2015 Lombardia Trophy (Italy), Sep 17 - 20

[sequinsgalore]

Michal BREZINA (CZE)

Music: "The Way You Look Tonight" by Frank Sinatra

Tuxedo, undone tie

3A - stepout, hand down
4S - fall, maybe <
CCSp
1F* - no combo
StSq
FSSp
CCoSp3p

Ouch, bit of a disaster skate. No clean jumps and no combo at all

SP: 25.70+37.84-1.00 = 62.64, 4/9

 

[gibbynka]

:-( That was a very rough skate for Michal :hopelessness:

 

[silverfoxes]

Michal is consistent in his inconsistency.

I would have to give a deduction for the undone bowtie...could those at least be left to the juniors?

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

The name's Brezina. Michal Brezina.

Yep, that costume just proves why he would make a perfect James Bond.

Not a fan of the untied bow tie, though. Spoils the whole look.

Oh, he fell.

Shouldn't stop him from being in the reckoning tomorrow, though. The rest of it wasn't too bad!

Even if he does look annoyed with himself when coming off the ice.

Ever the perfectionist, our Michal!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[matmuh]

another one of my favourite headcases but i love the program

Edit: i agree Caroliza_fan, when i saw the thread i thought of Michal as Bond

 

[silverfoxes]

4th??? Oh boy...

So Chafik is first? I'll have to look for his video.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Pairs in on. Marchei/Hotarek are 1st in 2nd group

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Pairs Warm-up Group 1 on the ice. (Come on, there's only 5 entries! Why have 2 groups?!)

Judges being introduced over the PA, and the woman said a name and then "Sweden. Oh, sorry. Switrzerland". It was so funny, especially with the giggle she gave when correcting herself.

[Disclaimer: those countries may be the other way around! I can't remember which way round they were! ]

Another funny thing is how the microphone is picking up a bunch of nearby kids talking away in Italian!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[sequinsgalore]

Goda BUTKUTE / Nikita ERMOLAEV (LTU)

Music: Sing, Sing, Sing

Black/yellow costumes with polka dots

3Tw - or was it a double?
3S - he bit iffy
3FTh
4Li
StSq
BoDs
PCoSp3p

Is this a new pair (no ISU bio)? Good and difficult elements, promising pair from Lithuania

SP: 27.50+20.86 = 48.36, 1/1

 

[matmuh]

nice start to pairs short program, i cant wait to see Vale and Ondrej

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Goda BUTKUTE / Nikita ERMOLAEV (LTU)


Is this a new pair (no ISU bio)? Good and difficult elements, promising pair from Lithuania

Yes. Just looked them up, and their Facebook page says that their first competition was 3 weeks ago!!!

https://www.facebook.com/Goda-Butkute-Nikita-Ermolaev-520601408034831/timeline/

So, even more impressive, then!

WELL DONE GODA AND NIKITA!!!


EDIT: Scrap that. The caption for the photo actually said "First competition in new season".

Missed that part in my narrow window alongside the stream. :

CaroLiza_fan

 

[sequinsgalore]

Camille MENDOZA / Pavel KOVALEV (FRA)

Music: "Iron Sky" by Paolo Nutini

Black costumes, gold detailing

2Tw
3T - bit forward for both
3LzTh - hand down, stepout
StSq
4Li
BoDs
PCoSp3p

SP: 22.94+18.78 = 41.72, 2/2

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Wow!!! That was some cheer when Vale and Ondrej were introduced at the start of the Warm-up.

Mmmm. Nice close ups of Vale...

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Serious question - is there anybody else on the ice for this warm-up?

EDIT: As soon as I posted this, they showed another couple for about 2 seconds before going back to Vale and Ondrej.

And then they showed the crowd (pretty big!) attempting a Mexican Wave! And then went back to Vale and Ondrej.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[matmuh]

seems like they will go for triple twist!

 

[Winnie_20]

Mmmm. Nice close ups of Vale...

The cameraman must really like them, camera is following their every move; you'd almost think they're alone in the warm-up group.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

The cameraman must really like them, camera is following their every move; you'd almost think they're alone in the warm-up group.

Can't blame him, really. She's gorgeous!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[sequinsgalore]

Valentina MARCHEI / Ondrej HOTAREK (ITA)

Music: "Morir d'amor" by Marianna Cataldi

White dress (her 13/14 SP) / black outfit

3S
3Tw - bit crashy catch
4Li
3FTh - difficult entry, landed, bit forward
BoDs
StSq
PCoSp3p

Some iffy moments, but overall solid debut

SP: 34.23+29.62 = 63.85, 1/3

 

[Princessroja]

Wow, what a happy coincidence! I checked their fan fest thread on a whim, and behold a live link, and I arrived just in time to see my favorite pairs team skate!! So excited to see their new program; it's so pretty!

 

[bartlebooth]

I don't like the lyrics