#2019 Nebelhorn Trophy

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Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker's free dance costumes at the 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy. They were skating to Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 as performed by Marcin Patrzalek.

(Photo by Wilma Alberti)

#Kaitlin Hawayek #Jean Luc Baker #Hawayek Baker #Figure skating #Ice dance #Beethoven #Marcin Patrzalek #United States #Symphony No. 5 #2019 Nebelhorn Trophy #2019–2020

[thisthisthisandthis]

the commentator just said, very casually, that kazuki tomono’s hobby is cleaning shoes

#alright then #also this gala goes CRAZY #the jacket action is giving jean-luc baker at skcan 2019 gala #he looks so happy i love him #kazuki tomono #figure skating #nebelhorn trophy 2022

[allekha]

Fun With Jump Arm Variations

When jumping, different skaters put their arms in different places, but generally they are pressed flat against the torso, especially on higher-revolution jumps. This compressed shape increases the skater’s rotational speed, which is important for attempting triples and quads.

But as anyone who has watched much skating has seen, you can jump with your arms in different positions, too. There are two main arm variations you will see in modern skating programs:

One arm above the head - these are nicknamed ‘tanos’ after Brian Boitano, who did not invent but did popularize the variation. Ones where the arm is bent a lot may be derisively nicknamed ‘helicopter tanos’, as some fans don’t like how they look. (Brian Boitano 1988 Olympics SP, Brian Orser 1988 Olympics SP, Petra Burka 1965 FS, Wendy Burge 1976 Olympics FS, Ekaterina Kurakova 2022 Euros FS)

Two arms above the head - these are nicknamed ‘rippons’ after Adam Rippon, who also did not invent them but popularized them when he started doing it on his lutz. (He did tanos on it for a while, but then started using both arms when he trained with Brian Orser, because he felt bad doing ‘tanos’ in front of Orser, who famously took silver behind Boitano at the Olympics.) (Adam Rippon 2016 GP France FS, Midori Ito 1988 Olympics SP, Ting Cui 2018 JGP Ostrava  SP, Sihyeong Lee 2021 Nebelhorn FS)

However, there are also other arm variations. These are all rare nowadays, although if you watch older programs, you are more likely to spot a variation that’s not a tano or rippon. Ones I’ve seen include:

Hands on hips - these used to be much more popular back in the day but have fallen out of fashion. I would guess it’s because they slow down rotational speed too much, as every one I have seen is a double except this one by Michael Chack, but I don’t know for sure. (Jill Trenary 1990 Worlds FS, Michael Chack 1992 USNats FS, Rory Flack 1988 USNats SP, Tonia Kwiatkowski 1988 USNats SP, Midori Ito 1987 Worlds SP, Anna Kondrashova 1988 Olympics SP, Yuzuru Hanyu 2010 JPNats FS)

Helicopter arms - this one has been used as a warm-up by Yuzuru Hanyu, and I’ve spotted it in competitions a couple of times with single and double jumps (Rory Flack 1994 US Open Artistic Program, Yuzuru Hanyu 2012 Finlandia Trophy SP warmup)

Arms behind back - I’ve only seen this one performed by Jason Brown in his Riverdance program, where depending on the event he placed either one or both arms behind his back during the second jump of this combo (2013 SA FS, 2014 Nats FS)

Arm switching midair - I’ve only seen this one in this lovely axel variation by John Curry (1976 Olympic SP)

Hands by the head - I believe I may have seen this used by at least one other skater, but the only example I have at hand is this one by Nancy Kerrigan (1990 Goodwill Games SP)

Beginning in 2009, ‘varied position in the air’ became a positive GOE bullet point for jumps. This was because they are supposed to add to the difficulty of a jump, although I’ve seen arguments back and forth from skaters about how true that is for some arm positions (and even if which arm is raised makes a difference for tanos). Years later, they exploded in popularity, particularly in the women’s competition. The trend had its beginning around 2014 or so; the previous season, junior World medalists Evgenia Medvedeva and Serafima Sakhanovich were given programs constructed to include raised arms on a couple of jumps, which wasn’t too unusual, but in 2014, their programs contained many more of them. Medvedeva would go on to dominate the senior circuit for several years and notably used raised arms on most of her jumps during that time, which started the trend in earnest among other skaters.

This GOE bullet point was removed for the 2018-2019 season. But if arm variations no longer get that bit of GOE, why do we still see them so often? There are probably a few reasons:

Skaters who trained them for GOE a few years ago got used to doing them that way and don’t want to mess with their muscle memory

They can add to a program aesthetically

Skaters and their teams may still hope to impress the judges by using them

Skaters have said that rippons help straighten their jump axis

I’ve also seen speculation that rippons can be used to help muscle jumps using the upper body in some cases

I would also like to shout out arm variations on jump exits that aren’t the standard check-out position. These aren’t as common as mid-air variations nowadays and rarely get talked about as their own thing - probably in part because they were never a GOE bullet - but they can add difficulty to the exit as well as give a nice choreographic touch to a program. You can see a few in the above gifs, but here’s a few more:

(Petra Burka 1965 Worlds FS, Yuzuru Hanyu 2021 “White Nights” EX, Anett Pötzsch 1976 Olympics FS, Hana Mašková 1968 Worlds FS, Claudia Kristofics-Binder 1976 Olympics FS, Brian Boitano 1988 Olympics SP, Vladimir Kovalyov 1976 Olympics SP)

#figure skating #fskateedit #fs history #Yuzuru Hanyu #Midori Ito #Brian Orser #Brian Boitano #Jason Brown #John Curry #Adam Rippon #Rory Flack #Ekaterina Kurakova #gifs #I went kind of crazy on the gifs here #long post

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Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy FD

📷: maria jangbro for two for the ice

#cpom #farrucas #4 yrs ago

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Roman Sadovsky

Country: Canada Age: 23 Career highlight: Bronze at the 2019 NHK Trophy SP music: Cold by Chris Stapleton

Comments: Roman Sadovsky is here to break our hearts. He’s got the goods (I especially love his spins, but I guess it’s also important to point out he has a quad salchow) and he’s got the artistry. But he is prone to having bad skates, so hasn’t reached the results that he’s capable of – yet! His season started with an amazing short program at the Nebelhorn Trophy, but he couldn’t capitalize on that, dropping from 1st after the SP to 3rd overall. He then came 5th at Skate America which, considering who placed ahead of him, was fine, but he could do so much better! He could medal in Sheffield, I believe!!

If you want to get to know him better, he vlogs! https://www.youtube.com/c/Romsky

#Roman Sadovsky

[incandescentlysilver]

2019 Nebelhorn Trophy: Marin Honda + La La Land

#marin honda #fskateedit #figure skating #2019 nebelhorn trophy #postsbymoi

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Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Nikolaj Sorensen win the gold medal at the 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy, and put the rest of the ice dance world on notice (though their RD score at Lombardia also did that).

#laurence fournier beaudry #nikolaj sorensen #fournier beaudry/sorensen #ice dance #figure skating #2019 nebelhorn trophy #michael buble

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2019 Nebelhorn Trophy

In Oberstdorf, Germany for the Nebelhorn Trophy I can always appreciate the time they take to interview the skaters who received medals. Some of them are skaters you don’t get to hear a lot from and I like people being recognized. That being said the stream was terrible for me and I had to watch a lot of the competition afterwards.

MEN’S SP The stream is much more bearable in the men’s short than any other discipline. The short programs overall were a mess. These men need to get their nerves in check and need to get in competitive mode.

Koshiro Shimada - First in the short program with a not so great skate tells me that this competition is going to be rough. I’m excited to see Koshiro’s debut in the senior circuit and hope to see him perform well this season. This short program is great for him. I like his enthusiasm and joy for performing.

MEN’S FP The free programs were a mess. The ordinals are crazy. First place was seventh in the short and first in the free to win overall, that says a lot about men’s figure skating. The men are volatile and chaotic.

Koshiro Shimada - This free program is a good vehicle for Koshiro. Coming in first place after the short program must’ve been nerve wrecking for him but he did well and got a silver medal. Good for him for getting his first senior medal in his first senior competition.

LADIES’ SP The live-stream was in and out so I couldn’t watch everyone and I had to wait for the videos to be on YouTube. A lot of the women here performed okay but not at their best, which is okay for their first competition of the season.

Marin Honda - I like this short program for Marin so much that I’m not even annoyed that it’s a repeat from last season. She really performs it and it’s a joy to watch. Her skating is fluid and beautiful. She needs to work on the consistency of her jumps, turning a 3F into a 2F isn’t good in a short program but everything else was great. Maybe she lost her focus a little. The new dress is great, I love the gloves.

Dabin Choi - Dabin has always been a skater I enjoy watching. I would put her in with all the other skaters I would love to watch skate without jumps. Her skating is beautiful and effortless and I like watching someone who skates for the joy of skating. This short program is perfect for her. “Tu Sei” is beautiful music and with choreography from Kenji Miyamoto you can’t go wrong. I hope to see her skate this again this season.

LADIES’ FP The live-stream issues I had in watching the short program continue to happen in the free program. Some skaters could’ve gotten on the podium if they had performed their jumps better. I’ll expect better as the season goes on.

Marin Honda - I like this free program for her as well. Marin has good programs this season. I don’t like the music but I can tell that she does and she performs it well. The performance left her the moment she fell and she wasn’t able to recover well from it. I hope that she skates a clean free program for her own sake and confidence. I know if she does the performance would be amazing.

Dabin Choi - This free program is equally as beautiful as the short program. The performance was a little gone because I could tell she was focusing on the jumps. That’s okay especially for someone coming back from multiple injuries.

Overall this competition was annoying to watch because of streaming issues. The Challenger Series in general have this problem. The ISU should really invest in some decent camera work and some funding for streams maybe they should be on YouTube like the JGP.

#figure skating #2019 nebelhorn trophy #2019/2020 figure skating season #ISU Challenger Series

[jennibeultimate]

My figure skating journey this season 2019- 2020 so far

I still can't believe how much skating I have seen live this season. And still going to see. Small and big competitions alike have their thrill and bring me joy. My adventure isn't over this season. Challenge Cup and World Championship 2020 are still to come. I am happy I could take some pictures and I am thankful for everyone I met through this journey so far. Thank you! Danke! 😘

#figure skating #personal #nebelhorn trophy 2019 #Euros 2020 #gpf 2019 #idf 2019 #shoma uno #yuzuru hanyu #alina zagitova #gabriella papadakis #guillaume cizeron

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#ladies #mariah bell #nebelhorn trophy 2019

[sandreeen]

Marin Honda’s Besti Squat || Nebelhorn Trophy 2019

#marin honda #figure skating #fskateedit #nebelhorn trophy 2019 #besti squat #my gif #fskate gif #mine mine #im tempted to make another gifset for the parts where she acts like an albatross lol #im an albatraoz

[figureskatingcostumes]

Jonathan Hess competing in the short program at the 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy.

(Source: Art On Ice)

#Jonathan Hess #Germany #Men #Braces #Figure skating #2019 Nebelhorn Trophy #2019–2020

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2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy & JGP Croatia: Info & Streaming

The fifth Challenger Series event and sixth Junior Grand Prix take place this week! Subscribe to our calendar to see all competition times in your own time zone.

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NEBELHORN TROPHY

Results | Entries | Detailed schedule | Website | ISU

Designation: Challenger Series When: Sept. 25-28 Where: Oberstdorf, Germany Level & disciplines: senior men, ladies, ice dance, pairs How to watch: Free livestreams on Dailymotion

Schedule (UTC+2) 9/26: Men's SP 11:00; Pairs' SP 14:45; Ladies' SP 18:30 9/27: Rhythm Dance 11:30; Men's FS 14:15; Pairs' FS 19:30 9/28: Ladies' FS 10:00; Free Dance 14:15; Gala 20:15

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JGP CROATIA CUP

Live results | Entries | Detailed schedule | ISU

Designation: Junior Grand Prix When: Sept. 25-28 Where: Zagreb, Croatia Level & disciplines: junior men, ladies, ice dance, pairs How to watch: Free livestreams on the JGP Youtube channel

Schedule (UTC+2) 9/26: Men's SP 10:30; Pairs' SP 14:10; Ladies' SP 16:50 9/27: Rhythm Dance 11:00; Pairs' FS 14:00; Men's FS 17:00 9/28: Free Dance 12:15; Ladies' FS 15:25

#figure skating #challenger series #nebelhorn trophy #nebelhorn trophy 2019 #jr grand prix #jgp croatia 2019 #events #season: 2019 2020 #how to watch

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Laurence Fournier-Beaudry & Nikolaj Soerensen 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy FD - Summertime/Georgia on My Mind/Cry Me a River

#she 🔥 #they won this event #this was the season he had knee surgery

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Wang Shiyue & Liu Xinyu, Chaplin || 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy (Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images)

#wang and liu #wang shiyue #liu xinyu #fskateedit #nebelhorn trophy 2019 #competition #season: 2019 2020 #program: chaplin #photos #*

[incandescentlysilver]

2019 Nebelhorn Trophy: Dabin Choi + Love Story

#dabin choi #fskateedit #nebelhorn trophy 2019 #figure skating #postsbymoi #💙💙💙💙