Euro 2009 - Helsinki (19-25 Jan 2009)

Unfortunately, it seems that Isabelle's injury is serious and she and Olivier will miss the European championship.
So the gold will be for Russia, for sure
But this means that Fede&Massimo or the Kerrs have chance for the bronze Bronze medal for one of these couples will be great, great success!!!

OOh,it will be so bad if Isa and Oli aren't at Europeans Then good luck to the Kerrs maybe,I hope they will join the podium finally

Unfortunately is true.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=&section=sports&xfile=data/sports/2008/December/sports_December745.xml

I hope she will recover soon and have enough time.Titles,medals are good but temporary things,health matters more
Also for the EC i guess the gold medal was kind of uncertain concidering what happened last EC. It could be Domnina/Shabalin and Kkokhlova/Novitski but F/S ,Kerr/Kerr even Natalie and Fabien have a good chance to medal.

Good luck and skating without injuries to all .

Starting order for the CDs tomorrow - Finnstep, starting at 13:30 local time:

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Caitlin MALLORY / Kristian RAND EST
2 Christa GOULAKOS / Bradley YAEGER GRE
3 Oksana KLIMOVA / Sasha PALOMAKI FIN
4 Leonie KRAIL / Oscar PETER SUI

Warm-Up Group 2
5 Terra FINDLAY / Benoit RICHAUD FRA
6 Joanna BUDNER / Jan MOSCICKI POL
7 Ina DEMIREVA / Juri KURAKIN BUL
8 Nora HOFFMANN / Maxim ZAVOZIN HUN
9 Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR CZE

Warm-Up Group 3
10 Barbora SILNA / Dmitri MATSJUK AUT
11 Ksenia SHMIRINA / Egor MAISTROV BLR
12 Christina CHITWOOD / Mark HANRETTY GBR
13 Nadine AHMED / Bruce PORTER AZE
14 Isabella PAJARDI / Stefano CARUSO ITA

Warm-Up Group 4
15 Ekaterina RUBLEVA / Ivan SHEFER RUS
16 Katherine COPELY / Deividas STAGNIUNAS LTU
17 Alla BEKNAZAROVA / Vladimir ZUEV UKR
18 Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN GER

Warm-Up Group 5
19 Anna ZADOROZHNIUK / Sergei VERBILLO UKR
20 Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN RUS
21 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA
22 Sinead KERR / John KERR GBR
23 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS

Warm-Up Group 6
24 Alexandra ZARETSKI / Roman ZARETSKI ISR
25 Pernelle CARRON / Mathieu JOST FRA
26 Kristin FRASER / Igor LUKANIN AZE
27 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA
28 Federica FAIELLA / Massimo SCALI

Vania wrote:

Starting order for the CDs tomorrow - Finnstep, starting at 13:30 local time:
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Warm-Up Group 4
18 Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN GER

Good luck to Carolina and Daniel too! They are new German ice dancing champs and I think they will have a great future in front of them... They are very impressing, with good style, very harmonious, when you can watch them live !!! I think one of the best ice dancing talents Germany had during the last years! And they have the talent to achieve more in future! Good luck to both of you!!!

Petra wrote:

Good luck to Carolina and Daniel too! They are new German ice dancing champs and I think they will have a great future in front of them... They are very impressing, with good style, very harmonious, when you can watch them live !!! I think one of the best ice dancing talents Germany had during the last years! And they have the talent to achieve more in future! Good luck to both of you!!!

Good luck to them too!
After Winkler/Lohse I don't remember other strong German couple. Maybe there were some, but at least I don't remember them.

The results after the CD:



I don't know about you, but I'm very very happy from the rankings Especially from the 3rd and the 4th place

faiella-scali 2nd!!!!
wow!!!!
here in Italy, tv isn't giving importance to the event

Vania wrote:

I don't know about you, but I'm very very happy from the rankings Especially from the 3rd and the 4th place

WOW! Good ranking really!!! Especially the first three!
And congrats to Carolina and Daniel for their European début on place 14!!

Men's SP :

I am verry happy for Brian...I hope the LS will be as good as the SP.
He is definitely the best...I want to see quadruples !!

Brian's perfomance was extremely good! Tomas was good,too and I think there will be a great struggle in the FD!

Videos from Ice Dancing, CD:

Thanks to White Crow for all these vids!!

1) Khokhlova / Novitsky, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcX4_0pI1jM

2) Faiella / Scali, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eldpyTYHtpM

3) Kerr / Kerr, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEd-Bp13N4M

4) Pechalat / Bourzat, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br7DzHQAK7k

5) Domnina / Shabalin, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdZ50UL82oI

6) Carron / Jost, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iEh4iznghQ

7) Cappellini / Lanotte, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuoq5iajoGk

8 ) Hoffmann / Zavozin, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj9x0-2nZxE

9)Zadorozhniuk / Verbillo, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeKRc6oQSlA

10) Zaretski / Zaretski, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHhLkW77g2U

11) Fraser / Lukanin, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9PT20Qcie8

12) Rubleva / Shefer, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwAgMg09v8

13) Beknazarova / Zuev, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9oTrfCpjUY

14) Hermann / Hermann, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlPt6x7LKvA

15) Copely / Stagniunas, Ec 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Do1NUuAnA

16) Hajkova / Vincour, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96NRp35_ZWI

17) Silna / Matsjuk, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaq3-0KiJqU

18 ) Pajardi /Caruso, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXV58LxnKGY

19) Mallory / Rand, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv8zXdq0UJE

20) Chitwood / Hanretty, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVioH3lJ3Jc

21) Findlay / Richaud, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMfIRvi8wKg

22) Budner / Moscicki, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOrOPj1KNFU

23) Krail / Peter, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KJxBM679yo

24) Klimova / Palomaki, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNlbsdowHHw

25) Shmirina / Maistrov, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tKjmtQIREg

26) Demireva / Kurakin, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRTW3ZsBZHQ

27) Goulakos / Yaeger, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJECkkFGGw8

28 ) Ahmed / Porter, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9EV44_Ue1o

Great news.Good placement in ice dance. and men .
I watched video with Ina and Yuri and besides both coaches the commentator mentioned Max as their choreographer.

Good luck to all .
Natalie and Fabien,Massimo and Faiella

viktoria wrote:

I watched video with Ina and Yuri and besides both coaches the commentator mentioned Max as their choreographer.

A bit off-topic, but I think the commentator's mistakes are a very interesting theme
The commentators of the BG Eurosport made so many and so funny mistakes Unfortunately for us, Channel 1 doesn't broadcast the event, otherwise we could hear many funny quotes there too I admit that they have knowledges of figure skating, but when it comes to the names of skaters and music pieces ....

My favourite one from yesterday's CD is: Raffaela Scali and Fabien Bourgera (I don't know even how to write it) and thanks to Iva76 who noticed this: "His job is Czech, but he lives in Germany"
And all the time they called Copely and Stagniunas Latvians.


Of course, I don't want to mock at them, it's just funny

The Russian media say that Domnina & Shabalin withdrawn from the competition because of his (or her) injury - I didn't understand well. I don't know yet if it's true, but if it is... :
(Is it possible!? Medal for Sinead&John!!! Or at least, biggest chance for it.)

Oops, 3th message in a row, but I forgot to say:

CONGRATS FOR ALIONA AND ROBIN!!!
THEY ARE THE BEST!!!

Vania wrote:

Oops, 3th message in a row, (...)

... somehow that´s what I do here very often... ...

Viktoria wrote:

Great news.Good placement in ice dance. and men .
I watched video with Ina and Yuri and besides both coaches the commentator mentioned Max as their choreographer.

Click here and see who in ISU biographies is officially named as choreographer for Ina Demireva and Juri Kurakin :...
http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009659.htm

Vania wrote:

CONGRATS FOR ALIONA AND ROBIN!!!
THEY ARE THE BEST!!!

I´m really ashamed to say that I did not watch it ... ( <-- this is for me!)... I will have to wait for White Crows vids now ... But congrats !!

Vania wrote:

(Is it possible!? Medal for Sinead&John!!! Or at least, biggest chance for it.)

Somehow would be like one of my deeepest dreams coming true! Goooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Quote :

26) Demireva / Kurakin, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRTW3ZsBZHQ

I just watched it! Have you noticed that Ina in the kiss and cry has sent greetings, together with pressed thumbs / crossed fingers, for "Maxi"...

Thanks for posting the link Petra!

Petra wrote:

Quote :

26) Demireva / Kurakin, EC 2009, CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRTW3ZsBZHQ

I just watched it! Have you noticed that Ina in the kiss and cry has sent greetings, together with pressed thumbs / crossed fingers, for "Maxi"...

Ohhh Dear Ina !!!

I noticed Ina's reaction too. She is a sweetheart.

Congrats to Alona and Robin.True fighters.

As for the Ice dance our dreams may come true and i wish to see all four of my fav dancers on the podium more than anything but i feel sad for Oksana and Maxim if it's true.He should have waited last year like Isa did this season.I wish him good luck and to get well soon.