Other featured skaters included Kelsey Drewel (2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and Vienna Cup competitor), John Coughlin and Lucy Galleher (2003 Japan Junior Grand Prix competitors), and Katie Lee (2003 Upper Great Lakes Regional champion).
Thank you to Susan Brownell and all of the other volunteers who
helped organize and work this event to benefit our competitors!
for her second Nationals and place higher than last year. Her dream
goal is to make an Olympic and World team. Kelsey skated her short
program and her long program, "Sahara," choreographed by Andrei Kirov,
Paula Wagener, and Pam Forster. Pam Forster is her primary coach, and
Jill Davis Irvin is her assistant coach. Kelsey was the first skater
from Missouri to pass the ISI Freestyle 10 test, the highest test
offered by the Ice Skating Institute. To follow Kelsey's progress
throughout the season, see www.kelseydrewel.com!
Kelsey Drewel, Senior Ladies
(Photo: Jay Adeff)
Katie Lee, Senior Ladies
(Photo: Emma Abraham)
The American President, choreographed by Catarina Lindgren.
Her coaches are Linda Branan and Gene Hefron. Katie qualified for
the 2000 and 2001 U.S. Nationals as a Senior Lady and was the
2003 Upper Great Lakes Regional Champion. She placed fourth in
the National Collegiate Championships in august. She is a sophomore
at Bradley University. To follow Katie's progress throughout the
season, see www.katielee.net!
Brandon Mroz, Novice Men
Brandon skated his Novice Long
program to "The Nightmare Before
Christmas" choreographed by his
coach, Debbie Dodge Howe. He is
a two-time Upper Great Lakes
Regional champion and Junior
Nationals finalist at the Juvenile
and Intermediate levels. Brandon
wants to make it to nationals and
place in the top 8 so he makes the
team to represent the United States
internationally.
John Coughlin and Lucy
Galleher, Junior Pairs
(Photo: Ledin)
John and Lucy skated their Junior
short program to "Espana Cani." They
are coached by Sharon and Randy
Brilliantine and Norma Sahlin. They
met at a USFSA pair camp in the spring
of 2002. Lucy moved from Denver to
Kansas City to train. At the 2003
Midwestern Sectionals, they placed
fifth. They recently were named to
the U.S. National team to compete at
the Junior Grand Prix in Okaya, Japan.
Joel Loera, Novice Men
(Photo: Ledin)
Joel skated his Novice Short pro-
gram to "Father Time," choreographed
by Shannon Nester and Shelley
Winters-Stein. He is coached by
Winters-Stein. Joel missed last
year's entry deadline for Regionals
after recovering from an auto
accident that left him in a coma
and on life support for two days.
He is active in his church's
youth group and plans to skate
his "personal best" this year.
Maggy Geraghty, Intermediate
Ladies (Photo: Ledin)
Maggie skated her short program
to "Fanfare for the Common Man." She's
in the eighth grade. Her skating accomp-
lishments include landing double toe-
double loop-double toe in competition,
and performing as a special local guest
skater at Owens Center's Annual Ice
Show in spring 2003.
Kristina Sit, Intermediate
Ladies
Kristina skated her short program
to "America" from West Side Story,
choreographed by Paula Wagener.
She is coached by Pam Forster.
She's working on ISI Freestyle 9,
and her favorite jump is the
double-loop.
Nathan Raymond, Intermediate
Men (Photo: Ledin)
Nathan skated his short program
to "Fever," choreographed by
coaches Karen Hutter Branson
and Gene Hefron. He qualified
for Junior National at the
Juvenile level in 2002 and
hopes to qualify in both dance
and freestyle this year.
Natalie Burnette, Juvenile Ladies
Natalie skated her program to
"Man from Snowy River,"
choreographed by Paula Wagener
and Pam Forster. She is coached
by Forster. Natalie won bronze
at the 2002 Pre-Juvenile Ladies
event at Upper Great Lakes.
Jessica Strong, Juvenile Ladies
(Photo: Ledin)
Jessica skated to Vivaldi's "Winter."
She is coached by Linda Branan and
has passed the ISI Freestyle 8 test.
She skated at ISI SkateAsia 2001 in
Hong Kong. This will be her fourth
Regionals.
Kristin Walker, Juvenile Ladies
(Photo: Ledin)
Kristin skated to "Dixie-Yankee
Doodle," choreographed by Shelley
Winters-Stein. She is second among
Pacific Northwest Juvenile Ladies
in the Future Champions Series.
Tara Evensen and Jonathan Cohn,
Juvenile Dance (Photo: Ledin)
dance to "Thoroughly Modern Mille,"
choreographed by Debbie Dodge Howe,
Sima Baker, and Debbie Lane. They
are coahed by Baker and have skated
together seven months. In February,
Jonathan became the youngest boy to
pass the Pre-Silver dance test. He
hopes to compete in dance at Senior
nationals someday. Tara recently
passed her first pre-gold dance and
hopes to compete on a synchro team
in college.
Molly and Nathan skated their free dance
to "Crazy Little Thing Called Love,"
choreographed by Bruce Hurd, Andy Stroup
and their coach - Karen Hutter Branson.
Both Molly and Nathan are looking forward
to competing at Regionals and Junior
Nationals in dance.
Molly and Nathan Raymond,
Juvenile Dance
Madison Charbonneau,
Pre-Juvenile Ladies
(Photo: Action Photo)
Madison skated to "Lord of the
Dance," choreographed by Shannon
Nester. She is coached by Nester
and Shelley Winters-Stein. She
trains at the St. Peters Rec Plex.
Jonathan Cohn,
Pre-Juvenile Men
(Photo: Action Photo)
Jonathan skated to "Hercules,"
choreographed by Debbie Dodge Howe.
Cohn is coached by Howe and will
compete in Pre-Juvenile Boys at this
year's Upper Great Lakes Regional.
His favorite part of his program is
footwork, and he wants to be able to
do footwork like Alexei Yagudin.
McKinzie Daniels,
Pre-Juvenile Ladies
(Photo: Action Photo)
McKinzie skated to a "Sound of
Music Medley," choreographed by
Susan Liss. She is coached by
Liss and Danielle Cooper.
McKinzie won two gold medals
at this year's State Games of
America. After seeing the last
Olympics, McKinzie decided she
wants to compete in the Olympics.
Taylar Federhofer, Pre-Juvenile
Ladies (Photo: Action Photo)
Taylar skated to "Surfin' Waves,"
choreographed by her Mom/Coach,
Shannon Nester. She also is
coached by Adrei Kirov and Pam
Forster. Taylar dedicated her
program to her Grand Pap Nester
for making it possible for her
to get the chance to go to Regionals.
Tara Evensen, Pre-Juvenile
Ladies (Photo: Ledin)
Tara skated to "Mack and Mabel,"
choreographed by her coach,
Debbie Dodge Howe. She recently
mastered her double-flip, and it's
her favorite jump in her program.
Demi Ray Federhofer, Pre-
Juvenile Ladies (Photo: Action Photo)
Demi Ray skated to "The Meadow
Fairy," choreographed by her
Mom/Coach, Shannon Nester. She
is coached by Nester, Andrei
Kirov, and Pam Forster. She
will compete at the Southwestern
Regionals this year.
Karen Hutter Branson,
Masters Interpretive
(Photo: Action Photo)
Twenty years after quitting skating at
the age of seventeen, Karen returned
to competition and captured two gold
medals in Masters Junior Freestyle
and Masters Interpretive at the 2002
Adult Nationals. At the 2003 Adult
Nationals, she returned to get another
gold skating the program she skated
here, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." She
earned a silver in the freestyle event.