Congratulations to our 2018 Eastern and Pacific Sectional Champions!
The 2018 Eastern and 2018 Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championships concluded Sunday, November 19th in Boxborough, Massachusetts and Spokane, Washington.
Eleven SCNY skaters qualified to compete December 29, 2017 to January 7, 2018 at the 2018 United States Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, California. In addition, eight SCNY skaters earned byes. Congratulations, all participants!
| Skater | Event | Sectional | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ma | Senior Men | Eastern | Bronze |
| Audrey Shin | Junior Ladies | Eastern | Silver |
| Nadine Wang (SCNY) and Spencer Howe (LAFSC) | Junior Pairs | Eastern | Gold |
| Ainsley Peterson (All Year FSC) and Griffin Schwab (SCNY) | Junior Pairs | Pacific Coast | Silver |
| Chloe Lewis (All Year FSC) and Logan Bye (SCNY) | Junior Dance | Pacific Coast | Gold |
| Violeta Ushakova | Novice Ladies | Eastern | Silver |
| Oona and Gage Brown | Novice Dance | Eastern | Gold |
| Sylvia Wong (All Year FSC) and Zachary LoPinto (SCNY) | Juvenile Pairs | Pacific Coast | Silver |
| Dalila DeLaura (SCNY) and Ryan Xie (SC Central NJ) | Juvenile Pairs | Eastern | Bronze |
| Ariana LoPinto (SCNY) and Danil Slianytsia (All Year FSC) | Intermediate Pairs | Pacific Coast | Fifth |
| The following SCNY skaters received byes to Nationals: | |
|---|---|
| Adam Rippon – Senior Men | Grant Hochstein – Senior Men |
| Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani – Senior Dance | Haven Denney (SCNY) and Brandon Frazier (All Year FSC) – Senior Pairs |
| Ashley Cain (SCNY) and Timothy LeDuc (Eastern Iowa FSC, SCNY assoc. member)- Senior Pairs | Erika Smith (SCNY) and AJ Reiss (LAFSC) – Senior Pairs |
| Christina Carreira (SCNY) and Anthony Ponomarenko (FSCSF) – Junior Dance | |