2025 IceChallenge | Nov 5-9

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Tara BEŠIĆ (HRV) was wearing a red dress, and skating to a female version of "New York, New York". Don't know who the singer was. She had a pleasant voice, but at times she was over-doing it.

Apart from when she fell at the start of the instrumental section, it was a good skate.

Awwww. A team-mate crowned Tara, and then crowned herself. And when the coach arrived, this other girl took her own crown off and put it on their coach for the photos.

Tara goes into 3rd position in the FS, and 2nd position overall.

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Sara MUJČIĆ (BIH) was wearing what I thought was a white dress, but when we saw it close up when she was coming off the ice, it was actually a very pale blue. And in the results area it looked green!

The amazing colour changing dress!

She was skating to a beautiful French song. And the skating was beautiful to match.

She goes into 2nd position in both the FS and overall.

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As soon as Lilien ZSIVKOVITS (HUN) came out and I saw her brown, silver and black dress, I said "The Lion King". It wasn't. It was...

"Misirlou"!!!!!!!

I LOVE that song!!!

I hadn't heard this particular instrumental version of it before. To be honest, I have heard better versions. And I didn't like the ending.

She skated it well.

She goes into 2nd in the FS, and the lead overall.

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Hana OPERCKAL (SVN) was wearing a red dress with an elaborate lace pattern at the back.

She was skating to an instrumental piece that sounded very French to me.

She was good.

She goes into 2nd in the FS, and the lead overall.

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Now this is something different from Olga LEPAGE (FRA). We have had loads of programmes to "Experience" by Ludovico Einaudi over the years. But this one had a girl singing over it. This was "Circles" by Greta Svabo Bech.

Olga was wearing a maroon see-through mesh dress over a bra and knickers.

Although some people are fed up with "Experience", I haven't reached that stage yet. I like it. And that programme was beautiful.

She has a team-mate sitting with her.

She goes into 5th position in both the FS and overall.

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Oh boys, but this is a colourful costume from Clara FOETSCHL (AUT)! A sky blue dress, with a pea green sash, belt and hair band.

She is skating to "Le Freak" by Chic. And then "Daddy Cool" by Boney M.

Did Clara want to be an Ice Dancer last season?

She was really loving herself out there! And was really happy afterwards.

Her coaches seem really happy too!

She goes into 2nd position in the FS, and the lead overall.

My goodness, she is only 0.04 points behind Naomi GUYOT (FRA) in the FS!

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Lola WANG (FRA) is wearing a dress in various shades of blue. And skating to a piano instrumental piece. Well, some strings and cymbals came in towards the end.

That was beautiful.

When she got to the gate, her coach was jumping up and down with delight! And when she went through the gate, he gave her a massive hug!

They were more subdued when they got to the results area, though.

She goes into the lead of both the FS and overall.

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I got caught out again!

When Lilli Ann PRANGEL (EST) came out and I saw her brown and black dress, I said "The Lion King". It wasn't. It was... "Vogue".

Never in a million years would I have guessed that it would be that!

I like Lilli. And I loved that programme. She was great!

She goes into 2nd position in both the FS and overall.

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And now, the biggest contrast you can imagine between Short and Free programme concepts. It's our Brazilian girl, Alice LOPES PEDROSO (AUT).

I was shocked during the Tirnavia Cup last week when I saw how different her SP and FS were. The fun SP, and the really dramatic FS. It just shows how versatile she is.

On Saturday, she scored 44.46 points in the FS, and 72.13 points overall. Today, she scored 50.61 in the FS, and 78.32 points overall.

So, she has improved her scores!

She goes into 2nd position in both the FS and overall.

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Dora MAJER (HUN) was wearing a beautiful black dress with blue highlights, and skating to "Your Heart Is As Black As Night" followed by "Rumour Has It".

Most of her final spin was after the music finished.

She looked very disappointed coming off the ice. And when they reached the results area, the coach looked just as disappointed as the skater.

She goes into 7th position in the FS, and 5th position overall.

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Liora GRILJ (AUT) is wearing a dress of various shades of purple. And skating to instrumental music with a mystical eastern feel.

I really enjoyed that.

I hope Aaron joins her in the results area today. After all, she joined him both times he was getting his results.

Just Liora and her coach sitting there. But wait! Aaron has now run in, wearing a hoodie!

She goes into 9th position in the FS, and 6th position overall.

Liora gets up and walks away clearly upset. Aaron starts clapping in an attempt to try to cheer her up.

That is a good brother!

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I am an idiot. I didn't realise that both of the Kramer sisters were here when @lilimum replied to my comment about Ophelia yesterday!

Leonore Sternlaub KRAMER (DEU) was wearing a beautiful bluey-green dress.

Don't know the music, but it had everything including the kitchen sink in there! Personally, I didn't like the vocals. But, they didn't last long.

She skated well to it.

Just Leonore and her coach sitting there. Well, I suppose with leading after the SP, Ophelia needs to be in the zone ahead of doing her FS programme.

She goes into 2nd position in both the FS and overall.

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Rounding off the group is Anna SERGIENKO (SVN), who is wearing a dress where the top half is green, and the bottom half is black.

Our first "Voilà" of the day.

She was good.

She goes into 2nd position in both the FS and overall.

Resurfacing now.

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Ach!!!

First they keep the adverts on during the Warm-Up. Then when the adverts do get removed just as the Warm-Up ends, the stream starts coughing and spluttering. And then when Hanna ELTETO (HUN) gets into her starting position, the dreaded "stream suspended" message appears.

Gaaaah!!!!!!!!

Maybe I should have gone over to the Volvo Open Cup after all...

EDIT: After discovering that the skaters we missed were on the archived livestream, I went back to watch them. So, since I mentioned her, I will pass comment on Hanna ELTETO (HUN).

She was wearing a black dress with grey sleeves and silver trim. And she was skating to cramatic music.

I enjoyed that! Glad I came back to watch.

She went into 3rd position in both the FS and overall.​

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Right, I decided to watch the Warm-Up for Senior Ladies at the Volvo Open Cup while waiting to see if this came back. Since it hasn't yet, I'm going to carry on and start watching the programmes.

And just as I post this, it does come back. But, I've started Iida's programme, so I'll finish it.

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Looks like we didn't actually miss much of the programme from Lilli FISCHER (AUT).

She was wearing a dress that looked like a black suit with white shirt.

Second "New York, New York" of the day. And it was a different female singer to earlier on. I'm pretty sure it was a LIVE performance by Liza Minelli.

She goes into 6th in the FS, and 4th overall.

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The stream went again as soon as Lilli got her scores. Then it came back not long after the next skater, Petra PALLAGI (HUN) started.

"My Nocturnal Serenade" by Yohio!!! I love this song!!!

She is wearing a beautiful dress that goes from royal blue to black. And has lots of sparklies.

But the stream went again not long afterwards.

So, I'm back at the Volvo Open Cup now.

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New stream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfId06fNh84

I'll be back in a moment, once I finish the third skater in Riga.

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As soon as I put on the stream and saw Tea SAJKO (HRV) wearing yellow, I knew it would be one of two songs. It wasn't "Hey Pachuco", so no prizes for guessing that it was the other one.

She goes into the lead of both the FS and overall.

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Maia-Gilda MENSON (EST) was wearing a dress that I think was light grey and dark grey.

When the music started, I thought she was skating to "Alice", but it was some other dramatic music.

Hang on, it is "Alice"!

She wasn't sure how to react when the FS score came up. But she was pleasantly surprised with the overall score.

She goes into 6th position in the FS, and 3rd position overall.

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