2012 Junior Grand Prix Lake Placid Ladies Preview

Danny Wild  http://danny-wild.com/2010/09/26/on-to-the-next-one/ 

Schedule (U.S. Eastern Time)

8/30 (Thur)
15:30 Men SP
19:15 Pairs SP

8/31 (Fri)
11:15 Ice Dance SD
14:00 Ladies SP
18:45 Men FS

9/1 (Sat)
10:00 Ice Dance FD
13:00 Pairs FS
16:00 Ladies FS

Ladies Preview

I emphasize competitors to watch by blue

The number is competitor's score during summer events or recent event.

LADIES

1 Anhelina BOSKO ARG
2 Brooklee HAN AUS
3 Clara BAIWIR BEL
4 Alaine Marie CHARTRAND CAN 128.77
5 Corinna Lijun LIN TPE
6 Pernille SORENSEN DEN 
7 Beata PAPP FIN 129.20
8 Tsz Ying Crystal CHIK HKG
9 Deirdre FAEGRE IRL
10 Netta SCHREIBER ISR
11 Satoko MIYAHARA JPN 148.21
12 Kako TOMOTAKI JPN 148.99
13 Raya M. WILLOUGHBY MAS
14 Madelaine PARKER NZL
15 Alisson Krystle PERTICHETO PHI
16 Ji Hyun BYUN KOR 120.21
17 So Youn PARK KOR 154.63
18 Evgenia GERASIMOVA RUS 152.02
19 Brittany LAU SIN
20 Nicole RAJICOVA SVK  126.12
21 Josefine TALJEGARD SWE 
22 Tina STUERZINGER SUI 
23 Melanie SWANG THA
24 Kiri BAGA USA 139.24
25 Courtney HICKS USA 143.10
26 Angela WANG USA 167.36

Angela Wang  167.36

She won Vail Invitational with 158.11 in July,

and won Junior discipline at Colorado Championship in early August with overall score 167.36.

During summer, she has proved that she is ready for the season.

She placed 8th last U.S. National Senior while showing 3Lz+3T at FS.

That jump was only one landed triple & triple combination jump at 2012 U.S. National Ladies FS.

Wang has draw attentions due to youtube video showing her 3Lz + 3t + 3t jump practice.

She is one of the strongest podium contenders at Lake Placid.

Jump practice in May

2011 July Liberty SP

2012 US Nationals Senior FS

Kiri Baga 139.24

She competes not only for single but also for pairs (with Taylor Toth)

At Skate Detroit, she appeared both disciplines.

However, for ladies single, she showed SP but withdraw at FS.

When I saw her SP at Skate Detroit in person,

her jump had not huge height and distance but looked very stable.

She got 53.10 at SP.

After having struggled with her injuries during last two seasons,

She finally seemed to recover from her injuries.

She got 139.24 at Skate Milwaukee.

2012 Skate Detroit SP 53.10

Courtney Hicks 143.20 

She won her debut at Junior Grand Prix last season.

but got serious injury during competition at the second event.

She has focused on recovering and came back at Glacier Falls Classic this summer.

She got 143.20 with her trade mark, Hick-Spin

Her training to recover at youtube

2012 Glacier Falls Classic SP 46.91

2012 Glacier Falls Classic FS 96.29

Satoko Miyahara 148.21

She won junior discipline at 2012 Asian Trophy in August with overall score 148.21.

At last season, her jump did not have decent height and distance.

However, she has improved her jump and showed it Asian Trophy last month.

2012 Asian Trophy SP 49.29

2012 Asian Trophy FS 98.92

Kako Tomotaki 148.99

2011-12 Japanese Nationals SP 52.02

2011-12 Japanese Nationals FS 96.97

Evegenia Gerashimova 152.02

She got 150.02 at 2011-2012 Russian Nationals.

2011-12 Russian Nationals SP 52.58

2011-2012 Russian Nationals FS 99.44

Nicole Rajicova 126.12

She competed until last November in the U.S. as Nicole Rajic.

She won Eastern Sectionals and advanced to U.S National junior discipline.

However, she gave up her U.S. National spot and chose to represent Slovakia.

She attended 3 Nationals (Czechs, Slovakia and Poland)

but placed 2nd behind Simancikova from Slovakia.

She failed to get a spot for Junior Worlds and Senior Worlds.

However, she got good result at Slovakia Trials for Junior Grand Prix and got a spot finally.

She has practiced at got overall 126.12 (SP 38.35 + FS 87.77) at Liberty classic in July.

2011 July Liberty Classic SP

2011 July Liberty Classic FS

2011-2012 3 Nationals FS

Beata Papp 129.20

2012 Finland Nationals 3rd place with 129.20

2012 Nordic Championship 4th place with 125.86

Alaine Marie Chartrand 128.77

She placed 10th at 2011 Canada Nationals Junior,

and 9th place with 128.77 at 2012 Canada Nationals Senior.

She tried 3S+3Lo combination jump at Skate Canada Challenge last December.

She landed 3S+hLo+3S at FS.

Chartrand landed 3Lz at Canada Nationals.

Her interview at News show after attending Nationals.

2011 December, Skate Canada Challenge

Video streaming by Ustream

2012 Canada Nationals

Video streaming by Ustream

Ji-Hyun Byun 120.21

She is going to make her debut at Junior Grand Prix.

She got 132.59 and placed 4th at senior level at Korean Nationals.

She showed 3S+2T combination jump at 2012 Nationals in January.

and changed it into 3Lo+2T at Korean Trials for Junior Grand Prix in August.

She placed 5th at the event and got a spot for JGP

2012 Korean Trials for JGP SP 41.61

2012 Korean Trials for JGP FS 78.60

So-Youn Park 154.63

In early August, She won the Korean Trials for JGP with overall score 154.63 by landing 3S+3T jump and 2A+3T.

She beat Hae-jin Kim who placed 8th at Junior Worlds.

As though she suffered ankle injury last season,

she has elaborated her jump with decent height and distance.

2012 Korean Trials for JGP SP 53.56

2012 Korean Trials for JGP FS 101.07

Prominent contenders for podium

Angela Wang, Satoko Miyahara, So-Youn Park,

Courtney Hicks, Evegenia Gerashimova

Among them, one who can handle with pressure will win the Lake Placid JGP.