2014 U.S. Adult Championships - Hyannis MA

I am finally home from Cape Cod and Adult Nationals (AN's as we like to call it).  When I think about how close I came to canceling my trip and not going I am so glad that I talked myself into it.
I can't take all the credit however, my skating friends here and online all convinced me I would regret not going and being there no matter what happened on the ice.

What happened on the ice was a complete miracle to me.  I don't have the video yet of the three events, but here is what happened on paper:

Despite a fall on my first (Flip) jump when my knee "blew" - and a hand down after my Lutz, I still managed to get 1st place.   I really could not believe it when I was told.  I didn't see everyone else skate because I was SO NERVOUS I could hardly keep from throwing up before I skated and afterwards I was exhausted! There were 3 groups of 5 skaters (1 w/d) I was in the final warm up group, but 1st to skate after warm ups.  My coach was really happy with all the 1st place ordinals by 6 of 7 judges.  

2014 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships

Adult Bronze Ladies 4

Final Standings

Place	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Maj.	Tie Br.
1.	Diane Rudnick, Lilac City FSC	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	6/1
2.	Sheila Gaillard, Individual Member	9	2	2	2	2	2	2	6/2
3.	Suzie Weaver, Colonial FSC	6	1	3	3	3	9	6	4/3
4.	Melissa Parker, All Year FSC	12	11	4	4	4	3	7	4/4
5.	Johanna Ehrmann, SC of Natick	2	6	5	5	5	4	3	6/5
6.	Sharon Silberman-Hummels, Individual Member	5	7	9	6	6	5	5	5/6
7.	Jane Koehler, University of Delawar...	4	5	6	10	6	11	10	4/6
8.	Terryl Allen, Albuquerque FSC	8	8	7	7	12	10	4	5/8
9.	Erica Rand, North Atlantic FSC	13	13	8	8	9	6	11	4/9
10.	Elizabeth Fukushima, Individual Member	3	10	10	12	8	7	12	5/10	TOM 38
11.	Terry Williams, Penguin FSC	10	4	12	11	10	8	8	5/10	TOM 40
12.	Vicki Busch, Los Angeles FSC	7	9	11	9	11	13	13	5/11
13.	Kymberle McElwee, The Skating Club of S...	11	12	13	13	13	12	9	4/12
14.	Susan Sharon, Richmond FSC	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	7/14
	Nancy Hughes, SC of Central New York									Withdrawn

Panel of Officials for the Free Skating

Function	Name	Hometown
Referee	Gerald Miele	Greenville, RI
Assistant Referee
Accountant	Esther Winslow	Chatham, MA
Judge 1	Janice Anderson	Maple Grove, MN
Judge 2	Roberta Parkinson	McMurray, PA
Judge 3	Kim Downing	Tulsa, OK
Judge 4	Deborah Hagenauer	Allentown, PA
Judge 5	Paula Naughton	Vancover, WA
Judge 6	Terri Levine	San Diego, CA
Judge 7	Alison Arnold	Duxbury, MA
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Last Updated: Wed, Apr 09, 2014, 06:54PM (Competition local time)

After a day off the ice and some sight seeing around Cape Cod with my hubby and a round of 18 holes of golf at the Par3 course in Hyannis I came back on Friday with my Dramatic Skate and wound up on the podium again!  Beat by "Wonder Woman", Sandra Flanagan who looked amazing.  It's really hard to watch anyone skate when you are waiting your turn and trying to stay warm and focused.  I look forward to watching all the videos when ICENETWORK finishes posting them.

2014 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships

Adult Bronze Dramatic Skate 4

Final Standings

Place	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Maj.	Tie Br.
1.	Sandra Flanagan, Starz Of Houston FSC	3	2	1	1	3	1	3	4/2
2.	Diane Rudnick, Lilac City FSC	1	5	3	2	2	3	4	5/3
3.	Brian Hemenway, St. Moritz ISC	2	4	6	5	1	4	1	5/4	TOM 12
4.	Vicki Busch, Los Angeles FSC	4	1	2	4	4	7	5	5/4	TOM 15
5.	Thom Mullins, Body Zone FSC	6	7	4	3	5	2	2	4/4
6.	Melissa Parker, All Year FSC	5	6	5	7	6	6	6	6/6
7.	Karen Watson, Richmond FSC	7	3	7	6	7	5	7	7/7
8.	Cindy Mullarkey, Bay Country FSC	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	4/8
9.	Elizabeth Fukushima, Individual Member	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	7/9
	Ben Daidone, All Year FSC									Withdrawn

Panel of Officials for the Showcase

Function	Name	Hometown
Referee	Alexander Enzmann	Stow, MA
Assistant Referee
Accountant	Suzanne Schlecht	Fond du Lac, WI
Judge 1	Richard Kern	Peoria, IL
Judge 2	Eric Hampton	Marquette, MI
Judge 3	Roberta Parkinson	McMurray, PA
Judge 4	Susan Miller	Havertown, PA
Judge 5	Judith Reiner	Arlington, VA
Judge 6	Joyce Komperda	Menomonee Falls, WI
Judge 7	Terri Levine	San Diego, CA
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Last Updated: Fri, Apr 11, 2014, 02:08PM (Competition local time)

On Saturday I had my final skate in Light Entertainment.   Again, shocked beyond belief to take the Gold and get 1st place.  As you will see both Light Entertainment and Dramatic categories both now include both genders.   This year they changed the rules and put these two categories under the "Showcase" guidelines which do not have separate mens/ladies categories.  Personally I don't like it, nor do I like the "showcase" guidelines that allow us to use props on the ice.  To me it's too theatrical and takes away from the skating... but that's just me.   There were some really wild and fabulous costumes and themes in both categories. 

2014 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships

Adult Bronze Light Entertainment Skate 4

Final Standings

Place	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Maj.	Tie Br.
1.	Diane Rudnick, Lilac City FSC	5	2	1	1	1	7	2	5/2	TOM 7
2.	Thom Mullins, Body Zone FSC	3	1	3	2	2	2	1	5/2	TOM 8
3.	Brian Hemenway, St. Moritz ISC	4	3	2	3	3	3	5	5/3
4.	Sandra Flanagan, Starz Of Houston FSC	1	4	7	4	4	6	8	4/4
5.	Sharon Silberman-Hummels, Individual Member	2	8	6	6	5	5	4	4/5	TOM 16
6.	Johanna Ehrmann, SC of Natick	6	5	4	5	7	3	9	4/5	TOM 17
7.	Cindy Mullarkey, Bay Country FSC	8	6	5	7	6	1	6	5/6
8.	Cheryl Croll, Individual Member	7	7	9	9	9	8	3	4/8	TOM 25
9.	Elizabeth Fukushima, Individual Member	9	9	8	8	8	9	7	4/8	TOM 31

Panel of Officials for the Showcase

Function	Name	Hometown
Referee	Lisa Erle*	Dublin, CA
Assistant Referee
Accountant	Suzanne Schlecht	Fond du Lac, WI
Judge 1	Debbie Griffin	Colorado Springs, CO
Judge 2	Anne Marie Murphy	Sunfish Lake, MN
Judge 3	Susan Miller	Havertown, PA
Judge 4	Kim Downing	Tulsa, OK
Judge 5	Roberta Parkinson	McMurray, PA
Judge 6	Judith Reiner	Arlington, VA
Judge 7	Paula Naughton	Vancover, WA
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Last Updated: Sat, Apr 12, 2014, 11:34AM (Competition local time)