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

[maureenfarone]

@Debbie S Glad to see Ryan ended up 5th in the FS and 5th overall! Good job.

 

[ldec]

Back for ladies short, first group is on the ice already!

The ladies competition will definitely be more exciting

 

[Jeschke]

Maé Bérénice MÉITÉ
3t stepout
3lz<2t messy
2a

Seems like MBM peaked way too early this season. Nontheless. Good to see her back on a solid note.

Amodio as interim coach with her.

 

[umronnie]

Maé Bérénice MÉITÉ
3t stepout
3lz<2t messy
2a

Seems like MBM peaked way too early this season. Nontheless. Good to see her back on a solid note.

Amodio as interim coach with her.

Did MBM leave Zimmerman?
It's funny how she is a head taller than Amodio (OK, in her skates but still)

 

[ldec]

Mae Bernice - we saw her warmup by the rink side during the men’s long

She looks like a true diva on ice, great presence!

At the warmup what stood out for me was how high and powerful her jumps looked in comparison to the other skaters in the group.

Now the SP:

3toe step out
3lz-2toe
2axel

 

[Jeschke]

Amber GLENN
Slay Amber! Redemption time!

3f3t
2a
3lo
footwork-selling at its best

I love love love this SP for Amber! She looks way more solid this season. A shame nationals FS turned out to be such a mess. Hope she can end on a high note here and might get a GP next season.

70,25pts awesome knc joy

 

[ldec]

Well done from Amber, I too hope she can have a nice experience here and get a spot next season

 

[Jeschke]

Tasya PUTRI
2s<< stepout
2a stepout
2f1t messy

 

[Jeschke]

Starr ANDREWS
3t3t
3lo
2a

Starr is just not my type of skater. Sorry. All is looking so damn sloppy.

 

[ldec]

S Andrews - love her dress

3f-3t
3 loop
2 axel

Loved her spins! Starr is so beautiful and elegant. She had such ease of movement it looks as if she’s floating on ice!

 

[Jeschke]

Yoonmi LEHMANN
Slay!
3s3t<< fall gutsy attempt
3lo< heavy stepout
2a

Love her costume.
I can only repeat myself, swiss girls are fun to watch this season. I think Lehmann I like the most of these 3.

 

[Jeschke]

Marusa UDRIH
2a
3s<2t messy
1lo

Grm is not allowed to retire!

 

[ldec]

Yoonmi LEHMANN
Slay!
3s3t<< fall gutsy attempt
3lo< heavy stepout
2a

Love her costume.
I can only repeat myself, swiss girls are fun to watch this season. I think Lehmann I like the most of these 3.

That was not perfect and I know Bolero has been overused in the past but what can I say - it was refreshing to see and hear after so many generic slow ballads. Love the skates so far but some of the music makes me sleepy

 

[Jeschke]

Camilla GJERSEM
for @SmallFairy

2a
3lo<2t
3t

The miracle is not going to happen.
To be honest, 'Cinema Italiano' is great music, but Camilla is just skating through it for almost 2:20min.

Sorry Viking.

 

[ldec]

Agree with the above, she’s a nice skater but I wish she skated with more energy and tension.

 

[Jeschke]

Valentina MATOS
3f2t
3lo stepout
2a

Zzzh.

 

[ldec]

Kihira just landed a 3 axel at the warmup

 

[Jeschke]

Sofia SULA
3t3t<
2a
3f just made it

'Colorblind' OMG, teenie flashbacks for me
Sloppy, no interpretatiton and not the best skills.

 

[Jeschke]

Niki WORIES
crazy cheering for her

3f<< stepout
3lz2t
2a

Oh that was really nice and besides the messy start shades of former Wories, whose career could have turned into the same direction as Hendrickx's without the injury.

 

[ldec]

N Wories - nice dress on her as well

3flip step out
3lz-2t
2ax

Beautiful performance, Nikki has very beautiful carriage and lines, good musicality. There is sense of simplistic elegance in her skating.

 

[Jeschke]

Kyarha VAN TIEL
3lz
3f2t
2a
Oh, this could get close to getting the minimums
Great content for her, but that was uninspired mess.

But she is happy as hell. All that matters.

Jenna and Kevin and unknown chick with her in knc.
4 people are 2 too much for that sofa

Van der Perren going crazy, as she got the minimums.
FS still to get girl.

 

[Jeschke]

ah, flower girl crashed hard on the ice and had to be escorted by her compratiots

 

[Vagabond]

Van Thiel has the look of someone with no Wories.

 

[Jeschke]

Lara ROTH
3t<2t
3lo
2a

I really like Roth's style, great musicality, needs more speed and, of course, content.

 

[Jeschke]

Ah no, missed TES by .4pts.
Roth is really sad

Cup of Tyrol girl!

 

[Jeschke]

Rika KIHIRA
2a
3f3t
3lz


Kihira has great skating, but yeah, I prefer other JPN girls and think PCS are too high.

But in this field, she deserves a grand canyon big gap so far (to everyone besides Glenn)

 

[Aerobicidal]

Kihira still has the horror infantile packaging! Change that for Worlds or I will root for your teammates instead of you!!!

2A, messed up a spin exit, otherwise good.

Of course, if Eteri coached her she'd change the packaging to bondage gear with suggestive cutouts and music like "My Neck My Back" so maybe I shouldn't complain too much. . . .

 

[umronnie]

Rika is gorgeous but I just want to RIP that awful dress off her. How can she train with Satoko and dress like that?

 

[ldec]

Good program for Rika overall but did she stumble on a spin at one point? She’s in 2nd now

I agree she needs to improve her packaging- her artistry relies too much on posing and miming. It comes off a bit forced to me personally. Hope I don’t sound like an idiot but can’t find better way to express myself.

 

[umronnie]

WTF???