Season 2004-2005

Season 2003-2004

14.03.2005 "Spartak-Leader" has taken the 5th place. First 4 teams are 2 teams from Finland an 2 from Canada. After the Short Program judges have put our team to the 5th place and after the Free Program they remained there. The girls are satisfired with their performance and the spectators too. The judging was held by new system, 5 parameters werebeeing scored: Skating Skills, Transitions, Performance/Execution, Choreography, Interpretation.

Here are the results of Free Program http://www.worldchallengecup.ch/files/modeles/SEG002.HTM

Here are the photos from the competition http://homepage.sunrise.ch/homepage/pajeckel/WCJ2005/index.htm

10.03.2005 Today teams will have practice ice. "Spartak-Leader" tries the Swiss ice from 17:15 to 17:45.

09.03.2005 Now the team is on the way to Neuchatel, Switzerland, where World Challenge Cup for juniors will be held on March 10-12.

Here is the link to the site of the Championship http://www.worldchallengecup.ch

28.02.2005 There are mew photos in the photo part. I am still expecting comments and your new material, mail to: melmac@list.ru

Finally the renewal of the site has happened! Even a year did not pass. (thanks to Ulya). If you have some material to be placed here (articles, photos, links) I am waiting for them. Mail to: melmac@list.ru.

Unfortunately as the attendance of forum is low I have closed it. The guestbook still works. If you think the forum must be revealed please do not hesitate to write to thw guestbook about it.

24.02.2005 Yesterday the team returned from Kazan. The have a first place cup with them Girls are proud of theirselves, plesaed with the results and with the way they presented their programs.

22.02.2005 Free program was presented very well, notes are about 5.2.

22.02.2005 The presentation of short programm yesterday was a success, Spartak leads. We are waiting for the results of free program today.

21.02.2005 21 February at 17:00 the com;etition begins with the short program. "Spartak-Leader" is 3rd in the starting list.

20.02.2005 21-22 February in Kazan starts Russian Junior Championship. Participants: 7 teams from Ekaterinburg, Moscow, Novourals, Pervouralsk, Lipetsk, Perm, Kazan.participate. Girls from Kaan are considered main opponents.

Season of "Spartak-Leader" team began in August. Girls trained outdoors preparing for the new skating season.

At the beginning of November there was gathering for 2 weeks where they prepared new free program and worked with the short program.

19 Novemberd competition for the "1st stage of Ural Cup" took place in Pervouralsk, where girls won the 1 st place having shown their new programs.

In December took place the "2nd stage of Ural Cup". "Spartak-Laeder" became the winner.

9 Februarymntook place "The 3rd stage of the Ural Cup" in Ekaterinburg which finished again with the victory if "Spartak-Laeder."

Opening of "Snezhinka"

This year was open ice complex "Snezhinka" after long period of reparing. Thanks to this our team has got enough time of trainings on ice which helped to prepare better for the Russian Championship and World Cup.

Programs

Speaking about programs for this season the music of the short program is "Requiem" by Albioni. The theme for the free program was set as an arrangement of "Gangster Petersburg" by Korneluk from soundtrack for the film of the same name.

Plans

Managers of the team has put the following plans for February-March 2005:

1. February 19 the team goes to the Russiam Championship which is held in Kazan on February 21-22.

2. March 9-13 in Neuchatel takes place World Cup for Juniors. Girls from "Spartak-Leader" are going to participate there.

Wishig them all the best at the Russian Championship and at th World Cup. We are waiting for their medals.