2026 Europeans - Women Free Skate - "You Can Leave Your Splat On"

[Hanna]

I'll do it then. And I'll jump in with the Chris-isms before he has time to say them

"Hang on to your hats, now it's time to throw down the gauntlet and get down to the nitty gritty."

And then after the skate "Sensational! I'll tell you what, I don't think I've ever seen them skate better. This will go shooting into the lead."

 

[Hedwig]

Langerbaur
3z2toe
3l ur
3flip fall
uhhhh slipped in the entry of the axel - bad fall
3flip2toe
3loop df euler 2flip
3sal
not a desaster but not a good skate either

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I would love to have Chris narrating my life.
For one, I want to have the adjective "mighty" used in my context for once.

 

[skatingguy]

Nataly Langerbaur
Rank after SP: 10
Coach: Irina Kononova, Katerina Kalenda
Music: Story of a March Day, Senses

3Lze+2T
3Lo<< - poor landing
3F - fall
2A<< - fall
Flying Camel Spin 2
Choreo Sequence
3F+2T
3Lo+1Eu+2F - loop rotation was tight
3S
Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

A struggle to find the timing for the jumps today.

-2.00 = Falls
95.40 = 12th Place
151.61 = 10th Place

 

[Sally1214]

"Hang on to your hats, now it's time to throw down the gauntlet and get down to the nitty gritty."

And then after the skate "Sensational, I don't think I've ever seen them skate better. This will go shooting into the lead."

Well, all those are "mighty fine" but, I don't know .... I'm still waiting for one of these ladies to land something that's a real "cracker."

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

My cat wants me to stop using my laptop to make snarky comments and pet him instead. I told him to find some pigeons.

 

[mini_mim85]

Kristina Lisovakaja came in to watch the final two groups, you'd think to support her fellow Estonian skaters right? Wrong! She spent the whole of Nataly's skate chatting and looking at her phone and didn't even applaud her at the end of the skate. No love lost perhaps?!

 

[Sally1214]

My cat wants me to stop using my laptop to make snarky comments and pet him instead. I told him to find some pigeons.

He's waiting for you to toss him amongst them.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Is this the nitty-gritty Chris promised us?

 

[Jay42]

Oof just not Livia's night at all

 

[TAHbKA]

2 spots for finns?

 

[Hanna]

Kaiser was so brilliant a year or two ago. She really hasn't found that groove lately.

 

[Vagabond]

Kaiser

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

He's waiting for you to toss him amongst them.

He weighs 15 pounds - tossing him takes a fair bit of effort.

 

[Hedwig]

Livia KAISER

I hope she is sewn back together good enough to make it through here. I do worry for her.

3z step out
1flip2a
does not start good
3l2t
2a
2z2t
2sal
ugh
3l turn out

this Olympic season took their toll. so many skaters exhausted and injured

 

[skatingguy]

Livia Kaiser
Rank after SP: 9
Coach: Linda van Troyen, Sindra Kriisa
Music: Infinity Cycle, Summer in Paris, Attacca

3Lz - big step out lunge
1F+2A+SEQ
3Lo+2T
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
2Lz+2T
2S
3Loq - turned out
Step Sequence 4
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
Layback Spin 3 (4 after review)

Unfortunately this is par for the season for Livia as she continues struggle after dealing with injuries for much of last season.

97.02 = 11th Place
154.04 = 9th Place

 

[Citlali]

Negative GOE for the choreo sequence

"That was a long 4 minutes for Livia" says Chris... And for the rest of us too, Chris

 

[Sally1214]

So many sad faces coming off the ice now. I'm ready for another Julia Sauter K/C reaction.

 

[Hedwig]

So many sad faces coming off the ice now. I'm ready for another Julia Sauter K/C reaction.

I hear you

 

[Hanna]

Well, on behalf of my nation, I'd like to thank all the skaters for their misfortunes that will allow us to send 2 skaters next year. Especially as the internal fight for this spot was soooo close. As much as it's not ideal that it happens when others falter.

 

[her grace]

I hope Swiss committee will still send her to the Olympics

 

[Jay42]

Damn I forgot Kurakova was skating to Moulin Rouge

 

[Lara]

Somehow Gubanova peaks at the wrong time in the season. I blame her coaches!!!

In fairness she didn’t have much choice this time after needing to earn a spot at Skate To Milan. Though that shouldn’t have been necessary to begin with…

Well, first two of the group were nice but this is rough. Such a shame Kaiser couldn’t build after 2024 Worlds due to injury.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Lutzes are the girl's best friend

 

[Hanna]

I'm now reminiscing Kurakova's best ever program which was Le Corsaire like 6 years ago.

Glad to see her having one of her better skates here.

 

[Jay42]

I'm honestly surprised that combo was the first time Kurakova got a negative GOE on a jump she was crawling through all of the first jumps

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

A nice skate from Kurakova
It will throw Kat among the pigeons!

 

[Citlali]

Do you think Nicole Kidman and Ewan Mcgregor know that they have been torturing the skating world since 2001?

 

[Wyliefan]

Good fight, Katya.

 

[miffy]

I miss perky happy Kurakova but I'm glad she's had 2 pretty good skates