Douglas finishes 16th at the U.S. Championships

January 27, 2008 — Douglas Razzano finished his first U.S. Championships on the senior level with 180.21 points, which put him in 16th place overall. He placed 11th in the short program and 15th in the free skate.

Douglas fell on his opening triple Axel and landed a triple flip before falling on his second triple Axel. He then landed a triple toe-triple toe combination, triple Salchow, triple loop, triple Lutz, double Axel-double toe-double toe before falling again in his footwork.

Douglas makes his senior national debut

January 25, 2008 — Douglas Razzano placed 11th in the short program at the U.S. Championships in St. Paul, Minn. He finished with 64.83 points, including 35.49 for his technical score and 29.34 for program components.

He landed a triple Axel to begin the program. Douglas also landed a triple flip-double toe and a triple lutz in his short program, which marked his senior national debut.

Douglas Razzano Online now open

January 5, 2008 — With his first senior appearance at the U.S. Championships on the horizon, Douglas Razzano is proud to open Douglas Razzano Online, his official Web site at www.figureskatersonline.com/douglasrazzano/.

Douglas Razzano Online is the ultimate source for information related to Douglas. In addition to a comprehensive news page, the site also includes personal stats, competition results, program details and more.

The page also has several fun features including a journal, which Douglas wrote while taking a break from training for the upcoming U.S. Championships in St. Paul, where he will skate for the first time nationally as a senior, and a contact form that allows people to e-mail him directly.

Visit the site often to keep up with Douglas as he competes around the country and the world, working toward his goals of becoming a World and Olympic gold medalist.

Douglas finishes fourth at the Junior Grand Prix Final

December 8, 2007 — Douglas Razzano finished fourth in the free skate at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Gdansk, Poland , securing an overall fourth place finish in his first appearance at the Junior Grand Prix Final with 174.71 total points.

In his free skate, Douglas landed the triple Axel-triple toe combination for the first time, en route to a new personal best of 116.47 points, including 64.21 for his total element score. His seven triple jump performance also included a triple lutz-double toe and a double Axel-double toe-double toe.

Douglas sits in seventh at the Final

December 7, 2007 — Douglas Razzano finished seventh in the short program at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Gdansk, Poland, with 58.24 points. His short program started with a double Axel and also included a triple flip-triple toe combination and a triple loop.

None of the eight competitors in the event received any deductions. Currently, Douglas is about 10 points out of first place, five points out of second place and four points out of third place, with the men's free skate tomorrow.