In the Junior division, thernRussian skaters of Crystal Ice skated a fantastic free program again, scoring them 134.18 pointsrn(206.15 in total). Their synchronized spins got a level 4, with only +4 and +5rnGOE from the judges.
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rnRepresenting the USA, Team Image Junior skated away with the silver medal with a total score of 166.48. Skating in bright blue dresses filled withrnmany sparkles, the team skated a strong program with a lot of speed andrnunison.
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rnTeam Cool Dreams (SUI) claimed 3rd place with a total score ofrn123.59. The team is currently coached by Tanja Schneider and the former Nexxice skater NadinernBahnholzer, both from Switzerland. Their confident free program showed that thernteam is back in business.
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rnRepresenting the USA, Team Image Junior skated away with the silver medal with a total score of 166.48. Skating in bright blue dresses filled withrnmany sparkles, the team skated a strong program with a lot of speed andrnunison.
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rnTeam Cool Dreams (SUI) claimed 3rd place with a total score ofrn123.59. The team is currently coached by Tanja Schneider and the former Nexxice skater NadinernBahnholzer, both from Switzerland. Their confident free program showed that thernteam is back in business.
TeamrnLe Soleil (POL) is getting better and better in each competition. They improvedrntheir free program score by 7 points on Saturday and finished 4th overall.
Thernsecond Swiss team, Starlight junior from Zurich, skated a beautifulrnchoreographed free program on the theme "Mountains" with lovely grey and white dresses, finishing 5th.rn
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rnSkating to the music of the Netflix original movie "The Prom", Les Zazousrn(FRA) finished 6th.
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rnOnce again, all the junior teams had good skated without any big error or fall.
Thernsecond Swiss team, Starlight junior from Zurich, skated a beautifulrnchoreographed free program on the theme "Mountains" with lovely grey and white dresses, finishing 5th.rn
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rnSkating to the music of the Netflix original movie "The Prom", Les Zazousrn(FRA) finished 6th.
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rnOnce again, all the junior teams had good skated without any big error or fall.
TeamrnParadise (RUS) had a nearly perfect free program. Although they didn't getrntheir Creative Element called, they managed to take home the gold with a lead ofrn17.94 points before their fellow countrymen Team Crystal Ice Senior, whornfinished 2nd. Both teams skated programs full of speed, confidence, smoothrnand quick transitions.
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rnFrench team Les Zoulous finished 3rd with their emotional freernprogram called "Can you hear me?". Using sign language in the choreography, the team reached a total score of 154.81 points.
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rnFrench team Les Zoulous finished 3rd with their emotional freernprogram called "Can you hear me?". Using sign language in the choreography, the team reached a total score of 154.81 points.
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Skatingrnin dark blue with gold dresses, Skating Graces (GER) had some trouble with its intersections, but overall the program was good and looked confident on thernice. They finished 4rd in the final standings.
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rnTeam Ice United (NED) reused their free program from 2020 called "Africanrnbeats". A highlight of the program was definitely the fact that they had eight skaters whorndid axels during their Artistic Circle!
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rnTeam Ice United (NED) reused their free program from 2020 called "Africanrnbeats". A highlight of the program was definitely the fact that they had eight skaters whorndid axels during their Artistic Circle!
And otherwise...
Sadly, Sunday's interclub competition of Lumière Cup 2022 had to be cancelledrnsince this part didn't obtain the label "professionalrnsports event" delivered by the federation. That means that the event wasn't allowed to take place due to the current lockdown in thernNetherlands.
The organizing committee did everything to make the teams feel safe throughout the weekend. On Saturday, several teams even underwent a small Covid-19 test on-site for those returning home or continuing their journey to Finland to participate in the Marie Lundmark Trophy.
The more observant fans will also have noticed that the local teams were absent from the starting lineup. Team Illumination (Sen) and Team Illuminettes (Jun) were quarantined and had to watch the other teams compete on their own ice rink. One of the volunteers had printed the portraits of the skaters, coaches and chaperones to show them that they were thinking of them.
The more observant fans will also have noticed that the local teams were absent from the starting lineup. Team Illumination (Sen) and Team Illuminettes (Jun) were quarantined and had to watch the other teams compete on their own ice rink. One of the volunteers had printed the portraits of the skaters, coaches and chaperones to show them that they were thinking of them.
‘’ Unfortunately, Team Illuminettes was unable to compete.’’ (Credits: Bert Egelmeers, SkateSynchroPhoto - 2022)
The Lumière Cup ended without spectators but in a good atmosphere as volunteers were dancing near the ice. The organizers hope to see all the teams for the 6th Lumière Cup next season.