The whole Kiira-Korpi.net community wishes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY and congratulations for
the Nebelhorn Trophy victory!
Best wishes for the coming season!
Photos © Robin Ritoss, used with permission. Thanks, Robin!
 Kiira Korpi performs to her SP "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at Nebelhorn Trophy 2010 / photo © Robin Ritoss |
 Kiira Korpi performs to her FS "Evita" at Nebelhorn Trophy 2010 / photo © Robin Ritoss |
Thanks pianomaya65 for uploading the video and tmsw11 for the info!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDnHCPlKzQQ
Major congrats!
Good luck (does luck count?) for the season!
Toivotan teille näinä päivinä voi olla ikuisesti:
paljon onnea!
(Anteeksi for my poor finnish…)
Congrats and happy happy birthday, Kiira!
Thanks for a great return gift from you.
What a nice beginning of the season with a good news!
Hope this whole season gonna be yours.
Cheers,
Onnea Kiira!
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Ooo, what dresses! I especially like the turquoise. The purple one is interesting! I
should see it live, the hem of the dress is quite exceptional…
Very good colors, both of them: I don’t like too much the design on the breast of the turquoise one, I think it’s a little bit “old”… much better the violet one, in my opinion, more unusual and sexy.
Well, I want to tell her CONGRATS FOR YOUR VICTORY IN GERMANY AND OF COURSE HAPPY BIRTHDAY¡¡¡ ENJOY BOTH THINGS.
I will celebrate you here in Mexico =D
Is there video yet from the event?
Hi ! Diana,
I have found the video of SP
Well, to be honest I didn’t find so many differences between these programs and past year: programs with a little bit less risks, and it’s been a wise decision. Also, I didn’t see these “stunning” choreographies… judges have been quite generous in their scores, I think: if they assigned her 105 points for that FS, for the performance Kiira skated at Nationals 2008 they should had give her at least 150 points…
However, a good start of season, Kiira appears in a very good shape. But please Kiira, pay more attention and spend more time about technical skills, instead of less important details…
(P.S.: My personal congrats to Teemu Muurimäki, very good work with dresses)
Oh Northeagle, how can you say so?! I’m speechless with these programs. They were awesome, they fit Kiira perfectly! Much better than her programs have been. I loved her SP, it’s the best choreography of her I’ve ever seen. I think this new co-operation with Bourne and Wilson was really worth doing!
Well Anna, what can I say? Only time will tell… I think Kiira looks like an angel in every her performance, but if I’ve to talk only about “sport”, I really didn’t see these stunning miracles. Suggestioning music, good choices indeed, particularly for Evita: but despite my worship for Kiira, can’t keep my eyes shut about her mistakes and the global performance. That jump missed in the beginning of FS just can’t be watched…
I know David Wilson now it’s in Vantaa, to fit the choreography for Finlandia Trophy: may I brutally tell my opinion? Wasted time.
Of course, I hope Kiira will realize 200 points… I fear that’s not the suitable competition to really value her progress, ’cause there the general level of skaters it’s not so high, and we all know judges aren’t so “objective” with local competitions, but as I already said, I’ll be really happy when I’ll admire another performance like that one in december 2008… simply, absolutely fantastic.
In December 2008 Kiira didn’t have lutz, flip or 3-3 combination. If she made that kind of program perfectly now, she wouldn’t be in high posititions anyways. If you make a program with easy jumps it’s not possible to get in high places. Those jumps belongs to the 15-year-old girls. Besides that her choreography was more poor back then. I loved Kerkko Koskinen’s music (as I used to love his former band Ultra Bra) but the program could have been more interesting. And Susanna and Laura made lots of mistakes. I mean, I also loved that performance with no mistakes, I was actually watching that competition live but it wasn’t that high levelled competition or program.
Nebelhorn was her first competition with two new programs during this season. Shouldn’t we be that harsh to her? I saw many good jumps connected to very good steps and transitions. Didn’t you achieve that magical atmosphere in SP? I never got that last year but in 2008 (the tango program) I got. Evita program still needs more interpretation and depth but I’m sure it’ll come. I hope she gets her jumps but it’s usually more between your ears than your skills.
Sorry Anna, but it’s quite hard thinking she got over 167 points with a “15 y.o.” program… 🙂
We’re talking about December 2008, less than two years ago: jumps are become so terribly more difficult in the meantime?
And 3-3 combination we still have to see, ’cause she missed it in Oberstdorf… unfortunately, Laura will fail Finlandia Trophy too, so there the result is already done: Kiira will win with absolutely no problem.
However, we have a different point of view, and that’s good for the dialogue. I’m keeping to consider choreography not much important for higher scores, but you’re absolutely right when you say that Oberstdorf was the first competition in season, so we’ve to leave her more time and more practises to refine both of the programs. I think only Nagoya will tell us some reliable truth.
Did you plan going to Vantaa, didn’t you?
Take her our cheers and all our support!
She wouldn’t have that high score in international competition. Many people admit that for some reason the scores tend to be higher in national competitions. Besides with new rules that kind of program wouldn’t even be possible – you are not allowed to do more than 2 doule axels in FS. Kiira had in December 2008 only 3Lo and 3S, no other triple jumps. I’m sorry to say but only two different triples belong to 15-year-old program… She took 3Lz, 3F and 3T to her programs last season and is keeping them also during this season.
I wish I could be at Vantaa but I have my dad’s 60th birthday… so not this year 🙁 I will cheer Kiira around tv!
Well, but it doesn’t seem she wants to keep 3Lz and 3F during this season…
there’s no trace of them in her programs at Oberstdorf.
Maybe she feels more secure with 3Lo and 3S, and so she decided to insert them in her program. Another good choice, in my opinion.
Why can’t you go to Vantaa with your dad?
It could be a special gift for his birthday… 🙂
Doesn’t he like Figure Skating?
(I tried to post this first time on Wednesday 6th. Am I the only one who have problems writing here once in a while? It always says “403 forbidden”)
?! She made 1Lz and 2F in her FS. Unfortunately they weren’t triples but obviously they should be. Let’s not give too much importance for the first competion with new programs. GP’s will show how the programs develope.
Kiira’s 3S and 3Lo are strong but eg. 3S gives you 4.20 points when 3Lz 6.00 and 3F 5.30 points. You can use same triple jump only twice in program; one solo jump and one
combination. And if you have to have 7 different jumps; 4 solos and 3 combinations and only two of them 2 double axels, you have to have more than 2 different triple jumps. That’s the way it is 🙂
My dad lives far away from Vantaa; in eastern part of Finland 400 km away so that’s why I’m not close to Helsinki or Vantaa next weekend at all… Maybe I should go to Turku in December just to see Kiira and the others live even once during this season!
Anna: Yes, the 403 problem is a common one and a solution is coming soon 🙂