{"id":4876,"date":"2011-01-20T00:03:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T05:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/?p=4876"},"modified":"2011-01-22T20:17:05","modified_gmt":"2011-01-23T01:17:05","slug":"meet-the-novices-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/2011\/01\/20\/meet-the-novices-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Novices: Men"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Twelve men have qualified to compete in the novice men’s\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

Skaters advanced to the U.S. Championships from three sectionals: From the Eastern Sectional are Alexander Bjelde, Marcus Mimidis, Andrew Nagode and Jack Newberry advanced out of the Eastern Sectional; from the Midwestern Sectional are Cale Ambroz, Lukas Kaugars, Jordan Moeller and Troy Tomasello; and from the Pacific Coast Sectional are Nathan Chen, the defending U.S. Champion in novice men’s, Spencer Howe, Nix Phengsy and Cordero Zuckerman.<\/p>\n

Profiles for each man are below.<\/p>\n

Cale Ambroz<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> April 6, 1994
\nHometown<\/em> New Prague, Minn.
\nClub<\/em> FSC of Bloomington
\nCoach<\/em> Lorie Charbonneau
\nChoreographers<\/em> Kelly Benzinger and Amber Van Wyk
\nShort Program<\/em> \u201cToccata and Fugue\u201d by J.S. Bach
\nFree Skate<\/em> Music from the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack by Klaus Badelt<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Midwestern Sectional and a fourth place showing at the Upper Great Lakes Regional<\/p>\n

Alexander Bjelde<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> May 9, 1995
\nHometown<\/em> Lumberton, N.J.
\nClub<\/em> SC of Southern New Jersey
\nCoaches<\/em> Isabelle Brasseur and Rocky Marval
\nChoreographers<\/em> Tatiana Druchinina and Isabelle Brasseur
\nShort Program<\/em> Music from the Quantum of Solace soundtrack by David Arnold
\nFree Skate<\/em> Music from the Sherlock Holmes soundtrack by Hans Zimmer<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Eastern Sectional and second place showing at the North Atlantic Regional<\/p>\n

Nathan Chen<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> May 5, 1999
\nHometown<\/em> Salt Lake City, Utah
\nClub<\/em> Salt Lake Figure Skating
\nCoach<\/em> Genia Chernyshova
\nChoreographer<\/em> Genia Chernyshova
\nShort Program<\/em> Music from the TV series \u201cRawhide\u201d
\nFree Skate<\/em> Franz Liszt\u2019s \u201cHungarian Rhapsody\u201d performedby Lang Lang<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a first place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
\n\u2022 Won the novice men’s gold medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships<\/p>\n

Spencer Howe<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> September 11, 1996
\nHometown<\/em> Woodland Hills, Calif.
\nClub<\/em> Los Angeles FSC
\nCoach<\/em> Frank Carroll
\nChoreographers<\/em> Ivan Dinev and Jamie Isley
\nShort Program<\/em> \u201cThe Race\u201d by Yello
\nFree Skate<\/em> Music from The Godfather by Edvin Marton<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a third place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional and a third place showing at the Southwest Pacific Regional<\/p>\n

Lukas Kaugars<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> April 27, 1995
\nHometown<\/em> Colorado Springs, Colo.
\nClub<\/em> Broadmoor SC
\nCoach<\/em> Damon Allen
\nChoreographer<\/em> Damon Allen
\nShort Program<\/em> Fiddler on the Roof medley by Jerry Bock
\nFree Skate<\/em> \u201cPiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor\u201d byRachmaninoff<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a first place showing at the Midwestern Sectional and a first place showing at the Southwestern Regional
\n\u2022 Finished eighth in novice men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships<\/p>\n

Marcus Mimidis<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> February 5, 1993
\nHometown<\/em> Lancaster, Pa.
\nClub<\/em> SC of Wilmington
\nCoaches<\/em> Priscilla Hill, Karl Kurtz
\nChoreographer<\/em> Irina Romanova
\nShort Program<\/em> \u201cLive and Let Die\u201d by Paul McCartney
\nFree Skate<\/em> Music from the First Knight soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a third place showing at the Eastern Sectional Championship and a third place showing at the South Atlantic Regional<\/p>\n

Jordan Moeller<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> April 24, 1995
\nHometown<\/em> Oak Lawn, Ill.
\nClub<\/em> Northern Ice SC
\nCoach<\/em> Kori Ade
\nChoreographer<\/em> Kori Ade
\nShort Program<\/em> \u201cLittle Wing\u201d by Stevie Ray Vaughan
\nFree Skate<\/em> Rachmanioff\u2019s \u201cPiano Concerto No. 2 in Cminor, Op. 18\u201d performed by Alexander Brailowsky<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a third place showing at the Midwestern Sectional and second place showing at the Upper Great Lakes Regional<\/p>\n

Andrew Nagode<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> November 1, 1995
\nHometown<\/em> Landenberg, Pa.
\nClub<\/em> University of Delaware FSC
\nCoach<\/em> Pam Gregory
\nChoreographer<\/em> Pam Gregory
\nShort Program<\/em> \u201cWarsaw Concerto\u201d by various artists
\nFree Skate<\/em> \u201cFlamenco\u201d by Steve Stevens<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a second place showing at the Eastern Sectional and a second place showing at the South Atlantic Regional<\/p>\n

Jack Newberry<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> May 1, 1995
\nHometown<\/em> Hummelstown, Pa.
\nClub<\/em> Hershey FSC
\nCoach<\/em> Christian Newberry
\nChoreographer<\/em> Christian Newberry
\nShort Program<\/em> \u201cMalaguena\u201d by Ernest Lecuona
\nFree Skate<\/em> \u201cRoxie\u2019s Suite\u201d by Danny Elfman<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a first place showing at the Eastern Sectional and a first place showing at the South Atlantic Regional<\/p>\n

Nix Phengsy<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> June 11, 1995
\nHometown<\/em> Los Angeles, Calif.
\nClub<\/em> All Year FSC
\nCoaches<\/em> Jerome Michael, Alex Chang
\nChoreographer<\/em> Alex Chang
\nShort Program<\/em> \u201cHommage Aux Marquises\u201d by Gitano Family
\nFree Skate<\/em> \u201cRed Cliff\u201d by Taro Iwashiro<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a second place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional and a second place showing at the Southwest Pacific Regional<\/p>\n

Troy Tomasello<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> May 1, 1994
\nHometown<\/em> Parma, Ohio
\nClub<\/em> The Strongsville SC
\nCoach<\/em> Glyn Watts
\nChoreographer<\/em> Glyn Watts
\nShort Program<\/em> Music from the Beetlejuice soundtrack by Danny Elfman
\nFree Skate<\/em> Music from the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack by Hans Zimmer<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a second place showing at the Midwestern Sectional and a first place showing at the Eastern Great Lakes Regional
\n\u2022 Finished 12th in novice men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships<\/p>\n

Cordero Zuckerman<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> April 1, 1992
\nHometown<\/em> Fairbanks, Alaska
\nClub<\/em> Fairbanks FSC
\nCoach<\/em> Lisa Kriley
\nChoreographers<\/em> Evgeni Nemirovskii, Karen Stone
\nShort Program<\/em> \u201cNara\u201d by E.S. Posthumus
\nFree Skate<\/em> \u201cDiablo Rojo\u201d by Rodrigo y Gabriela<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
\n\u2022 Finished 10th in novice men’s at the 2010 U.S. Championships<\/p>\n

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