2026 Europeans - Pairs Free Skate - "Don’t Drop Me Now"

[victorskid]

Start Order/Results: https://results.isu.org/results/season2526/ec2026/SEG006.htm

Detailed time schedule: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...----------FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

ISU YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkMfXho860A
Commentating team - Chris Howarth & Tonia Kwiatkowski

Start Order: (4 groups)
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI UKR 16 42.32
2 Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA NED 15 46.57
3 Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO ITA 14 53.29
4 Aurelie FAULA / Theo BELLE FRA 13 53.66

Warm-Up Group 2
5 Anna VALESI / Martin BIDAR CZE 12 53.80
6 Gabriella IZZO / Luc MAIERHOFER AUT 11 54.65
7 Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Michal WOZNIAK POL 10 56.93
8 Julia Sylvia GUNNARSDOTTIR / Manuel PIAZZA ISL 9 57.45

Ice resurfacing

Warm-Up Group 3
9 Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV FRA 8 58.25
10 Rebecca GHILARDI / Filippo AMBROSINI ITA 7 59.40
11 Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Tom BOUVART SUI 6 62.78
12 Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY GBR 5 63.98

Warm-Up Group 4
13 Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL GER 4 65.47
14 Maria PAVLOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO HUN 3 73.32
15 Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN GER 2 74.81
16 Anastasiia METELKINA / Luka BERULAVA GEO 1 75.96

 

[LilJen]

at the thread title

 

[Aussie Willy]

That is the best thread title

 

[victorskid]

at the thread title

All credit to @SHARPIE and her - I just transcribe

 

[victorskid]

I have to leave home before the end of the Men SP and, based on driving conditions, may only get back in time for the last 2 groups of Pairs FS - we are in the midst of a bit of a blizzard

I made the appointment I'm going to 7 weeks ago and wasn't thinking of possible skating conflicts at the time Of course, you can never plan for winter weather here

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I really hope the Ukrainians have a much better outing today than yesterday.

 

[mini_mim85]

Caldara and Maglio look like they're skating completely different programmes - interesting costume choices.

 

[Elisheba]

did anyone else have sound cut out?

 

[Hedwig]

did anyone else have sound cut out?

no works for me

 

[miffy]

did anyone else have sound cut out?

I think I had sound and picture freeze for a few seconds.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh dear.

 

[Citlali]

 

[miffy]

Has she cut her leg?

 

[Aceon6]

And there’s blood. I think a stab wound from the fall.

 

[rfisher]

In the immortal words of Frank Carroll, nobody died.

And those projections of the skaters nodding are just creepy.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Well, Slava Ukraini anyway Sofiia and Artem.

 

[Hedwig]

H/D
finally they caught up with his skates troubles
sbs 3flip, she falls out
3twist
sbs 3sal, she falls some sort of axel from both
throw 3 loop fall

shit, she really has a horrible championship
throw 3sal finally landed, df but I take it
so sorry for them

ah I remember, she was hurt after the SP - that might not have helped today

 

[skatingguy]

Sofiia Holichenko/Artem Darenskyi
Rank after SP 16
Coach: Ihor Marchenko
Music: Mad World by 2WEI

3F<< - Sofiia stumbled out
Triple Twist 3
3S+SEQ+A* - Sofiia fell
Throw 3Lo - fall
Reverse Lasso Lift 2
Choreo Sequence
Throw 3S - two-foot landing
Toe Lasso Lift 3
Hand-to-Hip Lift 3
Forward Inside Death Spiral 3
Pair Combo Spin 4

Lacking speed, and sloppy execution of the elements.

-2.00 = Falls
84.46 = 1st Place
126.78 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

Made it home from the morning at work, will play catch up on the first few pairs now!

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad.

 

[miffy]

Made it home from the morning at work, will play catch up on the first few pairs now!

You've only missed one

 

[miffy]

Didn't someone skate to this yesterday? It wasn't them was it? Imagine if the wrong music played and they did the programme without thinking

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

D/Ts look slow.
They are still my faves out of Russian expats.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

You've only missed one

And even there the miss is quiestionable

 

[Elisheba]

Didn't someone skate to this yesterday? It wasn't them was it? Imagine if the wrong music played and they did the programme without thinking

Lorine Schild

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Wow, that was bad.

I still love them.

 

[Wyliefan]

Aww, honey, don't cry.

 

[Hedwig]

D/T
3twist
sbs 3sal by the skin of their teeth
throw wonderful 3loop
sbs 1a2a1a - he singled the first one, she doubled
throw 3flip fall

well, they look very emotional - happy with that skate? it was too messy for that but maybe there is a story there?

 

[skatingguy]

Daria Danilova/Michel Tsiba
Rank after SP: 15
Coach: D. Savin, F. Klimov, P. Kitashev, K. Schubert
Music: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin

Triple Twist 2
3S - Daria two-footed, turned out
Throw 3Lo
1A+2A+1A+SEQ - Michel singled the first jump
Axel Lasso Lift 4
Choreo Sequence
Throw 3F - fall
Reverse Lasso Lift 3
Hand-to-Hip Lift 3
Back Outside Death Spiral 1
Pair Combo Spin 4

Better than the short program, but overall still lacking the quality of the execution of the elements.

-1.00 = Falls
102.76 = 1st Place
149.33 = 1st Place

 

[PRlady]

My Classic Rock playlist is getting a workout today, but Led Zep deserves a LOT more grit than that performance.