As I headed to the arena, snowflakes began to fall. Many years in Arizona had erased my memories of living most of my life in winter conditions, so it proved to be a challenge. After slipping and sliding, fortunately mostly downhill, I made it to my destination.<\/p>\n
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Throughout the day, Mother Nature raised havoc outside. The storm dropped 7 inches of snow, crippling Nashville, closing most buildings and restaurants. Frigid temperatures were forecast for overnight Thursday and into Friday morning, with single-digit windchills.<\/p>\n
On Friday, I braved the sub-zero temps and arrived at the arena just in time for the Championship Rhythm Dance session at 2:00 pm.<\/p>\n
Inside, the atmosphere was filled with excitement. The US Championships are not official trial events for the Olympics. However, the Rhythm and Free Dance placements help to determine the official US team for the Winter Games in Beijing, China.<\/p>\n
Prior to the first group\u2019s warmup, 2020 World Junior Champion Avonley Nguyen and new partner Grigory Smirnov announced their withdrawal due to injury.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The 2021-2022 Rhythm Dance Senior programs included the Midnight Blues pattern and \u201cStreet Dance\u201d rhythms. While the Juniors chose mostly Hip-hop as their genre, the Seniors added more of a variety to their programs with Disco, Blues Rock, R&B Soul, Rock Funk, etc.<\/p>\n The teams used music from many popular entertainers including: Backstreet Boys, Billie Eilish, Marvin Gaye, Bruno Mars, Nelly, NSYNC, Prince, Donna Summer, Justin Timberlake, Bill Withers and three Michael Jackson medleys.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Rhythm Dance results: (1) Madison Chock & Evan Bates, 91.94, (2) Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue, 89.39, (3) Caroline Green & Michael Parsons, 80.85, (4) Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker, 79.39, (5) Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko, 77.90, and (6) Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville, 76.70.<\/p>\n Chock & Bates\u2019 91.94 points was the highest Rhythm Dance score at any US Championships. The team also earned level 4 for all their elements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Chock spoke about tweaking their Bilie Eilish program. \u201cSince the Grand Prix Final was canceled, we had extra time to prepare – polishing and smoothing out all the details we wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe program was started in September, so it was a natural progression that it would become more polished as the season progressed, \u201c added Bates. “That was even more so since we had a late start.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the performance we wanted,\u201d Hubbell said about their Janet Jackson program. \u201cI almost tripped when I missed my toe pick in the Partial Step Sequence. Then in the second twizzle, I counted to three instead of four, so I came out early.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe weren\u2019t tired or nervous,\u201d she confirmed. \u201cThe only thing out of the ordinary was since we wanted to avoid being in the rink more days than necessary, it was our first time hearing and skating to the music since we arrived. [They skipped the practice at the secondary rink] That\u2019s something we\u2019re not used to doing at competitions – just jumping in feet first.\u201d<\/p>\n Green & Parsons\u2019 Janet Jackson and En Vogue program was choreographed by hip-hop coach Jimmie Manners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe program was a culmination of the work we\u2019ve put in this year,\u201d noted Parsons. \u201cIt was the first time everything has worked for us. We\u2019re really happy and proud of how we skated. It\u2019s great to be here with the best skaters in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Hawayek & Baker danced a Disco to a retro remix of Donna Summers selections. Hawayek had an opening twizzle stumble that proved costly in their Rhythm Dance score.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI had a twizzle mistake at the beginning, but we\u2019re happy with the rest of the program,\u201d said Hawayek. \u201cWe spent the last weeks drilling our levels. We understand the levels outside the twizzles were very good. That\u2019s something we improved on from the beginning of our season.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to the Free Dance, Raffaella Koncius & Alexey Shchepetov withdrew from the competition.<\/p>\n The Free Dance was competed on Saturday\u00a0 <\/span>evening in front of a very enthusiastic audience. The Podium: (gold) Madison Chock & Evan Bates,135.43, (silver) Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue, 136.20, (bronze) Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker, 126.29, (pewter) Caroline Green & Michael Parsons, 122.42.<\/p>\n Chock & Bates claimed their third US Championship title with a 227.37 total score. The music chosen for their Astronaut and the Alien themed dance was \u201cContact,\u201d \u201cWithin,\u201d and \u201cTouch\u201d by Daft Punk. The team again earned level 4 for all their elements and a grand total of 16 for both Dances.<\/p>\n Bates spoke about their mind-set skating last. \u201cToday was unique as we had 11 hours between our 20 minute warm-up and our Free Dance tonight. It was frankly a challenging set of circumstances, being last and seeing Zach and Maddie had skated well based on the crowd response.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe relied on our training. Knowing it\u2019s incredibly important, we\u2019ve been working very hard to be as good as we can be for this next time in our careers. I think that training showed up, and today\u2019s experience of gutting it out will serve us well in Beijing.\u201d<\/p>\n Hubbell & Donohue won the Free Dance with their interpretation of \u201cDrowning\u201d by Anna Sila, but they were unable to over take their Montreal teammates. Their total 225.59 earned them silver.<\/p>\n \u201cZach and I wanted to end our careers here at the US Championships with a performance that felt fully present,\u201d Hubbell said. \u201cStepping off the ice we knew we were content with what we put out there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe competitor in us wanted to be first, but being realistic with ourselves, we knew that we wouldn\u2019t be able to win a National Championship with a bad skate because of the competitors we have. We couldn\u2019t make up the 2.5 points from a poorly skated short program.\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cWe feel very prepared for Beijing. We\u2019re excited to keep the ball rolling and share another moment on the ice in a couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n Hawayek & Baker used Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin Selections to move into third place and earn their fourth straight Championship bronze medal with a 205.68 total score. An emotional Hawayek spoke about the challenges they\u2019ve faced together this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis has not been a straight journey for us to this point. Over the last six months, Jean-Luc and I have leaned on each other more than ever. We found deep trust within one another through the challenges and obstacles we\u2019ve overcome.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo get the bronze medal today is a combination of emotions for everything we\u2019ve been able to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n Green & Parsons performed an innovative dance routine that brought their total to 203.27 and earned them their second pewter medal in a row at the US National Championships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The team explained the genesis of their program to IDC back in July when it made its debut. They wanted to dance a completely different style than they had done before.The cooperative process between their coaches and them, allowed more freedom in creating their own choreography. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe took a lot of inspiration from off the ice, especially Martha Graham\u2019s modern dance style,\u201d Green said. \u201cWe created movement and style that hadn\u2019t been done before and transferred it on to the ice. One of our coaches is also a classically trained dancer and knew where to plug in those moves. The result is a much more artistic program than what we\u2019re used to doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n NASHVILLE NOTES\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The Junior Ice Dance medal ceremony was held Wednesday evening. Since the Championship Rhythm Dance was not until Friday, I scheduled Thursday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman<\/p>\n The Junior Ice Dance medal ceremony was held Wednesday evening. Since the Championship Rhythm Dance was not until Friday, I scheduled Thursday morning interviews.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As I headed to the Arena, snow flakes began to fall. Many years in Arizona had erased my memories of living most of my life in winter conditions, so it proved to be a challenge. After slipping and sliding, fortunately mostly downhill, I made it to my destination.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_27978\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"338\"] Throughout the day, Mother Nature raised havoc outside. The storm dropped 7 inches of snow crippling Nashville, closing most buildings and restaurants. Frigid temperatures were forecast for overnight Thursday and into Friday morning, with single-digit windchills.<\/p>\n On Friday, I braved the sub-zero temps and arrived at the Arena just in time for the Championship Rhythm Dance session at 2:00 pm.<\/p>\n Inside, the atmosphere was filled with excitement. The US Championships are not official trial events for the Olympics. However, the Rhythm and Free Dance placements help to determine the official US team for the Winter Games in Beijing, China.<\/p>\n Prior to the first group\u2019s warmup, 2020 World Champion Avonley Nguyen and new partner Grigory Smirnov announced their withdrawal due to injury.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The 2021-2022 Rhythm Dance Senior programs included the Midnight Blues pattern and \u201cStreet Dance\u201d rhythms. While the Juniors chose mostly Hip-hop as their genre, the Seniors added more of a variety to their programs with Disco, Blues Rock, R&B Soul, Rock Funk, etc.<\/p>\n The teams used music from many popular entertainers including: Backstreet Boys, Billie Eilish, Marvin Gaye, Bruno Mars, Nelly, NSYNC, Prince, Donna Summer, Justin Timberlake, Bill Withers and three Michael Jackson medleys.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Rhythm Dance results: (1) Madison Chock & Evan Bates, 91.94, (2) Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue, 89.39, (3) Caroline Green & Michael Parsons, 80.85, (4) Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker, 79.39, (5) Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko, 77.90, and (6) Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville, 76.70.<\/p>\n Chock & Bates\u2019 91.94 points was the highest Rhythm Dance score at any US Championships. The team also earned level 4 for all their elements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Chock spoke about tweaking their Billy Eilish program. \u201cSince the Grand Prix Final was canceled, we had extra time to prepare - polishing and smoothing out all the details we wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe program was started in September, so it was a natural progression that it would become more polished as the season progressed, \u201c added Bates.\u201d That was even more so since we had a late start.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the performance we wanted,\u201d Hubbell said about their Michael Jackson program. \u201cI almost tripped when I missed my toe pick in the Partial Step Sequence. Then in the second twizzle, I counted to three instead of four so I came out early.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe weren\u2019t tired or nervous,\u201d she confirmed. \u201cThe only thing out of the ordinary was since we wanted to avoid being in the rink more days than necessary. it was our first time hearing and skating to the music since we arrived. [They skipped the practice at the secondary rink] That\u2019s something we\u2019re not used to doing at competitions - just jumping in feet first.\u201d<\/p>\n Green & Parsons\u2019 Michael Jackson and En Vogue program was choreographed by hip-hop coach Jimmie Manners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe program was a culmination of the work we\u2019ve put in this year,\u201d noted Parsons. \u201cIt was the first time everything has worked for us. We\u2019re really happy and proud of how we skated. It\u2019s great to be here with the best skaters in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_27980\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"321\"] Hawayek & Baker danced Disco to a Retro remix of Donna Summers selections. Hawayek had an opening twizzle stumble that proved costly in their Rhythm Dance score.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI had a twizzle mistake at the beginning, but we\u2019re happy with the rest of the program,\u201d said Hawayek. \u201cWe spent the last weeks drilling our levels. We understand the levels outside the twizzles were very good. That\u2019s something we improved on from the beginning of our season.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to the Free Dance, Raffaella Koncius & Alexey Shchepetov withdrew from the competition.<\/p>\n The Free Dance was competed on Saturday\u00a0 <\/span>evening in front of a very enthusiastic audience. The Podium: (gold) Madison Chock & Evan Bates,135.43, (silver) Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue, 136.20, (bronze) Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker, 126.29, (pewter) Caroline Green & Michael Parsons, 122.42.<\/p>\n Chock & Bates claimed their third US Championship title with a 227.37 total score. The music chosen for their Astronaut and the Alien themed dance was \u201cContact,\u201d \u201cWithin\u201d and \u201cTouch\u201d by Daft Punk. The team again earned level 4 for all their elements and a grand total of 16 for both Dances.<\/p>\n Bates spoke about their mind-set skating last. \u201cToday was unique as we had 11 hours between our 20 minute warm-up and our Free Dance tonight. It was frankly a challenging set of circumstances being last and seeing Zach and Maddie had skated well based on the crowd response.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe relied on our training. Knowing it\u2019s incredibly important, we\u2019ve been working very hard to be as good as we can be for this next time in our careers. I think that training showed up, and today\u2019s experience of gutting it out will serve us well in Beijing.\u201d<\/p>\n Hubbell & Donohue won the Free Dance with their interpretation of \u201cDrowning\u201d by Anna Sila, but they were unable to over take their Montreal teammates. Their total 225.59 earned them silver.<\/p>\n \u201cZach and I wanted to end our careers here at the US Championships with a performance that felt fully present,\u201d Hubbell said. \u201cStepping off the ice we knew we were content with what we put out there.\u201d<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_27979\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"323\"] \u201cThe competitor in us wanted to be first, but being realistic with ourselves, we knew that we wouldn\u2019t be able to win a National Championship with a bad skate because of the competitors we have. We couldn\u2019t make up the 2.5 points from a poorly skated short program.\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cWe feel very prepared for Beijing. We\u2019re excited to keep the ball rolling and share another moment on the ice in a couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n Hawayek & Baker used Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin Selections to move into third place and earn their fourth straight Championship bronze medal with a 205.68 total score. An emotional Hawayek spoke about the challenges they\u2019ve faced together this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis has not been a straight journey for us to this point. Over the last six months, Jean-Luc and I have leaned on each other more than ever. We found deep trust within one another through the challenges and obstacles we\u2019ve overcome.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo get the bronze medal today is a combination of emotions for everything we\u2019ve been able to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n Green & Parsons performed an innovative dance routine that brought their total to 203.27 and earned them their second pewter medal in a row at the US National Championships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The team explained the genesis of their program to IDC back in July when it made its debut. They wanted to dance a completely different style than they had done before.The cooperative process between their coaches and them, allowed more freedom in creating their own choreography. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe took a lot of inspiration from off the ice, especially Martha Graham\u2019s modern dance style,\u201d Green said. \u201cWe created movement and style that hadn\u2019t been done before and transferred it on to the ice. One of our coaches is also a classically trained dancer and knew where to plug in those moves. The result is a much more artistic program than what we\u2019re used to doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n NASHVILLE NOTES\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:<\/b><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022USNationals-Hawayek-Baker-1505.jpg?resize=321%2C400&ssl=1\")
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<\/span>Molly Cesanek & Yeyor Yehorov: \u201cIt\u2019s an Interesting transition because the crowd is so different. It\u2019s exciting. It\u2019s an amazing experience to skate in front of such a large [Senior] audience. You feel the energy when they cheer. \u00a0<\/span>We never experienced it before.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0
<\/span>Katarina Wolfkostin & Jeffrey Chen: \u201cIn Seniors, there\u2019s more time to get into the program, get into the character\u00a0<\/span>and feel the energy of the program. Juniors is more condensed. Also in Seniors there\u2019s more room to express,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>while in Juniors the focus is on doing the elements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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<\/span><\/b>Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville
Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko
Caroline Green & Michael Parsons
Alternate 1 – Eva Pate & Logan Bye
Alternate 2 – Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov
Alternate 3 – Molly Cesanek & Yehor Yehorov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
<\/b>Madison Chock & Evan Bates
Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker
Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue
Alternate 1 – Caroline Green & Michael Parsons
Alternate 2 – Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville
Alternate 3 – Katarina Wolfkostin & Jeffrey Chen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
<\/b>Katarina Wolfkostin & Jeffrey Chen
Oona Brown & Gage Brown
Angela Lang & Caleb Wein
Alternate 1 – Leah Neset & Artem Markelov
Alternate 2 – Helena Carhart & Volodymyr Horovyi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
<\/b>Madison Chock & Evan Bates
Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker
Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue
Alternate 1 – Caroline Green & Michael Parsons
Alternate 2 – Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville
Alternate 3 – Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022USNationals-Hubbell-Donohue-2218.jpg\")
Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue[\/caption]\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022USNationals-Hawayek-Baker-1505.jpg\")
Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker[\/caption]\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022USNationals-Green-Parsons-2590.jpg\")
Caroline Green & Michael Parsons[\/caption]\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022USNationals-420.jpg\")
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<\/span>Molly Cesanek & Yeyor Yehorov: \u201cIt\u2019s an Interesting transition because the crowd is so different. It\u2019s exciting. It\u2019s an amazing experience to skate in front of such a large [Senior] audience. You feel the energy when they cheer. \u00a0<\/span>We never experienced it before.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0
<\/span>Katarina Wolfkostin & Jeffrey Chen: \u201cIn Seniors, there\u2019s more time to get into the program, get into the character\u00a0<\/span>and feel the energy of the program. Juniors is more condensed. Also in Seniors there\u2019s more room to express,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>while in Juniors the focus is on doing the elements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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<\/span><\/b>Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville
Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko
Caroline Green & Michael Parsons
Alternate 1 - Eva Pate & Logan Bye
Alternate 2 - Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov
Alternate 3 - Molly Cesanek & Yehor Yehorov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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<\/b>Madison Chock & Evan Bates
Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker
Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue
Alternate 1 - Caroline Green & Michael Parsons
Alternate 2 - Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville
Alternate 3 - Katarina Wolfkostin & Jeffrey Chen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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<\/b>Katarina Wolfkostin & Jeffrey Chen
Oona Brown & Gage Brown
Angela Lang & Caleb Wein
Alternate 1 - Leah Neset & Artem Markelov
Alternate 2 - Helena Carhart & Volodymyr Horovyi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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<\/b>Madison Chock & Evan Bates
Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker
Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue
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Alternate 2 - Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville
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