US Junior Champ's - Dale City VA (Jan 27-29, 2012)

[Laura (Lori)]

This thread will be used for discussion and trip-planning for US Junior Championships - Dale City, VA (January 27-29, 2012).

Discuss any topics related to this event - trip-planning, pre-competition, post-competition, and 'Game Day' chat!

Before making travel arrangements, always double-check with USS and ISU official schedules.

For those who are planning to attend the event, pertinent information gathered on this thread - as it becomes available - will be summarized IN THIS ORIGINAL POST for quick-reference.

Please share any info that will be of help those who will be attending the event and/or following along online!

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KNOWN INFO:

MEDIA LINKS; TV COVERAGE; WEBCASTS, LIVE FAN CHAT, ETC.:

As always, we'll be chatting here at BB, and we'll link to any other info we can find!

Tony Chung will be doing a Live Stream (starting at about 10:30-11am each day) at the following link:

www.ustream.tv/channel/shorttrackhdusjuniors2012

He often Tweets results in addition to the ustream chat, but it seems that most of the action lately has been on the ustream chat - in any case, here's his Twitter link:

twitter.com/#!/shorttrackhd

USS will most certainly be posting updates on their Facebook/Twitter/TeamUSA.org pages throughout the weekend:

www.facebook.com/USSpeedskating?ref=ts#!/USSpeedskating
www.twitter.com/USSpeedskating

LINKS TO WATCH FOR MORE INFO:

webpoint.usspeedskating.org/files/Event_PDFs/1975_Event_Info.pdf

US Speedskating - www.usspeedskating.org
USS Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/USSpeedskating?ref=ts#!/USSpeedskating

PARTICIPATING SKATERS:

See the following BB post for the final list of skaters:
therockerforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=trips&thread=840&page=1#10649

EVENT SCHEDULE AND TIME ZONE CONVERSIONS:
Washington, DC is in the Eastern Time Zone.
Action starts all 3 days between 10:30-11am EST

VENUE INFORMATION:

Prince William Ice Center
5180 Dale Blvd
Woodbridge, VA 22193
703-730-8423

www.pwice.com/page/show/326137-home

Take I-95 to Dale City Exit (156). Follow signs to Dale City. The exit ramp will merge on to Dale Blvd. Travel approx. 4.5 miles on Dale Blvd. Prince William Ice Center will be on your right.

TICKET INFO:

No info available

HOTEL SUGGESTIONS & INFO:

Fairfield Inn & Suites - Potomac Mills
2610 Prince William Parkway
Woodbridge, VA 22192
[phone]
(6.1 miles from venue)

'PRACTICAL' INFO - CLOTHING, CAMERAS, WHAT TO BRING, WHAT NOT TO BRING...

See the 'Your Personal Gameplan' page at our Rocker-U.net website for this info:

www.rocker-u.net/personal_game_plan.htm

HOW TO MEET UP WITH OTHER FANS OR MAKE CARPOOLING/ROOMSHARING CONNECTIONS:

If you're going to the event and are looking to make meet-up or cost-sharing arrangements, let us know on this thread - if others are interested, you can discuss the details via our Private Message feature.

TRANSPORTATION TIPS (GROUND AND AIR):

Closest Major Airport:
Reagan National Airport (DCA) - about 22 miles from hotel

Alternate airport:
Dulles International Airport (IAD) - about 31 miles from hotel

WEATHER REPORTS:

Average temps in late January are highs in the mid 40's, and lows in the high-20's. You can start checking weather forecasts about 10 days ahead of the competition at the following link:

www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USDC0001?role=

[Laura (Lori)]

I recently heard that Junior US Championships will NOT be held in Pittsburgh on Jan 27-29, 2012.

Location (and possibly dates) are pending, but a decision should be made soon.

[Laura (Lori)]

They found an alternate venue! Just this afternoon, USS announced:

ST Junior Nationals Update: We are pleased to announce that Juniors will now be held in the Washington D.C. area at the Prince William Ice Center in Dale City, VA January 27-29. More information coming soon. Thanks for your patience while we secured a new venue. We look forward to seeing athletes, families and friends in Dale City next month.

'Looks like the dates will be the same, just a venue change. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I saw somewhere that this is the replacement facility for the one that collapsed in Feb 2010 at AmCup 3:

therockerforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=20092010&action=display&thread=538

If so, 'way to go, Dale City, in getting back in business so soon after your 2010 misfortune - and for stepping up on short notice to host this meet!

Not sure what this will mean for any who have already booked flights to Pittsburgh. It's about a 5-hour drive from Pittsburgh to Dale City - but I suppose it's better than driving to Milwaukee or SLC!

Hopefully the airlines will be kind...

[Laura (Lori)]

Now that the venue has been set, signups are starting for Junior US Championships. The deadline is January 17, 2012. You can follow the signups here:

webpoint.usspeedskating.org/wp/Events/ViewMeet.asp?EventID=1975&isPopup=true&Template=Event+Entries

More event info can be found at:

webpoint.usspeedskating.org/files/Event_PDFs/1975_Event_Info.pdf

The OP (Original Post) has been updated with this and all other known info.

[Laura (Lori)]

Big weekend coming up for the Juniors - My GOODNESS, there are a lot of signups! (Trying for 4 slots per gender)

Tony will prolly be streaming - I'll post the link when it becomes available. We'll also be chatting here, and posting highlights!

See the Original Post for a summary of all the known info about the event.

Here's the lineup:

Ladies
Carlijn Wagenaar
Rachel Stewart
Sarah Rhim
Elizabeth Richards
April Shin
Abagail Bloomer
Hyunsoo Chung
Lauren Ziegelmayer
You Young Chea
Sophie Mittelstadt
Margaret Dever
Grace Dever
Amanda Trimble
Danbi So
Sarah Warren
Kendal Pumphrey
Aileen Song
Kazia Cooper
Monica Sohn
Stella Yi
Taylor Wentz
Sarah Chen
Valeria Demshin
Alaina Fiorenza
Abigail Marquard
Esther Munoz
Alexis Burkholder
Rebecca Barolli
Kristen Santos
Jacqueline Chen
Ah Hyun Kim
Sara Thrall

Men
John-Henry Krueger
Joshua Cummings
James Rodowsky
Benjamin Oh
Jonathan Heo
Chan Jung Kim
Joseph Kitae Lee
Adam Callister
Wu-Seok Choi
Harrison Sincavage
Kiyoon Ko
Brandon Blackley
Tyler Kroll
Harshaan Athwal
Zachary Araneta
Kyungmin Jang
Hannel So
Kyle Parshall
TJ Vongkovit
Nathan Hewitt
David Skoda
James Luft
Aaron Tran
Ryan Pivirotto
Joonhyung Hyun
Soo An Yoo
Christian No
Jared Wood
Edwin Park
Stephen Muir
Adam Horeth
Ross Opeka
Evan Opeka
Michael Koenig
Nathaniel Frazier
Aaron Heo
WooSeok Chae
Ian Quinn
Claude Gilbert
Jae Kun Yoo
Stephen Meyer
Chandler King
Benjamin Thornock
Brett Perry
Shaner LeBauer

[Laura (Lori)]

Tony WILL be streaming Jr. US Championships this weekend - he Tweeted that the internet in the rink is great!

Ladies 1000M time trials start tomorrow at 10:40am EST, 7:40am PST, followed by the men.

Tony gives the following times for his broadcasts to start:

Friday - around 10:30-11:00am till 5:30pm EST
Saturday & Sunday - around 10:30-11am till 4:30pm EST

He has posted pairings for the time trials on his Twitter.

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Here's the link to the Live Stream:

www.ustream.tv/channel/shorttrackhdusjuniors2012

... and his Twitter:

twitter.com/#!/shorttrackHD

Tune in to see which 4 men and which 4 ladies will represent the USA at Jr. World Championships in Australia!

[Laura (Lori)]

They're doing the Ladies Time Trials now - they're not announcing times, so we may have to wait till it's all over to see who advances.

The Top 16 will compete in Group 1, and those are the only ones who have a shot to go to Worlds.

I had been wondering why Thomas Hong wasn't competing, but it looks like he missed the age cutoff for Group 1 by just a day or two...

[Laura (Lori)]

Top 16 for the Ladies:

1 Sarah Chen
2 Jacqueline Chen
3 Rachel Stewart
4 Lexi Burkholder
5 Sally (You Young) Chea
6 Kendal Pumphrey
7 Kristen Santos
8 Sarah Warren
9 Alaina Fiorenza
10 Hyunsoo Chung
11 Sara Thrall
12 Abigail Bloomer
13 Lauren Ziegelmayer
14 Margaret Dever
15 Abigail Marquard
16 Carlijin Wagenaar

[Laura (Lori)]

Men's Top 16:

1 John-Henry Krueger
2 James Rodowsky
3 Adam Callister
4 Claude Gilbert
5 Soo An Yoo
6 Edwin Park
7 Brett Perry
8 Shaner LeBauer
9 Jared Wood
10 Aaron Tran
11 Joshua Cummings
12 Jae Kun Yoo
13 Tyler Kroll
14 Ian Quinn
15 Ryan Pivirotto
16 Brandon Blackey

Many thanks to Tony Chung for posting the results - you can follow them at his Google Docs link (see the tabs at the bottom to switch between events).

docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkKaRsNHioRqdGVpQ3JhS3dtVDMyRndfSEhFWVJDeVE#gid=0

[Laura (Lori)]

Here are the Top 4 after Day 1 (2 events: 9-Lap Time Trial & 4-Lap Time Trial):

LADIES
1) Sarah Chen
2) Jacqueline Chen
3) Sally (Yoo Young) Chea
4) Rachel Stewart

MEN
1) John-Henry Krueger
2) James Rodowsky
3) Claude Gilbert
4) Adam Callister

Here's Tony's results spreadsheet (click the tabs at the bottom to switch between events):
docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkKaRsNHioRqdGVpQ3JhS3dtVDMyRndfSEhFWVJDeVE#gid=0

The broadcast will start again tomorrow morning at about 10:30-11:00am EST.

[Laura (Lori)]

The Top 4 after Day 2 (Time Trials, 1500M and 500M):

LADIES
1) Sarah Chen
2) Sally Chea
3) Kendal Pumphrey
4) Jacqueline Chen

MEN
1) John-Henry Krueger
2) James Rodowsky
3) Adam Callister
4) Claude Gilbert

Sadly, there were two skaters who had to be transported today. Harrison Sincavage was the scariest. He was face-down and not moving when the paramedics got to him - word is that he's gonna be okay, but they're running some tests. The other one was a girl - Abigail? She went in feet first and messed up a knee, I think...

[Laura (Lori)]

Reminder - the Jr. US Championships broadcast is Live now!

www.ustream.tv/channel/shorttrackhdusjuniors2012

[Laura (Lori)]

Here's your Junior National team, headin' Down Under next month!

LADIES
1) Sarah Chen - Jr. National Champion (her first)
2) Sally (Yoo Young) Chea
3) Kendal Pumphrey
4) Jacqueline Chen

MEN
1) John-Henry Krueger - Jr. National Champion (his second)
2) Claude Gilbert
3) James Rodowsky
4) Adam Callister

Top 3 skate individual events - 4th skater participates in the relay.

Two years ago, Sarah and John-Henry were the 4th-place skaters on the Jr. team - today they became champions (John-Henry for the second time), and they have both competed in World Cups with the Senior National Team.

Enjoy OZ, all!

[Laura (Lori)]

A few personal notes - we're thankful that John-Henry Krueger was able to compete in this event. As a member of the National Team, he's truly 'burning the candle at both ends'.

The National team has already arrived in Moscow for World Cup 5 - at the end of this competition, JH hot-footed it out of town to join them!

On his return from WC's 5 & 6, he'll be jettin' off to Australia for Jr. Worlds, then (possibly, if selected) a return trip to Shanghai for the World Championships. Busy guy!

Sarah Chen had a significant ankle injury at US Championships (just about 3 weeks ago) - so much so that she did not compete further and did not make the World Cup team as a result.

You'd never have guessed it from her FLAWLESS performance this weekend! However, when she had the Jr. US Championship 'locked up', she elected to not skate the 1500M Superfinal to give that ankle a rest... good call!

Another personal story: Kendal Pumphrey lost her grandfather on Friday, and was competing with a heavy heart. She was skating in his memory, and we're so proud that she succeeded, and will be competing in all the individual events in Australia. He was surely the 'angel on your shoulder', m'dear!

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Coming out of the flu fog. Thanks for the updates Lori. I think I slept all weekend!