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2024 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Junior Competitions

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I remember saying this at a previous running of this event, but I take it Veronika KIM (KAZ) is like Denis Ten and is from Kazakhstan's Korean community.

I have to be honest, I have never liked this cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love". One of my kids from Cyprus, Stefania Yakovleva, skated to it, and I was complaining about it all season! I may not be an Elvis fan, but I would have preferred his version.

Nevertheless, the skating made up for it.

She goes into 3rd position, just 0.04 points behind 2nd.

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I forgot to say, they've taken away the pedestal that the flowers were sitting on, and now have them sitting on the floor.

So, we can see the skaters when they are getting their scores now! :biggrin:

Jasmine COETZEE (ZAF) was the last of the international skaters, so we are now in a run of all-Kazakh skaters. And the second of them, Zere SARBALINA, went into 9th position, half a point behind Jasmine.

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I remember saying this at a previous running of this event, but I take it Veronika KIM (KAZ) is like Denis Ten and is from Kazakhstan's Korean community.

I have to be honest, I have never liked this cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love". One of my kids from Cyprus, Stefania Yakovleva, skated to it, and I was complaining about it all season! I may not be an Elvis fan, but I would have preferred his version.

Nevertheless, the skating made up for it.

She goes into 3rd position, just 0.04 points behind 2nd.

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Definitely agree about this cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love". Very low energy. Good job from Kim.
 

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Am I imagining things, or was Valeriya NAM (KAZ) skating to Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto #2? Not the movement we usually see being skated to, but the movement that became the basis of "All By Myself".

There were parts of it that sounded familiar. But then other parts didn't.

She goes into 11th position.

Last skater coming on now.

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I have no idea what the music that Amira IRMATOVA (KAZ) skated to was, but it was beautiful!

And her green dress (which is the same shade as used on the Kazakh flag) was beautiful too!

So was the skating.

I really enjoyed that. A lovely way to finish the competition.

She goes into 7th position.

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I like the way the way they show both the replay and the K&C in simultaneous boxes on the stream.
 

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Wow! My kids are in 1st and 4th. :jaw:

:cheer: :clap: :rock: :points: :party2: :hb:

I was planning on just adding Vasilisa's profile to the team thread, and then moving her out to her own thread when and if she makes her Junior GP debut. But if things carry on like this, I think I might actually give her her own thread from the off!

Right, time to get washed before the Junior chaos starts!

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Wow! My kids are in 1st and 4th. :jaw:

:cheer: :clap: :rock: :points: :party2: :hb:

I was planning on just adding Vasilisa's profile to the team thread, and then moving her out to her own thread when and if she makes her Junior GP debut. But if things carry on like this, I think I might actually give her her own thread from the off!

Right, time to get washed before the Junior chaos starts!

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Congrats to you and your darling kids for their success here. :clap::clap:
 

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Well, we have 8 skaters, 7 of whom are representing Kazakhstan. The first skater in Group 2 is representing Finland.

I hadn't seen the first skater in Group 1, Kenan BERDIBAYEV (KAZ), before. But I really enjoyed the programme.

And he was delighted with his score! :cheer:

If it carries on like this, it's going to be a good competition!

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If it carries on like this, it's going to be a good competition!

Maybe I am getting ahead of myself, but it is looking like it will be! I enjoyed the second skater, Abay SADYKOV (KAZ), as well!

He wasn't as happy with his scores, though.

He goes into 2nd position.

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Arrrrgh!!!!!! My mind's gone blank!!! I've seen this music skated to so many times, but I can't think what it is! And it is one of those pieces that I should know what it is! :bang: :bang: :bang:

Boys but Nikita KRIVOSHEYEV (KAZ) was going for it out there!

These Kazakh boys are really bringing it so far in Group 1. I hope it continues!

He goes into a big lead. And deservedly so!

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"This Is A Man's World" from the skater that stood out during the Warm-Up because he was tiny compared to everybody else on the ice.

Given that he is wearing all black, I suppose he could be called a little black kitten. 🐈‍⬛

Temirlan YAKIYAEV (KAZ) had a fall, but was otherwise good.

He goes into 2nd position.

Group 1 have set a really high bar for Group 2 to try to better!

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"All I Want To Say Is That They Don't Really Care About Us".

We do care!

Actually, I like this instrumental version that is playing during the Warm-Up. It has a local feel to it. I would not be surprised if it was a Kazakh band playing it.

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Oh dear. We had no cacti in the first group. And then the only foreign skater in the competition comes along.

Beautiful music. Lovely costume.

But, Jari KRESTYANNIKOV (FIN) looked so frantic on the ice. To the extent that I wasn't surprised when he fell.

Yet, he still went into 2nd position.

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Alright. So, we started off with 3 skaters going clean. Then we had 3 skaters with one fall.

I hope the last 2 end the segment on a high note.

Was that out first cartwheel of the day? 🤸‍♂️ I can't remember seeing any others so far.

Oh, I nearly forgot. Artur SMAGULOV (KAZ) was wearing an opened white shirt with black trousers. So, a casual waiter?

Apart from the fall, he was good.

He goes into 2nd position.

He seems indifferent to it.

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A cover of "Never Tear Us Apart" for Nikita KOZLOV (KAZ). But, it wasn't by any means the worst cover I've heard of it. It was actually good! :rock:

And right from the start we could tell the skating was going to be good too!

He was wearing black trousers and a purple shirt (not tucked in) that blended into the wall below the seating!

He goes into 4th position, 1.43 points behind the Finn in 3rd.

I think I would have put him ahead of Jari.

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I don't know why, but when I saw Ansar ISMUKHAMBETOV (KAZ) come out onto the ice, I thought of Yuzuru Hanyu. The top is the sort of thing I could imagine Yuzu wearing. (That said, I can't imagine Yuzu pairing it with black trousers).

Don't know the song, but I like it.

Although I enjoyed it on the whole, it was rather messy at times.

And you could see that he realised it when he finished.

He goes into 5th position.

Right, 25 minute break, and then the girls kick off the Senior competitions.

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