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2026 ISU International Adult Competition - Oberstdorf | May 17-22

Jennifer SCHEUPLEIN (DEU) waring a royal blue dress with sparklies.

Skating to "Queen Of Kings" by Alessandra Mele. Been a while since I saw a programme to this song.

Ach, rough edit to finish the music. It cut out in the middle of the first line of the chorus.

I love the dress. I love the music. But I am not sure they go together.

Skating was good.

Only one guy sitting with her.

She goes into 12th position.

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Linn JOHANSSON (SWE) wearing a black dress, with flowers, and frisbees, and lightning flashes, and the like on it.

Skating to "Grace Kelly" by Mika. I have always loved this song, and I always love programmes to it.

That was a lot of fun.

She goes into 5th position.

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Mareike SCHNEIDER (DEU) wearing a black dress.

Skating to 2Wei's cover of John Lee Hooker's "Boom, Boom, I'm Gonna Shoot You Right Down"

She goes into 5th position.

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Olena SHEVCHENKO (UKR) wearing a blue cardigan over a black top, black fingerless gloves, and black trousers. Her dark hair with blonde ponytail is really adding to the effect.

I really loved that!

Olena is actually Anastasiia BELOKUROVA (UKR)'s coach, and Anastasiia is sitting beside her.

She goes into 2nd position.

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Monika STEFFEN (CHE) wearing a black dress with gold tassles, lack gloves and gold top hat.

Skating to "One" from "A Chorus Line".

I would love to see more programmes like this. There are so many great musicals out there, but it is always the same ones that get used in skating.

That was really enjoyable.

She goes into 6th position.

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Amy LAU (CAN) wearing a black with white fastenings soldier's ceremonial jacket, black gloves, and black leggings.

Skating to a female cover of My Chemical Romance's "Welcome to the Black Parade". Which meant the lyrics didn't make sense. ("When I was a young boy...")

Nevertheless, it was absolutely brilliant!!!

I loved that!!! :rock: :rock: :rock:

She goes into 20th position.

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Yurika ITO (JPN) wearing a blue bra and green skirt.

A "LITTLE MERMAID" PROGRAMME!!!!!! :cheer: :clap: :rock: :party2: :points: :hb:

A medley of instrumental versions of a whole pile of songs from the film.

I absolutely loved that. But, I am biased because I absolutely loved the animated film.

She wins.

And it took a while for her to realise she had won! But when she did, what a reaction!!!

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Anna LOHMANN / Dimitrij GORBATSCHOV (DEU) skating to "California Dreaming"

Anna wearing a dress in various shades of brown. Dimitrij wearing a similar brown top, and black trousers.

That was good.

Una ZSURAVLEVA (DEU) sitting next to Dimitrij, still wearing the mumu dress.

Hang on. Is that a guide dog with them? Has Anna got problems with her sight? (It's her that is holding the lead).

If so, all I can say is "Wow!"

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Daria STIEGLER / Adrian STIEGLER (DEU) skating to Michael Bublé's cover of "Feeling Good".

Daria wearing a dress which is black in the middle, and black and white stripes above and below. Adrian is wearing a white shirt, black dickie bow, and black trousers.

I may be fed up with Bublé, but they were good.

They go into 2nd position.

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Fred and Wilma now.

Sorry, Kirsten STEPRATH / Heiko KUMKAR (DEU). Skating to The B-52s's version of "The Flintstones" theme tune.

No need to describe what they were wearing. You already know.

As a fan of the cartoon, I say "Yabba Dabba Doo!" to that programme!!!

They go into 2nd position.

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Karen TAYLOR / John DARNTON (GBR). I knew it! When I saw John the other day in Singles, I knew he was also in a partnership.

Karen wearing a jumpsuit that is quartered. The top right and bottom left is a pink and black pattern. The top left and bottom right are black. John is wearing a black costume with small areas that match the patterned bits of Karen's costume.

Skating to instrumental music that sounds French.

That was good.

They go into 3rd position.

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Yulia BASS / John FERRANDINE (GBR) skating to that trailerised version of Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"

Yulia wearing a black dress with sleeves that flare out to a ridiculous size. John wearing what looks like a butler's uniform.

That was good.

They go into 3rd position.

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Anne ROUSSEAU / Sylvain GAGNON (CAN)

It's too complicated to describe their costumes, so I'm going to cheat and say they are dressed as cowboys.

I am kicking myself trying to remember which Sergio Leone film the first piece of music is from. It will come to me eventually. I don't know if the second piece was from a film, but it was a lot of fun!

That was good

They finish in 2nd position.

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So Anna LOHMANN / Dimitrij GORBATSCHOV (DEU) led from start to finish.

If that guide dog was her's, this is a remarkable achievement.

The amount of faith any Pairs skater must have in their partner is enormous. But, I cannot even begin to imagine the how much it would have to be in this situation.

Onto the 4 Intermediate partnerships.

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Anita BENESOVA / Jan LUKES (CZE) skating to "I Won't Dance" by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.

Anita wearing a black dress with red polka dots. Jan wearing a black shirt, red belt, and black trousers.

I really need to get myself a copy of the Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga album. Because I love this sort of music.

And it really suited this partnership.

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Chelsea CAIRNEY / Alex TIMMIS (GBR) skating to "The Time Of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes from "Dirty Dancing".

Chelsea wearing a white top and pink skirt. Alex wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and black trousers.

Yes, they did "The Move" from the film. And even threw in some adagio moves.

The audience loved it! And I really enjoyed it too.

They go into the lead.

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Andrea LOCHNO / Theo FISCHER (DEU) skating to "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" by Elton John.

Andrea wearing a gorgeous black dress. Theo wearing a black top and black trousers.

I wonder if Andrea bumping into Theo when they were getting into their starting position was accidental, or a bit of fun.

The music finished in the middle of their final element, so the ending was a bit rushed.

But otherwise, they were good.

They go into the lead.

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Agnes LINDINGER / Andras NEISER (FIN).

Agnes wearing a pale blue dress. Andras wearing a light blue T-shirt and blue jeans.

I am afraid I cannot find out what the song was, but it was absolutely beautiful.

And so was the skating.

They finish in 4th position.

CaroLiza_fan
 
Right, the next two competitions are being held as one group. We have 1 Masters partnership; then 2 Masters Elite partnerships.

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