Laura Lepistö injured

AnnaTheMusician · Oct 13, 2010

Well, this doesn't belong to Laura topic but I want to clarify that Shae-Lynn Bourne made Kiira's SP and David Wilson made her FS. I prefer more her SP but I have a feeling that FS will be better after repeats and competitions.

I also wish Laura would do something else than tango. Sibelius have many good pieces but I wouldn't put any patriotic music to skating. It would be too "corny" here in Finland... we have heavy history with wars so IMHO patriotic music wouldn't fit to figure skating. I don't know what other Finnish people here think of this issue?

berrycute · Oct 13, 2010

AnnaTheMusician said:
Well, this doesn't belong to Laura topic but I want to clarify that Shae-Lynn Bourne made Kiira's SP and David Wilson made her FS. I prefer more her SP but I have a feeling that FS will be better after repeats and competitions.

I also wish Laura would do something else than tango. Sibelius have many good pieces but I wouldn't put any patriotic music to skating. It would be too "corny" here in Finland... we have heavy history with wars so IMHO patriotic music wouldn't fit to figure skating. I don't know what other Finnish people here think of this issue?

Yes, Shae-Lynn did the SP, but I thought it was a bit blah. The FS is more compelling, IMO.

Hmm, I should probably point out I meant patriotic in the most general sense of the world (eg picking a Finnish composer as a sign of being proud to be a Finn). I didn't mean she should be skating to some jingoist extravaganza (eg, no Brit should ever skate to Rule Britannia, but Elgar or Vaughn Williams might be a nice choice!). Laura doesn't need to be out there in white and blue waving a flag as she skates to Finlandia, there are other nice possibilities from Sibelius, Valse Triste is a classic, or maybe something from the Karelia Suite. I also love this piano Romance of his (op. 24, I think). All lovely works that I think would be great for the ice.

AnnaTheMusician · Oct 14, 2010

Ok, I misunderstood. I like Kiira's SP very much, more than her FS. But maybe it'll be better during the season.

Now I understood the meaning of "patriotic", I just can't imagine Laura or any Finnish skater skating with Finlandia, which is awesome, very patriotic piece (I've played it dozens of times) but it just doesn't fit to the ice at all, IMHO. But you are right, Sibelius has many beautiful works, including his piano pieces which could be used for skating. Valse Triste was fantastic when Rahkamo/Kokko used it at 90's.

ankka · Oct 26, 2010

Laura has now withdrawn from Skate America. According to her she's in ok shape and her programs are in good shape now but due to starting her practice with full speed not that long after the hip injury has put a lot of stress on her achilles tendon. Apparently it's an old problem with the tendon and now it's hurting after every practice. They made the decision very recently with her coach as they don't want to risk the rest of the season. She'll be concetrating more on physiotherapy and postpone her start of the season. For the few ones who speak Finnish, the news can be read here http://yle.fi/urheilu/lajit/muut/ta...iston_kauden_avaus_viivastyy_yha_2090647.html

Olympia · Oct 26, 2010

Not that I'm Finnish, but Sibelius is such a rich, glorious composer that I had to voice my hope for more Sibelius skating programs. (Not just by Finnish skaters, I hasten to add!) He's a fabulous melodist and orchestrator, and I'm a huge fan. There are lovely sections of his symphonies, especially the Third Symphony, that might make good programs. There are promising bits of his Pelleas and Melisande and also some wonderful sections of the King Christian incidental music. The first section of this link, the Nocturne, has some really splendid potential, for either a strong woman skater or a man. Or a pair! I always imagined Paul Wylie skating to this. Though it's intense, it has a waltz rhythm that would make for wonderful footwork and upper body movements.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4eAsOZtkIk

I'm really sorry that Laura is out of Skate America. I hope she recovers enough to shine in the rest of the season.

sorcerer · Oct 26, 2010

So now that Laura is out of Skate America too, who will replace her ?
(In the newest entry list her name is crossed with a line.)

Now the ISU's seasonal best list is of this season 2010/2011, and I can't find the last season's to look for who can still qualify...

Maybe Gizmo can recover her slot she lost from CoC?
I don't know why she withdrew from China though.

Mathman · Oct 26, 2010

sorcerer said:
Maybe Gizmo can recover her slot she lost from CoC?

I don't know why she withdrew from China though.

I think the rules specifically forbid that. If you withdraw from an assigned event, you cannot receive a later one.

sorcerer · Oct 27, 2010

Right. Thank you MM, now I remember that I've read it many times. :eek:

:

Then any one of these?
Elena Glebova, Yan Liu, Ivana Reitmayerova, Joshi Helgesson, ...
Somebody else from the top 75 seasonal best last season?
Chelzie?
I still can't find the list.

champs · Oct 28, 2010

Sarah Hecken or Chelzie Lee would be a nice replacement

Sylvia · Oct 28, 2010

sorcerer said:
So now that Laura is out of Skate America too, who will replace her ?

'HisWeirness' over at FSU does a great job of keeping track of all the possible GP alternates. Here's the ladies list: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2918999&postcount=849

champs · Oct 28, 2010

Thanks Sylvia for the info (and thank you HisWeirness though she may not read GS.)
I wondered why Hecken was not even in the list in HisWeirness's summary and realized she was intially assigned to Skate Canada but withdrew. Glebova seems to be the most reasonable alternate.

@sorcerer
In addition to Sylvia's link, here is a complete SB list for the ladies from the 2009-10 season:
http://deep-edge.net/sb.php?c=2&s=2009

Sylvia · Oct 28, 2010

You're welcome. The ISU still has all the 2009-10 SB scores list online but it's not visibly linked on their site (just substitute /sb2009-10/ ) -- Ladies: http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtslto.htm

sorcerer · Oct 28, 2010

Thank you champs and Sylvia.

In any case the replacement is to be made before the "seven day mark" in the clause 7.6 of the GP announcement, so it's about only 10 days left.
Hoping very much for Chelzie, because for Elena it would be back-to-back participation.

lycan · Oct 28, 2010

good luck to laura. too many injured skaters this season.. sigh..

sorcerer · Oct 29, 2010

So Oksana Gozeva got in place of Laura.

(And Yan Liu is out of CoC, probably no replacements b/c too close to the event...)

There might be other replacements to come, I sort of fear.

museksk8r · Oct 29, 2010

*hoping Laura gets fully healed soon* :love:

sorcerer · Oct 31, 2010

sorcerer said:
So Oksana Gozeva got in place of Laura....There might be other replacements to come, I sort of fear.

Oksana Gozeva is now crossed out of the entry list ! In only 2 days this change ...
Chelzie coming in this time?

silverlake22 · Oct 31, 2010

champs said:
Sarah Hecken or Chelzie Lee would be a nice replacement

Hecken was already assigned to 2 events due to her 12th place at Worlds. She withdrew from her 1st due to injury though.

ankka · Nov 10, 2010

Laura is set to compete at NRW Trophy (btw, also Beata Papp and Cecilia Törn there to compete from the 3rd spot) 2nd to 5th December. Hope she makes it there! http://www.lev-nrw.org/lev2008/docs/event/0898/index.htm

Kati · Nov 10, 2010

ankka said:
Laura is set to compete at NRW Trophy (btw, also Beata Papp and Cecilia Törn there to compete from the 3rd spot) 2nd to 5th December. Hope she makes it there! http://www.lev-nrw.org/lev2008/docs/event/0898/index.htm

That's good news - hope she will recover and start the season there, before the Nationals! :thumbsup:

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