Figure Skating in Cyprus

[CaroLiza_fan]

Some Ice Dance news. The entries for the Nebelhorn Trophy have been announced, and there are lots of connections to Cyprus in the Ice Dance list!

• Angelina KUDRYAVTSEVA / Ilia KARANKEVICH (CYP) are there for what will probably be their Senior level debut.
• Emilea ZINGAS / Vadym KOLESNIK (USA) are there for what will probably be their first international competition of the season. [Emilea being of Cypriot heritage, and having previously represented the island as a Ladies Singles skater].
• Sofía VAL / Asaf KAZIMOV (ESP) are there for what will probably be their first international competition of the season. [Sofía having previously been in a partnership with Limassol boy Nikita Vitryanyuk].

Not only that, Angelina / Ilia and Emilea / Vadym are both using music from the Bee Gees in their Short!



Can't wait to see the three partnerships in action! And to see how the Bee Gees programmes compare.

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

As my first post in this thread since it found a new home (and got a new name!), I am delighted to tell you that there will be a decent-sized contingent of skaters representing Cyprus in action this week at the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Vasilisa and Varvara are in action in Junior Ladies today and tomorrow, while Angelina and Ilia will be in action in Senior Ice Dance tomorrow and Saturday. In all cases, they will be doing their Short Programmes in the opening segment of the day.

I have just posted a reminder post in Varvara's Fan Fest thread but, since they are both skating in the opening group with only one skater between them, I may as well make this reminder post do both of them.

The Junior Ladies SP is due to start at 12:00:00 AQTT (07:00:00 GMT / 08:00:00 BST / 10:00:00 EEST / 10:00:00 MSK). So 2 hours from now.

Vasilisa will be the 4th skater to start. So, fourth and antepenultimate skater to go in Group 1.

Varvara will be the 6th skater to start. So, sixth and final skater to go in Group 1.

The Group 1 Warm-Up is due to start at 12:00:00 AQTT (07:00:00 GMT / 08:00:00 BST / 10:00:00 EEST / 10:00:00 MSK). So 2 hours from now.

Vasilisa is due to start at 12:24:00 AQTT (07:24:00 GMT / 08:24:00 BST / 10:24:00 EEST / 10:24:00 MSK). So 2h 24m from now.

Varvara is due to start at 12:35:40 AQTT (07:35:40 GMT / 08:35:40 BST / 10:35:40 EEST / 10:35:40 MSK). So 2h 35m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

More information in the event forum:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/forums/1024/

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST VASILISA AND VARVARA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Wow!

I knew Vasilisa was going to be good from looking at her scores in domestic competitions in Russia.

But even I wasn't expecting her to actually WIN the Short Programme!



What's more, she did it despite being one of only two skaters to have a fall.

And the good news doesn't stop there. Varvara finished the SP in 4th position.



These are turning into very exciting times for Cypriot skating. I am probably getting ahead of myself, but this is bringing back happy memories of the days when Cyprus had the two Ice Dance partnerships at Advanced Novice level. And both partnerships were regularly at the sharp end of competitions.

And speaking of the Ice Dancers, Angelina and Ilia will be joining the girls in action in Astana tomorrow. They will be doing their Short Dance in the first competition of the day, while the girls will be doing their Free Skates in the second competition of the day.

Reminder posts with more details will be posted in the respective Fan Fest threads in the morning.

And on that note, in light of today's developments, I have changed my mind over how to approach Vasilisa. I had been planning to do all my posts about her in this thread, and then move them out to a separate Fan Fest thread whenever she makes her Junior GP debut. Just like I did with Stefania and Varvara. But I have now decided to give Vasilisa her own Fan Fest thread straight away. She deserves it.

The link will be edited into this post after I post the thread in the morning.

EDIT: Here it is!

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/99199​

All the best to all the skaters from Cyprus that are in action over the next couple of days.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Today was a day of mixed emotions for fans of the Cypriot skaters.

First of all, Angelina and Ilia withdrew from the Senior Short Dance. They started the Warm-Up, but they soon went over to the boards. It was clear that Angelina was not well. They stayed there until about half-way through the Warm-Up, and then left the ice.

Get well soon!

Next came the Junior Ladies Free Skate, where Varvara and Vasilisa were skating in the Final Group.

Unfortunately, Varvara had a nightmare skate. She had a fall on a Triple Toe about half-way through her programme, and it was clear that it was praying on her mind afterwards. Which led to not a great landing on the next element, the Triple Lutz. And then a fall on the next element, the Triple Salchow. She finished in 6th in the Free Skate, but only dropped one position in the overall standings, to 5th.



Two skaters later, it was Vasilisa's turn (the girl that was 2nd in the SP withdrew through injury). And everything looked totally effortless for her. Well, she did have a fall near the end, on the Triple Flip, just to show that she was actually human. But by then it was obvious that she had won.

But she didn't just win; she destroyed the field! She won the Free Skate alone by 16.08 points!



You have to remember, this was Vasilisa's first ever international competition!

This girl is going places. And the Cypriot team are very lucky to have her.

WELL DONE!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

First and foremost, we have entered that time of year when a lot of the current team members have birthdays in a short space of time.

Today is Marilena's birthday; Monday coming is Angelina's birthday; and the following Tuesday is Stefania's birthday.

So, to kick it all off:

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY MARILENA!!!



For a longer greeting and more news about Marilena, see this post in her Fan Fest.

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But that is not all. When I got up this morning, I saw that the Provisional Entry Lists for the Tallinn Trophy have been released. And there is a bumper contingent from Cyprus!

• Marilena in Senior Ladies
• Stefania in Junior Ladies
• Olivia in Advanced Novice Ladies
• Angelina and Ilia in Senior Ice Dance

ALL THE BEST TO ALL OF THEM!!!

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Finally, if you go to this post in Vasilisa's Fan Fest thread, you will find links to a couple of videos of her in Limassol. And one of them in particular made me smile.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

There have been a lot of developments since my last post here.

First and foremost, today is Stefania's birthday.

HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY STEFANIA!!!



For a longer greeting and more news about Stefania, see this post in her Fan Fest.

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As I said in my previous comment, there is a contingent from Cyprus heading to the Tallinn Trophy in two weeks time. However, it has shrunk a bit, as Angelina and Ilia are no longer on the Senior Ice Dance entry list.

A few days after the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, Ilia put up an album of photos from Astana, and mentioned in passing that they withdrew "due to injury of Angelina’s foot".

So, I hope that Angelina's foot is getting better now, and that pulling out of the Tallinn Trophy was just to be on the safe side. (She put up an album of photos on Thursday, and her foot didn't look to be giving her any bother).

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But, now the big news.

The Entries / Results page for the Interclub part of this week's Volvo Open Cup is up and, as I was hoping, there are a couple of skaters representing Cyprus.

Firstly, Olivia is entered in the younger of the Advanced Novice competitions. Which I wasn't surprised to see. I was actually hoping that she would be going to Riga.

But I got a big shock. There is a skater representing Cyprus in Senior Men!

http://www.kristalice.lv/Results/volvoopencup53rd.interclub/CAT001EN.htm

Italian skater Tommaso BARISON has switched to representing Cyprus!

ISU Bio
https://results.isu.org/bios/isufs00111452.htm

Rink Results Bio
https://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=27240

Skating Scores Bio
https://skatingscores.com/ita/men/tommaso_barison/

Because he was still representing Italy as recently as March, he is currently under embargo and is competing as a guest skater in a Senior Men's competition of his own.

I did not see this one coming!

The last time Cyprus had a Men's Singles skater competing internationally was back in 2015. That was Nikita VITRYANYUK in Junior Men.

Adding a Men's skater to the international team for the first time in many years (and for the first time at Senior level) just shows that the Cypriot Fed are making a real push at the moment. And after this development, I wouldn't be surprised if they were making preparations to be represented in Pairs skating for the first time as well.

We'll just have to wait and see.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Oliviia gets her 2024-25 Season underway today at the Volvo Open Cup in Riga, Latvia.

The Advanced Novice 2012-2014 Ladies SP is due to start at 15:30:00 EET (13:30:00 GMT / 16:30:00 MSK). So 8 hours from now.

Oliviia will be the 13th skater to start. So, sixth and antepenultimate skater to go in Group 2 (and antepenultimate skater to go in the segment).

And that is as much as I can tell you because the Time Schedule PDF's are not working,

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

More information in the event thread:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/98530

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

OLIVIIA WON THE SHORT PROGRAMME!!!



Volvo Open Cup Advanced Novice 2012-2014 Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

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Oliviia finished 1st out of 12 in the SP, with a score of 39.85.

Here is what I wrote about her in the competition thread during the Warm-Up:

Spotted Olivia straight away. She's wearing her white jacket over a black dress and black tights / stockings.

Awww, and she even came up close to the camera.

With 1 minute left, we saw her doing a lovely jump at the end of the rink. But then somebody else blocked the view, so we didn't see if it was a combination.

A while later, she was doing a spin, but only half of her was within camera shot. It was strange to watch.

When they were told to leave the ice. Olivia made the most of her time to circle round while the others were sorting themselves out, and then was the last to leave the ice.

CaroLiza_fan

Here is what I wrote about her programme:

I recognise that dress. Is this the "Bloody Mary" FS programme that I loved last season modified to become an SP this season?!

Yes it is!!!

Lovely jump to start with.

Combination jump beautiful. And so was the spin afterwards.

Choreographic sequence good.

Combination spin great.

She's changed her own bits from last season.

Lovely jump to finish with.

There's her Mum. And coach Jelena MUHHINA (the Estonian Junior Ladies Champion for the 2001-02 Season). Don't recognise the wee girl holding the bag.

Oliviia doesn't look at all happy.

Into the lead. But she still looks upset.

Seems that this wee girl is a perfectionist. She mightn't think it, but I thought she was great!

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

And here is what I wrote after the final skater in the segment:

Oh no. The last skater started crying when she came off.



At least her (young and pretty) coach is consoling her.

She goes into 5th position.

Which means that Oliviia has won the SP.

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

Back in September, Junior skater Zhasmin SHLAGA (KGZ) made her first appearance of the season at the Junior GP in Ankara, Turkey. She had done like Oliviia, and modified her Free Skate from last season to make it into an Short Programme. I had loved Zhasmin's "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That" programme in it's original form. But, for me anyway, the new SP version just didn't work. And I clearly wasn't the only one that thought that, because she had a different SP the next time we saw her at the Junior GP in Wuxi.

I kinda feel the same about Oliviia's "Bloody Mary" programme. I loved it in it's original form. Hey, it was my favourite programme of last season, bar none. But, the short form version just didn't have the same impact on me. Although Oliviia skated it very well (as evidenced by the fact she is leading!), it did seem like her heart wasn't in it. I may be off the mark, but I get the impression that Oliviia is like me - she preferred it in it's original form. Because her heart was definitely in it last season!

But, that is just what it looks like from where I am sitting. I may be way off the mark. She might just have been having an off day.

Oliviia is currently 2.12 points ahead of 2nd position, and 7.16 points ahead of 3rd position.

Oliviia is sitting in a very good position. She only has one skater that could realistically challenge her for the win. But, she still needs to go out and have a good Free Skate, just to make sure.

Can't wait to see what her new Free Skate is like!

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

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The Advanced Novice 2012-2014 Ladies FS is due to start at 13:45:00 EET (11:45:00 GMT / 14:45:00 MSK). So 6 hours from now.

Oliviia will be the 12th skater to start. So, sixth and final skater to go in Group 2 (and final skater to go in the segment).

And that is as much as I can tell you because the Time Schedule PDF's are not working,

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

More information in the event thread:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/98530

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

OLIVIIA WON THE FREE SKATE AND THE GOLD MEDAL!!!



Volvo Open Cup Advanced Novice 2012-2014 Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Volvo Open Cup Advanced Novice 2012-2014 Ladies: Results

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Oliviia finished 1st out of 12 in the FS, with a score of 73.21. This meant that she remained in 15th position overall, with a score of 113.06.

Here is what I wrote about her in the competition thread during the Warm-Up:

Group 2 were sent out to do their Warm-Up as soon as the last skater in Group 1 came off the ice. So, we missed the first minute or two while she was getting her scores.

This is trickier today. We have two girls wearing white jackets over black dresses and black tights.

Well, not really. You can spot Oliviia by the quality of what she is doing!

Lovely combination jump in the background just after we joined the warm-up. And a lovely spin not long afterwards.

Ha! She even did an extra jump when she was coming towards the gate to leave the ice!

Right, back to eating.

CaroLiza_fan

Here is what I wrote just before she was introduced:

Mmmm. I think the other girl in the black dress was actually the girl that was in 2nd after the SP. And apart from a bit of a stumble on a jump early on, she was good.

Oh, she goes into 3rd position.

Right time for my girl.

ALL THE BEST OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

And here is what I wrote about her programme:

Ah, she's modified both of her programmes from last season! The Basic Novice FS became her Advanced Novice SP, and the Cubs FS became her Advanced Novice FS.

Good start with the jump.

The combination jump itself was beautiful, but the way she got into it and came out of it looked awkward.

The jumps done in sequence were beautiful too until it came to coming out of the last part.

No problems with the last jump of the programme.

The combination spin at the end was beautiful.

She's got a couple of friends with her. Almost no room for Mum and Jelena!

Awww. The first heart was drawn around Oliviia and her Mum.

And then a funny shaped heart around Jelena, the littlest girl and Oliviia.

She wins. And is delighted!

And judging by her reaction, relieved as well. I think she thought she had blown it with the SP.

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

I have mixed feelings about the tactic used of modifying both of her old FS programmes from last season to become her Advanced Novice programmes for this season. On the one hand, I loved both programmes in their original forms. On the other hand, being modified to suit the Advanced Novice requirements seems to have resulted in Oliviia losing the connection with them that made them so magical last season.

Oliviia finished the Free Skate 3.59 points ahead of 2nd position, and 16.77 points ahead of 3rd position.

Overall, Oliviia finished 5.71 points ahead of 2nd position, and 27.00 points ahead of 3rd position.

Well, she picked up where she left off last season, with another win. Oliviia has now won 9 Gold Medals in her last 10 international competitions. She has been unbeaten in international competitions for nearly 19 months. That is 8 international Gold Medals on the trot, starting with the Wolmar Spring Cup back in April 2023. Admittedly, she has been beaten in four domestic competitions in Estonia since then, and the international event she didn't win was also in Estonia, but she was still on the podium in all of those events.

This girl is good.

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

We are currently in a very busy period for the Cypriot skaters.

On Sunday, Oliviia won the Advanced Novice 2012-2014 title at the Volvo Open Cup in Riga, Latvia, having won both the SP and FS.

SP Report; FS Report

Yesterday (Thursday), Vasilisa won the Junior Ladies title at the IceChallenge in Graz, Austria, having won the SP and finished 2nd in the FS.

SP Report; FS Report

In 40 minutes from now, Varvara is due to start her Short Programme at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Her FS will be tomorrow).

SP Report; FS Report

And in 8h 7m from now, our long wait will finally end when Mariliena is due to start her her Short Programme, also at the Denkova-Staviski Cup. (Her FS will also be tomorrow).

SP Report; FS Report

On Monday and Tuesday, Oliviia will be back again, this time at the Tallinn Trophy in Estonia.

SP Report; FS Report

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Marilena will be back again, also at the Tallinn Trophy.

SP Report; FS Report

And on Thursday and Friday, Stefania will join in on the action in Tallinn.

SP Report; FS Report

ALL THE BEST TO ALL OF THEM!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Oliviia is back in action today at her home rink for the Tallinn Trophy in Estonia.

The Advanced Novice Ladies SP is due to start at 18:45:00 EET (16:45:00 GMT / 18:45:00 MSK). So 6 hours from now.

Oliviia will be the 28th skater to start. So, seventh and final skater to go in Group 4 (and seventh skater to go after the second resurfacing).

The Group 4 Warm-Up is due to start at 21:10:00 EET (19:10:00 GMT / 21:10:00 MSK). So 9h 25m from now.

Oliviia is due to start at 21:43:30 EET (19:43:30 GMT / 21:43:30 MSK). So 9h 58m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

More information in the event forum:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/forums/1028

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Tallinn Trophy Advanced Novice Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjr0myz0T40

Unfortunately, so as to avoid the video being zapped due to a copyright claim, the YouTube channel owners have had to mute the music.

Oliviia finished 2nd out of 35 in the SP, with a score of 43.28.

Here is what I wrote about her in the competition thread during the Warm-Up:

Saw Oliviia when she was going onto the ice.

Early on in the Warm-Up, we saw her do a beautiful jump in the background.

Most of the times she was in shot after that she wasn't doing anything. Although there was one point where she was coming towards the camera at speed, and I did jump back!

Also saw her doing a lovely spin.

And then we saw her leaving the ice.

Now she has a long wait until she does her programme.

CaroLiza_fan

And here is what I wrote about her programme:

For those that are seeing Oliviia for the first time, this is a modified version of her Basic Novice FS from last season. And that was my favourite programme of last season.

Lovely jump to start with.

Combination jump and combination spin immediately afterwards both beautiful.

They've changed the music in the middle of the programme.

I'll get too repetitive if I go through everything. Because it was all beautiful!

Last time out, she seemed to have lost the connection she had with the programme last season. But, she had it this week. So, it must just have been an off day.

Jelena Muhhina (Estonian Junior Champion for the 2001-02 Season) on one side, and Mum on the other.

Oliviia and her Mum each holding a cuddly toy.

She goes into 2nd position. And seems disappointed.

But she's only 0.16 points behind the leader!

I tell you, this girl is ambitious!

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

Oliviia is currently 0.16 points behind 1st position, and 2.07 points ahead of 3rd position.

I have recently started paying more attention to the total Base Values of programmes when doing these reports, and the fact that Oliviia is not leading is purely down to the Base Values of the two programmes. Because the leader made mistakes. Oliviia didn't. But because the Belgian girl's programme was worth a full 2 points more than Oliviia's, she was able to come out on top.

In case you are wondering what the difference was, for the combination jump, the leader did a Triple Lutz-Double Toe, while Oliviia did a Triple Loop-Double Toe. And for one of the individual jumps, the leader did a Triple Flip, while Oliviia did a Triple Salchow. All the other elements were the same.

So, I can kinda understand now why Oliviia was not happy. But, with being so close, she has a good opportunity to win the title if she has a good Free Skate.

So let's hope she does have a good Free Skate!

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

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The Advanced Novice Ladies FS is due to start at 12:05:00 EET (10:05:00 GMT / 12:05:00 MSK). So 4 hours from now.

Oliviia will be the 34th and penultimate skater to start. So, sixth and penultimate skater to go in Group 5.

The Group 5 Warm-Up is due to start at 15:41:02 EET (13:41:02 GMT / 15:41:02 MSK). So 7h 36m from now.

Oliviia is due to start at 16:16:02 EET (14:16:02 GMT / 16:16:02 MSK). So 8h 11m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

More information in the event forum:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/forums/1028

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

OLIVIIA WON THE FREE SKATE AND THE GOLD MEDAL!!!



Tallinn Trophy Advanced Novice Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Tallinn Trophy Advanced Novice Ladies: Results

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHaNZqtbovc

Oliviia finished 1st out of 35 in the FS, with a score of 77.70. This meant that she climbed to 1st position overall, with a score of 120.98.

Here is what I wrote about her in the competition thread during the Warm-Up:

She did it today again! Oliviia made me jump when she kicked her leg up coming near the camera!

Just about made her out doing a jump at the far end of the rink. With her white team jacket, she was blending into the boards!

She went past the camera doing a step sequence.

Shortly afterwards she did a jump right at the edge of shot.

And then not long later did one at the very far corner, where she was so small and there were so many skaters about that we could barely see her.

As seems to be normal, she was the last to come off the ice.

CaroLiza_fan

Here is what I wrote about her programme:

Again, for anybody who hasn't seen Oliviia before. This is a modified version of her Cubs FS from the past 2 seasons.

Landing on the first part of the combination jump looked wild.

Sequence of jumps and spin immediately afterwards beautiful.

Did she nearly slip in the choreo after the spin?

Next two jumps lovely.

Just about landed her final jump.

Combination spin at the end beautiful.

Jelena has a bunch of flowers, while Oliviia's Mum has a cuddly toy cat.

Awww. Oliviia and her Mum make a heart with their fingers. And then Mum kisses her.

She goes into the lead of the FS and overall.

She's surprised.

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

Here is what I wrote after the final skater:

OLIVIIA WINS!!!!!!!!!!!



The announcer says that the podium ceremony is coming up now, but I have to get back to my predictions. So, I'll watch it after the deadline.

CaroLiza_fan

And here is what I wrote about the antics after the Podium Ceremonies:

That was amusing. After the Men's Podium Ceremony, the Medallists and their teams came back out onto the ice to take photos.

We saw Jekaterina NEKRASSOVA taking a photo of Sofia with Ilya NESTEROV on the top of the podium. And then Jekaterina came over to the podium and took a selfie of the three of them. Then they started heading back towards the gate, and Ilya suggested taking a photo of Jekaterina and Sofia, which they did on the carpet.

But while this was happening, Oliviia came out with the biggest Cypriot flag you have ever seen! It was massive! Far too big for a girl of her size. Indeed, her Mum had to come out and help her hold it! And then Jelena took a photo of the two of them with it.

Then they went over to the podium, and Oliviia sat on the step while holding the flag behind her. But it didn't work because the flag was too big. So she stood up in front of the podium, and her Mum helped with holding the flag striaght for the photo. Then Oliviia went up onto the top step and held it, and her Mum stood in front of the 2nd position step. And Oliviia decided to be mischievious, and drowned her Mum in the flag! Jelena took a photo of the Oliviia and her Mum, and then asked some bloke to come and take a photo of the three of them.

Oliviia then did a lap of the ice with the flag while her Mum filmed her. Then as they were leaving, the wee girl that was with them for the results at the Volvo Open Cup came running out wanting to take some photos of Oliviia and the giant flag.

Meanwhile, the workmen came out to dismantle the podium. As they were taking the podium away, some more youngsters came out looking their photo taken with Oliviia. And they were still taking photos when the men started rolling up the carpet that they were standing on!

Then they left.

CaroLiza_fan

Oliviia finished the Free Skate 5.99 points ahead of 2nd position, and 7.30 points ahead of 3rd position.

Overall, Oliviia finished 7.45 points ahead of 2nd position, and 8.06 points ahead of 3rd position.

What a difference just over a week makes. During the Volvo Open Cup, I felt that the modifications that had been made to the "Bloody Mary" and "Boléro" programmes to make them fit the Advanced Novice rules had resulted in Oliviia losing her connection with them. Well, she has found the connection again!

Oh, and just to update the Gold Medal count, she has now won 10 of her last 11 international competitions.

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

If you thought it was a busy period for the Cypriot skaters a couple of weeks ago, wait until you see what we have in store this week!

Today is the opening day of the Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul, and we have a very exciting prospect coming up this afternoon.

In 8h 30m from now, Stefania is due to start her SP. (The FS is tomorrow).

More Info

And in 8h 36m from now, Vasilisa is due to start her SP. (The FS is tomorrow).

More Info

Yes, they are going back-to-back. Which is going to make it fun for me posting in the competition thread!

Meanwhile at the Santa Claus Cup in Budapest, Hungary, Oliviia is due to do her SP this afternoon as well. But the Time Schedule PDF's are not working, so I don't know the exact time. (The FS is on Friday)

More Info

On Friday and Saturday, Marilena will be in action at the Bosphorus Cup.

And on Saturday and Sunday, Angelina and Ilia will be in action at the Santa Claus Cup.

So, by my reckoning, Varvara is the only skater in the international team that is getting this week off!

ALL THE BEST TO ALL OF THEM!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Oliviia is back in action today at the Santa Claus Cup in Budapest, Hungary.

The Advanced Novice Ladies SP is due to start at 16:30:00 CET (15:30:00 GMT / 17:30:00 EET / 18:30:00 MSK). So 9 hours from now.

Oliviia will be the 8th skater to start. So, first skater to go in Group 2.

And that is as much as I can tell you, because the Time Schedule PDF's are not working.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

More information in the event thread:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/98576

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Santa Claus Cup Advanced Novice Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

No video uploaded yet

Oliviia finished 5th out of 29 in the SP, with a score of 40.59.

Unfortunately I was not able to watch the Santa Claus Cup, as I was concentrating on the Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul.

Oliviia only had problems with one element - the combination jump that was her second element. She under-rotated on the first part, the Triple Loop, and fell. But in spite of this, she then got up and did the second part, the Double Toe, anyway. But because she had already fell, the second part got invalidated.

Oliviia is currently 0.25 points behind 4th position, and 3.19 points ahead of 6th position. Oliviia is the bottom skater of a group of 5 skaters covered by 3.23 points, stretching up to the leader.

Although she is in 5th position after the SP, if she has a good Free Skate, Oliviia could still win this. And even if she has a disappointing Free Skate, because of the way the gaps are, she is likely to only lose one position.

So let's hope she does have a good Free Skate!

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

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The Advanced Novice Ladies FS is due to start at 12:00:00 CET (11:00:00 GMT / 13:00:00 EET / 14:00:00 MSK). So 5 hours from now.

Oliviia will be the 25th skater to start. So, fourth skater to go in Group 4.

And that is as much as I can tell you, because the Time Schedule PDF's are not working.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

More information in the event thread:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/98576

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Santa Claus Cup Advanced Novice Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Santa Claus Cup Advanced Novice Ladies: Results

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Oliviia finished 2nd out of 28 in the FS, with a score of 78.49. This meant that she climbed to 2nd position overall, with a score of 119.08.

Unfortunately I was not able to watch the Santa Claus Cup, as I was concentrating on the Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul and the Formula 1 in Qatar.

Oliviia only had one issue, and that was landing the opening Triple Loop on the quarter.

Oliviia finished the Free Skate 12.35 points behind 1st position, and 5.41 points ahead of 3rd position.

Overall, Oliviia finished 14.53 points behind 1st position, and 3.29 points ahead of 3rd position.

Whilst the fall on the first part of the combination in the SP and landing the Triple Loop on the quarter in the FS didn't help her score, in all honesty they didn't make any difference to Oliviia's chances of winning. The winner (who had been 2nd in the SP) had an FS programme whose Base Value was so high that it meant that nobody else could touch her. Even with a fall, her TES was 8.45 points higher than Oliviia, who didn't have any falls.

Nevertheless, it might be useful if Oliviia was able to increase the Base Value of her programes, even just a little bit. Of the skaters in the Top 6 of the SP, Oliviia's programme had the lowest Base Value. And of the skaters in the Top 4 of the FS, Oliviia's programme had the lowest Base Value. In the FS, she was saved saved by the two girls behind her each having two falls. But, you can't always rely on something like that happening.

But, the big positive to take away from this is that her run of Medals continues. She has now won medals in her last 18 events. The last time she competed and did not stand on the podium was in December 2022!

WELL DONE OLIVIIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan