#EuroFigure

[wanderlustinwonderland18]

NUMBERS ARE JUST NUMBERS, BUT BRILLIANT ART LIVES FOREVER!

SO PROUD OF JUULIA & MATTHIAS!

🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵

[edgecallskating]

Matteo clean quad toe AS I LIVE AND BREATHE.

[murasakinoichigo]

Wild Deniss appears

[denissvasiljevs1999]

You can still apply.

[localunseeliefae]

exhibition gala is so far my favourite part of ice skating championship the programmes are so much more artistic when they are not made for points

[anewbeginningagain]

The German judge legit had T/V 1st with 128 while G/F got 124 from him. Legit one of the most political protocols I’ve seen in a while with some of these judges 

[virtchandmoir]

iceacademyofmontreal: The family will be bigger for the next couple of days 💃🕺

All the London campus is in Montreal to train, to bounce with the rest of the team and... also to have some fun and precious time together.

#iceacademyofmontreal #forwardlooking#strongertogether#strongerthanever #figureskating#iceskating#icedancing#icedance#isufigure#iceskate#iceskater#figureskater#patinaje#patinage#patinajeartistico#pattinaggio#フィギュアスケート#피겨스케이팅#worldfigure#eurofigure#london#canada

[lucy-hp]

Loena HENDRICKX (BEL) | Women Free Skating | Kaunas 2024 | #EuroFigure

YEEEESSS

SHE DID IT

She is a queen

[troglobite]

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eurofigure update

i'm remembering the complaints we all had about chris howarth as commentator, now

dude, PLEASE get your name pronunciations correct. seriously not as bad as some other fuckers, but still not GREAT. lol at least you can hear him try?

also while i love that he's extremely honest, that also means that he's not always unbiased. and i don't always like his biases. lol

but points in his favor:

he doesn't talk incessantly through the program

he does actually know about skating skills and quality

he does actually know how scoring works and what the elements all are

he only speaks informatively and a little bit about personality/presuming to know how the skaters and coaches feel

so y'know. a better balance for him than for other people. lol

he's also occasionally funny and has been talking abt the choice in music for the warmups and waiting times, and also about the musical editing in the programs--but also just talking abt the music that he likes. lol

he's also, so far, not a goddamn creep when talking about the women.

truly the bar is so low for figure skating commentators. lol

[ass-letics]

I cant believe i just got major serotonin from watching a figure skating comp in the year of the lord 2022

[purple-jupiter-ascending]

Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin, FD

ISU European Figure Skating Championship 2022

[wanderlustinwonderland18]

Turkkila & Versluis: “We Have Been Together From The Very Beginning, We Don't Know How It Feels Like To Skate With Someone Else”

The working relationship between Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis is exceptionally intimate. United as one, the ice dance couple have gotten used to each other's touch.

In Pirkkola ice rink, the zamboni driver is finishing his work. The ice is fresh and the first skater enters the rink. She takes the ice and moves gracefully. After a few minutes, another person walks briskly from the locker room to the ice. He takes his skate guards off and glides calmly.

The two skaters soon approach one another. They grab each other's hand and skate together. The training day of Juulia and Matthias is ready to start. They have been an ice dance couple for several years. Contact between them is close during practices and performances. In ice dance, skaters have to really show emotions and be fully committed.

“We want to perform in a state of flow, movement blending into each other,” Juulia describes. Matthias nods next to her. The duo, born in 1994, started their ice dance career together in the spring of 2016.

Juulia and Matthias have spent a lot of time together. It is very obvious in an interview situation, where both finish each other's sentences. If one person searches for a certain word, the other blurts it out immediately.

In recent years, their career has been on the rise. The couple won European Bronze last season and this fall, they became the first Finnish team to win Finlandia Trophy.

The journey to the top has been long. Matthias points out that the transition from single skating to ice dance was not easy. Performance quality is vital in this discipline. Every touch has to look genuine and natural. Feelings must be conveyed to the audience. The couple has made efforts to be more bold and vivacious.

“We don't want to look like shy Finns,” Juulia says. “We always want to give more,” Matthias adds.

Juulia considers it a strength that both started ice dance together at the same time. “We have been together from the very beginning. We don't know how it feels like to skate with someone else,” she says.

In recent years, the couple has learned to relax during their performances. “Physical touch already feels natural,” Matthias shares. “We don’t feel the need to force emotions. Touch has become natural through repetitions and personal familiarity. We have skated kilometers with each other,” Juulia continues. “Our chemistry has improved tremendously,” Matthias concludes.

From an outsider’s point of view, it is clear that they also have chemistry off the ice. One cannot necessarily assume that they are dating. In ice dance, however, many couples are together in real life.

Have many people approach to ask if you are a couple? The question makes them smile. “People probably speculate more on the internet. No stranger has ever come to ask,” Matthias responds.

Juulia and Matthias are frolicking together on the ice. Pirkkola rink is dark and cold, but the couple exudes warmth. They move smoothly as one. Juulia often has a wide, cheeky smile. Matthias looks more serious and focused.

In Juulia’s opinion, sharing this journey with Matthias has been the best part of her ice dance career. “It has been wonderful to share success with someone. I don’t feel alone. Matthias understands all my sentiments because we’ve experienced everything together,” Juulia reveals. Her other half agrees. In single skating, Matthias always felt lonely. “It's nice to share this process with a partner,” he says.

[edgecallskating]

I'm sure you're all looking very respectfully.

[denissvasiljevs1999]

Deniss Vasiljevs – It’s a Sin by Elton John and Years & Years

2022 European Figure Skating Championships exhibition gala

[louddreaming]

i don't know how i will cope with this weekend, i have to watch biathlon, ski jumping, football AND figure skating

[anewbeginningagain]

The push Turkkila/Versluis are getting this season while skating on home ice is just...