Puerto RicAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The National Championships were successfully completed on Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Pond in Newark, DE. 

Senior Ladies
Victoria Muniz came back after last year's absence from the Nationals to win her 4th Puerto Rican Ladies title with 102.79 points.  Victoria had a slow start in her Short Program but came back with a strong Free Skate to overtake the lead. 

Megan Williams-Stewart joined the Federation this year following years of success in the USA Nationals.  Megan has also represented the USA internationally at least three times. Megan had the best Short Program score but fell to second place overall after the Free Skate with a combined score of 100.84 points. 

Diana Reina, last year's Junior Champion, moved up to Senior Ladies.  After a slow start in her Short Program, Diana had her best Free Skate score with two Double Axels.  Diana was only off the 2nd place positions by 3 points or less for both the Short Program and Free Skate but ended up 14 points behind with a total of 86.45 points. 

Check out the following competition videos:

Double Axel                          Change Foot Combination Spin (Level 4)

Triple Loop                           Spiral Sequence (Level 4)

Triple Flip                             Straightline Footwork (Level 3)

       Triple Lutz                            

CHECK OUT THE RESULTS