2008 Woodie Awards
Skaters score well at nationals
Student-athletes battle at State Farm U.S. Championships
Brandon Edelman
Issue date: 1/18/05 Section: Sports
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The University of Denver was well represented on the ice by student-athlete figure skaters Braden Overett, Justin Gaumond and Lucy Galleher at the 2005 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Portland, Ore.
This was Overett's ninth appearance at the competition and fourth at the senior level.
He earned a trip to the event after winning both the Southwestern Regional in October and the Midwest Sectionals in November.
Skating to pieces from Fiddler on the Roof, Overett finished 15th in the senior men's short program with a low ordinal of 11 and a total factored placement of 7.5.
Overett's highest overall finish at the senior level, including both the short program and free skate, occurred in 2004 when he finished seventh.
This was the first appearance for Gaumond and Galleher at the State Farm U.S. Championships.
A second-place finish at the Midwest Sectionals after having a bye at the Southwestern Regional secured a spot for the pair at the event.
In junior pairs, Gaumond and Galleher placed tenth in both the short program and the free skate portions of the competition.
The pair skated to a selection from Cirque du Soleil in the free skate and Yanni in the short program.
"We were really excited to make it after such a short time together, but at the same time, we wanted to stay focused and treat this like any other competition," said Galleher.
Galleher added, "We have not changed anything in our programs, we have just been working on perfecting the moves that we already have."
The duo earned one 11th place ordinal, seven 10th place ordinals and one eighth-place ordinal in the free skate.
In the short program they finished with one 12th place ordinal, three 11th place ordinals, four 10th place ordinals and one eighth-place ordinal.
All U.S. events are scored on a 6.0 scoring system, with zero reflecting that the competitor did not skate and a six signifying a perfect score.
This was Overett's ninth appearance at the competition and fourth at the senior level.
He earned a trip to the event after winning both the Southwestern Regional in October and the Midwest Sectionals in November.
Skating to pieces from Fiddler on the Roof, Overett finished 15th in the senior men's short program with a low ordinal of 11 and a total factored placement of 7.5.
Overett's highest overall finish at the senior level, including both the short program and free skate, occurred in 2004 when he finished seventh.
This was the first appearance for Gaumond and Galleher at the State Farm U.S. Championships.
A second-place finish at the Midwest Sectionals after having a bye at the Southwestern Regional secured a spot for the pair at the event.
In junior pairs, Gaumond and Galleher placed tenth in both the short program and the free skate portions of the competition.
The pair skated to a selection from Cirque du Soleil in the free skate and Yanni in the short program.
"We were really excited to make it after such a short time together, but at the same time, we wanted to stay focused and treat this like any other competition," said Galleher.
Galleher added, "We have not changed anything in our programs, we have just been working on perfecting the moves that we already have."
The duo earned one 11th place ordinal, seven 10th place ordinals and one eighth-place ordinal in the free skate.
In the short program they finished with one 12th place ordinal, three 11th place ordinals, four 10th place ordinals and one eighth-place ordinal.
All U.S. events are scored on a 6.0 scoring system, with zero reflecting that the competitor did not skate and a six signifying a perfect score.