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I was waiting for this conversation.

Daniella's ISU Bio is the only place I have ever seen her surname spelt "Ipsaridou".

I first came across Daniella a few years go when looking up results from the Cypriot National Championships. And "Ipsarides" is the way it is spelt in the Cyprus Skating Federation's results sheets.

"Ipsarides" is also the spelling her Mum uses for her married name on her own Facebook profile, and the spelling she uses when referring to her daughter in photos, videos, etc.

So, that is good enough for me! :agree:

Incidentally, Daniella's Mum also uses the "-ides" form for her maiden name.

It's really confusing for us English speakers the way that names have different cases in some languages. And then there is the issue of variations in transliteration (Cypriot Greek tends to be transliterated slightly differently to Greek Greek).

If you look at the results and video from the 2016 World Development Trophy in Gdańsk, they have used yet another different version of her surname: "Daniella-Vanessa Ypsarides".

Also, nobody has mentioned it here, but there are also issues about her first name. When you see her name written in Greek characters, her first name is spelt Ντανιέλα (e.g. in the title of this video where she is interviewed on TV). But, in the Latin character version, it is spelt Daniella.

Now, this is not a mistake. Even though the Greek character version of her name is spelt with one lambda, the Latin character version of her name is spelt with a double "l" everywhere. On results sheets, on her Mum's Facebook profile, on her own Facebook profile.

When you see all these different options on how to spell her name on results sheets, it's no wonder that there is confusion! :drama:



Anyway, whatever you call her, things didn't go as well as hoped on Thursday. I had been warned that morning that she was very nervous, and you could see that as soon as she appeared on camera at the start of the Warm-Up. And that carried on into her routine.

You can't blame the girl. Like, this was her first ISU competition, and she had the added pressure of being the first native skater from her country to take part in an ISU competition.

But, at least she didn't fall. That was her main worry.

Daniella finished 35th out of 35 in the Ladies SP at the Ljubljana Cup on Thursday, with a score of 18.75.

Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1617/jgpslo2016/SEG003.HTM
Video (whole competition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhXmyNq-nys
Video (just Daniella): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jese_Yj4sTk

But, Florencia Lin is only 1.90 points ahead of her, so if she puts in a good Free Skate, she could move up a place.

The Ladies FS is due to start at 12:20:00 CEST (11:20:00 BST / 10:20:00 GMT). So, about five hours from now.

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ8gArR1yuk
Time Schedule: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1617/jgpslo2016/jgpslo2016_JuniorLadies_FS_TimeSchedule.pdf
Live Scoring: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1617/jgpslo2016/SEG004.HTM

Daniella will be the 3rd Skater to start. She is due to start at 12:40:50 CEST (11:40:50 BST / 10:40:50 GMT). But that may change if anybody before her withdraws.

:cheer: ALL THE BEST DANIELLA!!! :cheer:

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Well, although i have Cypriot costudents in my University , i have never paid attention in ther last names and how we spell them and , omg , i have a boy whom last name is Mikaylides. And translating into greek i can assure you that we dont pronounce it the way you pronounce it where you see this -ides. First and foremost because you are latinogenic speaker and you dont have in you language δ which is d in Latin. Your genes say to your tongue to read it as d . You have to listen a greek speaker to understand how is delta pronounced appropriately. :think: ALSO , we dont read e but i , if you can understand the difference in spelling. Furthemore , her mother has taken the last name of her husband and because he is a Cypriot she has kept it with -ides. BUT , for girls , the right pronunciation is in -idou. For boys it is -ides. It is common , though , that in the latinogenic translation girls and womens take the fathers last name as it is . I dont know why. The only explanation that i could give is that this is something common for greek names ( for obvious reasons and cypriots ) to be translated in that way because English language does not have....( dont know the word ) ...genitiv . We have different words for a cat which depends in which way we actually want to reffer to it . lol ⭕ I am sure it is sounds a bit complicated and hard to learn buuuuut i find it simple :unsure: Hehe. As for her first name , in greek language either you pronunciate it with one l or with 2 l it is EXACTLY the same , believe me. Unless you are from Thessaloniki and when you see one lambda you pronounce it heavier :p Possibly , it is Ντανιελλα in greek too and in the wikipedia it is wrong. Or maybe the opposite. But no problem in that. Hope i managed to explain you that problem. :scratch2::giveup:
P.s. greek language is the same as cypriot. So i refer to this as greek because practically we speak the same language , we have the same ethnical music ( god i dont know the proper word :shame: ) but different flag. ANd of course many of Cypriots hate greek people while others love them and believe themselves as Greek ones too ! Thats hjust a little history so that i am not misunderstood.
 
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Due to what reasons?

I was talking to her Mum about an hour ago. Now, I didn't get a chance to ask if I should go into details on here, but the gist of it is that Daniella was not well when she woke up this morning. She went to 2 doctors (the Russian team doctor and an ISU doctor), and they said she had a virus and advised her to withdraw.

She's in bed now.

So, I would say that was why things didn't go well in the SP on Thursday. It wasn't just nerves (as I thought); it was the early stages of this illness.

I wish her all the best for her recovery.

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Haven't posted in this thread in a long time, so thought this would be a good opportunity to bump it up.

:cheer: HAPPY 15th BIRTHDAY DANIELLA!!! :cheer:

:cheer: :clap: :rock: :party2: :hb: :points:

I hope you are having an enjoyable day, and that the next year is a good one for you, both on and off the ice!

And I wish you all the best in your upcoming competitions.

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OK. Time for some skating updates.

It has been a busy start to 2017 for the Cypriot skaters.

(Apologies in advance if I have missed any competitions that have had Cypriot skaters attending. Feel free to correct me!)


EDU Sport Trophy: 04–07 January 2017

At the start of January, Daniella Vanessa Ipsarides finished 8th in Junior Ladies at the EDU Sport Trophy in Romania. She was 6th in the SP and 8th in the FS. Since this was the first International competition at Junior level where she had completed both segments, all her scores were new International PB's.

EDU Sport Trophy Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
EDU Sport Trophy Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
EDU Sport Trophy Junior Ladies: Results

Also at the EDU Sport Trophy, Laura Farran (who I have now found out does not have an Irish background, as I previously suspected from her name) finished 17th in the single segment Basic Novice A Girls competition.

EDU Sport Trophy Basic Novice A Girls FS: Results; Protocols
EDU Sport Trophy Basic Novice A Girls: Results


Sofia Trophy: 08–12 February 2017

Last week, three of the Cypriot skaters were competing at the Sofia Trophy in Bulgaria.

In Junior Ladies, Polina Ustinova finished 31st overall: 29th in the SP and 30]th in the FS.

Eliana Kalogirou finished 34th in both segments, as well as overall.

Sofia Trophy Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Sofia Trophy Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Sofia Trophy Junior Ladies: Results

Meanwhile, Andrea Loizides finished 12th in the single segment Cubs I. Girls (1.7.2006 - 30.6.2007) competition.

Sofia Trophy Cubs I. Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Sofia Trophy Cubs I. Girls: Results


European Youth Olympic Festival: 13–15 February 2017

At the start of this week, Daniella became the first skater to represent Cyprus in the European Youth Olympic Festival, held in Turkey. (It's basically a Junior version of Europeans, but held within a multi-sport event). She was 21st in both segments, as well as overall.

I should add - as a lot of people were commenting in the event thread, the ice was terrible. So, between this and the high altitude, all the skaters were struggling. But, Daniella still managed to set new International PB's in all segments. So, fair play to her!

EYOF Girls SP: Results; Protocols
EYOF Girls FS: Results; Protocols
EYOF Girls: Results


Olympic Hopes: 16–19 February 2017

The Olympic Hopes started yesterday in Romania. And there are a good number of Cypriot skaters entered.

Entries / Results Page

Junior Ladies: Polina Ustinova, Giorgia Isabella Secchi and Danae Hadjimitsi.
Basic Novice A Ladies: Laura Farran
Basic Novice B Ladies: Maria Eleni Loizides
Cubs Girls: Andrea Loizides

Daniella had been intending to compete here but, because she had to stay in Erzurum for the EYOF Closing Ceremony, she has been replaced by Polina.

The Cubs Girls FS was held yesterday (it was a single segment competition), and there is no sign of Andrea in the FS Results or the Protocols. Start Number #8 is missing, so I assume that was her and that she withdrew.

The Basic Novice A Girls FS is on at the moment. It was due to start at 10:00 CET (09:00 GMT), and Laura was the fourth to start. There is no Time Schedule or Live Scoring, so there is no way of knowing how things are going.

The Basic Novice B Girls FS starts at 15:22 CET (14:22 GMT), and Maria Eleni will be the 5th and final skater to start.

The Junior Ladies SP starts at 15:55 CET (14:55 GMT). Danae will be the skater that kicks off the competition. Giorgia will be the 5th skater to start, kicking off the second group, with Polina starting directly after her.

:cheer: ALL THE BEST GIRLS!!! :cheer:

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Olympic Hopes: 16–19 February 2017

Well, I bet Polina Ustinova is delighted she got a late call up for the Olympic Hopes in Romania. She finished 5th in Junior Ladies: 3rd in the SP and 5th in the FS.

In her first season in Juniors, and in her ancestral homeland, Danae Hadjimitsi was 8th in both segments, as well as overall.

Having missed most of last season through injury, Giorgia Isabella Sechi was 9th in both segments, as well as overall.

Olympic Hopes Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Olympic Hopes Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Olympic Hopes Junior Ladies: Results

Meanwhile, Laura Farran finished 18th in the single segment Basic Novice A Girls competition.

Olympic Hopes Basic Novice A Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Olympic Hopes Basic Novice A Girls: Results

And Maria Eleni Loizides finished 4th in the single segment Basic Novice B Girls competition.

Olympic Hopes Basic Novice B Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Olympic Hopes Basic Novice B Girls: Results

And the Overall Results page for the Cubs Girls is now up, and it confirms that Andrea Loizides did indeed withdraw.

Overall, it was good to see so many of the team in action this week. Good preparation for Nationals next month.

:cheer: WELL DONE GIRLS!!! :cheer:

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Wow! :shocked: The Cypriot skaters are being very busy in the run-up to Nationals!


Open Ice Mall Cup: 23–25 February 2017

Only a few days after their last competitions, the Cypriot girls were in action again, this time in Israel.

In Junior Ladies, Giorgia Isabella Secchi, Daniella Vanessa Ipsarides, and Danae Hadjimitsi finished in consecutive positions.

Daniella was 7th in both segments, as well as overall. All her scores were new International PB's.

Danae was 8th in both segments, as well as overall.

Giorgia was 9th in both segments, as well as overall.

Open Ice Mall Cup Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Open Ice Mall Cup Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Open Ice Mall Cup Junior Ladies: Results

Meanwhile, Andrea Loizides finished 5th in the single segment Cubs A Girls competition.

Open Ice Mall Cup Cubs A Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Open Ice Mall Cup Cubs A Girls: Results

:cheer: WELL DONE GIRLS!!! :cheer:

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Today is 23rd April.

For the English, it is St. George’s Day.
For fans of literature, it is the birthday of William Shakespeare.
For fans of snooker, it is the birthday of Barry Hawkins.
For fans of motorbike racing, it is the birthday of Alex Marquez.
For fans of Pairs skating, it is the birthday of Peng Cheng.

And for us fans of Cypriot figure skating, today is the 16th birthday of Giorgia Isabella Sechi!!!

:cheer: TANTI AUGURI GIORGIA!!! :cheer:

:cheer: :clap: :rock: :party2: :hb: :points:

I hope you are having an enjoyable day, and that the next year is a good one for you, both on and off the ice!

Looking forward to seeing you in action again next season!

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Been a while since I posted an update. So, here is what has been happening.

Firstly, I have to apologise. I had written about the Cypriot participation in the Avas Cup in this thread a week or so after it happened, but only discovered there now that I hadn't actually posted it. ⭕

Sorry. :slink:



Avas Cup: 24–26 March 2017

A number of skaters travelled to Hungary at the end of March to compete in the Avas Cup.

Well, some didn’t. Zea Antoniou and Maria-Eleni Loizides both withdrew from Basic Novice B, while Andrea Loizides withdrew from Cubs 2006 girls.

Entries / Results Page:
http://havasszepe.hu/skating_club/images/stories/doksik/12avaskupa2017/Results/index.htm


Christiana Afxentiou finished 8th in the single segment Basic Novice A Girls II competition.

Avas Cup Basic Novice A Girls II FS: Results; Protocols


Veronika Levitskaya finished 3rd in the single segment Chicks 2010 Girls competition.

Avas Cup Chicks 2010 Girls FS: Results; Protocols


Maria-Nelly Afxentiou finished 9th and Uliana Gubareva finished 12th in the single segment Chicks 2008 Girls competition.

Avas Cup Chicks 2008 Girls FS: Results; Protocols


Lina Fatkhullina finished 5th, Varvara Chiplieva finished 9th and Elizaveta Chiplieva finished 10th in the single segment Recreational A Bronze competition.

Recreational A Bronze FS: Results; Protocols


:cheer: WELL DONE GIRLS!!! :cheer:


EDIT: Forgot to add that if you go to the Amathusia Club's Facebook page, you will find videos of the performances from club members at the Avas Cup.​



Now for some sad news. CyBC sports journalist Andreas Georgiades died last week at the age of 80.

http://cyprus-mail.com/2017/05/26/cybc-veteran-sports-journalist-dies/

He had roles in many sports in Cyprus, including being President of the Cyprus Skating Federation from it’s inception.

Here is the statement on the CSF website:

President Andreas Georgiades Has Passed Away

With deepest regret and sorrow Cyprus Skating Federation announces that the Council President, Mr. Andreas Georgiades, has passed away. He was sport enthusiast and promoted figure skating in Cyprus. His contribution to sport and especially to figure skating in Cyprus was of great value.


Source: http://www.csf.org.cy/news/

My thoughts are with his family and friends.



While on the CSF website, I found some good news.

The CSF have created a YouTube channel, and uploaded videos from this season’s Nationals!!!!!! :cheer: :clap: :rock: :party2: :points:

Here is the address:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNw6PhzQWqLc1IXcYZs1W_g

Enjoy! :biggrin:

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First post of the new season, and it is to let you know that Polina is competing at this week's Junior Grand Prix, the Croatia Cup.

The Ladies SP will start tomorrow at 16:00 CEST (19:00 YEKT / 17:00 EEST / 15:00 BST / 14:00 GMT). So, 21 hours from now.

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-xGkNa-_sY
Time Schedule: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/jgpcro2017/jgpcro2017_JuniorLadies_SP_TimeSchedule.pdf
Live Scoring: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/jgpcro2017/SEG003.HTM

Polina will be the 31st Skater to start, so second skater in the final group.

The Group 6 Warm-Up is due to start at 20:01:20 CEST (23:01:20 YEKT / 21:01:20 EEST / 19:01:20 BST / 18:01:20 GMT).

Polina is due to start at 20:14:00 CEST (23:14:00 YEKT / 21:14:00 EEST / 19:14:00 BST / 18:14:00 GMT). But that may change if anybody before her withdraws.

:cheer: ALL THE BEST POLINA!!! :cheer:

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Polina finished 33rd out of 35 in the Ladies SP at the Croatia Cup on Thursday, with a score of 22.93.

Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/jgpcro2017/SEG003.HTM
Protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/jgpcro2017/jgpcro2017_JuniorLadies_SP_Scores.pdf
Video (whole competition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-xGkNa-_sY (Polina starts at 4h 19m 11s)
Video (just Polina): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcDzs0hFbxg

But, there are 5 skaters that are less than 7 points ahead of her, so if she puts in a really good Free Skate, she could move up considerably.


The Ladies FS will start today at 14:45 CEST (17:45 YEKT / 15:45 EEST / 13:45 BST / 12:45 GMT). So, 4 hours from now.

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa2eM3eWN8E
Time Schedule: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/jgpcro2017/jgpcro2017_JuniorLadies_FS_TimeSchedule.pdf
Live Scoring: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/jgpcro2017/SEG004.HTM

Polina will be the 5th Skater to start, so final skater in the first group.

Polina is due to start at 15:20:10 CEST (18:20:10 YEKT / 16:20:10 EEST / 14:20:10 BST / 13:20:10 GMT). But that may change if anybody before her withdraws.

:cheer: ALL THE BEST POLINA!!! :cheer:

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Sorry, forgot to do this at the time.

Well, Polina did climb up from her 33rd position after the Short Programme!

Polina finished 31st out of 34 in the Ladies FS at the Croatia Cup, with a score of 46.97.

Free Skate Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/jgpcro2017/SEG004.HTM
Free Skate Protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/jgpcro2017/jgpcro2017_JuniorLadies_FS_Scores.pdf
Video (whole competition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa2eM3eWN8E (Polina starts at 40m 50s)
Video (just Polina): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMVssTMIfA4

There was a gap in between the World Superbike coverage and the British Superbike coverage at the right moment, so I was able to dip in to see Polina Ustinova LIVE.

She had a fall at the start but, apart from that, I think that's the best that I personally have seen her skate.

And she showed us a really cute doll while waiting for the results! :)

It wasn't a PB score (whatever method of classification is used), but it was so much better than she did in her GP last season.

At the end of the first group, she was lying in 2nd position. So, she had already jumped ahead of Margrét Sól Torfadóttir. And she also went on to jump ahead of Patricia Skopančić, who was due to go in Group 2, but withdrew.

This meant that she finished 31st overall, with a total score of 69.90.

Overall Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/jgpcro2017/CAT002RS.HTM

:cheer: WELL DONE POLINA!!! :cheer:

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I have already mentioned a few times elsewhere on the forum that I was in Cyprus for the first two weeks of September.

Well, what I didn’t tell you then is that I met three of the Cypriot skaters while I was on the island… and I filmed interviews with them!

Now, anybody that knows me well will know that although I love taking photos, I hate being in front of the camera. And they will also know that I also hate the sound of my voice (to the extent that I avoid talking on the phone like the plague).

So, this was a really big thing for me to do! But, I really want to help raise the profile of the girls internationally, so I put my insecurities to one side.

The three skaters that I met were all current or former national champions at various levels.

I had never interviewed anybody before. And, coupled with this, I had never even met any of the girls before.

The first interview I did was with Daniella Vanessa Ipsarides (2014 & 2015 Advanced Novice and 2016 & 2017 Junior Champion). I was so nervous. Even though I had been planning out everything I was going to say in meticulous detail for weeks, the nerves got to me and I forgot a lot of what I wanted to ask. Thankfully, Daniella is an old hand at getting interviewed, and was able to hold the whole thing together.

So, here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yJI16Rb58g

Enjoy!

And sorry that it has taken until now to upload the first of them. I have been really up to my eyes in trying to get caught up on things, and it doesn’t help that I am not very good at video editing. So, it is taking a bit longer to get the videos polished up than I had hoped.

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Firstly, I have to apologise. Due to unforeseen circumstances, this has taken a LOT longer to get up than I would have liked (by about a month!) But, everything is sorted now. And, on the plus side, it’ll mean you won’t have to wait too long between this instalment and the next! ;) :biggrin:

My second interview was with Laura Farran, who is the reigning silver medallist in the Cypriot Basic Novice A Championship. She was previously Champion at Chicks level in 2014 and 2015, and at Cubs level in 2016.

Laura is 11 years old, and she is simply adorable! But, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, because her mother is lovely too! (It was Laura’s Mum who acted as my director for the first two interviews).

Laura’s Mum is Cypriot, but was born and raised in South Australia. And because of this, the family spends the whole of the European summer in Australia. The result is that Laura gets to spend a good portion of her annual ice time on a full-size rink, where she trains alongside multiple Australian Champion James Min.

And it shows. Before the interviews, I was watching the girls doing an off-ice training session (the rink was open to the general public at the time, and was full of children), And I was particularly impressed with Laura.

Although she didn’t have the complication of being on a thin piece of metal and a slippery surface, you could still appreciate the quality of what she was doing.

She may be young, but she is very good. I see a LOT of promise in Laura. Definitely somebody to keep an eye on for the future.

This interview went better than the first. I was very nervous when interviewing Daniella Ipsarides, because it was my first time interviewing anybody, whereas she was an old-pro. But, this was Laura’s first time getting interviewed, and she was nervous too. So, we were at the same level. Which cancelled it out.

With hindsight, I should have interviewed Laura first, because it really gave me confidence in what I was doing. But, I didn’t know it was going to turn out like that.

Daniella’s loss was Giorgia’s gain… :biggrin:

Anyway, here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT7aRYX-aPE

Enjoy!

CaroLiza_fan

P.S. Laura now has a Fan Fest Post, which can be viewed here:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56054-Team-Cyprus&p=1876099&viewfull=1#post1876099
 

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Today, it is exactly 2 months until the start of the Pyeongchang Olympics. But, more importantly, it is exactly 3 months since I met the girl in my avatar for the first time.

The third and final interview I conducted during my holidays in Cyprus was with Giorgia Isabella Sechi.

Giorgia was the National Champion at Basic Novice A level in the inaugural Cypriot Championships back in 2013. She also visited the podium at Nationals the following two seasons, winning a silver medal at the same level in 2014, and a bronze medal at Advanced Novice level in 2015.

Unfortunately, she suffered a back injury during the 2015–16 season, her first season competing at Junior level. And so she is currently working her way back to where she was before she got injured.

But Giorgia is determined. After the interview, we were talking about the future. And she has big plans. And if everything works out, a few years down the line I can see her returning to the top.

The interview was conducted on 8th September 2017 at the “La Sardegna” da Gino restaurant in Kato Paphos, Cyprus.

Giorgia is an absolutely lovely girl, and we got on so well. We must have been talking for well over an hour in total. Yet it didn’t seem like very long at all. She put me so at ease that the time just flew. Which actually created a problem at one point, as you will see in the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIqvglWqc6I

Thank you Giorgia for being you, and for making this such an enjoyable experience.

Enjoy!

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Haven’t posted in this thread so far in 2018. So, since Nationals were held at the weekend, now would be a good time to put that right. However, before we get to that, I should update you on how the Cypriot skaters prepared for them.


Jégvirág Cup: 16–18 February 2018

Two Cypriot skaters headed to Miskolc in Hungary in February for the Jégvirág Cup.

Entries / Results Page (ISU):
http://www.moksz.hu/external/mukorcsolya/2017_2018/Jegvirag Cup/ISU_result/

Entries / Results Page (non-ISU):
http://www.moksz.hu/external/mukorcsolya/2017_2018/Jegvirag Cup/NONISU_result/


Giorgia Isabella Sechi was the only Cypriot competitor in Junior Ladies, where she finished 13th. She was 14th in the SP and 13th in the FS.

Jégvirág Cup Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Jégvirág Cup Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Jégvirág Cup Junior Ladies: Results


Meanwhile, Laura Farran finished 24th in the single segment Basic Novice A Girls competition.

Jégvirág Cup Basic Novice A Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Jégvirág Cup Basic Novice A Girls: Results


Coupe du Printemps: 16–18 March 2018

A number of skaters from the Leader Club headed to Kockelscheuer in Luxembourg in the middle of March for the Coupe du Printemps.

Entries / Results Page:
http://www.skating.lu/cdp2018/


The important thing to take from Kockelscheuer is that Polina Ustinova made her debut in a Senior level competition here, finishing 15th. She was 16th in the SP and 15th in the FS.

Coupe du Printemps Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Senior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Senior Ladies: Results


In the Junior Ladies competition, team-mate Eliana Kalogirou finished 29th in each segment, and overall.

Coupe du Printemps Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Junior Ladies: Results


Like Polina, the third member of the contingent, Andrea Loizides, was also making her debut at a new level. She finished 15th in the single segment Basic Novice A Girls competition.

Coupe du Printemps Basic Novice A Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Coupe du Printemps Basic Novice A Girls: Results


Balkan Games: 29–30 February 2018

A large contingent of Cypriot skaters headed to Celje in Slovenia at the end of March for the Balkan Games.

Daniella Ipsarides was due to compete at the Balkan Games, but had to pull out due to her boot breaking shortly beforehand. Eliana Kalogirou was called up as her replacement.

Entries / Results Page:
http://dkc.simetric.si/dinamic/rezultati/109/


In her second Senior Ladies competition, Polina Ustinova finished 5th. She was 5th in the SP and 4th in the FS.

Balkan Games Senior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Senior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Senior Ladies: Results


Giorgia Isabella Sechi and Eliana Kalogirou were both competing in the Junior Ladies competition. Giorgia was 12th in each segment, and overall. Eliana was 13th in the SP, 14th in the FS, and 13th overall.

Balkan Games Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Junior Ladies: Results


Chryso Georgiou and Christiana Afxentiou were both competing in the Advanced Novice Girls competition. Chryso was 9th in each segment, and overall. Christiana was 10th in the SP, 11th in the FS, and 10th overall.

Balkan Games Advanced Novice Girls SP: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Advanced Novice Girls FS: Results; Protocols
Balkan Games Advanced Novice Girls: Results


Greek National Championships

Like she did 2 years ago, Daniella Ipsarides headed to Thessaloniki to take part in the Greek Championships as her preparation for the Cypriot Championships. And, like the last time, she won the Gold Medal.

I should warn you that I don’t know all the details about the Greek Championships yet. I have just seen photos of Daniella on the podium getting presented with her Medal and Trophy. And a lovely trophy it is too! ;) :biggrin:


:cheer: CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY!!! :cheer:



For information on how Nationals went, see the following thread in the Competition Forum:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?72527

There is something significant from Nationals that I feel should be highlighted here, though. The only person to have represented Cyprus internationally in Men’s skating, Nikita Vitranyuk, is now doing Ice Dance, where he is partnering Maria MILIYKOVA, a 12 year old from Moscow (fskate.ru Bio).

They were due to be guest competitors at the end of Nationals yesterday, but the Ice Dance page hasn't been updated. So I don't know if they did.

I hope they opt to represent Cyprus, as it would be great to see a new country competing in Ice Dance. And it would be nice to see Cyprus represented in another category, having only been represented in Singles up to now.



Last but not least, as this is St. George’s Day, I would also like to take this opportunity to wish a Happy 17th Birthday to Giorgia Isabella Sechi.

:cheer: :clap: :rock: :party2: :points: :hb:

Having met her last year, I can say from personal experience that Giorgia is an absolutely lovely girl.

So, I want to send her all the best wishes from the bottom of my heart for this coming year.

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Just an update to let you know that it is unlikely that the videos from Nationals will be uploaded en masse to YouTube like they were last season.

However, some of the routines have been uploaded to Facebook. So, here are the links to the videos of the Senior, Junior and Novice skaters whose routines I have found so far:


Senior Ladies SP

StN.NameNationVideo
Warm-Up Group 1
1Polina USTINOVALEA


Senior Ladies FS

StN.NameNationVideo
Warm-Up Group 1
1Polina USTINOVALEAFacebook


Junior Ladies SP

StN.NameNationVideo
Warm-Up Group 1
1Chryso GEORGIOULEA
2Daniella Vanessa IPSARIDOUSKAFacebook
3Eliana KALOGIROULEA
4Giorgia-Isabella SECHIGLA


Junior Ladies FS

StN.NameNationVideo
Warm-Up Group 1
1Giorgia-Isabella SECHIGLA
2Eliana KALOGIROULEAFacebook
3Chryso GEORGIOULEAFacebook
4Daniella Vanessa IPSARIDOUSKAFacebook


Advanced Novice Ladies SP

StN.NameNationVideo
Warm-Up Group 1
1Christiana AFXENTIOUAMAFacebook


Advanced Novice Ladies FS

StN.NameNationVideo
Warm-Up Group 1
1Christiana AFXENTIOUAMA


Basic Novice B Ladies FS

StN.NameNationVideo
Warm-Up Group 1
1Zea Maria ANTONIOUSKA


Basic Novice A FS

StN.NameNationVideo
Warm-Up Group 1
1Andrea LOIZIDOULEA
2Laura FARRANSKA
3Varvara CHIPLIEVAAMAFacebook
4Vanessa PAPAS TODORENKOGLA

StN.NameNationVideo
Warm-Up Group 1
1Janire IDIAKEZSKA


If I can find any of the missing videos, I’ll update the tables accordingly.

The Amathusia Club have also uploaded some videos of the younger skaters that belong to their club. And Samvel Hayrapetyan has done the same with the younger skaters he coaches. So here are the links to the relevant Facebook pages:

Amathusia Figure Skating Club
Samvel Hayrapetyan Skating Team

:cheer: CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY!!! :cheer:

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OK, so I have been a bit quiet lately, but it is now time to make a few announcements.

Firstly, the Fan Fest posts for all the skaters were brought fully up to date a few weeks ago. There have been a few significant changes to the line-up, though.

As he is now competing in Ice Dance rather than in Singles Skating, Nikita Vitryanyuk has been moved out of this thread. Don't worry, he is not being expelled from the Team Cyprus thread because he is now back to representing Russia. The reason he is being moved is purely because, when it comes to Pairs or Ice Dance partnerships, it is easier to organise the Original Posts if the partnership has it's own thread.

Here are the links to Nikita's new threads:

Anastasia BURKINA / Nikita VITRYANYUK
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/73907

Maria MILYUKOVA / Nikita VITRYANYUK
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/73908

Back in this thread, and two more skaters have had Fan Fest posts added to the first page:

Eliana KALOGIROU
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/1876092

Chryso GEORGIOU
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/1876098

You will already have worked out why Chryso now has a post – she is the reigning Junior Ladies Champion after all! :agree:

As for Eliana, she now has a post because it was officially confirmed yesterday that she will be making her Junior Grand Prix debut this season!!!

:cheer: :clap: :rock: :party2: :points:

She will be competing at the Amber Cup in Kaunas, Lithuania in 4 weeks from now.

The second slot will be officially confirmed in a few weeks. Ironically, I will probably not be able to post about it straight away, because I will actually be in Cyprus at the time! :biggrin:

But, if you look at the official documentation for the remaining competitions with a bit of knowledge about the Cypriot skating scene in your head, it is actually pretty easy to work out who is pencilled in for that second slot... ;)

:cheer: ALL THE BEST TO ALL THE CYPRIOT SKATERS (as well as Nikita and Maria) THIS SEASON!!! :cheer:

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