Twelve ladies have qualified to compete in the junior ice dance event at the 2011 U.S. Championships, January 22-30, in Greensboro, N.C. The short program is January 24 and the free program is January 26.
Competitors from the Eastern Sectional are Haley Dunne, Elise Eng, Nicole Rajic and Allison Timlen; from the Midwestern Sectional are Ashley Cain, McKinzie Daniels, Lauren Dinh and Nina Jiang; and from the Pacific Coast Sectional are Polina Edmunds, Courtney Hicks, Katarina Kulgeyko and Mary Beth Marley.
Profiles for each lady are below.
Please note: May not reflect withdraws and substitutions made after January 15, 2011
Ashley Cain
Birthdate July 22, 1995
Hometown Coppell, Texas
Club Stars FSC of Texas
Coaches Darlene Cain, Peter Cain
Choreographers Evgeni Nemirovskii, Darlene Cain
Short Program “Love in Venice” by Edvin Marton
Free Skate “Music of the Night” by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Midwestern Sectional
• Won the novice ladies silver medal at the 2010 U.S. Championship
McKinzie Daniels
Birthdate January 11, 1995
Hometown Springfield, Ill.
Club Broadmoor SC
Coaches Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin
Choreographers Cartarina Lindgren, Tom Dickson
Short Program “Un Ete’ 42” by Michel Legrand
Free Skate Music from the Spartacus soundtrack by Aram Ilyich Khachaturian
• Qualified with a second place showing at the Midwestern Sectional and a second place showing at the Southwestern Regional
• Finished ninth in junior ladies at the 2010 U.S. Championship
Lauren Dinh
Birthdate May 22, 1996
Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
Club Broadmoor SC
Coach Damon Allen
Choreographers Catarina Lindgren, Tom Dickson
Short Program Music of Charlie Chaplin
Free Skate “Danse Macabre” by Camille Saint-Saëns
• Qualified with a first place showing at the Midwestern Sectional and a first place showing at the Southwestern Regional
• Finished sixth in novice ladies at the 2009 U.S. Championship
Haley Dunne
Birthdate March 16, 1993
Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
Club Washington FSC
Coaches Jeff DiGregorio, Pam Gregory
Choreographer Nathan Birch
Short Program “Aquarium, Swan” by Camille Saint-Saëns
Free Skate “The Plaza of Execution” by James Horner
• Qualified with a second place showing at the Eastern Sectional and a third place showing at the South Atlantic Regional
• Finished 13th in junior ladies at the 2010 U.S. Championship
Elise Eng
Birthdate March 25, 1995
Hometown Princeton, N.J.
Club Princeton SC
Coaches Kristine Bingham, Leon Umansky
Choreographer Kristine Nielsen
Short Program Music from the Love Story soundtrack by Francis Lai
Free Skate “Sing, Sing, Sing” by Benny Goodman
• Qualified with a third place showing at the Eastern Sectional and third place showing at the North Atlantic Regional
Courtney Hicks
Birthdate December 15, 1995
Hometown Chino Hills, Calif.
Club All Year FSC
Coach John Nicks
Choreographer Phillip Mills
Short Program “Dark Eyes” performed by Andre Rieu
Free Skate Ernesto Lecuona’s “Malaguena” performed by 101 String Orchestra
• Qualified with a first place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional and first place showing at the Southwest Pacific Regional
• Finished fifth in novice ladies at the 2010 U.S. Championship
Polina Edmunds
Birthdate May 18, 1998
Hometown San Jose, Calif.
Club Peninsula SC
Coaches Nina Edmunds, David Glynn
Choreographers Marina Klimova, Sergei Ponamorenko
Short Program “Waltz ‘Grammofon’” by Evgeniy Doga
Free Skate “Come Fly With Me” by Jimmy Van Heusen and “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Irving Berlin
• Qualified with a third place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional and a second place showing at the Central Pacific Regional
• Finished sixth in novice ladies at the 2010 U.S. Championship
Nina Jiang
Birthdate April 17, 1997
Hometown Missouri City, Texas
Club Texas Gulf Coast FSC
Coach Shanyn Vallon
Choreographer Shanyn Vallon
Short Program “Scheherazade” by Nikoli Rimsky Korsakov
Free Skate Music from the Ladies in Lavender soundtrack by Nigel Hess
• Qualified with a third place showing at the Midwestern Sectional and a fourth place showing at the Southwestern Regional
• Finished fifth in junior ladies at the 2010 U.S. Championships and won the novice ladies pewter medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships
• Finished 5th at 2010 Junior Grand Prix France
Katarina Kulgeyko
Birthdate May 24, 1996
Hometown San Diego, Calif.
Club Los Angeles FSC
Coach Anna Baram
Choreographer Alla Kapranova
Short Program “La Cumparsita” by Tango Project
Free Skate Music from The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack by Danny Elfman
• Qualified with a second place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional and a fourth palce showing at the Southwest Pacific Regional
• Won the novice ladies bronze medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships
Mary Beth Marley
Birthdate May 19, 1995
Hometown Downers Grove, Ill.
Club DuPage FSC
Coaches Phillip Mills, John Nicks
Choreographer Phillip Mills
Short Program “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy
Free Skate “Jealousy” by Jacob Gade
• Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional and a second place showing at the Southwest Pacific Regional
• Won the novice ladies silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships
Nicole Rajic
Birthdate August 13, 1995
Hometown New York, N.Y.
Club SC of New York
Coaches Steven Rice, Roman Serov
Choreographer Nikoli Morozov
Short Program “Malaguena” by Ernesto Lecuona
Free Skate “La Bohème” by Jacques Plante
• Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Eastern Sectional and a fourth place showing at the North Atlantic Regional
• Placed 12th in novice ladies at the 2010 U.S. Championships
Allison Timlen
Birthdate October 6, 1995
Hometown Ellicott City, Md.
Club Columbia FSC
Coaches Bobbe Shire, Denise Cahill
Choreographers Nathan Birch, Tim Murphy
Short Program “Moon River” Henry Mancini
Free Skate “Victory at Seas” by Richard Rodgers
• Qualified with a first place showing at the Eastern Sectional and second place showing at the South Atlantic Regional
• Finished 11th in novice ladies at the 2010 U.S. Championships
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