17th Tirnavia Ice Cup | Oct 31 - Nov 2

[CaroLiza_fan]

Ooh is everyone getting a gift bag? That's nice.

I hadn't actually noticed that. But I did notice one of the flower girls is getting everybody's autograph.

That would be interesting for her to look back at in years to come, to see where the skaters' careers went from here.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Jeanie19]

Leontina. Really pretty dress. Nice program and a good skate.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Leontina HORČIČKOVÁ (CZE) is wearing a beautiful maroon dress.

And the music was beautiful too. And dark.

This is definitely my sort of programme.

She goes into the lead.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Jeanie19]

Charlotte. Pretty dress. Very good energetic program. Good skate.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

You wait for a bus, and two come along at once. Or, in this case, maroon dresses.

Charlotte JENNES (BEL)'s dress has a lot of cut outs. I don't like it. I preferred the last one.

Ach, she's skating to that epic version of "Toxic".

Well, it's not hard to tell who Charlotte looks up to. That had Loena Hendrickx written all over it.

I just looked at their ISU Bios, and guess what. They both have the same choreographer! Ádám Sólya. Quelle surprise!

She goes into 2nd position.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Jeanie19]

Simona. Pretty dress. Nice program and a really good skate.
. Good score. 54.93

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Simona TKACHMAN (ISR) was wearing a blueish grey dress.

Beautiful music. And beautiful skating.

Just as a side note, she won Junior Ladies at the first round of the Cup Of Israel earlier in the week. In the SP on Monday, she scored 57.60 points, 18.95 more than the girl in 2nd position.

Today she scored 54.93. So, bearing in mind she has had to travel here in between, for her score to be that close is very good.

She goes into the lead.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Jeanie19]

Boglarka. Beautiful dress and a nice program. Wonderful skate.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

We have three Hungarians in this second group. The middle one is Polina DZSUMANYIJAZOVA, and we often comment about Ted trying to get his tongue around her surname. But, I'd like to hear how he gets on with this girl, Boglárka ZHANG (HUN).

She is wearing a mainly black dress, but her right shoulder and sleeve is red.

I loved the music. Her ISU says it is "Total View" by Inon Zur.

In fact, I loved the whole programme.

It's a pity she didn't get a Junior GP. I would have liked more people to see this programme than the 116 that are currently watching the stream.

She goes into 3rd position.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Jeanie19]

Ines. Pretty dress and a good program. Some nice elements, good skate.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

That is a very summery dress that Ines BELOT (FRA) is wearing. She is bound to be foundered!

The music sounds familiar, but at the same time it doesn't. I wonder if this is a version with vocals of a piece that we usually hear as an instrumental. And that the vocals have thrown me.

I enjoyed it.

She goes into 5th position.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Jeanie19]

Polina. Pretty dress. Very nice program and skate.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Polina DZSUMANYIJAZOVA (HUN) was was wearing a pink dress where the top half was a darker shade. Oh, and a black belt separating them.

She started off skating to "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" by Doris Day, followed by "Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl!" by Louis Prima. Two very different pieces of music that you wouldn't think of putting together. But, both of them worked for her.

She wasn't dreaming of that fall early on, though!

Otherwise, it was really good.

She goes into 2nd position. Less than half a point behind Simona TKACHMAN (ISR).

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Jeanie19]

Karina. Beautiful black dress with a splash of blue. Beautiful program and a good skate.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Over the past few years, I have watched quite a few competitions from Estonia. And out of curiosity, I did a search for Karina SHESTERIKOVA (EST) to see if I had written anything about her before.

And I had. From the Tallinn Trophy last season, where she won the Advanced Novice SP, but then had issues in the FS.

I really enjoyed her SP today. So, I hope she doesn't suffer the same fate in the FS tomorrow.

She looks really fed up in the results area.

She goes into 7th position.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[crystalspin]

Lets go Anna! Oh no an opening fall... But I am a sucker for Dune programs. Good skate even with the mistake.

 

[Jeanie19]

Anna. Good outfit that goes well with her Dune program. Really good skate.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I knew it! For the past couple of days, I have been wondering if I had seen Emma GERKE (DEU), who finished 7th overall in Advanced Novices earlier, before. Because her name sounded familiar. Well, it is because she is the sister of this skater, Anna GERKE (DEU).

She was doing a "Dune" programme. And wearing an appropriate costume for it.

As you know, "Dune" programmes don't do it for me. But, obvious aside, she skated well.

She goes into 3rd position.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Jeanie19]

Lili. Pretty dress and a nice program. Jumps were rough, but the rest was good.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

The final skater, Lili HARTDEGEN (HUN), was wearing a black dress, with silver trim and a flash cut out of the front

She was skating to a strange cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". I didn't like it.

The skating was better than the music, though.

She goes into 9th position.

CaroLiza_fan