Eliana Kalogirou

[CaroLiza_fan]

Eliana KALOGIROU (Greek: Ηλιάνα ΚΑΛΟΓΉΡΟΥ) is a Ladies Singles skater who represents Cyprus. She was born on 18th May 2001 in Limassol, Cyprus.


Updated: 20th May 2019


Biographical Info:

ISU Bio:
https://results.isu.org/bios/isufs00102795.htm

Figure-Skaters Bio:
https://figure-skaters.ru/eliana_kalogirou

Figure Skating Stats Bio:
https://www.figureskatingstats.com/website/athlete/1441

Rink Results Bio:
https://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=19459

Skating Scores Bio:
https://skatingscores.com/cyp/ladies/eliana_kalogirou/

Skating-Stats Bio:
https://www.skating-stats.com/m/skater?id=GR7JHLCIRX

Stats On Ice Bio:
https://www.statsonice.com/skater/elianakalogirou/


Social Media

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/elianakalogirou/


Programmes

Ladies​	Short Programme​	Free Skate​	Exhibition​
2018–19 Season	“Rox Tango” by Dirty Bros	“Romeo and Juliet” (soundtrack) by Abel Korzeniowski
2017–18 Season
2016–17 Season
2015–16 Season
2014–15 Season
2013–14 Season
2012–13 Season

Personal Best Scores

ISU Personal Best Scores for Eliana Kalogirou:
https://results.isu.org/bios/isufs_pb_00102795.htm

+5 / -5 Grade Of Execution System

Ladies​	Short Programme​	Free Skate​	Total​
ISU Personal Best Score	Eliana’s best score is 14.47 at 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup. Link places it on ISU best ever list.	Eliana’s best score is 30.49 at 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup. Link places it on ISU best ever list.	Eliana’s best score is 44.96 at 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup. Link places it on ISU best ever list.
2018–19 ISU Season’s Best Score	300th Place 14.47 at 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup	291st Place 30.49 at 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup	291st Place 44.96 at 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup

The Personal Best and Season Best scores that the ISU uses for a skater only take into consideration certain competitions. For example, they do not take into consideration domestic competitions, such as Sectional, Regional or National Championships.

The table below takes into consideration all the events that the skater has taken part in. These scores are referred to as “Absolute Personal Best” and “Absolute Season’s Best” so as to distinguish them from the scores recorded by the ISU.

Absolute Personal Best Score​

Absolute Season’s Best Score​

The Absolute designations are based purely on the contents of the Competitive History table in this post. If anybody knows of any scores that are not in the table, please let us know, and we will be only too happy to add them in.

+5 / -5 Grade Of Execution System

Ladies *​	SP Date​	Competition​	SP Score​	FS Date​	Competition​	FS Score​	Event Dates​	Competition​	Total Score​
Major Championships			​			​			​
Grands Prix	06 Sep. 2018	ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup	14.47​	07 Sep. 2018	ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup	30.49​	05–08 Sep. 2018	ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup	44.96​
Challenger Events			​			​			​
Other International Competitions			​			​			​
National Championships	18 May 2019	Cyprus Championships	24.27​	19 May 2019	Cyprus Championships	43.01​	18–19 May 2019	Cyprus Championships	67.28​
Other Domestic Competitions			​			​			​
Absolute PB	18 May 2019	Cyprus Championships	24.27​	19 May 2019	Cyprus Championships	43.01​	18–19 May 2019	Cyprus Championships	67.28​

+3 / -3 Grade Of Execution System

Ladies *​	SP Date​	Competition​	SP Score​	FS Date​	Competition​	FS Score​	Event Dates​	Competition​	Total Score​
Major Championships			​			​			​
Grands Prix			​			​			​
Challenger Events			​			​			​
Other International Competitions	11 Feb. 2017	Sofia Trophy	15.37​	17 Mar. 2018	Coupe Du Printemps	29.15​	16–18 Mar. 2018	Coupe Du Printemps	42.43​
National Championships	18 Mar. 2017	Cyprus Championships	28.60​	19 Mar. 2017	Cyprus Championships	56.03​	18–19 Mar. 2017	Cyprus Championships	84.63​
Other Domestic Competitions			​			​			​
Absolute PB	18 Mar. 2017	Cyprus Championships	28.60​	19 Mar. 2017	Cyprus Championships	56.03​	18–19 Mar. 2017	Cyprus Championships	84.63​

* = For more information about Personal Best scores, and to find out how the competitions were defined for the purposes of the above table, please see the following post:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2144915


Competitive History

Absolute Personal Best Score​

Absolute Season’s Best Score​

Disclaimer: Absolute Personal Best (PB) and Absolute Season’s Best (SB) score designations are based purely on the contents of the Competitive History table in this post. If anybody knows of any scores that are not in the table, please let us know, and we will be only too happy to add them in.

+5 / -5 Grade Of Execution System

Date​	Competition​	Level​	SP Pos​	SP Score​	FS Pos​	FS Score​	Total Pos​	Total Score​
	2018–19 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
18–19 May 2019	Cyprus Championships	Junior​	3​	24.27​	2​	43.01​	2​	67.28​
05–08 Sep. 2018	ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup	Junior​	33​	14.47​	33​	30.49​	33​	44.96​

+3 / -3 Grade Of Execution System

Date​	Competition​	Level​	SP Pos​	SP Score​	FS Pos​	FS Score​	Total Pos​	Total Score​
	2017–18 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
21–22 Apr. 2018	Cyprus Championships	Junior​	3​	23.56​	3​	43.99​	3​	67.55​
29–30 Mar. 2018	Balkan Games	Junior​	13​	13.52​	14​	27.54​	13​	41.06​
16–18 Mar. 2018	Coupe Du Printemps	Junior​	29​	13.28​	29​	29.15​	29​	42.43​
	2016–17 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
18–19 Mar. 2017	Cyprus Championships	Junior​	4​	28.60​	4​	56.03​	4​	84.63​
08–12 Feb. 2017	Sofia Trophy	Junior​	34​	15.37​	34​	24.09​	34​	39.46​
	2015–16 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
28–29 May 2016	Cyprus Championships	Basic Novice B​	–​	–​	1​	31.13​	1​	31.13​
10–14 Feb. 2016	Sofia Trophy	Basic Novice B​	–​	–​	4​	20.89​	4​	20.89​
	2014–15 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
09–10 May 2015	Cyprus Championships	Basic Novice B​	–​	–​	1​	26.76​	1​	26.76​
	2013–14 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
24–25 May 2014	Cyprus Championships	Basic Novice A​	–​	–​	4​	20.90​	4​	20.90​
	2012–13 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
17–19 May 2013	Cyprus Championships	Beginner​	–​	–​	3​	7.28​	3​	7.28​

Absolute Personal Best Score​

Absolute Season’s Best Score​

Disclaimer: Absolute Personal Best (PB) and Absolute Season’s Best (SB) score designations are based purely on the contents of the Competitive History table in this post. If anybody knows of any scores that are not in the table, please let us know, and we will be only too happy to add them in.


Videos

2018–19 Season

7th September 2018: ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup FS (Canadian Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8CMJru_yHI
6th September 2018: ISU Junior Grand Prix Amber Cup SP (Canadian Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaxr5AFaJME


2017–18 Season

22nd April 2018: Cyprus Championships FS (No Commentary)
https://www.facebook.com/SamvelTeam/videos/2028088493929153/

18th March 2018: Coupe Du Printemps FS (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MPaeXcbdsw
16th March 2018: Coupe Du Printemps SP (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9ymq9kEhRI


2016–17 Season

19th March 2017: Cyprus Championships FS (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWgxBTd5boI
18th March 2017: Cyprus Championships SP (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsGRIbw9l34

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

OK. Time for some skating updates.

It has been a busy start to 2017 for the Cypriot skaters.

(Apologies in advance if I have missed any competitions that have had Cypriot skaters attending. Feel free to correct me!)


EDU Sport Trophy: 04–07 January 2017

At the start of January, Daniella Vanessa Ipsarides finished 8th in Junior Ladies at the EDU Sport Trophy in Romania. She was 6th in the SP and 8th in the FS. Since this was the first International competition at Junior level where she had completed both segments, all her scores were new International PB's.

EDU Sport Trophy Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
EDU Sport Trophy Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
EDU Sport Trophy Junior Ladies: Results

Also at the EDU Sport Trophy, Laura Farran (who I have now found out does not have an Irish background, as I previously suspected from her name) finished 17th in the single segment Basic Novice A Girls competition.

EDU Sport Trophy Basic Novice A Girls FS: Results; Protocols
EDU Sport Trophy Basic Novice A Girls: Results


Sofia Trophy: 08–12 February 2017

Last week, three of the Cypriot skaters were competing at the Sofia Trophy in Bulgaria.

In Junior Ladies, Polina Ustinova finished 31st overall: 29th in the SP and 30]th in the FS.

Eliana Kalogirou finished 34th in both segments, as well as overall.

Sofia Trophy Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Sofia Trophy Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Sofia Trophy Junior Ladies: Results

Meanwhile, Andrea Loizides finished 12th in the single segment Cubs I. Girls (1.7.2006 - 30.6.2007) competition.

Sofia Trophy Cubs I. Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Sofia Trophy Cubs I. Girls: Results


European Youth Olympic Festival: 13–15 February 2017

At the start of this week, Daniella became the first skater to represent Cyprus in the European Youth Olympic Festival, held in Turkey. (It's basically a Junior version of Europeans, but held within a multi-sport event). She was 21st in both segments, as well as overall.

I should add - as a lot of people were commenting in the event thread, the ice was terrible. So, between this and the high altitude, all the skaters were struggling. But, Daniella still managed to set new International PB's in all segments. So, fair play to her!

EYOF Girls SP: Results; Protocols
EYOF Girls FS: Results; Protocols
EYOF Girls: Results


Olympic Hopes: 16–19 February 2017

The Olympic Hopes started yesterday in Romania. And there are a good number of Cypriot skaters entered.

Entries / Results Page

Junior Ladies: Polina Ustinova, Giorgia Isabella Secchi and Danae Hadjimitsi.
Basic Novice A Ladies: Laura Farran
Basic Novice B Ladies: Maria Eleni Loizides
Cubs Girls: Andrea Loizides

Daniella had been intending to compete here but, because she had to stay in Erzurum for the EYOF Closing Ceremony, she has been replaced by Polina.

The Cubs Girls FS was held yesterday (it was a single segment competition), and there is no sign of Andrea in the FS Results or the Protocols. Start Number #8 is missing, so I assume that was her and that she withdrew.

The Basic Novice A Girls FS is on at the moment. It was due to start at 10:00 CET (09:00 GMT), and Laura was the fourth to start. There is no Time Schedule or Live Scoring, so there is no way of knowing how things are going.

The Basic Novice B Girls FS starts at 15:22 CET (14:22 GMT), and Maria Eleni will be the 5th and final skater to start.

The Junior Ladies SP starts at 15:55 CET (14:55 GMT). Danae will be the skater that kicks off the competition. Giorgia will be the 5th skater to start, kicking off the second group, with Polina starting directly after her.

ALL THE BEST GIRLS!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Haven’t posted in this thread so far in 2018. So, since Nationals were held at the weekend, now would be a good time to put that right. However, before we get to that, I should update you on how the Cypriot skaters prepared for them.


Jégvirág Cup: 16–18 February 2018

Two Cypriot skaters headed to Miskolc in Hungary in February for the Jégvirág Cup.

Entries / Results Page (ISU):
http://www.moksz.hu/external/mukorcsolya/2017_2018/Jegvirag Cup/ISU_result/

Entries / Results Page (non-ISU):
http://www.moksz.hu/external/mukorcsolya/2017_2018/Jegvirag Cup/NONISU_result/


Giorgia Isabella Sechi was the only Cypriot competitor in Junior Ladies, where she finished 13th. She was 14th in the SP and 13th in the FS.

Jégvirág Cup Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Jégvirág Cup Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Jégvirág Cup Junior Ladies: Results


Meanwhile, Laura Farran finished 24th in the single segment Basic Novice A Girls competition.

Jégvirág Cup Basic Novice A Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Jégvirág Cup Basic Novice A Girls: Results


Coupe du Printemps: 16–18 March 2018

A number of skaters from the Leader Club headed to Kockelscheuer in Luxembourg in the middle of March for the Coupe du Printemps.

Entries / Results Page:
http://www.skating.lu/cdp2018/


The important thing to take from Kockelscheuer is that Polina Ustinova made her debut in a Senior level competition here, finishing 15th. She was 16th in the SP and 15th in the FS.

Coupe du Printemps Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Senior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Senior Ladies: Results


In the Junior Ladies competition, team-mate Eliana Kalogirou finished 29th in each segment, and overall.

Coupe du Printemps Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Junior Ladies: Results


Like Polina, the third member of the contingent, Andrea Loizides, was also making her debut at a new level. She finished 15th in the single segment Basic Novice A Girls competition.

Coupe du Printemps Basic Novice A Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Basic Novice A Girls: Results


Balkan Games: 29–30 February 2018

A large contingent of Cypriot skaters headed to Celje in Slovenia at the end of March for the Balkan Games.

Daniella Ipsarides was due to compete at the Balkan Games, but had to pull out due to her boot breaking shortly beforehand. Eliana Kalogirou was called up as her replacement.

Entries / Results Page:
http://dkc.simetric.si/dinamic/rezultati/109/


In her second Senior Ladies competition, Polina Ustinova finished 5th. She was 5th in the SP and 4th in the FS.

Balkan Games Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Senior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Senior Ladies: Results


Giorgia Isabella Sechi and Eliana Kalogirou were both competing in the Junior Ladies competition. Giorgia was 12th in each segment, and overall. Eliana was 13th in the SP, 14th in the FS, and 13th overall.

Balkan Games Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Junior Ladies: Results


Chryso Georgiou and Christiana Afxentiou were both competing in the Advanced Novice Girls competition. Chryso was 9th in each segment, and overall. Christiana was 10th in the SP, 11th in the FS, and 10th overall.

Balkan Games Advanced Novice Girls SP: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Advanced Novice Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Advanced Novice Girls: Results


Greek National Championships

Like she did 2 years ago, Daniella Ipsarides headed to Thessaloniki to take part in the Greek Championships as her preparation for the Cypriot Championships. And, like the last time, she won the Gold Medal.

I should warn you that I don’t know all the details about the Greek Championships yet. I have just seen photos of Daniella on the podium getting presented with her Medal and Trophy. And a lovely trophy it is too!


CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY!!!

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For information on how Nationals went, see the following thread in the Competition Forum:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?72527

There is something significant from Nationals that I feel should be highlighted here, though. The only person to have represented Cyprus internationally in Men’s skating, Nikita Vitranyuk, is now doing Ice Dance, where he is partnering Maria MILIYKOVA, a 12 year old from Moscow (fskate.ru Bio).

They were due to be guest competitors at the end of Nationals yesterday, but the Ice Dance page hasn't been updated. So I don't know if they did.

I hope they opt to represent Cyprus, as it would be great to see a new country competing in Ice Dance. And it would be nice to see Cyprus represented in another category, having only been represented in Singles up to now.

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Last but not least, as this is St. George’s Day, I would also like to take this opportunity to wish a Happy 17th Birthday to Giorgia Isabella Sechi.



Having met her last year, I can say from personal experience that Giorgia is an absolutely lovely girl.

So, I want to send her all the best wishes from the bottom of my heart for this coming year.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I can’t believe I forgot to post in the Fan Fest about how Eliana Kalogirou got on in her Junior GP debut at the Amber Cup!

I admit that before the Amber Cup, Eliana was the skater that I was least familiar with amongst the Junior Ladies field in Cyprus. But having seen how she got on in Kaunas, I now think she is somebody we should keep an eye on.

Amber Cup Junior Ladies SP

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ1QGjWeMpU [Unfortunately, the archived livesteam video is currently blocked due to copyright complaints by music companies]
Time Schedule: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/jgpltu2018_JuniorLadies_SP_TimeSchedule.pdf
Live Scoring: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/SEG003.HTM

Eliana was the 21st Skater to start, so final skater in the fourth group (i.e. the final skater before the second resurfacing).

Eliana finished 33rd out of 33 in the Junior Ladies SP, with a score of 14.47.

Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/SEG003.HTM
Protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/jgpltu2018_JuniorLadies_SP_Scores.pdf
Video (whole competition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ1QGjWeMpU [Unfortunately, the archived livesteam video is currently blocked due to copyright complaints by music companies]
Video (just Eliana): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaxr5AFaJME

Here is what was written about Eliana in the Amber Cup Ladies SP thread:

You know, that was a pleasant surprise.

Although Eliana is at the bottom of the table at the moment, I can see potential.

Like all the Cypriot girls, she doesn't have as much speed as the top skaters. But, that is to be expected when the rink in her home country (in fact, her home town) is so small. And the fact that she is so tall means that the effect is magnified for her compared to shorter girls.

But, I was impressed with what she was actually doing. If she builds up the speed over the next couple of years, I can see her becoming a familiar face on the international stage.

WELL DONE, ELIANA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

Amber Cup Junior Ladies FS

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWr7C_nEulU
Time Schedule: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/jgpltu2018_JuniorLadies_FS_TimeSchedule.pdf
Live Scoring: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/SEG003.HTM

Eliana was the 4th Skater to start, so penultimate skater in the first group.

Eliana finished 33rd out of 33 in the Junior Ladies FS, with a score of 30.49.

Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/SEG004.HTM
Protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/jgpltu2018_JuniorLadies_FS_Scores.pdf
Video (whole competition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWr7C_nEulU

(Group 1 Warm-Up starts at 7m 44s; Eliana starts at 35m 01s)​

Video (just Eliana): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8CMJru_yHI

Here is what was written about Eliana in the Amber Cup Ladies FS thread:

Eliana has a pretty dress, hope she has a good skate.

It is pretty, isn't it! Unfortunately, she didn't have a good skate.

That was a rough one. Next time, next time.

After being so impressed with her SP yesterday, it was heartbreaking how today went. Quite a few stumbles and 2 falls was unfortunate enough. But then she continued on for ages after the music finished (probably a direct result of the stumbles and falls putting her behind).

I do hope that we get to see her more often, because from what I saw in the SP, I do think she has potential.

Bear in mind, although Eliana is one of the older skaters in the Junior GP Series, she has only been skating for 6 years. Most of the other skaters we see representing Cyprus started skating just after the My Mall rink opened in 2010; Eliana didn't start until 2012.

So, I think she has done very well to reach the Junior GP Series so quickly.

Today mightn't have gone the way you hoped, Eliana, but I for one and proud of what you have achieved!



CaroLiza_fan

Amber Cup Junior Ladies

Eliana finished 33rd out of 33 in Junior Ladies overall, with a score of 44.96.

Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/CAT002RS.HTM


At some stage in their career, every skater has a day when nothing seems to go right. And that is what happened with Eliana’s FS. So, it would be unfair to put too much weight on that.

On the whole, I was impressed with Eliana in her Junior GP debut.

Hopefully things will go well for Giorgia in her Junior GP debut at Czech Skate this week.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Giorgia and Eliana were both featured in the Junior GP round-up video that was shown before the final group of the Ladies FS at the Armenia Cup yesterday!!!!!!



Here is the link to the start of the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UOn21t8lc&t=12410

Giorgia appears about a minute into it, with Eliana straight afterwards. Here is the direct link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UOn21t8lc&t=12467

See, the Cypriot girls made an impression with the important people! :agree:

WELL DONE, GIRLS!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Firstly, I have to start with an apology. With everything that has been happening this week, I missed a couple of important birthdays.

Danai Hadjimisti’s birthday was on Friday:

HAPPY BELATED 16th BIRTHDAY DANAI!!!

And Eliana Kalogirou’s birthday was on Saturday:

HAPPY BELATED 18th BIRTHDAY ELIANA!!!



I hope you both had enjoyable days, and that the coming year is a good one for both of you.

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Sadly, the rumours are true. The Ice Dance partnership between Maria Miliukova and Nikita Vityranyuk has split up.

However, Nikita has already re-appeared with a new partner, Diana LEKHTMAN from Saint Petersburg.

Here is Diana’s fskate.ru Bio

Diana started this season with Fedor Sharonov (with whom she finished 3rd in the first stage of the St. Petersburg Cup), and finished this season with Roman Atoyar (with whom she finished 6th in the St. Petersburg Championships).

As with Maria and Nikita in last season’s Nationals, Diana and Nikita are entered as guest competitors in Advanced Novice Ice Dance.

As Diana has been competing for Russia this season, she is not currently eligible to compete for Cyprus. Hence why they are competing as guest skaters.

Given that we were expecting Maria and Nikita to move up to Juniors next season, it is surprising that Diana and Nikita are entered in Advanced Novice. But there are a couple of plausible explanations for this. Firstly, Diana’s Bio doesn’t give her exact DOB, so she might still be too young for Juniors. But the more likely explanation is that the timing of the Cypriot Championships means that there was simply not enough time to put together two Junior programmes.

I wonder what is happening with Maria. She is too good to be left on the sidelines.

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The Cypriot National Championships were held over the weekend. For more see the dedicated thread:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?80783

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Although she was not competing this year, Daniella was presented with an award at Nationals for everything she has achieved during her career.

She has put up a lovely post about it on both her personal Facebook profile and her Instagram page. Since the privacy settings on the Facebook version (which has more photos) is not set to public, here is the Instagram version:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpLL56Fcrr/

Fortunately, one of the additional photos that was in the Facebook version has been posted separately on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpzCmwlukY/

Daniella also put a lovely close-up photo of the trophy and plaque up on her Facebook profile. So, hopefully she will put this photo up somewhere public as well.

As a fan, I really hope that this presentation is not a sign that Daniella’s sabbatical is becoming something more permanent. I would really miss her if it was.

But as a friend, I just want her to live the life she wants and be happy.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

And just a day after Danai's birthday, it is now Eliana Kalogirou's birthday!!!

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY ELIANA!!!



I hope she has had a really enjoyable day, and that the coming year is a good one for her.

I don't think it has been mentioned on here, but Eliana has now retired from competition. It's a shame, because I saw promise in her when she made her Junior Grand Prix debut in Lithuania in 2019.

Nevertheless, I wish her all the best for the future, whatever it may hold.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

And hot on the heels of Danai, it is the third of this week's birthdays.

Today is Eliana Kalogirou's birthday!!!

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY ELIANA!!!



I hope she has had a really enjoyable day, and that the coming year is a good one for her.

At the time she made her Junior GP debut in 2018, Eliana was probably the home-grown skater that I was least familiar with. Although she was the second oldest of the skaters born in Cyprus (Giorgia is a month older than her), Eliana didn't start skating until a few years after her peers. So she was less experienced than them. And she hadn't had as many international assignments as her peers. So, there weren't many videos of her on YouTube to get to know what she was like.

But after watching her performance in Kaunas, I could see potential. It is such a shame that it turned out to be her only Junior GP, and the penultimate competition of her skating career as she retired at the end of that season. But, at least she went out with a bang, winning a Silver Medal in her swansong at Nationals.

I still lament that Eliana didn't continue on for a few more years. But, I understand her decision.

And I hope that things are going well for her in her post-skating life.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

And to finish our run of 3 birthdays in 4 days (don't worry, there's another coming up tomorrow week), we have Eliana Kalogirou.

HAPPY 24th BIRTHDAY ELIANA!!!



I hope you have an enjoyable day, and that the coming year is a good one for you.

Of the skaters that made up the "old school" team, Eliana was the one that I knew the least about. Unlike her peers who started skating when MyMall opened, Eliana was a later convert. So, that she was able to catch up with them says a lot about her determination.

Because Polina and Daniella were the top skaters in Juniors for so long, Eliana and Giorgia (who is a month older than Eliana, but started skating 3 years before her) were not able to make their Junior GP debuts until they were 17. I was already very familiar with Giorgia, but Eliana was pretty much new to me. But it didn't take long for me to take a real liking to her. This tall girl with big hair and a big personality to go with it. She is the sort of person that you just can't help but like.

And because of this, I was so disappointed when Eliana didn't compete again until Nationals at the end of the season, and then retired. But, I can understand why. It was her final year of high school.

At least she went out on a high, winning the Silver Medal and achieving her highest scores under the +5 / -5 system.

Whatever she is doing now, I hope she is well.

And I hope she is enjoying her birthday.

CaroLiza_fan