2026 Europeans - Pairs Short Program - "The Full Moonie"

[victorskid]

Start Orders/Results: https://results.isu.org/results/season2526/ec2026/SEG005.htm

Detailed time schedule: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...----------QUAL000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf
(Sheffield is 5 hours AHEAD of Eastern Time)

ISU YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDtF_v5B0hA
Commentating team - Chris Howarth & Tonia Kwiatkowski

Start Order (5 groups) - The best 16 skaters after Short Program will advance to the next segment. NOTE: With the withdrawal, all skaters will advance to the FS.

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Julia Sylvia GUNNARSDOTTIR / Manuel PIAZZA ISL
WD Karina AKOPOVA / Nikita RAKHMANIN ARM
3 Anna VALESI / Martin BIDAR CZE

Ice resurfacing

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Gabriella IZZO / Luc MAIERHOFER AUT
5 Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO ITA
6 Aurelie FAULA / Theo BELLE FRA

Warm-Up Group 3
7 Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI UKR
8 Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Tom BOUVART SUI
9 Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV FRA

Ice resurfacing

Warm-Up Group 4
10 Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA NED
11 Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Michal WOZNIAK POL
12 Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY GBR
13 Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL GER

Warm-Up Group 5
14 Rebecca GHILARDI / Filippo AMBROSINI ITA
15 Maria PAVLOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO HUN
16 Anastasiia METELKINA / Luka BERULAVA GEO
17 Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN GER

 

[Sylvia]

Start Order (5 groups) - The best 16 skaters after Short Program will advance to the next segment.
Warm-Up Group 1
2 Karina AKOPOVA / Nikita RAKHMANIN ARM - may have withdrawn but not yet shown on "Wedgie"

Akopova/Rakhmanin are now listed as WD both in the detailed time schedule (updated 14.01.2026 11:18) as well as on the starting order/results page, both linked above. Since there are 16 teams remaining, all will advance to the FS.

 

[victorskid]

The ISU YouTube stream is live Mark Hanretty is obviously one of those speaking and being shown on the big screen to a dark arena - it seems he is doing interviews.

Panel of Judges
Referee Ms. Alice WALDER ISU
Technical Controller Ms. Andrea DERBY ISU
Technical Specialist Ms. Ivana JAKUPCEVIC MARINKOVIC ISU
Technical Specialist Ms. Marie ARAI ISU

Judge No.1 Ms. Kerstin KIMMINUS ISU
Judge No.2 Ms. Halla Bjorg SIGURTHORSDOTTIR ISU
Judge No.3 Ms. Nicole van GERWEN-MAAS ISU
Judge No.4 Ms. Susanne SJÖQUIST ISU
Judge No.5 Ms. Donatella LEONELLI ISU
Judge No.6 Ms. Gloria MORANDI ISU
Judge No.7 Mr. Bernhard JUST ISU
Judge No.8 Ms. Nadezhda FIODOROVA ISU
Judge No.9 Ms. Melanie PRAGUE ISU

Data Operator Mr. Martin PAULMICHL ISU
Replay Operator Mr. Xander GIJTENBEEK ISU

 

[Nadin]

It’s so dark, I can’t see anything

 

[Kateri]

You're not missing much. Interview with Kemp and King, mostly consisting of how many kids they have now

 

[victorskid]

Commentating team - Chris Howarth & Tonia Kwiatkowski. [Tonia's first Europeans, Chris said]

 

[miffy]

Great, so we have 2 pairs and a Zamboni break

 

[Sally1214]

Hi everyone
I'm here for the the very first skaters, for a change. Won't get TOO comfy yet seeing as how we'll have a very quick zamboni break but, hey, time to get dressed then.

 

[delayedaxel]

ISU youtube is blocked for me. Is there an alternative link to watch this in Germany?

 

[my little pony]

if you had told me that one day I would be too old to watch all these back to back comps I would have laughed but here we are.

 

[Nadin]

The arena playlist hasn’t changed much since 2012

 

[Kateri]

Time for me to find out if my eternal grudge against Bidar makes evil eye curses work irl

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Morning! Is that Duhamel commentating with Chris?

 

[Elisheba]

Chris wants to make sure we have tea or coffee and slippers. Check and check.

 

[Hedwig]

ISU youtube is blocked for me. Is there an alternative link to watch this in Germany?

I used a VPN but had to switch to a few countries. Bolivia finally worked

 

[Sally1214]

if you had told me that one day I would be too old to watch all these back to back comps I would have laughed but here we are.

I won't be here for all 38 women...I just can't do that. Will watch pairs and then have lunch, go for a nice long walk and maybe do a teensy bit of work and then be back for the last 3-4 groups. Should be a fun day.

 

[victorskid]

Morning! Is that Duhamel commentating with Chris?

As posted above - it is Tonia Kwiatkowski

 

[Desperado]

Morning! Is that Duhamel commentating with Chris?

A few posts above @victorskid said it was Tonia Kwiatkowski. I had no clue.

 

[PRlady]

This Iceland team would have been right up there at US Nationals.

Bit pleez Euros, no version of Imagine. I’m begging you.

 

[TAHbKA]

That was very decent for ISL. They werent even too slow did not look like juniors

 

[Hedwig]

G/P
in light blue
3twist nice
sbs 3sal, she step out
death spiral looked a bit too low twice but managed
throw 3sal really good
really good!

 

[skatingguy]

Julia Sylvia Gunnarsdottir/Manuel Piazza
Coach: O. Hotarek, R. Murante, B. Naggiar
Music: Imagine by Audiomachine

Triple Twist 3 (4 after review)
3S< - Julia stepped out
Back Inside Death Spiral 2
Throw 3S
Axel Lasso Lift 4
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Good start to the competition. Real improvements in the quality of their skating even since we saw them at the Olympic qualifier.

57.45 = 1st Place

 

[Citlali]

Good start to the competition

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

This Iceland team would have been right up there at US Nationals.

Bit pleez Euros, no version of Imagine. I’m begging you.

That version of Imagine needs to be thrown into an active volcano.

 

[Sally1214]

I agree with Chris. Nice way to kick of the event. Good for Julia and Manuel.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Chris wants to make sure we have tea or coffee and slippers. Check and check.

I feel so seen.

 

[miffy]

I'm impressed with Iceland, great start.

 

[Sally1214]

I feel so seen.

Know what you mean. I also have a heated throw blanket ... Chris doesn't know about that!

 

[my little pony]

Tonia k feels so random but get your bag girl

 

[miffy]

Know what you mean. I also have a heated throw blanket ... Chris doesn't know about that!

I don't have the hot drink or slippers but I do have a heated throw blanket on too