Here we go, my favourite event! For the 1st 2 flights, I'll post at the end of the flight. For the last 2, I'll try and post more often, but not sure if I can.
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Group # 1
Neil Wilson GBR Start # 1
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Currently F 1 Overall 1
Concerto for Violin & Orchestra by Conus white at shoulders shading to blue at hem of pants
Starts right out with 3a fell out but not badly – one of his better efforts / 3z tilted – fell / 3f turns 3t / fly cam to back sit is very nice – good stretch great speed / music softens and we have some spread eagles and chor ending in ina with good stretch / 3l / 3s / flysit has great fly and very good spin / I just realized he either left out or I wasn’t looking but there was a 3a combo planned before the MITF / strt line steps are light & flows so well with music / 3t / music comes to a pause and he stops right in front of the judges / flycam is gorgeous and then into his combo spin that the crowd is clapping all the way through esp for the great layback / spirals into final pose / Not bad at all – it’s kind of funny – I first saw Neil at worlds in ’96 in Edmonton and it was his first worlds as well – the spins blew everyone away and he drew to skate first in the final free there as well. For 5 minutes he was 1st in the World <g>
Gregor Urbas SLO Start # 2
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Currently F 1 Overall 1
Tango Fantasy White satin shirt under black vest & pants
Some nice chor to set the mood / 2z (was supposed to be 3z3t) / 3a 3t tiny bit wobbly between the 2 but clean / camel spin is nice & stretched / 3f bit wild on free leg and hand might have hit the ice / death drop has good fly & spin is ok / music softens to soft piano and some chor to match / 3a step out / spiral seq that had nice moves but needed more spirals to be a spiral seq / travel 3’s into 3l / 3z / combo spin – didn’t really see it – too close to near boards / strt steps go well with music / 3s / combo spin to end is very nice – centered with good pos / planned elements have a 2a right before the final combo spin but I didn’t see it. A good performance – he did a pretty good job of keeping up the tango feel although it was a fairly soft tango /
Tomas Verner CZE Start # 3
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Currently F 1 Overall 2
Loreley, La Noche de mi Amor black with dark grey/silver on top
3a tilted hand down / music had started out quite heavy, now speeds & lightens up and the crowd is clapping / 3f3t / 3l squeeked it out clean / some playing to judges briefly / 3f is high and easy / death drop has good fly and fast low spin / music is now very soft piano and we have some very soft & flowing MITF and he builds speed as music builds into travel 3’s & some spirals & arabeques / 3f fell out hand down – cheat sheet even says flip but one of them must have been a lutz / 3s / combo spin and music really bjuilds and becomes somewhat sticatto and he’s down S footwork to it / upright scratch spin to end. Not his best but I think he’s fairly happy. Very good response from the crowd as some girls call out Tomas we love you and he blows them a kiss.
Yamato Tamura JPN Start # 4
Ordinals 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 Currently F 4 Overall 3
Space Battlecruiser Yamato soundtrack dark navy military with diagonal closing
Marching music and he’s moving towards the judges and around right to it / 4t big lean fell / 4t fell – that wasn’t the plan was supposed to be 3z3t / 3l landed on inside edge but toughed it out in a very small circle / 3s same as loop / very nice camel spin and the music has really softened & become melodic / 3a fell / This is his last worlds and he’s going for everything – not playing it safe at all. / 3f3t / flysit is excellent / 3z3t / and the music has built for his S footwrk / 3f / andother S footwrk / butterfly into flysit / combo spin to end / ok, I have got to stop looking at the cheat sheet and just watch the skating and call what I see. The cheat sheet just confuses me when someone deviates as much from the plan as he did <G>. Down to the end of the rink to collect boquets from his fans
Ivan Dinev BUL Start # 5
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Currently F 1 Overall 1
Kismet performed by Bond black with maroon sheen & blue – nicer than it sounds
4t maybe not entirely clean – too close to near boards / huge 3a with a bit of lean but no problem landing it at all / 3z lean – hand down / huge death drop with excellent spin / up til now there hasn’t been a lot of connection with music – its just very heavy music with kind of a monotonous sound / 3a2t / 3l / cam spin is nice & stretched / O ftwrk is fast & with music / music softens now and we have a full circule spread eagle – his rear sticks out too much for my liking / 3f might have been 2ft / 3s3t / flycam good fly nice spin into sit / quick truns out and a pause at the end for his strt ftwrk / lots of turns on his toes into a butterfly at centre – it was fun to watch but not enough edgework for my liking / excellent combo spin to end / He’s very happ with that and the crowd is cheering like mad. The Bulgarian team is just up to my right and Albina & Maxim are hold up the flag & whistling & cheering.
Kristoffer Berntsson SWE Start # 6
Ordinals 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 Currently F 3 Overall 4
The Time Machine by Badelt Black with white diag across chest & back & one sleeve
Music starts very soft and builds quickly and his movement matches / 3a very low in the knee on landing and put hand down / 3f3t didn’t see feet on landing of toe – to close to near boards / 3z / some nice chor into very fast flying cam with nice changes of body pos / music stops and starts again with very soft piano and we have some slow movement in front of the judges – I really like it – very musical / went up bad for a 3a and bailed after about 1-1/2 / MITF with twizzles / 3f wild on the free leg far end of rink couldn’t tell if 2ft or not / flysit is high with low sit / 3s / 3l / sit ch sit / strt ftwrk my kind – no stops just continuous movement / 3t / combo spin with some unique leg positions / Good skate, not perfect but good. The Swedish flags just behind me are being waved again and they’re actually kicking up a fair bit of breeze.
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Group # 1
Neil Wilson GBR Start # 1
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Currently F 1 Overall 1
Concerto for Violin & Orchestra by Conus white at shoulders shading to blue at hem of pants
Starts right out with 3a fell out but not badly – one of his better efforts / 3z tilted – fell / 3f turns 3t / fly cam to back sit is very nice – good stretch great speed / music softens and we have some spread eagles and chor ending in ina with good stretch / 3l / 3s / flysit has great fly and very good spin / I just realized he either left out or I wasn’t looking but there was a 3a combo planned before the MITF / strt line steps are light & flows so well with music / 3t / music comes to a pause and he stops right in front of the judges / flycam is gorgeous and then into his combo spin that the crowd is clapping all the way through esp for the great layback / spirals into final pose / Not bad at all – it’s kind of funny – I first saw Neil at worlds in ’96 in Edmonton and it was his first worlds as well – the spins blew everyone away and he drew to skate first in the final free there as well. For 5 minutes he was 1st in the World <g>
Gregor Urbas SLO Start # 2
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Currently F 1 Overall 1
Tango Fantasy White satin shirt under black vest & pants
Some nice chor to set the mood / 2z (was supposed to be 3z3t) / 3a 3t tiny bit wobbly between the 2 but clean / camel spin is nice & stretched / 3f bit wild on free leg and hand might have hit the ice / death drop has good fly & spin is ok / music softens to soft piano and some chor to match / 3a step out / spiral seq that had nice moves but needed more spirals to be a spiral seq / travel 3’s into 3l / 3z / combo spin – didn’t really see it – too close to near boards / strt steps go well with music / 3s / combo spin to end is very nice – centered with good pos / planned elements have a 2a right before the final combo spin but I didn’t see it. A good performance – he did a pretty good job of keeping up the tango feel although it was a fairly soft tango /
Tomas Verner CZE Start # 3
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Currently F 1 Overall 2
Loreley, La Noche de mi Amor black with dark grey/silver on top
3a tilted hand down / music had started out quite heavy, now speeds & lightens up and the crowd is clapping / 3f3t / 3l squeeked it out clean / some playing to judges briefly / 3f is high and easy / death drop has good fly and fast low spin / music is now very soft piano and we have some very soft & flowing MITF and he builds speed as music builds into travel 3’s & some spirals & arabeques / 3f fell out hand down – cheat sheet even says flip but one of them must have been a lutz / 3s / combo spin and music really bjuilds and becomes somewhat sticatto and he’s down S footwork to it / upright scratch spin to end. Not his best but I think he’s fairly happy. Very good response from the crowd as some girls call out Tomas we love you and he blows them a kiss.
Yamato Tamura JPN Start # 4
Ordinals 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 Currently F 4 Overall 3
Space Battlecruiser Yamato soundtrack dark navy military with diagonal closing
Marching music and he’s moving towards the judges and around right to it / 4t big lean fell / 4t fell – that wasn’t the plan was supposed to be 3z3t / 3l landed on inside edge but toughed it out in a very small circle / 3s same as loop / very nice camel spin and the music has really softened & become melodic / 3a fell / This is his last worlds and he’s going for everything – not playing it safe at all. / 3f3t / flysit is excellent / 3z3t / and the music has built for his S footwrk / 3f / andother S footwrk / butterfly into flysit / combo spin to end / ok, I have got to stop looking at the cheat sheet and just watch the skating and call what I see. The cheat sheet just confuses me when someone deviates as much from the plan as he did <G>. Down to the end of the rink to collect boquets from his fans
Ivan Dinev BUL Start # 5
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Currently F 1 Overall 1
Kismet performed by Bond black with maroon sheen & blue – nicer than it sounds
4t maybe not entirely clean – too close to near boards / huge 3a with a bit of lean but no problem landing it at all / 3z lean – hand down / huge death drop with excellent spin / up til now there hasn’t been a lot of connection with music – its just very heavy music with kind of a monotonous sound / 3a2t / 3l / cam spin is nice & stretched / O ftwrk is fast & with music / music softens now and we have a full circule spread eagle – his rear sticks out too much for my liking / 3f might have been 2ft / 3s3t / flycam good fly nice spin into sit / quick truns out and a pause at the end for his strt ftwrk / lots of turns on his toes into a butterfly at centre – it was fun to watch but not enough edgework for my liking / excellent combo spin to end / He’s very happ with that and the crowd is cheering like mad. The Bulgarian team is just up to my right and Albina & Maxim are hold up the flag & whistling & cheering.
Kristoffer Berntsson SWE Start # 6
Ordinals 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 Currently F 3 Overall 4
The Time Machine by Badelt Black with white diag across chest & back & one sleeve
Music starts very soft and builds quickly and his movement matches / 3a very low in the knee on landing and put hand down / 3f3t didn’t see feet on landing of toe – to close to near boards / 3z / some nice chor into very fast flying cam with nice changes of body pos / music stops and starts again with very soft piano and we have some slow movement in front of the judges – I really like it – very musical / went up bad for a 3a and bailed after about 1-1/2 / MITF with twizzles / 3f wild on the free leg far end of rink couldn’t tell if 2ft or not / flysit is high with low sit / 3s / 3l / sit ch sit / strt ftwrk my kind – no stops just continuous movement / 3t / combo spin with some unique leg positions / Good skate, not perfect but good. The Swedish flags just behind me are being waved again and they’re actually kicking up a fair bit of breeze.
