OlympicTalk · Jan 25, 2019
Kayne, O’Shea lead pairs’ short program at U.S. Championships
2016 national champions Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea lead the pairs’ short program at the U.S. Championships in Detroit on Thursday.
They skate under a new coach this year, Dalilah Sappenfield, and have said they understand the high stakes: only one U.S. pair will be sent to the world championships in March.
Kayne and O’Shea totaled 71.83 points in the short program, followed by Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc with 70.47 points in second place.
Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier, theb 2017 U.S. champions, sit third going into Saturday’s free skate with 68.32 points. Fourth by just 0.14 are Deanna Stellato and Nathan Bartholomay, who debuted a new short program at nationals.