Marilena Kitromilis

[CaroLiza_fan]

Marilena KITROMILIS (Greek: Μαριλένα ΚΙΤΡΟΜΊΛΗ) is a Ladies Singles skater who represents Cyprus. She was born on 15th October 2004 in Georgetown, District Of Columbia, USA.


Updated: 8th May 2023


Biographical Info

ISU Bio:
https://results.isu.org/bios/isufs00110377.htm

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

Rink Results Bio:
https://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=23860

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

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

Tracings Bio:
https://tracings.net/kitr-mari.html

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilena_Kitromilis


Social Media

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lena.mariki/


Programmes

Ladies​	Short Programme​	Free Skate​	Exhibition​
2024–25 Season	“Masquerade Suite” by Aram Khachaturian, performed by the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra	“En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor” by Joaquín Rodrigo, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Sarah Brightman “Red Violin Based On En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor” by Ikuko Kawai, Joaquín Rodrigo, Alfredo García Seguro “Lux Radio Show 004”
2023–24 Season	“Masquerade Suite” by Aram Kachaturian	“What A Wonderful World” by 2WEI “Cernunnos” by Christian Reindl, Lucie Paradis “Mad World” by 2WEI
2022–23 Season	Short Programme #2 “Summer” from “Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi “Storm” by Antonio Vivaldi “Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315 L’estate” by Antonio Vivaldi Short Programme #1 “Mama La Rondinella” by Ludovico Einaudi “Tanranta” by Ludovico Einaudi	“Mother” by Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka “Lion Theme” by Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka “Run With Your Heart” by Dream Cave	“Faded” by Alan Walker
2021–22 Season	“Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor (Moonlight Sonata)” by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Depeche Mode	“The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi, arranged by Abel Korzeniowski, performed by Nigel Kennedy
2020–21 Season	“A Passage Of Life” by Kitaro “Thumbs Up” by Duble Kick Company	“Song For The Little Sparrow” by Abel Korzeniowski “Je Me Souviens” by Lara Fabian and Jeremy Jouniaux “Emporte Moi” by Francis Lai and Jacques Piante, performed by Patricia Kaas
2019–20 Season
2018–19 Season
2017–18 Season
2016–17 Season
2015–16 Season

Personal Best Scores

ISU Personal Best Scores for Marilena Kitromilis:
https://results.isu.org/bios/isufs_pb_00110377.htm

+5 / -5 Grade Of Execution System

Ladies​	Short Programme​	Free Skate​	Total​
ISU Personal Best Score	Marilena’s best score is 61.33 at 2021 Autumn Classic. Link places it on ISU best ever list.	Marilena’s best score is 119.39 at 2021 Autumn Classic. Link places it on ISU best ever list.	Marilena’s best score is 180.72 at 2021 Autumn Classic. Link places it on ISU best ever list.
2024–25 ISU Season’s Best Score	XX.XX at 2024 Tallinn Trophy	XXX.XX at 2024 Tallinn Trophy	XXX.XX at 2024 Tallinn Trophy
2023–24 ISU Season’s Best Score	N/A	N/A	N/A
2022–23 ISU Season’s Best Score	98th Place 54.58 at 2022 Golden Spin Of Zagreb	83rd Place 105.20 at 2023 ISU European Championships	87th Place 158.91 at 2023 ISU European Championships
2021–22 ISU Season’s Best Score	64th Place 61.33 at 2021 Autumn Classic	56th Place 119.39 at 2021 Autumn Classic	54th Place 180.72 at 2021 Autumn Classic
2020–21 ISU Season’s Best Score	61st Place 33.10 at 2020 Budapest Trophy	48th Place 83.20 at 2020 Budapest Trophy	50th Place 116.30 at 2020 Budapest Trophy

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	26 Jan. 2023	ISU European Championships	53.71​	28 Jan. 2023	ISU European Championships	105.20​	23–29 Jan. 2023	ISU European Championships	158.91​
Grands Prix	23 Oct. 2022	Skate America	46.01​	22 Oct. 2022	Skate America	89.47​	21–23 Oct. 2022	Skate America	135.48​
Challenger Events	16 Sep. 2021	Autumn Classic	61.33​	17 Sep. 2021	Autumn Classic	119.39​	15–18 Sep. 2021	Autumn Classic	180.72​
Other International Competitions	17 Dec. 2022	Latvia Trophy	64.92​	18 Dec. 2022	Latvia Trophy	100.89​	17–18 Dec. 2022	Latvia Trophy	165.81​
National Championships	06 May 2023	Cyprus Championships	​	06 May 2023	Cyprus Championships	​	06 May 2023	Cyprus Championships	​
Other Domestic Competitions	09 Jul. 2021	Skate Milwaukee	58.31​	31 Jul. 2021	Philadelphia Summer Championships	109.45​	11–15 Aug 2021	Cranberry Cup	159.39​
Absolute PB	17 Dec. 2022	Latvia Trophy	64.92​	17 Sep. 2021	Autumn Classic	119.39​	15–18 Sep. 2021	Autumn Classic	180.72​

+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			​			​			​
National Championships			​			​			​
Other Domestic Competitions	21 Sep. 2017	Boston Open	28.24​	23 Sep. 2017	Boston Open	49.53​	21–24 Sep. 2017	Boston Open	77.77​
Absolute PB	21 Sep. 2017	Boston Open	28.24​	23 Sep. 2017	Boston Open	49.53​	21–24 Sep. 2017	Boston Open	77.77​

* = 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​
	2024–25 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
		​	​	​	​	​	​	​
11–17 Nov. 2024	Tallinn Trophy	Senior​	​	​	​	​	​	​
05–10 Nov. 2024	Denkova-Staviski Cup	Senior​	​	​	​	​	​	​
03–05 Oct. 2024	Denis Ten Memorial Challenge	Senior​	W/D​	–​	W/D​	–​	W/D​	–​
	2023–24 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
06–09 Dec. 2023	Golden Spin Of Zagreb	Senior​	W/D​	–​	W/D​	–​	W/D​	–​
	2022–23 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
06 May 2023	Cyprus Championships	Senior​	​	​	​	​	​	​
22–26 Mar. 2023	ISU World Championships	Senior​	31​	48.92​	–​	–​	31​	48.92​
31 Jan. – 05 Feb. 2023	Bavarian Open	Senior​	5​	50.31​	3​	100.94​	3​	151.25​
23–29 Jan. 2023	ISU European Championships	Senior​	18​	53.71​	10​	105.20​	13​	158.91​
17–18 Dec. 2022	Latvia Trophy	Senior​	1​	64.92​	5​	100.89​	3​	165.81​
06–10 Dec. 2022	Golden Spin Of Zagreb	Senior​	5​	54.58​	14​	95.43​	11​	150.01​
16–20 Nov. 2022	Warsaw Cup	Senior​	24​	39.32​	16​	88.98​	19​	128.30​
21–23 Oct. 2022	Skate America	Senior​	12​	46.01​	11​	89.47​	11​	135.48​
12–17 Sep. 2022	US International Classic	Senior​	7​	52.55​	11​	77.09​	9​	129.64​
	2021–22 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
21–27 Mar. 2022	ISU World Championships	Senior​	30​	53.32​	–​	–​	30​	53.32​
10–16 Jan. 2022	ISU European Championships	Senior​	32​	44.03​	–​	–​	32​	44.03​
09–11 Dec. 2021	Golden Spin Of Zagreb	Senior​	5​	58.71​	5​	108.24​	5​	166.95​
18–20 Nov. 2021	Warsaw Cup	Senior​	12​	54.77​	12​	102.35​	12​	157.12​
15–18 Sep. 2021	Autumn Classic	Senior​	1​	61.33​	2​	119.39​	1​	180.72​
11–15 Aug 2021	Cranberry Cup	Senior​	8​	57.93​	10​	101.46​	8​	159.39​
26–31 Jul. 2021	Philadelphia Summer Championships	Senior​	7​	44.93​	2​	109.45​	3​	154.38​
07–11 Jul. 2021	Skate Milwaukee	Senior​	1​	58.31​	8​	76.02​	8​	134.33​
	2020–21 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
26–29 Nov. 2020	Santa Claus Cup	Senior​	9​	38.11​	5​	94.82​	6​	132.93​
15–17 Oct. 2020	Budapest Trophy	Senior​	14​	33.10​	11​	83.20​	12​	116.30​
	2019–20 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
17–22 Sep. 2019	US Challenge Skate	Novice​	5​	46.41​	5​	80.72​	5​	127.13​
	2018–19 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
13–17 Nov. 2018	Eastern Sectional Championships	Intermediate​	5​	39.85​	7​	68.10​	7​	107.95​
11–14 Oct. 2018	New England Regional Championships	Intermediate​	3​	35.19​	3​	66.15​	3​	101.34​
11–14 Oct. 2018	New England Regional Championships Qualifying Group D	Intermediate​	–​	–​	1​	68.74​	1​	68.74​

+3 / -3 Grade Of Execution System

Date​	Competition​	Level​	SP Pos​	SP Score​	FS Pos​	FS Score​	Total Pos​	Total Score​
	2017–18 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
21–24 Sep. 2017	Boston Open Qualifying Group A	Intermediate​	9​	28.24​	8​	49.53​	5​	77.77​
08–12 Sep. 2017	Cranberry Open Qualifying Group B	Intermediate​	4​	27.93​	5​	45.60​	3​	73.53​
	2016–17 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
06–09 Oct. 2016	South Atlantic Regional Championships	Juvenile​	–​	–​	25​	38.34​	25​	38.34​
06–09 Oct. 2016	South Atlantic Regional Championships Qualifying Group C	Juvenile​	–​	–​	2​	42.94​	2​	42.94​
19–21 Aug. 2016	Potomac Open Qualifying Group C	Juvenile​	–​	–​	8​	34.63​	8​	34.63​
	2015–16 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
05–08 May 2016	May Day Open Qualifying Group B	Juvenile​	–​	–​	10​	30.89​	10​	30.89​
	2014–15 Season​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
14–17 May 2015	Colonial Open Qualifying Group A	Pre-Juvenile​	–​	–​	8​	17.07​	8​	17.07​

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

2022–23 Season

17th December 2022: Latvia Trophy FS (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ECJG04vQQ

20th November 2021: Warsaw Cup FS (American Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcRY0G_Ij2g
18th November 2021: Warsaw Cup SP (American Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agv7qNyY0Yo
18th November 2021: Warsaw Cup SP (American Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLg1xUpXdSA


2021–22 Season

11th December 2021: Golden Spin Of Zagreb EX (Croatian Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAWRv-1a-lw
10th December 2021: Golden Spin Of Zagreb FS (Croatian Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU2qaKTPoOk
9th December 2021: Golden Spin Of Zagreb SP (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEe3n75m8QY

20th November 2021: Warsaw Cup FS (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv-wXdqp9AI
18th November 2021: Warsaw Cup SP (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuflHdvoKRA

17th September 2021: Autumn Classic FS (Canadian Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFgoFVkV0dA
16th September 2021: Autumn Classic SP (Canadian Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmOPxe5-gZc

15th August 2021: Cranberry Cup FS (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pylQmEiSo5o
14th August 2021: Cranberry Cup SP (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfNeuif5Q9s

31st July 2021: Philadelphia Summer Championships FS (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4Uk98_X60

10th July 2021: Skate Milwaukee FS (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emm1cX2WfoU


2020–21 Season

27th November 2020: Santa Claus Cup FS (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6HcLZPb8eE
26th November 2020: Santa Claus Cup SP (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtelrHNjfCQ

17th October 2020: Budapest Trophy FS (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNAtNUT0y4o
15th October 2020: Budapest Trophy SP (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C93ZF4VqZnA


2018–19 Season

12th October 2018: North-East Regional Championships SP (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOD9TpdOZN8


2017–18 Season

12th August 2017: Cranberry Open (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik32JUG7ecA


2016–17 Season

18th February 2017: Submission Qualifying 4C (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCU2rq0mMOQ


2015–16 Season

?? April 2016: ???? (No Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK5Zl6_vB68


Other Videos

22nd October 2022: Kitromilis Interview Fox25 (Keachri) [Interview that Marilena did for the Boston 25 news channel ahead of making her GP debut at 2022 Skate America]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8legllsq7vcb087/KitromitisInterview.FOX251022.22.mov

12th March 2022: 49η Γιορτή Αρίστων Έπαθλο Bank Of Cyprus Ανερχόμενα Ταλέντα (Ένωση Αθλητικογράφων Κύπρου) [The Bank of Cyprus Emerging Talent Awards Ceremony, where Marilena was one of the recipients. Marilena’s presentation is from 2m 20s to 3m 40s]
https://www.facebook.com/CyprusSportsWriters/videos/712693576567300/

17th November 2021: Marilena kitromilis figure skating | ice skating #shorts (Vsauce Facts) [Copy of the On Ice Persepectives video, with added graphics]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWhLgyDZiM8

18th May 2021: Triple Loop into Four Seasons with Marilena Kitromilis at Skating Club of Boston #shorts (On Ice Perspectives) [Marilena doing an except from her new Free Skate, with the cameraman on the ice circling around her]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dWxCHbVM30

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Some good news. We have Cypriot representation at the upcoming Challenger Event, the Budapest Trophy! Two girls who have come up through the American system, Marilena KITROMILIS and Emilea ZINGAS.

I will add posts about them to the start of this thread once I have worked out the best way to do the tables in XenForo. But, in the meantime, here are the basics to get us started:

EDIT (16th August 2021): It's taken me a while, but Marilena and Emilea now have their own OP's at the start of the thread. Since this page was getting rather cluttered, I have just removed the basic OP's from this post and will now direct you to the full OP's instead:

Emilia ZINGAS
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2775640

Marilena KITROMILIS
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2775643

Hope you like them​

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Today was a momentous day for Marilena Kitromilis. Not only did she compete in her first Senior competition, her first international competition, and her first competition representing her ancestral homeland; but it was also her 16th birthday!!!

ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΠΟΛΛΑ ΜΑΡΙΛΕΝΑ!!!



As for the skating, she finished 14th out of 14 in the SP, with a score of 33.10.

Budapest Trophy Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C93ZF4VqZnA

Watching her for the first time, her inexperience showed. But, you could also see that she has promise. So, with a bit more experience at these higher levels, she should improve.

She may be sitting in last position, but I thought she did a great job! Especially when you consider that she was competing at NOVICE level last season!

The Budapest Trophy is one of those logical competitions that has the FS starting order as a straight countdown of the SP results. Consequently, Marilena will be kicking off the Senior Ladies FS, while Emilea will be starting 7 from the end. I can't tell you any more, because the Entries / Results page is up the creek at the moment. It has a Warm-Up in between EVERY skater!

But what I can say is that the Senior Ladies FS is due to start on Saturday 17th October at 16:31 CEST (15:31 BST / 17:31 EEST).

ALL THE BEST GIRLS!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Finally got the Budapest Trophy Ladies FS watched this morning, so can now tell you how the girls got on.

Budapest Trophy Senior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Budapest Trophy Senior Ladies: Results

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNAtNUT0y4o

Marilena finished 11th out of 13 in the FS, with a score of 83.20 (there was a withdrawal after the SP). This meant that she moved ahead of Sinem Pekder to finish 12th overall, with a score of 116.30.

What can I say? There was a 30 or 40 second period in the middle where everything went wrong. Of the 3 elements she did in this period, she fell on the first two, and had a pretty big stumble on the third. But either side of this period, she was brilliant!

After watching her SP, I commented that she had a lot of promise, but her inexperience showed. Well, I have now revised that assessment. I don't think it was her inexperience that was showing. I think her nerves got the better of her in the SP. And who would blame her? It was not only her first Senior competitive skate, but her first international competitive skate. But, come the FS, she was better composed, and consequently performed better. And even when she had that blip in the middle, she got back to form very quickly.

WELL DONE MARILENA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

After the cancellation of the Cup Of Tyrol, Emilea and Marilena have instead returned to Budapest to compete in the Santa Claus Cup this week.

Due to the younger age group competitions being held on Saturday and Sunday, the older age group competitions are being held today and tomorrow.

The Senior Ladies SP is due to start at 17:18 CET (16:18 GMT / 18:18 EET). So 5h 30m from now.

Marilena will be the fourth skater to start. So, last skater to go in Group 1.

Emilea will be the seventh skater to start. So, third skater to go in Group 2.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amhujA3WUys

And here is the live scoring:
http://hunskate.hu/external/mukorcsolya/2020_2021/Santa/ISU/SEG066.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Santa Claus Cup Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

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

Marilena finished 9th out of 9 in the SP, with a score of 38.11.

After seeing this performance of Marilena's SP, I am more convinced than ever that it was nerves that got the better of her during the SP at the Budapest Trophy. Because this was much better. And she got a much better score for it.

She's still in last position. But, she is only 3.16 points behind the girl in front of her, whereas at the Budapest Trophy she was 7.45 points behind. Hey, she's not even 10 points behind 5th position!

So, she's got a good chance of improving her position in the FS. Let's not forget that Emilea went from last position after the SP to 5th position overall at the Ice Star.

WELL DONE MARILENA!!!

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The Senior Ladies FS is due to start at 17:44 CET (16:44 GMT / 18:44 EET). So 3 hours from now.

Marilena will be the first skater to start.

Emilea will be the sixth skater to start. So, second skater to go in Group 2.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOz-Nh416yA

And here is the live scoring:
http://hunskate.hu/external/mukorcsolya/2020_2021/Santa/ISU/SEG067.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

MARILENA CLIMBED UP FROM LAST PLACE TO 6TH PLACE!!!



I'll add a full discussion in the morning. Apart from the fact that I am tired and want to go to bed, not everything that I link to has been uploaded yet.

Santa Claus Cup Senior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Santa Claus Cup Senior Ladies: Results

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6HcLZPb8eE

Marilena finished 5th out of 8 in the FS, with a score of 94.82. This meant that she climbed to 6th overall, with a score of 132.93.

Well, I did say there was room for her to improve her position. And she did!

It was a good skate from Marilena. No noticeable mistakes.

She was happy with her scores! And so she should be! She smashed her absolute PB for the FS by 11.62 points! And her overall absolute PB by 5.8 points!



WELL DONE MARILENA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

There have been quite a few things have happened since I last posted in this thread. So, I think it would be best to tackle them in chronological order.

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Firstly, in June, Daniella did an interview with the English language In-Cyprus website (which used to be the Cyprus Weekly newspaper):

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/int...of-figure-skating-daniella-vanessa-ipsaridou/

Then a week later, she was interviewed by Maria Ioannou on the Omega TV programme "Ela Na Deis". Here is the video on Daniella's Facebook Fan Page:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=912731879457270&id=149071529156646

This interview was in Greek, so I don't know what she was saying (I suspect it was something similar to the newspaper interview). But, it had a song I love as the backing music, so I can't complain!

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Secondly, Marilena has already got her first competition of the 2021–22 Season under her belt. Just over 2 weeks ago, she competed at Skate Milwaukee.

I have to admit, I was worried last season when she had such a good first half of the season, and then seemed to completely disappear off the radar in the second half. So, it is so good to see her back. And boys, but she hit the ground running!

Skate Milwaukee Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

There is no video uploaded yet.

Marilena finished 1st out of 13 in the SP, with a score of 58.31. This was 3.74 ahead of Maxine Marie Bautista in second place.

She was the only skater in the Top 4 to not have any deductions. In fact, she was one of only 2 skaters in the Top 8 to not have any deductions (Emily Zhang in 5th position was the other).

This score was a new absolute PB for the Short Programme, surpassing the 46.41 she scored at the 2019 US Challenge Skate by a massive 11.90 points!



Unfortunately, after winning the Short Programme, the Free Skate did not go as well.

Skate Milwaukee Senior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Skate Milwaukee Senior Ladies: Results

Marilena Kitromilis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emm1cX2WfoU

Marilena finished 8th out of 12 in the FS, with a score of 76.02. This meant that she dropped to 8th place overall, with a score of 134.33.

Typical luck that of the two programmes, the one that got a video uploaded was the one where things went wrong rather than the one where things went right!

The first half of the programme was a disaster. Four deductions for falls says it all. To be honest, I suspect that the pressure of being the overnight leader got to her. However, she pulled it together for the second half, which was actually really good.

She was skating to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" (well, according to YouTube's algorithms, there were only sections from "Summer", "Autumn" and "Winter"). And, although I may be biased, I do think that when she skates it clean, it will be impressive.

Nevertheless, despite the problems in the FS, the overall score was still a new absolute PB, surpassing the 132.93 she scored at the 2020 Santa Claus Cup by 1.40 points.

WELL DONE MARILENA!!!

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Thirdly, on Sunday, I was checking YouTube for new videos, and discovered by chance that Angelina has her own YouTube channel. She has been using it since 2017, but I never found it until now.

I have added links for all the videos to the post about Angelina over in the separate Fan Fest thread for her and Ilia:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2123988/

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Finally, the Provisional Entry Lists for the second Junior Grand Prix in Courchevel were released yesterday, and I was pleasantly surprised to see Stefania on it. I thought she still had another year or two to wait until she was old enough for Juniors!

http://results.isu.org/events/jgpfra22021_JuniorWomen.htm

Ekaterina is down as the substitute if Stefania is not able to go.

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So, here's to a great 2021–22 Season for Team Cyprus!!!



CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Some good news and some bad news.

The first bit of good news is that the four skaters that are curently representing Cyprus internationally in Juniors and Seniors have now had Bios added to the start of this thread!

Emilia ZINGAS
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2775640

Ekaterina LUNEVA
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2775642

Marilena KITROMILIS
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2775643

Stefania YAKOVLEVA
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2775644

Hope you like them!

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And the second bit of good news is that Emilea and Marilena are both in action this week at the Cranberry Cup in Norwood, Massachusettes.

This is where the bad news comes in. Unbeknownst to me, the Info box listing upcoming competitions on the front page on the forum had the wrong dates for Cranberry Cup. When I saw it say 15–18 August, I assumed that would mean that the preparations would be yesterday, and skating would start today. And I thought "Ah good! If there is a livestream and the Senior Ladies are on at a decent time of day, I'll be able to watch LIVE!!!" But, when I went onto the Entries / Results page earlier to find out the starting order for the Senior Ladies SP, I instead found the final results. It was actually 11–15 August. So, I've missed it!

Cranberry Cup Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

Marilena finished 8th out of 24 in the SP, with a score of 57.93.

Emilea finished 13th out of 24 in the SP, with a score of 48.85.

I haven't checked for videos yet. But, looking at the protocols, Marilena went clean in her SP, while Emilea had a fall on her triple flip.

Cranberry Cup Senior Ladies FS: No Results Page; Protocols
Cranberry Cup Senior Ladies: Results

Marilena finished 10th out of 21 in the FS, with a score of 101.46. This meant that she remained in 8th place overall, with a score of 159.39.

Emilea finished 9th out of 21 in the SP, with a score of 105.53. This meant that she climber to 10th place overall, with a score of 154.38.

Again, I haven't checked for videos yet. But, looking at the protocols, Marilena had 2 falls in her FS (on a combo early on, and a step sequence near the end), while Emilea went clean.

I'll look up everything tomorrow, and add the details to their OP's at the start of the thread.

WELL DONE GIRLS!!!

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The next bit of bad news is about Stefania's Junior GP debut. It ain't happening just yet. France is not recognising vaccines that have not been approved for use in the EU. And as a result, all the Russian skaters have had to pull out of the first 2 Junior GP's. And that includes Stefania.

To make up for this, Russia has been given extra slots at subsequent Junior GP's so that the skaters that were due to go to Courchevel do not miss out. I really hope that Stefania is also given the opportunity to compete at an alternative Junior GP.

Košice would have been handy, given that her fellow Leader club skaters Angelina Kudriavtseva / Ilia Karankevich are already entered there.

We'll have to wait and see what happens.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

After only uploading them the day before, I updated the OP's for Emilea and Marilena with the results and video links for the Cranberry Cup yesterday. But, I didn't get the chance to watch the videos until this morning, which is why I am only posting this now.

I have to confess that I didn't know the music used in either of Emilea's programmes (and YouTube didn't know the music from her SP either). I absolutely loved the FS music, but the SP music was a bit too modern for me. But, Marilena's music was more familiar - Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" for the SP and Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" for the FS. But, the former had a twist. It was a version by Depeche Mode, which started out as the normal "Moonlight Sonata" that we know and love, but then went all modern in the second half. And given how much I love "Moonlight Sonata", it did spoil it a bit for me.

As for the skating, I thought both girls did really well in their SP's. It was so unfortunate that Emilea fell, as it was looking good up to then. When she does it clean, it will be be very good. What I saw of Marilena's SP looked very good. Unfortunately, the picture started freezing in the final third of the programme, but there were no minuses in the protocols so it must have continued going well.

As with the first time I saw it in Milwaukee, Marilena's FS was a mixed bag. She had 2 falls. For the first one on the combo, I am convinced it happened because she was too close to the corner, and had to bail. For the second one on the step sequence, she simply tripped over herself. In between the falls, there was also a pop. But, other than that, it looked good. As I said the last time, when she does it clean, it will be impressive. Again, the picture started freezing towards the end. But, it was only in the last 30 seconds.

Moving onto Emilea, and her FS was absolutely beautiful. There are simply no other words for it. I have made no secret that I hated that Billie Eilish racket that she skated to last season. But, I absolutely loved this song. And her interpretation of it was just spot on. She had a few pops, but once she gets them sorted out this will be a programme to be reckoned with.

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When looking for the videos of their performances from the Cranberry Cup, I discovered that Marilena had done a competition in Philadelphia 2 weeks earlier.

Philadelphia Summer Championships Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

Marilena finished 7th out of 15 in the SP, with a score of 44.93.

There is no video uploaded yet.

Looking at the protocols, although she did not have any falls, there were a lot of minuses from the judges. And she singled out her flip jump, so it scored nothing.

Philadelphia Summer Championships Senior Ladies FS: No Results Page; Protocols
Philadelphia Summer Championships Senior Ladies: Results

Marilena finished 2nd out of 11 in the FS, with a score of 109.45. This meant that she climbed to 3rd place overall, with a score of 154.38.

Marilena Kitromilis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4Uk98_X60

Skate Milwaukee

...

And, although I may be biased, I do think that when she skates it clean, it will be impressive.

Cranberry Cup

...

As I said the last time, when she does it clean, it will be impressive.

What did I tell you?! Although it was not perfect (there were a few pops here and there), Philadelphia was without doubt the best perfromance I have seen of Marilena's new FS. And it totally confirmed what I have been saying. This is an impressive programme.

Needless to say, her score in the FS at Philadelphia FS is her new absolute PB for the Free Skate, totally blowing away her previous best score of 94.82 from last season's Santa Claus Cup by 14.63 points.

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Having now seen both programmes from both Emilea and Marilena, I really hope that at least one of them (if not both of them!) enters the Nebelhorn Trophy. Because, in my opinion, these programmes (especially the Frees) are good enough to earn Cyprus a slot for the Olympics.

That said, if this scenario does play out, the problem then arises of who to send. And I would not want to be the person to have to make that decision!

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Finally, the Provisional Entry Lists for the fourth Junior GP in Krasnoyarsk was announced yesterday, and it has revealed that Angelina and Ilia will be doing back-to-back Junior GP's.

But no word yet on what is happening with Stefania.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

After only uploading them the day before, I updated the OP's for Emilea and Marilena with the results and video links for the Cranberry Cup yesterday. But, I didn't get the chance to watch the videos until this morning, which is why I am only posting this now.

I have to confess that I didn't know the music used in either of Emilea's programmes (and YouTube didn't know the music from her SP either). I absolutely loved the FS music, but the SP music was a bit too modern for me. But, Marilena's music was more familiar - Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" for the SP and Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" for the FS. But, the former had a twist. It was a version by Depeche Mode, which started out as the normal "Moonlight Sonata" that we know and love, but then went all modern in the second half. And given how much I love "Moonlight Sonata", it did spoil it a bit for me.

As for the skating, I thought both girls did really well in their SP's. It was so unfortunate that Emilea fell, as it was looking good up to then. When she does it clean, it will be be very good. What I saw of Marilena's SP looked very good. Unfortunately, the picture started freezing in the final third of the programme, but there were no minuses in the protocols so it must have continued going well.

As with the first time I saw it in Milwaukee, Marilena's FS was a mixed bag. She had 2 falls. For the first one on the combo, I am convinced it happened because she was too close to the corner, and had to bail. For the second one on the step sequence, she simply tripped over herself. In between the falls, there was also a pop. But, other than that, it looked good. As I said the last time, when she does it clean, it will be impressive. Again, the picture started freezing towards the end. But, it was only in the last 30 seconds.

Moving onto Emilea, and her FS was absolutely beautiful. There are simply no other words for it. I have made no secret that I hated that Billie Eilish racket that she skated to last season. But, I absolutely loved this song. And her interpretation of it was just spot on. She had a few pops, but once she gets them sorted out this will be a programme to be reckoned with.

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When looking for the videos of their performances from the Cranberry Cup, I discovered that Marilena had done a competition in Philadelphia 2 weeks earlier.

Philadelphia Summer Championships Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

Marilena finished 7th out of 15 in the SP, with a score of 44.93.

There is no video uploaded yet.

Looking at the protocols, although she did not have any falls, there were a lot of minuses from the judges. And she singled out her flip jump, so it scored nothing.

Philadelphia Summer Championships Senior Ladies FS: No Results Page; Protocols
Philadelphia Summer Championships Senior Ladies: Results

Marilena finished 2nd out of 11 in the FS, with a score of 109.45. This meant that she climbed to 3rd place overall, with a score of 154.38.

Marilena Kitromilis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4Uk98_X60

Skate Milwaukee

...

And, although I may be biased, I do think that when she skates it clean, it will be impressive.

Cranberry Cup

...

As I said the last time, when she does it clean, it will be impressive.

What did I tell you?! Although it was not perfect (there were a few pops here and there), Philadelphia was without doubt the best perfromance I have seen of Marilena's new FS. And it totally confirmed what I have been saying. This is an impressive programme.

Needless to say, her score in the FS at Philadelphia FS is her new absolute PB for the Free Skate, totally blowing away her previous best score of 94.82 from last season's Santa Claus Cup by 14.63 points.

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Having now seen both programmes from both Emilea and Marilena, I really hope that at least one of them (if not both of them!) enters the Nebelhorn Trophy. Because, in my opinion, these programmes (especially the Frees) are good enough to earn Cyprus a slot for the Olympics.

That said, if this scenario does play out, the problem then arises of who to send. And I would not want to be the person to have to make that decision!

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Finally, the Provisional Entry Lists for the fourth Junior GP in Krasnoyarsk was announced yesterday, and it has revealed that Angelina and Ilia will be doing back-to-back Junior GP's.

But no word yet on what is happening with Stefania.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

The Provisional Entry List for the second round of the 2021 Challenger Series, the Autumn Classic, was released on Tuesday, and Marilena is down to be making the journey to Pierrefonds, Québec.

The event will be happening from 16th – 19th September.

I'll post more details when they become available nearer the time.

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Still no word about Stefania in the Junior GP Series. However, I suspect that we will be hearing something very soon, because her ISU Bio was created this morning:

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111374.htm

According to it, her Short Programme will be to "La Cena" by Ennio Morricone; and her Free Skate will be to a medley of pieces from the "Matilde" soundtrack, by Marco Beltrami.

I also finally found out her age. She is 13 (born at the end of October 2007). Although I admit that for a long time I thought that she was a few years younger, seeing her year of birth comfirmed as 2007 does make me feel old!

I have updated her OP at the start of this thread accordingly.

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In addition, this morning I finally completed updating all the OP's at the start of this thread. (It took a brave while to do now that there are 18 OP's!)

So, I hope you like them.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Apologies that this is being posted so late in the day. It should have been posted this morning, but the technical problems during the Ice Dance at the Junior Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk really messed up everything.

Hey, it's a good job that Angelina and Ilia swapped out of it!

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Marilena will be kicking off her international season tonight at the Autumn Classic in Pierrefonds, Québec.

The Ladies SP kicks off tonight at 16:20:00 EDT (20:20:00 GMT / 21:20:00 BST / 23:20:00 EEST). So 3 hours from now.

Marilena will be the 1st skater to start.

Unfortunately, there are no Time Schedules for each segment. But, since Marilena is the first to skate, it's fair to say it will not be long after twenty past the hour before she goes.

Here is the link for the livestream:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x842e7r

And here is the live scoring:

https://results.skatecanada.ca/2021ACI/SEG003.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST MARILENA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Due to the time zone differences, I only watched the Pairs SP and the start of the Ladies SP, leaving after Marilena. But boys was I glad that I did watch her! It was a good feeling to go to bed on.

And then the good feeling got even better when I got up this morning...

MARILENA ACTUALLY WON THE SHORT PROGRAMME!!!!!!



Autumn Classic Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmOPxe5-gZc

Marilena finished 1st out of 11 in the SP, with a score of 61.33.

Firstly, apologies for Kevin Reynolds' pronounciation of her surname. He is clearly not too familiar with Greek names.

What can I say? I don't think there is much I can add to what I wrote at the time in the competition thread:

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I know I am biased and I know I am not an expert. But, to me, that was faultless.

And 61.33 is a new Absolute PB for the SP, surpassing the 58.31 that she got at Skate Milwaukee in July.

So proud of her!!!

Such a good note to go to bed on.

CaroLiza_fan​

The Top 5 are actually very close together after the SP. Karen Chen in 5th position is only 3.32 behind Marilena. The podium positions are even closer. Ji Seo-Yeon of South Korea in second position is only 0.66 behind Marilena, and her team-mate You Young is only a further 0.01 points back.

I don't want to go on a downer, but this is where we have to try not to get ahead of ourselves. We've seen before at Skate Milwaukee that the nerves can get to Marilena when she is leading after the SP. And with half the field this close to her, she is going to have to do her best to not let the situation she is in get to her.

Hopefully she will manage the nerves.

WELL DONE MARILENA!!!

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The Ladies FS is due to start at 18:15:00 EDT (22:15:00 GMT / 23:15:00 BST / 01:15:00 EEST). So 15 hours from now.

Marilena will be the 11th and last skater to start. So, sixth skater in Group 2.

However, since there is no Time Schedule, I have no idea what time that will be at!

Here is the link for the livestream (same stream for the whole event):

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x842e7r

And here is the live scoring:

https://results.skatecanada.ca/2021ACI/SEG004.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST MARILENA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[brakes]

OMG

Congratulations Marilena!

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I can't believe I am here writing this.

MARILENA WON THE AUTUMN CLASSIC!!!!!!



Cyprus' first Senior level Gold Medal.

I'm getting emotional just writing this.

Autumn Classic Senior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Autumn Classic Senior Ladies: Results

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFgoFVkV0dA

Marilena finished 2nd out of 11 in the FS, with a score of 119.39. This meant that she stayed in 1st place overall, with a score of 180.72.

As you know from looking at my previous post, the Ladies FS was being held in the middle of the night in my time zone. Hence, I didn't watch the competition LIVE. However, as soon as I got up this morning, I hunted out a video of Marilena.

Thankfully, the nerves that I was so worried about did not appear.

Marilena's skating was just exquisite. During the whole programme, I only spotted one mistake, and it was merely a slightly wonkey landing on a jump (from looking at the protocols, I take it that was the triple loop).

Perhaps unsurprisingly, all her scores from the Autumn Classic are absolute PB's.

Although Marilena didn't win the FS, she was VERY close to You Young, who did. Just 0.20 points separated them. But, because of the advantage from the SP (Young had been in third, 0.67 points behind Marilena), our girl stayed at the top overall by a margin of 0.47 points.

I don't think I need to say how big this is. Before last night, Cyprus had never won an international Singles competition above Advanced Novice level. Now, they have won not just a Senior level competition, but a Challenger event. A competition that actually counts towards World Rankings, World Standings, and ISU PB's.

Let's hope that this is a good omen for Emilea, who is skating in next week's Challenger event, the Nebelhorn Trophy. Which, of course, is doubling up as the qualifying event for the Olympics.

WELL DONE MARILENA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Now that the dust has settled on the fantastic result in the Autumn Classic, it is time to get back to business.

Firstly, Marilena is on the Provisional Entry List for the fifth round of the Challenger Series, the Asian Open Trophy in Beijing.

Yes, as in the Olympic Test Event.

I was surprised to find that there is actually due to be quite a large contingent of skaters travelling from America to the Asian Open. Indeed, Marilena will have four of her Skating Club Of Boston team-mates with her - Ashley Lin (CHN) and Gabriella Izzo (USA) in Ladies; Jimmy Ma (USA) in Men; and Audrey Lu (USA) in Pairs.

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Emilea will be competing at the Nebelhorn Trophy this week, attempting to qualify Cyprus for a slot at the Olympics for the first time.

The Ladies SP kicks off today at 17:00:00 CEST (09:00:00 EDT / 15:00:00 GMT / 16:00:00 BST / 18:00:00 EEST). So 10 hours from now.

Emilea will be the 16th skater to start. So, first to go in Group 4.

The Group 4 Warm-Up is due to start at 19:09:30 CEST (11:09:30 EDT / 17:09:30 GMT / 18:09:30 BST / 20:09:30 EEST). So 11h 9m from now.

Emilea is due to start at 19:16:00 CEST (11:16:00 EDT / 17:16:00 GMT / 18:16:00 BST / 20:16:00 EEST). So 11h 16m from now.

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

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://sportdeutschland.tv/deutsche-eislauf-union/53-nebelhorn-trophy-2021-tag-1

Here is the Time Schedule:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...----------QUAL000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/csger2021/SEG003.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST EMILEA!!!

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With all the excitement that was happening last week, I never got the chance to post that the Provisional Entry Lists had been released for the last Junior Grand Prix, the Cup Of Austria, and there will be no Cypriot representation in Ladies after all.

Consequently, Stefania will have one Junior GP this season, and Ekaterina will have none. :disapp:

All because the French won't recognise vaccines that are not being used in France.

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At this week's Junior Grand Prix, the Ljubljana Cup, Nikita will be making his first competitive appearance for Spain with his new Ice Dance partner, Sofía Val.

The Short Dance is not until tomorrow afternoon. So, I will post the details later on when I do my report about Emilea's Nebelhorn SP.

I can't remember if I posted about it in here or not, but I have created a separate thread for the partnership between Sofía and Nikita:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/88896

So, I will be posting my reports about how they get on in their own thread. Just like I do with Angelina and Ilia when they have competitions.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Marilena is on the Provisional Entry List for the fifth round of the Challenger Series, the Asian Open Trophy in Beijing.

Yes, as in the Olympic Test Event.

I was surprised to find that there is actually due to be quite a large contingent of skaters travelling from America to the Asian Open. Indeed, Marilena will have four of her Skating Club Of Boston team-mates with her - Ashley Lin (CHN) and Gabriella Izzo (USA) in Ladies; Jimmy Ma (USA) in Men; and Audrey Lu (USA) in Pairs.

Before I get into talking about the Baltic Cup, I am afraid I have to report that Marilena has withdrawn from the Asian Open. In fact, with the exception of Ashley Lin, all the Skating Club Of Boston skaters that I mentioned have withdrawn.

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Angelina and Ilia will be in action this morning in Gdańsk. More details are available in the following post in their own separate Fan Fest:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2804332

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Baltic Cup Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA_vXlxmH1g

Stefania finished 15th out of 27 in the SP, with a score of 40.80.

This was not the Stefania I am used to seeing. She looked really nervous. I've never seen her like that before. She was so confident any time I saw her last season. Probably because it's her first Junior competition.

Seeing her like this reminded me of when Marilena made her international debut (and Senior level debut) at the Budapest Trophy last season. At the SP, she was so nervous that she was like a rabbit in the headlights. But, she was more confident in the FS. And look at her now, not even a year later and she is a Challenger event winner.

So, now that she has done her first Junior level segment, hopefully Stefania will not be anywhere near as nervous for the FS.

I don't know if it was the nerves, but Stefania had a rocky start to her SP. Her first element was a triple loop double toe combo, and she had a very strange fall when landing the toe jump. Because she's such a little thing, it looked like a hard fall. But, she got up and carried on like nothing had happened.

The rest of the programme went smoothly. There was one part of the programme where I was not sure whether she had slipped and had a hand down, or whether it was part of the choreography. But, I think it was just choreography. And there was also a spin near the end where she looked a bit off axis, but she managed keep control of it.

She looked disappointed coming off the ice. But, Ted was full of prise for her, particularly her posture and how she attacked the programme.

I'm so proud of her.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

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The Ladies FS is due to start at 16:00:00 CEST (14:00:00 GMT / 15:00:00 BST / 17:00:00 EEST / 17:00:00 MSK). So 10 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 13th skater to start. So, third to go in the Group 3 (and third to go after the first resurfacing).

The Group 3 Warm-Up is due to start at 17:39:40 CEST (15:39:40 GMT / 16:39:40 BST / 18:39:40 EEST / 18:39:40 MSK). So 11h 39m from now.

Stefania is due to start at 18:00:30 CEST (16:00:30 GMT / 17:00:30 BST / 19:00:30 EEST / 19:00:30 MSK). So 12 hours from now.

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

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBqZoVDmml8

Here is the Time Schedule:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...JUNIOR----FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/jgppol2021/SEG004.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Just a wee update to tie up a few loose ends, and provide some updates.

Firstly, I have finally posted my report about Emilea's Nebelhorn FS. It can be found at the top of this post:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2803608

Sorry that it took so long for me to watch the FS.

I am afraid I have to report that Marilena has withdrawn from the Asian Open. In fact, with the exception of Ashley Lin, all the Skating Club Of Boston skaters that I mentioned have withdrawn.

Not Cyprus related, but thought I should mention that Ashley Lin did also withdraw from the Asian Open. It just happened a lot later than the other Boston skaters. Presumably because she was representing the host country.

You know, having now seen how the Asian Open went, I am glad that Marilena and so many other skaters withdrew. From our end, it was a complete shambles. There was no livestream; the livescoring didn't work half time; it took ages for the protocols to be uploaded. In fact, in some cases, the livescoring page was still showing the start order at the time the protocols were eventually uploaded! We were resorting to scrambling around the internet trying to find things posted by people that were in the arena.

As the designated Olympic Test Event, this was not anywhere near good enough. These Test Events are supposed to be a test run for the organisers to make sure they have everything working smoothly, and to iron out any issues that may arise. From what we saw, they failed on all counts. And it does not bode well for February.

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Now for some new stuff.

The Junior Grand Prix wrap-up video was unveiled during the Cup Of Austria, and Angelina and Ilia were featured in it multiple times. But, it wasn't uploaded as an individual video until Tuesday. So, here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1EXel9gZak

And they will be action again at the next week's Victor Petrenko Cup. Which means that Angelina will be spending her 16th birthday in Odessa.

According to the Announcement, the Junior Dancers have their Short Dance practice and competition the following day. So I hope she gets the opportunity to do something special on the day.

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There is no word yet on when we will be seeing any of the Singles skaters again. But, once there is, I'll let you know.

Well, that's all I have for now.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Oh, boys but there are a lot of competitions coming up for the skaters from Cyprus!

As I have already mentioned, Angelina and Ilia are competing at the Viktor Petrenko Cup in Odessa this week. But they don't start until Friday (it is the Advanced Novice skaters that are in action today and tomorrow).

Staying with Junior Ice Dance, and Sofía and Nikita will be competing at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur this week. However their campaign starts TODAY.

The Junior Short Dance starts in 3h 30 from now. More details in the following post in their separate Fan Fest thread:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2819269

I take it this means Nikita was given a vaccine that France approves of...

ALL THE BEST TO BOTH PARTNERSHIPS!!!

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Meanwhile in Singles skating, the Provisional Entry Lists for Austrian round of the Challenger Series in the second week of November have been announced. And Emilea and Marilena are both entered.

This will be the first time since the Cranberry Cup during the summer that they have been in the same competition.

The Senior Ladies, Senior Men and Senior Ice Dance competitions of the event have Challenger status, and are being run under the "Cup Of Austria" name (i.e. the name that is used for the Austrian round of the Junior GP Series ). The Senior Pairs competition does not have Challenger status, so it and the Junior level competitions and are being run under the normal "Ice Challenge" name.

The Provisional Entry Lists for the Ice Challenge have not been released yet. So, we don't know yet if any Junior skaters representing Cyprus will be joining their Senior team-mates in Graz. But, hopefully there will be.

I'm still annoyed that Ekaterina did not get the opportunity to compete in the Junior Grand Prix series this season, because Cyprus were not given a slot at the JGP Cup Of Austria to replace the one they lost in Courchevel due to the vaccine rules in France. So, it would be fitting if she were sent to this "Cup Of Austria".

CaroLiza_fan