2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Pairs Short Program

[Jumping_Bean]

Daniel Weiss, please, use your brain to figure out why a team is not going for Olympic qualification (hint: There's a very important difference between the eligibility for the Olympics and other international competitions).

(Someone please release me from this torture.)

 

[elektra blue]

Minikiiiiiiii

 

[labgoat]

Getting it done Oxana & Tom. Eye popping twist and solid throws. Lots of difficulty capably handled. I foresee surprisingly good scores... She gives me Radionova vibes.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Ooh I loved that

If I were not devoted to Juulia I would ask Minerva to marry me in a heartbeat

 

[elektra blue]

Minerva is a goddess and Nikita is still a Chad and that was a great skate

 

[auser]

Well done Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN! Great to watch.

 

[labgoat]

The tango music and black costumes suit Minerva & Niki so well. This is a stunning program skated very very well. Hard to say which team I prefer.

 

[auser]

The tango music and black costumes suit Minerva & Niki so well. This is a stunning program skated very very well. Hard to say which team I prefer.

Glad I am not a judge today.

 

[labgoat]

Glad I am not a judge today.

me too!
Both teams are going to get really good intel for their Olympic prospects and adjust accordingly.

 

[labgoat]

Warm-Up Group 5
14 Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER GER
15 Gabriella IZZO / Luc MAIERHOFER AUT
16 Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL GER
17 Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO ITA

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Minerva and Nikita did so well. Love the program and the costumes.

(Also, Daniel, you might not have access to the exclusive scoring system (i.e. the one the commentators, judges, tech panel & competitors have access to at bigger competitions), but you have access to the normal scoring page, and yes, H/V's TES is still higher than M/K's)

 

[labgoat]

My predictions are doing nicely except for Lia & Trennt.
They are so talented and that flawed skate just tanked them.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Strong throw and SBS lutzes

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Go, Anni and Robert

 

[Jumping_Bean]

The 3S thing is such a mental block by now. She shows the jump a lot on her IG and lots of commentators have said she does them fairly consistently in practices too, but no bueno in competition.

Still, really happy for and proud of them for looking so strong here (also sbs spins looking much better than last season again). I also love her dedication to jumpsuits, they always look great on her.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Okay I'm back from Baku, what happened to Hocke/Kunkel

 

[elektra blue]

right on time to see the scores. off to women!

 

[TontoK]

Well, I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer the Germans to the Japanese.

That might be because it was a new and exciting program, where the Japanese were an old and exciting program.

But still... Team Germany on this day.

 

[labgoat]

Nice to see Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER GER again. Very happy they are sticking together. They have promise and need more outings.

 

[labgoat]

Well, I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer the Germans to the Japanese.

That might be because it was a new and exciting program, where the Japanese were an old and exciting program.

But still... Team Germany on this day.

This is why we have nine judges.
Both teams are very close and have different strengths.