Maddie Aybar – Chicago, IL Jacqueline Benson – Phoenix, AZ Ola Czyzewski – Chicago, IL Sonja Hilmer – Colorado Springs, CO Kata Junninen – Espoo, Finland Karen Siedenberg – Everett, WA Meet the Finalists alongside YAS Founder, Audrey Weisiger, in this interview on our #YAS2021 YouTube Playlist.
YAS 2021 Finalist Selection Committee
This past February, this committee selected the 6 Finalists for #YAS2021 from the pool of 24 YAS applicants from all over the world. They view the application videos, and thoughtfully choose the choreographers who will compete in each season of YAS.
yas 2021 Regular Judges
Our weekly, regular judges for #YAS2021 will be:
yas 2021 Guest Judges
Our rotating, guest judges for #YAS2021 will be:
YAS 2021 total score
Maddie Aybar Karen Siedenberg Kata Junninen Jacqueline Benson Ola Czyzewski Sonja Hilmer Challenge 1 60 61 62 66 50 56 Challenge 2 61.5 55 69.5 56.5 51.5 61 Challenge 3 61 52 50 48 63.5 54 Challenge 4 73.5 71 60.5 58.5 71 57.5 Challenge 5 52 68 61 66 49 54 TOTAL SCORE FOR YAS 2021 308 307 303 295 285 282.5
YAS 2021 Challenges
YAs 2021 challenge Scores
Individual Scores from Judges
CHALLENGE 1: ICE CUBE ART Maddie Aybar Jacqueline Benson Ola Czyzewski Sonja Hilmer Kata Junninen Karen Siedenberg Drew Meekins 10.5 14.5 7.5 12.5 8.5 10 Simone Grigorescu 14.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 14 15 Jenn Edwards & Philip McDermott 11.5 9.5 11.5 10 13.5 12 Sarah Kawahara 11 14 9 10 15 13 Jeremy Abbott 12.5 11.5 10.5 12 11 11 Audrey Weisiger’s Favorite Pick 5 TOTAL SCORE FOR CHALLENGE 1 60 66 50 56 62 61
CHALLENGE 2: PRESCRIBED PATTERNS Maddie Aybar Jacqueline Benson Ola Czyzewski Sonja Hilmer Kata Junninen Karen Siedenberg Drew Meekins 11.5 12.5 10 12 14.5 12 Simone Grigorescu 12.5 8.5 9 12 14 11.5 Jenn Edwards & Philip McDermott 11 10 9 9 12 8.5 Phillip Mills 12 14 10.5 9 15 11 Kurt Browning 14.5 11.5 13 14 14 12 Audrey Weisiger’s Favorite Pick 5 TOTAL SCORE FOR CHALLENGE 2 61.5 56.5 51.5 61 69.5 55
CHALLENGE 3: WEAPON OF CHOICE Maddie Aybar Jacqueline Benson Ola Czyzewski Sonja Hilmer Kata Junninen Karen Siedenberg Drew Meekins 10.5 11 12.5 9 8 10 Simone Grigorescu 14 9 14.5 12 9.5 13 Jenn Edwards & Philip McDermott 13 9.5 10 13 9 9.5 Adam Blake 10.5 9.5 12.5 7 11.5 12.5 Benoit Richaud 8 9 14 13 12 7 Audrey Weisiger’s Favorite Pick 5 TOTAL SCORE FOR CHALLENGE 3 61 48 63.5 54 50 52
CHALLENGE 4: THE BEAT GOES ON Maddie Aybar Jacqueline Benson Ola Czyzewski Sonja Hilmer Kata Junninen Karen Siedenberg Drew Meekins 14 10 14 12.5 12.5 12 Simone Grigorescu 15 9 15 11 9 15 Jenn Edwards & Philip McDermott 15 12.5 14 12 12 13 Jodi Porter 15 14 14.5 11 14 12 Mark Hanretty 14.5 13 13.5 11 13 14 Audrey Weisiger’s Favorite Pick 5 TOTAL SCORE FOR CHALLENGE 4 73.5 58.5 71 57.5 60.5 71
CHALLENGE 5: iGive Maddie Aybar Jacqueline Benson Ola Czyzewski Sonja Hilmer Kata Junninen Karen Siedenberg Drew Meekins 10 14 13 13 10 12 Simone Grigorescu 11.5 12 11 12.5 11.5 15 Jenn Edwards & Philip McDermott 11.5 13 9 11 12 12.5 Doug Webster 11 13 10 9 12 14 Derrick Delmore 8 14 6 8.5 10.5 14.5 Audrey Weisiger’s Favorite Pick 5 TOTAL SCORE FOR CHALLENGE 5 52 66 49 54 61 68
yas 2021 Sponsors
Thank you to our #YAS2021 sponsors ! We are so appreciative of your support of artistic skating, and look forward to continuing to partner with you in the future.
