Czisny grabs ladies competition lead after short skateAlissa Czisny Alissa Czisny (born June 25, 1987) is an American figure skater. She is the 2007 US National bronze medalist. Alissa has been assigned to the NHK Trophy and Cup of China competitions for the 2007/2008 ISU skating year. seized the lead in the ladies competition at the US Figure Skating figure skating Sport in which ice skaters, singly or in pairs, perform various jumps, spins, and footwork. The figure skate blade has a special serrated toe pick, or toe rake, at the front. Championships by posting the best score Thursday in the short programme. Meryl Davis Meryl Davis (born January 1, 1987), is an American ice dancer. With partner Charlie White, she is the 2007 U.S. national bronze medalists. Davis and White teamed up in 1997 and they are currently the longest lasting dance team in the United States. and Charlie White continue to set the early tone in the ice-dancing field, Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett Jeremy Barrett is an actor who did voicework for The Animals of Farthing Wood. In the 39 episodes of this classic animation production he was the voice of 17 characters ranging from gentle and greedy little Mole to Scarface - a very nasty fox! More recently he has played Charles are the surprise leaders after the pairs short programme. Czisny leads Rachel Flatt by five points and is seven points ahead of Caroline Zhang Caroline Zhao Zhang (Chinese: 張圓圓; born May 20, 1993 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion and 2007 World Junior Champion. heading into the free skate programme. Brittany Rizo is fourth while Katrina Hacker and Mirai Nagasu (tied) round out the top five placings. Davis and White lead Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates by eight points after Thursday's original dance of the championship dance field. Davis and White also led after the opening day's compulsory dance skate. Skaters are seeking to qualify for March's World Championships at Los Angeles and stake a favourite's claim on spots for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. 
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