2026 European Championships Women's Short Program

[FlossieH]

Sarina is very good skater, she does everything very well, but not great.
Remind me of younger Frolova, not sure about this transfer to Italy idea. Anna and Lara are both very original skaters.

Frolova found her time to shine and I hope Sarina will as well

Lara and Anna weren't that great at the point when Sarina transferred. She won her first Italian nationals. Lara has improved hugely in terms of consistency over the past couple of years and Anna has come on a long way too.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Heard Maria will be a flag bearer in Milano, what an honor

...if she gets the passport in time!

There was a story linked to in the Entries / Quotas thread and at the start of the story it sounded like it was a sure thing, but by the end of teh story it sounded like it wasn't sure at all.

Anyway, she is wearing a gorgeous royal blue dress which I can imagine one of my kids wearing (my kid really suits blue, particularly royal blue).

Einaudi, Zweiaudi, Dreiaudi...

Achtaudi it is for Maria! And a Q.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Karoltyna]

Seniuks choreography seems very pointless to me.

rather forgettable as soon as she hits ending pose

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I’m mother to all Israeli skaters!

Mmmmm. I've adopted the Gervits sisters... and their Mum!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Karoltyna]

My anxiety starts right now...

 

[bartlebooth]

Lots of different tricolour flags in the next group

 

[3T3T]

Nice to see Polina Tsurskaia in the K&C, I always liked her as a a skater in her brief career.

I did enjoy Joos, Taljegard & Kaiser. Glad to see Mikuthina qualify, the jumps weren’t there bit I really enjoy her skating.

 

[Skating91]

Is Hanretty the arena announcer?

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Hi, Połina Tsurskaya!

I thought she looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn't place who she was!

Thank you!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[elektra blue]

oh i hear the Franz Ferdinand in the background

 

[Mort]

This Mark and Molly chat in between the skating groups...please save us, is it going to be like that for the rest of the week?

 

[Ichatdelune]

I just got out of the bathroom and a woman is collapsed on the floor, oh she's slowly sitting up so it's not as bad as it can be, but god I hope it's not a huge deal..........

Update: she stood up and is slowly walking with medical staff so I think I'm not going to see a medical emergency today thank goodness

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Is Hanretty the arena announcer?

Kinda. There's him, Molly Lanaghan, and some other guy doing things in the arena for the audience during the resurfacings. Mark and Molly are also doing interviews, and the brief bios during the Warm-Up. But then there is a separate person doing the normal things of introducing the skaters at the start of the Warm-Up, and before their programme, and announcing the scores.

They aren't great.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[sissy7]

Sarina: happy with her skate and to be back at EC, goal is to show what she is practicing, she practices hard

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

And after that thrilling interval entertainment from Mark and Molly (yes, I am being sarcastic), I am bailing out now. But, I'll watch the final two groups, as well as the ones I missed earlier while eating, in the morning.

All the best to those that I will miss.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Minz]

Alright, I've made it! I'll be doing play-by-plays for these final two groups!

 

[EdgeCall]

... and now things are beginning to boil.

 

[sissy7]

Niina Petrokina: she wants to show that being the Euros champion is not a fluke, traveled in Germany at New Years, was fun, feels mentally ready and looks forward to her skate, "in good body shape"

 

[norwegianfairytale]

They are playing cold as ice again

 

[Jeanie19]

Jogaile made it. I am so happy.

I will see everyone tomorrow for mens.