2025 JGP Riga Women's Free Skate

[elektra blue]

i wonder if the Axel is miss Paulsen's best jump

 

[EdgeCall]

Uhm, Camilla, I said go and slay, not go astray ...

 

[EdgeCall]

Oh dear.

 

[TT_Fin]

Please don't use too powerful music if skating skills need still to develope.

 

[Jeanie19]

Camilla. Pretty dress. Rough skate but she never gave up.

 

[NoNameFace]

A bit off-topic, but...this music will for me always bring one skater to mind, being Anna Pogorilaya.
And I have the same thing with White Crow, no matter how many programs I see, my mind immediately registers Mikhail Kolyada.

 

[Layback11]

Don't know how long I'll be up, but why not?

Camilla Vinther POULSEN DEN

Music: Le di a la caza alcance by Estrella Morente

Tech:
2F (tano) - huge step out, both hands down
2A (fall)
3Lz-2T (step/2ft)
2Lo
SCoSp
FCCoSp
2Lz - landed, then random fluke fall as she was turning out?
2S-euler-2S
1A
ChSq - she has great spirals!

Notes:
This music is very forceful, and Camilla does a good job skating up to it. She's really fast and her movements are sharp and dynamic to match. Jump-wise, the wheels came off this program pretty early on, but she it didn't feel like the performance fell apart, which is commendable. Camilla obviously has the firepower for a more competitive layout (the 3Lz was actually her best jump!), so I'm hopeful for good things in her future!

 

[Vemvane]

A difficult but valiant skate from Camilla. Lots of energy at the start of her programme, and significant height on her flip, despite the fall. Jumps are difficult but she is fighting to make them happen, and grits out a good 2Lo. The fall on the lutz definitely broke her out of the programme, but she gets the salchow combination done. She has a lot of mental toughness to keep going without giving up. She has a nice flying camel spin, and I liked her choreo sequence. Pretty dress, blue suits her.

 

[EdgeCall]

At least she can still smile.

 

[elektra blue]

time for me to go. cheer for all the amazing girls. see you tomorrow. love you all

 

[EdgeCall]

Needs polishing but Martina has a nice natural elegance in her movements.

 

[Layback11]

Martina Petra MAJOR HUN

Music: "The Home of Dark Butterflies"

Tech:
3Lo
3S-2A (hand down)
2A-2T
3T-2T-2Lo
ChSq
3S
CCoSp
3T
2F
FSSp
LSp

Notes:
Martina approaches her jumps a bit hesitantly, but most of them were nicely done this time. Seeing almost every element land just barely in the red drove me crazy - come on, give her something! (It'd be something like -.17 GOE every time.) While she looked a little uncomfortable and hesitant with most of her elements, I'd imagine that landing her mostly-triple layout was a big achievement for her, so kudos for that.

 

[Jeanie19]

Martina. I love her dress. Really good program and a good skate. I love the ending pose.

 

[Vemvane]

Martina gives an impression of elegance and grace, skating to this gentle music. Really liked the softly pulsing arm at the end. The high-swinging free leg exit from the Biellmann was quite striking. The butterflies on her dress are neat.

 

[EdgeCall]

Another promising program in need of a little refinement. What happened to her in the SP? 34.49 looks a little low for her level.

 

[Vemvane]

Milana looks quite fast across the ice, her flow seems good to me. I enjoy the way she sprinkles performance and emotes to the choreography between the jumps and spins, not just once the jumps are done. The entry to her flying camel spin is really dynamic. She had lots of attack throughout.

 

[Jeanie19]

Milana. Pretty black dress. Nice program and skate.

 

[Vemvane]

Nikola is a lovely skater to watch. A good change foot combo spin and concluding camel spin. I like the use of her arms in the Ina Bauer and spread eagle, and really do enjoy the catch-foot spiral, with her passing her foot from one side of her head to the other.

 

[Jeanie19]

Nikola. Nice bodysuit. Good program and a decent skate.

 

[Jeanie19]

Aleksandra. Really pretty blue and red dress. Pretty program. So sad about the random opening fall. She really persevered to finish the program.