2019 Challenge Cup, The Hague, 21-24 February 2019

[Jeschke]

Uh, good PCS judging!

 

[ldec]

Wakaba seems to struggle a bit with the 2nd jump of her lutz combo on the warmup.

 

[Jeschke]

Marianne STALEN
who is this 2nd viking here @SmallFairy ?
Nordic invasion? #winteriscoming

Dress

3t fall
3s2t messy
totally ****ed up her camel entrance and aborted
2a messy

Long 2:40min, very long.

 

[Vagabond]

Long 2:40, very long.

That was a Short Program?!

 

[Jeschke]

Sophia SCHALLER
3t heavy stepout
3s even more heavy stepout
2a

No one cares about today. FS minimum tomorrow is the task girl!
Get your shit together!

 

[Braulio]

Rika Kihira Short Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkaMFWXQBuU

 

[livetoskate]

Oh my... I've never seen that kind of costume before, but I guess the girl fr/GB is trying to give off the Patrick Swayze look. Her music is from "Ghost."

 

[Jeschke]

Karly ROBERTSON
Slay Karly!
For @alchemy void !

3lo
3t3t 2ft
2a

Yeah british fed, of course this is worse than McKay for worlds
In your face!

 

[Aerobicidal]

Karly's costume is already amazing, but a few spatters of clay as a nod to my favorite scene in Ghost would really seal the deal.

 

[Jarrett]

Rika Kihira Short Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkaMFWXQBuU

Wow she had more than a little trouble on that "combo" spin, I don't think she would have even gotten credit for it.

 

[umronnie]

Oh my... I've never seen that kind of costume before, but I guess the girl fr/GB is trying to give off the Patrick Swayze look. Her music is from "Ghost."

In His Shirt...

 

[Jeschke]

Oh my... I've never seen that kind of custume before, but I guess the girl fr/GB is trying to give off the Patrick Swayze look.

Very impressive since Karly skates in it for the 3rd season in a row now

The true honour of bringing the walk-of-shame shirt belongs to Artemieva of course!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40efqZEaA3E

 

[Catherine M]

Ghost the Musical isn't really to my liking but I enjoyed that from Karly.

 

[Jeschke]

Charlotte VANDERSARREN
2lo
3s fall
2a 2ft

 

[umronnie]

 

[Jeschke]

Wakaba HIGUCHI
2a
3lz2t
1f

There are no words how much I dislike that SP

Not her season.

 

[Aerobicidal]

Higuchi can still be the hero of the Japanese Worlds team if she gives Kihira this dress and program to use in Saitama instead of Clair de Juvenile.

 

[Tinami Amori]

i hope the rumor/info that she is going back to "Bond" in FS is true..

 

[livetoskate]

The music was weird but Wakaba has such great energy and speed. Her footwork looked 10 times faster than that of the other competitors.

 

[ldec]

Pity for Charlotte! I did like the rest of her program though.

The crowd loved Wakaba from start to finish. The program does look fun even with the weird disco music but she seemed to skate it kind of cautiously to my personal impression. But I think this is understandable considering the difficulties she’s had this season with injuries.

 

[Vagabond]

Tuk's tribute artist.

 

[Jeschke]

Alisa STOMAKHINA
3lo< 2ft
3t2t
2a messy

Ah poor girl was praying in knc for worlds minimum, failed and cried

over and out.

 

[Braulio]

Amber Glenn SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyK67vbzcv0

 

[Braulio]

Wakaba Higuchi SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plr681U7JhE

 

[Jarrett]

Thanks for the videos. Amber's reaction and her coach's reaction to her excitement was great.

 

[Braulio]

Starr Andrews SP
https://youtu.be/MWe6ISJ6UIk

 

[ldec]

Protocols are up:

Ladies SP:http://kunstrijden.knsb.nl/2018-2019/20190221/TheH220218_LadiesSenior_SP_Scores.pdf

ETA. Men SP/LP/Overall result

 

[Debbie S]

Thanks, as always, for the vids, @Braulio! Could you possibly make one for Ryan Dunk's FS? Please, pretty please?

 

[alchemy void]

Slay Karly! Skate mad!

Prove the British Fed wrong for giving Worlds to Ms. 2 Double Lutzes!

 

[rosewood]

Sounds it's not Wakaba's season. That said, JPN don't have too good juniors coming up to seniors, so I'm still with a hope for her redemption next season. Fingers crossed.