JGP #1 Riga LAT - Women's SP & FS

[Karen-W]

SP Starting Order - https://www.isuresults.com/results/season2526/jgplat2025/SEG003.htm
Detailed Time Schedule - https://www.isuresults.com/results/...JUNIOR----QUAL000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf
YT Live Stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqWmDYtNN3k

StN. Name Nation
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Trisha TONG AUS
2 Elisabeth DIBBERN SUI
3 Camilla Vinther POULSEN DEN
4 Alice SMITH GBR
5 Elina GOIDINA EST

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Miriama SOSINA LAT
7 Sherry ZHANG USA
8 Evelina STAVICKYTE LTU
9 Angela SHAO USA
10 Noemi JOOS ITA

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Nora COPPENS SWE
12 Saedis Heba GUDMUNDSDOTTIR ISL
13 Annika PELLONMAA FIN
14 Jiyu HUH KOR
15 Nikola FOMCHENKOVA LAT

Warm-Up Group 4
16 Caroline TOFT LUX
17 Yo TAKAGI JPN
18 Yuseong KIM KOR
19 Aleksandra JANIKOWSKA POL
20 Camila VOLKOVA CAN

Warm-Up Group 5
21 Mei OKADA JPN
22 Jelizaveta DERECINA LAT
23 Simona TKACHMAN ISR
24 Milana MOZEIKO FRA
25 Katrine BERSTAD NOR

Warm-Up Group 6
26 Lola OCAMPO ARG
27 Hannah FRANK AUT
28 Ekaterine IAZADZHI GEO
29 Sofiia HRYHORENKO UKR
30 Martina Petra MAJOR HUN
31 Anna GERKE GER

 

[Karen-W]

I'm awake but I haven't been paying super-close attention during the first group. Going to sleep after Sherry & Angela skate.

 

[victorskid]

My woke me and I opted to get up to watch - there were a couple of standouts in the first group to make it worthwhile

Interesting that Dibbern SUI had performed in the "Art on Ice" tour.

 

[Karen-W]

Sherry Zhang - good 2a; falls on the 3z so no combo; 3lo - bit of a wild leg on the landing... More of the same from her, despite being an absolutely lovely skater in every other regard.

 

[victorskid]

After the 1st two of six groups we have the first ice resurfacing.
The results page:

ISU JGP Riga Cup 2025 - Junior Women - Short Program

www.isuresults.com

 

[Wyliefan]

Morning, all. Happy kickoff of the JGP season!

 

[victorskid]

20 of 31 skaters are finished - another ice resurfacing underway before the final two groups.

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[Wyliefan]

Strong skate for Okada to "Space Table Symphony" (odd title). Saved her 3Lz-3T for last.

 

[Amy L]

I just woke up in time for the last group. Gonna need to get used to the Barton blathering all over again lol

 

[Elisheba]

A Frank from Austria is skating to Rock me Amadeus? the kids are alright

 

[Wyliefan]

We have another Dune program (Anna Gerke).

 

[victorskid]

We have another Dune program (Anna Gerke).

One of her coaches is Tim Dieck's mother

 

[victorskid]

SP result details: https://www.isuresults.com/results/season2526/jgplat2025/SEG003.htm

Protocols: https://www.isuresults.com/results/...OR----QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Individual performances are being posted to the ISU YouTube channel - the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuiPiC1Hk8eKg9MKxbaAmGD7aB9xE03zE

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

68? I think girls overscored here. Neat, tidy and that`s something. But programs look empty compared to seniors. And, no performace quality yet. Wouldn`t a top of 60 be more appropriate?

 

[Wyliefan]

The GOEs aren't that high; the PCS scores for the top skaters are in the 6s and 7s. The base values are what they are. Seems fair to me.

 

[her grace]

Watched a few on replay

Dibbern
Smile by Charlie Chaplin, nice use of edges into 2a, 3r bit tight, 3z-3t with edge pull technique, choreographer has given her some facial expressions to do and she can hopefully make those look more natural as season progresses, good little skater

Goidina
eyes a bit downcast, needs to look up to express more, 3r, held Ina Bauer into 2a, flying sit could use more fly, 3z-3t better technique than Dibbern but 3t did look short, nice elongated movement throughout the steps, skating with good power, speed, and emotion through the end

Zhang
pink sparkly dress to East of Eden, interested to see if she goes for a 3-3 here since she didn't really have that combo last season, opens with okay 2a, falls on 3z--welp there goes the combo, 3r with free leg swinging out--I would review, nice spiral, not her day technically, ends with compelling spin

Shao
darker very sparkly pink dress, 3t-3t good, 2a, delicate affect, using her face to express the music, 3r with a swinging free leg--likely short, nice debut

Huh
lime green dress, 2a from steps, but kinda small, 3r good with strong controlled landing, 3z-3t fast rotations, I'd review the toe, though, perky expression through the steps, nice new talent for Korea

Takagi
Setting a mood to begin taking time with her movements, big 3z-3t, 3r, good musical interpretation, 2a turns out, losing some speed in the flying sit spin

Kim, Y.
elegant in black, easy 2a to open, 3f-3t very toe-axeled on toe and stepped out with obvious under, 3r, skating through the music and not keeping up with the music's speed or subtleties, I don't understand why her team doesn't seem to understand her interpretive capabilities--give her something easier and more straightforward to work with

Okada
drama arms to open, wonderful basic skating, very few pushes and she's already across the ice, 3r neat and tidy, 2a, 3z-3t nice, good layback spin with nicely-centered and held positions, kept up good intensity throughout the program

Gerke
Dune. But a happy one. Some work to do on carriage, 3r leaning out in air but done, 2a from Ina Bauer, 3t-3t looked around, negative GOE on camel spin, glimmers of hope for Germany's future

I missed the Brit (hope to catch her in the FS), but otherwise, exactly who I would have expected to be the top skaters here.

 

[skatingguy]

12th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZvKlTBDHGs
Camila Volkova
Age: 13
Coach: M. Dagenais, A. Volkov, S. Yvars
Music: Thousand Years by Christina Perri

3T+3T
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
3Loq - fall
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Layback Spin 3

-1.00 = Fall(s)

Some nice polish, and finish on her moves, but obviously lacking some power, and speed. Too bad about the fall on the loop because she was skating a nice program.

48.81 = 12th Place

 

[skatingguy]

11th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnDsq03R8us
Hannah Frank
Age: 16
Coach: Denise Jaschek, Markus Haider
Music: Rock Me Amadeus, Mozart's Rock Version

3T+3T
3Lo< - leaning forward, fall
Flying Sit Spin 4
Layback Spin 3
2A
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 (3 after review)

-1.00 = Fall(s)

Hannah has some long limbs, and is still trying to figure out how to control them in the program. A bit scratchy on the jumps, and a big lean on the loop leading to the fall.

48.94 = 11th Place

 

[skatingguy]

10th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZEhnR792K4
Sherry Zhang
Age: 16
Coach: C. Pottenger, C. Zhang, A. Evans
Music: East of Eden (soundtrack)

2A
3Lz!<+COMBO - fall
Flying Sit Spin 4
Layback Spin 3
3Lo< - a little sideways, but landed
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

-1.00 = Fall(s)

Took the risk on the Lutz, and it didn't quite pay off. Lovely speed, and skating quality throughout the program.

52.78 = 10th Place

 

[skatingguy]

9th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNGcsZnj0VE
Alice Smith
Age: 14
Coach: U. Ozlasdelen, E. Moiseeva, O. Simonova
Music: That Jazz (The Miramax soundtrack)

3Lz+3Tq
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
3Lo
Flying Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Layback Spin 3

The sound system in the arena didn't handle the music very well, which is unfortunate because it seemed like Alice was trying to hit the musical highlights. Hope it sounded better in the arena. Jumps were tight, but she got through them.

54.34 = 9th Place

 

[skatingguy]

8th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2QyGHRTLwk
Yuseong Kim
Age: 16
Coach: Hyungkyung Choi, Nahyun Kim
Music: Eye of the Untold Her by Lindsey Stirling

2A
3F!+3T<- step out, hand down
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
3Lo<
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Layback Spin

A strong skater with some lovely positions, and performance, but jumps were tight. The landing of the flip was a bit forward, and lacking speed, and as a result the toeloop had a lunge-type landing.

54.70 = 8th Place

 

[skatingguy]

7th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q2rgk8BFmo
Anna Gerke
Age: 14
Coach: M. Dieck, V. Lopusova, A. Mialiokhin
Music: Dune (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

3Lo
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
3T+3T
Camel Spin 2 - fall
Step Sequence 3
Flying Sit Spin 4

-1.00 = Fall(s)

Strange, and unexpected fall out of the camel spin, but Anna covered it well, and almost had me convinced it was choreography. She's bit stiff in her positions, and needs to work on her fluidity, but she was fully committed to the performance.

56.36 = 7th Place

 

[skatingguy]

6th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNuKfILPh5k
Angela Shao
Age: 14
Coach: Tammy Gambill
Music: La Vie En Rose

3T+3T
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
3Lo - slight two-foot landing
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Layback Spin 4

Angela used the music well, and had a strong performance level throughout the program. Very enjoyable skater to watch.

58.70 = 6th Place

 

[skatingguy]

5th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uNL-o6Zl0c
Elisabeth Dibbern
Age: 14
Coach: Linda van Troyen, Sindra Kriisa
Music: Smile by Charlie Chaplin

2A
3Lo
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lz+3T
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Layback Spin 4

Lovely skate, and great use of the music. The program suited the skater, and Elisabeth looked very pleased with her performance.

61.02 = 5th Place

 

[skatingguy]

4th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sgH13pxR3o
Yo Takagi
Age: 17
Coach: K. Nakaniwa, M. Nakata, M. Nagumo, A. Tanoue
Music: As Long As You're There by Charice

3Lz+3T
3Lo
Camel Spin 4
2Aq - two-foot landing, step out
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

The Axel was short, and as a result her free skate caught the ice, and was dragged through on the extension causing her to step out. Strong skating overall, and the rest of the elements were clean, and sharp.

63.18 = 4th Place

 

[skatingguy]

3rd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhzRsrp3btM
Elina Goidina
Age: 15
Coach: Sergei Rozanov
Music: New Day Will Rise by Yuval Raphael

3Lo
2A
Flying Sit Spin 3 (4 after review)
3Lz+3T
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Layback Spin 4

Strong elements, and good performance. The details of the program were well defined, and matched the music.

63.77 = 3rd Place

 

[skatingguy]

2nd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt44JJDBWjc
Jivu Huh
Age: 13
Coach: Hyun Jung Chi, Jinseo Kim
Music: Sentimental Journey by Emmy Rossum

2A
3Lo
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
3Lz+3T
Step Sequence 4
Flying Sit Spin 3
Layback Spin 4

Strong, secure jumps, and well placed in the program. Choreography by Stephane Lambiel, and for such a young skater they were able to use the program they were given quite effectively.

65.84 = 2nd Place

 

[skatingguy]

1st Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZrlCSUpnSA
Mei Okada
Age: 15
Coach: Yuko Monna, Rina Horie Rina, Haruka Oshima
Music: Space Table Symphony

3Lo
2A
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lz+3T
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
Layback Spin 4
Step Sequence 3

Very strong technical elements, and skating skills. I was not completely sold on the performance, but it's early in the season, and this is still a young skater.

68.38 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

FS Starting Order/Results - https://www.isuresults.com/results/season2526/jgplat2025/SEG004.htm

Detailed Time Schedule - https://www.isuresults.com/results/...JUNIOR----FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

YT Live Stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2q8railaq4

StN. Name Nation Rank Points
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Lola OCAMPO ARG 31 14.31
2 Caroline TOFT LUX 30 26.02
3 Katrine BERSTAD NOR 29 27.64
4 Trisha TONG AUS 28 31.07
5 Saedis Heba GUDMUNDSDOTTIR ISL 27 32.41

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Camilla Vinther POULSEN DEN 26 32.90
7 Martina Petra MAJOR HUN 25 33.55
8 Milana MOZEIKO FRA 24 34.49
9 Nikola FOMCHENKOVA LAT 23 42.98
10 Aleksandra JANIKOWSKA POL 22 43.08

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Nora COPPENS SWE 21 43.18
12 Annika PELLONMAA FIN 20 43.34
13 Jelizaveta DERECINA LAT 19 44.09
14 Sofiia HRYHORENKO UKR 18 45.19
15 Miriama SOSINA LAT 17 45.53

Warm-Up Group 4
16 Evelina STAVICKYTE LTU 16 46.13
17 Noemi JOOS ITA 15 47.62
18 Ekaterine IAZADZHI GEO 14 47.64
19 Simona TKACHMAN ISR 13 48.81
20 Camila VOLKOVA CAN 12 48.81

Warm-Up Group 5
21 Hannah FRANK AUT 11 48.94
22 Sherry ZHANG USA 10 52.78
23 Alice SMITH GBR 9 54.34
24 Yuseong KIM KOR 8 54.70
25 Anna GERKE GER 7 56.36

Warm-Up Group 6
26 Angela SHAO USA 6 58.70
27 Elisabeth DIBBERN SUI 5 61.02
28 Yo TAKAGI JPN 4 63.18
29 Elina GOIDINA EST 3 63.77
30 Jiyu HUH KOR 2 65.84
31 Mei OKADA JPN 1 68.38

 

[Elisheba]

Platonova is here! And her nails match her phone case!