JGP Linz - Women SP & FS

[PRlady]

Norwegian girl has some potential, she’s going for harder jumps.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Wow, there has to be another way of doing this. A lot of these skaters are so far away from Grand Prix level. Couldn`t they develop in regional comeptitions? Also, gives judges more development time. Scoring here was slow. Wonder if they aren`t so experienced so taking time.

 

[Karen-W]

Wow, there has to be another way of doing this. A lot of these skaters are so far away from Grand Prix level. Couldn`t they develop in regional comeptitions? Also, gives judges more development time. Scoring here was slow. Wonder if they aren`t so experienced so taking time.

Why do you expect JUNIOR skaters to be at the senior Grand Prix level? The aim and purpose of the JGP is supposed to be developmental and so it is serving it's purpose quite well and admirably.

 

[Sylvia]

Couldn`t they develop in regional comeptitions?

Skaters are skating in local/regional competitions in their home countries (USA, Canada, Japan, Korea, China, etc.) but there are MANY countries that don't have that many competitive opportunities for their skaters and the JGP provides them a chance to compete with the rest of the world, to learn, be inspired, etc.

ETA: The majority of figure skaters will never reach the Grand Prix level in any case.

 

[Sylvia]

I'm pretty sure Flora Marie is the younger sister of Sophia Schaller (6 years older) who skates pairs with Livio Mayr.

ETA after the first 2 groups: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/jgpaut2023/SEG004.htm

1 Flora Marie SCHALLER AUT 118.33 24 1 (81.16 in FS)
2 Pernille WITH NOR 99.39 29 2
3 Zala GRUM SLO 96.02 27 3
4 Charlotte JENNES BEL 93.87 26 6
5 Sara HÖFER AUT 92.24 25 7
6 Stella MAKRI GRE 91.32 28 5
7 Sabina ALIEVA AZE 85.59 32 4
8 Maria REIKDAL BRA76.38 31 8
9 Khrystyna HALIARETA UKR 72.40 30 9
10 Monika MAKAROVSKA MKD 43.41 33 10

 

[PRlady]

Damn. Israeli started well and going downhill fast.

 

[Wyliefan]

Grunberg continues to dress to impress. Sparkly racing stripes down her tights!

 

[Hedwig]

some pbp while I can

Julia Grabowski
2 lutz
3 toe 2axel seq nice
2 loop skidded the entry and popped
3loop with hand down
3toe euler 2sal
3sal << fall
now her posture breaks a bit - before she had really nice straight back
2axel 1toe fall out

 

[Hedwig]

Nina FREDRIKSSON

3flip step out
3lutz, so nicely done!
waxel
3loop good
she could use her arms a bit better - they are mostly just there without adding to the choreo
3loop < fall
3toe out of steps, nice entry
2axel << fall out

she has good technique per se, looks a bit like not fit for the season yet and therfore lots of jumps not enough rotated

 

[Hedwig]

Lena EKKER

3loop fall
3lutz < step out
3sal 2axel seq
3sal euler 2sal
3toe2toe
3toe df
oh, loses balance in the step sequence and has to abort some steps
2axel<< fall
that was a bit of a mess, still a relatively high TES compared to the rest before her

 

[Sylvia]

Hannah Frank's FS music in her ISU bio starts with Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 Pathetique II. Rondo (Allegro) by Ludwig van Beethoven, Daniel Barenboim but then...

 

[Hedwig]

Hannah FRANK

roaring applause - how great for her

3lutz2toe, wow!
2axel a bit wobbly, but done
3flip fall
3sal fight euler 2flip
1axel
still has a smile on her face
nice and fast layback spin
3toe2toe
she is a really good spinner
3toe nice -and the crowd roars
oh noooo - last spiral and she falls on her back - tried too hard - what a shame

but so much to be proud of nonetheless!

 

[Hedwig]

apparently her Euler was downgraded I think I never saw a downgraded Euler ;-)

 

[Hedwig]

Maria Eliise KALJUVERE

3luth good attack
3flip 3toe<<, maybe the flip < as well
2axel3toe much better
this is a step up in quality for sure compared to the skaters before her
3sal
3flip2toe
3llop
2axel
program could do with a bit more originality but he is a good and powerful skater
willl easily go into the lead

 

[Sylvia]

apparently her Euler was downgraded I think I never saw a downgraded Euler ;-)

It's more common than you might think.

Estonia's Maria Eliise Kaljuvere redeems herself today! Her FS music is listed as Magic Forest, Blood Moon by Rok Nardin.

ETA: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/jgpaut2023/SEG004.htm

1 Maria Eliise KALJUVERE EST 147.55 13 1
2 Sara FRANZI SUI 130.09 19 2

Top 5 in FS with final 2 groups to go:

1​	Maria Eliise KALJUVERE	EST	100.47​	51.18​		49.29​	6.21​	6.18​	6.07​	0.00​	#21​
2​	Sara FRANZI	SUI	89.18​	44.60​		45.58​	5.64​	5.64​	5.79​	1.00​	#13​
3​	Flora Marie SCHALLER	AUT	81.16​	41.40​		39.76​	4.96​	5.07​	4.86​	0.00​	#10​
4​	Lena EKKER	HUN	80.12​	38.84​		43.28​	5.46​	5.32​	5.43​	2.00​	#19​
5​	Gabriella GRINBERG	ISR	80.01​	43.11​		38.90​	4.57​	4.71​	5.29​	2.00​	#12​

 

[PRlady]

And Estonia continues to punch above its weight, that was admirably done.

 

[her grace]

I love that Estonia has been able to sustain its success in singles and continues to add more prospects to its talent pool.

 

[PRlady]

Dutch girl has some pizazz- where did she come from?

 

[Sylvia]

Dutch girl has some pizazz- where did she come from?

This is her first season competing ISU Junior - I remember watching her when she won a medal in Adv. Novice at one of the internationals this past spring (USA's Jessica Jurka won the gold).

ETA - It was Challenge Cup in NED in February (also doubled as Nationals) and Angel Delevaque won the silver: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-23-26-tilburg-ned.110510/page-2#post-6396661

 

[Sylvia]

Josephine Lee in 1st 151.40, 100.25 2nd in FS.

ETA:

Minsol Kwon (Let Me Be Your Star by SMASH Cast) is off to a great start!

 

[Wyliefan]

There's something very Toddlers and Tiaras about this program of Minsol's.

 

[Wyliefan]

Wow, she nailed that! A solid row of green! I still don't care for this music for a junior skater, but the kid has charisma for days. Good for her.

 

[Colonel Green]

More people should use "Let Me Be Your Star".

 

[Kateri]

I don't know how the spirit of a 40 year old drag queen came to inhabit the body of this tiny 14 year old from Korea, but I'm here for it.

 

[Spikefan]

I was meh on that until the end, that was fire.

 

[Colonel Green]

First, by a lot.

 

[Karen-W]

More people should use "Let Me Be Your Star".

Yes, that's a good song, but the first song she used from the Smash soundtrack was horrible and there are far better songs her choreographer could have chosen.

There's something very Toddlers and Tiaras about this program of Minsol's.

This perfectly encapsulates how I feel about this program.

I was meh on that until the end, that was fire.

I was so "meh" on that program that I FFW with 3 elements to go (I'd paused the stream while on a customer call).

 

[Sylvia]

Current top 6 with 6 to go:

1 Minsol KWON KOR 165.93 8 1
2 Josephine LEE USA 151.40 7 3
3 Maria Eliise KALJUVERE EST 147.55 13 2
4 Mengqi ZHANG CHN 145.69 10 5
5 Jana HORCICKOVA CZE 145.60 9 6
6 Ruiyang ZHANG CHN 145.21 12 4

FS top 3:

1​	Minsol KWON	KOR	115.83​	60.82​		55.01​	6.89​	7.00​	6.71​	0.00​	#26​
2​	Maria Eliise KALJUVERE	EST	100.47​	51.18​		49.29​	6.21​	6.18​	6.07​	0.00​	#21​
3​	Josephine LEE	USA	100.25​	50.08​		50.17​	6.18​	6.25​	6.36​	0.00​	#25​

Final group!

28	Iida KARHUNEN	FIN	4	57.88
29	Ayumi SHIBAYAMA	JPN	5	53.63
30	Kara YUN	CAN	6	51.41
31	Jia SHIN	KOR	1	70.38
32	Haruna MURAKAMI	JPN	2	62.66
33	Stefania GLADKI	FRA	3	59.32

 

[Wyliefan]

Iida looks like she got lost on the way to her cheerleader audition.

 

[Wyliefan]

Kid's got great speed and power. Like baby Trusova without the Eteri technique.