The senior division of the 2013 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships takes place from Thursday, January 24, to Sunday, January 27. Full results and play-by-play of the pairs' competition below. Videos will also be posted as they are uploaded to YouTube.
Related: Full US Nationals schedule
PAIRS (final standings)
1. Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir - 180.61
2. Alexa Scimeca/Christopher Knierim - 172.75
3. Felicia Zhang/Nathan Bartholomay - 172.02
4. Lindsay Davis/Mark Ladwig - 165.08
5. Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier - 162.27
6. Gretchen Donlan/Andrew Speroff - 159.67
7. Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea - 148.32
8. Kiri Baga/Taylor Toth - 148.08
9. Tiffany Vise/Don Baldwin - 143.35
10. DeeDee Leng/Timothy LeDuc - 143.21
Felicia Zhang/Nathan Bartholomay - triple twist, side-by-side triple toe, side-by-side double axel-double axel sequence, throw triple salchow, throw triple flip - TES 63.52, PCS 54.87, FS SCORE 118.39, TOTAL SCORE 172.02
Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir - triple twist, side-by-side triple toe (Castelli step out), throw double axel, Shnapir botched his solo flying camel (zero points), side-by-side double axel-double toe, throw triple salchow - TES 59.54, PCS 58.80, FS SCORE 118.34, TOTAL SCORE 180.61
Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier - triple twist, throw triple salchow (hangs on), side-by-side triple salchow (D fall), side-by-side double axel-double axel sequence, throw triple loop (hangs on) - TES 58.00, PCS 52.79, FALL -1.00, FS SCORE 109.79, TOTAL SCORE 162.27
Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim - triple twist (huge), throw triple flip (hangs on), side-by-side triple salchow, throw triple loop (two-foot), side-by-side double axel-double toe sequence - TES 62.81, PCS 57.15, FS SCORE 119.96, TOTAL SCORE 172.75
Lindsay Davis/Mark Ladwig - side-by-side triple salchow, triple twist (low on the catch), throw triple loop, side-by-side double axel-double axel sequence (hangs on), throw triple salchow - very nicely done, much improved from a couple months ago - TES 60.57, PCS 52.86, FS SCORE 113.43, TOTAL SCORE 165.08
Gretchen Donlan/Andrew Speroff - triple twist, side-by-side triple toe (Donlan fall, possibly underrotated), side-by-side double axel-double toe sequence (all over the place, Donlan falls on toe), throw triple loop (hangs on), throw triple salchow (step out) - TES 55.64, PCS 56.22, FALLS -2.00, FS SCORE 109.86, TOTAL SCORE 159.67
DeeDee Leng/Timothy LeDuc - triple twist (just hangs on at the exit), side-by-side triple toe-double toe-double loop, throw triple salchow, side-by-side triple salchow (Leng fall), throw triple loop (fall) - TES 47.92, PCS 46.45, FALLS -2.00, FS SCORE 92.37, TOTAL SCORE 143.21
Second group on the ice for warmup! Leng/LeDuc, Donlan/Speroff, Davis/Ladwig
Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea - side-by-side triple salchow (O'Shea double), triple twist (much improved from a couple months ago), side-by-side double axel-double axel sequence, throw triple loop, throw triple salchow - TES 52.68, PCS 47.90, FS SCORE 100.58, TOTAL SCORE 148.32
Kiri Baga/Taylor Toth - side-by-side triple toe (beauties), double twist, way off on unison in the exit of the side-by-side spin, side-by-side double axel-double to sequence, throw triple lutz (hand down), throw triple salchow - TES 53.55, PCS 46.40, FS SCORE 99.95, TOTAL SCORE 148.08
Tiffany Vise/Don Baldwin - double twist, side-by-side triple toe-double toe-double toe, side-by-side triple salchow (Baldwin single), throw triple flip (rough forward fall), throw triple loop (landed, caught an edge, fall) - TES 54.32, PCS 46.62, FALLS -2.00, FS SCORE 98.94, TOTAL SCORE 143.35
First group on the ice for warmup! Vise/Baldwin, Baga/Toth, Kayne/O'Shea
Skate order
Group 1
- Tiffany Vise/Don Baldwin - 44.41
- Kiri Baga/Taylor Toth - 48.13
- Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea - 47.74
Group 2 (later today)
- DeeDee Leng/Timothy LeDuc - 50.84
- Gretchen Donlan/Andrew Speroff - 49.81
- Lindsay Davis/Mark Ladwig - 51.65
Group 3 (later today)
- Alexa Scimeca/Christopher Knierim - 52.79
- Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier - 52.48
- Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir - 62.27
- Felicia Zhang/Nathan Bartholomay - 53.19
PAIRS (after the short program)
1. Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir - 62.27
2. Felicia Zhang/Nathan Bartholomay - 53.19
3. Alexa Scimeca/Christopher Knierim - 52.79
4. Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier - 52.48
5. Lindsay Davis/Mark Ladwig - 51.65
6. DeeDee Leng/Timothy LeDuc - 50.84
7. Gretchen Donlan/Andrew Speroff - 49.81
8. Kiri Baga/Taylor Toth - 48.13
9. Tarah Kayne/Daniel O'Shea - 47.74
10. Tiffany Vise/Don Baldwin - 44.41
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