2025 John Nicks Pairs Challenge Senior FS

[Lamente Ariane]

In talking about Emily Chan and Selevko The Cacti King

I can’t keep track of all these dating kids, haha, no one take me seriously

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Alisa EFIMOVA / Misha MITROFANOV: she fell on second set of sbs jumps, both throws landed, i think the first sbs jumps went ok? Amazing lifts

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I really hate the love story theme though sorry that music is just

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Into first place

 

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Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Maxime DESCHAMPS: conquered the sbs jump combination in the exact same place as yesterday’s glitch! Got through the other sbs jumps too. Deanna down hard on the first throw, second one landed beautiful program commanding performance will easily win here

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Yup just shy of 200 points total score for Deanna and Max

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Efimova/Mitrofanov second, McBeath/Parkman third. I am SO cold but gotta stick around for the medals

 

[SkatersWaltz]

128 for Free program with 1 error is pretty low when compared to the 145-ish scores they will need to medal at the Olympics. I know it's early in the season. It will be interesting to see what R&R get over the weekend in Japan.

 

[SkatersWaltz]

How did Deanna look when the scores popped up?

 

[Lamente Ariane]

How did Deanna look when the scores popped up?

There’s no kiss and cry so I couldn’t see her.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

This podium is comically tiny

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Ellie Kam here too btw. Guessing they’ve planned some ice time again

 

[ramurphy2005]

128 for Free program with 1 error is pretty low when compared to the 145-ish scores they will need to medal at the Olympics. I know it's early in the season. It will be interesting to see what R&R get over the weekend in Japan.

Looking at the protocols, and someone popped a 3S into a double, too.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Junior medals first and it is very precarious on this little podium ngl lol. Ellie and Danny practicing throws in sneakers behind me.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Omg Mr John Nicks himself presenting the medals!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

to quote the person next to me, “this is the hardest part of the competition—LITERALLY getting onto the podium!”

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Saw Alexa Knierim and baby coming in as I left

 

[Ziotic]

128 for Free program with 1 error is pretty low when compared to the 145-ish scores they will need to medal at the Olympics. I know it's early in the season. It will be interesting to see what R&R get over the weekend in Japan.

I count about 12-14 TES lost on - GOE and the fall and the 2S. Plus the lower PCS for the fall.

128 seems about right for a 145ish clean program

 

[yelyoh]

CHAN / Spencer Akira HOWE: he pops the first jump in their SBS combo, struggles with the next one, she lands first throw slightly forward hand down, she pops jump in next sbs jump, lands second throw. Lifts twist etc look good, ghost is not my fave

Yikes! They are not the same team since his shoulder surgery. So sad.

 

[apgold]

Omg Mr John Nicks himself presenting the medals!

Wow, isn't he in his 90s? Bless him. Glad you got to go again today, and thanks for sharing your reports.

I'm not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but a friend of mine who was there yesterday spoke with Danny O'Shea after their practice session and shared that he and Ellie were told to fly to NY to be monitored by USFS but the rep didn't show. I hope they came today at least. I see that they w/d from Nebelhorn so they're not quite ready to compete.

The whole thing seems weird, couldn't they have stayed home in Colorado where USFS is? To fly to NY is ridiculous. At least they got to do some sightseeing, though.