Junior Worlds 2009 - in Sofia again :-)

Weeeee ... just found this news in the official schedule of the ISU ...

The Junior Worlds in figure skating next year (2009) again are given to Sofia in Bulgaria ... and not to the Czech Republic any longer ...

New work for our "Mrs. President" , Albena...

copied from the schedule of ISU for 2009:
"23 Feb - 1 Mar World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Sofia, Bulgaria New Venue "

If someone finds something, articles, pics ... please post them here...

The official site of Junior Worlds in Sofia 2009... with a preface of "Mrs. President" , our Albena. ..

http://www.isuworldjunior2009.com (in English)

Petra wrote:

The official site of Junior Worlds in Sofia 2009... with a preface of "Mrs. President" , our Albena. ..

http://www.isuworldjunior2009.com (in English)

Thank you Petra!!

Dear Albena!!! She deserves this great satisfaction!!

The schedule for Junior Worlds is published!

Sunday, February 22
1st Official Practice Day Winter Sport Hall
10.00 Team Leaders Meeting
Monday, February 23
16:00 Referees and Technical Controllers Meeting
17:00 Initial Judges Meeting ICE DANCE
18:00 Initial Judges Meeting PAIRS
20:30 ISU and Judges Dinner
Tuesday, February 24
13:30 ICE DANCE – Compulsory Dance Winter Sport Hall
15:00 Initial Judges Meeting MEN Winter Sport Hall
18:30 OPENING ON ICE Winter Sport Hall
19:00 PAIRS – Short Program Winter Sport Hall
Wednesday, February 25
10:00 MEN – Short Program 1st half Winter Sport Hall
14:00 MEN – Short Program 2nd half Winter Sport Hall
19:00 PAIRS – Free Skating Winter Sport Hall
Thursday, February 26
09:00 Judges Round Table Discussion PAIRS
13:00 ICE DANCE – Original Dance Winter Sport Hall
15:00 Initial Judges Meeting LADIES Winter Sport Hall
18:30 MEN – Free Skating Winter Sport Hall
Friday, February 27
09:15 Judges Round Table Discussion MEN
09:00 LADIES – Short Program 1st half Winter Sport Hall
14:00 LADIES – Short Program 2nd half Winter Sport Hall
18:30 ICE DANCE – Free Dance Winter Sport Hall
Saturday, February 28
09:00 Judges Round Table Discussion ICE DANCE
13:30 LADIES – Free Skating Winter Sport Hall
20:00 Medal Winners Ceremony and Closing Banquet
Sunday, March 1
09:00 Judges Round Table Discussion LADIES
14:00 EXHIBITION GALA Winter Sport Hall

--> schedule is taken from here: http://www.isuworldjunior2009.com/?go=schedule

This might be the last "job" for Albena as our "Mrs. President" ...

Hopefully we´ll find at least one or two pics of her (and Maxim?) at work ...

Anyway. Dear Albena ! Good luck for the Junior Worlds! May everything (in organisation, behind the scenes and ...) be as you want to have it!!!

Petra,don`t worry,we(girls from Bulgarian forum) have the responsibility to make pictures of our President and Maxim

Thank you eli_87 and all girls form "Ice Magic" , we all are looking forward to see the pictures .

Also the Championship could be watched Live and on-demand in here http://web.icenetwork.com/subscribe/ , but i guess we need a subsribtion .

eli_87 wrote:

Petra,don`t worry,we(girls from Bulgarian forum) have the responsibility to make pictures of our President and Maxim

Thanks Eli !

I´m really looking forward for some pics!

viktoria wrote:

Thank you eli_87 and all girls form "Ice Magic" , we all are looking forward to see the pictures .

Also the Championship could be watched Live and on-demand in here http://web.icenetwork.com/subscribe/ , but i guess we need a subsribtion .

Uhmm...perhaps only in USA....I tried to watch the Four Continents , on demand, but it was not possible.....

viktoria wrote:

Thank you eli_87 and all girls form "Ice Magic" , we all are looking forward to see the pictures .

Also the Championship could be watched Live and on-demand in here http://web.icenetwork.com/subscribe/ , but i guess we need a subsribtion .

Last year it worked without subscription so hopefully it will also work this year.

And those ones who have Eurosport can watch the Free dance live (27.2.2009 18:30-21:30 CET). So far they have only this one broadcast scheduled, but it's better then nothing.

http://yahoo.eurosport.de/tvschedule_clng1_day15.shtml

9 pictures from the press conference . Albena gave it at 17.02.2009 in Sofia. You can enlarge the pics by clicking on the thumbs !

http://www.sportline.bg/gallery/folder/652/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%91%D0%A4-%D0%9A%D1%8A%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8

From the press conference (17.02.2009) :

http://www.segabg.com/online/new/articlenew.asp?issueid=3414&sectionid=12&id=0002263 (in Bulgarian)

Translation by google:
"Figure skating
Albena Denkova will decide to her post after the World
Albena Denkova will announce after the World Junior Championship in figure skating, which begins on February 21, whether it will relinquish her post of president of the federation on skates. World champion is considering this possibility for months, but not yet ready with a final decision.
In the championship which will be held in the Winter Palace, there will be 207 figure skaters from 50 countries. 35 couples are dancing, and pairs - 21. Girls are 54, while adolescents - 47. Bulgaria will be represented in three categories. In adolescents - Pavel Savinov, where girls - Stephanie Pehuaner, where couples dance - Laura Assenova and Dimitar Stefanov.
Winter palace will be "wrapped" inside of specially hired firm to foreigners is not afraid to (...??) species."

From the press conference (17.02.2009):

http://www.isuworldjunior2009.com/?go=news&p=more&newsId=11 (in English)

Fotos from the opening:
Good old Albena: She´s sick, but doing her job!

I hope you´ll be better soon, dear Albie!!!

Beautiful pics Petra!! Thank you!!

piemontesina wrote:

Beautiful pics Petra!! Thank you!!

You´re welcome, dear Piemontesina!

I found them on the official site of Junior Worlds :
http://www.isuworldjunior2009.com/?go=gallery

As Ivana said, I have seen on Eurosport the men free skating
and the free dance !!
Many high level performances

I hoped to see Albena , but the cameramen never tried
to find her

i saw the dancing pairs last evening on eurosport but i didn't see Albena's sister ....i though she was participating

No, Ina and Juri did not participate. They participate at the adult competitions now, instead of Albie and Max.

Some photos from yesterday's victory ceremony in ice dancing
Our dearest Albenochka



from official site http://www.isuworldjunior2009.com/?go=gallery

oooo....i didn't know...anyway thanx Petra and thanx wondergirl for the beautiful pictures.Unfortunatelly i couldn't see the ceremony because eurosport interrupted the broadcast after the competition

brita wrote:

oooo....i didn't know...anyway thanx Petra and thanx wondergirl for the beautiful pictures.Unfortunatelly i couldn't see the ceremony because eurosport interrupted the broadcast after the competition

It's true....

Wondergirl wrote:

Some photos from yesterday's victory ceremony in ice dancing
Our dearest Albenochka

Thank you so much, Wondergirl !

brita wrote:

Unfortunatelly i couldn't see the ceremony because eurosport interrupted the broadcast after the competition

I couldn't see it as well I was waiting and hoping for it during all the competitions

http://paper.standartnews.com/bg/article.php?article=268846 (in Bulgarian)

Translation by google:
"Bring Maxim Cross of Jerusalem
Cross of God's grave in Jerusalem was brought to Maxim Staviski. This gift received Albena Denkova by some volunteers involved with the Junior Worlds in figure skating in Sofia, which ended last night. "These people are our fanklub" explained patroness of Bulgarian Skating Federation. "Until the land is (...?). Most came from other cities and paid their own way and the hotel in Sofia. Commence at 4.30 am the morning and go from the Winter Palace at midnight. Without money," added Albena.
Mara Kalcheva"