Zoe Jones & Christopher Boyadji

[La Rhumba]

Thank you @CaroLiza_fan for your kind words, I really appreciate it.

I totally agree with your comments. Why do they restrict who can go to Olympics? They should just make it 24 entries in each category, as it used to be. The Olympic spirit is giving people the chance to compete.

 

[ladyjane]

I am totally with both of you @CaroLiza_fan and @La Rhumba. I think it's a shame there were only 3 spots in pairs available, quite apart from an experienced couple like Zoe and Chris not making the cut. Sure, it was a long shot (just as it was for the Dutch pair), but I still don't get why the IOC decided there could and would be only 19 competitors. I am a big fan of Zoe and Chris (they deserve great respect after having a year with almost no training), and it's a real pity they won't be there. Don't get me wrong, I am not discussing the placement (though 15th was rather harsh) but I am discontented with the low ranking of pairs on the IOC agenda. So low, that they could just delete a couple from the total (as they did with Ice Dance) to ensure the number of athletes would go down. Yuck!

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

With not looking at the entry lists since they were released, and not making out my predictions until now, I had completely forgotten that Zoe and Chris will be competing at Skate Canada.

The Pairs SP kicks off today at 13:00:00 PDT (20:00:00 GMT / 21:00:00 BST). So 1 hour from now.

They will be the 2nd partnership to start.

Zoe and Chris are due to start at 13:13:50 PDT (20:13:50 GMT / 21:13:50 BST). So 1h 13m from now.

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

Here is the link for the ISU livestream on the ISU YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kg-7yaR8tc

Here is the link for the World Feed coverage on the Eurosport Player:
https://www.eurosportplayer.com/videos/eurosport/figure-skating-grand-prix-2005246

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/gpcan2021/SEG005.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Skate Canada Pairs SP: Results; Protocols

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Zoe and Chris finished 8th out of 8 in the SP, with a score of 48.80.

I didn't want the Pairs LIVE last night, because I haven't seen Skate America yet and I was worried that SImon would give away what happened. So, with this in mind, I only watched Zoe and Chris on the archived livestream this morning, and didn't watch the rest of the segment.

I've said it before in my Nebelhorn SP report, so you know how beautiful I think this programme is.

The only things I noticed were a hand down and some issues with keeping synchronised with each other. Otherwise, it looked fine to me.

Although they wearing masks, you could see that Zoe was disappointed when the score came up. Yes, it is nearly 7 points lower than their absolute PB from the Bavarian Open back in February. And about 2 points lower than they scored at Europeans a couple of weeks earlier. But, it's 3.90 points higher than they scored at the Nebelhorn last month. And it's 0.88 points higher than they scored at their last GP, 2019 Skate America. And it's practically the same as what they scored at the last British Championships in 2019. So, it's not all that bad.

As it stands, they are 8.45 points behind the Canadian partnership in front of them, Lori-Ann MATTE / Thierry FERLAND. So, it is probably too big an ask to expect them to climb up places. However, they have already considerably improved their Season's Best Score for the SP, so the focus should now be on doing the same for the FS.

WELL DONE!!!

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The Free Skate starts today at 13:00:00 PDT (20:00:00 GMT / 21:00:00 BST). So 10 hours from now.

They will be the 1st partnership to start.

Zoe and Chris are due to start at 13:07:30 PDT (20:07:30 GMT / 21:07:30 BST). So 10h 7m from now.

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

Here is the link for the ISU livestream on the ISU YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzKzgO0ihcs

Here is the link for the World Feed coverage on the Eurosport Player:
[Link to be edited in when it becomes available]

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

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/gpcan2021/SEG006.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

We have now reached Day 3 of the Ice Challenge, which means that it is the day that the action starts for Zoe and Chris.

The Senior Pairs SP is due to start at 13:00:00 CET (12:00:00 GMT). So 6 hours from now.

Zoe and Chris will be the 1st partnership to start.

However, since there are no Time Schedules for this event, I have no idea what time they are due to start.

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

Here is the link for the livestream:
XXXX [Link to be edited in once it becomes available]

No Time Schedule

And here is the live scoring:
http://skateaustria.vs91-250-98-130.cloud-he.de/img/competition/7.2021_22/031/SEG009.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Well, as it turned out, Zoe and Chris withdrew. And so did the Russian partnership, which meant that only the Aussie partnership was left.

The organisers of the Ice Challenge have not been on the ball this year when it comes to updating the Entry Lists and Start Orders to reflect withdrawals. On top of this, the livestream and the live scoring were not working for either the Junior Pairs SP or the Senior Pairs SP. So, the first anybody knew about the withdrawals was when the results were uploaded.

I hope there is nothing wrong, and that it is simply the case that they decided that it was not worth travelling all the way to Graz for an event where the Senior Pairs competition didn't even have the same status as the rest of the Senior categories.

Hope to see them soon.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I am actually watching the Senior Pairs SP at this very moment, so the SP Report and the times for the FS will be added in when I finish watching it.

British Championships Senior Pairs SP: Results; Protocols

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Zoe and Chris finished 2nd out of 3 in the SP, with a score of 48.68.

Although it is just a whisker off their highest SP score of the season from Skate Canada, this was not actually a great skate. There were lots of mistakes.

On their opening element, the Double Axel, Zoe didn't have a clean landing, and they got minus GOE and -1 from all the judges except Judge 2, who gave them 0.

Their next element, the Double Twist lift, also got minus GOE, but there was a great variety in the opinions of the judges. There were two that gave +1; two that gave -1; and one that gave -2. And I'll be honest with you, I couldn't see anything wrong with it!

The next few elements went well, but then came the Change Foot Combination Spin. And they were out of sync for most of it. That said, there was a great variety of opinions from the judges here too. One judge gave +2; another gave +1; two judges gave 0; and one judge gave -1.

How are you meant to work out what you need to work on if you are getting such varying judgements?!

The was no doubt about the Throw Triple Flip. Zoe had to have a double hands down on landing to save herself from having a fall. And this was to be the costliest moment of the programme. And, as Jenny Bill pointed out during the highlights, they had actually done it successfully during the Warm-Up.

Zoe rubbed her chin pretty much as soon as they finished. And when they were sitting waiting for the results, she rubbed it again, and Chris rubbed it as well. So, I don't know if she had a cut or a graze or something.

Anyway, they are currently 1.81 points behind the leaders, Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY (Dundee / Sheffield), and 12.06 points ahead of 3rd position, Lydia SMART / Harry MATTICK (Oxford). Both these partnerships are brand new to Pairs skating so, with being so close to the leaders, Zoe and Chris could use their experience to take advantage in the FS.

WELL DONE!!!

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The Senior Pairs FS is due to start at 18:00:00 GMT. So 12 hours from now.

Zoe and Chris will be the 2nd partnership to start. So, middle partnership to go.

However, since there are no Time Schedules for this event, I have no idea what time they are due to start.

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

Here is the link for the livestream on BIS TV:
https://tv.iceskating.org.uk/events/adfpzmjr

Here is the link for the livestream on BBC iPlayer:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012v0s

And here is the link for the livestream on the BBC Sport website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/winter-sports/58946539

No Time Schedule

And here is the live scoring:
http://iceresultsuk.org.uk/BritishChampionship/2021/SEG045.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[La Rhumba]

@CaroLiza_fan You are most welcome to post any of my tweets here, feel free on any thread, anytime.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

British Championships Senior Pairs FS: Results; Protocols
British Championships Senior Pairs: Results

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Zoe and Chris finished 1st out of 3 in the FS, with a score of 92.72. This meant that they remained in 2nd place overall, with a score of 141.40.

To be honest, I was confused by the downbeat commentary after they finished. Yes, Zoe had a hand down on landing the Throw Triple Flip about halfway through the programme, and had a fall on the Throw Triple Loop towards the end. But other than that it looked great!

During the Warm-Up, David King had said that Zoe had hurt her neck earlier in the day. He only mentioned it in passing, so it didn't really register. But, afterwards, you could see that Zoe was suffering. When Chris put his arm around her for a hug when they were waiting for the results, Zoe had to immediately re-position his arm. So, bearing this in mind, it was an even more impressive performance than I thought.

As leaders from the SP, Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby were the last to skate. And they did not have a great skate. After they were finished, all the commentators were unanimously declaring Zoe and Chris the winners. But, when the results came through, they were surprised to find that although Zoe and Chris won the Free Skate, Anastasia and Luke had won overall, due to their 1.81 points advantage from the SP.

Zoe and Chris won the Free Skate by 1.30 points from Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY (Dundee / Sheffield) in 2nd, and by 20.64 points from Lydia SMART / Harry MATTICK (Oxford) in 3rd. Overall, they were 0.51 points behind Vaipan-Law / Digby, and 32.70 points ahead of Smart / Mattick.

So, although Zoe and Chris did not hold onto their title, they did put in 2 very impressive performances.

WELL DONE!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Copying this over from the British & Irish thread.

I'm afraid some sad news.

Zoe Jones has tested positive for Covid, so she and Pairs partner Christopher Boyadji have had to Withdraw from the European Championships. Read her heartbreaking post here. Sounds like it was to have been their final time.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYgh6zXr5s5/?utm_medium=copy_link

So very sorry to hear this.

I agree, what Zoe says in her post does sound like this was to be their swansong.

This is just so cruel. Zoe does not deserve to have another milestone moment of her career snatched away from her. She had her only opportunity to compete at the Olympics snatched away from her by her own Fed back in 2002, and now 20 years later she has had her big goodbye at Europeans snatched away by COVID-19 in 2022.

I am genuinely heartbroken for her. I just hope that Chris and the kids are able to comfort her through this.

And I am so sad that, after all these years competing in Pairs, Chris is also missing out on his chance to say goodbye. But, I know that this thought will not even cross his mind - all he will be worried about now is Zoe. Because that is the sort of guy he is.

Zoe, Chris. You guys have put so much into this partnership over the past 6 years. So, I want to thank you for all the joy you have given us in that time.

And now that this chapter of your lives is coming to a close, I want to wish you all the best for the next chapter.

You guys have already proven that you have what it takes to be successful as coaches. 4 out of the Top 6 in Advanced Novice Ladies at Nationals last month says it all. So, I look forward to seeing you sitting alongside your charges on the international stage in the years to come.

I am proud to have been your adoptive father on Golden Skate.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

My goodness! I was that busy making out my predictions for Worlds that I forgot to do the reminder post!

Zoe and Chris will be competing at the Senior World Championships today.

The Pairs SP is due to start at 18:30:00 CET (17:30:00 GMT). So 10 hours from now.

Zoe and Chris will be the 5th partnership to start. So, second partnership to go in Group 2 (and penultimate partnership before the resurfacing).

They are due to start at 18:43:50 CET (17:43:50 GMT). So 10h 13m from now.

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

Here is the link for the ISU livestream on the ISU YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHFlOpKT-Sw

Here is the link for the British Eurosport 1 coverage on the Eurosport Player:
https://www.eurosportplayer.com/videos/eurosport-1-british/world-championship-e1-coverage-2321805

Here is the link for the World Feed coverage on the Eurosport Player:
https://www.eurosportplayer.com/videos/eurosport/world-championships-2206562

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/wc2022/SEG005.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

World Championships SP: Results; Protocols

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Zoe and Chris finished 10th out of 14 in the SP, with a score of 49.67.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to watch the Pairs LIVE, as I was eating at the time. But, I did write the following for this post when watching them this morning:

Honestly, it looked practically faultless to me. Chris Howarth pointed out that Zoe had a problem on the landing of the Double Axel, but I didn't see anything wrong. And I didn't when I saw it again either. During their Change Foot Combination Spin, Louise Walden pointed out that they had got out of sync at the start, and Chris added that they got it back very quickly. Well, it was so quickly that I didn't even notice! But, when we saw it again, I did.

Admittedly, I thought Zoe had a hand down on the Throw-Triple Flip, but the TES Box had positive GOE for it, so she mustn't have.

When they were hugging at the end of the performance, Chris was visibly emotional. Understandable, given that this is not just their swansong event, but it is also a home World Championships for him.

Into 2nd position, just 1.28 points behind Chris' former partner and her husband!

AWARD THE MEDALS NOW!!! MY KIDS HAVE A 1-2!!!

WELL DONE!!!

CaroLiza_fan​

More to follow, when I finish watching the last 2 groups.

WELL DONE!!!

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The Senior Pairs FS is due to start at 19:16:00 CET (18:16:00 GMT). So 8 hours from now.

Zoe and Chris will be the 5th partnership to start. So, second and middle partnership to go in Group 2 (and penultimate partnership before the resurfacing).

The Group 2 Warm-Up is due to start at 19:39:10 CET (18:39:10 GMT). So 8h 23m from now.

They are due to start at 19:54:30 CET (18:54:30 GMT). So 8h 38m from now.

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

Here is the link for the ISU livestream on the ISU YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6SBeuLfh-4


Here is the link for the British Eurosport 1 coverage on the Eurosport Player:
https://www.eurosportplayer.com/videos/eurosport-1-british/world-championship-e1-coverage-2323823

Here is the link for the World Feed coverage on the Eurosport Player:
https://www.eurosportplayer.com/videos/eurosport/world-championships-2206564

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

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/wc2022/SEG006.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

World Championships Senior Pairs FS: Results; Protocols
World Championships Senior Pairs: Results

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Zoe and Chris finished 10th out of 13 in the FS, with a score of 94.57. This meant that they remained in 10th place overall, with a score of 144.24.

Again, I wasn't able to watch the Pairs FS LIVE, as I still had the final group of the SP to watch. But, I decided to do the same as I did with the SP, and write an "as-live" post when I watched it this morning:

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

I haven't much to point out from the first half, because it was faultless. Simple as that. It looked like Zoe was going to have a hand-down on landing the Throw Triple Flip just before the half-way point, but she managed to avoid it.

Eurosport commentators Chris Howarth and Louise Walden were both getting anxious towards the end of the Reverse Lasso Lift, but I don't know why. I couldn't see anything going wrong. But, I'm not an expert. Although Chris was partially blocking the view, I did see Zoe struggle to land the next element, the Throw Triple Loop. But, she stayed upright.

Chris Howarth said it all as soon as they finished - "That really is the stuff of dreams".

When they came off the ice and were greeted by Mark Naylor, Zoe was in floods of tears. The emotion of their final competitive performance had overcome her.

They slot into 2nd place in the FS with 94.57 points. And 2nd overall with 144.24 points.

It would be nice if they could sign off with a Top 10 overall. But, whether they do or not, they have still absolutely thrashed their previous best position at Worlds.

WELL DONE ZOE AND CHRIS!!!

And thank you for all the memories of the past 6 years.

CaroLiza_fan​

Looking at the protocols, and I am confused. Their second element, the Double Twist-Double Twist combination, had -0.12 GOE and the Judges marks were all over the place. 5 of them gave neutral marks, but the other 4 judges gave -3, -2, -1 and +1. I went and watched it back a few times, and I still couldn't see anything that could result in such a variety of marks. It looked fine to me!

The Throw Triple Flip I mentioned also got a small minus GOE of -0.08. Six of the Judges gave it neutral marks, one gave it +1, and two gave it -1. Well, I can understand that. It was very nearly a hand down, after all.

It seems like I wasn't the only one confused over the Reverse Lasso Lift. Because it got a real variety of marks from the Judges! Two -2's; three -1's; three 0's; and one +1. It also got -0.47 GOE.

But, it was the two elements that followed that proved to be the most costly. As I was expecting after seeing the landing, the Throw Triple Loop was the mos costly. -1.86 in GOE, and all minus Judges marks consisting of six -4's; two -3's; and one -2. But, the following element, which I actually thought went very well, also produced minuses. The Group 4 Lift got -1.01 in GOE, as well as Judges marks consisting of two -3's; six -2's; and a 0. So, I know nothing!

Anyway, even with the mistakes, I still think that on the whole it was a beautiful performance of a beautiful programme to end their careers with.

Unfortunately, an accident for the second ever skater that I adopted on here meant that she and her partner had to withdraw from the competition. And this meant that Zoe and Chris did get the Top 10 position that it looked like they would just miss out on.

Zoe and Chris finished the Free Skate 4.46 points behind 9th position, Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA (NED), and 9.65 points ahead of 11th position, Dorota BRODA / Pedro BETEGON MARTIN (ESP). Overall, they finished 4.31 points behind 9th position, Danilova / Tsiba, and 10.60 points ahead of 11th position, Broda / Betegon.

Although not Personal Best scores, all three scores were their highest scores of this season.

WELL DONE!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

After initially starting this thread as a Fan Fest for Zoe's Singles career, it developed into a thread for the partnership between her and Chris. And it has been a pleasure to follow their journey as a partnership over the past 6 years.

Thank you for all the memories, and all the best for the future.

I look forward to seeing your students coming through in the years to come.



CaroLiza_fan

 

[EdgeCall]

Farewell, Zoe Jones! Thank you a thousand times for everything you put into figure skating and showing what really is possible in this sport. A top ten at worlds at the age of 42 - will I live to see it happen again?

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

HAPPY 34th BIRTHDAY CHRIS!!!



I hope Chris is having an enjoyable day, and that the coming year is a good one for him, both on and off the ice.

And to mark Chris' birthday, I have done a complete overhaul to his presence in the Fan Fest Forum:

• This new thread for the partnership between Chris and Zoe Jones is now the main thread dealing with the whole of Chris' career.
  
  
• Another new thread has been created for the partnership between Chris and Camille Mendoza.
  
  
• The thread that was previously dealing with the partnership between Chris and Amani Fancy is now dealing with the whole of Amani's career (the first of the additional OP's deals with the partnership with Chris).
  
  
• The thread that was previously dealing with the partnership between Chris and Zoe Jones has reverted back to it's original purpose - dealing with Zoe's Singles career. But it has been expanded to also include the Singles careers of Zoe's daughters, who are coached by their Mum and Chris.

I hope you like the changes.

And I again wish all the best to Chris on his birthday. I hope Zoe and the kids really spoil him today!

CaroLiza_fan