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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2022 0:28:22 GMT
Two-time national champion Alysa Liu, who is considered one of the favorites to represent the U.S. at the Beijing Winter Olympics, withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday morning, the national governing body said.
The news came less than 24 hours after Liu, 16, skated in the short program β placing third behind Mariah Bell and Karen Chen β and hours before she was set to return to the ice for the free skate.
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"Things happen unfortunately but it is what it is," Liu wrote on Instagram. "I'm thankful to U.S. Figure Skating for taking the extra precaution and having the necessary testing facilities to help keep everyone here as safe as possible. I'm feeling good physically and mentally and I'm wishing all the girls good luck for tonight!"
Liu's agent, Yuki Saegusa, told USA TODAY Sports that the skater is "sad" but "has no symptoms." She was tested Friday morning as part of the event's protocols, which require all participants to provide a negative PCR test upon arrival and also take a second COVID-19 test on their fourth day present.
"She will petition to make the Olympic team," Saegusa added.
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2022 2:30:53 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2022 3:57:31 GMT
Final standings after the senior ladies free skate. β€΅οΈ #ToyotaUSChamps2022 1 Mariah Bell - 216.25 (140.70 FS) 2 Karen Chen - 213.85 (139.30 FS) 3 Isabeau Levito - 210.75 (139.75 FS) 4 Gabriella Izzo - 188.11 (120.60 FS)
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2022 14:34:52 GMT
Isabeau Levito, at 14, below the age minimum for the upcoming Olympics, staked out a path toward the 2026 Winter Games by finishing second in the free skate and third overall in her senior national debut.
βMy goal was to win a medal, and here I am,β Levito said.
It was something of a war of attrition, the womenβs singles event at these 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Nashville, with Covid or physical issues eliminating one contender after another.
So it was no surprise that the survivor, Mariah Bell, was a skater who had doggedly stuck it out, season after season, before battling through the free skate Friday to win a first national title in her ninth try.
At 25, Bell also became the oldest U.S. womenβs champion in the 95 years since Beatrix Loughran won at 26 in 1927.
And, most importantly, no matter that the decision wonβt be announced publicly until Saturday afternoon, Bell also claimed a spot on the U.S. team headed to the 2022 Winter Olympics next month in Beijing. The other two places will almost certainly go to Karen Chen, who finished second, and Alysa Liu, forced out of the free skate after testing positive for Covid earlier Friday.
Isabeau Levito, at 14, below the age minimum for the upcoming Olympics, staked out a path toward the 2026 Winter Games by finishing second in the free skate and third overall in her senior national debut.
βMy goal was to win a medal, and here I am,β Levito said.
Levito had the highest technical score on a night when all of the top seven skaters had at least one negative grade of execution.
Wars of attrition usually arenβt pretty.
βIt wasnβt a perfect skate,β Bell said. βI was fighting through it.β
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2022 19:21:44 GMT
Women Gold: Mariah Bell β 216.25 Silver: Karen Chen β 213.85 Bronze: Isabeau Levito β 210.75 4. Gabriella Izzo β 188.11 5. Lindsay Thorngren β 186.38 6. Audrey Shin β 180.58 7. Kate Wang β 178.20 8. Hanna Harrell β 175.66 9. Starr Andrews β 173.04 10. Gracie Gold β 171.92 11. Jill Heiner β 171.54 12. Sierra Venetta β 164.24 13. Rena Ikenishi β 158.69 14. Wren Warne-Jacobsen β 143.39 WD. Amber Glenn WD. Alysa Liu
Pairsβ Short Program 1. Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy LeDuc β 79.39 2. Jessica Calalang/Brian Johnson β 77.48 3. Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov β 68.11 4. Emily Chan/Spencer Howe β 61.94 5. Kate Finster/Matej Silecky β 54.68 6. Katie McBeath/Nathan Bartholomay β 50.11 7. Valentina Plazas/Maximiliano Fernandez β 49.80 8. Sydney Cooke/Keyton Bearinger β 44.28 WD. Alexa Knierim/Brandon Frazier
Rhythm Dance 1. Madison Chock/Evan Bates β 91.94 2. Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue β 89.39 3. Caroline Green/Michael Parsons β 80.85 4. Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker β 79.39 5. Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko β 77.90 6. Emily Bratti/Ian Somerville β 76.70 7. Katarina Wolfkostin/Jeffrey Chen β 75.28 8. Eva Pate/Logan Bye β 73.06 9. Lorraine McNamara/Anton Spiridonov β 73.04 10. Molly Cesanek/Yehor Yehorov β 70.07 11. Raffaella Koncius/Alexey Shchepetov β 52.63 12. Livvy Shilling/Ryan OβDonnell β 50.90 13. Cayla Cottrell/Uladzislau Palkhouski β 49.82 14. Cara Murphy/Joshua Levitt β 40.49 WD. Avonley Nguyen/Grigory Smirnov
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