2009 U.S. Figure Skating Nationals Predictions
Oh, how life has taken over… I’ll be adding more posts about coaching, trial judging, and skating as an adult sometime soon. When I have the time, that is, to talk about how I don’t have enough time for everything and a career. 
In the mean time, I couldn’t resist but to dork out and post my personal predictions for this week’s U.S. Figure Skating National Championships. If you are unaware, live results via USFS (public to all) and live video (by subscription) is available at http://www.icenetwork.com, in addition to a slew of photos and articles about the events.
A personal shoutout to my rinkmates, Cassie Andrews & Nicholas Anderson who stand currently in first heading into tonight’s Novice Freeskate. Best of luck!
On to the predictions. These do not reflect who I personally want to medal, but who I believe will based on season scores, program content and past results. If someone has a “*” then I believe that despite the place I have put them in, I believe they have serious potential to medal (place 1-4).
SENIOR LADIES
| 1 | -Rachael Flatt* |
| 2 | -Alissa Cziny* |
| 3 | -Ashley Wagner* |
| 4 | -Caroline Zhang* |
| 5 | -Angela Maxwell* |
| 6 | -Mirai Nagasu* |
| 7 | -Becky Bereswill* |
| 8 | -Alexe Gilles* |
| 9 | -Bebe Liang* |
| 10 | -Kristine Musademba* |
| 11 | -Katrina Hacker* |
| 12 | -Jolle Forte |
| 13 | -Blake Rosenthal |
| 14 | -Laney Diggs |
| 15 | -Brittney Rizo |
| 16 | -Taylor Firth |
| 17 | -Karen Zhou |
| 18 | -Chrissy Hughes |
| 19- | Molly Oberstar |
| 20 | -Tatyana Khazova |
| 21 | -Melissa Telecky |
| 22 | -Brittney Westrdrop |
| 23 | -Tenile Victorsen |
| W | Kimmie Meissner (predicted 10th before withdraw) |
| W | Emily Hughes (predicted 15th before withdraw) |
| 1 | -Johnny Weir* |
| 2 | -Jeremy Abbot* |
| 3 | -Evan Lysachek* |
| 4 | -Stephen Carriere* |
| 5 | -Ryan Bradley* |
| 6 | -Adam Rippon* |
| 7 | -Brandon Mroz* |
| 8 | -Parker Pennington |
| 9 | -Shaun Rogers |
| 10 | -Dennis Phan |
| 11 | -Eliot Halverson |
| 12 | -Curran Oi |
| 13 | -Scott Smith |
| 14 | -Tommy Steenberg |
| 15 | -Douglas Razzano |
| 16 | -Nicholas LaRoche |
| 17 | -Jon Cassar |
| 18 | -Jason Wang |
| 19 | -William Brewster |
| 1 | -McLaughlin & Brubaker* |
| 2 | -Inoue & Baldwin* |
| 3 | -Evora & Ladwig* |
| 4 | -Vise & Trent* |
| 5 | -Castile & Okolski* |
| 6 | -Yankowskas & Coughlin* |
| 7 | -Denney & Barret* |
| 8 | -Katz & Lynch* |
| 9 | -Davis & Merritt |
| 10 | -Trombley & Ibarra |
| 11 | -Best & Young |
| 12 | -Guillen & Curzon |
| 13 | -Butler & Jacobson |
| 14 | -Brunn & Baldwin |
| 15 | -Paetsch & Meekins |
| 16 | -Lepsinzki & Burgess |
| 17- | Moore & Gaumond |
| 18 | -Moyle & Pottenger |
| 19 | -Kuban & Elefante |
| 1 | -Davis & White* |
| 2 | -Samuelson & Bates* |
| 3 | -Navarro & Bommentre* |
| 4 | -Summersett & Gilles* |
| 5 | -Hubbell & Hubbell* |
| 6- | Webster & Barantsev* |
| 7 | -Matthews & Gislason* |
| 8 | -Maxwell & Traxler |
| 9 | -Kriengkrairut & Giulletti-Schmitt |
| 10 | -Pratt & Obzanzky |
| 11 | -Farrell & Fishpaw |
| 12 | -Perino & Avila |
| 13 | -Corry & Lorello |
| 14 | -Cyders & Krasniak |
| 15 | -Ratko & Harris |
| W | Belbin & Agosto |
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