2023 Nepela Memorial - Women's SP & FS

[Hedwig]

Meda VARIAKOJYTE

the girls from Lithuania seem to favor unitards - I approve, I like unitards

3flip
3lutz3toe<
never thought she would be able to jump a 3-3, she is really slow across the ice
nice technique though but not as refined as the skater before her
2axel

another skater who listens nicely to the music and hits the beats

 

[Wyliefan]

I'm in and out, but it seems like Lithuanian girls favor interesting music, too.

 

[Hedwig]

anybody watching apart from me?,

Jogaile AGLINSKYTE

3lutz
3flip - no combo
2axel

really impressed with the basic quality of all the three girls from L. - they must do a lot of basic training and ballet

 

[PRlady]

Hungarian (Ukrainian) also has good taste in music.

(And I’m in and out.)

 

[Hedwig]

Daria ZSIRNOV
Born in Ukraine but living in Budapest
3lutz
2axel
3toe2toe

Music by Roxette - I had this cd as a little girl and heard it at least 200 times - now I cannot imagine why I ever liked it

 

[Hedwig]

Hungarian (Ukrainian) also has good taste in music.

(And I’m in and out.)

are you all watching JGP at the same time?

 

[Sylvia]

Unofficial scores (missing one) after 2 groups:

Chaeyeong Kim KOR 67.42
Lara Naki Gutmann ITA 52.78
Nina Povey GBR 51.18
Aleksandra Golovkina LTU 51.17
Meda Variakojyte LTU 50.34
Anastasia Gozhva UKR 49.04
Sara Franzi SUI 48.83
Sofja Stepcenko LAT 47.48
Jogaile Aglinskyte LTU 45.90
Michaela Vrastakova CZE 42.79
Yelizaveta Babenko UKR 39.07

#12 Daria Zsirnov HUN ???

 

[Wyliefan]

I'm back from France!

 

[PRlady]

are you all watching JGP at the same time?

Not me, my stepdaughter is over and loves to distract me.

I think Daria was in 6th with 49 something.

 

[Wyliefan]

Lovely dress on Young You, but too much going on with her hair.

 

[PRlady]

Awful cuts on awful cover.

 

[Hedwig]

Young You

3lutz with a lean 2toe
2axel
Listen to your heart bad cover

I don't think I can stand this music all season so fingers crossed for Chaenyeon and everyone else to overtake her for the World's spot
3flip

sorry, but this was very underwhelming - generic choreo, ugly dress, okay jumping
this is everything that is wrong with Korean skating

 

[Colonel Green]

Korean women’s skating is such a tough field right now.

 

[rfisher]

Young You has really regressed. Pity.

 

[Hedwig]

Julia Sauter

big bandage on her right knee
3toe3toe
good energy in her skating
3lutz fall, pity, looked good in the set-up
2axel
fun and energetic program - I really like her skating!
with this she would probably win German Nationals now

 

[Lara]

Young You has really regressed. Pity.

I was definitely hoping for better. The program itself really didn’t help.

 

[Colonel Green]

Go Maddie!

 

[Wyliefan]

Great job, Maddie! Wish we'd had a better camera angle on some of your jumps.

 

[Colonel Green]

Really nice program for Maddie. IAM London is starting to make a name for itself in choreography.

 

[Hedwig]

Madeline SCHIZAS

3lutz3toe<
music getting ahead of her, not hitting the beats at all
3loop
now caught up with the music
2axel

her facial expression often annoys me for some reason - today I found out why - she just does constant o-face like Faiella

 

[PRlady]

Looked very good from Schizas. Program suits her.

 

[Karen-W]

Schizas ties with Chaeyeon but is in 2nd due to TES

 

[Colonel Green]

And here’s our reigning World silver medalist.

 

[Sylvia]

Chaeyeon - well, I rather liked that! Definitely not your generic Korean!

38.04+30.38 = 67.42
1.00 deduction

2nd Schizas 36.90+30.52 = 67.42 (TES is tiebreaker in SP)
3rd? Young You KOR ??? (eta) 63.88
4th Julia Sauter ROU 55.55

 

[Wyliefan]

This music is ... something.

Nothing like finishing right in the judges' faces.

 

[Hedwig]

Haein Lee
2axel gorgeous
3lutz3toe<<
3flip
nice dramatic ending right in front of the judges

 

[Karen-W]

2nd Schizas 36.90+30.52 = 67.42 (TES is tiebreaker in SP)
3rd? Young You KOR ???
4th Julia Sauter ROU 55.55

You is definitely behind Sauter - when Sauter's score came up the chyron said she was in 2nd.

 

[Hedwig]

the commentator in the arena probably got the job when there was a contest who could have the most bored and don't-give-a-damn voice and she won

 

[Karen-W]

This music is ... something.

Nothing like finishing right in the judges' faces.

Yeahhhhhh... I was bored until the dramatic music kicked in and her step sequence. Even her costume is just bleh, neutral tones.

66.03 - I'm thinking the judges felt the same, despite the dramatic finish in front of the judges.

 

[PRlady]

Well Lee isn’t resting on her laurels, that was pretty polished for so early in season. But that must have been serious UR because I’d have her first.