Based on the RTR-Sport coverage, which was cut short because of tennis.
Irina SLUTSKAYA
3Lz+2T
3F
2A from 3turn
FCSp, donut, change of edge
SpSt, CoE b., back b.
LSp, typical level4
SlSt
CCoSp
Ok, it was typical Slutskaya, love it or hate. This year I am closer to hate part, because choreography is completely MIA. But one cannot deny her enegry and fighting spirit.
TSS: 35.91/30.52=66.43
Place: 1
Carolina KOSTNER
2F+3T
3Lo
FCSp donut
SpSt CoE, shaky, lowered free leg
2A
SlSt, looked complex
CCoSp, good positions, nice speed
LSp
Good choreography. The program suits her well. Pity about combo and the spiral sequence was rather shaky, but the rest was very good.
TSS: 30.76/29.26=60.04
Place: 2
Now to the live coverage....
Ivana HUDZIECOVA CZE
We only saw the ending with her falling out of the spin.
TSS: 17.38/17.24=33.62
Place: 14
Idora HEGEL
Music: blues for the klook
3Lz+2T, two footed lutz
3R, turnout
LSp
SpSt CoE very shaky, positions not held.
2A
FCSp CoE
CiSt, slow
CCoSp, back to forward,
Good character. Finished behind the music. Rather poor positions though.
TSS: 26.80/21.83=48.63
Place: 5
Cindy CARQUILLAT SUI
3S turnout
LSp, fast, but so-so positions
3T, underrotated two-footed and finally fell
2A
FSSp
SpSt, shaky CoE
SlSt
CCoSp
Poor basics. Shaky...
TSS: 14.65/17.45=31.10
Place: 16
Teodora POSTIC SLO
3R2T, shaky landing
3S
FSSp high position
LSp, slow, poor position
SlSt
2A, saved
SpSt
CCoSp
Poor quality on all the elements.
TSS: 24.12/17.03=41.1
Place: 12
Jaqueline BELENYESOVA SVK
3S2T, tight landing
2A
3T out of spiral
LSp
SpSt CoE half-B. very shaky
SlSt
CCoSp, all over the place , slow
FSSp
Another skater with poor quality of everything.
TSS: 22.20/15.07=37.27
Place: 15
Sarah MEIER
3Lz+2T
3F
CCoSp
SpSt
2A
FSSp
SlSt nice edgework
LSp twisted
She is a lovely skater and the program suits her very well. Great performance.
TSS: 33.01/27.86=60.87
Place: 2
Olga ZADVORNOVA LAT
3F fall
2A
FSSp
3R
SpSt, not held
LSp slow
SlS
Good posture and nice attempt on flamenco character, too bad her basic skating is quite poor.
TSS: 15.08/15.54=29.62
Place: 21
Elena GLEBOVA
3T+2T
3Lz, fell out of landing
CCoSp, well fit into music
SlSt, stumble
2A, no height
SpSt, CoE half-B. Shaky
FSSp
LSp
Nicely choreographed program with many elements fit into music. Good spins, but poor spirals.
TSS: 23.12/19.20=42.32
Place:10
Elena SOKOLOVA
3Lz+2T
3Lo
FCSp to attempt on donut, which was not "closed"
SpSt poor positions
2A
LSp fast
CiSt nice attack
CCoSp
Good program and good performance. But poor spirals.
TSS: 32.25/28.63=60.88
Place:
Lina JOHANSSON SWE
2A turnout
3F fall
3T, tight
FSSp variations of position
SpSt
LSp to blade-to-head
CCoSp, good positions, including Sasha's
SlSt
Rather good program, nice technique, but she looked too heavy
TSS:20.77/18.32=38.09
Place: 18
Ruta GAJAUSKAITE LTU
Popped axel
Popped salchow
FSSp
2R
LSp slow poor positions
SpSt
CCoSp, stumble on entry
Way too many mistakes.
TSS: 8.64/14.05=22.69,
Place: 27
Viktoria VOLCHKOVA
3L2T
3F
2A
FCSp, basic
SpSt, not held
SlSt, no speed
LSp
CCoSp, nearly fell out if it
Great jumps, but the rest was so-so. She is not suited for CoP, her non-jumping elements would all be called level 1.
TSS: 29.56/27.52=57.08
Place: 5
Andrea KREUZER AUT
3R2T, saved, but barely
2A
FCSp donut
SeSt
3T fell out of landing
LSp
SpSt backward CoE
CCoSp back to forward
Nice program. Simple, but clean.
TSS: 22.16/17.76=39.92
Place: 18
Ekaterina PROYDA UKR
3L hand down 2T no flow
FSSp changes of positions
1F
LSp
SpSt, CoE Y well done
1A
CiSt
CCoSp slow
She has good flexibility and rather solid basics ....
TSS: 19.43/17.74=37.17
Place:22
Susanna POYKIO
Music:
Personal Best:
3L2T
3F
FCSp, CoE, half-B.
2A hand down
SpSt
LSp
SlSt poor flow
CCoSp
After all traditional ice princess stuff she did in the past this one was rather unusual choice for her. Playful and somewhat retro in style. Suits her well, through. I have her ahead of Volchkova.
TSS: 28.88/27.17
Place: 56.05
Elene GEDEVANISHVILI
Music: granada
Personal Best:
3Lz
3F+2T
FCSp CoE, donut
SpSt held?
2A
SlSt intricate
LSp level4
CCoSp
Excellent skate and very good program. She need a bit better control over her moves , but the rest was nearly perfect. Deserved to be 2nd: she had harder jump content and better spins&spirals than Sokolova.
TSS: 35.41/24.76=60.19
Place: 4
Irina SLUTSKAYA
3Lz+2T
3F
2A from 3turn
FCSp, donut, change of edge
SpSt, CoE b., back b.
LSp, typical level4
SlSt
CCoSp
Ok, it was typical Slutskaya, love it or hate. This year I am closer to hate part, because choreography is completely MIA. But one cannot deny her enegry and fighting spirit.
TSS: 35.91/30.52=66.43
Place: 1
Carolina KOSTNER
2F+3T
3Lo
FCSp donut
SpSt CoE, shaky, lowered free leg
2A
SlSt, looked complex
CCoSp, good positions, nice speed
LSp
Good choreography. The program suits her well. Pity about combo and the spiral sequence was rather shaky, but the rest was very good.
TSS: 30.76/29.26=60.04
Place: 2
Now to the live coverage....
Ivana HUDZIECOVA CZE
We only saw the ending with her falling out of the spin.
TSS: 17.38/17.24=33.62
Place: 14
Idora HEGEL
Music: blues for the klook
3Lz+2T, two footed lutz
3R, turnout
LSp
SpSt CoE very shaky, positions not held.
2A
FCSp CoE
CiSt, slow
CCoSp, back to forward,
Good character. Finished behind the music. Rather poor positions though.
TSS: 26.80/21.83=48.63
Place: 5
Cindy CARQUILLAT SUI
3S turnout
LSp, fast, but so-so positions
3T, underrotated two-footed and finally fell
2A
FSSp
SpSt, shaky CoE
SlSt
CCoSp
Poor basics. Shaky...
TSS: 14.65/17.45=31.10
Place: 16
Teodora POSTIC SLO
3R2T, shaky landing
3S
FSSp high position
LSp, slow, poor position
SlSt
2A, saved
SpSt
CCoSp
Poor quality on all the elements.
TSS: 24.12/17.03=41.1
Place: 12
Jaqueline BELENYESOVA SVK
3S2T, tight landing
2A
3T out of spiral
LSp
SpSt CoE half-B. very shaky
SlSt
CCoSp, all over the place , slow
FSSp
Another skater with poor quality of everything.
TSS: 22.20/15.07=37.27
Place: 15
Sarah MEIER
3Lz+2T
3F
CCoSp
SpSt
2A
FSSp
SlSt nice edgework
LSp twisted
She is a lovely skater and the program suits her very well. Great performance.
TSS: 33.01/27.86=60.87
Place: 2
Olga ZADVORNOVA LAT
3F fall
2A
FSSp
3R
SpSt, not held
LSp slow
SlS
Good posture and nice attempt on flamenco character, too bad her basic skating is quite poor.
TSS: 15.08/15.54=29.62
Place: 21
Elena GLEBOVA
3T+2T
3Lz, fell out of landing
CCoSp, well fit into music
SlSt, stumble
2A, no height
SpSt, CoE half-B. Shaky
FSSp
LSp
Nicely choreographed program with many elements fit into music. Good spins, but poor spirals.
TSS: 23.12/19.20=42.32
Place:10
Elena SOKOLOVA
3Lz+2T
3Lo
FCSp to attempt on donut, which was not "closed"
SpSt poor positions
2A
LSp fast
CiSt nice attack
CCoSp
Good program and good performance. But poor spirals.
TSS: 32.25/28.63=60.88
Place:
Lina JOHANSSON SWE
2A turnout
3F fall
3T, tight
FSSp variations of position
SpSt
LSp to blade-to-head
CCoSp, good positions, including Sasha's
SlSt
Rather good program, nice technique, but she looked too heavy
TSS:20.77/18.32=38.09
Place: 18
Ruta GAJAUSKAITE LTU
Popped axel
Popped salchow
FSSp
2R
LSp slow poor positions
SpSt
CCoSp, stumble on entry
Way too many mistakes.
TSS: 8.64/14.05=22.69,
Place: 27
Viktoria VOLCHKOVA
3L2T
3F
2A
FCSp, basic
SpSt, not held
SlSt, no speed
LSp
CCoSp, nearly fell out if it
Great jumps, but the rest was so-so. She is not suited for CoP, her non-jumping elements would all be called level 1.
TSS: 29.56/27.52=57.08
Place: 5
Andrea KREUZER AUT
3R2T, saved, but barely
2A
FCSp donut
SeSt
3T fell out of landing
LSp
SpSt backward CoE
CCoSp back to forward
Nice program. Simple, but clean.
TSS: 22.16/17.76=39.92
Place: 18
Ekaterina PROYDA UKR
3L hand down 2T no flow
FSSp changes of positions
1F
LSp
SpSt, CoE Y well done
1A
CiSt
CCoSp slow
She has good flexibility and rather solid basics ....
TSS: 19.43/17.74=37.17
Place:22
Susanna POYKIO
Music:
Personal Best:
3L2T
3F
FCSp, CoE, half-B.
2A hand down
SpSt
LSp
SlSt poor flow
CCoSp
After all traditional ice princess stuff she did in the past this one was rather unusual choice for her. Playful and somewhat retro in style. Suits her well, through. I have her ahead of Volchkova.
TSS: 28.88/27.17
Place: 56.05
Elene GEDEVANISHVILI
Music: granada
Personal Best:
3Lz
3F+2T
FCSp CoE, donut
SpSt held?
2A
SlSt intricate
LSp level4
CCoSp
Excellent skate and very good program. She need a bit better control over her moves , but the rest was nearly perfect. Deserved to be 2nd: she had harder jump content and better spins&spirals than Sokolova.
TSS: 35.41/24.76=60.19
Place: 4