2026 Europeans - Women SP - "Welcome to Meh-field"

[Elisheba]

It's too early in the competition for Roxanne.

 

[Aceon6]

After the jump error, she totally checked out. 0 expression.

 

[Karen-W]

It's too early in the competition for Roxanne.

Is there ever a time in the competition when it's time for Roxanne?

 

[skatingguy]

Laura Szczesna
Coach: Urszula Matyskiewicz Jaworska
Music: Santa Maria, El Tango de Roxanne

3Lo<
2T+3T< - turn between jumps, fall
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
2A - tight rotation
Flying Camel Spin 3
Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3

That was a rough skate all-around. Missed the timing on the opening jump of the combo, couldn't hold the landing, but had to try to go for a triple on the second jump to salvage any value.

-1.00 = Falls
40.51 = 2nd Place

 

[delayedaxel]

Also Siggi: "Als erste zu starten ist auch ein Nachteil, denn die Preisrichter müssen sich erst einpegeln."

He probably meant to say: "Being first is quite a disadvantage, for the judges yet have to find their common ground for the scores", but "einpegeln" colloquially also translates to "getting drunk".

 

[my little pony]

I had a Hungarian doll named Katinka so clearly she should go ahead

 

[susieB129]

That's the fanciest Starfleet uniform I've ever seen.

 

[PRlady]

Katinka was interesting. And apparently skating to game music which means I’ve no idea what the story is.

 

[skatingguy]

Katinka Anna Zsembery
Coach: Barbara Luoni
Music: Dark Night by Philip Sheppard

2A
Flying Camel Spin 4
3S - piked forward, 3-turn, hands down
3T+2T
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Sit Spin 2 - travelling
Step Sequence 2

Clearly happy with her performance, and she delivered some solid elements but a couple of errors, and lower technical value will make it difficult to make the free skate.

45.93 = 1st Place

 

[my little pony]

I would love to never hear Moulin Rouge ever again

 

[skatingguy]

Nikola Fomchenkova
Coach: Jekaterina Platonova
Music: Sparkling Diamonds

2A
3Lz!+2T
3Lo - change of edge on landing
Flying Sit Spin 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 2 (3 after review) - fall
Camel Spin 4

Big performance quality, but the elements were sloppy, and an unfortunate fall in her step sequence.

-1.00 = Falls
42.76 = 3rd Place

 

[susieB129]

That was engaging/interesting for about 10 seconds.

 

[Aceon6]

She never connected to her music, despite what she said in the K&C

 

[Elisheba]

Platonova!

 

[miffy]

Chris has had enough already, announcing the last girl again

 

[Elisheba]

Elizaveta is smiling and perking and emoting more in the first 10 seconds than this whole group in their entire programs.

 

[skatingguy]

Yelizaveta Babenko
Coach: Natalia Vorobjova
Music: Sing Sing Sing by Louis Prima, Benny Goodman

3F+2T
Flying Camel Spin 4
3Lo< - fall
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 1
2A
Layback Spin 2

That was a bit all over the place. High energy programs run the risk of getting away from the skater as they try to keep up to the music, and that's what happened here today.

-1.00 = Falls
43.76 = 2nd Place

 

[Karen-W]

Elizaveta is smiling and perking and emoting more in the first 10 seconds than this whole group in their entire programs.

That was my impression as well. Shame about the 3lo.

 

[victorskid]

1st of 3 ice resurfacings underway.

Results after the 1st of 7 groups:
1 Katinka Anna ZSEMBERY HUN 45.93 24.09 21.84 5.32 5.46 5.64 0.00 #3
2 Yelizaveta BABENKO UKR 43.76 22.18 22.58 5.54 5.93 5.50 1.00 #5
3 Lucrezia GENNARO GRE 43.20 20.34 22.86 5.79 5.54 5.86 0.00 #1
4 Nikola FOMCHENKOVA LAT 42.76 23.85 19.91 4.86 4.79 5.32 1.00 #4
5 Laura SZCZESNA POL 40.51 20.80 20.71 5.14 4.86 5.57 1.00 #2

 

[Vagabond]

Chris has had enough already, announcing the last girl again

Chris is facing a big challenge at the start of the next flight. Will he get through pronouncing "Jogaile Aglinskyte" safely?

 

[Hedwig]

came too late for the first group but now watched the skaters. Elizaveta was a lot of fun. and that from me who DESPISES Sing sing sing.

You reminded me a bit of Misha Ge with her exuberance.

 

[delayedaxel]

Oh my, German commentator just saying that Barbara Fusar-Poli had a stroke in Decembre.

 

[Vagabond]

Chris is facing a big challenge at the start of the next flight. Will he get through pronouncing "Jogaile Aglinskyte" safely?

No.

ETA: Better on his second attempt, but still a mistake on the first name in the combo. Let's hope he does better in the Free.

 

[Wyliefan]

The singer is very angsty about something.

 

[Hedwig]

Jogaile AGLINSKYTE

At first I thought Chris would avoid saying her name by saying "the Lithuanian" but than he whispered some sort of a name

3lutz fall
2axel nice
3flip 2toe

I like her skating style a lot - it is sort of edgy and aggressive

such a pity about the lutz
it should still lead - all in all it was a great program apart from the lutz

 

[Hedwig]

Oh my, German commentator just saying that Barbara Fusar-Poli had a stroke in Decembre.

we knew that she was in hospital for a long time :-(

 

[skatingguy]

Jogaile Aglinskyte
Coach: Rosanna Murante, Tiziana Rosapina
Music: T’es ou by Camille Lellouche

3Lz! - fall
2A
Flying Camel Spin 3
3F+2T
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Layback Spin 4

Did well to get the combination in, but the program lost something after the mistake.

-1.00 = Falls
Q 50.30 = 1st Place

 

[Hedwig]

Ariadna GUPTA ESPADA

only 17 years of age - maybe the youngest competitor here? Mark would know

3lutz three turn 2toe
good 3loop
2axel very nice

not the expression of the Lithuanian before her but technically very sound! good debut!

 

[Karen-W]

Oh my, German commentator just saying that Barbara Fusar-Poli had a stroke in Decembre.

we knew that she was in hospital for a long time :-(

I kind of wondered, based on how long she was in the hospital and the timing of it it it may have been a stroke. Sad to get that confirmation.

 

[Citlali]

Do we have someone from at least from the vicinity of Málaga skating to Malagueña?

Just checked... New Jersey