Tuesday, January 23, 2007

U.S. Nationals – Final Results, Junior Ladies

1) Mirai Nagasu 155.46 1 1
2) Caroline Zhang 151.88 2 2
3) Ashley Wagner 145.86 4 3
4) Blake Rosenthal 130.99 3 8
5) Alexe Gilles 129.37 6 5
6) Chrissy Hughes 129.21 8 4
7) Sherry Barnes 124.37 9 7
8) Victoria Rackohn 122.79 7 9
9) Kirsten Olson 120.96 14 6
10) Michaelee Scarincio 118.53 5 11
11) Chaochih Liu 114.00 13 10
12) Brittney Rizo 111.54 11 12
13) Brittney Westdorp 103.67 10 13
14) Kelcie Lee 97.50 12 14

If you say you saw this one coming I’m not certain I believe you! Mirai Nagasu won the junior ladies title tonight defeating the heavily favored Caroline Zhang. They’re both lovely skaters in their own right but Caroline was definitely picked as the one to beat. A fall on her triple flip no doubt cost Caroline her first national title but if you’ve ever seen Mirai skate you know she’s no slouch herself! Both skaters are blessed with lyrical grace far beyond their age (they’re 13 by the way) and both will hopefully be a presence on the international scene for years to come. How amazing would it be to see Mirai, Caroline, Mao Asada, and Yu Na Kim battle it out at the 2010 Olympics?