European Figure Skating Championships 2007

I'm so happy about Isa & Olli!!!! I thing, that they was really the bests today... But it not the last dance.... I can't believe judges will kept them at the first place....

Let's talk about pairs... (even if everybody here prefers ice dancing, and me too !).
Results are here !

I have read that Obertas/Slavnov were very good, better than Masha & Lesha, even if Julia mad a mistake on a side-by-side jump, but she didn't fall (she returned the jump ? In French, we say "retourner un saut" ).
And Aliona fell on a throw jump.

Alright....I neeed to breathe....I am of course sooo happy that Isa and Oliv are doing well, but ALBIE AND MAX ARE BEHIND THE RUSSIANS IN THIRD?!?!?!?!? Somebody shoot me....I only pray that they will come out on top during the OD and FD.... But I will be sooo mad and really understand why they want to leave the sport if they are not the champions in the end. And well...they came back from 2nd in the OD at the GPF, right? And they beat Isa and Oliv and Oksana and Maxim at the GPF and the French at TEB, right? I guess the only thing I can do is pray that they will come back up to the top...and that the others make mistakes ...and I watched the CDs.... the two mistakes that Oksana made don't make sense to why Albie and Max are behind them...


Lyra

Shanti wrote:

Albena & Maxim should be first in the OD (Oksana&Maxim 2nd and Faiella&Scalli ... well ... 6th *pardon*)

Yes, Albena & Max should be first after the OD, Isa & Olivier - second & the Kerrs should be third Now kill me! But I don't like Oksana & Max's tango, you know it and I would place them to the 4th only of course, they are not going to be placed like that, though

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I'm already listening to my Tango MP3 collection to get ready for the OD

Verochka, can't you upload something, pretty pretty please?

Vera wrote:

btw, do you have any idea if anyone is skating to "Adios Nonino"? That's my second favourite tango and definitely don't want to miss it.

Erm.. no, I don't think I remember someone.. and I don't even think I'm thinking of the right music..

Men starting order :

1 Philipp TISCHENDORF GER
2 Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI FIN
3 Manuel KOLL AUT
4 John HAMER GBR
5 Alper UCAR TUR

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Adrian MATEI ROM
7 Javier FERNANDEZ ESP
8 Michael CHROLENKO NOR
9 Sergei KOTOV ISR
10 Igor MACYPURA SVK

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Zoltan KELEMEN ROM
12 Ivan BLAGOV AZE
13 Przemyslaw DOMANSKI POL
14 Naiden BORICHEV BUL
15 Boris MARTINEC CRO
16 Karel ZELENKA ITA

Warm-Up Group 4
17 Anton KOVALEVSKI UKR
18 Jamal OTHMAN SUI
19 Andrei LUTAI RUS
20 Gregor URBAS SLO
21 Moris PFEIFHOFER SUI

Warm-Up Group 5
22 Pavel KASKA CZE
23 Alban PREAUBERT FRA
24 Sergei DOBRIN RUS
25 Kristoffer BERNTSSON SWE
26 Andrei GRIAZEV RUS

Warm-Up Group 6
27 Yannick PONSERO FRA
28 Brian JOUBERT FRA
29 Stefan LINDEMANN GER
30 Kevin VAN DER PERREN BEL
31 Sergei DAVYDOV BLR
32 Tomas VERNER CZE


All the best skaters are in the 2 last groups, I hope everything will be fine for our 3 french guys !!! And for Tomas Verner too (I know that Lana... ). And gooooo Serguei Dobrin too, I like him !

Destine wrote:

I'm so happy about Isa & Olli!!!! I thing, that they was really the bests today... But it not the last dance.... I can't believe judges will kept them at the first place....

Well.. I'm very-very happy for Isabelle & Olivier. I think they deserve their score.. they were brilliant today. Good speed. Beautiful edges and lines, especially Isa's arms.. so elegant.. Nice close positions. No doubt, they were really strong technically today.
But Albena & Maxim didn't make their Waltz worse!!! No, they were as good. And in my opinion, Albena & Maxim and Isabelle & Olivier might share first & second place having almost the same score.

Btw, the Kerrs were gorgeous. Very pretty Waltz.

*MAGic diable* wrote:

Yes, Albena & Max should be first after the OD, Isa & Olivier - second & the Kerrs should be third Now kill me! But I don't like Oksana & Max's tango, you know it and I would place them to the 4th only

Nope, won't kill you You're too precious Besides, I can easily find some other "victim" who disagrees with me Besides, if they [DomSha] happen to win the event I may well end up being peaceful and kind and decide not to kill anyone at all LOL

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I'm already listening to my Tango MP3 collection to get ready for the OD

Verochka, can't you upload something, pretty pretty
please?

Do you know exactly what you want?
Otherwise you may need to wait till I make the list of what I have (as it's more than 300 tango's )

Yaaaay!!!!! Russian TV was soooo very nice that they showed us all the best couples after Compulsories! And even more.. they showed Nastya & Vazgen, Albenochka & Max, all the russian couples of course, Isabelle & Olivier, Sin & John, Fede & Massi I was even a bit surprised, but happy
Platov commented it for us but I didn't like his comments... He was admiring Domnina & Shabalin all the time, he even said they might win today.. I didn't expect that from Evgeny.. he said lots of disagreable things about Isabelle & Olivier, said that he was super surprised to see them at the top etc.. in his opinion they might finish third today. I know that Russian TV pay him for beeing "russian" in his comments, but it was too much..
And then Russian TV showed us Pairs SP!
The results (I mean first 4 places) are quite disputable. Noone could skate absolutely clearly.. Aliona, Yulia, Masha and polish skaters, they all had mistakes, not huge ones, but still.
I'm glad Alionka & Robin are first! And I'm very happy Yulia Serguei were good. I wish they could do the podium tomorrow..

I'm going to put in my two cents, too. My boyfriend's away at work and my TV won't listen. :-)

ALBENKA AND MAX: Well, that placing's nothing new, is it? Anytime the top-placed Russian team retires, the next best one seems to get a huge lift up from the judges. And while Albenka and Max were very polite in not pointing that out, Albenka very nicely reminded Gwendal Peizerat that at a certain recent Grand Prix finals, a certain Bulgarian couple had placed distinctly better than a certain Russian one. :-)

Much as I like Isabel and Olivier - and I do -, I doubt they'll be able to hold on to this lead, at least not if the judging is fair. Their OD's nowhere near as good as the Libertango and their free dance has nothing on 2005's "Frida". I don't think it's even as good as last year's. But of course I'm not a technical controller or judge.

By the way, did anyone see the first short Eurosport interview? Gwendal asked Max if the Golden Waltz was a good dance for them, and Max said with a shrug "Yes, it's golden, so... that's good". :-)


PAIRS:
I love Petrova/Tikhonov, and they really should have placed first. And Obertas/Slavnov were nowhere near as good, so that placing is fair, I think. But Maria and Alexej should have made first, or at least got less of a margin. Still, if they're doing really well at the free they might win...

MEN:
I just scrolled over the list someone so nicely posted, and Ilja Klimkin seems to be absent. Don't tell me he's not competing! He's my favourite in all of the men's competition!

Shanti wrote:

Nope, won't kill you You're too precious Besides, I can easily find some other "victim" who disagrees with me Besides, if they [DomSha] happen to win the event I may well end up being peaceful and kind and decide not to kill anyone at all LOL

Greaaaat! Lerka stays alive Ohhh I hope that won't happen this year [DomSha's victory ] besides, we must end up with the podium consisting of DomSha, DenSta and the Kerss to make you absolutely peaceful & kind & so on & so on and that won't happen this year we have to wait a bit maybe next year, in Croatia you could see a podium of your dream with Oksana & Max winning the event
I start talking nonsence.. it happens after a very hard day

Shanti wrote:

Do you know exactly what you want?
Otherwise you may need to wait till I make the list of what I have (as it's more than 300 tango's )

Erm... maybe.. your favourites?

Shanti wrote:

Besides, if they [DomSha] happen to win the event I may well end up being peaceful and kind and decide not to kill anyone at all LOL

Well, if AM do better and DomSha win, I will just have to murder the judges and then check myself in to an asylum...and wait out the results of Worlds in a straight jacket...

russianskaterdiva wrote:

Alright....I neeed to breathe....I am of course sooo happy that Isa and Oliv are doing well, but ALBIE AND MAX ARE BEHIND THE RUSSIANS IN THIRD?!?!?!?!? Somebody shoot me....

Shoot you, serisha? Nooo, don't even dream of it! You are going to suffer again & again during the OD and the FD and we all are going to suffer with you, I guess... but shooting eachother is not the best way to solve the problem! What are going Alex & Aline say when they are back and they see an uninhabited forum? And lots of corpses around noooo we stay & fight with Albie & Max!

Lyra wrote:

Shanti wrote:

Besides, if they [DomSha] happen to win the event I may well end up being peaceful and kind and decide not to kill anyone at all LOL

Well, if AM do better and DomSha win, I will just have to murder the judges and then check myself in to an asylum...and wait out the results of Worlds in a straight jacket...

Oh dear. Well, we can't let that happen. Lerochka, any ideas on how to keep Lyra from murdering judges and loosing her mind?
A stress ball, perhaps? I can't use those, because I always feel like chucking them at people.

*MAGic diable* wrote:

russianskaterdiva wrote:

Alright....I neeed to breathe....I am of course sooo happy that Isa and Oliv are doing well, but ALBIE AND MAX ARE BEHIND THE RUSSIANS IN THIRD?!?!?!?!? Somebody shoot me....

Shoot you, serisha? Nooo, don't even dream of it! You are going to suffer again & again during the OD and the FD and we all are going to suffer with you, I guess... but shooting eachother is not the best way to solve the problem! What are going Alex & Aline say when they are back and they see an uninhabited forum? And lots of corpses around noooo we stay & fight with Albie & Max!

Alright....they will think we have gone to Hawaii without them... Or maybe that Vania has called her spaceship back to take us away from here...so we can live in paradise and ride our pink donkeys alll daaay loong!!! And eat tons of chocolate and never gain weight!! Now that is paradise!!

Lana wrote:

Lyra wrote:

Shanti wrote:

Besides, if they [DomSha] happen to win the event I may well end up being peaceful and kind and decide not to kill anyone at all LOL

Well, if AM do better and DomSha win, I will just have to murder the judges and then check myself in to an asylum...and wait out the results of Worlds in a straight jacket...

Oh dear. Well, we can't let that happen. Lerochka, any ideas on how to keep Lyra from murdering judges and loosing her mind?
A stress ball, perhaps? I can't use those, because I always feel like chucking them at people.

I don't feel like chucking them at people...I actually do it most of the time...and I've already lost my mind...so that's not a problem...I know!!! We can bribe the judges with their lives, so they won't let anyone except Albie and Max win this season!!! Next season, unless Albie and Max are still on the sceane, I won't really care... And flying monkeys could win for all I care...


Lyra

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I didn't expect that from Evgeny.. he said lots of disagreable things about Isabelle & Olivier, said that he was super surprised to see them at the top etc.. in his opinion they might finish third today.

Yes!! We already were speaking with you about it!!! And i can't understand!!! How did he could speak so bad about Isa & Oli!!!!
It was unfair from his side!!

*MAGic diable* wrote:

I hope that won't happen this year [DomSha's victory ]

Relax, it won't happen. No way. Besides, I'm perfectly happy as long as DenSta are on top and DomSha on the podium. Not to mention I have some other favourites

Shanti wrote:

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Do you know exactly what you want?
Otherwise you may need to wait till I make the list of what I have (as it's more than 300 tango's )

Erm... maybe.. your favourites?

Do you want to dance to them or just something to listen?

Lana wrote:

Oh dear. Well, we can't let that happen. Lerochka, any ideas on how to keep Lyra from murdering judges and loosing her mind?
A stress ball, perhaps? I can't use those, because I always feel like chucking them at people.

I see only one sole way, sestrichka! Hawaii Ok, seriously.. I just hope that won't happen. Can we dream, eh?
Btw, a stress ball is a nice thing my dad has two... but I don't think it would help Lyra, though

Lyra wrote:

And eat tons of chocolate and never gain weight!! Now that is paradise!!

Let me guess. Competition Diet?

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I don't feel like chucking them at people...I actually do it most of the time...and I've already lost my mind...so that's not a problem...I know!!!

Apparently, stress balls aren't effective for you, either. On to Plan B...

I actually don't think we should start panicking, until after the ODs. If AM are still in 3rd place at that point... we should be worried. But it's only the first part of the competition! *fingers crossed* I hope things will improve!!!!

*MAGic diable* wrote:

Lana wrote:

Oh dear. Well, we can't let that happen. Lerochka, any ideas on how to keep Lyra from murdering judges and loosing her mind?
A stress ball, perhaps? I can't use those, because I always feel like chucking them at people.

I see only one sole way, sestrichka! Hawaii Ok, seriously.. I just hope that won't happen. Can we dream, eh?
Btw, a stress ball is a nice thing my dad has two... but I don't think it would help Lyra, though

I don't think Hawaii would even help me at this point...I can't stop laughing....I'm twitching...and I can't stop thinking about flying monkeys....and I need help!!!!


Lyra

russianskaterdiva wrote:

I don't think Hawaii would even help me at this point...I can't stop laughing....I'm twitching...and I can't stop thinking about flying monkeys....and I need help!!!!

Oh.no. Lyra needs psychological help

Lerka wrote:

I see only one sole way, sestrichka! Hawaii Ok, seriously.. I just hope that won't happen. Can we dream, eh?
Btw, a stress ball is a nice thing my dad has two... but I don't think it would help Lyra, though

Hawaii!!!! If only! But, we'd have to drag Lyra on a plane first. And frankly, I'm sort of afraid of her. Especially, if she has stress balls.

Lerka wrote:

Lyra wrote:

I don't think Hawaii would even help me at this point...I can't stop laughing....I'm twitching...and I can't stop thinking about flying monkeys....and I need help!!!!

Oh.no. Lyra needs psychological help

Ahhhh... I don't know if we can deal with that, Lerka. Any experience in psychology?

I really do have a psychiatrist though...but I'll explain later... And I don't bite!!


Lyra

Shanti wrote:

Relax, it won't happen. No way. Besides, I'm perfectly happy as long as DenSta are on top and DomSha on the podium. Not to mention I have some other favourites

Ok so we share the podium! But.. we never know what can happen.. we will see in two days..

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Do you want to dance to them or just something to listen?

Just to listen

Ps: I'd like to go somewhere for a couple of minutes see ya

Lyra wrote:

I really do have a psychiatrist though...but I'll explain later... And I don't bite!!

Erm... Okay.

Okay, back to Euros! If you need a topic about flying monkies, Lyra... we will make you one.