Thirteen men have qualified to compete in the junior men’s event at the 2011 U.S. Championships, January 22-30, in Greensboro, N.C. The short program is January 23 and the free dance is January 25.
Advancing from the Eastern Sectional are Alexander Aiken, Harrison Choate, Emmanuel Savary and Alexander Zahradnicek. Steven Evans, Ryan Hartley, Timothy Koleto and T.J. Yang are competing out of the Midwestern Sectional while Will Michael, Shotaro Omori, David Wang and Philip Warren advance from the Pacific Coast Sectionals.
Max Aaron received a bye to the U.S. Championships.
Profiles for each man are below.
Max Aaron
Birthdate February 25, 1992
Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz.
Club Broadmoor SC
Coaches Becky Calvin, Tom Zakrajsek
Choreographers Tom Dickson, Catarina Lindgren
Short Program “El Tango de Roxanne” by Ewan McGregor, Jacek Koman and Jose Feliciano
Free Skate Vivaldi’s “Winter and Summer” performed by David Garrett
• Qualified with a first place showing at the Southwestern Regional
• Won the junior men’s bronze medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships, finished 13th in junior men’s at the 2008 U.S. Championships and fifth in novice men’s at the 2007 U.S. Championships
• Finished fourth at the 2010 Junior Grand Prix Final, won the silver medal at Junior Grand Prix Japan, won the bronze medal at Junior Grand Prix France
Alexander Aiken
Birthdate June 26, 1990
Hometown Kennesaw, Ga.
Club Atlanta FSC
Coach Paul Wylie
Choreographer Paul Wylie
Short Program “Children of Sanchez” by Chuck Mangione
Free Skate Music from the Once Upon a Time in Mexico soundtrack by Robert Rodriguez and Brian Setzer
• Qualified with a second place showing at the Eastern Sectional and a second place showing at the South Atlantic Regional
• Finished 10th in junior men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships, seventh in junior men’s at the 2009 U.S. Championships, fifth in novice men’s at the 2008 U.S. Championships and seventh in novice men’s at the 2007 U.S. Championships
Harrison Choate
Birthdate October 18, 1993
Hometown Weston, Mass.
Club SC of Boston
Coaches Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Choreographers Mark Mitchell, Jamie Isley
Short Program Music from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Free Skate Music from Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Eastern Sectional
• Placed sixth in novice men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships
Steven Evans
Birthdate October 16, 1991
Hometown Keller, Texas
Club Dallas FSC
Coaches Alexei Letov, Natalia Mishkutionok
Choreographer Olga Ganicheva
Short Program “El Tango de Roxanne” (Karaoke version)
Free Skate “Danse Macabre, Op. 40” by Daniel
Barenboim and Luben Yordanoff, and “Carnival of the Animals-Aquarium” by Camille Saint-Saëns
• Qualified with a a first place showing at the 2011 Midwestern Sectional and a second place showing at the Southwestern Regional
• Won the silver medal in novice men’s at the 2009 U.S. Championship
Ryan Hartley
Birthdate May 11, 1993
Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
Club Queen City FSC
Coaches Richard Hartley, Heidi Hartley
Choreographers Michael Tevlin, Heidi Hartley
Short Program James Bond theme by Brian Setzer
Free Skate Sherlock Holmes theme by John Williams
• Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Midwestern Sectional
• Placed 10th in novice men’s at the 2008 U.S. Championships
Timothy Koleto
Birthdate June 17, 1991
Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
Club Broadmoor SC
Coaches Becky Calvin, Tom Zakrajsek
Choreographers Tom Dickson and Catarina Lindgren
Short Program Music from The Cotton Club soundtrack
Free Skate Prokofi ev’s “Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major” by Neeme Jarvi
• Qualified with a third place showing at the Midwestern Sectional and a third place showing at the Southwestern Regional
• Placed 11th in novice men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships
Will Michael
Birthdate February 19, 1991
Hometown Salt Lake City, Utah
Club Salt Lake Figure Skating
Coaches Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin
Choreographers Tom Dickson and Catarina Lindgren
Short Program “The Prophet” by Gary Moore
Free Skate “La Provenza” by Daniele Silvestri
• Replacement for Joey Millet
• Qualified with a fifth place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
• Placed 11th in novice men’s at the 2007 U.S. Championships
Shotaro Omori
Birthdate October 23, 1995
Hometown La Mirada, Calif.
Club Los Angeles FSC
Coach D.J. Vincent
Choreographer D.J. Vincent
Short Program “Rondo Capriccioso” by Camille Saint-Saens
Free Skate Classical medley
• Qualified with a third place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional and a second place showing at the Southwest Pacific Regional
• Placed ninth in novice men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships
Emmanuel Savary
Birthdate January 6, 1998
Hometown Newark, Del.
Club University of Delaware FSC
Coaches Joel Savary, Jeff DiGregorio
Choreographers Tom Dickson, Alexandr Kirsanov
Short Program Jackson 5 medley
Free Skate Circus medley
• Qualified with a third place showing at the Eastern Sectional and a third place showing at the South Atlantic Regional
• Won a silver medal in novice men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships
David Wang
Birthdate February 10, 1994
Hometown Lake Arrowhead, Calif.
Club All Year FSC
Coach Tom Zakrajsek
Choreographers Ivan Dinev and Tom Dickson
Short Program “Summer” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Free Skate Music from The Red Violin soundtrack by Joshua Bell and John Corigliano
• Qualified with a second place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional and a third place showing at the Southwest Pacific Regional
• Placed 13th in junior men’s at the 2009 U.S. Championships and won a bronze medal in novice men’s at the 2008 U.S. Championships
• Won a silver medal in novice men’s at the 2008 AEGON Challenge Cup
Philip Warren
Birthdate June 14, 1993
Hometown Redlands, Calif.
Club Inland Empire FSC
Coaches John Nicks and Tammy Gambill
Choreographer Cindy Stuart
Short Program “Fur Elise” by Beethoven
Free Skate Music from Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Paul Englishby
• Qualified with a first place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional and a first place showing at the Southwest Pacific Regional
• Won a pewter medal in novice men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships
T.J. Yang
Birthdate December2, 1991
Hometown St. Paul, Minn.
Club St. Paul FSC
Coaches Ann Eidson and Ben Miller
Choreographer Ben Miller
Short Program Music from the Black Cat, White Cat soundtrack by Goran Bregovic
Free Skate “Romeo and Juliet” by Tchaikovsky
• Qualified with a second place showing at the Midwestern Sectional and a first place showing at the Upper Great Lakes Regional
• Placed seventh in junior men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championship and 11th in junior men’s at the 2009 U.S. Championships
• Won the bronze medal in junior men’s at the 2010 Gardena Spring Trophy
Alexander Zahradnicek
Birthdate October 7, 1991
Hometown Suwanee, Ga.
Club SC of Wilmington
Coach Priscilla Hill
Choreographers Irina Romanova, Priscilla Hill
Short Program “Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla
Free Skate “Toccata and Fugue” by J.S. Bach
• Qualified with a first place showing at the Eastern Sectional and a first place showing at the South Atlantic Regional
• Placed fifth in junior men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships and won the pewter medal in novice men’s at the 2008 U.S. Championships
• Placed ninth at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Austria
Please note: May not reflect withdraws and substitutions made after January 15, 2011
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