Stefania Yakovleva

[CaroLiza_fan]

Marilena is on the Provisional Entry List for the fifth round of the Challenger Series, the Asian Open Trophy in Beijing.

Yes, as in the Olympic Test Event.

I was surprised to find that there is actually due to be quite a large contingent of skaters travelling from America to the Asian Open. Indeed, Marilena will have four of her Skating Club Of Boston team-mates with her - Ashley Lin (CHN) and Gabriella Izzo (USA) in Ladies; Jimmy Ma (USA) in Men; and Audrey Lu (USA) in Pairs.

Before I get into talking about the Baltic Cup, I am afraid I have to report that Marilena has withdrawn from the Asian Open. In fact, with the exception of Ashley Lin, all the Skating Club Of Boston skaters that I mentioned have withdrawn.

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Angelina and Ilia will be in action this morning in Gdańsk. More details are available in the following post in their own separate Fan Fest:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2804332

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Baltic Cup Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA_vXlxmH1g

Stefania finished 15th out of 27 in the SP, with a score of 40.80.

This was not the Stefania I am used to seeing. She looked really nervous. I've never seen her like that before. She was so confident any time I saw her last season. Probably because it's her first Junior competition.

Seeing her like this reminded me of when Marilena made her international debut (and Senior level debut) at the Budapest Trophy last season. At the SP, she was so nervous that she was like a rabbit in the headlights. But, she was more confident in the FS. And look at her now, not even a year later and she is a Challenger event winner.

So, now that she has done her first Junior level segment, hopefully Stefania will not be anywhere near as nervous for the FS.

I don't know if it was the nerves, but Stefania had a rocky start to her SP. Her first element was a triple loop double toe combo, and she had a very strange fall when landing the toe jump. Because she's such a little thing, it looked like a hard fall. But, she got up and carried on like nothing had happened.

The rest of the programme went smoothly. There was one part of the programme where I was not sure whether she had slipped and had a hand down, or whether it was part of the choreography. But, I think it was just choreography. And there was also a spin near the end where she looked a bit off axis, but she managed keep control of it.

She looked disappointed coming off the ice. But, Ted was full of prise for her, particularly her posture and how she attacked the programme.

I'm so proud of her.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

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The Ladies FS is due to start at 16:00:00 CEST (14:00:00 GMT / 15:00:00 BST / 17:00:00 EEST / 17:00:00 MSK). So 10 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 13th skater to start. So, third to go in the Group 3 (and third to go after the first resurfacing).

The Group 3 Warm-Up is due to start at 17:39:40 CEST (15:39:40 GMT / 16:39:40 BST / 18:39:40 EEST / 18:39:40 MSK). So 11h 39m from now.

Stefania is due to start at 18:00:30 CEST (16:00:30 GMT / 17:00:30 BST / 19:00:30 EEST / 19:00:30 MSK). So 12 hours from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBqZoVDmml8

Here is the Time Schedule:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...JUNIOR----FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/jgppol2021/SEG004.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

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ISU Junior Grand Prix Baltic Cup Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
ISU Junior Grand Prix Baltic Cup Ladies: Results

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm2_9z3c0H0

Stefania finished 15th out of 26 in the FS, with a score of 74.05. This meant that she stayed in 15th place overall, with a score of 114.85.

I wasn't able to watch the whole of the Ladies FS LIVE - I only popped in for Stefania's programme. So I don't know how the Group 3 Warm-Up went for Stefania. But, when she was waiting to be called to do her programme, although she wasn't the picture of confidence, she didn't look nearly as nervous as she did for the SP.

Unfortunately, Stefania had a bit of a rocky start to her programme. She fell on both of her Triple Salchow jumps, the first being the final part of her opening combo, and the second being on it's own a couple of elements later. And judging by her expression and the way she felt her hip, she was sore after the second fall.

After that, there weren't any issues that were noticable to me in terms of skating. However, she did seem to be tiring as the programme went on. When she finished, it was hard to judge what her main feeling was - disappointed, exhausted, or sore. Her body language was such that it could have been any of them!

She shouldn't have been too disappointed, though. She achieved new absolute PB's in both segments and, hence, overall. And her FS in particular scored considerably higher (11.72 points!) than her previous best, which was only set 5 months ago at the Egna Spring Trophy!

That she did score higher than she had ever done before, despite not having clean skates, really bodes well for the future!

I do think nerves played a part this week. Which is hardly surprising. It's her first Junior competition, and it's a Grand Prix! That's a big deal for somebody so young.

So, although it would have been nice to see her have clean skates and, hence, score higher, I'm proud of her.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

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Angelina and Ilia are currently sitting in 4th position after the Short Dance. They will be in action again this afternoon, with the Free Dance starting 5 hours from now.

Full time details, as well as my SD report, can be found in this post in their own Fan Fest thread:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2805049

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Stefania will be competing in Junior Ladies at the Tallinn Trophy today and tomorrow.

The Junior Ladies SP is due to start at 15:50:00 EET (13:50:00 GMT / 16:50:00 MSK). So 7 hours from now.

Unfortunately, the Entries / Results Page is offline this morning, and the last time the page was archived on the Wayback Machine was yesterday morning, before the draws took place. So I can't add any more details just at the moment. (With hindsight, I should have taken down the details last night. But, how was I to know this was going to happen?!)

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hxpvXKPs3U

Here is the Time Schedule:
https://results.tallinntrophy.eu/INT2021/JuniorWomen_SP_TimeSchedule.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
https://results.tallinntrophy.eu/INT2021/SEG007.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

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Tallinn Trophy Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

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Stefania finished 5th out of 18 in the SP, with a score of 48.50.

Here is what I wrote in the competition thread:

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

Loved the smile she gave at the end of the programme. She just knew how well it had gone.

Awwww. She's got a big cuddly sloth!!!

She looked a bit disappointed when the scores came through and she was second.

Nevertheless, I thought it was a great skate.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan​

She really does have a beautiful smile.

Unfortunately, the archived stream is now a private video, so I can't re-watch the programme and elaborate. But, looking at the protocols, she got extra credit for her Double Axel.

Stefania is currently 0.42 points behind 4th position, Anastasija KONGA (LAT), and 2.04 points ahead of 6th position, Oda HAVGAR TONNESEN (NOR). If she has a good FS, a podium is not out of the question. Stefania is 4.28 points behind 3rd position, Amalia ZELENJAK (EST), and 5.38 points behind 2nd position, Nikola FOMCHENKOVA (LAT). So, it is possible. However, it should be noted that Zelenjak had a fall in her SP, so if she goes clean today, things could be different.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

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The Junior Ladies FS is due to start at 11:25:00 EET (09:25:00 GMT / 12:25:00 MSK). So 4 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 14th skater to start. So, second to go in Group 3 (and second to go afterthe final resurfacing).

The Group 3 Warm-Up is due to start at 13:14:32 EET (11:14:32 GMT / 14:14:32 MSK). So 4h 49m from now.

Stefania is due to start at 13:27:53 EET (11:27:53 GMT / 14:27:53 MSK). So 5h 2m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEBPHTe1vPQ

Here is the Time Schedule:
https://results.tallinntrophy.eu/INT2021/JuniorWomen_FS_TimeSchedule.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
https://results.tallinntrophy.eu/INT2021/SEG008.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

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Tallinn Trophy Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Tallinn Trophy Junior Ladies: Results

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Stefania finished 10th out of 17 in the FS, with a score of 69.67. This meant that she dropped to 8th place overall, with a score of 118.17.

Unfortunately, this was one of those days she will want to forget. And it is a good example of how one issue early on in the programme can impact on how the rest of the programme goes.

Here is what I wrote in the competition thread at the time:

Ach Stefania!!!

She didn't judge her distance on her first jump, and collided heavily with the boards. And I think it unsettled her, because she fell on her next 2 jumps, and only just landed the fourth. And her balance was all over the place.

At the end, she was really gasping for breath. And she still was when waiting for the results.

But, at least she had her sloth with her to cuddle.

For a moment, I thought we were going to get tears when the scores came up. But thankfully, we didn't.

Currently 6th in the FS, and 4th overall.

Stefania, love. We all have days when everything goes wrong. So, just file this away as one of them. And come back stronger next time.

CaroLiza_fan​

Looking at the protocols, I actually made a couple of mistakes in what I wrote. I had forgotten that she had done a jump (a Triple Loop-Double Toe combination) before the one where she collided with the boards. And the jump that she just about landed was actually before the last fall, not after it. But, when so much happens and you are writing from memory, it's easy to get mixed up.

The initial problem was on the Double Axel-Half Loop-Triple Salchow combination, where the Salchow got downgraded. The second fall was on the Triple Toe, which also got downgraded. The awkward landing was on the Triple Salchow, which was called for being under-rotated. And the final fall was on the Triple Loop, which got called for being under-rotated, but which also got credit for being in the second half of the programme!

That said, Stefania didn't have the most falls. The leader from the SP, Minja PELTONEN (FIN), had FOUR falls in the FS, and also had a further point deducted for a time violation! She finished 5th in the FS, and dropped to 4th overall, nearly 20 points behind the winner.

As for Stefania, overall she finished 2.31 points behind 7th position, Marianne MUST (EST), and 2.49 points ahead of 9th position, Josefin BROVALL (SWE).

The significant thing, though, is that although the FS in Tallinn was a disaster, it was still a new absolute PB score for the FS. And, since the SP was as well, this meant that she set new absolute PB's all round!!!



The clouds had a silver lining!

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

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Stefania will be in action today at the Santa Claus Cup, in Budapest.

The Junior Ladies SP is due to start at 13:41 CET (12:41 GMT / 14:41 EET / 15:41 MSK). So 6 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 3rd skater to start. So, middle skater in Group 1.

Unfortunately, there is no Time Schedule. So, we don't know the exact time Stefania is due to start. But, as she is the third skater, it should be about 14:01 CET (13:01 GMT / 15:01 EET / 16:01 MSK). So 6h 20m from now.

However, given how quickly the event has been getting behind schedule during the first two days, and by how much, I suspect that the segment will actually be starting later than planned.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pA2ot1Ca9g

No Time Schedule

And here is the live scoring:
http://hunskate.hu/external/mukorcsolya/2021_2022/15_SANTA/ISU/SEG076.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

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Santa Claus Cup Junior Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

No video uploaded yet

Stefania finished 22nd out of 43 in the SP, with a score of 43.14.

Here is what I wrote in the competition thread:

Not the cleanest of landings on in the second of the jumps (the Double Toe) in her combination early on. But, apart from that, I didn't spot anything.

As always with this programme, it was beautiful!

She goes into 2nd place. Admittedly, it is not as high as she got in Tallinn, but it is higher than she got in her Junior GP. She'll probably be disappointed to be 14.53 points behind the leader, Kimmy REPOND (CHE). But, Kimmy is a lot more experienced than her. The important thing is that she is 11.32 points ahead of 3rd.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan​

There's not really a lot I can add to that. As I expected, the opening combination, the Triple Loop-Double Toe, was the only element that produced minus GOE and minuses from the Judges.

That said, the line for her final jump in the protocols is curious. The Double Axel was given extra credit for being in the second half of the programme. Yet, it got zero GOE and zeroes from all the judges. It's very rare that you see uniformity to that extent.

Stefania is currently 0.46 points behind 21st position, Anna Dea GULBIANI-SCHMIDT (GEO), and 0.17 points ahead of 23rd position, Sofia Lexi FRANK (PHL). They are part of a close group from 20th position to 26th position that is covered by just 1.22 points. Stefania is just 0.52 points behind he leader of this group, Manca KRMELJ (SVN), and 0.70 ahead of the last skater in the group, Marina NIKOLOVA (BUL).

But, this does not tell the whole story. It is an extremely tight field. 7th position is within 10 points of Stefania. So, anything can happen in the Free Skate. There is the potential for a considerable climb.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

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The Junior Ladies FS is due to start at 13:11 CET (12:11 GMT / 14:11 EET / 15:11 MSK). So 6 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 22nd skater to start. So, second to go in Group 5 (and second to go after the second resurfacing).

The Group 5 Warm-Up is due to start at 16:08 CET (15:08 GMT / 17:08 EET / 18:08 MSK). So 8h 57m from now.

Unfortunately, there is no Time Schedule. So, we don't know the exact time Stefania is due to start. But, as she is the second skater in Group 5, it should be about 16:21 CET (13:21 GMT / 15:21 EET / 16:21 MSK). So 9h 10m from now.

However, given how quickly the event has been getting behind schedule during the first three days, and by how much, I suspect that the group will actually be starting later than planned.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jkFhAQNFkY

No Time Schedule

And here is the live scoring:
http://hunskate.hu/external/mukorcsolya/2021_2022/15_SANTA/ISU/SEG077.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

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Santa Claus Cup Junior Ladies FS: Results; Protocols
Santa Claus Cup Junior Ladies: Results

No video uploaded yet

Stefania finished 16th out of 42 in the FS, with a score of 84.03. This meant that she climbed to 17th place overall, with a score of 127.17.

Here is what I wrote in the competition thread at the time:

Erm, where did the TES box disappear to? It was there before the resurfacing.

A couple of instances of shoddy camera work at inappropriate moments. There was one shot which was zoomed in on her head when she was doing a jump... which she fell on! So, we didn't see what went wrong. And another shot later on zoomed in on her legs.

Unfortunately, it was not just one fall. She had another, where she did a jump and fell flat on her face.

Other than those major mistakes, it looked to have gone alright.

She goes into 2nd position, both in the FS and overall.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

Right, I'm away to watch the previous skater.

CaroLiza_fan​

More to follow.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

After a month's break over the Christmas and New Year period, we are now entering a very busy couple of weeks for the Cypriot team.

As you all probably know by now, Marilena Kitromilis has the honour of becoming the first skater to represent Cyprus at the European Championships this week. But, hot on the heels of this, the Junior skaters from Cyprus will be in action in Oberstdorf next week at the Bavarian Open.

• Stefania Yakovleva will be competing in Junior Ladies.
• Angelina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Karankevich will be competing in Junior Ice Dance.
• Sofía Val / Nikita Vitryanyuk will be competing in Junior Ice Dance (albeit representing Spain).

Getting back to Europeans, and the Senior Ladies SP is due to start at 11:52:00 EET (04:52:00 EST / 09:52:00 GMT). So 4 hours from now.

Marilena will be the 12th skater to start. So, sixth and last skater in Group 2 (and last skater to go before the first ice resurfacing).

The Group 2 Warm-Up is due to start at 12:37:30 EET (05:37:30 EST / 10:37:30 GMT). So 4h 45m from now.

Marilena is due to start at 13:16:40 EET (06:16:40 EST / 11:16:40 GMT). So 5h 24m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the ISU livestream on the ISU YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmUTtZvdfdk

No coverage of the Ladies SP on British Eurosport 2

Here is the link for the World Feed coverage on the Eurosport Player:
https://www.eurosportplayer.com/videos/eurosport/european-championships-2133265

Here is the Time Schedule:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...----------QUAL000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/ec2022/SEG003.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST MARILENA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Stefania will be in action today at the Bavarian Open, in Oberstdorf.

Due to the sheer number of entries, the Advanced Novice Ladies and Junior Ladies competitions have each been split into 2 segments. Both SP segments of both competitions will be held today.

Stefania will be taking part in the Junior Ladies I SP segment. Which, curiously, is the final segment of the day, being held after the Junior Ladies II SP.

The Junior Ladies I SP is due to start at 19:00:00 CET (18:00:00 GMT / 20:00:00 EET / 21:00:00 MSK). So 9 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 13th skater to start. So, fourth and penultimate skater in Group 3.

The Group 3 Warm-Up is due to start at 20:17:30 CET (19:17:30 GMT / 21:17:30 EET / 22:17:30 MSK). So 10h 17m from now.

Stefania is due to start at 20:41:30 CET (19:41:30 GMT / 21:41:30 EET / 22:41:30 MSK). So 10h 41m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x871rhf

Here is the Time Schedule:
http://www.deu-event.de/results/BO2022/BO2022_JuniorWomenI_SP_TimeSchedule.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.deu-event.de/results/BO2022/SEG011.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Due to withdrawals, the format of both Junior Ladies SP segments have been changed since I made out my reminder post this morning.

Rather than each segment being arranged into 4 groups of 5 skaters, they are now each arranged into 3 groups of 6 skaters.

To further complicate matters, the start orders have also changed. The result is that Stefania has gone from skating in the second half of the Junior Ladies I SP segment to skating in the first group.

The start time of the Junior Ladies I SP segment has also been brought forward by 15 minutes.

The Junior Ladies I SP is due to start at 18:45:00 CET (17:45:00 GMT / 19:45:00 EET / 20:45:00 MSK). So 1h 31m from now.

Stefania will be the 5th skater to start. So, fifth skater in Group 1.

She is due to start at 19:14:50 CET (18:14:50 GMT / 20:14:50 EET / 21:14:50 MSK). So 2 hours from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x871rhf

Here is the Time Schedule:
http://www.deu-event.de/results/BO2022/BO2022_JuniorWomenI_SP_TimeSchedule.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.deu-event.de/results/BO2022/SEG011.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

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Bavarian Open Junior Ladies I SP: Results; Protocols

No video uploaded

Stefania finished 8th out of 17 in the SP, with a score of 39.25.

Here is what I wrote in the competition thread at the time:

A pretty dodgy start. The first jump was absolutely wild, she was never going to land it. But, she managed to avaid it turning into a fall by having a double hands down. Probably the bigget stretching hands down I've ever seen!

Just about got round on the second jump. But whether it was fully rotated, I don't know.

The rest of the programme was faultless to me. It was just beautiful.

And she's been given a big cuddly toy. It looks like a sloth to me, but I'm no David Attenborough.

They're taking a VERY long time to announce her scores. Come on!

She's scratching her left knee a lot. I think it's a sign of impatience more than anything physical.

Finally! 39.25. Into 3rd.

And I'm away now. (I had been hoping to see the last skater in the group, but it's too late).

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan​

Unfortunately, that initial element, which was supposed to be a Triple Loop with a combination on it, was called as a fall. Although, curiously, only four of the Judges gave it -5; Judge 3 gave it -4. Unsurprisingly, she also had a big minus GOE for it, specifically -2.45.

The second jump, the Triple Flip, also got big minuses from the Judges, with three giving -4 and two giving -5. But, she was not hit as badly in terms of GOE, with only a relatively small -0.78.

As I expected, everything else got positive GOE and, apart from the odd zero, positive marks from the Judges.

Stefania is currently 1.18 points behind 7th position, Ina JUNGMANN (DEU), and 0.30 points ahead of 9th position, Kiia KURKINEN (FIN). The 6th position skater, Anna PEZZETTA (ITA), is 6.07 points ahead of Stefania. Jungmann is at the top of a group that stretches all the way down to 15th position, Marielen HIRLING (DEU), who is 3.01 points behind Stefania.

So, all things being equal, the best Stefania can probably do is to move up one position in the FS. But, she has to be very careful not to drop down, because there is the potential to drop down considerably.

Hopefully she will have a good FS and not drop any positions.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

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The Junior Ladies I FS is due to start at 16:00:00 CET (15:00:00 GMT / 17:00:00 EET / 18:00:00 MSK). So 9 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 10th skater to start. So, fifth and penultimate skater in Group 2 (and penultimate skater before the resurfacing).

The Group 2 Warm-Up is due to start at 16:38:10 CET (15:38:10 GMT / 17:38:10 EET / 18:38:10 MSK). So 9h 38m from now.

Stefania is due to start at 17:10:00 CET (16:10:00 GMT / 18:10:00 EET / 19:10:00 MSK). So 10h 10m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x871rhf

Here is the Time Schedule:
http://www.deu-event.de/results/BO2022/BO2022_JuniorWomenI_FS_TimeSchedule.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.deu-event.de/results/BO2022/SEG012.HTM

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

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Bavarian Open Junior Ladies I FS: Results; Protocols
Bavarian Open Junior Ladies I: Results

No video uploaded yet

Stefania finished 10th out of 17 in the FS, with a score of 73.61. This meant that she dropped to 8th place overall, with a score of 112.86.

Here is what I wrote in the competition thread at the time:

Now I was not expecting that. Stefania's got a new Free Skate programme.

She came out, and I thought "I can't remember her wearing all white before. That must be a different dress!"

And then the music started, and I didn't recognise it either. It started with an instrumental piece, and during it there was a sound effect of somebody flatlining. And it was approrpiate, because the skating did not go at all well in that section of the programme. She was struggling to land her jumps. She just about landed her first, and she had a hand down on the second. And she had a couple of falls.

Then the music changed to "Rise Up", and it did seem to perk her up. She was much better in this section.

And then there was an instrumental piece at the end. I can't actually remember if it was a continuation of the piece at the start of the programme.

So, as with yesterday, a shaky start, but she picked it up. But, unfortunately, the shaky section lasted longer today.

And she had her sloth with her today again!

Anyway, she scored 73.61 points in the FS, and 112.86 points overall. She dropped 2 places to 3rd position, with 7 still to go. So, she'll still be in the Top 10 whatever happens.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan​

More to follow

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

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Meanwhile, the two Junior Ice Dance teams that feature skaters from Cyprus will kick off their campaign today in Oberstdorf. More information in these posts in their own Fan Fest threads:

Sofía Val / Nikita Vitryanyuk (ESP) - https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2907803
Angelina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Karankevich (CYP) - https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2907804

ALL THE BEST

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

The Junior World Championship are being held this week, and Cyprus will be represented in two categories.

Angelina and Ilia will be competing in Ice Dance, which starts today in 6 hours from now. More details about times and links are in the following post over in their own thread:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/2973454

And Stefania will be competing in Ladies Singles, which starts tomorrow. The Time Schedule has not been released yet, but I'll let you know all the details nearer the time. Probably first thing tomorrow morning.

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Stefania will be making her Junior World Championships debut today.

The Ladies SP is due to start at 11:02:00 EEST (08:02:00 GMT / 09:02:00 BST / 11:02:00 MSK). So 3 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 9th skater to start. So, fourth and penultimate skater in Group 2 (and penultimate to skate before the resurfacing).

She is due to start at 12:05:40 EEST (09:05:40 GMT / 10:05:40 BST / 12:05:40 MSK). So 4h 3m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the ISU livestream on the ISU YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czpXb_zaBYI

Here is the Time Schedule:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...JUNIOR----QUAL000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/wjc2022/SEG003.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Junior World Championships Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

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Stefania finished 39th out of 43 in the SD, with a score of 38.64.

Here is what I wrote in the competition thread:

Is this a new programme? It's definitely different music since the last time I saw her. It had been “La Cena” by Ennio Morricone.

One thing didn't change - she fell on the first jump.

But, the rest of it was very good.

And, as always, she has her faithful friend the sloth with her!

Into 7th with a score of 38.64.

I'm kinda disappointed, because I thought she did better than that suggests!

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan​

First of all, I should clarify something. I just compared the Protocols for Junior Worlds SP with the Protocols from the Bavarian Open SP, and I can now confirm that this was a completely new programme, as the elements were completely different.

The fall at the start was on a Triple Flip. And it produced the biggest minus GOE of the programme, at -2.65. Unsurprisingly, it also got -5's all round from the Judges.

However, there was another costly mistake later in the programme that I didn't spot: the Triple Loop-Double Toe combination. And watching it back, I don't know how I missed it! She didn't land the Triple Loop where she wanted to, and so had to pause to get into position for the the Double Toe, which did not go well at all. The Toeloop was downgraded, and the combination was given -2.45 in GOE. Apart fom Judge 4, who gave it -4, all the Judges gave it -5.

She had a very small stumble during her final element, the Step Sequence, which produced a small minus GOE of -0.19, and -1's from 6 of the Judges. But, in the greater scheme of things, it didn't make much of an impact.

Stefania is currently lying 0.10 points behind 38th position, Anastasiia FOMCHENKOVA (UKR), and 2.66 points ahead of 40th position, Dorotea LEITGEB (AUT). Anastasia and Stefania are in a group of their own, as 37th position, Mia Caroline RISA GOMEZ (NOR), is 1.59 points ahead of Anastasia.

Unfortunately, only the Top 24 go through to the Free Skate at Junior Worlds. And Stefania was 13.11points behind the skater that occupied that position, Anna PEZZETTA (ITA).

Nevertheless, I was impressed with Stefania's Junior World's debut, and with her new programme.

Looking forward to seeing more of her next season!

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

For those that did not realise, the Team Cyprus thread was given an overhaul last month on the anniversary of Cyprus gaining it's independence. And as part of that overhaul, all the posts about Stefania were moved out into this new thread specifically about her.

I have have already been posting about the Junior GP assignments in the Team thread as we were going along, but I decided to wait until they were all confirmed before posting in the individual threads.

Stefania will be making her Junior GP appearences at the Armenian Cup in Yerevan (next week) and the Baltic Cup in Gdańsk, Poland (3 weeks from now).

Angelina and Ilia will be joining her in Armenia. And, in the team thread, I have posted links to some lovely videos that Angelina has posted of the two of them on the ice together in Dubai:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/3007028

Stefania is actually living in Dubai now, and over the summer she has been posting lots of videos of herself training at the ice rink there. But, there are far too many to link to! So, instead, I will just direct you to her new Instagram account, where you can browse through them yourselves:

https://www.instagram.com/_superstefa_/

My advice is just to click into everything, because a lot of the skating videos are hidden behind thumbnails that are totally unrelated to skating. That is one thing I really hate about Instagram nowadays: that the thumbnails are not taken directly from the video. They can be a photo of anything! And because of this, you can easily miss something you would want to see due to thinking that it is something you are not interested in.

I have to say, what I see in the videos looks good. And I am feeling positive for the season ahead.

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

As you may have noticed, I have not been posting about Stefania, Angelina and Ilia competing at this week's Junior GP, the Armenian Cup in Yerevan. The reason is that the event got cancelled, due to safety concerns after over 200 people were killed in fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces at the border.

I decided to hold off posting here until we found out what was happening with the skaters affected by the cancellation.

There were attempts made to re-schedule the event at a later date. However, due to how packed the calendar is at this time of year, with there being no weeks without Grands Prix (be they Junior or Senior) between now and December, this option was not possible.

Consequently, the skaters that were due to compete in Yerevan have instead been re-allocated to the remaining 3 Junior GP's. Which is going to lead to very big fields, very long segments, and very long days.

Stefania had been due to represent Cyprus on her own at the second of the Polish events, the Baltic Cup. But now, she will have Angelina and Ilia joining her.

Similarly, Angelina and Ilia had been due to represent Cyprus on their own at the final Junior GP in Egna-Neumarkt. But now, they will have Stefania joining them.

To be honest, I was surprised that they weren't all allocated to the same events in the first place. As I said in a previous post, I fully expected them all to be going to the Baltic Cup. So, in a way, this unfortunate situation has rectified that.

For us fans, it means we have to wait a couple more weeks to see their season debuts. But, for the skaters, it means a couple more weeks of training and preparing. And hopefully that will pay off.

ALL THE BEST!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

After the cancellation of the Armenian Cup, Stefania will finally be making her season debut today in a monster-length SP session at the Baltic Cup in Gdańsk, Poland.

The Ladies SP is due to start at 09:00:00 CEST (07:00:00 GMT / 08:00:00 BST / 10:00:00 MSK). So 2 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 30th skater to start. So, fifth and penultimate skater in Group 6 (and penultimate to skate before the third resurfacing).

The Group 6 Warm-Up is due to start at 12:28:30 CEST (10:28:30 GMT / 11:28:30 BST / 13:28:30 MSK). So 5h 28m from now.

Stefania is due to start at 12:59:00 CEST (10:59:00 GMT / 11:59:00 BST / 13:59:00 MSK). So 5h 59m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the ISU livestream on the ISU YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TyvpjQvVxQ

Here is the Time Schedule:
https://results.isu.org/results/sea...JUNIOR----QUAL000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
https://results.isu.org/results/season2223/jgppol2022/SEG003.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

ISU Junior Grand Prix Baltic Cup Ladies SP: Results; Protocols

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn53kDJ4q0E

Stefania finished 26th out of 48 in the SP, with a score of 43.41.

Here is what I wrote in the competition thread at the time:

When I saw Stefania was skating to this song, I thought "Thank goodness it's a cover and not Elvis". Because I'm not a big fan of Elvis.

But, that cover was brutal! When I read that it was a dark version, I was expecting it to be another version I had heard. But, the version I was expecting only appeared for the last 20 seconds or so of the programme.

Oooh. Horrible stumble just after the music changed toward the end. But, on the whole, not a bad skate.

She seemed annoyed. But, at least she had SuperSimone to cuddle!

Into 16th.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan​

And here are some photos taken in the arena by @NoNameFace during Stefania's programme:

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/posts/3020331

To be honest, there wasn't much wrong with this programme. The reason she is down in 26th is because of one small but very costly mistake. But, I'll get to it.

Her opening combination, the Triple Lutz-Double Toe produced something that I have not seen for a long time when checking out the protocols on my kids - a completely neutral response. 0 in GOE and 0 from all the Judges.

The Triple Loop was a bit wobbily on landing, so she got -0.35 in GOE and three 0's and six -1's from the Judges. I liked the way she attached her next element, the Flying Camel Spin, onto the end of it. To me it looked good, but it got a really mixed response from the Judges. Judge 7 gave it +1; five Judges gave it 0; two Judges gave it -1; and Judge 2 gave it -2. Mind you, it got -0.09 in GOE, so that wasn't so bad.

There was a positive response to the next element, the Layback Spin. But, again, the Judges marks varied. Three Judges gave 0; three Judges gave +1; two Judges gave +2; and Judge 7 gave +3. The GOE was also positive, at +0.24.

The Step Sequence looked very good. But, there was one point towards the end of it when she put her hand down and I wasn't sure if it was a mistake or part of the choreography. And the Judges didn't know what to make of it either. Admittedly, there were no minuses. But, there was a 0 from Judge 2; five +1's; two +2's; and +3 from Judge 7. The GOE was the largest of the entire programme, at +0.42.

Then the music changed to the nicer version, and she had a horrible stumble on her Axel, which meant that she singled it. And unfortunately, that meant that the element was invalidated.

Her final element, the Change Foot Combination Spin, had a similar moment to the Step Sequence. And, again, I wasn't sure if it was a mistake or part of the choreography. The Judges were more uniform this time, though, with seven of them giving ); and two of them giving +1. The GOE was +0.03.

I have no idea what it was for, but Stefania also got a deduction for a time violation. She didn't finish after the music, so something earlier on must have gone on for longer than it was supposed to.

Stefania is currently 0.24 points behind 25th position, Kateřina HANUŠOVÁ (CZE), and 0.71 points ahead of 27th position, Anna LEVKOVETS (KAZ). All three are part of a larger group where 9 skaters were covered by 5.86 points, from Julija POLNIUK (POL) in 22nd position, 2.07 points ahead of Stefania, down to Babeth HANSSON-OSTERGAARD (DEN) in 30th position, 3.79 points behind Stefania.

All of which means that there is a LOT of potential for movement within this group. So, Stefania would need to put in a good performance to make sure that she moves up rather than down.

WELL DONE STEFANIA!!!

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The Ladies FS is due to start at 14:15:00 CEST (12:15:00 GMT / 13:15:00 BST / 15:15:00 MSK). So 7 hours from now.

Stefania will be the 23rd skater to start. So, fifth and penultimate skater in Group 4 (and penultimate to skate before the second resurfacing).

The Group 4 Warm-Up is due to start at 16:55:30 CEST (14:55:30 GMT / 15:55:30 BST / 16:55:30 MSK). So 9h 40m from now.

Stefania is due to start at 17:30:00 CEST (15:30:00 GMT / 16:30:00 BST / 18:30:00 MSK). So 10h 15m from now.

But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before her withdraws.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D_RuAB3dmw

Here is the Time Schedule:
https://results.isu.org/results/sea...JUNIOR----FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

And here is the live scoring:
https://results.isu.org/results/season2223/jgppol2022/SEG004.htm

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST STEFANIA!!!

CaroLiza_fan