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& Daniel Eaton PROFILE:

D.O.B.: May 7, 1994 / March 26, 1992 Hometown(s): Birmingham, MI / Bloomfield Hills, MI Home Club(s): SC / Detroit SC Training Town: Canton, MI Coaches: , , , Oleg Epstein Choreographers: Marina Zoueva, Massimo Scali PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: Selections from Carmen by Georges Bizet : Music from the Gone with the Wind soundtrack by Max Steiner

RESULTS:

7th - 2014 6th - 2014 Skate 1st - 2014 U.S. International Classic 17th - 2014 World Championships 3rd - 2014 Four Championships 5th - 2014 US National Championships 1st - 2014 Midwestern Sectional Championships 5th - 2013 Cup of 6th - 2013 Trophy 3rd - 2013 World Junior Championships 1st - 2013 US National Championships (junior) 3rd - 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final 1st - 2012 Junior Grand Prix () 1st - 2012 Junior Grand Prix (Lake Placid) 3rd - 2012 World Junior Championships 1st - 2012 US National Championships 4th - 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd - 2011 Junior Grand Prix () 3rd - 2011 Junior Grand Prix () 5th - 2011 US National Championships 2nd - 2011 Midwestern Sectional Championships (Junior) 4th - 2010 Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain) 6th - 2010 Junior Grand Prix () 1st - 2010 US National Championships (Novice) 1st - 2010 Midwestern Sectional Championships (Novice)

TEAM NOTES:

• Aldridge and Eaton formed their partnership in 2009. • Eaton’s former partners include Brielle O’Connor, Rachael Richardson and Sameena Sheikh. Sheikh & Eaton finished 10th at the 2009 U.S. National Championships.

Pauline Bynum & Jason Deveikis PROFILE:

D.O.B.: January 25, 1994 / April 10, 1976 Hometown(s): Detroit, MI / Dexter, MI Home Club(s): All Year FSC / FSC Training Town: Ann Arbor, MI Coaches: Yaroslava Nechaeva, Yuri Chesnichenko Choreographers: Yaroslava Nechaeva, Yuri Chesnichenko

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Midnight Bolero" by Armik Free Dance: Music from Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky

RESULTS: 4th - 2015 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships 18th - 2014 US National Championships 3rd - 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships

TEAM NOTES: • Bynum and Deveikis have been skating together for three years.

Anastasia Cannuscio & Colin McManus PROFILE:

D.O.B.: July 1, 1992 / March 10, 1990 Hometown(s): Egg Harbor Township, NJ / Saugus, MA Home Club(s): University of Delaware / The Skating Club of Boston Training Town: Newark, DE Coaches: Karen Ludington, Sasha Kirsanov, Christie Moxley-Hutson Choreographers: Karen Ludington, Sasha Kirsanov

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Hora Zero" by Rodrigo y Gabriela and "Ameska" by the Taalbi Brothers Free Dance: Camille Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre" performed by Arthur Fiedler and "A Transylvanian Lullaby" by Gil Shaham

RESULTS: 5th - 2014 3rd - 2014 3rd - 2014 U.S. International Classic 7th - 2014 US National Championships 1st - 2013 8th - 2013 International Classic 8th - 2013 US National Championships 2nd - 2013 Eastern Sectional Championships 7th - 2012 Skate America 6th - 2012 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic 6th - 2012 U.S. National Championships 5th - 2011 Ondrej 7th - 2011 World Junior Championships 3rd - 2011 US National Championships (Junior) 2nd - 2011 Eastern Sectional Championships (Junior) 4th - 2010 Junior Grand Prix () 2nd - 2010 Junior Grand Prix (France) 7th - 2010 US National Championships (Junior) 1st - 2010 Eastern Sectional Championships (Junior) 7th - 2009 Junior Grand Prix () 7th - 2009 Junior Grand Prix () 10th - 2009 US National Championships (Junior) 3rd - 2009 Eastern Sectional Championships (Junior)

TEAM NOTES: • Cannuscio & McManus formed their partnership on March 9, 2008. • Cannuscio was the 2005 U.S. juvenile champion with Geoffrey Varraux, while McManus won that title with Kate McDermott the following year. • Cannuscio & McManus were second alternates to the JGP Final in 2010.

Madison Chock & PROFILE:

D.O.B.: July 2, 1992 / February 23, 1989 Hometown(s): Redondo Beach, CA / Ann Arbor, MI Home Club(s): All Year Figure Skating Club / Arctic FSC Training Town: Novi, MI Coaches: Igor Shpilband Choreographers: Igor Shpilband PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: Music from Don Quixote by Leon Minkus Free Dance: Selections from An American in Paris by RESULTS:

2nd - 2014 Grand Prix Final 1st - 2014 Rostelecom Cup 1st - 2014 Skate America 2nd - 2014 5th - 2014 World Championships 8th - 2014 Olympic Winter Games 2nd - 2014 US National Championships 3rd - 2013 Rostelecom Cup 3rd - 2013 2nd - 7th - 2013 World Championships 3rd - 2013 Four Continents Championships 2nd - 2013 US National Championships 4th - 2012 Cup of China 1st - 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy 4th - 2012 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic 5th - 2012 U.S. National Championships 4th - 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard 4th - 2011 3rd - 2011 Finlandia Trophy

TEAM NOTES: • & Evan Bates teamed up in 2011. Both were in long-term on-ice partnerships prior to forming their partnership. • Chock skated with Greg Zuerlein from the spring of 2006 until 2011. Together they won the 2009 U.S. junior title and World Junior Championships. They finished ninth at the 2011 World Championships. Chock was the 2006 U.S. intermediate pewter medalist with Kurt Lingenfelter. • Bates skated with for the last decade, winning the 2008 World Junior title and representing the U.S. at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Samuelson & Bates won U.S. national titles at the intermediate, novice and junior levels and won several U.S. national medals at the senior level.

Danielle Gamelin & PROFILE:

D.O.B.: February 22, 1993 / February 22, 1993 Hometown(s): Merrick, NY Home Club(s): Skating Club of / Skating Club of New York Training Town: Novi, MI Coaches: Igor Shpilband, Adrienne Lenda, Greg Zuerlein, Choreographers: Igor Shpilband

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Malagueña" by 101 Strings Free Dance: "The Nights of Cabiria" by Nino Rota

RESULTS:

1st - 2015 Eastern Sectional Championships 12th - 2014 U.S. National Championships 3rd - 2014 Eastern Sectional Championships 11th - 2013 US National Championships 4th - 2013 Eastern Sectional Championships 12th - 2012 U.S. National Championships (Junior) 4th - 2012 Eastern Sectional Championships (Junior) 9th - 2011 Junior Grand Prix (Latvia) 7th - 2011 US National Championships (Junior) 3rd - 2011 Eastern Sectional Championships (Junior) 16th - 2010 Junior Grand Prix () 5th - 2010 US National Championships (Novice) 2nd - 2010 Eastern Sectional Championships (Novice) 1st - 2009 US Junior Nationals (Intermediate) 2nd - 2009 Eastern Sectional Championships (Intermediate) 3rd - 2008 US Junior Nationals (Juvenile) 1st - 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships (Juvenile) 9th - 2007 US Junior Nationals (Juvenile)

TEAM NOTES: • Gamelin & Gamelin are twins who have been skating together since 2004. • They are the 2009 U.S. intermediate champions • The Gamelin's wanted to skate after watching Pasha Grishuk & Evgeny Platov on television. • Born in Boston, lived in Medford until age 5, moved to Merrick, NY. They now live in Novi, MI.

Ashlyn Gaughan & Cody Lithco PROFILE:

D.O.B.: September 30, 1995 / October 12, 1992 Hometown(s): Brandon, FL / Spokane, WA Home Club(s): Broadmoor SC / Lilac City SC Training Town: Colorado Springs, CO Coaches: Patti Gottwein Choreographers: Catarina Lindgren

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Zorongo" by Paco Pena Free Dance: "Valar Morghulis" by L’Orchestra Cinematique, "Arabesque" by Nightwish, "Mother of Dragons" by Ramin Djawadi from the Game of Thrones soundtrack

RESULTS:

3rd - 2015 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships (senior) 5th - 2014 Midwestern Sectional Championships (junior) 11th - 2013 U.S. National Championships (novice) 4th - 2013 Midwestern Sectional Championships (novice)

TEAM NOTES: • Gaughan & Lithco formed their partnership in 2012.

Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker PROFILE:

D.O.B.: November 11, 1996 / October 7, 1993 Hometown(s): East Aurora, NY / Edmonds, WA Home Club(s): Detroit SC / Seattle SC Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, MI Coaches: Pasquale Camerlengo, Angelika Krylova Choreographers: Pasquale Camerlengo

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Malaguena" by Ernesto Lecuona Free Dance: Music from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack by Abel Korzeniowski

RESULTS:

3rd - 2014 NHK Trophy 6th - 2014 Rostelecom Cup 4th - 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 1st - 2014 World Junior Championships 1st - 2014 US National Championships (Junior) 2nd - 2013 Jr Grand Prix Final 1st - 2013 JGP Baltic Cup 1st - 2013 JGP Cup 2nd - 2013 US National Championships (Junior) 1st - 2013 Midwestern Sectional Championships (Junior) 2nd - 2012 Junior Grand Prix, Germany 5th - 2012 Junior Grand Prix, Turkey

TEAM NOTES: • Hawayek & Baker formed their partnership in June 2012.

Ginna Hoptman & Pasha Filchenkov PROFILE:

D.O.B.: April 3, 1989 / July 9, 1986 Hometown(s): Vienna, VA / Wilmington, DE Home Club(s): IceWorks Skating Club / IceWorks Skating Club Training Town: Aston, PA Coaches: Natalia Linichuk, Gennady Karponosov Choreographers: Natalia Linichuk, Ilya Reyzin

PROGRAM INFO: Short Dance: "Espana Cani", Pepe Romero Farrucas Free Dance: "La Foule", "Milord", "Non Je Ne Regrette Rien" by Edith Piaf

RESULTS:

2nd - 2015 Eastern Sectional Championships 10th - 2014 US National Championships 1st - 2014 Eastern Sectional Championships 10th - 2013 US National Championships 3rd - 2013 Eastern Sectional Championships 11th - 2012 U.S. National Championships 3rd - 2012 Eastern Sectional Championships 10th - 2011 U.S. National Championships 1st - 2011 Eastern Sectional Championships 2nd - 2010 Pikes Peak 1st - 2010 Challenge Cup

TEAM NOTES: • Hoptman & Filchenkov started skating together in 2009.

Madison Hubbell & PROFILE:

D.O.B.: February 24, 1991 / January 8, 1991 Hometown(s): Okemos, MI / Madison, CT Home Club(s): Detroit SC Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, MI Coaches: Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo, Natalia Deller Choreographers: Pasquale Camerlengo

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Fiesta Flamenca" and "Espana Cani" by 101 Strings Free Dance: "Young and Beautiful" by Lana del Rey, "Back to Black" by Beyonce & Andre 3000, and "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" by Fergie from The Great Gatsby soundtrack.

RESULTS:

1st - 2014 Golden Spin 3rd - 2014 TrophÈe Eric Bompard 3rd - 2014 Skate Canada 1st - 2014 Four Continents Championships 4th - 2014 US National Championships 3rd - 2013 Skate Canada 4th - 2013 Skate America 1st - 4th - 2013 US National Championships 4th - 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard 5th - 2012 Skate Canada 3rd - 10th - 2012 World Championships 5th - 2012 Four Continents Championships 3rd - 2012 U.S. National Championships 1st - 2012 Midwestern Sectional Championships 6th - 2011 Skate America 1st - 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy

TEAM NOTES: • Hubbell & Donohue teamed up in 2011. • Hubbell started skating at age 5 because she wanted to grow up to be like . She skated with her brother, Keiffer, until 2011. Together they won the U.S. National title at the juvenile, intermediate and junior levels as well as the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final and a bronze at the 2010 Four Continents Championships. They were two-time medalists at the senior level. • Donohue began skating at age 11 after attending a public session with his cousin. He previously skated with , with whom he won the junior bronze medal at the 2009 and 2010 U.S. Championships. In addition to Gilles, he previously skated with Alissandra Aronow, Lili LaMar, KK Patitucci and Sara Bailey.

Charlotte Maxwell & Ryan Devereaux PROFILE:

D.O.B.: November 2, 1989 / April 17, 1989 Hometown(s): Dallas, TX / Belleville, PA Home Club(s): Arctic FSC / FSC Training Town: Canton, MI Coaches: Marina Zoueva, Oleg Epstein, Massimo Scali Choreographers: Marina Zoueva

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Avehri Wind" by Aalbi Brothers and "The Puss Suite" from the movie Puss in Boots Free Dance: "Tango de Roxanne", "Your Song", and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack

RESULTS:

2nd - 2015 Midwestern Sectional Championships

TEAM NOTES: • Maxwell & Devereaux started skating together in 2014. • Maxwell previously skated with Brad Coulter and Nick Traxler, She last competed at the 2009 U.S. National Championships. Devereaux skated with Shannon Wingle from 2005-2008.

Gabriela Morrell Zucker & Andrejs Sitiks PROFILE:

D.O.B.: Novmeber 20, 1996 / December 28, 1989 Hometown(s): McLean, VA / Riga, Latvia Home Club(s): All Year FSC / Gardens FSC of Maryland Training Town: Coaches: Karen Ludington, Christie Moxley, Alexandr Kirsanov Choreographers: Karen Ludington, Alexandr Kirsanov

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "The Pirates Should Not Be" from Pirates of the soundtrack Free Dance: "Hit the Road Jack" and "Mess Around" by Ray Charles; "At Last" by Etta James RESULTS:

17th - 2014 U.S. National Championships 7th - 2013 Eastern Sectional Championships

TEAM NOTES: • Team formed in 2012 and made their first trip to U.S. Nationals in 2013-2014 .

Kristen Nardozzi & Nick Traxler PROFILE:

D.O.B.: August 18, 1989 / May 12, 1981 Hometown(s): Naperville, IL / Grapevine, TX Home Club(s): Stars FSC / Stars FSC Training Town: McKinney, TX Coaches: Pierre Panayi Choreographers: Ericka Dove, Pierre Panayi

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmerelda Free Dance: Music from Saturday Night Fever by the Bee Gees

RESULTS: 15th - 2014 US National Championships 3rd - 2014 Midwestern Sectional Championships 12th - 2013 US National Championships 2nd - 2013 Midwestern Sectional Championships 5th - 2012 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships

TEAM NOTES: • Nardozzi & Traxler formed their partnership in 2011. • Nardozzi previously skated with Robert Cuthbertson and Matt Kleffman. Traxler previously skated with Charlotte Maxwell.

Anastasia Olson & Ian Lorello PROFILE:

D.O.B.: July 19, 1992 / May 7, 1990 Hometown(s): Napa, CA / Romeoville, IL Home Club(s): Detroit SC / Detroit SC Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, MI Coaches: Pasquale Camerlengo, , Natalia Annenko-Deller Choreographers: Pasquale Camerlengo

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Flamenco Road" and "The Hero" by Michael Laucke Free Dance: Selections from Anna Karenina by Dario Marianelli

RESULTS:

1st - 2015 Midwestern Sectional Championships 7th - 2014 Autumn Classic International 8th - 2014 U.S National Championships 2nd - 2014 Midwestern Sectional Championships

TEAM NOTES: • Olson and Lorello began skating together in 2013 • Olson previously skated with Keiffer Hubbell, Jordan Cowan and Greg Zuerlein. • Lorello previously skated with .

Tory Patsis & Nathaniel Fast PROFILE:

D.O.B.: October 18, 1995 / November 19, 1991 Hometown(s): Lake Bluff, IL / West Linn, OR Home Club(s): Skokie Valley SC / University Ice Skating Club of San Jose Training Town: San Jose, CA Coaches: Pam and Jonathon O'Dougherty Choreographers: Pam and Jonathon O'Dougherty

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmerelda Free Dance: "Would You" by Touch and Go, "So Hot" from Burn the Floor

RESULTS:

2nd - 2015 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships (senior)

TEAM NOTES: • Patsis & Fast teamed up in 2014. • Fast won the 2008 U.S. juvenile title with Madeline Heritage. • Patsis won the 2013 U.S. novice ice dance silver medal with Joe Johnson.

Kseniya Ponomaryova & Oleg Altukhov PROFILE:

D.O.B.: November 10, 1988 / August 18, 1983 Hometown(s): Aurora, IL Home Club(s): Skokie Valley FSC / Escondido FSC Training Town: Geneva, IL Coaches: Alina Ponomarova, Jamie Whyte Choreographers: Alina Ponomarova, Jamie Whyte, Irma Ruiz

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "Asturia" by Diego Solis and "Farucca" by Manilo Carassco Free Dance: "Exogenesis Symphony" by Muse

RESULTS:

3rd - 2015 Midwestern Sectional Championships 16th - 2014 US National Championships 4th - 2014 Midwestern Sectional Championships 14th - 2013 US National Championships 3rd - 2013 Midwestern Sectional Championships

TEAM NOTES: • Ponomaryova & Altukhov formed their partnership in 2012. • Ponomaryova is a former Ukrainian National novice champion, ISU Junior Grand Prix competitor and silver medalist at the 2008 Welsh Championships.

Elicia Reynolds & Stephen Reynolds PROFILE:

D.O.B.: December 30, 1990 / February 20, 1993 Hometown(s): Boynton Beach, FL Home Club(s): IceWorks Skating Club Training Town: Aston, PA Coaches: Uschi Keszler, Natalia Linichuk Choreographers: Uschi Keszler

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: "The Fencing Lesson" and "The Plaza of Execution" from The Mask of Zorro soundtrack by James Horner Free Dance: "Let It Go" and "Vivaldi's Winter" by The Piano Guys

RESULTS:

3rd - 2015 Eastern Sectional Championships 14th - 2014 US National Championships 4th - 2014 Eastern Sectional Championships

TEAM NOTES: • Reynolds & Reynolds are a sibling duo.

Maia Shibutani & PROFILE:

D.O.B.: July 20, 1994 / April 25, 1991 Hometown(s): Ann Arbor, MI / Ann Arbor, MI Home Club(s): SC of New York / Arctic FSC Training Town: Canton, MI Coaches: Marina Zoueva, Massimo Scali, Johnny Johns, Oleg Epstein Choreographers: Marina Zoueva, Massimo Scali, Corky Ballas

PROGRAM INFO:

Short Dance: Flamenco/Paso Doble medley Free Dance: "Rosen aus dem Süden" and "The Blue " by Johann Strauss

RESULTS:

4th - 2014 Grand Prix Final 1st - 2014 Ice Challenge 2nd - 2014 Cup of China 2nd - 2014 Skate America 1st - 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 6th - 2014 World Championships 9th - 2014 Olympic Winter Games 3rd - 2014 US National Championships 3rd - 2013 NHK Trophy 3rd - 2013 Skate America 8th - 2013 World Championships 4th - 2013 Four Continents Championships 3rd - 2013 US National Championships 3rd - 2012 NHK Trophy 4th - 2012 Rostelecom Cup 8th - 2012 World Championships 4th - 2012 Four Continents Championships 2nd - 2012 U.S. Championships 5th - 2011/12 Grand Prix Final 1st - 2011 NHK Trophy 2nd - 2011 Cup of China 2nd - 2011 Finlandia Trophy 3rd - 2011 World Championships 2nd - 2011 Four Continents Championships 2nd - 2011 U.S. National Championships 3rd - 3rd - 2010 NHK Trophy 5th - 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy 4th - 2010 World Junior Championships 1st - 2010 U.S. National Championships (Junior) 3rd - 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final 1st - 2009 Junior Grand Prix () 1st - 2009 Junior Grand Prix (U.S.A.) 2nd - 2009 World Junior Championships 2nd - 2009 U.S. National Championships (Junior) 4th - 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final 1st - 2008 Junior Grand Prix (France) 2nd - 2008 Junior Grand Prix () 4th - 2008 U.S. National Championships (Junior) 3rd - 2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships (Junior) 1st - 2007 U.S. National Championships (Novice) 1st - 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championships (Novice) 2nd - 2006 North American Challenge Skate (Novice) 1st - 2006 U.S. Junior National Championships (Intermediate) 1st - 2006 Southwestern Regional Championships (Intermediate) 2nd - 2005 U.S. Junior National Championships (Juvenile)

TEAM NOTES: • Maia & Alex Shibutani started ice dancing in 2004 and are each other’s first and only partner. • The Shibutanis have medaled in each of their seven U.S. Championships appearances: silver in juvenile in 2005, gold in intermediate in 2006 and novice in 2007, pewter in junior in 2008, silver in junior in 2009, gold in junior in 2010, and silver in senior in 2011 and 2012. • Maia and Alex are both students at the University of Michigan.