Sean Rabbitt

Sean had the spectators standing and cheering as he captured the Silver Medal in the Junior Men's category at the 2010 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships in Jackson Hole, November 17-22, earning him a spot at the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Washington, January 14-24., commonly known as "Nationals".

Skating two strong programs, Sean finish third in the Short and second in the Free Skate or Long Programs, putting him second overall. The field of the top 11 Junior Men at Sectionals were competing for four slots at the U.S. Nationals, which were filled by:

Austin Kanallakan, Los Angeles FSC - 1st Place
Sean Rabbitt, Glacier Falls FSC - 2nd Place
Christopher Caluza, All Year FSC - 3rd Place
Grisha Fournier, All Year FSC - 4th Place

Once again, Sean displayed the style and skill polished under the careful direction of world-class coach Mingzhu Li. Ms.Li achieved prominence in China in the 1990's, prior to moving to the United States, by coaching Chen Lu, China's first female gold medalist at the 1995 World Championships and two Olympic bronze medals.

Congratulations, Sean, on a great skate. See you in Spokane!!

Once again, Sean displayed his skating skill and grace on the ice; as he placed 2nd place overall capturing the Silver Medal in the Junior Men’s category at the 2010 South West Pacific Regional Championships, held by the Coyote Skating Club of Scottsdale, Arizona, October 23 – 27, 2009. This is Sean’s second Silver Medal for the SWP Regional Championships, following on his Silver Medal Championship at the same event in 2009.

In a highly competitive field composed of the top 9 Junior Men figure skaters from the South West Pacific region, Sean placed third in the Short Program and second in the Free Skate or Long Program for a total score of 143.11.

This Silver Medal advances Sean to the Junior Men competition at the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, November 17-22; and placing in the top 4 there guarantees him a place at the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships – the “Nationals” - in Spokane, Washington, January 14-24.

This performance follows up on Sean’s aggressive Bronze Medal (3rd) finish out of a strong event of 14 men at the 2009 Golden West Championships in Culver City, California, September 3-9, where he missed the Junior Men’s Silver Medal (2nd) by just a tenth of a point. The 2009-2010 competitive season is shaping up beautifully for Sean – showcasing his personal skill, honed by years of hard work and determination.

Congratulations and Good Luck in Wyoming, Sean, but dress warmly…it’s colder outside than it is on the ice!

Sean skated a terrific program at the 2009 Golden West Championships in Culver City, California, September 3 to 9. He scored a solid second place finish in the Junior Men's short program with a total score of 52.76, missing Misha Ge's first place finish by only .55.

His new long or free skate program featured a series of triple jumps and outstanding footwork, garnering 3rd place and missing another 2nd by only .10.

Sean's elegance and style on the ice, combined with almost flawless skating technique produced a great performance that culminated many months of hard work and training. Isn't it great when a good plan really comes together?

Click here to enjoy Sean's performance at the 2009 Golden West Championships.

Sean competed this weekend at a competition called Liberty in Aston, PA. Its the first time that he competed this season and had a pretty good showing.

At this competition there was a qualifying round which consisted of a short program and a long program (free skate) and the 2 placements in those would determine his final placement to qualify for the final round.

In the short program Sean placed 8th place.
In the long program Sean skated well and placed 6th place.
His combined score total placed him 7th overall, qualifying for the final round which was the top 10 (1st thru 10th place) to compete one more Long program.

In the Final round Sean placed 5th overall! Completing his goal to skate in the final round and make a placement in the top 6. Sean had a good showing and is very happy with the 5th place finish.

His next competition is the Silicon Valley Open in August.

Its that time of year where competition starts. Sean's first competition will be the 2009 Liberty Summer Competition in Aston, PA. Sean will be competing in a group of 18 for short and long program for a spot in the final round of the top 12 where they will re-skate their long program for their final mark. Sean has 2 new programs that he will be debuting. His short program is a tango which was choreographed by Himself and Karen Kwan Oppegard. His long program was choreographed by Alex Chang and has a theme of Arabian/Turkish.

Good Luck!

The Unites States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) has announced that Sean will be skating in the 2nd Annual Skate For Life Benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, June 27, 2009. The benefit will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Hoover Arena in Strongsville, Ohio. Tickets will go on sale May 8.

In addition to Sean's performance, fans and donors in attendance will enjoy the figure skating artistry of Parker Pennington, Alissa Czisny, Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, Jennifer Robinson and many more national and regional skaters donating their time and talents.

The Skate for Life Benefit was organized by Parker Pennington in 2008 to honor his father, a victim of MD. Sean agreed to appear and skate in the first Skate for Life Benefit to honor his mother, Helene, who also suffers from Muscular Dystrophy. Sean is also dedicating his second appearance to her this year.

All proceeds from the benefit will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Click here to learn more about the 2nd Annual Skate for Life Benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Sean has been selected to appear with a group of elite skaters in the opening ceremonies of the 2009 ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS to be held in Los Angeles, March 22-29. It is, indeed, an honor and privilege to be chosen to be a part of these ceremonies for the International Skating Union's most prestigious competition. It is, also, a complement and testimonial to Sean's dedication, talent and skating ability.

This event, commonly referred to as the "Worlds", is an annual competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. It is considered to be the most prestigious of the ISU Championships, and will feature the most elite figure skaters from around the globe contending for the title of World Champion. The ISU conducts three other annual figure skating competitions designated "ISU Championships". They are the European Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships).

The only title more coveted by the skaters than a World title is the Olympic title, but a World title is generally considered to be the highest honor in figure skating. World skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing.

(Reference: Wikipedia.org, The Free Encyclopedia)