Sunday, November 22, 2009
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!!