European Figure Skating Championships 2007

Serena wrote:

OHHHHH!!!! HE should be banned!

He has been before, but evidently they do not ban judges from the ISU forever. I know for a fact that he was a judge at the 2002 Olympics. I haven't heard very much about him recently.

Part of an article from Time magazine, if you are interested:

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"The more serious problem is that the close ties of most judges to the national skating federations that name them to competitions lead some to act like operatives for their home-team skaters. At several competitions leading up to the '98 Winter Games in Nagano, Jean Senft, a Canadian Olympic judge, was disturbed to have been privy to conversations in which judges agreed in advance on the outcomes. When she complained to skating officials, they demanded proof. So Senft brought a tape recorder with her to the Nagano games. On the day of the pairs competitions, she surreptitiously taped a phone call from a Ukrainian judge, Yuri Balkov, who asked her to vote for the Ukrainian skaters in exchange for his support for the Canadian skaters Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz.

Senft submitted the tape to the I.S.U. As a result, Balkov was suspended from his duties for one year. But to Senft's astonishment, she was suspended for six months, a move by skating officials that would not do much to encourage other whistle blowers. "They felt I was part of the misconduct just by being on the other end of the phone," she says. "For heaven's sakes, if I were part of it, why would I bring it forward?" Meanwhile Balkov, his suspension complete, is at the Salt Lake City Games--as a judge in the controversial ice-dancing competition."

Serena wrote:

Quoting Lanaad!

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Do you know what i think will happen tonight-The judges will give the first place in the FD to A&M (of course only if they skate 200% clean) but with very small difference to the other scores and they ll stay third(the judges will do that only to say that the judging is not unfair) Dom/S will be second for the FD and overall(but i am not very sure-may be 1 overall) the french 3rd,but first/second overall

OHHH!! Lanaaadd! It's sooo unfair...

Since the CD i knew that there will be no fairness for A&M there,not because of the placement but because of the big difference in the points. For a CD 1 point is too much,when skated without mistakes...of course the hope die last,and mine died yesterday:(((It was very hard,and frankly said i couldn't stop crying for maybe half hour,and now still when i think of it the tears are coming again... But as Linichuk said: we can't do anything
So just lets enjoy their FD and wish them luck,happiness and health.... and we ll wait for the WC to see who is the best in this game A&M of course))

Lana wrote:

Serena wrote:

OHHHHH!!!! HE should be banned!

He has been before, but evidently they do not ban judges from the ISU forever. I know for a fact that he was a judge at the 2002 Olympics. I haven't heard very much about him recently.

Part of an article from Time magazine, if you are interested:

Quote :

"The more serious problem is that the close ties of most judges to the national skating federations that name them to competitions lead some to act like operatives for their home-team skaters. At several competitions leading up to the '98 Winter Games in Nagano, Jean Senft, a Canadian Olympic judge, was disturbed to have been privy to conversations in which judges agreed in advance on the outcomes. When she complained to skating officials, they demanded proof. So Senft brought a tape recorder with her to the Nagano games. On the day of the pairs competitions, she surreptitiously taped a phone call from a Ukrainian judge, Yuri Balkov, who asked her to vote for the Ukrainian skaters in exchange for his support for the Canadian skaters Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz.

Senft submitted the tape to the I.S.U. As a result, Balkov was suspended from his duties for one year. But to Senft's astonishment, she was suspended for six months, a move by skating officials that would not do much to encourage other whistle blowers. "They felt I was part of the misconduct just by being on the other end of the phone," she says. "For heaven's sakes, if I were part of it, why would I bring it forward?" Meanwhile Balkov, his suspension complete, is at the Salt Lake City Games--as a judge in the controversial ice-dancing competition."

It makes me sick when i read it...........Such an ugly........and disgusting.....i don't know what to say....Probably only that my only hope is Raya Bakalova and she doesn't allow this kind of judging to affect again A&M
And please don't tell my anymore that the results(the big difference in the points) are fair

1 Sarah MEIER SUI 60.49
2 Carolina KOSTNER ITA 60.46
3 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI GEO 54.62
4 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN 53.87
5 Kiira KORPI FIN 53.84
6 Alexandra IEVLEVA RUS 50.28

Sasha is in 6th!!!!!!! Wheeeeeee!!!!! The top 6 is so completely fab!!!

FD.is.next.

Lana wrote:

1 Sarah MEIER SUI 60.49
2 Carolina KOSTNER ITA 60.46
3 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI GEO 54.62
4 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN 53.87
5 Kiira KORPI FIN 53.84
6 Alexandra IEVLEVA RUS 50.28

Sasha is in 6th!!!!!!! Wheeeeeee!!!!! The top 6 is so completely fab!!!

FD.is.next.

Thank you, Lanochka, for posting the results!!!!!!!!! I'm verrrrry happy about the Ladies SP!!!!!! Sarah, Caro, Elene and Sasha did so weeeeeeeeell!!!!!!!! Yay for Sasha!!!!!!!!!!!

*MAGic diable* wrote:

Lana wrote:

1 Sarah MEIER SUI 60.49
2 Carolina KOSTNER ITA 60.46
3 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI GEO 54.62
4 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN 53.87
5 Kiira KORPI FIN 53.84
6 Alexandra IEVLEVA RUS 50.28

Sasha is in 6th!!!!!!! Wheeeeeee!!!!! The top 6 is so completely fab!!!

FD.is.next.

Thank you, Lanochka, for posting the results!!!!!!!!! I'm verrrrry happy about the Ladies SP!!!!!! Sarah, Caro, Elene and Sasha did so weeeeeeeeell!!!!!!!! Yay for Sasha!!!!!!!!!!!

I just don't understand why Caro is so close to Sarah???

cute_n_gorgeous wrote:

I just don't understand why Caro is so close to Sarah???

Oh well. Caro had a very bad year, last year. I hope this will give her some of her confidence back! But... I want Sarah to win, too.

I want to wish 2 things:

Just judgement
And A&M's fantastic performance!

Lana wrote:

cute_n_gorgeous wrote:

I just don't understand why Caro is so close to Sarah???

Oh well. Caro had a very bad year, last year. I hope this will give her some of her confidence back! But... I want Sarah to win, too.

Yes, I know, I rather like Caro, but Sarah has always been my favourite and, besides, she skated better.

I'm happy for Sasha and frustrated about my dear Lena (well, I tried to get ready to that but still...)

Lana wrote:

Goooood Luck, Albenka & Maxim!!!!!!!!

& Isabelle/Olivier, Sin/John...

Awww Great message, Lanchik!!!

cute_n_gorgeous wrote:

I want to wish 2 things:

Just judgement
And A&M's fantastic performance!

A perfect wish, Vala!!! I want the same thing.

Oksana and Maxim are both good skaters I think, but it's like Vania says, together they miss something quite important. Albena and Max for example skated their tango at GPF like you thought watching it that they were telling their whole life-story to eachother. I like Yana and Sergei more!!!

Hi girls!!!




Oh it's late night here...I have to go bed soon, I'll see their result early morning!!!


Kisses!
Meg

Lana wrote:

1 Sarah MEIER SUI 60.49
2 Carolina KOSTNER ITA 60.46
3 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI GEO 54.62
4 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN 53.87
5 Kiira KORPI FIN 53.84
6 Alexandra IEVLEVA RUS 50.28

I'm very impatient to see Sasha Ievleva. She seems to be a very good and cute skater.
As for Sarah Meier, I hope she will win ! I like her very much, she's very good, and full of grace, I like that !

I hope that Anne-Sophie Calvez didn't skate a bad SP, full of mistakes. And I hope that Sonia Radeva didn't that neither ! I'm going to check results right now.

As for dance... I have read everything you wrote today, and I must say that I don't like everything you have written.
About Isa & Olivier, don't forget that at every competitions, jugdes gave them very bad marks because they didn't want them to win, even if they deserved medals. Everybody was very unfair with them.
OK, they weren't the best the previous seasons, it was obvious, but they deserved to be on some podiums, and they were on a podium only 2 years ago.
Maybe this year (erm... these championships only, because they were 4th at GPF ), something happens with judges who understand that they were terrible with them. Maybe Isa & Olivier had very high marks in Warsaw, but I'm happy about that, they deserve medals too, they had terrible moments.

Anyway... GOOD LUCK ALBENA & MAXIM, WE LOOOOOOOVE YOU !!!

ALBENA AND MAXIM!!! WE LOOOOOOVE
YOU!!!

GOOD LUCK FOR THIS EVENING!!!




you are they best!!! Forever in our hearts!

I don't like the judging already I think Pernelle & Mathieu must have been placed higher than both Kristin FRASER & Igor LUKANIN and Anna CAPPELLINI & Luca LANOTTE it's true that Pernelle had a huuuge mistake in twizzles, but both Kristin & Igor and Anna & Luca had bigger mistakes I'm not a fan of Pernelle & Mathieu, but it's not fair!!! Not fair at all!!!! Their FD to Edith Piaf's songs is verrrry beautiful and strong. I'm just in love with one rotational lift Kristin had a mistake in twizzles, too and also they almost fell in the second part of their program.. as for Anna & Luca.. Luca fell. And they are both still ahead of the young french duet. I'm starting to be.very.nervous.

P.S. I'm still under the spell after Sin & John's LOTM you are sooo gorgeous, guys!!!!!!!!! and Jooooohn.. you have a new costume.. another amazing one.. my Uncas..

Lerka wrote:

I don't like the judging already I think Pernelle & Mathieu must have been placed higher than both Kristin FRASER & Igor LUKANIN and Anna CAPPELLINI & Luca LANOTTE

Oh no... It musn't be so. I am so nervous, sestrichka!!!!!

Final.group.is.on.now.

Lana wrote:

Lerka wrote:

I don't like the judging already I think Pernelle & Mathieu must have been placed higher than both Kristin FRASER & Igor LUKANIN and Anna CAPPELLINI & Luca LANOTTE

Oh no... It musn't be so. I am so nervous, sestrichka!!!!!

Final.group.is.on.now.

I.know. they.are.on.the.ice. i.can't.breathe. and they just showed Alex & Aline with their bans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are together and they yelled for Albie & Max!!! they are so cute, our Aline & Alex!!!! Wheeeee!!!! Isa & Oliv.... I'm going to my TV. Please, God, help.us.

Lerka wrote:

I.know. they.are.on.the.ice. i.can't.breathe. and they just showed Alex & Aline with their bans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are together and they yelled for Albie & Max!!! they are so cute, our Aline & Alex!!!! Wheeeee!!!! Isa & Oliv.... I'm going to my TV. Please, God, help.us.

Oh.my.god.I.am.so.scared. But awww... I wish I'd seen Alex & Aline!!!!!!! hehe. It sounds so fab!!! I still haven't seen their bans. It's too bad.
Okay.must.breathe. Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Oksana & Maxim are after Isabelle & Olivier!!!!!!!!!! Yessssssssssssss!!!!!!!! Only a 0.31 difference!!!!

Albena & Maxim are third. It's really too bad. I would love to know how they did. I hope they were fabulous.

Albena and max are the Champions!But only in my heart,in the every single heart!

This is a charade!!!

I am through with ICE DANCE ! THEY ALREADY KNEW!!

ALBENA AND MAXIM WERE F A B U L O U S!!!