Evgeniafan
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Kevin Aymoz will be skating at Bryant Park in NYC tomorrow night. Mariah Bell will be there too. As well as Moore-Towers and Marinaro.
Both of them competed this weekend and their scores were only three points apart. Lea must be very disappointed. FFSG's fault, they announced her too early, they should have stuck with it.FFSG replaced Serna with Lorine Schild for Worlds
She is neither. Lorine has finally been picked out because she is the new national champion and was 5th at Euros. The French fed should never have made an announcement ahead of Euros saying Lea would be sent to Montreal. It was stupid and unfair for both skaters. Considering her rollercoaster like results, up and down and up and down again, and more downs than ups, Lea would probably not pass the cut after the SP at Worlds. But that was something obvious months ago. Just as it was obvious that Lorine would almost certainly fare better.I hope for Léa's sake that she's not injured or ill.
Good to know that her health is fine - it's always the concern when this sort of change happens. And I'm very glad for Lorine to have the opportunity. She deserves it.She is neither. Lorine has finally been picked out because she is the new national champion and was 5th at Euros. The French fed should never have made an announcement ahead of Euros saying Lea would be sent to Montreal. It was stupid and unfair for both skaters. Considering her rollercoaster like results, up and down and up and down again, and more downs than ups, Lea would probably not pass the cut after the SP at Worlds. But that was something obvious months ago. Just as it was obvious that Lorine would almost certainly fare better.
She is neither. Lorine has finally been picked out because she is the new national champion and was 5th at Euros. The French fed should never have made an announcement ahead of Euros saying Lea would be sent to Montreal. It was stupid and unfair for both skaters. Considering her rollercoaster like results, up and down and up and down again, and more downs than ups, Lea would probably not pass the cut after the SP at Worlds. But that was something obvious months ago. Just as it was obvious that Lorine would almost certainly fare better.
I believe Kevin Aymoz will be at all the locations.Tickets for the French team tour in April 2024 (P/C "will be present on the majority of the tour dates"): https://francepatinoire.com/commande.php?id_even=37
The first 2 stops (La Garde on April 9 & Marseille on April 11) include this info:
Retrouvez l'équipe de France de patinage artistique en tournée dans toute la France. Avec la participation exceptionnelle du couple médaillé d'or olympique, Gabriella Papadakis et Guillaume Cizeron et de Adam Siao Him Fa, double champion d'Europe de patinage
Gratuit pour les enfants jusqu'à 5 ans
Venez admirer les champions de France Evgeniia Lopareva et Geoffrey Brissaud, ainsi que Camille Kovalev et Pavel Kovalev, sans oublier Lorine Schild. Ils seront tous accompagnés des membres médaillés de l'équipe de France. Une tournée réinventée sous le signe de la modernité et de l'audace. Découvrez le défi sur glace 2024, avec la participation du public, une expérience inoubliable et spectaculaire !
ETA: I see P/C also listed for the final 3 shows in Amiens (April 19) and Cergy (April 21 both shows).
Lea Serna will be on the entire tour, according to FFSG's latest FB & Instagram post.
Try 3rd!!!!!!19th to likely 4th! Wow!
With a backflip…points subtracted for that but what counted got him to 3rd.Try 3rd!!!!!!
His finish was always going to determine whether France got one or two spots next season - it would have been a disaster for him to be outside the top 12, but after the short program it seemed like he might not do it.Yep! Amazing comeback and single handedly saving France two spots!
Why does Luc get edge calls on both Lutz and Flip?Adam was amazing and gotta commend the judges for not pulling some bullshit 1st group penalty with his PCS.
I also really liked Luc E - his jumps are nuts but just love the vibe and programs.
But the journey of Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa is worthy of a film script.
The 23-year-old skater arrived in Montreal with the weight of French figure skating on his shoulders. [...]
The young prodigy, however, collapsed during his short program, missing all of his jumps. A good performance for 19th place, very far from expectations and not at all up to his talent. [...]
In France, the media were merciless.
Adam Siao Him Fa has abandoned any chance of a medal, writes Le Parisien, which adds: It's a real disappointment for French skating.
Adam Siao Him Fa in distress, headlines L'Équipe, with an unflattering photo.
On Saturday, when the skater took the ice, the best he could do was move up the rankings, definitely a top 10, maybe a top 5.
With nothing left to lose, the young man performed the triple and quadruple jumps with the confidence and consistency that he lacked during the short program, to deliver a simply perfect free program.
Formidable, exceptional, extraordinary, sublime, said analyst Alain Goldberg, who is not known for his restraint.
And this is not to be made up, Adam Siao Him Fa skated to an extract from The Quality of Mercy, by Max Richter. The Montreal public granted him mercy. The spectators gave him a standing ovation even before the end of his program and, to thank them, the fiery skater added a backflip, although banned in competition by the international federation. He was penalized two points for this gesture, but the crowd was delighted.
Adam's epic FS video (NOT geoblocked ) is embedded at the top of the article.In an interview with Radio-Canada Sports, Adam Siao Him Fa stressed that his somersault was not planned when asked if it was a snub to the federation.
It was a surprise, Siao Him Fa began. After the last element, I said to myself: "I have done all my work, I know that for the podium, it might not be this year, will be for later. For this program, I said to myself: “We’re doing it.” For personal pleasure, but also for the public, because I think we need to give a little something new to our sport.
The young man responded with a smirk, the same as his coaches when they were pointed out the treatment that the French media had reserved for him the day before. [...]
The tone of our French colleagues has changed.
Huge, wrote L’Équipe. [...]
The perfection of the American Ilia Malinin left its mark on Saturday, as did the tenacity and bravado of the young Frenchman.
It promises for the next season and the 2026 Olympic Games.
FFSG's March 29th press release: https://www.ffsg.org/Tounee-de-l-equipe-de-FranceTickets for the French team tour in April 2024 (P/C "will be present on the majority of the tour dates"): https://francepatinoire.com/commande.php?id_even=37
The first 2 stops (La Garde on April 9 & Marseille on April 11) include this info:
Retrouvez l'équipe de France de patinage artistique en tournée dans toute la France. Avec la participation exceptionnelle du couple médaillé d'or olympique, Gabriella Papadakis et Guillaume Cizeron et de Adam Siao Him Fa, double champion d'Europe de patinage
Gratuit pour les enfants jusqu'à 5 ans
Venez admirer les champions de France Evgeniia Lopareva et Geoffrey Brissaud, ainsi que Camille Kovalev et Pavel Kovalev, sans oublier Lorine Schild. Ils seront tous accompagnés des membres médaillés de l'équipe de France. Une tournée réinventée sous le signe de la modernité et de l'audace. Découvrez le défi sur glace 2024, avec la participation du public, une expérience inoubliable et spectaculaire !
ETA: I see P/C also listed for the final 3 shows in Amiens (April 19) and Cergy (April 21 both shows).
Lea Serna will be on the entire tour, according to FFSG's latest FB & Instagram post.
Karine Arribert and costuming / fashion / silhouette . A long love story. I' m still under the spell of her novice ballet team's costuming last season.Villard de Lans Patinage’s sneak peek clip of their new Ballet on Ice program
The 1st show is actually next Monday 04/8 in Annecy and it's a "private" one, unsponsored by FFSG but the roster is the same as the French tour.The tour of the french team starts on the 8th so it is close but it starts near Marseille.
Is it just me or is there a real problem with the organisation of that tour ?The 1st show is actually next Monday 04/8 in Annecy and it's a "private" one, unsponsored by FFSG but the roster is the same as the French tour.