Announcements
Eliot listens to St. Paul, Minn. Deputy Mayor Ann Mulholland
officially proclaim "Eliot Halverson Day" on April 21, 2007.
June 12, 2008
The U.S. Figure Skating Association announced today that Eliot will represent the United States at a Junior Grand Prix event in late August, September or October. Information on the specific competition will be released by the USFS at least 30 days before the event.
January 27, 2008
Eliot finished 11th in the free skate at the U.S. Championships. Along with his 17th place short program, the free helped secure him a 13th place overall finish in his first senior nationals. He earned 183.67 total points.
In the free skate (127.64), Eliot landed two double Axels, a triple flip, triple lutz and triple Salchow. He also triple lutz-triple toe combination, triple flip, triple loop-double toe-triple loop and triple flip-double toe with two Level 4 spins.
January 25, 2008
Eliot finished 17th in the short program at the U.S. Championships in his hometown of St. Paul, Minn., with 56.03 points. He completed a double Axel, a triple Lutz-triple toe combination, a triple flip and two Level 4 spins but fell on footwork at the end of his program, which earned him a mandatory one-point deduction.
January 21, 2008
The U.S. Championships rolled into Eliot's hometown on Sunday. On Wednesday, the action kicks-off for the senior men when competitors skate in their first official practice at the secondary Pleasant Arena.
On Friday night, Eliot will make his senior national debut in the men's short program. The free skate is Sunday afternoon—NBC will air parts of the competition on tape delay later that evening.
During the senior free dance Saturday, Eliot and six other Riedell wearing skaters will sign autographs for fans from 5-6:30 p.m. on the main concourse next to section 124. Photos will be provided but only one item per-person, per-skater can be autographed.
November 17, 2007
Eliot finished fourth in senior men's at the Midwestern Sectional Championships to secure a spot at the U.S. Championships in St. Paul, Minn. He finished fourth in the free skate (123.38 points) to earn the pewter medal with 189.59.
November 16, 2007
Eliot placed third in the short program at the Midwestern Sectional Championships in Rochester, Mich., with 66.21 points. The senior men's free skate is Saturday night.
October 24, 2007
Have a question for Eliot? He is now accepting fans' questions for an upcoming interview at Figure Skaters Online. To submit your question, use the form at www.figureskatersonline.com/extras.html.
October 13, 2007
Eliot finished fourth in the free skate with 108.89 points at the JGP event in Chemnitz, Germany. He received a mandatory one point deduction for a fall. But the highlight of his program was landing his first triple Axel. Overall, he finished seventh with 158.96.
October 11, 2007
Eliot finished seventh in the short program with 50.07 points at the JGP event in Chemnitz, Germany. He received a mandatory one point deduction for a fall.
September 23, 2007
Eliot updated his notebook with an entry about his Junior Grand Prix event in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Also, a second JGP event (Oct. 11-14 in Chemnitz, Germany) has been added to his schedule.
September 22, 2007
Eliot added new personal snapshots to his gallery.
September 9, 2007
Eliot finished fifth at the Junior Grand Prix event in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. After earning 48.55 points for his sixth place finish in the short program, he earned 97.75 for his fifth place free skate to finish fifth overall with 146.30.
September 7, 2007
At the Junior Grand Prix event in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, Eliot finished sixth in the short program with 48.55 points. He is only 5.33 points out of third place.
Eliot will skate Sunday in the free skate.
August 31, 2007
Eliot updated his notebook with a new entry about his summer activities.
June 29, 2007
An autographed picture Eliot is featured on the homepage of Riedell Skates at www.riedellskates.com. Previously, Eliot appeared in print ads for the skate brand, which he has worn for years.
June 9, 2007
Eliot updated his notebook with an entry about the World Junior Championships.
May 22, 2007
U.S. Figure Skating selected Eliot to represent the United States on the Junior Grand Prix circuit during the 2007-2008 season, which will be his second consecutive season on the circuit.
He is currently assigned to compete Sept. 6-9, 2007, at JGP Romania in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Eliot may receive additional international assignments at a later date.
Last year on the JGP, Eliot won bronze medals at the events in Budapest, Hungary, and The Hague, Netherlands, before going on to win the gold medals at Regionals, Sectionals and the U.S. Championships.
May 10, 2007
U.S. Figure Skating named Eliot to the Team "B" envelope based on his gold medal performance at the 2007 U.S. Championships in Spokane, Wash. While the envelopes are not used as strict criteria for assigning internationals, envelopes do determine funding levels.
It is the third team envelope placement for Eliot. Last season, he was named to Team "C" based on his win at the 2006 U.S. Championship in novice men's.
April 20, 2007
The city of St. Paul, Minn., will celebrate the first "Eliot Halverson Day" tomorrow.
April 21 will be proclaimed "Eliot Halverson Day" in the City of St. Paul by St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman in honor of Eliot's various accomplishments in skating. He is a two-time national champion, winning novice in 2006 before taking juniors in 2007.
Deputy Mayor Ann Mulholland will formally deliver the proclamation following Eliot's performance in the St. Paul Figure Skating Club Ice Show at Richfield Ice Arena in Richfield, Minn., on Saturday evening around 8:45 p.m.
March 1, 2007
Eliot finished tenth at World Junior Championships with 155.97 total points.
"Everything was new in this competition," he said. "There are a lot of things you do that you haven't done before. The number of really, really good skaters is a lot greater than at a regional competition in the U.S. There are 24 amazing guys who have worked to be here."
In his free skate (102.46), Eliot entertained the crowd with an energetic program, which included a clean triple Salchow, a triple Lutz and a double Axel. He also landed a triple loop-double loop combination.
Eliot did not receive any deductions but was downgraded to a double on his first triple Lutz, which was in combination with a double toe. He also had a mistake on the landing of his second double Axel.
February 28, 2007
After the short program at the World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, Eliot is currently in 14th place with 53.51 points. He opened his program with a solid Beillman into a triple lutz-triple toe combination but later fell on the triple flip, receiving a one-point deduction.
"There are a lot of good skaters, and that is motivation to get here again in the future,'' he said. "I am having a lot of fun, but I will skate a lot better tomorrow (in the free skate).''
The free skate is tomorrow, March 1.
January 26, 2007
In one year, Eliot went from the 2006 U.S. Champion in novice men's to the champion in junior men's, the event that he won today in Spokane, Wash.
"I feel incredible," Eliot said. “That was definitely the program I wanted to do. I wouldn’t change anything, I'm so excited."
He skated a gold medal program to "Beetlejuice" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Eliot landed seven triple jumps, not including a triple Axel, which he landed in practice and plans to try in future events.
"I'm so excited about everything that will come with my skating career and with my life," he said. "I think as I get older I think about how much I've changed just from a couple years back, and it gets me so excited for what’s going to happen in the next 10 years, 20 years. So this is just another stepping stone in my long career plans."
Halverson finished first with 187.79 points.
January 24, 2007
Eliot is in first place after the junior men's short program at the U.S. Championships in Spokane, Wash. He scored a personal best 65.12 points in his debut national championship performance as a junior man.
"Coming in, I knew I had a difficult task ahead of me. I’ve been competing against a lot of these guys for a long time, and a lot of them are very talented," Halverson said. "To be at the top feels really good."
The event concludes Friday morning with the free skate.
December 27, 2006
Eliot updated his notebook with the final entry of the year.
November 18, 2006
Eliot qualified for the U.S. Championships in Spokane, Wash., by winning the junior men's title at the Midwestern Sectional Championships on Saturday. The nationals are January 21-28, 2007.
He finished first in the short program (65.65 points) and first in the free skate (113.23 points) to take the Sectional title with 178.88 overall points, which is 17.55 points ahead of his nearest competitor.
November 16, 2006
At the Midwestern Sectional Championships in Pelham, Alabama, Eliot is in first place after the short program. He has 65.65 points heading into the free skate.
October 22, 2006
At the Upper Great Lakes Regional Championships, Eliot finished first in the junior men's event. He finished first in the short program (68.07) and free skate (109.31), with the highest technical and presentation scores in both, for 177.38 points overall.
October 6, 2006
After finishing fifth in the short program at the Junior Grand Prix event in The Hague, Netherlands, Eliot finished second in the free skate with 111.47 points. His overall score of 164.56 put him in third place overall.
October 5 , 2006
At the Junior Grand Prix event in The Hague, Netherlands, Eliot finished fifth in the short program with 53.09 points. He is only 6.72 points out of first, 4.39 points out of second and .76 points out of third place.
Eliot will skate tomorrow in the free skate.
September 24, 2006
Eliot has posted photos from the Junior Grand Prix event in Budapest, Hungary. He also posted pictures of his friends in a new snapshots gallery.
September 22, 2006
Eliot has written a new entry for his notebook.
September 7, 2006
Less than a week after Eliot won the bronze medal at his first Junior Grand Prix assignment, the U.S. Figure Skating Association has selected him for a second event. Eliot will skate at JGP Netherlands in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 5-8.
September 3, 2006
In his first Junior Grand Prix event, Eliot finished first in the short program (59.91) and fourth in the free skate (99.75) to win the bronze medal with 159.66 points.
"The other guys have a triple Axel and I don't, so I don't think there is anything I could have done to hold on to first place," Eliot said after the free skate. "I skated well in both programs. That's all I wanted to do."
September 2, 2006
Eliot finished first in the short program at the Junior Grand Prix
event in Budapest with a score of 59.91. He will perform in
the free skate tomorrow.
"I am really happy with the
performance," Eliot said following his short program.
"That's what I came here to do. I trained really hard this summer
and that's all I could really ask for."
August 27, 2006
Before leaving for the Junior Grand Prix event in Budapest, Hungary, Eliot posted a new notebook entry. He also updated the mailing address on his contact page.
June 24, 2006
Eliot added new personal pictures to his gallery.
June 4, 2006
Welcome to Eliot Halverson Online, the official Web site of 2006 U.S. novice men's champion Eliot Halverson. Stay tuned to the site for news and updates as Eliot heads out on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.
May 14, 2006
U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body for figure skating, selected Eliot to represent the United States on the Junior Grand Prix circuit during the 2006-2007 season.
USFS assigned Eliot to compete at the JGP event in Budapest, Hungary, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3rd. The competition, which marks Eliot's first international appearance as a junior, is the second of eight events in the series.
Eliot was also assigned to the team envelope "C" for the upcoming season. It's the second team envelope placement for Eliot. |
