NAVIGATION
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Ice-dance.com covered the ice dance events at the 2013 U. S. National Championships from January 20-27 in Omaha, Nebraska. For the first time ever, skaters from all levels competed at the same event.
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Schedule
Our popular combined event and practice schedule (Thanks Tammi!):
The schedule below was last updated on 12/30/12.
| Sunday, January 20 | ||
| 9:50 am – 12:20 pm | Novice Pattern Dances | CenturyLink Arena |
| Monday, January 21 | ||
| 9:20 am – 11:10 am | Novice Free Dance | CenturyLink Arena |
| 6:40 pm | Novice Awards | CenturyLink Arena |
| Tuesday, January 22 | ||
| 5:30 pm – 7:10 pm | Junior Short Dance | CenturyLink Arena |
| Wednesday, January 23 | ||
| 12:00 pm – 2:20 pm | Junior Free Dance | CenturyLink Arena |
| 4:50 pm | Junior Awards | CenturyLink Arena |
| Friday, January 25 | ||
| 9:15 am – 11:40 am | Juvenile Pattern Dances | Civic Center |
| 2:00 pm – 4:55 pm | Senior Short Dance | CenturyLink Arena |
| 6:40 pm – 9:00 pm | Intermediate Pattern Dances | Civic Center |
| Saturday, January 26 | ||
| 12:05 pm – 1:00 pm | Senior Free Dance Group 1 | CenturyLink Arena |
| 3:15 pm – 4:55 pm | Senior Free Dance Groups 2 & 3 | CenturyLink Arena |
| 5:10 pm | Senior Awards | CenturyLink Arena |
| Sunday, January 27 | ||
| 1:10 pm – 2:25 pm | Juvenile Free Dance | Convention Center |
| 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Intermediate Free Dance | Convention Center |
| 4:00 pm | Juvenile & Intermediate Awards | Convention Center |
| 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | US Skating Spectacular | CenturyLink Arena |
Competitors
SENIOR COMPETITORS: (Team Profiles)
- Alissandra Aronow/Collin Brubaker
- Anastasia Cannuscio/Colin McManus
- Isabella Cannuscio/Michael Bramante
- Madison Chock/Evan Bates
- Meryl Davis/Charlie White
- Katie Donaldson/Brock Jacobs
- Danielle Gamelin/Alexander Gamelin
- Ginna Hoptman/Pasha Filchenkov
- Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue
- Lynn Kriengkrairut/Logan Giulietti-Schmitt
- Kristen Nardozzi/Nick Traxler
- Anastasia Olson/Keiffer Hubbell
- Ksenia Ponomaryova/Oleg Altukhov
- Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani
- Taylor Tran/Sam Kaplun
JUNIOR COMPETITORS: (Team Profiles)
- Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton
- Julia Biechler/Damian Dodge
- Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker
- Madeline Heritage/Nathaniel Fast
- Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter
- Whitney Miller/Kyle MacMillan
- Yura Min/Igor Ogay
- Holly Moore/Daniel Klaber
- Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons
- Elliana Pogrebinsky/Ross Gudis
- Mackenzie Reid/Christian Erwin
- Hannah Rosinski/Jacob Jaffe
- Stacey Siddon/Jared Weiss
NOVICE COMPETITORS: (Team Profiles)
- Gigi Becker/Luca Becker
- Kimberly Berkovich/Micah Jaffe
- Sierra Chadwick/Alexander Martin
- Sarah Feng/Anthony Ponomarenko
- Ashlyn Gaughan/Cody Lithco
- Katherine Gourianova/Alexander Petrov
- Lauren Leonesio/Quinn Chambers
- Chloe Lewis/Logan Bye
- Rebecca Lucas/Yan Kazansky
- Vivian Luo/Darrell Cheung
- Tory Patsis/Joseph Johnson
- Sammi Wren/Alexey Shchepetov
INTERMEDIATE COMPETITORS: (Team Profiles)
- Eleanor Babaev/Scott Wenner
- Sara Fagan/Jonathan Loiacono
- Madison Fox/Val Katsman
- Rachel Gart/Matthew Rosenthal
- Eliana Gropman/Ian Somerville
- Payten Howland/Jason Cohn
- Cassidy Klopstock/Logan Leonsesio
- Caroline Leadmon/Jacob Schedl
- Rebecca Lustig/Zachary Milestone
- Alexis MIddleton/Michael Valdez
- Gwen Sletten/Elliot Verburg
- Jolie Vassel-Beasley/John Neff
JUVENILE COMPETITORS: (Team Profiles)
- Elizabeth Addas/Jonathan Schultz
- Gianna Buckley/Caleb Niva
- Alina Efimova/Kevin Kwong
- Sophia Elder/Christopher Elder
- Caroline Green/Gordon/Green
- Katherine Grosul/Cameron Colucci
- Josephine Hagan/J.T. Michel
- Meredith Kent/Palmer Middlekauff
- Ashley Klotz/Vincent Kirov
- Amanda Miller/Nikolay Usanov
- Kaytlin Smith/Alain Sandraz
- Kimberly Wei/Ilias Fourati
Technical Information
Juvenile Events: Both pattern dances, the Willow Waltz and Foxtrot, are skated on Friday, January 25th. On Sunday, all skaters perform a free dance to music and rhyths of their own choosing. Highest combined point total wins.
- 2012-13 Free Dance Elements for Juvenile through Senior (from U.S. Figure Skating)
Intermediate Events: Both pattern dances, the Rocker Foxtrot and European Waltz, are skated on Friday, January 25th. On Sunday, all skaters perform a free dance to music and rhyths of their own choosing. Highest combined point total wins.
- Intermediate pattern dance key points (from U.S. Figure Skating)
- Scale of Values for Intermediate Pattern Dance Elements (from U.S. Figure Skating)
- 2012-13 Free Dance Elements for Juvenile through Senior (from U.S. Figure Skating)
Novice Events: Both pattern dances, the Starlight Waltz and Paso Doble, are skated on the first day of competition (Sunday, January 22). The next day, all skaters perform a free dance to music and rhythms of their own choosing. Highest combined point total wins.
- Novice pattern dance key points (from U.S. Figure Skating)
- Scale of Values for Novice Pattern Dance Elements (from U.S. Figure Skating)
- 2012-13 Free Dance Elements for Juvenile through Senior (from U.S. Figure Skating)
Junior Events: Juniors no longer perform pattern dances, instead two patterns of the Blues are an included component in the short dance. The juniors will compete the short dance on Tuesday, January 22. The next day, the competition concludes with the free dance, skated to music and rhythms of their own choosing. Highest combined point total wins.
- 2012-13 Short Dance Elements for Junior and Senior (from U.S. Figure Skating)
- 2012-13 Free Dance Elements for Juvenile through Senior (from U.S. Figure Skating)
- Scale of Values for Short Dance and Free Dance Elements (from U.S. Figure Skating)
Senior Events: Seniors no longer perform pattern dances, instead two sections of the Yankee Polka are an included component in the short dance. The short dance is contested on Friday, January 25. The competition concludes on Saturday with the free dance skated to music and rhythms of their own choosing. Highest combined point total wins.
- 2012-13 Short Dance Elements for Junior and Senior (from U.S. Figure Skating)
- 2012-13 Free Dance Elements for Juvenile through Senior (from U.S. Figure Skating)
- Scale of Values for Short Dance and Free Dance Elements (from U.S. Figure Skating)
Fun Facts
LONGEST PARTNERSHIPS (COMPETITIVE SEASONS – INCLUDES 2012/13):
- Meryl Davis & Charlie White (1998)
- Danielle Gamelin & Alexander Gamelin (2004)
Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani – (2004) - Lynn Kriengkrairut & Logan Giulietti-Schmitt (2006)
Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter (2006)
Holly Moore & Daniel Klaber (2006)
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HAVE PREVIOUSLY MEDALED AT NATIONALS (DOES NOT INCLUDE JUNIOR NATIONALS):
- Alexandra Aldridge & Daniel Eaton
- Evan Bates (with Emily Samuelson)
- Michael Bramante (with Kaitlin Hawayek)
- Anastasia Cannucio & Colin McManus (Cannuscio also medaled with Dean Copely)
- Isabella Cannuscio (with Ian Lorello)
- Madison Chock (with Greg Zuerlein)
- Meryl Davis & Charlie White
- Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue (Hubbell also medaled with Keiffer Hubbell and Donohue medaled with Piper Gilles)
- Kaitlin Hawayek (with Michael Bramante)
- Lynn Kriengkrairut & Logan Giulietti-Schmitt
- Chloe Lewis & Logan Bye
- Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter
- Whitney Miller & Kyle MacMillan
- Holly Moore & Daniel Klaber
- Anastasia Olson (with Jordan Cowan)
- Rachel Parsons & Michael Parsons (Michael Parsons also medaled with Kristina Rexford)
- Hannah Rosinski & Jacob Jaffe
- Elliana Pogrebinsky & Ross Gudis
- Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani
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SIBLINGS AT NATIONALS
- Gigi Becker and Luca Becker (novice dance)
- Isabella Cannuscio and Anastasia Cannuscio (senior dance)
- Danielle Gamelin and Alexander Gamelin (senior dance)
- Sophia Elder and Christopher Elder (juvenile dance)
- Caroline Green and Gordon Green (juvenile dance)
- Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell (senior dance)
- Jacob Jaffe (junior dance) and Micah Jaffe (novice dance)
- Lauren Leonesio (novice dance) and Logan Leonesio (intermediate dance)
- Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons (junior dance)
- Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani (senior dance)
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YOUNGEST/OLDEST COMPETITORS AT NATIONALS (BY LEVEL)
Juvenile
Youngest: Caroline Green, Nikolay Usanov
Oldest: Kimberly Wei, Caleb Niva
Intermediate
Youngest: Gwen Sletten, Elliot Verburg
Oldest: Sara Fagan, Jonathan Loiacono
Novice
Youngest: Gigi Becker, Anthony Ponomarenko
Oldest: Ashlyn Gaughan, Cody Lithco
Junior
Youngest: Lorraine McNamara, Kyle MacMillan
Oldest: Alexandra Aldridge, Nathaniel Fast
Senior
Youngest: Maia Shibutani, Alexander Gamelin
Oldest: Meryl Davis, Nick Traxler
U.S. National Medalists (1997-2012)
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