Swiss Nationals were held this weekend. No surprises: Steph Lambiel & Sarah Meier won and will represent Switzerland at Olys.
Summary: http://www.examiner.com/x-20118-Figure-Skating-Examiner~y2009m12d12-Lambiel-and-Meier-repeat-as-Swiss-Champions
Pics: http://community.livejournal.com/lambiel_ru/388492.html
Stephane indicated that he may present a new LP for Euros.

Thaks for the news Malgosia!!

Thanks Malgosia!

German Nationals: December 17th - 20th
http://www.eislauf-union.de/DM2010.html
Schedule:
http://www.deu-event.de/results/dm2010/Zeitplan-0812.pdf
Participants (will also be the page for results later) :
http://www.deu-event.de/results/dm2010/index.html

S/S withdrew.

I will be there on Friday with Stefanie (Queeni) and Nicole

Annette Dytrt withdrew too. She has an injured foot.
Message on her homepage: http://www.annette-dytrt.com/

(For people with access to German TV: she will appear in a show on Friday called "Die Oliver Pocher Show" on Sat 1: http://www.sat1.de/die-oliver-pocher-show/gaeste/vorschau/)

A couple of surprises:
* Valentina has nearly 7-point lead over Caro Kostner after SP at Italian Nationals. Keeping fingers crossed for her - although it's rather difficult to imagine Italian Federetion deciding not to send Caro to Olys.

1. Valentina MARCHEI [ITA] – 60,02
2. Carolina KOSTNER [ITA] – 53,26
3. Alice GARLISI [ITA] – 48,30
4. Francesca RIO [ITA] – 42,66
(..)

the remaining results:
MEN SP:
1. Samuel CONTESTI SCC [ITA] – 77,00
2. Paolo BACCHINI [ITA] – 66,80
3. Karel ZELENKA [ITA] – 62,80
4. Ruben ERRAMPALLI [ITA] – 52,35
(..)

Pairs SP:
1. Nicole DELLA MONICA & Jannich KOCON [ITA] – 60,74
2. Stefania BERTON & Ondre HOTAREK [ITA] – 56,90
3. Marika ZANFORLINI & Federico DEGLI ESPOSTI [ITA] – 54,58

Ice Dance CD
1. Federica FAIELLA & Massimo SCALI [ITA] – 40,01
2. Anna CAPPELLINI & Luca LA NOTTE [ITA] – 37,22
3. Federica TESTA & Christopher MIOR [ITA] – 28,79


Also Polish/Czech/Slovak Championships (aka Three Nationals Championships) are held this weekend in Cieszyn.
Results here: http://www.pfsa.com.pl/results/sezon2009/3Nat2010/index.htm

* Tomas Verner is losing by nearly 13 points to Michal Brezina (after SP).

A little update

* Kristoffer Berntsson won Swedish Nationals with a total score of: 212.82.
More results: http://www.linkopingskf.se/sm2009/

* Valentina Marchei, Samuel Contesti, Federica/ Massimo won Italian Nationals:
More results: http://www.bresciasulghiaccio.it/risultati/risultati.html

*Michal Brezina managed to keep his lead over Tomas and won Polish/Czech/Slovak Championships.
More results: http://www.pfsa.com.pl/results/sezon2009/3Nat2010/index.htm

*Laura Lepisto and Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari won Finnish Nationals:
More results: http://www.figureskatingresults.fi/results/0910/SM2010%20Jkl/index.htm

*Julia Sebestyen, Marton Marko and Nora Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin won HUngarian Nationals.

does it really mean that Vale and Brezina will go to the Olys instead of Caro and Tomas? I can't believe it

It was very nice to meet the girls again!
Here are a few photos:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2041277&id=1073059484&l=59a0d4ea93

I can only agree, Nina - great to see you and the others
Here are my pictures! For some reason Facebook reduced the size but I'll upload them to my homepage soon - hopefully bigger

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41366&id=1022301146&comments#/album.php?aid=41366&id=1022301146

I'm surprised because of the results of Caro and Tomas What's wrong with them?
I can understand Tomas's results, I know he doesn't skate very well consistently... But Caro... She's getting worse day by day as I see. Okay, she is not my favourite skater but I want to see that she skates well... She is Caro, she can do it... But what did happen to her I can't understand it...

Interesting article about German Nationals (in german)
http://www.taz.de/1/sport/artikel/1/fluechtige-kuesse/

Lindemann will end his career directly after Olys, so Peter Liebers can go to Worlds!
Ice Dancers Kolbe/Rabe withdrew after the CD, because Rabe had seen Udo Dönsdorf in the arena....the federation's director he had accused of sexual abuse some months ago

Congrats to Lindemann! !So nice to see such gestures!!

But especially loved loved loved the part with Philipp - adore the Flamenco, the whole choreography is awesooome!!But....WHERE did she saw aaaaany likeness with Stephane Lambiel XD .....c'mon,noooo wayyy(sorry)!!

Feeling incredibly sorry for Sasha Raabe and can't get why Dönsdorf still remained in the position he is !!!!!!

Results of Russian Nationals: http://news.goldskate.ru/


Plush scores: 54,05 + 46,04 = 100,09

1 Evgeniy PLUSHENKO
SPB 100.09 54.05 B 46.04 9.18 9.00 9.25 9.29 9.32 0.00 #4
2 Konstantin MENSHOV
SPB 80.66 44.01 B 36.65 7.36 7.18 7.25 7.43 7.43 0.00 #3
3 Ivan TRETYAKOV
MOS 78.63 42.03 36.60 7.46 7.18 7.21 7.43 7.32 0.00 #10
4 Denis LEUSHIN
MOS 78.40 41.15 37.25 7.50 7.25 7.43 7.50 7.57 0.00 #8
5 Artem GRIGORIEV
MOS 70.12 34.38 35.74 7.21 6.96 7.14 7.18 7.25 0.00 #1
6 Nikita MIKHAILOV
MOS 67.40 34.18 34.22 7.00 6.75 6.79 6.89 6.79 1.00 #12
7 Gordey GORSHKOV
SPB 63.81 31.09 32.72 6.54 6.25 6.57 6.61 6.75 0.00 #11
8 Stanislav KOVALEV
MOS 61.49 30.02 31.47 6.29 6.14 6.36 6.36 6.32 0.00 #9
9 Artur GACHINSKIY
SPB 59.84 26.80 33.04 6.61 6.43 6.46 6.75 6.79 0.00 #2
10 Zhan BUSH
CHE 58.91 28.38 30.53 6.21 5.93 6.07 6.18 6.14 0.00 #5
11 Artur DMITRIEV
SPB 53.15 25.84 27.31 5.57 5.32 5.46 5.50 5.46 0.00 #7
12 Konstantin MILYUKOV
KAZ 52.22 25.76 27.46 5.64 5.29 5.46 5.61 5.46 1.00 #6

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I can't wait to watch some videos.


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