The Nordics Open 2026 | Jan 28 - Feb 1

[norwegianfairytale]

Really rough skate for Romulus with 4 falls, but I really like his shirt. It´s giving me LOTR vibes.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

...and a really rough skate from Matias Heinonen too

And with the 3 remaining men having almost a 10p lead on Matias H., they have a really easy path to all secure the medal now, it´s just a matter of question what colour it´s going to be

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Looks like Cody is going to finish 4th!

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Excellent stuff from Matias Lindfors, I think it´s the best skate he had in a time. Shame about the popped lutz in the end, on a big lean on the last jump, but otherwise it was excellent. This might be enough to give him the title Daniil and Albin needs to be very clean to and have a higher tech since Matias will be some points ahead in the components as well

 

[bartlebooth]

That's more like it for Matias Lindfors!
His messy hair is adorable.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Ahhw Daniil might have been a little spooked put by Matias performance. Popping the two first jumping passes is not easy... but he came back with some good points combo after. This should still be enough for him to make the podium

 

[bartlebooth]

A good skate by Albin Samuelsson!
He is 2nd. Matias Lindfors wins.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

And Albin has done enough to take the silver!

I´m not going to complain about Matias getting the PCS he deserves, but I have to say it´s kinda insane they give him 76 in PCS in a junior event when the judges at the same time gives the other skaters typical junior component scores. I mean Albin had literally no chance to overtake the lead and got 12 points lower in PCS, and Daniil over 20 points lower... I agree there should be a significant difference but, more like 5 and 10 points gap in components to the others.

And I can´t believe I found myself in a position that I complain about PCS score being to high for Matias, normally it´s the other way around I think the PCS would have been justified if he was competing in the senior event, it´s like the judges kinda forgot. Or they should have given the others a bit higher as well.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Camilla Poulsen has WD as well from junior free. I feel bad for the Danes that both Wendell and Camilla had to WD, particular because it´s in Denmark this year and they don´t have that many skaters

 

[norwegianfairytale]

At least Emelia gave us a beautiful skate

I really love her dress, so beautiful

 

[norwegianfairytale]

I really like Therese and her Gladitor program. She doesn´t have the most difficult tech, but she has nice glide on the ice and spins. Hope she can get more triples in the future

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Martina Pivetta sounds like Marina Piretta, it would be easy to mix them up in speech

Lovely dress, spins and a delicate piece of music!

 

[norwegianfairytale]

I like this dress, in my opinion more people should wear purple dresses

Lovely piece of music.

I have noticed that more of the skaters from Eleas club seems to simulate their axel before they do the actual axel. I´m wondering if it´s something they teach them to do, I find it a bit weird as it looks like they are popping the axel at first. I noticed Mias sister Ella did the same.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

And another dress I love, to no ones surprise as i´m a sucker for green dresses, particular dark green

Emma was one of the skaters I really I thought would be a great promise for Norway a couple of seasons ago, but it seems her progress may have slowed down. Maybe it´s because of injury.

One thing that is a bit fun is that you can easy recognize what club she skates in because of the great hair. Oda Havgar always had such nice hair. I´m pretty sure it´s the coach that is doing all their hair and she is pretty talented in that aspect.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Okay, I think Amalie Nordbø is one to keep a eye on in the future for Norway. She and her sister Diana recently moved to the capital of Norway to change clubs, and I assume it´s because to get more ice time and resources, which is a indication that they like to go all in. And you can already see that she is determined on the course, she already is adding more triples in her programs, all though she still needs some time to stabilize them. Not at least, I like her style and quirky programs. She is like Ivett Toth and Hannah Frank, likes rock and something different. She is fierce. Can´t wait to see what else she comes up with in the future

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Saedis impressed me in the SP, it´s not often you see a Icelandic skater that can multiple triples. She does them well also, and has a nice jumps. Nice spins as well. Today is probably not the skate she wanted, but I´m excited to see more of her in the future. I think she can be able to get the Euro mins in the future

 

[bartlebooth]

Saaga showed a lot of personality! Fun routine!

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Saaga showed a lot of personality! Fun routine!

She is one of the skaters that catched my eyes on Thursday because of her very elegant skating!

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Alice has some nice powerful jumps

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Leona had a bit wild jump landings but her performance was really good and enganging, she actually reminds me a bit of Josefin on the performance aspect. Not every skater can do a program like this. Nice spins as well