Isabeau Levito She won her first U.S. figure skating title at the age of 15, cementing herself as the new leading American woman to open a new Olympic cycle.
World Junior Champion Levito posted 223.33 points in two strong programs in San Jose, California.She held off a two-time US champion Brady TennellScored 213.12 in 2021 and 2022, spending 19 months in the competition due to foot and ankle injuries.
Tennell was just two-hundredths behind Levito after Thursday’s short, but made multiple jump errors in the free skate.
Levito followed her in the final free, hitting the most pressure performance of her young career, including the most difficult jump combination ever made on the entire field. We did not receive a single negative evaluation from the jury for the technical element.
After a while, she was in tears backstage.
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Levito, who hasn’t finished on the podium in more than 20 events until November 2016, told NBC: “I’m ready to bounce off the walls.”
Amber GlennGlenn fumbled in her 11th attempt to join the U.S. Women’s List for landing a clean triple Axel (counted by Skatingscores.com), but moved up from 4th place after the short program to pass. Did. Star Andrews.
Last year, Glenn qualified for the U.S. Championships as the world’s No. 4 ranked U.S. woman and is expected to make three women’s Olympic teams. She finished 14th in her program in her shorts, and although she competed unknowingly with COVID-19, she tested positive and she withdrew before the free skate.
In 2021, Glenn was the silver medalist for the United States, but just missed out on the experienced two-man world team. Karen Chenfinished 35-100ths behind Glenn in those nationals.
Levito, Tennell and Glenn will make up the squad for the World Championships in March as determined by the committee.
Gracie GoldThe two-time US champion, who was fifth in the short program, dropped to eighth after scoring two scheduled triple Lutz.
None of the 2022 U.S. Olympic athletes competed. Alisa Liu When Mariah Bell I retired. Chen is a student at Cornell University and he may not come back.
The Nationals will continue on Saturday with the free dance and pairs free skate, which will be broadcast live on NBC Sports. peacock.
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