2025 Cranberry Cup International (August 7-10, 2025), Norwood, MA, USA

[Karen-W]

Darn it. Am just seeing a black screen on ipad or phone?? Help!

Working fine for me. Samodelkina coming up right now!

 

[victorskid]

Darn it. Am just seeing a black screen on ipad or phone?? Help!

It works fine on my laptop and smart TV.

 

[tony]

Samodelkina better start getting her dues. She's final group material already. Big jumps, strong choreography, ease of movement in both directions and picks up speed so easily. She was very much undermarked at Worlds.

 

[Rukia]

Samodelkina looks good! I love this program for her, and her jumps looks really crisp (even more so than I remember from last season).

 

[her grace]

Samodelkina

2a with rippon arms, 3z, 3f-3t No question on rotations, spins nicely timed with music, I think she's expressing the music more than last season. Also think her costume would look more vibrant in a color other than black. Good skate.

 

[Wyliefan]

Was that a costume? Looks like practice gear.

 

[Amy L]

Was that a costume? Looks like practice gear.

I thought so too. Her music is Czardas, there is zero Hungarian folk in that dress lol

 

[danafan]

Did she not bring a coach with her?

 

[Amy L]

Sofia wishing everyone a good morning in the knc.

I need some more coffee but I'd have to make another pot. Too sleepy to bother.

 

[tony]

Dimitra is 33- I knew she had been around quite some time now.

 

[Rukia]

when you are not the fastest skater choosing slow dragging wicked game cover is not the wisest choice

 

[tony]

Ilia lookin (and still skating) good

 

[Rukia]

Well I thought Kaczmarczyk had a lovely little program there

 

[Rukia]

what if we took disaster movie elvis cover and just put it far far away from skating where people forgot it existed

 

[her grace]

Shen

3t-3t fall, 2a covering nice distance, 3r, American ice princess style

 

[beckab81]

Sigh, Jia, why did you add a popped toe? You’re in seniors now, there’s no required solo jump so you could have made your combo later! It’s a lovely program, very much in her wheelhouse.

 

[Wyliefan]

The Chopin piece suits her.

 

[her grace]

Shin

Silver Fairly fittingly dressed in grey. 3(f)z-1t, still struggling with the combo just like last season 2a from Ina Bauer, 3f nice and floaty, lovely step sequence with full body movement and extension

 

[Private Citizen]

Sigh, Jia, why did you add a popped toe? You’re in seniors now, there’s no required solo jump so you could have made your combo later! It’s a lovely program, very much in her wheelhouse.

She was going for 3Lz+3T, no? That combo has eluded her for the past few seasons. The landing of the lutz was so poor (and ur?) that she should have gone for a clean double versus making what I assume was a reset for a hail-Mary triple attempt that ended up being a big pop. She'll get a * and a mandatory -5.

 

[hoptoad]

Shin did the 3-3 in the warm up

 

[tony]

Speed up Shakira even more when the skating is slow? Hmph.

 

[her grace]

Lee, J.

3f-3t (3t went straight up and down), 3r with bit wild swinging free leg, tidy 2a, you can see she's beginning to bring the intensity to this program and will add more as season continues

 

[Wyliefan]

Decent skate for Josephine. I'd like to see her movements a little sharper for this music, but she did her best to get some oomph into it.

 

[beckab81]

2nd half of the program had more energy, could be a good program for Lee. Jumps are still tight as ever.

 

[Private Citizen]

3F+3T looked very ur to me. Her speed did not match the music.

 

[Rukia]

I like Lee and think this program can improve, but those jumps

 

[Wyliefan]

56.04, into 3rd.

 

[tony]

One of the best Take Five interpretations I've ever seen and this program isn't even fully-cooked yet. So refreshingly old school yet with modern unique choreography.

She needs to get rid of the hair accessory pronto, though.

 

[Wyliefan]

Great job by Sonja! Fist pump to finish. This program and costume are just the best.

And I like the hair accessory.

 

[Private Citizen]

What a cool program from Sonja Hilmer! If the jumps were rotated, I'd put her 2nd with a case for 1st.

ETA: second toe looked <