Eleven teams have qualified to compete in the novice pairs event at the 2011 U.S. Championships, January 22-30, in Greensboro, N.C. The short program is January 23 and the free skate is January 24.
Skaters advanced to the U.S. Championships from three sectionals: From the Eastern Sectional are Kay Bergdolt and Miles Addison, Audrey Goldberg and Joseph Dolkiewicz, Alexandria Shaughnessy and James Morgan and Allison Smith and Craig Segall; from the Midwestern Sectional are Caitlin Fields and Jason Pacini, Stefanie Griffin and Jordan Griffin, and Brianna de la Mora and Taylor Wilson; and from the Pacific Coast Sectional are Madeline Aaron and Max Settlage, Chelsea Liu and Devin Perini, AnnaMarie Pearce and Craig Norris, and Janelle Unger and Robert Przepioski.
Profiles for each team are below.
Madeline Aaron and Max Settlage
Birthdate October 25, 1994 and July 1, 1992
Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz. and Flagstaff, Ariz.
Club Coyotes SC of Arizona and Broadmoor SC
Coaches John Coughlin, Larry Ibarra and Dalilah Sappenfield
Choreographer Dalilah Sappenfield
Short Program “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy
Free Skate Music from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
• Qualified with a first place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
Kay Bergdolt and Miles Addison
Birthdate June 5, 1996 and April 9, 1994
Hometown Raleigh, N.C. and Knightdale, N.C.
Club SC of North Carolina
Coaches Oleg Efimov, Natalia Efimova
Choreographer Natalia Efimova
Short Program “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles
Free Skate “The Feeling Begins” by Peter Gabriel
• Qualified with a third place showing at the Eastern Sectional
Brianna de la Mora and Taylor Wilson
Birthdate January 22, 1999 and September 21, 1991
Hometown Missouri City, Texas and Sugarland, Texas
Club Texas Gulf Coast FSC
Coaches Elena Prudsky and Val Prudsky
Choreographer Elena Prudsky
Short Program Music from the Amelie soundtrack by Yann Tiersen
Free Skate “Hall of the Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg
• Qualified with a first placing showing at the Midwestern Sectional
Caitlin Fields and Jason Pacini
Birthdate September 25, 1995 and April 14, 1990
Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz. and Fort Collins, Colo.
Club Coyotes SC of Arizona and Fort Collins FSC
Coach Doug Ladret
Choreographer Nancy Pluta
Short Program Music from A Bug’s Life by Randy Newman
Free Skate Music from The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini
• Qualified with a second place showing at the Midwestern Sectional
Audrey Goldberg and Joseph Dolkiewicz
Birthdate November 7, 1996 and July 1, 1992
Hometown Yardley, Pa. and Holland, Pa.
Club SC of Southern New Jersey
Coaches Rocky Marval and Isabelle Brasseur
Choreographers Isabelle Brasseur and KarenGooley
Short Program “The Race” by Yello
Free Skate Chicago medley by various artists
• Qualified with a first place showing at the Eastern Sectional
Stefanie Griffin and Jordan Griffin
Birthdate September 27, 1994 and March 19, 1990
Hometown Houston, Texas
Club Texas Gulf Coast FSC
Coaches Val Prudsky and Elena Prudsky
Choreographers Val Prudsky and Elena Prudsky
Short Program “New Day” by David Garrett
Free Skate “Spirit of the Incas”
• Qualified with a third place showing at the Midwestern Sectional
Chelsea Liu and Devin Perini
Birthdate December 31, 1999 and April 6, 1993
Hometown Irvine, Calif. and Thousand Oaks,Calif.
Club Broadmoor SC and Los Angeles FSC
Coaches Todd Sand, Jenni Meno and Christine Binder
Choreographer Christine Binder
Short Program “The Can Can” by Rugby World Cup Classic
Free Skate “Oogway Ascends” by Hans Zimmer
• Qualified with a second place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
Anna Marie Pearce and Craig Norris
Birthdate October 27, 1993 and November 16, 1990
Hometown Orinda, Calif. and San Ramon, Calif.
Club St. Moritz ISC
Coaches Todd Sand, Jenni Meno
Choreographer Justin Dillon
Short Program “Malaguena” by Ernesto Lecuona
Free Skate Music from the Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack by Maurice Jarre
• Qualified with a third place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
Alexandria Shaughnessy and James Morgan
Birthdate September 30, 1992 and January 3, 1992
Hometown Duxbury, Mass. and Windham, N.H.
Club SC of Boston
Coaches Bobby Martin, Peter Johansson and Carrie Wall
Choreographer Jason Wong
Short Program “Hymne a L’amour” by Pierre Port
Free Skate “Caravan” performed by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops
• Qualified with a second place showing at the Eastern Sectional
Allison Smith and Craig Segall
Birthdate May 23, 1994 and May 31, 1991
Hometown Flower Mound, Texas and Lawrenceville, N.J.
Club Dallas FSC and SC of Southern New Jersey
Coaches Isabelle Brasseur and Rocky Marval
Choreographers Olga Ganicheva and Peter Oppegard
Short Program “Freedom Battle” by Michael W. Smith
Free Skate “Feeling Good” by Escala
• Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Eastern Sectional
Janelle Unger and Robert Przepioski
Birthdate April 23, 1993 and August 25, 1990
Hometown San Jose, Calif. and Newark, Calif.
Club Peninsula SC
Coach David Delago
Choreographer David Delago
Short Program Music from Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell
Free Skate “Phantom Fantasia” by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
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