Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Adults really can skate too!

It's a fantastic time of year for adult skating right now, with the ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition kicking off in Oberstdorf, Germany, yesterday, plus the British Adult Championships coming up in Sheffield in just a few weeks.

And Oberstdorf has really got off to a brilliant start, with Team GB securing some podium places on day one of the competition.

For team GB, Jenny Kasoumpi took the silver medal in the bronze ladies free skating category (class I), while Rachael Richards - a fellow north-east girl - placed third in the gold ladies artistic (class II). Well done ladies! Also notable was Roberta Wheeler who placed fourth in the bronze ladies artistic (class III).

For anyone who doesn't compete (like me!) and is wondering what the classes and bronze, silver, gold categories are all about, let me briefly explain, to the
best of my knowledge....I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm mistaken on any of this.

The classes simply relate to age categories. For Oberstdorf this year, they're as follows:

Class I skaters born between July 1st, 1975 and June 30th, 1985 
Class II skaters born between July 1st, 1965 and June 30th, 1975 
Class III skaters born between July 1st, 1955 and June 30th, 1965 
Class IV skaters born between July 1st, 1945 and June 30th, 1955 
Class V skaters born between July 1st, 1935 and June 30th, 1945

Skaters are then separated into "skill" levels (bronze, silver, gold - note, this is in no way related to SkateUK bronze, silver, gold levels!), based on their test/competition scores or NISA levels passed, and this dictates the elements they need to have (and those that aren't allowed) in their program in order to gain points.

It's worth noting though that skaters choose which category to place themselves into.

The results available from day one of the competition are as follows: (Note: WD = withdrawn)

Gold Men I + II Free Skating
FPl.NameNationPointsFS
1Alain FRANCEZEFRA45.211
2 Andrea TARELLI FRA 43.47 2
3Przemyslaw FAJER POL 39.28 3
4Remy ZAMPONI FRA 38.96 4
5Konstantin IABLOTCKIIRUS 36.005
6 Takashi IKENO CAN 34.39 6
7Theo FISCHER GER 33.16 7
8 Kris FIDLER-BALLARDUSA 32.278

Silver Men I Free Skating
FPl.NameNationPointsFS
1Marcello CAZZANIGA ITA 36.32 1
2 Christopher SHIPLEYUSA36.162
3 Mehdi MASSET FRA30.04 3
4 Makoto YAMAGUCHIGER 27.69 4
5 Rainer JOUAUX GER27.615
6 Takahiro NAGANOJPN26.816
7 David THAO KHAMSAYSUI 24.69 7
8 Julien LEVACHER ESP22.35 8

Bronze Ladies I Free Skating
FPl.NameNationPointsFS
1Lenka SEMBEROVACZE29.121
2 Jenny KASOUMPI GBR 27.02 2
3 Olga MOSHKOVA RUS 25.263
4 Talitha LICAUCO AUS24.75 4
5 Pavla CADILOVA CZE 24.67 5
6 Kate MACINNIS CAN 24.60 6
7 Kamila OCENASKOVACZE 24.54 7
8 Elena SUKHOVNINARUS 23.838
9 Anna KUTYASHEVA RUS 23.339
10 May Linn JAKOBSENNOR23.2310
11 Jean TENG USA22.9711
12 Michela FANUCCHIITA 22.76 12
13 Anna MARCHESI ITA 22.4513
14 Ekaterina SAMSONOVARUS 21.8614
15 Briony RYLES GBR 21.40 15
16 Julia WIES GER 21.40 16
17 Elena KUTVITSKAIA RUS 21.14 17
18 Daria VETROVA RUS 20.95 18
19 Agnes LINDINGER FIN 20.48 19
20 Ekaterina ANISIMOVA RUS 20.41 20
21 Katrin FRANK GER 20.37 21
22 Sina SALOMO GER 20.08 22
23 Barbara STELE ITA 18.82 23
24 Manuela LEHMANN GER 18.74 24
25 Bettina BIRLE GBR 17.93 25
26 Yuliya BORISOVA RUS 17.79 26
27 Marcela RUEDA GBR17.76 27
28 Tuire MUONA FIN 17.48 28
29 Christelle FLOQUARD FRA 16.15 29
30 Sini KEINÄNEN FIN 15.17 30
31 Nuna TOGNONI ITA 13.38 31
WD Irina IAKUSHEVA RUS

Bronze Ladies IV + V Free Skating
FPl.NameNationPointsFS
1Tuula HOVI FIN21.91 1
2Raye RYAN CAN 20.64 2
3 Maxine Joy GRAY AUS20.043
4 Rosa Maria GERVASONI ITA 18.894
5 Helena VÄÄNÄNEN FIN 18.55 5
6 Christine PASCOE GBR 18.39 6
7 Linda BARNS GBR17.987
8 Eleanor STANBURY NZL17.91 8

Gold Men III + IV Artistic
FPl.NameNationPointsFS
1Ross LUXTON USA17.19 1
2Jorge DE LIMABRA 13.632
3 Francesco VENTURA CAN 12.513
4 Dennis GLORIOSO USA 9.194

Silver Men V Artistic
FPl.NameNationPointsFS
1Keith DICKSON AUS6.881

Gold Ladies II Artistic
FPl.NameNationPointsFS
1Elena MOGILNIKOVA RUS 21.501
2 Hisayo SHIBATA CAN 19.57 2
3 Rachael RICHARDS GBR 19.51 3
4 Irina KOELTZSCH GER 19.25 4
5 Irina BARSKAYA RUS 18.89 5
6 Joan CHENG CAN 18.45 6
7 Sarah SCHNORF-ANTONIAZZI SUI 17.957
8 Melissa STAPLES AUS 17.198
9 Ester HUIS IN'T VELD NED 17.00 9
10 Elena RICKMANN GER 16.75 10
11 Valeriya BARINOVA RUS 16.45 11
12 Maria Fabiana PAZOS DELGADO MEX 15.20 12
WD Elizabeth PARKES GBR

Silver Ladies III Artistic
FPl.NameNationPointsFS
1Annette NYMEYER CAN 14.51 1
2 Rita PETER VISCHER SUI 13.58 2
3 Annette KONSTANZER GER 12.31 3
4 Stephanie HUOT AUS 12.27 4
5 Karen DALLEY GBR 11.705
6 Raija LINDEN FIN 10.94 6
6 Carol TAVERNER GBR 10.94 6
8 Philippa COOPER-LEWIS GBR 10.01 8
9 Barbara FREUDENBERGER GER 9.939
10 Alla OREKHOVA RUS 8.50 10
11 Beatrice SAINT-SALVIFRA 7.75 11
12 Irina MALININA RUS 7.5612

Bronze Ladies III Artistic
FPl.NameNationPointsFS
1Janette WOOD CAN 14.511
2 Diane GILDERS CAN 12.572
3 Joan MCGRATH CAN 11.32 3
4 Roberta WHEELER GBR 11.12 4
5 Christine CROWE USA 10.13 5
6 Ana GONZALES MIER GER 9.94 6
6 Alessandra TAGLIABUE ITA 9.94 6
8 Susan P. EDWARDS CAN 9.37 8
9 Gail TUDOR GBR 9.32 9
10 Lilias DUTZ GER 9.12 10
11 Barbro PETTERSSON SWE 8.89 11
12 Deborah HOWARD AUS 8.88 12
12 Nicola WONG GBR 8.88 12
14 Sharon STRAUB AUS 8.57 14
15 Ulrike WALTER GER 8.07 15
16 Karen HOSIE GBR 8.02 16
17 Cristina CHIASSAI ITA 8.01 17
18 Boel JANSSON SWE 7.8218
19 Lesley BRENIKOV GBR 7.4519
20 Susanne MELLGREN SWE 7.39 20
21 Sabine PROKSCHE GER 7.25 21
22 Barbara HAUGHTON GBR 7.13 22
23 Fiona BROWN GBR 6.44 23
24 Florika DEVINE RSA 5.07 24
WD Dusica JOVANOVIC-PALIC AUS

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