Angers 2024 news, photos, practice reports, clips, recaps, etc.

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Volunteers (there seem to be masses of them here - unless it's a mix of volunteers and staff in the uniforms) were assembling the furniture in the kiss and cry this afternoon. Then one of the guys laid down on the couch briefly. It was cute.
I assume it's elevated so much because there's hockey glass all around the rink, so that puts it just above the glass. Most often there's a small podium at about board height I think.
BTW, it's completely sold out for Saturday (somebody was begging for a ticket at the booth as I was leaving). They're a bit surprised it's so much better than last year.
 

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We could treat it like the Oscars and we have someone ( me ) that escorts them up and down the stairs 🤩
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Short interview with Amber. Of interest, she says that she decided not to take Skate America because she and Isabeau are both trying to get to the GPF and didn't want to knock each other out.
Other mixed zone photos & quotes via Golden Skate on Thursday:

Koshiro Shimada “I am excited to compete here with my best friend Kazuki Tomono!” - photo of them hugging: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1851942654365270020
More from Koshiro Shimada: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1851953313547186678
“The time since Skate America was a bit hard because I was a bit sick.. But I was able to keep a strong mind and now I am physically healthy again. I am very much looking forward to attack here and compete together with my best friend Kazuki Tomono.
Stèphane and I decided to add the 4Lz instead of the 4S to have a new positive challenge, it adds some extra spice. I am not 💯 sure if I will go for it here or only at the Nationals. I have landed it many times in practice but in the program it is more difficult. But the challenge brings some positive excitement.”
Thursday practice run-through: 3Lz, 2T, 3A3Tstep, 3Aeu3S, 3Lz 2A, 3Lo
(He has a 4Lz planned as the opening jump in the free as his opening jumping pass)
Adam Siao Him Fa: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1851951729043992734
“I feel really good to be here. I watched all the competitions in September and was really excited to finally get started myself in Nice.
Due to my right ankle injury I had to stop skating for 6 weeks this summer.
I am back now, not on 💯 yet. But I have all my jumps back, just not yet the consistency I’d aim for.
Yesterday I had some issues with the boots, my pair broke but I have a second pair, I am currently figuring it out.
It’s a re-make from last year’s Cup of China 😉 and it also happened to me at the European Championships this year.
I don’t know why this always happens to me, maybe I skate with too much strength, but I also skated with this pair for a while, so maybe that’s just why. But I am used to this and always have my second pair, so it will be fine.”
On his Dune Free Skate: “Benoit and Cedric watched the movie in January, they sent me the music, I liked it right away, then I watched the movie myself and afterwards decided I wanted to do a program to Dune.
I don’t mind too much that many skaters use Dune, every skater does it differently, everyone brings his own style.”
Camden Pulkinen: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1851954482986320162
... likes to be back in Angers after last year. He says he is right now still battling a bit with the jetlag but is excited to his GP season going.
He graduated from university this spring and now works a full time job in finance next to skating.
“I usually train in the morning, then go to work from about 10am to 6pm and then have an evening work-out. Of course it is a lot but I enjoy my life outside for skating. I will do it like this for a year now, not sure if I will do like this next year, but I will 💯 keep skating, so don’t worry.”
He wants to focus more on performing his programs this season, last year he says he was often too focused on executing the elements, this year he wants to really push the performance side again.”
Wakaba photo in the mixed zone: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1851989583669366846

Hase/Volodin: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852026088756551713
Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin 🇩🇪 feel ready and excited for their GP season to start.
Minerva: “We try to approach the GP similarly to last season. Nikita always says you first put in all the work, show the programs and give everything on the ice and only after that we can talk about points and placements.”
They got their free program music issues issues fixed (they had problems with the rights and thus had to change the first part of the music last minute at Nebelhorn Trophy, but got everything accepted now. Especially Minerva is very glad they can now show their free skate with the right music.”
 

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Golden Skate's mixed zone photos & quotes for 9 of the 10 teams in the RD:
Guignard/Fabbri: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852393644872896897
Lopareva/Brissaud: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852391929813557634
Reed/Ambrulevicius: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852386162402275626
Lauriault/Le Gac: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852393022412996712
Neset/Markelov: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852381067291804052
Mrazkova/Mrazek: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852383218122584200
Pate/Bye: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852377953893589039
Bratti/Somerville: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852397990045995340
Dupayage/Nabais: n/a
Lagouge/Caffa: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852387364435276005

Men SP:
Siao Him Fa: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852417689446175017
Britschgi: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852421136077787284
Memola: n/a
Shaidorov: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852412718675886338
Tomono: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852419522780614844
Pulkinen: n/a
A. Selevko: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852404705386692645
Jin: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852402778024620325
Pitot: n/a
Shimada: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852400997294829947
Economides: n/a
Torgashev: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852396746758074584

Pairs SP:
Conti/Macii: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852446255202386228
Ghilardi/Ambrosini: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852439684838040054
Hase/Volodin: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852448301167280264
Pereira/Michaud: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852441120095277538
Kovalev/Kovalev: n/a
Efimova/Mitrofanov: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852431460705116228
Geynish/Chigirev: https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1852429479018135671
Faula/Belle: n/a
 

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NBC Sports' recap of today's events by Nick Zaccardi:

Associated Press has a short article:

USFS' Day 1 recap: https://www.usfigureskating.org/new...t-program-record-fashion-grand-prix-de-france
 

AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)

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NBC Sports' recap of today's events by Nick Zaccardi:

Associated Press has a short article:

USFS' Day 1 recap: https://www.usfigureskating.org/new...t-program-record-fashion-grand-prix-de-france
These are awesome. She also has posts on her Instagram grid as well.
 

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Sylvia

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Sylvia

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Associated Press' article on the free skates:

NBC Sports' recap of Saturday's events by Nick Zaccardi:

Golden Skate's recap articles by discipline (incorporating their mixed zone photos & quotes):

Olympics.com recaps - Men's FS, also FD & Pairs FS: https://olympics.com/en/news/grand-...-skating-men-free-results-siao-him-fa-retains
Women's FS: https://olympics.com/en/news/grand-...-skating-women-free-results-glenn-takes-title
Men & Pairs SP: https://olympics.com/en/news/2024-grand-prix-de-france-angers-men-short-pairs-results
Women SP & Rhythm Dance: https://olympics.com/en/news/amber-...-prix-de-france-2024-ice-dance-rhythm-results

USFS' recap articles by Abby Farrell:
Saturday's events: https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/team-usa-brings-home-three-medals-grand-prix-de-france
Friday's events: https://www.usfigureskating.org/new...t-program-record-fashion-grand-prix-de-france

Ice-Dance.com's photos by Yoriko Suzuki: https://photos2.ice-dance.com/2024-25/24GPFrance/

Figure Skaters Online photos by Robin Ritoss (more coming): https://figureskatersonline.com/news/2024/11/01/photos-2024-grand-prix-de-france/

More links to be added as time permits.
 
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Photos by Jurij Kodrun for the ISU:
Getty Images - Nov. 1 (Women SP, Rhythm Dance, Men SP, Pairs FS)
Getty Images - Nov. 2 (Women FS, Men FS, Free Dance, Pairs FS)
Getty Images - Nov. 3 (EX Gala)
ISU Figure Skating has posted a selection of Jurij Kodrun’s best photos in Angers:

ISU uploaded their interviews with the gold medalists on Nov. 3:
Hase/Volodin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJVtCNQGB04
Amber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19v5O-aZEhk
Lopareva/Brissaud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNN_xoPt0B8
Adam Siao Him Fa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyBseDTwNGo
 

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Re-posting here (Patinage magazine link):
Skate Info Glace's coverage: https://www.skate-info-glace.com/

Includes an English version of an interview with Adam Siao Him Fa:

ISU's "movie" (competition highlights): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40vwjzf5ysk

Skating ISU also uploaded interviews with the 4 winners:
Hase/Volodin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJVtCNQGB04
Amber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19v5O-aZEhk
Lopareva/Brissaud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNN_xoPt0B8
Adam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyBseDTwNGo
 
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Re-posting here (Patinage magazine link):

Skate Info Glace's coverage: https://www.skate-info-glace.com/

Includes an English version of an interview with Adam Siao Him Fa:
Then you have Patinage Magazine's coverage too ;) (Both belong to me so I'm not being unfair to anyone)
 

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