Warsaw Cup 2019 – Preview

The ninth of the ten Challenger Series events is Warsaw Cup, which takes place in Warsaw, Poland from the 14th-17th November.

Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.

Pairs

Team Country Notable Results 18/19 Nationals Program Information World Standing
Justine Brasseur / Mark Bardei Canada
Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland Canada Autumn Classic - 5th (121.44) 4th SP: Awoo 44th
Nadine Wang / Francis Boudreau-Audet Canada SP: Feeling Good / FP: Slow Your Breath Down
Cleo Hamon / Denys Strekalin France 37th Volvo Open Cup - 1st (142.15) 2nd SP: Bang Bang / FP: Notre-Dame de Paris 35th
Coline Keriven / Antoine Pierre France Volvo Open Cup - 3rd (126.58) 74th
Camille Mendoza / Pavel Kovalev France Volvo Open Cup - 2nd (136.08) 3rd 72nd
Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel Germany SP: Wasting My Young Years / FP: Do You Love Me/Cry to Me/Wipe Out 46th
Elena Pavlova / Ruben Blommaert Germany SP: Bloodstream
Zoe Jones / Christopher Boyadji Great Britain Open Ice Mall Cup - 2nd (162.42) 1st SP: The Storm / FP: To Build A Home 27th
Anna Vernikov / Evgeni Krasnopolski Israel Open Ice Mall Cup - 3rd (159.08) SP: Moonlight / FP: The Experience 58th
Irma Caldara / Marco Santucci Italy Open Ice Mall Cup - 6th (105.71)
Vivienne Contarino / Marco Pauletti Italy Junior Worlds - 13th (131.20, J) 1st (J) 71st
Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii Italy 66th
Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba Netherlands Challenge Cup - 1st (117.77, J) SP: Don't Stop Me Now / FP: Grease soundtrack
Isabella Gamez / David-Alexandre Paradis Philippines SP: One and Only / FP: Parla Piu Piano (The Godfather)
Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov Russia Russian-Chinese Winter Games - 1st (165.63) 4th (J) SP: L.O.V.E. / FP: Romeo and Juliet (soundtrack) 36th
Laura Barquero / Ton Consul Spain 58th
Dorota Broda / Pedro Betegon Martin Spain Challenge Cup - 6th (106.84) 2nd
Alexandra Herbrikova / Nicolas Roulet Switzerland Challenge Cup - 5th (134.92) 1st SP: Beneath Your Beautiful / FP: The Mummy (Suite)/Imhotep the High Priest/Incantation 66th
Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson USA Tallinn Trophy - 3rd (172.31) 5th SP: Light of the Seven / FP: You Are The Reason 32nd
Nica Digerness / Danny Neudecker USA Skate America - 6th (151.21) 8th SP: El Conquistador / FP: Arrival of the Birds/Let It Go 43rd

Ice Dance

Team Country Notable Results 18/19 Nationals Program Information World Standing
Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx Senecal Armenia
Holly Harris / Jason Chan Australia
Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds Australia Warsaw Cup - 5th (145.43) 1st RD: Rocky Horror / FD: Love Is A Bitch 45th
India Nette / Eron Westwood Australia Mentor Torun Cup - 13th (88.97) 3rd RD: Gypsy 2008 Overture / FD: The Rhythm Thief
Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer Canada Bavarian Open - 2nd (144.64, J) 2nd (J) RD: Big Spender/If They Could See Me Now / FD: Bishop Briggs medley 64th
Junfei Ren / Alexey Karpushov China 6th
Raffaella Adele Koncius / Rafael Marc Drozd Musil Denmark
Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac France Skate Canada - 4th (180.32) 2nd RD: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort / FD: Histoires sans paroles (Harmonium) 17th
Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud France Egna Dance Trophy - 2nd (148.62) 2nd (J) RD: Too Darn Hot / FD: Adagio for Tron/Huggy Bellkiss 80th
Lila-Maya Seclet Monchot / Renan Manceau France Egna Dance Trophy - 7th (127.62, J) 4th (J)
Jenna Hertenstein / Damian Binkowski Poland Bavarian Open - 11th (119.87) 3rd RD: Holiday Inn / FD: Sogno/Io Ci Saro
Justyna Plutowska / Jeremie Flemin Poland Bavarian Open 2019 - 4th (155.50) 2nd FD: Waves 61st
Ksenia Konkina / Pavel Drozd Russia Open Ice Mall Cup - 3rd (172.24) RD: 42nd Street / FD: Nocturne No. 20 in C Sharp Minor 72nd
Victoria Manni / Carlo Roethlisberger Switzerland Egna Dance Trophy - 3rd (150.18) 1st 102nd
Darya Popova / Volodymyr Byelikov Ukraine Volvo Open Cup - 3rd (158.84) 1st RD: Grease / FD: Believer/I Can't Go On Without You 30th
Caroline Green / Michael Parsons USA RD: Cry Baby / FD: Woodkid medley 50th

Ladies

Skater Country Notable Results 18/19 Nationals Program Information Notable Jumps World Standing
Lara Roth Austria Bavarian Open - 7th (144.30) 1st SP: Standing Tall / FP: Le Capital 3T+2T
Katsiarina Pakhamovich Belarus 1.st Christmas Cup - 10th (104.27) 4th 3S+2T
Viktoriia Safonova Belarus Ice Star - 1st (174.07, J) 3Lz+3T
Emily Bausback Canada JGP Kaunas - 12th (129.60, J) 10th SP: Everywhere / FP: My Heart Will Go On 2A+3T 204th
Alison Schumacher Canada Junior Worlds - 10th (158.52, J) 7th SP: Clair de Lune / FP: Ghost The Musical 2A+3T 98th
Jenny Shyu Chinese Taipei 2nd FP: Paint It Black 3S+1T+2Lo
Nikola Rychtarikova Czech Republic Prague Riedell Ice Cup - 6th (124.86) 1st (J) SP: Something's Got a Hold On Me / FP: Hernando's Hideaway/Yo Soy Maria 3S+2T
Klara Stepanova Czech Republic Tallinn Trophy 2018 - 16th (135.20 ) 2nd SP: Stop / FP: Stand By Me/Man! I Feel Like a Woman 3Lo+2Lo
Gerli Liinamae Estonia Winter Universiade - 9th (157.16) 1st 3Lo+1Eu+2S 100th
Kristina Shkuleta-Gromova Estonia Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 15th (132.95) 3rd 3Lz+2T 202nd
Jenni Saarinen Finland Nordics Open - 1st (162.63) 3rd SP: Differente / FP: I'll Take Care Of You 3T+3T 65th
Adriana Cagnon France Volvo Open Cup - 19th (120.22) 11th (J)
Kristina Isaev Germany Cup of Tyrol - 13th (116.62) 5th SP: Indila (Spanish Selection) / FP: Una Noche Mas 3F+2T
Ivett Tóth Hungary Volvo Open Cup - 1st (162.99) 1st SP: Black Swamp Village/Liquid Paradise / FP: Torn (Redux)/Resolve 3T+1Eu+3S 41st
Alina Iushchenkova Israel Open Ice Mall Cup - 5th (141.70) SP: Head Above Water / FP: Ladies in Lavender (soundtrack) 3Lz+2T / 3Lz+2A+SEQ 193rd
Alina Soupian Israel Open Ice Mall Cup - 1st (174.18) 1st (J) SP: Nocturne / FP: Marco Polo/Unveiled & Tabla Makes You Dance 3Lz+3T 168th
Lucrezia Beccari Italy 14th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival - 2nd (173.69, J) 2nd SP: Moonlight Sonata/Morir D'Amor / FP: Cinderella soundtrack 3Lz+2T 67th
Marina Piredda Italy World Team Trophy - 7th (180.55) 1st (J) 3T+3T 95th
Alessia Tornaghi Italy 1.st Christmas Cup - 2nd (157.93, J) 1st SP: The Matrix (soundtrack) / FP: Sunset Boulevard (soundtrack) 2A+1Eu+3S 70th
Veronika Sheveleva Kazakhstan Bosporus Cup - 10th (114.50) 2A+1Eu+2F
Angelina Kuchvalska Latvia Winter Universiade - 10th (157.10) 1st SP: Hurt / FP: Frida (soundtrack) 3S+3T 185th
Alisson Krystle Perticheto Philippines Bosporus Cup - 1st (153.25) SP: Milonga del Angel / FP: Galicia Flamenco 3Lo+2T 94th
Ekaterina Kurakova Poland Four Nationals - 1st (178.80) 1st SP: La vie en rose / FP: Le Corsaire 3Lz+3T 159th
Agnieszka Rejment Poland Warsaw Cup - 20th (98.21) 16th (J) 2Lz+2Lo+2Lo
Yelyzaveta Surova Poland
Dabin Choi South Korea SP: Tu Sei / FP: Love Story (soundtrack) 3Lz+2T 55th
Sara Hong South Korea Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 10th (92.42, J) 17th (J) SP: Oblivion / FP: La La Land (soundtrack) 2F+1Eu+2S
Jihun To South Korea JGP Richmond - 5th (164.96) 8th SP: Ashes / FP: The Storm 3Lz+2T+2Lo 129th
Elizaveta Nugumanova Russia 17th 2A+3T+2T
Serafima Sakhanovich Russia Tallinn Trophy - 1st (202.62) SP: Megapolis / FP: Umbrellas of Cherbourg 3F+3T (training a 4S) 38th
Valentina Matos Spain Open d'Andorra - 1st (153.05) 1st SP: You Give Love a Bad Name / FP: Caprichio Arabe/Invierno Porteno/Le di Caza Alcance 3F+2T
Matilda Algotsson Sweden Internationaux de France - 12th (146.35) 1st SP: La vie en rose / FP: Salem's Secrets/A Beautiful Mine (Madman soundtrack) 3Lz+2T 87th
Anita Ostlund Sweden Finlandia Trophy - 12th (151.69) SP: Je t'aime / FP: Tango in Ebony/Specialtango 3T+3T 48th
Shaline Ruegger Switzerland 30th Golden Bear - 4th (147.55) 6th 3S+1Eu+2S 141st
Yasmine Kimiko Yamada Switzerland 51st Golden Spin - 8th (164.68) 2nd 3T+3T 81st
Bradie Tennell USA World Team Trophy - 2nd (225.64) 2nd SP: Mechanisms/Chronos / FP: Cinema Paradiso (soundtrack) 3Lz+3T 6th

Men

Skater Country Notable Results 18/19 Nationals Program Information Notable Jumps World Standing
Jordan Dodds Australia Warsaw Cup - 16th (147.40) 4th 3T+1Eu+2S
Alexander Lebedev Belarus Volvo Open Cup - 5th (191.72) SP: E lucevan le stelle / FP: Once Upon a Time in Mexico 3Lz+3T 91st
Yakau Zenko Belarus Tallink Hotels Cup - 4th (190.03) 1st SP: Blue Canary / FP: Blood and Stone 3Lz+3T
Joseph Phan Canada Junior Worlds - 12th (209.02) 4th SP: Torn (Redux) / FP: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" 4T+2T 49th
Micah Tang Chinese Taipei Warsaw Cup - 6th (177.55) 2nd 3F+3T 133rd
Filip Scerba Czech Republic Four Nationals - 9th (158.69) 7th SP: Give Me Love / FP: The Sleeping Beauty 3Lz+3T
Daniel Albert Naurits Estonia Tallink Hotels Cup - 3rd (196.95) 2nd 3A+2T 74th
Roman Galay Finland Nordics Open - 4th (169.62) 1st SP: Never Tear Us Apart / FP: Maybe I Maybe You 3A+1Eu+3S 93rd
Valtter Virtanen Finland Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 10th (180.96) 2nd SP: Ven a Mi / FP: Robbie Williams medley 3T+3T 68th
Luc Economides France Tallinn Trophy - 7th (190.18) 4th SP: Rain, In Your Black Eyes / FP: Dank Mozart/Lacrymosa/Dies Irae (Avance Remix) 3F+3T / 3Lz+3T / 3A 78th
Yann Frechon France 3Lz+1Eu+3S
Philip Warren France Egna Spring Trophy - 11th (162.34) 9th SP: L-O-V-E / FP: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (soundtrack)/Django Unchained (soundtrack) 3Lz+3T 162nd
Catalin Dimitrescu Germany Bavarian Open - 5th (183.43) 3rd SP: Smooth / FP: Waves 3A+2T 123rd
Paul Fentz Germany Rostelecom - 6th (220.57) 1st SP: Blue Skies / FP: I'm Still Standing 3A+2T 40th
Jonathan Hess Germany Junior Worlds - 22nd (175.11, J) SP: L-O-V-E / FP: Three Musketeers (soundtrack) 3A / 3Lz+1Eu+3S 118th
Alexander Maszljanko Hungary International Halloween Cup - 3rd (168.25) 2nd SP: I'm Going Slightly Mad / FP: Sentimientos 3A 83rd
Gabriele Frangipani Italy Mentor Torun Cup - 2nd (198.96) 1st (J) SP: Unholy War / FP: Assassin's Tango/Tango Oblivion/Adios Nonino 3F+1Eu+3S / 3A / 4T 57th
Daniel Grassl Italy 30th Golden Bear - 1st (250.37) 1st SP: Lacrimosa + Requiem "Angel" / FP: A Single Man (soundtrack) 4Lz 16th
Krzysztof Gala Poland Four Nationals - 5th (173.45) 2nd 4T 165th
Milosz Witkowski Poland Mentor Torun Cup - 7th (143.27, J) 2nd (J) SP: El Tango de Roxanne / FP: Spanish Flamenco selection 3Lz+2T
June Hyoung Lee South Korea NHK Trophy - 9th (188.26) 2nd Sp: I Put a Spell On You / FP: The Artist (soundtrack) 3F+3T 82nd
Petr Gumennik Russia JGP Richmond - 1st (220.04) 2nd (J) SP: Je me souviens de nous / FP: The Phantom of the Opera 3A+2T+2Lo (attempting a 4Lz) 39th
Andrei Mozalev Russia JGP Ostrava - 1st (217.12) 11th (J) SP: Juno and Avos (Rock Opera) / FP: Step Up (soundtrack) 4T+3T 58th
Egor Murashov Russia Sofia Trophy - 1st (213.72) 8th 3A+1Eu+3S 50th
Aleix Gabara Spain Bavarian Open - 4th (156.76, J) 1st (J)
Nikolaj Majorov Sweden 37th Volvo Open Cup - 7th (187.98) 2nd SP: Run Boy Run / FP: The Addams Family 3Lz+1Eu+3S / 3A 104th
Lukas Britschgi Switzerland Challenge Cup - 3rd (206.88) 1st 3Lz+2T+2Lo 70th
Nurullah Sahaka Switzerland Bavarian Open - 1st (179.52) 2nd SP: Land of All / FP: Charlie Chaplin medley 3S+3T / 3A 110th

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Skate America 2022 – Preview

The 2022/23 Grand Prix begins with the first event in Norwood, USA from the 21st-23rd October. Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them. (If viewing on mobile, please rotate your screen to see the full table). * Denotes

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对话斯蒂凡·兰比尔 A Conversation with Stéphane Lambiel (Chinese Translation)

Thank you so much to Eledhriel and Sempre Libera for translating this article into Chinese! Find the English version here. 两届世界冠军斯蒂凡·兰比尔在去年取得了里程碑式成就——他的学生宇野昌磨同样加冕世界冠军。就像昌磨一样,斯蒂凡并没有居功自傲,而是鞭策着自己和他的学生们继续创新提升。他对滑冰的炽爱从他的一言一行中清晰可见。聆听他的话语,你会相信滑冰不止是一项运动——它超验玄奥,通过艺术与情感将人心相连。 我在布拉迪斯拉发的内佩拉纪念赛男单自由滑练习结束后与斯蒂凡进行了交谈。他的学生丹尼斯·瓦西里耶夫斯在短节目开场的4S重重摔倒后,遗憾屈居第四。 截至目前,你对赛况感觉如何?我的意思是,昨天很艰难,但你整体的感受如何? 整体的感受啊,我觉得……对他来说,第一步肯定富有挑战性。这是本赛季迈出的第一步,是首次尝试在短节目中加入4S。因此在新节目中存在很多首次尝试。基于这些,我感觉他自然没能发挥到最好,但我欣赏他的付出与投入以及准备的方式。我知道结合[他的]自律,以及对他所做之事的信任与信心,还有他的性格,最终他将能展示出他与我构想中的成果。是的,我觉得第一步已经迈出了,现在我们要从这里开始构筑。 迈开第一步。 一点没错,就是这样。 对你和丹尼斯来说,在经历了像昨天那样艰难的一天后如何重整旗鼓?你会做什么来让自己进入今天的状态,将昨日抛诸脑后? 我认为重要的是保持专注,因为短节目后比赛尚未结束。专注于比赛中,快速复盘短节目,哪里好,哪里糟,哪里需要打磨,这就是我们做的事——一个快速的复盘,然后恢复休整,为长节目蓄力。不要被情绪所左右,而是说完需要说的话,将[情绪]释放出来,别让自己太过心烦意乱。今天要比长节目,所以两场比赛的间隔很短。 本赛季在短节目中加入四周,这一决定背后的想法是什么? 我认为他证明了自己能够完成,因此我希望他能根据自己的意愿去练习,并在短节目和自由滑的正赛上去做。冒这一风险需要勇气。从长远角度来看,这是他所需要的,也是他所希望的。他是个很强的选手,在体格方面很健壮;但他在技术方面同样也很强,他用刃和跳跃的方式都是教科书级别的。因此我认为,即使这条路会长一点,但他的基础相当坚实。我真的觉得在花滑界,你滑冰的方式格外重要。所以我真的很享受与他的合作,因为他力求卓越。长远来看,这很有益。 昨天在练习中有过一个漂亮的4S,看见它的感受就像是:你知道的,他可以做到,只不过是把技术稳定下来的问题。 是的,我认为还有在心理上做好成功的准备。这是一个巨大的挑战——对他来说,一个大挑战。他是一个大男孩,高个子,所以在体格方面要比稍矮的人做起来更难,因为他们可以转得更快。但这对他来说是可以做到的。有了信任和稳定性,他就能跳成得更多。 你可以分享一点关于丹尼斯德沃夏克自由滑的编舞过程吗?你是如何将整部交响曲浓缩成一个节目的? 我想节目最难的点就在于音乐剪辑了。因为我爱整部交响曲,但整部……我不知道,大概全长有30分钟? 可能有40分钟了。 啊,是的。从40分钟到4分钟,这就像“天啊,我们要怎么弄?”而莎乐美[莎乐美·布鲁纳,与斯蒂凡经常合作的编舞师]和我听了很多遍这部交响曲,我们把我们认为重要的部分标注出来。于是就有了很多重点部分。当你把它们拼到一起,就会感觉内容太多了。所以挑战的点就在于找到一个合适的结构让乐曲的戏剧性和谐过渡。这不单单是因为旋律不断走高走高走高,而是之后还有着那么多的高光部分,所以我们得找到一个合适的节奏。 我所期待且钟爱的一段就是在定级步法开始的时候。这段十分平和,时间几乎就此凝滞,之后伴随着芭蕾大跳,最后一浪将你送上高潮。我也非常喜爱末尾飓风到来前的宁静一刻。我觉得他很有芭蕾风格——他滑冰的方式,他的姿态。我们对这首交响曲很久以前就有想法了,我们在从训练或比赛回来的车上听过很多遍。看到他逐渐发展和表达自我的方式,我认为他已经足够成熟,能去滑这一大师之作了。 你觉得他有在讲一个故事吗?或者描述着什么? 我们讨论过一些情绪和场景。我不知道他是否深有同感,但我在编舞时是这么想的,我也试着与他分享。但我觉得他是一个特立独行的人,而这首《新大陆/新世界交响曲》讲的正是将这种特立独行带向世界。作为一个个体,他身处一个小小世界,他并不知道外面会有什么。比如当他开始做定级步法时,他就是在为自己辟路,去探索这片全新的大世界,凭借着他的特立独行在新世界中掀起巨变。 这就是节目中的意象,因为他是如此特别。他的个性……这就是他,再也没有第二个人。在他解释东西的时候,我们有时都跟不上,他有着对事物的自我见解。甚至他给我发短信的时候,有时我都不太懂他在讲什么,我就仿佛一脸“你什么意思?就……这是关于滑冰的还是……?”所以说这种特立独行需要展现出来。我认为他是那般独特,这与需要他的这个新世界非常相配。 我非常期待观众看到这一节目!你是如何决定哪个节目是你来给选手编舞,哪个节目是跟其他编舞师合作的?这其中是否存在一个思考的过程? 我很高兴选手们能有跟其他人合作的可能,不止是花滑编舞师,还有那些对动作和创新感兴趣的有趣之人。我能记起的有Sarah Dolan[加拿大编舞师],她跟丹尼斯和高志郎合作过;有Khoudia [Toure,塞内加尔编舞师],她为丹尼斯编了一个冰演节目,我也跟她合作过。我们还跟Khoudia为组内的内部演出一起编舞。我们创作了一些片段,利用这些片段提高自己想要的技巧或者感受到的东西,在这个过程中,有时我们找到一些音乐,或者来学校担任客座教练的人会有主意,而这个主意也许与一些选手的个性相契合。 所以说这其实就是一种随机性——遇见一些人,与一些人合作,与带来新想法的人相识并创作。我们也不局限于“好吧,我今年编短节目,明年编自由滑”,我们并没有一个固定的模式。但我当然希望能尽可能多地为选手们吸纳人才,让他们得以成长并展现自己的才华,并且感到舒适。比方说,高志郎与杰弗里·布特编排了《Sing Sing Sing》。他很久以前就想跟杰弗里合作了,而在疫情期间,这样的安排是不可能的。之后,我跟杰弗里参加Fantasy on Ice巡演,我们设法挤出时间来完成编舞。这源于我们有想法,有期望,还有去做的动力。当机会出现,我们就紧紧攥住并享受。这基本就是我与选手们合作的过程了。 高志郎看起来很喜欢那个短节目。他也滑得不错,我昨天看到了。[高志郎当时在东京地区赛短节目后暂列第一]

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