2017 U.S. Championships Preview: Senior Ladies

Here is my first batch of notes about U.S. Nats...

SENIOR LADIES AT A GLANCE

From Eastern Sectionals…

(all groups are in alphabetical order, not order of finish at Sectionals)

Franchesca Chiera (Panthers FSC) age 19, 4^th time at senior nats, best finish: 12^th (2016) 

Katie McBeath (Westminster FSC of Erie) age 23, 3^rd time at seniors, best finish: 13^th (2016) 

Rebecca Peng (SC of Boston) age 17, SENIOR DEBUT… 4^th Juniors 2016 

Megan Wessenberg (SC of Boston) age 18, SENIOR DEBUT… 3^rd Juniors 2016 

From Midwestern Sectionals…

Amber Glenn (Dallas FSC) age 17, 2^nd time at seniors, best finish: 13^th (2015) 

Tessa Hong (Broadmoor SC) age 14, SENIOR DEBUT… broke ankle in November 2015 

Hannah Miller (Lansing SC) age 20, 5^th time at seniors, best finish: 7^th (2016) 

Ashley Shin (Dallas FSC) age 19, 2^nd time at seniors, best finish: 20^th (2015). Did not qualify last year. 

From Pacific Coast Sectionals…

Paige Rydberg (All Year FSC) age 17, SENIOR DEBUT… 10^th Juniors 2016 

Livvy Shilling (Sun Valley FSC) age ??, SENIOR DEBUT… never qualified for Junior Nats. 

Angela Wang (Salt Lake Figure Skating) age 20, 6^th time at Seniors, best finish: 8^th (2012) xx

Caroline Zhang (All Year FSC) age 23, 9^th time at Seniors, best finish: 3^rd (2009)

Bye (automatically qualified based on 2016 results)

Mariah Bell (Rocky Mountain FSC) age 20, 4^th time at Seniors, best finish: 6^th (2015)

Karen Chen (Peninsula SC) age 17, 3^rd time at Seniors, best finish: 3^rd (2015)

Gracie Gold (Wagon Wheel FSC) age 21, 5^th time at Seniors, best finish: 1^st (2014 & 2016)

Courtney Hicks (All Year FSC) age 21, 5^th time at Seniors, best finish: 4^th (2013)

Mirai Nagasu (Pasadena FSC) age 23, 10^th time at Seniors, best finish: 1^st (2008)

  

Bradie Tennell (Wagon Wheel FSC) age 18, 2^nd time at Seniors, best finish: 6^th (2016) 

Ashley Wagner (SC of Wilmington) age 25, 10^th time at Seniors, best finish: 1^st (2012, 2013, 2015)

Most trips to Seniors: both Wagner and Nagasu are marking their 10^th time this year.

“Most Senior” (aka oldest): Wagner (25)

“Least Senior”: Hong (14)

Withdrawals: Both Polina Edmunds and Tyler Pierce (2^nd and 5^th last year, respectively) are out due to injuries.

Rookies: Peng, Wessenberg, Hong, Rydberg, Shilling

(Don’t Call It A) Comeback: Zhang has been on the same timeline as Wagner and Nagasu, but missed all of last season after undergoing hip surgery.