U.S. SENIOR LADIES AT A GLANCE (Listed Oldest to Youngest)
SR = Number of Year(s) Senior at Nationals, including 2009
08 = National, Sectional or Regional placement last season [S3 = 3rd in SR at '08 Nationals, J = Junior, N = Novice, E-S10 = 10th in SR at '08 Eastern Sectional, EGL-S5 = 5th in SR at Eastern Great Lakes Regional, SWP-S5 = 5th in SR at Southwest Pacific Regional, M-J10 = 10th in JR at '08 Midwestern Sectional]
09 = Sectional placement this season [B = Bye through Sectionals]
WD = Withdrew from Nationals
DNQ = Did not qualify for Nationals
DNC = Did not compete in qualifying season
| Age | Name (Training/Home State) | Birthdate | SR | 08 | 09 |
| 22 | Joelle Forte (NY/NY) | 7/5/86 | 1 | E-S10 | E1 |
| Nationals 2000 result: N9 (2001-2007 results: DNQ-N, DNC-J, E-J11, E-S7, DNC, E-S9, E-S10) | |||||
| 21 | Alissa Czisny (MI/OH) | 6/25/87 | 8 | S9 | B |
| Nationals 2001-2008: J2, 11th, 10th, 12th, 7th, 7th, 3rd, 9th | |||||
| 21 | Melissa Telecky (MI/OH) | 11/11/87 | 1 | EGL-S5 | M2 |
| Nationals 2004-05: J9, J10, DNQ(M-S11) in 2006, DNC in 2007 | |||||
| 20 | Beatrisa Liang (CA/CA) | 3/31/88 | 9 | S5 | B |
| Nationals 1999-2008: N3, J6, 6th, 9th, 7th, 7th, 5th, 5th, 4th, 5th | |||||
| 20 | Molly Oberstar (MN/MN) | 11/12/88 | 2 | S15 | M1 |
| Nationals 2004-06, 2008: N11, J7, J6, DNQ(M-S6) in 2007, 15th | |||||
| 19 | Emily Hughes (MA/NY) | 1/26/89 | 4 | WD | B |
| Nationals 2002-03, 2005-07: J11, J11, DNQ(E-J5) in 2004, 6th, 3rd, 2nd, WD in 2008 | |||||
| 19 | Kimmie Meissner (FL/MD) | 10/4/89 | 5 | S7 | B |
| Nationals 2003-08: N1, J1, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 7th | |||||
| 18 | Tenile Victorsen (CA/CA) | 1/31/90 | 2 | S11 | P3 |
| Nationals 2004-06, 2008: N7, J4, J10, DNQ(SWP-S5) in 2007, 11th | |||||
| 18 | Katrina Hacker (MA/MA) | 5/31/90 | 2 | S6 | B |
| Nationals 2004-06, 2008: N6, N3, J7, DNQ(E-S6) in 2007, 6th | |||||
| 18 | Chrissy Hughes (WA/WA) | 7/21/90 | 2 | S14 | P4 |
| Nationals 2006-2008: N8, J6, 14th | |||||
| 18 | Blake Rosenthal (DE/PA) | 8/21/90 | 1 | E-S11 | E3 |
| Nationals 2006-07: N2, J4 | |||||
| 18 | Tatyana Khazova (CO) | 9/4/90 | 1 | M-J10 | M4 |
| 18 | Brittney Westdorp (MI/MI) | 9/6/90 | 1 | M-S7 | M3 |
| Nationals 2007: J13 | |||||
| 18 | Becky Bereswill (TX/TX) | 10/2/90 | 2 | S10 | B |
| Nationals 2008: 10th | |||||
| 17 | Brittney Rizo (MA/MA) | 2/27/91 | 1 | J3 | E2 |
| Nationals 2005-08: N9, N3, J12, J3 | |||||
| 17 | Taylor Firth (NY/NY) | 4/30/91 | 2 | E-S9 | E4 |
| Nationals 2007: 14th | |||||
| 17 | Ashley Wagner (DE/VA) | 5/16/91 | 2 | S3 | B |
| Nationals 2005-08: N7, J4, J3, 3rd | |||||
| 17 | Karen Zhou (CA/CA) | 8/21/91 | 2 | S16 | P1 |
| Nationals 2008: 16th | |||||
| 17 | Alexe Gilles (CO/CO) | 1/16/92 | 1 | J1 | B |
| Nationals 2006-08: N6, J5, J1 | |||||
| 16 | Rachael Flatt (CO/CA) | 7/21/92 | 3 | S2 | B |
| Nationals 2005-08: N1, J2, 5th, 2nd | |||||
| 16 | Angela Maxwell (NJ/TX) | 7/28/92 | 1 | J2 | B |
| Nationals 2006-08: N11, N1, J2 | |||||
| 16 | Laney Diggs (CA/CA) | 10/9/92 | 2 | S20 | P2 |
| Nationals 2006, 2008: N9, DNQ(P-J5) in 2007, 20th | |||||
| 16 | Kristine Musademba (VA/MD) | 12/3/92 | 1 | J4 | B |
| Nationals 2007-08: N2, J4 | |||||
| 15 | Mirai Nagasu (CA/CA) | 4/16/93 | 2 | S1 | B |
| Nationals 2007-08: J1, 1st | |||||
| 15 | Caroline Zhang (CA/CA) | 5/20/93 | 2 | S4 | B |
| Nationals 2005-08: N4, J8, J2, 4th |
The table below lists the 12 Senior Ladies that qualified for 2009 Nationals through one of the 3 Sectional Championships held in November 2008. (*I've also included Emily Hughes' North Atlantic Regionals score in the table below.)
E = Eastern Sectional qualifiers; M = Midwestern Sectional qualifiers; P = Pacific Coast Sectional qualifiers; NA = North Atlantic Regional qualifiers; SA = South Atlantic Regional qualifier; EGL = Eastern Great Lakes Regional qualifiers; SW = Southwestern Regional qualifier; SWP = Southwest Pacific qualifier; NWP = Northwest Pacific Regional qualifier. Senior and Junior international competition scores are included, along with scores from a non-qualifying (club) competition (Golden West) if the total score is the skater's highest known score of the season. Competitions are listed chronologically for each skater (with most recent on top).
NOTE: Scores under the ISU's International Judging System (IJS) should not be considered directly comparable across competitions, domestic or international.
Columns L to R: Skater (Training and/or Home state), Short program score, Free skate score, Total score, Sectional/Regionals placement.
| Joelle Forte | 51.81 | 99.11 | 150.92 | E1 |
| 46.06 | 101.42 | 147.48 | NA1 | |
| Brittney Rizo | 47.72 | 97.43 | 145.15 | E2 |
| (JGP BLR, 5th) | 42.91 | 74.38 | 117.29 | |
| (JGP ITA, 4th) | 45.10 | 72.09 | 117.19 | |
| Blake Rosenthal | 50.58 | 85.71 | 136.29 | E3 |
| 53.98 | 84.18 | 138.16 | SA1 | |
| Taylor Firth | 44.56 | 81.82 | 126.38 | E4 |
| 53.62 | 91.69 | 145.31 | NA2 | |
| *Emily Hughes (bye through Easterns due to her GP in France) | 51.26 | 79.47 | 130.73 | NA3 |
| 53.62 | 91.69 | 145.31 | NA2 | |
| Molly Oberstar | 45.94 | 80.63 | 126.57 | M1 |
| (Vienna Cup, 6th) | 35.60 | 77.37 | 112.97 | |
| Melissa Telecky | 44.72 | 76.97 | 121.69 | M2 |
| 31.28 | 73.43 | 104.71 | EGL2 | |
| Brittney Westdorp | 43.88 | 73.09 | 116.97 | M3 |
| 33.78 | 70.13 | 103.91 | EGL3 | |
| Tatyana Khazova | 51.73 | 64.96 | 116.69 | M4 |
| 47.92 | 77.29 | 125.21 | SW1 | |
| Karen Zhou | 54.64 | 77.65 | 132.29 | P1 |
| (Finlandia, 7th) | 55.70 | 79.13 | 134.83 | |
| (Golden West) | 55.11 | 96.32 | 151.43 | |
| Laney Diggs | 53.39 | 78.49 | 131.88 | P2 |
| 44.19 | 93.81 | 138.00 | SWP2 | |
| (Golden West) | 55.92 | 95.14 | 151.06 | |
| Tenile Victorsen | 41.58 | 84.79 | 126.37 | P3 |
| (JGP GBR, 8th) | 47.48 | 68.45 | 115.93 | |
| Chrissy Hughes | 44.55 | 77.87 | 122.42 | P4 |
| 47.78 | 91.11 | 138.89 | NWP1 | |
| (Nebelhorn, 13th) | 35.43 | 73.54 | 108.97 |
There are 13 Senior Ladies with byes to 2009 Nationals: Mirai Nagasu, Rachael Flatt, Ashley Wagner, Caroline Zhang, Beatrisa Liang, Katrina Hacker, Kimmie Meissner, Alissa Czisny, Becky Bereswill, Emily Hughes, Alexe Gilles, Angela Maxwell, and Kristine Musademba.
9 competed on the Senior Grand Prix: Czisny, Flatt, Hacker, Hughes, Liang, Meissner, Nagasu, Wagner, and Zhang. Their results/scores are listed below.
U.S. SENIOR LADIES (Fall 2008 Sr. Grand Prix Results/Scores)
GP #1-6 (in event order): Skate America, Skate Canada, Cup of China, TEB in France, Cup of Russia, NHK Trophy in Japan; Grand Prix Final.
NOTE: Although listed in highest-to-lowest score order below, scores under the ISU's International Judging System (IJS) should not be considered directly comparable across competitions.
| Rachael Flatt | Russia, 2nd | 55.92 | 110.14 | 166.06 |
| Ashley Wagner | Japan, 4th | 61.52 | 99.58 | 161.10 |
| Alissa Czisny | Canada, 3rd | 49.66 | 108.26 | 157.92 |
| Caroline Zhang | France, 3rd | 51.76 | 104.78 | 156.54 |
| Flatt | America, 4th | 54.92 | 100.81 | 155.73 |
| Wagner | China, 4th | 55.40 | 100.19 | 155.59 |
| Czisny | Russia, 4th | 53.50 | 97.53 | 151.03 |
| Zhang | Canada, 5th | 53.28 | 97.52 | 150.80 |
| Mirai Nagasu | America, 5th | 56.42 | 86.48 | 142.90 |
| Beatrisa Liang | Canada, 6th | 49.92 | 92.20 | 142.12 |
| Katrina Hacker | Japan, 6th | 53.80 | 85.66 | 139.46 |
| Kimmie Meissner | America, 8th | 54.90 | 81.02 | 135.92 |
| Hacker | China, 8th | 50.80 | 84.15 | 134.95 |
| Liang | France, 5th | 49.60 | 84.69 | 134.29 |
| Meissner | Russia, 8th | 48.08 | 83.28 | 131.36 |
| Nagasu | Japan, 8th | 50.14 | 74.08 | 124.22 |
| Emily Hughes | France, 9th | 44.34 | 71.16 | 115.48 |
4 competed in a Senior B international competition (only Czisny had a bye through Sectionals) and their results/scores are listed below.
U.S. SENIOR LADIES (Fall 2008 Senior B Results/Scores)
| Alissa Czisny | Nebelhorn, 1st | 56.55 | 111.73 | 168.28 |
| Karen Zhou (P1) | Finlandia, 7th | 55.70 | 79.13 | 134.83 |
| Molly Oberstar (M1) | Vienna, 6th | 35.60 | 77.37 | 112.97 |
| Chrissy Hughes (P4) | Nebelhorn, 13th | 35.43 | 73.54 | 108.97 |
The remaining 4 with byes -- Bereswill, Gilles, Maxwell, Musademba -- plus Brittney Rizo and Tenile Victorsen, who both qualified for Nationals through Sectionals, competed on the Junior Grand Prix (click on the link on the right titled "2008 JGP scores - U.S. Men, Ladies, Pairs" for results/scores).
