U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPSSalt Lake City, Utah
December 20-22, 2012
For complete results:
www.usspeedskating.org/sites/default/files/combined_document_6.pdfThis competition determined the new National Team for the Winter World Cups and the World Championships - the top 5 go to the World Cups,
plus one skater selected by committee. The top 4 go to the World Championships,
plus one skater selected by committee.
The new US Champions are:
Ladies –
LANA GEHRING (her second)
Men –
J.R. CELSKI (his first)
FOR THE WORLD CUPS:LADIES:
Lana Gehring
Emily Scott
Alyson Dudek
Jessica Smith
Sarah Chen
Kimberly Derrick (discretionary selection)
MEN:J.R. Celski
Chris Creveling
Jeff Simon
Eddy Alvarez
Travis Jayner
Kyle Carr (discretionary selection)
FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:LADIES:(the ladies qualified the maximum of 3 for individual events)
Lana Gehring – individual events
Alyson Dudek – individual events
Jessica Smith – individual events
Emily Scott - relay
Sarah Chen - relay (discretionary selection)
MEN:(the men have qualified only 2 for individual events)
J.R. Celski – individual events
Chris Creveling – individual events
Jeff Simon - relay
Eddy Alvarez – relay
One more relay skater will be added based on performances at the winter World Cups
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How the competition was run: All skaters participated in a 9-lap time trial on Day 1. The top 16 skaters per gender moved on to the 4-Lap Time Trial and skated in all races for the rest of the competition, with a chance to make the National Team.
Those who did not make the Top 16 in the 9-Lap Time Trial have the chance to compete in Group 2, as long as there are at least 4 skaters competing. In this case, there weren’t enough ladies to have a Group 2 competition.
The final race of the day is the 3000M. Points are awarded as in other races, except that the skater who is in first place after 1000M (9 laps) gets a bonus of 150 points. (This was done in order to encourage a faster pace in this typically long, slow race.)
If a skater incurs a Penalty, he/she gets points equal to last place in the heat where the infraction occurred, and does not continue in that distance.
Points are awarded in all events
except the relay (which is an exhibition) – Time Trials give one-half the points of the other races.
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ON THE PODIUM:LADIES:OVERALL
Gold: Lana Gehring
Silver: Emily Scott
Bronze: Alyson Dudek
9-LAP TIME TRIAL
Gold: Lana Gehring
Silver: Emily Scott
Bronze: Alyson Dudek
4-LAP TIME TRIAL
Gold: Alyson Dudek
Silver: Lana Gehring
Bronze: Emily Scott
1500M
Gold: Lana Gehring
Silver: Emily Scott
Bronze: Jessica Smith
500M
Gold: Lana Gehring
Silver: Alyson Dudek
Bronze: Jessica Smith
1000M
Gold: Lana Gehring
Silver: Alyson Dudek
Bronze: Emily Scott
3000M
Gold: Lana Gehring
Silver: Emily Scott
Bronze: Alyson Dudek
MEN:OVERALL
Gold: J.R. Celski
Silver: Chris Creveling
Bronze: Jeff Simon
9-LAP TIME TRIAL
Gold: J.R. Celski
Silver: Chris Creveling
Bronze: Kyle Carr
4-LAP TIME TRIAL
Gold: J.R. Celski
Silver: Jeff Simon
Bronze: Chris Creveling
1500M
Gold: J.R. Celski
Silver: Jeff Simon
Bronze: Travis Jayner
500M
Gold: J.R. Celski
Silver: Chris Creveling
Bronze: Eddy Alvarez
1000M
Gold: Chris Creveling
Silver: Jeff Simon
Bronze: Kyle Carr
3000M
First: J.R. Celski
Second: Chris Creveling
Third: Eddy Alvarez
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OVERALL RESULTS:LADIES:
1) Lana Gehring (1st last year)
2) Emily Scott (4th last year)
3) Alyson Dudek (2nd last year)
4) Jessica Smith (3rd last year)
5) Sarah Chen (12th last year)
6) Kimberly Derrick (6th last year)
7) Allison Baver (did not skate this event last year)
8) Tamara Frederick (7th last year)
9) You Young (Sally) Chea (did not skate this event last year)
10) Katy Ralston (did not skate this event last year)
11) Lexi Burkholder (did not skate this event last year)
12) Jerebelle Yutangco (11th last year)
13) Kristen Santos (did not skate this event last year)
14) Lauren Ziegelmayer (did not skate this event last year)
15) Sara Thrall (did not skate this event last year)
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MEN:
1) J.R. Celski (did not skate this event last year)
2) Chris Creveling (7th last year)
3) Jeff Simon (did not skate this event last year)
4) Eddy Alvarez (did not skate this event last year)
5) Kyle Carr (5th last year)
6) Travis Jayner (2nd last year)
7) Keith Carroll, Jr. (14th last year)
8) Cole Krueger (12th last year)
9) Robert Lawrence (10th last year)
10) Adam Callister (11th last year)
11) John-Henry Krueger (4th last year)
12) Aaron Tran (did not skate this event last year)
13) Ian Quinn (did not skate this event last year)
14) Landon Hatfield (9th last year)
15) Soo An Yoo (last year he was 20th and didn’t advance past the 9LTT)
16) Jake Powers (did not skate this event last year)
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DID NOT ADVANCE; SKATED IN GROUP 2 (in order of finish in 9LTT)
17) Casey Mullarkey (skated in Group 2 last year)
18) Kyle Uyehara (13th last year)
19) Michael Burdekin (16th last year)
20) Brett Perry (skated in Group 2 last year)
21) Kevin Geminder (skated in Group 2 last year)
22) Tyler Kroll (did not skate this event last year)
23) Shaner LeBauer (did not skate this event last year)
24) Stephen Muir (did not skate this event last year)
25) Jae Kun Yoo (skated in Group 2 last year)
26) Matthew Lai (did not skate this event last year)
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INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:HOW DID YOUR FAVORITE SKATER DO?DNS = Did Not Skate; DNF = Did Not Finish; TT = Time Trial; PEN = Penalty; QF = Quarterfinal; SF = Semifinal
(A) = A Final; (B) = B Final; (C) = C Final; (D) = D Final
LADIES:BAVER, Allison – 7th Overall; 9LTT – 7th; 4LTT – 9th; 1500M – PEN (SF); 500M – 2nd (C); 1000M – 1st (B); 3000M – 6th (A)
BURKHOLDER, Lexi – 11th Overall; 9LTT – 9th; 4LTT – 12th; 1500M – PEN (B); 500M – 1st (C); 1000M – 2nd (C); 3000M – 3rd (B)
CHEA, Yoo Young (Sally) – 9th Overall; 9LTT – 12th; 4LTT – 7th; 1500M – 5th (B); 500M – 2nd (B); 1000M – 1st (C); 3000M – 1st (B)
CHEN, Sarah – 5th Overall; 9LTT – 5th; 4LTT – 5th; 1500M – 4th (A); 500M – PEN (SF); 1000M – 4th (A); 3000M – 5th (A)
DERRICK, Kimberly – 6th Overall; 9LTT – 4th; 4LTT – 6th; 1500M – 5th (A); 500M – 1st (B); 1000M – 2nd (B); 3000M – 7th (A)
DUDEK, Alyson – 3rd Overall; 9LTT – 3rd; 4LTT – 1st; 1500M – PEN (A); 500M – 2nd (A); 1000M – 2nd (A); 3000M – 3rd (A)
FREDERICK, Tamara – 8th Overall; 9LTT – 10th; 4LTT – 10th; 1500M – 1st (B); 500M – 3rd (C); 1000M – 3rd (B); 3000M – 8th (A)
GEHRING, Lana – 1st Overall; 9LTT – 1st; 4LTT – 2nd; 1500M – 1st (A); 500M – 1st (A); 1000M – 1st (A); 3000M – 1st (A)
RALSTON, Katy – 10th Overall; 9LTT – 8th; 4LTT – 8th; 1500M – 2nd (B); 500M – 3rd (B); 1000M – PEN (QF); 3000M – 2nd (B)
SANTOS, Kristen – 13th Overall; 9LTT – 13th; 4LTT – 13th; 1500M – 4th (B); 500M – 4th (C); 1000M – 3rd (C); 3000M – 4th (B)
SCOTT, Emily – 2nd Overall; 9LTT – 2nd; 4LTT – 3rd; 1500M – 2nd (A); 500M – 4th (A); 1000M – 3rd (A); 3000M – 2nd (A)
SMITH, Jessica – 4th Overall; 9LTT – 6th; 4LTT – 4th; 1500M – 3rd (A); 500M – 3rd (A); 1000M – PEN (SF); 3000M – 4th (A)
THRALL, Sara – 15th Overall; 9LTT – 15th; 4LTT – 15th; 1500M – 1st (C); 500M – 2nd (D); 1000M – DNS (D); 3000M – 5th (B) Note: Sara was the only skater in the D Final, so it was not contested.
YUTANGCO, Jerebelle – 12th Overall; 9LTT – 11th; 4LTT – 11th; 1500M – 3rd (B); 500M – 1st (D); 1000M – 4th (C); 3000M – 6th (B)
ZIEGELMAYER, Lauren – 14th Overall; 9LTT – 14th; 4LTT – 14th; 1500M – 2nd (C); 500M – 3rd (D); 1000M – 4th (B); 3000M – 7th (B)
MEN:ALVAREZ, Eddy – 4th Overall; 9LTT – 9th; 4LTT – 6th; 1500M – 4th (A); 500M – 3rd (A); 1000M – 2nd (B); 3000M – 3rd (A)
BURDEKIN, Michael – 19th Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group B
CALLISTER, Adam – 10th Overall; 9LTT – 4th; 4LTT – 10th; 1500M – 5th (B); 500M – 3rd (B); 1000M – 1st (C); 3000M – 3rd (B)
CARR, Kyle – 5th Overall; 9LTT – 3rd; 4LTT – 7th; 1500M – 3rd (B); 500M – 1st (C); 1000M – 3rd (A); 3000M – 4th (A)
CARROLL Jr., Keith – 7th Overall; 9LTT – 6th; 4LTT – 4th; 1500M – 1st (B); 500M – PEN (B); 1000M – 3rd (B); 3000M – PEN (A)
CELSKI, J.R. – 1st Overall; 9LTT – 1st; 4LTT – 1st; 1500M – 1st (A); 500M – 1st (A); 1000M – 1st (B); 3000M – 1st (A)
CREVELING, Chris – 2nd Overall; 9LTT – 2nd; 4LTT – 3rd; 1500M – PEN (A); 500M – 2nd (A); 1000M – 1st (A); 3000M – 2nd (A)
GEMINDER, Kevin – 21st Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group 2
HATFIELD, Landon – 14th Overall; 9LTT – 14th; 4LTT – 13th; 1500M – 3rd (C); 500M – PEN (SF); 1000M – 2nd (C); 3000M – 8th (B)
JAYNER, Travis – 6th Overall; 9LTT – 10th; 4LTT – 5th; 1500M – 3rd (A); 500M – PEN (C); 1000M – 4th (A); 3000M – 5th (A)
KROLL, Tyler –22nd Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group 2. Tyler has not yet skated ST in Group 1, so he does not have a thread here at BB.
KRUEGER, Cole – 8th Overall; 9LTT – 12th; 4LTT – 11th; 1500M – 5th (A); 500M – 2nd (C); 1000M – 4th (B); 3000M – 6th (A)
KRUEGER, John-Henry – 11th Overall; 9LTT – 7th; 4LTT – 8th; 1500M – 4th (B); 500M – 3rd (C); 1000M – PEN (QF); 3000M – 1st (B)
LAI, Matthew –26th Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group 2. Matt has not yet skated ST in Group 1, so he does not have a thread here at BB.
LAWRENCE, Robert – 9th Overall; 9LTT – 8th; 4LTT – 9th; 1500M – 2nd (B); 500M – 1st (B); 1000M – PEN (QF); 3000M – 2nd (B)
LeBAUER, Shaner – 23rd Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group 2
MUIR, Stephen –24th Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group 2. Stephen has not yet skated ST in Group 1, so he does not have a thread here at BB.
MULLARKEY, Casey – 17th Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group 2
PERRY, Brett – 20th Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group 2
POWERS, Jake – 16th Overall; 9LTT – 15th; 4LTT – 12th; 1500M – 4th (C); 500M – 1st (D); 1000M – 1st (D); 3000M – 7th (B)
QUINN, Ian – 13th Overall; 9LTT – 13th; 4LTT – 15th; 1500M – 1st (C); 500M – 3rd (D); 1000M – 5th (B); 3000M – 4th (B)
SIMON, Jeff – 3rd Overall; 9LTT – 5th; 4LTT – 2nd; 1500M – 2nd (A); 500M – 4th (A); 1000M – 2nd (A); 3000M – 7th (A)
TRAN, Aaron – 12th Overall; 9LTT – 11th; 4LTT – 14th; 1500M – 6th (B); 500M – 2nd (B); 1000M – 3rd (C); 3000M – 5th (B)
UYEHARA, Kyle – 18th Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group 2
YOO, Jae Kun – 25th Overall in 9LTT and did not advance; skated in Group 2
YOO, Soo An – 15th Overall; 9LTT – 16th; 4LTT – 16th; 1500M – 2nd (C); 500M – 2nd (D); 1000M – 4th (C); 3000M – 6th (B)