Alexa Knierim, Brandon Frazier after first lap together: “Yeah, it’s going to work”

Since teaming up last spring, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier have jammed their coaches’ notebooks with to-do lists and goals, most of which they have achieved in fine style.

Successful tryout? Check. After their long-term previous partnerships ended following the 2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Frazier flew from his home in Florida to Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena in Irvine, California, to see if Alexa would be a good match.

“Our tryout got cut short, because of the [COVID-19] lockdowns,” Frazier, 28, said. “But we didn’t need the whole normal, traditional tryout to make the decision. I mean, we grabbed each other’s hand on…