2013 Europeans Ladies - Short Program

[blue_idealist]

Haha, Marchei wished Jeremy Abbott good luck at US Nationals.

[sequinsgalore]

Natalia POPOVA (UKR)

Music: Pourquoi Me Reveiller by Jules Massenet

3F - holds on, perhaps UR
3T - fall, no combo
FCSp
2A
CCoSp
StSq
LSp

Score: 23.54 + 23.06 - 1.00 = 45.60, in 23rd (out of 35

[sky_fly20]

Liza is a bad sp skater but Gold is still up for grabs , Adelina holding 1st is uncertain
and Caro and Liza can score 115+ in FS

[Icey]

I guess she had an understanding with her coaches that neither would be there (Valentina) with her.

[Mirunna]

Liza is a bad sp skater but Gold is still up for grabs , Adelina holding 1st is uncertain
and Caro and Liza can score 115+ in FS

One would argue Adelina is a bad SP skater also since she didn't break 60 for a SP internationally since her senior debut. Until today. Just saying

[Jammers]

Kostner is still the overwhelming favorite in the LP. She just has to much experience right now compared to the Russian girls.

[sequinsgalore]

Monika SIMANCIKOVA (SVK)

Music: Tango de Amor (from "The Addams Family" musical) by Andrew Lippa

2A
3F - twofooted
FCSp
3T+2T
CCoSp
StSq
LSp

Score: 27.48 + 22.79 = 50.27 (PB), in 14 (out of 36)

[sky_fly20]

One would argue Adelina is a bad SP skater also since she didn't break 60 for a SP internationally since her senior debut. Until today. Just saying

If you look both Adelina and Liza , Liza has a bad record of butchering her SP's but she makes up for it in the FS
though Adelina is a hot n cold in her SP or LP's

[sky_fly20]

Kostner is still the overwhelming favorite in the LP. She's just has to much experience right now compared to the Russian girls.

indeed, if Kostner gets minimal mistakes in LP she will win gold
If Sotnikova makes too much mistakes in LP she will drop to bronze and Liza will win the silver medal

[drivingmissdaisy]

None of the top 3 is a sure bet to skate clean in the LP, and all are capable of having a mini-meltdown.

[Jammers]

For the Russian girls this is just another step on their way to getting to the top. If they can medal here they have accomplished a lot already.

[Mao88]

Ladies Short Program - Videos & Result

1. Adelina SOTNIKOVA (RUS) - 67.61 Short Program, 2nd Copy
2. Carolina KOSTNER (ITA) - 64.19 Short Program, 2nd Copy
3. Valentina MARCHEI (ITA) - 58.22
4. Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA (RUS) - 57.18 Short Program
5. Joshi HELGESSON (SWE) - 55.04
6. Viktoria HELGESSON (SWE) - 54.77
7. Lenaelle GILLERON-GORRY (FRA) - 53.32
8. Nathalie WEINZIERL (GER) - 52.28 Short Program
9. Elena GLEBOVA (EST) - 51.90 Short Program
10. Juulia TURKKILA (FIN) - 51.47

Finally, oh Finally, at long last, Adelina fulfills her potential!!! A clean program and what a fantastic score. Hallelujah!

[Mirunna]

I still can't get over Adelina's joy and emotion. People in the past criticized her for being emotionless in her programs. It's true she started very tense but as the program went by she let herself go with the music and she was amazing. She feels the music and today got the crowd going better than anyone. It's good to see she has plenty of fire, she needs to find a way to cope with her nerves better. Today she was awesome and I am glad I kept my faith in her. When all Russians are at their best, Adelina is the best of the rest

[FlattFan]

Adelina's PCS are too high. She's definitely better than Liza's in those area, but so close to Kostner? Kostner's PCS were much lower when she was at Adelina's age suggest Adelina's PCS are quite generous, and wrong.

[Ziggy]

I really hope that the Helgesson sisters can hold on to their placements (a medal would be even more awesome but that's not really realistic) and earn 3 spots for Sweden so that Isabelle Olson can go to Euros as well next year.