2015 Europeans Ladies Free Skate, Jan. 31

[sequinsgalore]

Nathalie WEINZIERL (GER)

Music: Chicago (soundtrack)

White fringe flapper dress, white gloves

3F
3S
3Lz - fall
FSSp
CCoSp3p
StSq
2Lo
3Lz+2T
3T
1A+2T
ChSq
LSp

Good start, but then came a fall and two pops

FS: 48.38+50.60-1.00 = 97.98 (SB), 148.72, 2nd (out of 11)

 

[tulosai]

Well that wasn't as bad as most of what we've seen. At least parts were fun.

 

[Shayuki]

Presentation felt very half-assed considering how much this music gives to work with but overall it could have been worse, I guess.

 

[Sandpiper]

Weird experience. There were parts where I was impressed by her expression and the music woke me up. And there were other parts that put me right back to sleep.

 

[Mirunna]

It's my first time posting here and I just have to say... I love love love Die Fledermaus Overture as program music.

Welcome!
It is a lovely music, but it is not for everyone. It can easily overpower the skater. Davis/White and Akiko Suzuki did wonders with it recently though

 

[matcha]

Presentation felt very half-assed considering how much this music gives to work with but overall it could have been worse, I guess.

I agree, I think she lacks the charisma necessary for the music.

 

[gravy]

Ugh... Nathalie! The audience was so behind you to perform well! Very entertaining music though the performance was subpar. She needs it to gel over more to sell it better, but it has potential.

At least the 3Lz was a mental thing since she landed the second one late in the program with a combo.

 

[satine]

Laurine LECAVELIER .......51.58+99.85(53.87+46.98)=151.43
Nathalie WEINZIERL .....50.80+97.98(48.38+50.60)=148.78
Eliska BREZINOVA ..........47.40+95.65(52.52+44.13)=143.05
Natalia POPOVA ............49.21+89.06(43.67+46.39)=138.27
Kerstin FRANK ...............50.74+82.98(40.68+42.30)=133.72
Sonia LAFUENTE ............48.53+83.07(41.99+43.08)=131.60
Aleksandra GOLOVKINA ...45.01+86.46(44.86+43.60)=131.47
Fleur MAXWELL .............51.36+77.11(33.17+45.94)=128.47
Camilla GJERSEM ...........46.82+81.28(40.49+42.79)=128.10
Gerli LIINAMÄE ..............44.46+79.85(38.48+41.37)=124.31
Elene GEDEVANISHVILI ...49.20+73.68(27.38+47.30)=122.88
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Kiira KORPI ...................WD

 

[LittleLotte29]

Well that wasn't as bad as most of what we've seen. At least parts were fun.

I remamber Ntahalie from last year's Europeans. She skated more or less clean performance there, but had no transiotions and no connection to the music. Now, she tries to show the music, contact with the audience - and she maintains speed pretty well.

 

[text_skate]

She had back problems. I thought she'd perform better. Last year she was quite OK. (She's m alt. in perdictions - not the best choice as I see, now. I should predict less with national bias )

 

[EdgeCall]

Another test, at 50fps:

Fleur Maxwell FS

It's IceNetwork, it doesn't look much better than this even on my end.

Still double frames, sorry. Maybe there is a way to clean the video up? I'll need to check.

 

[tulosai]

Ooh I like this black costume!

 

[satine]

R&J with Moulin Rouge?

 

[Sunny Little]

Hmm, it reminds me of D/W

Haha, didn't know they skated to that. I only know the piece because Yuna Kim skated to it before (a long time ago).

 

[HanDomi]

what the... R&J and Mouling Rouge

 

[sabinfire]

what the... R&J and Mouling Rouge

You don't see the connection?

 

[bartlebooth]

What's with this music patchwork?

 

[tulosai]

OMG Literally LOL at the music...

 

[matcha]

Weird music cut. From Moulin Rogue to Romeo and Juliet? OK.

 

[gravy]

Who started this whole Nino Rota R&J obsession?

First skater I can recall is Sasha Cohen, but it wasn't her was it?