Rabobank Challenge Cup

[snowflake]

There are only 20 ladies now. I´m wondering if Matilda Algotsson and Anita Östlund was originally on the entries list, and have WD now? In that case it seems Sweden has already given the Worlds spot to Josefin Taljegård who is still on the entries list.

I guess they were all originally signed up for Challenge to fight for the spots, but Josefin got the minimum she missed in Tallinn Cup this weekend and claimed the bronze, and she was miles ahead of Matilda and Anita. It seems likely they already have decided on her. In that case she also might want to go to Challenge cup to collect ranking points and competition practice.

They should officially give Josefin the spot NOW. Anita and Matilda are obviously not in good form and Cassandra has a foot injury.

Nikolaj is already named. Just the Craaford twins left who needs the minimum for bothe SP and FS:

 

[ladyjane]

There are only 20 ladies now. I´m wondering if Matilda Algotsson and Anita Östlund was originally on the entries list, and have WD now? In that case it seems Sweden has already given the Worlds spot to Josefin Taljegård who is still on the entries list.

I guess they were all originally signed up for Challenge to fight for the spots, but Josefin got the minimum she missed in Tallinn Cup this weekend and claimed the bronze, and she was miles ahead of Matilda and Anita. It seems likely they already have decided on her. In that case she also might want to go to Challenge cup to collect ranking points and competition practice.

And only 17 men...still, Morisi, Mikhail, Gabriele and Donovan are on the list. Interesting....

 

[MGstyle]

Apparently Misha developed some problems with his neck, he cut the training short and was sent to a therapist today. Suddenly his presence in Den Haag is uncertain Let's hope for the best
https://matchtv.ru/figure-skating/m...v_mezhdunarodnom_turnire_v_Gaage_pod_voprosom

 

[ladyjane]

Oh no! Poor Mikhail! I really wish to see him, but if there are problems with the neck...I want him to be healthy too.

 

[Winnie_20]

Ouch, stay safe and healthy, Mikhail!

 

[ladyjane]

Well, it seems Mikhail is still taking part as he did not withdraw before the draw. He's in warm-up group 2 of the men's competition (starting on Saturday). I hope he's not forcing himself.

 

[Winnie_20]

Well, it seems Mikhail is still taking part as he did not withdraw before the draw. He's in warm-up group 2 of the men's competition (starting on Saturday). I hope he's not forcing himself.

Do we actually know he has traveled here, though? I forgot the details, but skaters weren’t allowed to arrive xxx days before their event, something like that?
Plenty of time to WD still. :-(

 

[ladyjane]

Do we actually know he has traveled here, though? I forgot the details, but skaters weren’t allowed to arrive xxx days before their event, something like that?
Plenty of time to WD still. :-(

You're right. I don't know.

 

[MGstyle]

I haven't seen anything about Misha travelling, but clearly skaters are arriving, I saw an IG post of Mae Bernice Meite already in Den Haag. Let's hope that no news is a good news - there is no reason for him to force himself to participate in this competition, so if he competes, he should be good to go.

 

[Winnie_20]

You're right. I don't know.

Fingers crossed, but honestly, I too hope he plays it safe. He is soooo good this season, he has a shot at something great at Worlds!

 

[Andrea82]

Starting order for Ladies SP

1​	Lindsay VAN ZUNDERT	NED​
2​	Regina SCHERMANN	HUN​
3​	Emilea ZINGAS	CYP​
4​	Loena HENDRICKX	BEL​
5​	Victotia VELARDE	PER​
6​	Bernadett SZIGETI	HUN​
	Warm-Up Group 2
7​	Maé-Bérénice MEITÉ	FRA​
8​	Taylor MORRIS	ISR​
9​	Emmy MA	TPE​
10​	Andrea MONTESINOS CANTU	MEX​
11​	Julia LANG	HUN​
12​	Viktotiia IUSHCHENKOVA	ISR​
	Warm-Up Group 3
13​	Anete LACE	LAT​
14​	Yasmine Kimiko YAMADA	SUI​
15​	Jenni SAARINEN	FIN​
16​	Nelli IOFFE	ISR​
17​	Kristina ISAEV	GER​
18​	Maia SØRENSEN	DEN​

Officials

Referee	Ms. Ingrid-Charlotte WOLTER	ISU​
Technical Controller	Ms. Hermi OTTEMANN	ISU​
Technical Specialist	Mr. Mariusz SIUDEK	ISU​
Assistant Technical Specialist	Ms. Annemie DE PRETER	ISU​
Judge No.1	Ms. Christine ANSTÄTT	GER​
Judge No.2	Mr. Alexei BELETSKI	ISR​
Judge No.3	Ms. Marketa HORKLOVA	CZE​
Judge No.4	Mr. Daniel PERIZ	ESP​
Judge No.5	Ms. Tineke POSNO	NED​
Data Operator	Mr. Ludo DAEMEN	ISU​
Replay Operator	Ms. Marit SILVIUS	ISU​

Ice Dance Starting order

1​	Evgenia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD	FRA​
2​	Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN	NED​
3​	Anna YANOVSKAYA / Adam LUKACS	HUN​

Officials

Referee	Mr. Christian BAUMANN	ISU​
Technical Controller	Ms. Ingrid-Charlotte WOLTER	ISU​
Technical Specialist	Ms. Marie Louise GIJTENBEEK	ISU​
Assistant Technical Specialist	Ms. Anna KRYTSKAYA	ISU​
Judge No.1	Mr. Alexei BELETSKI	ISR​
Judge No.2	Ms. Marketa HORKLOVA	CZE​
Judge No.3	Mr. Christian BAUMANN	GER​
Judge No.4	Ms. Kerstin KIMMINUS	GER​
Judge No.5	Mr. Jeroen PRINS	NED​
Data Operator	Mr. Ludo DAEMEN	ISU​
Replay Operator	Ms. Marit SILVIUS	ISU​

 

[MGstyle]

BTW has anyone seen an update from Donovan, any sign of him travelling, or having arrived in Den Haag??? The last I saw of him was taken in his garden (?) promoting a sunscreen a couple of days ago and nothing else. He has a long way to travel, if I am not mistaken he would be the first skater to travel across the pond for a competition this season..??? 2 of my much anticipated boys have already withdrawn and all my hopes are leaning on him!

 

[ladyjane]

Thanks so much Andrea82, you've really saved me a lot of time.

Here's the starting orders for the men and pairs too (SP's not starting until Saturday):

Men
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Luc MAIERHOFER AUT
2 Kornel WITKOWSKI POL
3 Mate BOROCZ HUN
4 Basar OKTAR TUR
5 Georgii RESHTENKOCZE

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Mikhall KOLYADA RUS
7 Arnau JOLY ESP
8 Jari KESSLER CRO
9 Tomas Llorenc GUARINO ESP
10 Aleix GABARA ESP
11 Donovan CARRILLO SUAZO MEX

Warm-Up Group 3
12 Burak DEMIRBOGA TUR
13 András CSERNOCH HUN
14 Romain PONSART FRA
15 Adam SIAO HIM FA FRA
16 Morisi KVITELASHVILI GEO
17 Gabriele FRANGIPANI ITA

Panel of Officials​

Referee Mr. Christian BAUMANN ISU
Technical Controller Ms. Kerstin KIMMINUS ISU
Technical Specialist Ms. Marion KRIJGSMAN ISU
Assistant Technical Specialist Ms. Annemie DE PRETER ISU

Judge No.1 Ms. Regin GUNAYDIN TUR
Judge No.2 Mr. Philippe MERIGUET FRA
Judge No.3 Ms. Hermi OTTEMANN NED
Judge No.4 Mr. Daniel PERIZE SP
Judge No.5Ms. Eva SZILAGYI HUN

Data Operator Ms. Marit SILVIUS ISU
Replay Operator Mr. Xander GIJTENBEEK ISU

Pairs

Warm-Up Group 1

1 Alexandra HERBRIKOVÁ / Nicolas ROULET SUI
2 Nika OSIPOVA / Dmitry EPSTEIN NED
3 Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII ITA

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Dorota BRODA / Pedro BETEGON ESP
5 Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA NED
6 Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL GER
7 Iouila CHTCHETININA / Márk MAGYAR HUN

Warm-Up Group 3
8 Greta CRAFOORD / John CRAFOORDSWE
9 Evgenya TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV RUS
10 Coline KERIVEN / Noel Antoine PIERRE FRA
11 Elizavets ZHUK / Martin BIDAR CZE

Panel of Officials​

Referee Ms. Kerstin KIMMINUS ISU
Technical Controller Mr. Jeroen PRINS ISU
Technical Specialist Ms. Veronique FLEURY ISU
Assistant Technical Specialist Mr. Mariusz SIUDEK ISU

Judge No.1 Ms. Christine ANSTÄTT GER
Judge No.2 Ms. Ernestien BAKKER NED
Judge No.3 Mr. Alexei BELETSKI ISR
Judge No.4 Mr. Philippe MERIGUET FRA
Judge No.5 Ms. Eva SZILAGYI HUN

Data Operator Mr. Xander GIJTENBEEK ISU
Replay Operator Mr. Ludo DAEMEN ISU

 

[ladyjane]

BTW has anyone seen an update from Donovan, any sign of him travelling, or having arrived in Den Haag??? The last I saw of him was taken in his garden (?) promoting a sunscreen a couple of days ago and nothing else. He has a long way to travel, if I am not mistaken he would be the first skater to travel across the pond for a competition this season..??? 2 of my much anticipated boys have already withdrawn and all my hopes are leaning on him!

Alas no. He's on the list, I'm hoping he will be there but I really wouldn't know about his travelling possibilities. Having said that, there's also a lady from Mexico competing and the ladies start tomorrow afternoon. If she's there (and I hope she will be), then chances are high that Donavan will be too. I sincerely hope so, because like you, I'm a fan.

 

[MGstyle]

I just saw in Misha's fanfest that he feels much better now and he is going to compete this week!

 

[Winnie_20]

I just saw in Misha's fanfest that he feels much better now and he is going to compete this week!

Aww, yay! Good for him!
Still saddens me to know I cannot see his performances in real life, though. Ah, c’est la vie.

 

[LadyB]

News about Misha's participation:

Михаил Коляда не смог вылететь на турнир в Гаагу из-за теста на COVID-19

На пересадке в Москве спортсмен не успел получить результат теста и дожидается следующего рейса

tass.ru

Google translation:
MOSCOW, February 25. / TASS /. Russian figure skating champion, Olympic and world championship medalist Mikhail Kolyada was unable to take off the scheduled flight from Moscow to the Challenger series tournament in the Dutch Hague due to a coronavirus test, the skater is waiting for the next flight. This was reported to TASS by the figure skater's coach Alexei Mishin.
Kolyada lives and trains in St. Petersburg. The tournament in The Hague kicks off on February 25, the men's competition starts on February 26.
"The flight of Mikhail Kolyada with choreographer Tatyana Prokofieva to The Hague met with serious difficulties: during the transfer in Moscow they did not have enough time to pass the test specially for the flight to the Netherlands, the answer to it comes in four hours. In this regard, they could not fly as planned However, the Russian Figure Skating Federation is doing everything possible for him to fly to the Netherlands, "Mishin said.
Also, a source close to the situation told TASS that the skater had his last training session on Friday. On Monday, he felt severe neck pain, and on Tuesday he received treatment from a chiropractor.

 

[Winnie_20]

Oh geez. :-(
BTW note to the author of the text, it’s not part of the Challenger series.

 

[MGstyle]

OMG poor Misha, it must be so stressful. He hasn't had much practice in the past week and it's like he has to compete right after he arrives - honestly not quite sure if it would be worth all this trouble but still, I would appreciate his presence and it may be good for him to feel the atmosphere of an international competition.

@Winnie20 the translation was pasted directly from Google translate, I am sure Google wasn't quite familiar with the details of the figure skating competitions

 

[LadyB]

@Winnie20 the translation was pasted directly from Google translate, I am sure Google wasn't quite familiar with the details of the figure skating competitions

Neither is the original TASS author, as the original text actually states 'tournament series 'Challenger'). Anyway, we all know it ain't and that was really not the most important bid about the news for me.