2024/25 OES News

[Sylvia]

Swedish Nats results page - https://skate.webbplatsen.net/24-25/87585/html/index.htm

This past weekend Casper Johansson, 18, "took home the first SM [senior national] gold of his career and entered the history books as the first Swede to compete in two different quadruple jumps in the same competition program" (landed 4T & 4S in his 155-point FS):

Casper Johansson historisk när han tog karriärens första SM-guld

Under lördagen avgjordes SM-finalen i konståkning för herrar i Västerås. Casper Johansson, Tibro KK, tog hem karriärens första SM-guld och skrev in sig i historieböckerna som förste svensk att på tävling klara två olika kvadrupelhopp i samma tävlingsprogram. Silvret gick till Andreas Nordebäck...

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- Crazy feeling! It feels a bit surreal, but at the same time incredibly fun. I am so pleased that I managed to land my quadruple jumps during the competition and that I was able to hold the whole program together today. Finally I got to show what I can really do, says Casper Johansson after the competition.

Casper's photos & 4T clip:

Casper on Instagram: "SM 2025 Tack"

468 likes, 40 comments - casperjohansson2006 on December 15, 2024: "SM 2025 Tack".

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He has the CTES (97.81) for Euros, as well as Junior Worlds, but not for Worlds (104).

Senior Men's medalists (6 competed):
1 Casper JOHANSSON Tibro KK SWE 231.13 2 1
2 Andreas NORDEBÄCK Föreningen Skating o Dance Academy SWE 206.77 1 3 (115.66 Worlds CTES)
3 Gabriel FOLKESSON Trelleborgs KK SWE 191.25 3 2 (108.48 Worlds CTES)

Senior Women's recap: https://www.skatesweden.se/nyheter/nyheter/2024-12-14-sm-guld-till-josefin-taljegard

- It's fun to have been able to complete another SM, my nineteenth. Of course, it feels good to stand at the top of the podium again. I want to thank the audience here in Västerås for the wonderful atmosphere. Now I will work on towards the spring competitions, says Josefin Taljegård.

Josefin’s photos with her sisters & coaches:

Josefin Taljegård on Instagram: "One more year, one more gold. I’m so grateful to still be able to skate, to have the support that I have and for all the experiences we face along the way. Tack till @ifkvasteraskk och @skatesweden.se för detta SM!

1,219 likes, 29 comments - josefintaljegard on December 15, 2024: "One more year, one more gold. I’m so grateful to still be able to skate, to have the support that I have and for all the experiences we face along the way. Tack till @ifkvasteraskk och @skatesweden.se för detta SM! 👏".

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Top 4 (of 17):
1 Josefin TALJEGÅRD Västra Frölunda KK SWE 164.97 1 1
2 Julia BROVALL Tibro KK SWE 140.53 2 3
3 Olivia PHILIPS Kalmar KK SWE 135.34 5 2 (5th in Junior last year; trains at SC of Boston)
4 Josefin BROVALL Tibro KK SWE 130.93 3 4

Final day recap: https://www.skatesweden.se/nyheter/...pa-sm-sista-tavlingsdagen-och-avslutande-show

Senior Ice Dance: https://www.skatesweden.se/nyheter/...ld-till-milla-ruud-reitan-och-nikolaj-majorov
1 Milla RUUD REITAN / Nikolaj MAJOROV Norrköpings KK/Norrköpings KK 167.82 1 1
2 Emma KIVIOJA / Erik PELLNOR Mörrums KK/Mörrums KK 144.78 2 2

Senior Pair:
Greta CRAFOORD / John CRAFOORD Föreningen Ytterby-Kungälv Konståkare/Föreningen Ytterby-Kungälv Konståkare 157.11

Junior winners:
Hugo BOSTEDT Norrköpings KK 190.00 1 1
Lilly ALMGREN-LIDMAN Föreningen Skating o Dance Academy 157.45 1 1
Anna MACKENZIE / Wesley LOCKWOOD Norrköpings KK/Norrköpings KK 116.36 1 1

 

[Karen-W]

Per this article on the Austrian Olympic website, the Austrian Euros team is -

Men - Maurizio Zandron
Women - Olga Mikutina
Pairs - Gabriella Izzo/Luc Maierhofer

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[Sylvia]

Skate Austria's recap (Dec. 15):

Österreichische Staatsmeisterschaften 2025: Glanzleistungen in Dornbirn - Skate Austria

Olga Mikutina meistert den Spagat zwischen intensivem Eiskunstlauftraining und ihrem Studium in den USA. Nach ihrem Olympiadebüt 2022 tritt sie bei den ISU Grand Prix Bewerben, darunter Skate America, an und vertritt Österreich auf internationaler Bühne. Erfahren Sie, wie sie sportlichen Erfolg...

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Highlights of the weekend:
Olga Mikutina impressed with a new season best of 188.47 points, won the national championship title and confidently qualified for the European Championships. "I wish the national championships were in Vorarlberg every year," said the Vorarlberg native, who was enthusiastic about the atmosphere in her home country.
In pair skating, Sophia Schaller & Livio Mayr and Gabriella Izzo & Luc Maierhofer delivered a thrilling duel. Schaller & Mayr defended their title, while Izzo & Maierhofer secured their place in the European Championships with a razor-thin lead in the entry criteria.
In the men’s competition, Maurizio Zandron triumphed again and underlined his role as the top skater in Austrian figure skating.

Results: https://results.skateaustria.at/competition/saison2425/040/index.htm

 

[Karen-W]

So, apparently, Armenia is having their Nationals this week too...

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Google translation:
We are pleased to announce that the Armenian Figure Skating Championship, organized by the Figure Skating Federation of Armenia, will be held on December 18-19.
All figure skating fans can come to the Gazprom Armenia Training and Sports Complex to cheer on our athletes. Admission is free.
️December 18: 12:00-17:00
️December 19: 12:00-15:00

 

[farahfan]

Schaller & Mayr defended their title, while Izzo & Maierhofer secured their place in the European Championships with a razor-thin lead in the entry criteria.

How does Izzo/Maier get the spot when Schall/Mayr beat them by almost 10 points? What's the criteria?

 

[Karen-W]

How does Izzo/Maier get the spot when Schall/Mayr beat them by almost 10 points? What's the criteria?

Probably because Izzo/Maierhofer had a spectacular score at IceChallenge Graz when they made their debut.

ETA - found their selection criteria document - https://skateaustria.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Entsendungsrichtlinien-20240517-fin.pdf

Google Translate for Euros selection -

Criteria for sending
(1) Age limit: Master class definition according to the IWO
(2) Achievement of the minimum total technical scores (MTTS) for the respective season (according to the currently valid ISU communication)
(3) The following competitions must be run by all candidates in the 2024/2025 season:
o Austrian Junior or National Championship: 100%
o Women, Men, Ice Dancing:
o One ISU Challenger Series competition: 100%
o One ISU Calendar Competition*: 100%
(If a candidate runs several competitions, the competitions with the highest points count)
o Pair skating:
o Two ISU Calendar Competitions*: 100%
(If a candidate runs several ISU competitions, the competitions with the highest points count)
* Before the registration deadline for the European Championship

So, looking over the ISU Competitions this fall -
Schaller/Mayr = 303.75
John Nicks IPC - 124.17
Nebelhorn - 144.46
Golden Spin - 159.29

Izzo/Maierhofer = 314.42
IceChallenge Graz - 163.82
Warsaw Cup - 134.00
Golden Spin - 150.60

ETA2 - the Worlds criteria says that any skater that achieves a Top 20 placement at Euros will be automatically named to the Worlds team, which seems a bit on the sketchy side for Pairs since there are only going to be 18 pairs teams at Euros at most. I imagine that this may be revisited for the Pairs spot if Izzo/Maierhofer can't manage at least a Top 12 finish or don't skate well again.

 

[farahfan]

Probably because Izzo/Maierhofer had a spectacular score at IceChallenge Graz when they made their debut.

ETA - found their selection criteria document - https://skateaustria.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Entsendungsrichtlinien-20240517-fin.pdf

Google Translate for Euros selection -

Criteria for sending
(1) Age limit: Master class definition according to the IWO
(2) Achievement of the minimum total technical scores (MTTS) for the respective season (according to the currently valid ISU communication)
(3) The following competitions must be run by all candidates in the 2024/2025 season:
o Austrian Junior or National Championship: 100%
o Women, Men, Ice Dancing:
o One ISU Challenger Series competition: 100%
o One ISU Calendar Competition*: 100%
(If a candidate runs several competitions, the competitions with the highest points count)
o Pair skating:
o Two ISU Calendar Competitions*: 100%
(If a candidate runs several ISU competitions, the competitions with the highest points count)
* Before the registration deadline for the European Championship

So, looking over the ISU Competitions this fall -
Schaller/Mayr = 303.75
John Nicks IPC - 124.17
Nebelhorn - 144.46
Golden Spin - 159.29

Izzo/Maierhofer = 314.42
IceChallenge Graz - 163.82
Warsaw Cup - 134.00
Golden Spin - 150.60

ETA2 - the Worlds criteria says that any skater that achieves a Top 20 placement at Euros will be automatically named to the Worlds team, which seems a bit on the sketchy side for Pairs since there are only going to be 18 pairs teams at Euros at most. I imagine that this may be revisited for the Pairs spot if Izzo/Maierhofer can't manage at least a Top 12 finish or don't skate well again.

dang that's crazy. if the third scores is the Aut championship then they got it by a hair. I would think Austria would wanna project Schaller/Mayr for the Olympics. Is Europeans like Worlds, where the pair secures the spot but the federation decides who goes on to the next level competition?

 

[Karen-W]

dang that's crazy. if the third scores is the Aut championship then they got it by a hair. I would think Austria would wanna project Schaller/Mayr for the Olympics. Is Europeans like Worlds, where the pair secures the spot but the federation decides who goes on to the next level competition?

Well, according to the Austrian selection document, Izzo/Maierhofer are guaranteed the Worlds spot since it says "anyone with a Top 20 finish at Euros is automatically named to the Worlds team" and there are only 18 pairs max competing at Euros.

 

[Karen-W]

Copying from the Euros thread -

Swiss team - https://www.swissiceskating.ch/1_kunstlauf/4_leistungssport/3_dokumente/ec2025.pdf

Men - Lukas Britschgi, Noah Bodenstein, no substitute
Women - Livia Kaiser, Kimmy Repond (no 3rd woman & no substitute - Sara Franzi has the CTES mins but is injured)
Pairs - Oxana Vouillamoz/Tom Bouvart, no substitute
Ice Dance - Gina Zehnder/Beda Leon Sieber, substitute Arianna Sassi, Luca Morini

And the Jr Worlds team - https://www.swissiceskating.ch/1_kunstlauf/4_leistungssport/3_dokumente/jwc2025.pdf

Men - Ean Weiler, substitute Aurelian Chervet
Women - Anastasia Brandenburg, Leandra Tzimpoukakis, substitute 1 Elisabeth Dibbern, substitute 2 Olivia Basca
Pairs - Oxana Vouillamoz/Tom Bouvart*, substitute Chiara Michaela Pazienza/Maxim Knorr*
Ice Dance - Gina Zehnder/Beda Leon Sieber, substitute Seraina Tscharner/Laurin Wiederkehr

*pending CTES mins earned at Bavarian Open

 

[kwanfan1818]

Is Europeans like Worlds, where the pair secures the spot but the federation decides who goes on to the next level competition?

The only ISU/international competitions where skaters earn spots for themselves are GP’s — subject to being submitted by the Federations, which sometimes doesn’t happen — as long as they earn the GP minimum, and, in theory, World Team Trophy, a team event, where participants have an “obligation” to be there based on performance at prior Worlds. There are also invitationals that are skater- and team-specific, like the Japan Open, or Europe vs. Asia vs. Americas team comps, a separate category.

The Federations can choose anyone who is eligible to fill spots at the others, within number restrictions. There are the general ISU eligibility rules (age, citizenship, release status), minimums for ISU championships and Olympics, and then the Federation’s selections rules, which can be anything from strict calculations to internal series results to guidelines/calculations that give the Fed lots of wiggle room — no matter how many numbers they crunch to appear impartial — to The Fed Can Do Whatever It Wants.

Sometimes Euros/4C’s results dictate all or part of the Worlds teams, and sometimes participants for Euros/4C’s are chosen up front together. Sometimes nations return earned spots to the Olympics, because their National Olympic Committees have stricter criteria than the Federations, like exceeding a certain score/% of last year’s World Championship score or placement at Euros. Some have different/lower criteria for first-time Olympians.

 

[farahfan]

The only ISU/international competitions where skaters earn spots for themselves are GP’s — subject to being submitted by the Federations, which sometimes doesn’t happen — as long as they earn the GP minimum, and, in theory, World Team Trophy, a team event, where participants have an “obligation” to be there based on performance at prior Worlds. There are also invitationals that are skater- and team-specific, like the Japan Open, or Europe vs. Asia vs. Americas team comps, a separate category.

The Federations can choose anyone who is eligible to fill spots at the others, within number restrictions. There are the general ISU eligibility rules (age, citizenship, release status), minimums for ISU championships and Olympics, and then the Federation’s selections rules, which can be anything from strict calculations to internal series results to guidelines/calculations that give the Fed lots of wiggle room — no matter how many numbers they crunch to appear impartial — to The Fed Can Do Whatever It Wants.

Sometimes Euros/4C’s results dictate all or part of the Worlds teams, and sometimes participants for Euros/4C’s are chosen up front together. Sometimes nations return earned spots to the Olympics, because their National Olympic Committees have stricter criteria than the Federations, like exceeding a certain score/% of last year’s World Championship score or placement at Euros. Some have different/lower criteria for first-time Olympians.

So looking towards the Olympics, I'm understanding that no matter how Izzo/Maierhofer skate at Euros, they will gain a spot for Austria at Worlds, but whether they or Schaller/Mayr go to Worlds will be up to the Fed. And at Worlds, the pair will be trying to get a spot for Austria at the Olympics, which in the end I'm assuming can only be for Schaller/Mayr due to citizenship.

 

[Karen-W]

So looking towards the Olympics, I'm understanding that no matter how Izzo/Maierhofer skate at Euros, they will gain a spot for Austria at Worlds, but whether they or Schaller/Mayr go to Worlds will be up to the Fed. And at Worlds, the pair will be trying to get a spot for Austria at the Olympics, which in the end I'm assuming can only be for Schaller/Mayr due to citizenship.

Possibly. The Austrian selection document's Worlds selection section doesn't seem to take into account the idea that a Top 20 finish in Pairs would be automatic due to the size of the overall field being less than 20 entrants. Presuming that it is not updated between now & Euros to stipulate a higher finish for any Pairs team entered, then, yes, Izzo/Maierhofer will be sent to Worlds.

As far as citizenship is concerned, Izzo/Maierhofer are training in Salzburg mostly, so I don't think we can make any assumptions about whether or not Gabriella would be able to obtain Austrian citizenship within the next 13 months before the entries by name deadline for the Olympics.

Whichever team is sent to Worlds, they're going to be trying to earn an Olympic spot, just like every other team in Boston.

Some federations will guarantee that the skater who earns the Olympic spot is the one who gets it - that was the case in 2022 for Estonia's Eva-Lotta Kiibus and Aleksandr Selevko, both of whom had rough 2021-22 fall seasons and, arguably, had been surpassed by Niina Petrokina & Mihhail Selevko as Estonia's best women's & men's skaters respectively. Kiibus & Elder Selevko got the Beijing Olympics assignments. Then you have situations like in Lithuania where the Lithuanian President denied Allison Reed's special application for citizenship, despite ReedAmbru being the far superior team to Ramanauskaite/Kizala, and RamKiz got a trip to Beijing as a result.

All of which is a long-winded way of saying we don't know what will happen or who will get a hypothetical Olympic spot earned by whichever Austrian team is sent to Boston. What we do know is that there is at least one Austrian pairs team that already has the citizenship requirement to represent Austria in the Olympics, so any spot earned WOULD be used.

While we're discussing citizenship questions, I was wondering if we know whether or not Tom Bouvart has or can obtain Swiss citizenship in time for the Olympics? I think it's far more likely that Vouillamoz/Bouvart can earn an Olympic spot in Pairs at Worlds than either of the Austrian teams.

 

[farahfan]

While we're discussing citizenship questions, I was wondering if we know whether or not Tom Bouvart has or can obtain Swiss citizenship in time for the Olympics? I think it's far more likely that Vouillamoz/Bouvart can earn an Olympic spot in Pairs at Worlds than either of the Austrian teams.

yeah would agree with you on that. I don't know anything about Bouvart's status, but Swiss citizenship through the normal process is very hard to get. I have friends that tried after 8 years of residency in Switzerland and it was still way out of their reach. It's made easier if you marry a Swiss citizen or have Swiss heritage, but I don't know how much easier.

 

[farahfan]

I think it's far more likely that Vouillamoz/Bouvart can earn an Olympic spot in Pairs at Worlds than either of the Austrian teams.

And they have good shot at Junior World gold if Metelkina/Berulava don't show up. I believe they would be the first Swiss pair to ever medal at a JW.

 

[Karen-W]

And they have good shot at Junior World gold if Metelkina/Berulava don't show up. I believe they would be the first Swiss pair to ever medal at a JW.

Doubtful. Zhang/Huang have a higher SB (176.xx at the JGPF), plus VouBou won't score as high as they did at Warsaw Cup. It also depends on how they skate that day and how the other teams perform.

Looking at the protocols from Warsaw Cup - TES BV in the SP will lose .9 when they replace the SBS 3T with a SBS 2A - so, they're probably going to be in the same range as Flores/Wang & Desrochers/Thrasher if all three are clean. The FS TES BV will lose around 5-6 points since there are only 2 lifts in the Jr FS. Losing 6-7 points from Warsaw Cup would put them around 163-164 - that's lower than what FloWang scored at Jr Worlds last year when they won silver (their SB, by the way).

I'd say they have a shot at maybe silver, more likely bronze and quite possibly off the podium entirely. Gold would require not just MetBeru skipping JWCs but ZhaHua also skating quite poorly.

 

[Amy L]

And they have good shot at Junior World gold if Metelkina/Berulava don't show up. I believe they would be the first Swiss pair to ever medal at a JW.

I haven't looked up the historical data, but the last successful Swiss pairs team were Morand & Dorsaz in the late aughts. They were as high as 10th at Jr Worlds and 8th at Euros.

 

[kwanfan1818]

So looking towards the Olympics, I'm understanding that no matter how Izzo/Maierhofer skate at Euros, they will gain a spot for Austria at Worlds, but whether they or Schaller/Mayr go to Worlds will be up to the Fed. And at Worlds, the pair will be trying to get a spot for Austria at the Olympics, which in the end I'm assuming can only be for Schaller/Mayr due to citizenship.

Worlds is the only place members can earn more than one spot for the next Worlds and for the next season's Olympics. Every member in good standing gets one spot/discipline at the following Worlds, whether they earn one spot at prior Worlds or don't send anyone to prior Worlds. Every member who doesn't qualify for a spot at the Olympics in Boston can have an entry at the Beijing qualifier, regardless of whether they have a skater in Boston.

Euros has nothing to do with earning spots at Worlds. Austria could send no one to Euros, and it wouldn't affect having an entry in Boston.

The Olympics are different, because the number of entries is capped, and there are cut-offs and rules for second and third spots that don't apply to the next Worlds.

 

[Karen-W]

Worlds is the only place members can earn more than one spot for the next Worlds and for the next season's Olympics. Every member in good standing gets one spot/discipline at the following Worlds, whether they earn one spot at prior Worlds or don't send anyone to prior Worlds. Every member who doesn't qualify for a spot at the Olympics in Boston can have an entry at the Beijing qualifier, regardless of whether they have a skater in Boston.

Euros has nothing to do with earning spots at Worlds. Austria could send no one to Euros, and it wouldn't affect having an entry in Boston.

The Olympics are different, because the number of entries is capped, and there are cut-offs and rules for second and third spots that don't apply to the next Worlds.

It won't affect whether or not Austria has an entry, however Austria's Worlds selection criteria states that anyone with a Top 20 Euros placement will be automatically named to the Worlds team. Which, in the case of the Pairs field, basically means that whomever gets the Euros assignment will also get the Worlds assignment since there are only 18 pairs teams, max, in the Euros field (unless Austria changes their Worlds selection criteria for their pairs entry).

 

[kwanfan1818]

No one is "gaining a spot for Austria" at 2025 Euros. Austria has a spot at Worlds. That's different than gaining/getting Austria's spot, in which case, the Fed can make its own rules that can include Euros.

 

[Karen-W]

No one is "gaining a spot for Austria" at 2025 Euros. Austria has a spot at Worlds. That's different than gaining/getting Austria's spot, in which case, the Fed can make its own rules that can include Euros.

I think you're misinterpreting what @farahfan is getting at. The point she's making, correctly, per a careful reading of Austria's Worlds selection procedure, is that Izzo/Maierhofer will gain/receive the Worlds assignment that Austria has.

Furthermore, you are incorrect in asserting that every ISU Member is guaranteed a spot in any discipline at Worlds. ISU Members are only guaranteed the right to enter a competitor who has achieved the CTES minimums.

The Olympic Qualifying Event, on the other hand, does NOT have a CTES minimum and every ISU Member is guaranteed an entry for each discipline in which they've not already secured an Olympic spot.

 

[farahfan]

The Olympic Qualifying Event, on the other hand, does NOT have a CTES minimum and every ISU Member is guaranteed an entry for each discipline in which they've not already secured an Olympic spot.

Ok thanks for clarifying. So a pair that doesn't make it to Worlds can make a run for it at the Qualifier. Although it's obvious that the three pairs that get the Olympic spots are gonna the best of the second tier. But it does leave room for some promising pairs that are currently in their first season/juniors and still need time to gel. Is the fall Olympic qualifier typically a bloodbath?

 

[Karen-W]

Ok thanks for clarifying. So a pair that doesn't make it to Worlds can make a run for it at the Qualifier. Although it's obvious that the three pairs that get the Olympic spots are gonna the best of the second tier. But it does leave room for some promising pairs that are currently in their first season/juniors and still need time to gel. Is the fall Olympic qualifier typically a bloodbath?

Only if their country does NOT earn an Olympic spot in the discipline (whether that be Pairs, Dance, Men or Women) at Worlds - in that situation, the ISU Member may enter a skater/couple in the discipline. So, any countries that do not earn one of the 16 Pairs Olympic spots that will be awarded in Boston at Worlds is allowed to enter a Pairs team in the Olympic Qualifying Event in Beijing next September, provided the team is senior age-eligible for the 2025-26 season (which means that Zhang/Huang will be able to compete at the OQE even though they can't compete at Worlds since they're only junior age-eligible this season).

Hard to say with regard to whether or not it's typically a bloodbath.

Here are the results from 2021 Nebelhorn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_CS_Nebelhorn_Trophy#Results
2017 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_CS_Nebelhorn_Trophy#Result
2013 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Nebelhorn_Trophy#Results

It really depends on the relative strength of each field. The 2013 ice dance field had 5 teams that were within 2 points of the last team to earn an Olympic spot. We'll have a much better idea, post-Worlds, which fields are going to be tough, but I expect pairs & dance to be really tough because there are just so few spots.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Furthermore, you are incorrect in asserting that every ISU Member is guaranteed a spot in any discipline at Worlds. ISU Members are only guaranteed the right to enter a competitor who has achieved the CTES minimums.

I'd already said that skaters had to be eligible, including the CTES minimums, like citizenship/residency, age, and release status. I didn't feel it necessary to repeat that every time I posted.

 

[Karen-W]

Some random Nationals happening this weekend, in addition to the big ones we're following -

Armenia - https://results.vistream.com.pl/FS/2425/ARM2025/
Bulgaria - https://www.bsf.bg/figure-skating/NationalChampionships19-22.12.2024/
Croatia - https://www.croskate.hr/PH2025/index.htm
Turkiye - https://onlinesonuclar.buzpateni.org.tr/Sezon/2025/192212buyuklertr/

 

[Andrea82]

Per this article on the Austrian Olympic website, the Austrian Euros team is -

Men - Maurizio Zandron
Women - Olga Mikutina
Pairs - Gabriella Izzo/Luc Maierhofer

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Stefanie Pesendorfer is filling the 2nd women spot according to Skate Austria.

Skate Austria on Instagram: "🏆 Die Nominierungen für Team Austria 2025 sind offiziell! 🇦🇹⛸️ Unsere Eiskunstläufer*innen werden auf den größten Bühnen der Welt vertreten sein: ✨ Europameisterschaften 2025 Frauen: Olga Mikutina, Stefanie Pesendorfer

292 likes, 1 comments - skateaustria on December 21, 2024: "🏆 Die Nominierungen für Team Austria 2025 sind offiziell! 🇦🇹⛸️ Unsere Eiskunstläufer*innen werden auf den größten Bühnen der Welt vertreten sein: ✨ Europameisterschaften 2025 Frauen: Olga Mikutina, Stefanie Pesendorfer Männer...

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[Sylvia]

Team Sweden for Euros was announced by the federation on Dec. 19:

Uttagning till EM klar – här är svenska truppen

Nu står det klart att det blir Josefin Taljegård, Andreas Nordebäck, paråkarna Greta och John Crafoord samt isdansparet Milla Ruud Reitan och Nikolaj Majorov som representerar Sverige vid EM i konståkning den 28 januari till 2 februari i Tallinn, Estland.

www.skatesweden.se

Now it is clear that it will be Josefin Taljegård, Andreas Nordebäck, the pair skaters Greta and John Crafoord and the ice dance couple Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov who will represent Sweden at the European Figure Skating Championships from January 28 to February 5 in Tallinn, Estonia.

In order to skate at the EC, the skater must have achieved a technical point requirement established by the ISU (International Skating Union). Based on the available skaters, the selection is made by the Swedish Figure Skating Federation's International Committee together with the federation's sports director.

As at the European Championship 2024, Sweden has competitors in all disciplines when the European Championship 2025 is decided in Tallinn, Estonia, January 28-February 5.

- It is great that, like last year, we have qualified skaters in all disciplines for the EC. The selection for the EC has been based on the autumn's competition results, where international competitions and the SM are included, as well as the current world ranking, says the Figure Skating Association's sports director Anna Burwall.

Reigning Swedish champion Josefin Taljegård makes her fourth EC start in Tallinn. Taljegård has had large parts of the autumn season spoiled due to illness, but showed during the SM that she is well on her way back to competition form. Andreas Nordebäck also has an EC routine, who is making his third EC in Tallinn. Coming into the championship, he has had a good start to the season with top 10 finishes and world ranking points.

- Josefin hasn't had the start to the season that she wanted. Illness has spoiled large parts of the autumn and she has had to cancel several competition starts. This weekend she showed that the competition form is on again. Andreas has had a stable start to the season with good results. There is room to raise the technical score and he has the capacity to do that.

Sweden's top pair skaters, Greta and John Crafoord, have shown a rising form curve during the autumn.

- Greta and John continue to develop both technically and artistically. During the autumn, they have shown a rising shape curve.

The ice dance couple Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov continue to impress. The couple started a venture into ice dancing in the spring of 2023 and in a short time have established themselves as a promising ice dancing couple. During the autumn, they have achieved the qualification points for participation at the WC and they have also gained world ranking points.

- Milla and Nikolaj have in a very short time achieved high results internationally and have also taken world ranking points during the autumn. They continue to develop technically, but above all they have taken great strides in terms of interpreting music and capturing the audience.

- It will be an exciting EC. There is a high level of European figure skating and to reach the final places, strong performances will be required. The Swedish squad has every opportunity for good results and it will be exciting to follow them in Tallinn.

On site in Tallinn are also Susanne Sjöquist and Karolina Matesa, who are selected judges in pair skating and ladies respectively. Emilie Billow is the referee selected by the ISU in the ladies' competition.

 

[Sylvia]

Slovenian Nationals results (Dec. 14-15 in Celje): https://dev.mbit.si/EC/dp-slo2024/

1 Senior man competed: David SEDEJ 189.95 - has Euros CTES (95.32) as well as CTES for Junior Worlds in his final season of eligibility
Senior women (4 competed) won by: Julija LOVRENCIC 157.29 - has Euros CTES (79.06) as well as CTES for Junior Worlds in her final season of eligibility
Junior women (14 competed) won by: Ula ZADNIKAR 141.33
1 Junior man competed: Ziga JEVNIK 102.01

 

[Karen-W]

Looks like the Sofia Trophy entries are updated on the European Criterium website - http://www.europeancriterium.eu/sign_up_list

Notable entries -

Jr Women (62 total)
AUT - Flora Marie Schaller
AZE - Sabina Alieva, Leyli Akhundov
BUL - Chiara Hristova, Krista Georgieva
CRO - Lena Cusak,
CYP - Varvara Abramkina
CZE - Barbora Tykalova
DEN - Camilla Poulsen
ESP - Carlota Garcia Barranco
FRA - Milana Mozeiko
GBR - Leilah Patten
GER - Sophie Erhardt
IRL - Allie Peterson
LTU - Milana Siniavskyte
NED - Roos Harkema
ROU - Ana Stratulat
SLO - Zoja Kramar, Zala Grum
SRB - Ana Scepanovic
SUI - Eugenia Sekulovski
SVK - Alica Lengyelova, Olivia Lengyelova
UKR - Taisiia Spesivtseva

Jr Men (18 total)
AND - Raul Garcia Shibinskaya
AUT - Daniel Ruis, Maksym Petrychenko, Tobia Oellerer
BUL - Deyan Mihaylov, Yoanis Apostolu
CZE - Tadeas Vaclavik, Jakub Tykal
ESP - Andre Zapata
GBR - Jedediah Lincoln
LTU - Daniel Korabelnik
ROU - Razvan Cionac
UKR - Mark Kulish

Jr Ice Dance (10 entries - some of the jr ice dance men are listed under sr ice dance men, lol)
BUL - Silvia Lutay/Gleb Riaskin
EST - Ksenia Sipunova/Miron Korjagin
FIN - Enna Kesti/Oskari Liedenpohja
FRA - Celina Fradji/Jean-Hans Forneaux, Louise Bordet/Martin Chardain, Lena Maliqueo Repoux/Ilia Sylnelnikov, Lou Koch/Lucas Chataignoux
GBR - Kiah Whieldon/Jamie Hammond
POL - Yelizaveta Lisova/Jakub Janicki
SWE - Anna Mackenzie/Wesley Lockwood

Sr Women (25 entries)
AUS - Victoria Alcantara
AZE - Nargiz Sueleymanova
BUL - Kristina Grigorova, Alexandra Feigin
CRO - Hana Cvijanovic
CZE - Eliska Brezinova
GBR - Kristen Spours
GER - Sarah Marie Pesch
IND - Tara Prasad
NED - Niki Wories
PHI - Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank
ROU - Julia Sauter, Ana Sofia Beschea
SLO - Julija Lovrencic

Sr Men (10 entries)
AUT - Maurizio Zandron
BUL - Alexander Zlatkov
CHN - Zhiming Peng
CZE - Georgii Reshtenko, Petr Kotlarik
HKG - Chiu Hei Cheung
PHI - Paolo Borromeo
SVK - Adam Hagara

Sr Ice Dance (11 entries)
AZE - Samantha Ritter/Daniel Brykalov
CYP - Angelina Kudryavtseva/Ilia Karankevich
FIN - Yuka Orihara/Juho Pirinen
FRA - Marie Dupayage/Thomas Nabais, Natacha Lagouge/Arnaud Caffa, Loicia Demougeout/Theo Le Mercier
MEX - Harlow Lynella Stanley/Seiji Urano
POL - Olexandra Borysova/Aaron Freeman
ROU - Emilia Ziobrowska/Shiloh Judd
SUI - Gina Zehnder/Beda Leon Sieber
UKR - Mariia Pinchuk/Mykyta Pogorielov

 

[Sylvia]

Estonian Nationals (Senior singles, Dec. 14-15 in Tallinn) - event info: https://www.uisuliit.ee/uudised/iluuisutamise-eesti-meistrivoistlused-2025 - ETA results link: https://current.fsresults.info/2024-2025/EMV2025/index.htm
Competition thread in the 2024-25 Nationals subforum in Kiss & Cry: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/estonian-nationals-senior-singles-dec-14-15-2024.112390/

Estonia's team for Euros was announced on Dec. 21: https://www.uisuliit.ee/uudised/eesti-koondis-em-l
Excerpt:

Estonia will be represented at the European Championships in Tallinn by Niina Petrõkina, Aleksandr Selevko and Mihhail Selevko.
At this week's board meeting, the Estonian Skating Union confirmed the team that will represent Estonia at the European Championships starting at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn at the end of January.
Since the criteria for qualifying for the European Championships were precisely set at the beginning of the season, there were no surprises in the composition of the team. The skaters who secured a place in the European Championships were the skaters who received the highest short program and free program scores in two ISU Challenger or GP series competitions. These athletes were Niina Petrõkina in the women's singles and brothers Aleksandr and Mihhail Selevko in the men's singles, where Estonia has the opportunity to participate with two athletes.

Estonia Youth Championships, Dec. 20-21 - results page: https://current.fsresults.info/2024-2025/ENMV2025/index.htm
Arlet LEVANDI won Junior Men by over 40 points with a total score of 212.70 (landed 3Aq in his 74.33 SP & 3A< fall in his 138.37 FS).
Top 2 Junior women:
Elina GOIDINA Kristalluisk 184.61 2 1
Maria Eliise KALJUVERE Gliss 175.15 1 2

ETA:

Stefanie Pesendorfer is filling the 2nd women spot according to Skate Austria.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DD1wpjMoRi_/

Also listed in Skate Austria’s post:

EYOF 2025 [Feb. 9-16 in Georgia]: Sara Höfer & Daniel Ruis

Universiade 2025 [Jan. 16-18 in Torino, Italy]: Olga Mikutina & Anton Skoficz

 

[Sylvia]

Lithuanian National Radio and Television article in English (Nov. 21, 2024):

Ice dancer Reed granted Lithuanian citizenship

President Gitanas Nausėda signed on Thursday a decree granting Lithuanian citizenship to Allison Reed, a US-born ice dan...

www.lrt.lt

Allison Reed officially became a LTU citizen on Dec. 17:

Allison Reed on Instagram: "2024 metų gruodžio 17 dieną oficialiai tapau Lietuvos piliete. Noriu padėkoti Prezidentui Gitanui Nausėdai už suteiktą didžiulę garbę. Esu be galo dėkinga ir laukiu, kada galėsiu atstovauti Lietuvą pasaulinėje arenoje kaip

1,534 likes, 67 comments - al_reed15 on December 20, 2024: "2024 metų gruodžio 17 dieną oficialiai tapau Lietuvos piliete. Noriu padėkoti Prezidentui Gitanui Nausėdai už suteiktą didžiulę garbę. Esu be galo dėkinga ir laukiu, kada galėsiu atstovauti Lietuvą pasaulinėje arenoje kaip lietuvė...

www.instagram.com

(in the latest posts on her Instagram she answered questions in Lithuanian)

Nikita Starostin received his German citizenship today (Dec. 23): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ews-2024-25-season.111888/page-4#post-6706907