WA POSTS TWIZZLE SERIES

'I wanted to show that one of the oldest competitors in the group can still hold their own,' said Conte, who has competed in the championship event 10 times. 'This was last year's program that I used again because I skated so well,' the three-time championship medalist shared.īronze medalist Antonio Conte (Los Angeles FSC) showed excellent speed and flow in his performance of a modern rendition of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,' which scored 33.04 points. Scoring 33.79 points, silver medalist Serafin Ong (All Year FSC) performed to 'Winds of Change' by Scorpions. 'I had this idea in my head, but I couldn't execute it myself,' he said, thanking choreographer Beth Duxbury and coach Chad Brennan for bringing the lighthearted, circus-inspired program to life. Clad in a white shirt, vivid red suspenders and a bowtie, Quintanar made sure that the costume contributed to the whimsical theme of the program. 1,' Quintanar's program featured a solo Axel as well as a challenging Lutz-Axel sequence. 'I got through it,' he said, and went on to score an impressive 36.71 points. 'I wasn't sure how I was going to do,' Quintanar remarked, noting that texting with his coach back home helped him feel motivated to rebound after the accident. During a practice session, Quintanar fell on a combination spin, resulting in 13 stitches in his lip and chin. In his first time competing in a championship-level event, gold medalist Rafael Quintanar (Harvard University) had a shaky start to his week.

WA POSTS TWIZZLE SERIES

Their twizzle series opened with a challenging hop entry, and the audience enjoyed their engaging, lighthearted choreography.Ĭhampionship Adult Gold Men Quintanar performs his whimsical free skate. Skating to 'Body Talks' by The Struts, Jill Ahlbrecht (Alpine SC) and James Bookwalter (Denver FSC) earned the pewter medal with a free dance score of 37.62 points and 60.39 total points. This is their first championship medal as a team. Dressed in red and black costumes, the team generated a great amount of applause for their rotational lift. Skating to 'To Build A Home' and 'Secrets,' Federbusch and Shakalov showed impressive speed on their rotational lift, which was a highlight of the performance, to score 43.24 points.īronze medalists Jennifer Freedman (Hickory Hill FSC) and Oleg Voyko (individual member) performed a jazzy free dance to 'New York, New York,' scoring 37.38 points and 65.84 overall. Moving up from fifth place in 2018, Pamela Federbusch (North Jersey FSC) and Oleksandr Shakalov (individual member) earned the silver medal with a total score of 69.32. 'It's a lot of pressure going in,' Daichman added. 'It was nerve-wracking,' Sitiks remarked. Their performance featured a twizzle series with a hop entry, as well as a difficult curve lift where Sitiks held Daichman completely upside-down.Īfter placing second in the past two seasons, Daichman and Sitiks were thrilled to be able to improve on last year's placement and win the title for the first time. Story Links Championship Adult Dance Daichman and Sitiks perform their Coldplay free dance.įirst-time champions Michelle Daichman (Washington FSC) and Andrejs Sitiks (University of Delaware FSC) performed a moving, emotional free dance to 'Fix You' by Coldplay, posting a score of 45.16 and a total score of 72.73.

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