson Method
174.41
6
65.94
11
108.47
10
Rena Ikenishi
SC of New York
171.81
12
57.47
8
114.34
11
Maxine Marie Bautista
DuPage FSC
171.46
10
59.47
10
111.99
12
Gracie Gold
Ice Works SC
161.75
13
54.51
12
107.24
13
Emily Zhang
SC of Wilmington
158.36
15
52.48
13
105.88
14
Paige Rydberg
Broadmoor SC
150.12
8
60.82
16
89.30
15
Sarah Jung
Columbia FSC (MD)
149.38
17
51.09
14
98.29
16
Alex Evans
Los Angeles FSC
142.70
14
53.53
17
89.17
17
Caitlin Ha
Glacier Falls FSC
139.37
16
51.48
18
87.89
18
Alyssa Rich
Dallas FSC
138.54
18
45.25
15
93.29
Senior pairs
Senior ice dance
Junior results
Junior men
Rank
Name
Club
Total points
SP
FS
1
Maxim Naumov
SC of Boston
206.92
1
70.75
2
136.17
2
Eric Sjoberg
Los Angeles FSC
202.38
6
62.97
1
139.41
3
Liam Kapeikis
Wenatchee FSC
189.15
2
68.12
4
121.03
4
Lucas Altieri
Pines FSC
187.94
4
65.55
3
122.39
5
Nicholas Hsieh
SC of Wilmington
183.54
5
65.20
5
118.34
6
Joseph Kang
University of Delaware FSC
177.80
3
67.84
7
109.96
7
Chase Finster
Northern Kentucky SC
171.98
8
61.73
6
110.25
8
Matthew Nielsen
Strongsville SC
165.59
9
61.51
9
104.08
9
David Shapiro
Detroit SC
165.39
12
58.69
8
106.70
10
Samuel Mindra
Portland ISC
164.51
7
62.48
11
102.03
11
Kai Kovar
Wasatch FSC
162.26
11
58.90
10
103.36
12
Daniel Martynov
Northern Ice SC
158.54
13
56.63
12
101.91
13
Joseph Klein
Skokie Valley SC
155.98
15
55.83
13
100.15
14
Robert Yampolsky
North Jersey FSC
147.62
16
50.48
14
97.14
15
Goku Endo
Los Angeles FSC
146.94
10
60.08
18
86.86
16
Daniel Turchin
Northern Ice SC
145.09
14
55.93
17
89.16
17
Jacob Sanchez
Hudson Valley FSC
142.19
17
49.21
15
92.98
18
Seth Kurogi
Salt Lake Figure Skating
139.75
18
47.60
16
92.15
Junior ladies
Rank
Name
Club
Total points
SP
FS
1
Lindsay Thorngren
Ice House of New Jersey FSC
183.76
2
59.66
1
124.10
2
Isabeau Levito
SC of Southern New Jersey
179.47
3
59.18
2
120.29
3
Calista Choi
Skokie Valley SC
177.05
1
61.82
3
115.23
4
Isabelle Inthisone
DuPage FSC
165.34
4
58.80
4
106.54
5
Kate Wang
SC of San Francisco
160.88
6
54.85
5
106.03
6
Tamnhi Huynh
Dallas FSC
155.44
12
50.15
6
105.29
7
Elsa Cheng
Skokie Valley SC
151.68
5
55.26
7
96.42
8
Maryn Pierce
Broadmoor SC
144.32
8
52.17
9
92.15
9
Ellen Slavicek
Los Angeles FSC
143.58
10
50.91
8
92.67
10
Jessica Lin
Dallas FSC
137.95
15
47.15
10
90.80
11
Lara Annunziata
IceWorks SC
137.36
9
51.40
13
85.96
12
Noelle Rosa
Salt Lake Figure Skating
137.24
11
50.29
12
86.95
13
Mia Kalin
St. Moritz ISC
131.80
7
52.19
17
79.61
14
Mauryn Tyack
Academy at Mitchell Johansson Method
128.70
14
47.18
16
81.52
15
Hannah Herrera
Murray Silver Blades FSC
126.60
16
44.32
15
82.28
16
Hazel Collier
SC of Boston
125.90
17
43.47
14
82.43
17
Mia Eckels
White Rose FSC
123.52
18
34.32
11
89.20
18
Michelle Lee
All Year FSC
120.80
13
48.33
18
72.47
Junior pairs
Rank
Name
Club
Total points
SP
FS
1
Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy
Northern Kentucky SC / Broadmoor SC
169.37
1
63.89
2
105.48
2
Anastasiia Smirnova / Danil Siianytsia
Yarmouth Ice Club / All Year FSC
163.04
3
54.56
1
108.48
3
Winter Deardorff / Mikhail Johnson
Northern Kentucky SC / Broadmoor SC
149.47
2
56.60
3
92.87
4
Cate Fleming / Jedidiah Isbell
SC of Boston / SC of Boston
131.58
4
48.56
4
83.02
5
Isabelle Martins / Ryan Bedard
Chicago FSC / Northern Ice SC
119.94
9
38.05
5
81.89
6
Sydney Cooke / Timmy Chapman
Colonial FSC / Central Florida FSC
115.58
5
41.98
6
73.60
7
Sydney Flaum / Alex Wellman
Broadmoor SC / Broadmoor SC
111.84
7
38.38
7
73.46
8
Sarah Burden / Jake Pagano
Broadmoor SC / Nashville FSC
109.04
6
40.26
8
68.78
9
Analise Gonzalez / Franz-Peter Jerosch
SC of Boston / SC of New York
104.20
8
38.26
9
65.94
10
Arianna Varvoutis / Derrick Griffin
Pines FSC / Pines FSC
97.72
10
33.11
10
64.61
Junior ice dance
Rank
Name
Club
Total points
RD
FD
1
Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik
SC of New York / SC of New York
184.38
1
74.49
1
109.89
2
Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen
Peninsula SC / Peninsula SC
161.39
4
60.93
2
100.46
3
Oona Brown / Gage Brown
SC of New York / SC of New York
160.54
3
64.91
3
95.63
4
Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov
Washington FSC / Peninsula SC
159.09
2
66.13
4
92.96
5
Katarina DelCamp / Ian Somerville
Dallas FSC / Washington FSC
148.59
5
60.75
5
87.84
6
Angela Ling / Caleb Wein
Peninsula SC / Washington FSC
135.76
6
56.90
7
78.86
7
Elizabeth Tkachenko / Alexei Kiliakov
Washington FSC / Washington FSC
134.06
7
54.91
6
79.15
8
Ella Ales / Daniel Tsarik
Los Angeles FSC / SC of Novi
131.09
8
54.31
8
76.78
9
Layla Karnes / Kenan Slevira
Skokie Valley SC / All Year FSC
127.78
9
53.33
9
74.45
10
Samantha Ritter / Jim Wang
All Year FSC / St. Paul FSC
114.94
10
46.47
10
68.47
11
Cordelia Pride / Benjamin Lawless
All Year FSC / Philadelphia SC & HS
104.44
11
44.56
11
59.88
12
Hilary Asher / Kyle Pearson
Skokie Valley SC / All Year FSC
98.15
13
38.40
12
59.75
13
Isabella Flores / Adam Bouaziz
Broadmoor SC / Broadmoor SC
93.33
12
41.04
13
52.29
14
Breelie Taylor / Tyler Vollmer
Atlanta FSC / Los Angeles FSC
83.31
14
34.93
14
48.38
International team selections
World Championships
The 2020 World Figure Skating Championships will be held in Montreal , Quebec , Canada from March 16–22, 2020. U.S. Figure Skating announced the team on January 26.[12] [13]
Four Continents Championships
The 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held in Seoul , South Korea from February 4–9, 2020. U.S. Figure Skating announced the team on January 26.[12] [13]
World Junior Championships
Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will take place in Tallinn , Estonia from March 2–8, 2020. U.S. Figure Skating announced the men's and ladies' selection camp roster on January 26.[12] [13] The entire team was announced on January 29.[14]
U.S. Figure Skating invited the following skaters to a selection camp for Junior Worlds.
Winter Youth Olympics
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics were held in Lausanne , Switzerland from January 10–15, 2020. The team was announced on December 17, 2019, as the U.S. Championships were held after the Winter Youth Olympics.[15]
References
^ "Greensboro to Host 2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships" . U.S. Figure Skating . November 27, 2018.
^ a b c "Qualifying Competitions" . U.S. Figure Skating . June 1, 2019.
^ National Qualifying Series , U.S. Figure Skating
^ "U.S. Figure Skating Technical Notification 229" (PDF) . U.S. Figure Skating . May 23, 2019.
^ "2020 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships Competitors" (PDF) . U.S. Figure Skating . November 26, 2019.
^ Sylvia [@SylviaUnseen] (November 26, 2019). "Senior level skaters who did not qualify for #USChamps20 due to USFS' new minimum score rule (sadly☹️)" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Sylvia [@SylviaUnseen] (November 17, 2019). "Top 2 NOVICE ladies/men per section now can compete JR at #USChamps20" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Cui, Ting (December 22, 2019). "Hi everyone, I have decided to withdraw from Nationals this year to focus on my recovery and rehabilitation from my second right ankle injury this year" (Instagram ). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
^ "2020 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships Competitors" (PDF) . U.S. Figure Skating . January 4, 2020.
^ "2020 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships Competitors" (PDF) . U.S. Figure Skating . January 13, 2020.
^ "2020 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships Competitors" (PDF) . U.S. Figure Skating . January 16, 2020.
^ a b c "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Ladies Selections for World and Four Continents Teams, and World Junior Camp" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating . January 26, 2020.
^ a b c "U.S Figure Skating Announces Men's, Pairs and Ice Dance Selections for World, Four Continents, World Junior Teams, and World Junior Camp" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating . January 26, 2020.
^ "U.S Figure Skating Announces Selections for World Junior Team" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating . January 29, 2020.
^ "2020 U.S. Youth Olympic Team" . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee . December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019.
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