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

[Hedwig]

V/B
so strange to see the exes go right after each other all the time.
must be strange to be on the same practice ice
3twist, nice
sbs 2a
throw 3sal flip out, hand down

I enjoyed Iceland more than the Czechs

 

[TAHbKA]

VPN to Israel

 

[TAHbKA]

Bidar was slower than ISL.

 

[swissskate]

Each time I see Bidar I have to think about Anna Duskova and what they could have reached together

 

[Elisheba]

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

Signs point to no.

 

[skatingguy]

Anna Valesi/Martin Bidar
Coach: Ondrej Hotarek
Music: Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune

Triple Twist 2
2A
Throw 3S - hand down, step out
Axel Lasso Lift 4
Step Sequence 2
Back Inside Death Spiral 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 - synchronization issues

Not quite as sharp, or precise as they were hoping for in the technical execution which will mean lower levels, and GOE almost across the board.

53.80 = 2nd Place

 

[Hedwig]

I see that the Ukrainian team is still on the entry list so I hope his skates have arrived.

 

[Kateri]

Signs point to no.

Probably for the best, the implications might send me down a dark path

 

[TAHbKA]

Who are the k&c 'interviewers'? Random brits or are they locally known?

 

[Sally1214]

I've got 2 cats circling my chair wanting to share my lap .... and, more importantly, the heated throw blanket. I'm like, "Not yet, boys .... Mama is going to take a quick break to lose the pjs and slippers and get dressed. "

 

[TAHbKA]

I see that the Ukrainian team is still on the entry list so I hope his skates have arrived.

They havent. He has a new/borrowed? pair

 

[victorskid]

After the 1st group we have an ice resurfacing.

The results so far
1 Q Julia Sylvia GUNNARSDOTTIR / Manuel PIAZZA ISL 57.45 32.80 24.65 6.14 6.25 6.14 0.00 #1
2 Q Anna VALESI / Martin BIDAR CZE 53.80 29.44 24.36 6.07 6.07 6.18 0.00 #3
WD Karina AKOPOVA / Nikita RAKHMANIN ARM #2

 

[miffy]

I've got 2 cats circling my chair wanting to share my lap .... and, more importantly, the heated throw blanket. I'm like, "Not yet, boys .... Mama is going to take a quick break to loose the pjs and slippers and get dressed. "

I'm going to do the same which is shameful seeing as it's already the afternoon here
I'm making the most of my day off (by doing nothing).

 

[Aceon6]

Who are the k&c 'interviewers'? Random brits or are they locally known?

Mark Hanrety +

 

[Hedwig]

They havent. He has a new/borrowed? pair

such a shame!

 

[Sylvia]

Who are the k&c 'interviewers'? Random brits or are they locally known?

Mark Hanretty and Molly Lanaghan? Molly competed in ice dance for Canada: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103040.htm

ISU Figure Skating European Championships Sheffield 2026 on Instagram: "🎉 Your Official Hosts for Europeans 2026! 🎉 We are BEYOND excited to announce that Mark Hanretty and Molly Lanaghan will be your official hosts for the ISU Figure Skating Europe

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[Karen-W]

Well, I overslept by about 15 minutes and then woke up to my computer having rebooted overnight, so I'm a bit delayed. Here's my commentary for the first two teams -

Gunnarsdottir/Piazza - 3tw - nice; SBS 3s - she stepped out; BODS - beautiful; throw 3s - excellent; lift - really nice; step seq - nice enough; SBS spins - slow and out of synch on the last two positions; that cover of Imagine with the incessant "ahhhhing" really was obnoxious during the step sequence. I like them, they've improved quite a bit - may even get the Worlds CTES mins if they don't have them already.

Valesi/Bidar - 3tw - soooo high & light; SBS 2a - nice; throw 3s - low landing, hand down & step out; lift - yeah, their slowness is really evident here; and here in the step seq as well; BODS - not a fan of how she hunched down into position; SBS spins - what a mess on their unison.

Yes, both of these teams would have fit right in at US Nats last week.

 

[victorskid]

Mark Hanrety +

It's easy to recognize Mark Hanretty's voice but we are not seeing him or Molly on the stream.

 

[TAHbKA]

Is it Miryam Zegler with the AUT?

 

[TAHbKA]

The place is 70% empty but so freakin loud

 

[my little pony]

while we are waiting gonna give a shout out to my wearable heated blanket that's attached to a battery pack thing so I can wander around in it

 

[rfisher]

I have closed caption on and it's trying to read both music lyrics and commentary. The combination is pretty bizarre.

 

[MsZem]

Edith Piaf? Did they get confused with the 2030 Olympic season?

 

[Hedwig]

I/M
2twist
nice speed
throw 3 lutz, a bit messy with the free foot
sbs 3lutz, so great
ahhh, wobble in the lift but made it

still Iceland on the top for me, this was a bit hot and cold, some great, some not so good

 

[Karen-W]

Izzo/Maierhofer - 2tw - nice, but junior level element; throw 3z - foot down on the landing but otherwise okay; SBS 3z - nice; BODS - okay; SBS spins - shamefully slow, out of unison & not good in general; step seq - eh; she's clearly the better skater than he; lift - oh this was wobbly.

So, if Spencer wants to continue next cycle, can Gabriella dump Luc and skate with her boyfriend for the US?

 

[skatingguy]

Gabriella Izzo/Luc Maierhofer
Coach: Severin Kiefer, Alexei Letov, Olga Ganicheva
Music: Padam Padam, Milord by Edith Piaf

Double Twist 3
Throw 3Lz - two-footed
3Lz
Back Inside Death Spiral 1
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 - timing, synchronization issues
Step Sequence 3
Axel Lasso Lift 3 - slight stumble for Luc

The most difficult side-by-side jump we'll see from any team this year, but the pair elements were stiff, and not well executed.

54.65 = 2nd Place

 

[Hedwig]

Is it Miryam Zegler with the AUT?

yes

 

[TAHbKA]

Does ISL have a second pair?

 

[PRlady]

Edith Piaf? Did they get confused with the 2030 Olympic season?

So MANY French songs this year. I keep wondering if there are so many people who don’t know French from Italian, or if any ole “European” thing will do.

 

[Hedwig]

C/M
sbs 3sal, she falls
3twist
throw 3loop, double footed and both hands down
the second part of their program was very enjoyable, nice musicality

a pity about the mistakes.