German Skating News - Part 3

[figureskatingforlife]

Rumors has it Lorenz/Polizoakis left Novi.
Apparently they're not training there since a couple of days. No idea where they are. Maybe really only rumors? I hope they just left for choreography because they should focus on work and not change!

 

[Jeschke]

 

[chameleonster]

I did hear they were getting outside choreography again. They worked with Rohene and Najarro last season, which wouldn't necessitate them leaving the rink, but both Chock/Bates and Coomes/Buckland will be going to Colorado to work with Christopher Dean, Pogrebinsky/Benoit went to Canada to work with Shae-Lynn. So... Hard to say if it's a coaching change or not. They do seem to be close friends with Tobias/Tkachenko who just switched to Marina.

 

[alchemy void]

That's why @alchemy void is preparing for a streubel/kötting showdown

Run boy run!!!! #kottingbackpack

 

[Jeschke]

Speaking of german guys: any updates on Bjelde?
Was the injury career-ending?
Is he coming back?

 

[figureskatingforlife]

I don't think L/P will move to Marina even though they seem close to T/T.
Marina has the 2nd German couple. If she'd take L/P... it would be a slap for Muller/Dieck even though they just travel a couple of weeks in the season to the US. Let's not speculate to much ;-)

Bjelde retired, attending Columbia University in NYC according to his Facebook.

 

[casken]

I am in shock that Soldier Liebers is still marching on I thought he retired long time ago, but Grandpa is still out there it seems.

#TeamGrandpa

 

[Jeschke]

Bjelde retired, attending Columbia University in NYC according to his Facebook.

and shame, he was at least pleasant to watch in his overall skating and improved in his last season.
but jumps were still a big mess.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Good for Bjelde! For anyone who likes cities, Columbia is a great place to go to college.

 

[sandra_persch]

The German Fed has published the Nation Team for the 2017 / 2018 Season

http://www.eislauf-union.de/files/users/skoehler/Bundeskader2017_2018.pdf


And a little blast form the past Sarah Hecken is starting on her coaching licence. She is on the entry list for the new course starting at the end of May.

 

[Jeschke]

The German Fed has published the Nation Team for the 2017 / 2018 Season
http://www.eislauf-union.de/files/users/skoehler/Bundeskader2017_2018.pdf

though i really like herceges skating, it is kinda weird to see her in the same category as schott, weinzierl and bock.
streubel failed to manage the scores to be included at all - so in which competition hercegs scores were enough for the b-status?

 

[Sabine-Yuna]

though i really like herceges skating, it is kinda weird to see her in the same category as schott, weinzierl and bock.
streubel failed to manage the scores to be included at all - so in which competition hercegs scores were enough for the b-status?

I think Herceg managed the 140 pts at Tallinn Trophy. She might have made it at Universiade too, although her FS was a catastrophy. As far as I remember DEU has had a list of competiotions that count and Universiade has not been at the list. Well... German Federation...

 

[Jeschke]

I think Herceg managed the 140 pts at Tallinn Trophy. She might have made it at Universiade too, although her FS was a catastrophy. As far as I remember DEU has had a list of competiotions that count and Universiade has not been at the list. Well... German Federation...

131pts she got at tallinn.
it has to be universiade i guess.

either way, i like her skating, but if she gets the same (financial) support like schott or weinzierl, something is really wrong here. sorry.

 

[Sabine-Yuna]

131pts she got at tallinn.
it has to be universiade i guess.

either way, i like her skating, but if she gets the same (financial) support like schott or weinzierl, something is really wrong here. sorry.

You have to have the 140pts twice. And I'm pretty sure Herceg got it at least once. Whereas Dastich and Hocke got it twice or even more often at the listed competitions and got stuck in the lower financing level. There must be any logic I just don't get.

 

[Jeschke]

You have to have the 140pts twice. And I'm pretty sure Herceg got it at least once. Whereas Dastich and Hocke got it twice or even more often at the listed competitions and got stuck in the lower financing level. There must be any logic I just don't get.

hocke/dastich are too young for the 'b' status, or?

 

[alchemy void]

Sarah Hecken is starting on her coaching licence. She is on the entry list for the new course starting at the end of May.

Hecken and Weinzierl together would be a dream come true!

 

[Jeschke]

Hecken and Weinzierl together would be a dream come true!

May the lord have mercy with your soul!

 

[Sabine-Yuna]

hocke/dastich are too young for the 'b' status, or?

You just have to be age eligible to enter senior and both girls are. I think Bock was 16 or 17 when she got the b-status. Pair skater minerva haase was 14 and got just in because of taking part at europeans.

 

[eurodance2001]

Rumors has it Lorenz/Polizoakis left Novi.
Apparently they're not training there since a couple of days. No idea where they are. Maybe really only rumors? I hope they just left for choreography because they should focus on work and not change!

They have to qualify for the Olympics at Nebelhorn, right? So i would hope this is just for choreography and NOT a coaching change which could be disruptive. They have no time to waste

 

[kwanfan1818]

They have to qualify for the Olympics at Nebelhorn, right?

A German team does.

 

[sandra_persch]

though i really like herceges skating, it is kinda weird to see her in the same category as schott, weinzierl and bock.
streubel failed to manage the scores to be included at all - so in which competition hercegs scores were enough for the b-status?

She reached the required score for her age in 2 international competitions and therefore qualified for this status.
https://www.eiskunstlauf-ecke-forum.de/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=5689

As she is aging out of C she had to reach the C scores but get B automatically.

 

[sandra_persch]

You have to have the 140pts twice. And I'm pretty sure Herceg got it at least once. Whereas Dastich and Hocke got it twice or even more often at the listed competitions and got stuck in the lower financing level. There must be any logic I just don't get.

B is limited to 8 years max. Younger skaters can opt to stay in C longer, even though they fullfil the requirements for B to ensure they dont get cut out of B too early.
B requirements really ramp up big time in the later years whereas junior requirements are "easy" by comparison.
A few years back one of the skaters also mentioned that sometimes the C funding can work out higher than the B one, especially when you are not on the B Army squad and the local training centers have special free ice time allowances for promising junior skaters.

 

[Jeschke]

Short impression of Hocke/Blommaert
https://www.facebook.com/EiskunstlaufNewsD/?fref=ts

#teammari

 

[sanni]

https://eiskunstlaufblog.com/2017/05/01/lorenz-polizoakis-wechseln-trainer/

I don't know where the news came from, but it looks like Lorenz/Polizoakis were really going to Zueva.

 

[Jeschke]

https://eiskunstlaufblog.com/2017/05/01/lorenz-polizoakis-wechseln-trainer/

I don't know where the news came from, but it looks like Lorenz/Polizoakis were really going to Zueva.

I want a comment if M/D immediately on this!

 

[figureskatingforlife]

https://eiskunstlaufblog.com/2017/05/01/lorenz-polizoakis-wechseln-trainer/

I don't know where the news came from, but it looks like Lorenz/Polizoakis were really going to Zueva.

Oh wow! Did I miss any official comment from Lorenz/Polizoakis. Couldn't find anything online. A blog is still "only" a blog though. I guess we will find out soon but this would be really a low blow from Zoueva to Muller/Dieck.

 

[Jeschke]

Seems like we got the first picture of Vartmann/Landgraf.
#teammari

 

[Catherine M]

Mari & Matti look good together; hopefully he doesn't come with a crazy ass girlfriend so they can train/compete over the next six months in peace.

 

[Jeschke]

German press release confirmed the switch of Lorenz/Polizoakis to Zoueva.
According to the article the info comes from fb, but I can't find anything on their page

 

[text_skate]

I want a comment if M/D immediately on this!

More German ID drama to come.
I'm not the biggest fan of Zoueva. Probably I should move my symapthies to U/S