Nepela Memorial - Dance RD & FD

[Karen-W]

RD Starting Order/Live Results - https://www.kraso.sk/wp-content/uploads/sutaze/2025_2026/MON25/SEG005.htm
Detailed Time Schedule - https://www.kraso.sk/wp-content/upl...----------QUAL000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

Starting Order -
StN. Name Nation
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS USA
2 Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Dimitry TSAREVSKI USA
3 Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim van GEFFEN NED
4 Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK ESP

Warm-Up Group 2
5 Zofia GRZEGORZEWSKA / Oleg MURATOV POL
6 Emese CSISZER / Mark SHAPIRO HUN
7 Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD FRA
8 Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo le MERCIER FRA

Warm-Up Group 3
9 Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN FIN
10 Celina FRADJI / Jean-Hans FOURNEAUX FRA
11 Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER CZE
12 Emilia Monika ZIOBROWSKA / Shiloh Douglas JUDD ROU

 

[Karen-W]

For those trying to toggle between Nepela & Nebelhorn RDs this morning -

I was just looking at the detailed time schedules and no, you're not correct.

Here's what we've got between the two over the next hour and a half -

17:35 - GreenP - Nepela
17:42 - WolfKost - Nepela
17:55 - SmaDie - Nepela
17:59 - FearGib - Nebelhorn
18:18 - DupNab - Nebelhorn
18:21 - LopBri - Nepela
18:27 - DemLeM - Nepela
18:38 - CarPon - Nebelhorn
18:54 - PiriHara - Nepela
19:08 - Taschlers - Nepela

 

[Karen-W]

Holy cow... the teams in this first group are DEFINITELY bringing the costumes.

Caroline's dress is a very '90s color palette and Michael's shirt matches.

 

[Karen-W]

And they keep starting the wrong music for GreenP. Will the 3rd time be a charm?

 

[Karen-W]

GreenP - Caroline's twizzles were called a L1, but I'm not sure why. In some regards, I feel like this was slow-ish, but I liked a lot of the choreo & flourishes that felt very '90s-esque.

Scores are taking FOREVER.

TES - 38.85
PCS - 32.92
Total - 71.77 - ouch

 

[Karen-W]

WolfKost - Katarina - botched her 2nd twizzle - called L2. Not bad. Just one of the multitude of Backstreet Boys RDs we'll get this season. I'm guessing this will beat GreenP, if only because of Caroline's twizzle call.

TES - 40.29
PCS - 31.79
Total - 72.08

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Charlie bringing the bad vibes. Can we get Greg up in here?

 

[Wyliefan]

Wolf/Tsar ahead??

 

[PRlady]

Wolf/Tsar ahead??

TBH it looked plausible. G/P looked off time and unison a lot. Meanwhile, Smooth is the best 90s music but not with this team.

 

[Karen-W]

Okay, scores coming in for VerVG - and we'll get SmaDie just before FearGib - FearGib will be skating while we're waiting for SmaDie's scores.

 

[Karen-W]

SmaDie - leg lines aren't quite matched on the 1st twizzles but both L4; Olivia's perfectly matched blonde ponytail (her hair is NOT that long, lol) is amazing. Overall, it felt a little slow again. Using their FD lift where she's balanced on his back with her leg extended over his shoulder. Not bad, not great. Just another lame '90s RD offering.

TES - 40.78
PCS - 33.66
Total - 74.44

 

[victorskid]

After the first of 3 groups:
1 Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK ESP 74.44 40.78 33.66 8.35 8.60 8.35 0.00 #4
2 Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Dimitry TSAREVSKI USA 72.08 40.29 31.79 7.90 8.20 7.80 0.00 #2
3 Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS USA 71.77 38.85 32.92 8.25 8.30 8.20 0.00 #1
4 Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim van GEFFEN NED 54.07 30.06 24.01 6.20 6.00 5.85 0.00 #3

 

[Karen-W]

LopBri - Evgenia biffs her twizzles - L1 - but better speed than the top teams in the 1st group, so there's that. Another '90s RD that doesn't really stand out. TES is lower than SmaDie and WolfKos - ouch.

TES - 38.44
PCS - 33.65
Total - 72.09 - BARELY ahead of WolfKos - yikes!

 

[PRlady]

I missed most of LopBri because doctor finally came but following today’s theme, DemMer look better.

 

[Karen-W]

DemLeM - please explain to me how these costumes scream '90s... They're nice enough, but I'm not feeling much of a '90s vibe about them. Skating is fine enough - no major errors. Their TES is the highest by a wide margin, though I can't quite figure out why. French ice dance is maybe about to be shooooook again. TES dropped a lot on review - by about 4 points... Yeah, can't have quite THAT much of a shake-up in French ice dance this early in the season, lol. These scores are taking FOREVER.

TES - 39.73
PCS - 32.99
Total - 72.72 - ahead of LopBri!

 

[victorskid]

There's an ice surfacing before Group 3.

Results after 2 of 3 groups:
1 Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK ESP 74.44 40.78 33.66 8.35 8.60 8.35 0.00 #4
2 Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo le MERCIER FRA 72.72 39.73 32.99 8.25 8.50 8.05 0.00 #8
3 Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD FRA 72.09 38.44 33.65 8.50 8.40 8.40 0.00 #7
4 Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Dimitry TSAREVSKI USA 72.08 40.29 31.79 7.90 8.20 7.80 0.00 #2
5 Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS USA 71.77 38.85 32.92 8.25 8.30 8.20 0.00 #1
6 Zofia GRZEGORZEWSKA / Oleg MURATOV POL 57.32 34.44 22.88 5.85 5.85 5.50 0.00 #5
7 Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim van GEFFEN NED 54.07 30.06 24.01 6.20 6.00 5.85 0.00 #3
8 Emese CSISZER / Mark SHAPIRO HUN 48.18 27.24 21.94 5.65 5.65 5.20 1.00 #6

 

[Karen-W]

PiriHara - well, they hit their twizzles - another Spice Girls RD for the day. Not super-fast, but the speed is okay compared to the rest of the teams. This choreo step seq is kind of slogging though. TES is alright - we'll see what the judges do with their PCS to keep them behind the top teams who've underperformed today.

TES - 40.40
PCS - 31.38
Total - 71.78 - ahead of GreenP!

 

[Debbie S]

Tech skills aside, I feel like the Fun Finns are doing a better job reflecting the energy and character of the Spice Girls than F/G at this point.

 

[Karen-W]

Nepela is running late, btw, and I really hope that the Taschlers are done & scored by the time my 2nd round job interview starts in 15 min. Should be, but this is annoying. I expected to have the streams off by now, ready to log in to Teams, lol.

 

[HaNguyen]

Nepela is running late, btw, and I really hope that the Taschlers are done & scored by the time my 2nd round job interview starts in 15 min. Should be, but this is annoying. I expected to have the streams off by now, ready to log in to Teams, lol.

Oh wow! Good luck with your interview. May you get the money and job you desire!

 

[Karen-W]

Okay, time for the Taschlers! Her costume designer is clearly mad at her because this is a most unflattering dress. Natalie's agreeing with the rest of the girls that L2 twizzles are the twizzles of the day! Honestly, I can kind of understand why most teams have waited to make their RD music announcements. Most are just so meh. TES is higher than everyone, but we'll see what happens on review... Oh, looks like the tech panel upgraded Natalie's twizzles to L4 - TES may hold and is about 2.5 points higher than SmaDie... Now, what happens with PCS?

TES - 43.36
PCS - 33.19
Total - 76.55 - into 1st by 2 points!

 

[victorskid]

Final RD results:
1 Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER CZE 76.55 43.36 33.19 8.30 8.45 8.20 0.00 #11
2 Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK ESP 74.44 40.78 33.66 8.35 8.60 8.35 0.00 #4
3 Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo le MERCIER FRA 72.72 39.73 32.99 8.25 8.50 8.05 0.00 #8
4 Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD FRA 72.09 38.44 33.65 8.50 8.40 8.40 0.00 #7
5 Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Dimitry TSAREVSKI USA 72.08 40.29 31.79 7.90 8.20 7.80 0.00 #2
6 Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN FIN 71.78 40.40 31.38 7.80 8.10 7.70 0.00 #9
7 Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS USA 71.77 38.85 32.92 8.25 8.30 8.20 0.00 #1
8 Celina FRADJI / Jean-Hans FOURNEAUX FRA 65.18 37.25 27.93 7.00 7.20 6.80 0.00 #10
9 Zofia GRZEGORZEWSKA / Oleg MURATOV POL 57.32 34.44 22.88 5.85 5.85 5.50 0.00 #5
10 Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim van GEFFEN NED 54.07 30.06 24.01 6.20 6.00 5.85 0.00 #3
11 Emilia Monika ZIOBROWSKA / Shiloh Douglas JUDD ROU 50.37 29.95 21.42 5.50 5.45 5.15 1.00 #12
12 Emese CSISZER / Mark SHAPIRO HUN 48.18 27.24 21.94 5.65 5.65 5.20 1.00 #6

Protocols: https://www.kraso.sk/wp-content/upl...------QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[peibeck]

These are some crazily unexpected results.

 

[SidelineSkater]

These are some crazily unexpected results.

I might have asked the skating higher powers to have a shake up in Ice Dance this season. This isn't exactly what I meant, but I'm here for it! What would ID be without a bit of drama?!?!?!?

 

[peibeck]

I might have asked the skating higher powers to have a shake up in Ice Dance this season. This isn't exactly what I meant, but I'm here for it! What would ID be without a bit of drama?!?!?!?

Well please leave my hot snack Geoffrey out of your drama!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I might have asked the skating higher powers to have a shake up in Ice Dance this season. This isn't exactly what I meant, but I'm here for it! What would ID be without a bit of drama?!?!?!?

Boo now all we need is for Team Finland to sneak in here and Emilia and Vadym.

 

[her grace]

OMG Taschlers!

 

[Karen-W]

For those of us planning to try & watch BOTH Nepela & Nebelhorn simultaneously, here's a combined detailed time schedule for all 23 teams:
15:05-15:13 - Bordet/Chardain FRA - Nebelhorn
15:13-15:21 - Luft/Fourati HUN - Nebelhorn withdrawn
15:21-15:29 - Finelli/Bucciarelli ITA - Nebelhorn
15:25-15:33 - Csiszer/Shapiro HUN - Nepela
15:33-15:41 - Ziobrowska/Judd ROU - Nepela
15:41-15:49 - Verhaegh/van Geffen NED - Nepela
15:49-15:57 - Grzegorzewska/Muratov POL - Nepela
15:49-15:57 - Schubert/Remeshevskiy GER - Nebelhorn
15:57-16:05 - Karl/Hoferichter GER - Nebelhorn
16:02-16:10 - Fradji/Forneaux FRA - Nepela
16:05-16:13 - Hensen/Lickers CAN - Nebelhorn
16:10-16:18 - Green/Parsons USA - Nepela
16:13-16:21 - Dupayage/Nabais FRA - Nebelhorn
16:18-16:26 - Orihara/Pirinen FIN - Nepela
16:26-16:33 - Wolfkostin/Tsarevski USA - Nepela
16:26-13:34 - Lauriault/le Gac CAN - Nebelhorn
16:34-16:42 - Janse van Rensburg/Steffen - Nebelhorn
16:42-16:50 - Carreira/Ponomarenko USA - Nebelhorn
16:50-16:58 - Fear/Gibson GBR - Nebelhorn
16:54-17:02 - Lopareva/Brissaud FRA - Nepela
17:02-17:10 - Demougeot/le Mercier FRA - Nepela
17:10-17:17 - Smart/Dieck ESP - Nepela
17:17-17:25 - Taschler/Taschlerova CZE - Nepela

 

[Karen-W]

GreenP both missing their levels on the twizzles - L2 each. Hate this music they're using for their FD. I don't see this beating ZingKol - and who knows what the Shibs will look like whenever they finally debut.

 

[jlai]

GreenP both missing their levels on the twizzles - L2 each. Hate this music they're using for their FD. I don't see this beating ZingKol - and who knows what the Shibs will look like whenever they finally debut.

Yea, it didn't keep my attention at all. Dang it, they are good skaters