#2018 Grand Prix Helsinki

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Japanese Skaters' Favorite Shoma Uno Programs and Their Reasons

This was in the Figure Skating Team Japan Fan Book for the 2024-2025 season, which had Shoma on its cover along with both a pretty substantial Shoma interview and Stephane interview about Shoma.

For Shoma's retirement, the magazine made a special column to include the active Japanese skaters (and Satoko) messages to Shoma, as well as their favorite Shoma programs. A friend helped in sharing and translating just the favorite Shoma programs part:

Sota Yamamoto: I love so many programs. Loco is the best for me because it’s unique and cool. Turandot 2.0 (2017-2018), when I had a difficult season because of my injury, this program encouraged me. Stairway To Heaven... brushing his hair upward is so cool. Great Spirit and Dancing On My Own (2019 Nationals) He graduated from Grand Prix Tokai and struggled but he could be National champion. I was so moved and almost cried. I love Bolero. Gravity and Air On The G String, he could perform not only powerful but loss of strength and I could learn from him.

Yuma Kagiyama: I love so many programs. Loco is the best. I love Great Spirit so I chose Believer last season (2022-2024 SP). I watched and watched Great Spirit on YouTube and I can skate its step sequence.

Shun Sato: Of course I love Ladies in Lavender. And Great Spirit.

Kazuki Tomono: I love Legends (2015-2016) so much because it’s first SP as a senior skater. His image as a skater changed a lot and it was impressive.

Koshiro Shimada: I love Loco at Helsinki Worlds (2017) the best. And Everything Everywhere All At Once and Bolero. At first Shoma mentioned about Bolero, “It’s so difficult and I can’t.” Finally he could do great performance and win at Worlds (2022) and it was what Stephane wanted to see I think. I was so moved and I almost got goosebumps.

Kao Miura: I love Loco the best because the balance of powerful and sensitive movements is good. I love Bolero because he seems to reach his limits. Not only jumps but each movement were so great and the last he seems to collapse because he skates so hard. I love it so much.

Nozomu Yoshioka: I love 2019-2020 season Great Spirit and Dancing On My Own. Nobody skates for such a number like Great Spirit and it’s so exciting. I like a stop before step sequence and before 3A and it’s so cool program. He struggled first half of the season so I was so moved to see Dancing On My Own at (2019) Nationals.

Tatsuya Tsuboi: I love Turandot 1.0 the best. When I was novice skater I saw his senior debut GPF (2015) and he got a bronze medal. It was so impressive and I was so moved.

Kaori Sakamoto: I love Moonlight. This season he won 4CC title. Second year 4th place, third year 3rd place, fourth year 2nd place, and finally he got gold medal. He seemed very happy on the podium and both program and costume were great. Everything was perfect.

Mone Chiba: I love the last season’s SP, Everything Everywhere All At Once, because I love the atmosphere. His step sequence expresses powerfulness and gracefulness. It’s great program so I feel it too short.

Rinka Watanabe: I love Moonlight because I’d like to express like that. His skating is like a clear (not hazy) night and it’s great.

Rion Sumiyoshi: I love many programs. I love Air On The G String because I sometimes skate it for skating lessons. It’s a very simple music but he can tell a story and he can bring a joy to audience. His technique is great.

Mai Mihara: I love many programs and each has a charm. If I choose one program, I’ll choose Turandot 2.0. Especially cantilever is really great and I was so moved and I almost got goosebumps. Both skating and expression were great.

Hana Yoshida: I have two programs in my mind. If I choose one program, I’ll choose Bolero. I forget the name… small pattern…Great Spirit? I love the step sequence and I’d like to rewatch it.

Yuna Aoki: Turandot 2.0 is so impressive because I love princely costume and I feel his powerfulness from this program. I love it so much.

Wakaba Higuchi: I love Bolero and Turandot so much. I could see Bolero at ice shows many times and it’s impressive.

Satoko Miyahara: I love Bolero the best. Turandot 2.0 is impressive. I also love gala program Padam Padam and I always think it great.

Rino Matsuike: I love Bolero. I used to skate Moonlight, so It’s so special for me. When Mihoko-sensei choreographed this program, she said “When the music started, audience was so focused on his performance from the first moment. (He could bring audience to his world.) When I am training, I think “I’d like to perform like him.”

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⚘ ˖˙𓈒ִֶָ☾.˙ ᰋ ── WHERE’D ALL THE TIME GO?

aka ophelia’s timeline

━━━ ❛ it’s starting to fly

ᯓᡣ𐭩 EARLY LIFE & SCHOOLING !

april 11th, 2002: ophelia is born on a bright and sunny Thursday afternoon in Vernon, British Columbia.

may 9th, 2006: ophelia (4) takes her first ballet class

2008 - 2013: early childhood / elementary school

august 2010: ophelia (8) joined the soccer team and met her now best friend Amber Jameson; they have been inseparable since.

october 2013: ophelia (11) got an ankle injury during a soccer game and sadly had to quit the sport. Her love for ballet was stronger and she didn't want to risk not being able to dance again.

She had to stop dancing for the rest of the year so her ankle could heal, it was miserable for her.

2013 - 2016: start of her teenage years / middle school

march 2015: ophelia (12) joined the theater club and helped make the costumes for their play, in turn finding her love for fashion designing.

april 2016: ophelia (13) went to get her photos taken for her ballet portfolio and was approached by a teen modeling agency.

summer 2016: ophelia (14) went to south korea for a ballet summer intensive program.

She was housed by a sweet family, where she met one of her bestest friends seunghan and his younger brother park sunghoon who is her age. Seunghan is a fellow ballet dancer and went to the training camp with her.

Ophelia became very close with the family, only becoming closer with them as the years go by, she's an honorary park! Seunghan’s parents think of her as their own child and his little sister thinks of her as her big sis!

2016 - 2020: teen years / high school / start of her modeling career

december 2016: Ophelia (14) was on the cover of pointe magazine.

june 2017: ophelia (15) won first place in the Helsinki international ballet competition, in juniors for women.

august 2017: ophelia finished her first wedding dress that she made for her cousin's wedding.

may 2018: ophelia (16) won first place in the american ballet competition

july 2018: ophelia won first place in the varna international ballet competition

was invited to be on jimmy fallon after her win.

february 2019: ophelia (17) made her debut by walking the catwalk and attending the New York fashion week.

may 29th - june 2, 2019: ophelia walked and attended the miami fashion week

september 2019: ophelia walked and attended the paris fashion week

october 9th 2019: the creation of ophelia's youtube channel

Ophelia created her youtube channel so she could have another way to communicate and become closer with her fans.

She mainly posted vlogs of her days as a model and a ballet dancer, and her just traveling and doing random activities with her friends.

december 2019: ophelia walked and attended the NYFW: December pre-fall and fall-winter, fashion week.

february 2020: ophelia walked and attended london's fashion week, fall-winter.

Ophelia meets Ryan James, a fellow model, they exchanged numbers and Ophelia then got in a relationship with him in may.

June 2020: Ophelia (18) graduated highschool with honors.

july 2020: ophelia moved into her apartment/loft in manhattan, New York. With her best friend seunghan.

Throughout 2016 - 2020 ophelia modeled for many different high end brands, her favorites being Dior, Dolce and Gabbana, and GQ.

She was given the nickname “the next model it girl” for her sudden dominating presence in the modeling world.

ᯓᡣ𐭩 JUILLIARD & JACK !

september 2020: ophelia (18) starts her first year at juilliard

february 23 - march 1st 2020: ophelia walked and attended milan’s fashion week

march 2 - 9th 2020: ophelia walked and attend paris fashion week

Throughout the rest of the year ophelia really focused on her ballet career, putting modeling to the side, and focusing on her studies.

march 2021: ophelia (19) won the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)

may 2021: ophelia won first place in the american ballet competition

july 2021: ophelia won first place in the varna international ballet competition

for the rest of the year, Ophelia modeled for many different brands, but she really just focused on her ballet career and getting more known in the fashion design world.

2022 : breakup era

april 11th 2022: Ophelia (20) broke up with Ryan after finding out he has been cheating on her for many months.

april, may, june, july 2022: ophelia took a break from anything that evolved with modeling during those months, trying to heal from her breakup. Throwing herself into training, practices, and her studies.

august 2022: ophelia modeled for celine as her comeback into modeling

was invited back on the jimmy fallon show where they talked about what she's been up to, the celine shoot, and her comeback to modeling

october 6-9th 2022: ophelia walked and attended los angeles fashion week

november 2022: ophelia was interviewed by WIRED where she talked about ballet and modeling and her love for fashion design

2023: meeting jack

march 3rd 2023: curtis gets traded to the new jersey devils

march 28th 2023: ophelia and Jack meet for the first time at a club and share a kiss.

april 18th 2023: ophelia joins curtis out at a bar to meet some of his teammates, and she sees jack for the first time since the club.

they keep what happened at the bar to themselves (besides Jack freaking out about it to Luke), and pretend to just meet each other for the first time.

april 25th 2023: ophelia and jack run into each other at a bar, things escalate and jack ends up bringing her back to his place where they hook up for the first time.

the next morning they talk about what happened, and how they need to keep what happened between them a secret. They want to keep seeing each other, so they decide to become friends with benefits.

july 2023: ophelia models for calvin klein

july 17th 2023: jack confesses his feelings to ophelia after 3 months of being friends with benefits.

Ophelia didn't take it well and left his apartment in haste (girly was afraid of her feelings and commitment) and they didn't talk for two weeks.

july 31st 2023: ophelia goes to jack’s apartment where she apologizes and asks him on a date.

august 1st 2023: jack and ophelia have there first date and officially start dating (secretly)

november 6th 2023: curtis holds a dinner at his home for his teammates, curtis finds jack and ophelia kissing in the garage and did not take it well.

curtis gives her an ultimatum ‘him or me’ in a moment of anger and that leads to ophelia not talking to either of them for a week, locking herself in her apartment.

november 14th 2023: curtis comes to see her early in the day to apologize for his reaction and what he said, later in the day jack comes to see her and they have a sweet moment, happy that everything is now okay between them.

january 12th 2024: ophelia and jack said i love you for the first time

january 24-28 2024: ophelia walked and attended miami fashion week

february 9-14th 2024: ophelia attended new york fashion week fall-winter

february 16th 2024: ophelia and jack's relationship is exposed to the media when videos and pictures of them at the njd’s family skate go viral.

february 26th - march 5th 2024: ophelia walked and attended paris fashion week

may 2024: ophelia did the 73 questions with vogue

june 2024: ophelia did the “10 things I can't live without’ with GQ

may 6th 2024: ophelia (22) attended the met gala for the first time

ophelia did a get ready with me / last looks with vogue for the met

june 2024: ophelia did diary of a model with vogue

july 2024: ophelia and jack do a couple quiz with GQ

may 2025: ophelia (23) graduates at juilliard

ᯓᡣ𐭩 WHAT'S TO COME !

aka phia and jacks future

. . . to be added

ᝰ.ᐟ 𝓇oro's note. I didn’t add every detail about her modeling and dance career in the ‘julliard and jack’ section, it would have taken forever for me to do that 😭 I will update the timeline as time goes! I hope this helps give you a better understanding about the AU >.<

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Angela Wang's free program costume at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. She skated to Send in the Clowns, performed by Barbra Steisand.

(Photos by Antti Lehto)

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2018 GP Helsinki: Info & Streaming

The 2018 Grand Prix Series hits its third stop this week in Helsinki, Finland! Here's a guide on how to watch. Keep an eye on this post for updates as more info appears.

Live results | Entries & overview | Detailed schedule | Website | ISU

SCHEDULE

Eastern European Time (UTC+2). Click on the links for time conversions or subscribe to our Google Calendar to get all competition times in your own time zone!

Nov. 2: Pairs’ SP 15:00; Ladies’ SP 16:54; Rhythm Dance 18:47 Nov. 3: Men’s SP 12:45; Pairs’ FS 14:37; Ladies’ FS 17:30; Free Dance 19:40 Nov. 4: Men’s FS 14:00; Gala 17:30

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HOW TO WATCH

Be careful of popups and ads on free streaming sites. We are not responsible for the quality of the streams; we only provide the links. This post focuses on live broadcasts. Other TV channels not mentioned here might show the competition in delayed broadcasts. Please check your local TV channels for more skating broadcasts.

Many streams for major figure skating events have geographical restrictions. In order to unblock streams, consider using a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Free VPN services are available online (eg. Setup VPN), but the most reliable ones usually require a fee.

Fan streams: These fan-run streams may livestream part or all of the event: QQ Live, FS Live. Check the streams when the events are on. The streams should be available worldwide.

ISU: The ISU will stream the entire competition and gala live in countries that have not purchased broadcasting rights for the event.

NBC Gold: Subscribers in the USA can watch the entire competition live on NBC Gold. NBC Gold subscriptions include most major competitions in the skating season.

CBC Sports: Canada’s CBC Sports will stream the entire competition and gala live. CBC will also air the competition on TV in delayed broadcasts; see their website for more info. Streaming schedule in Eastern Time:

11/2: Pairs’ SP 9:00AM; Ladies’ SP 10:50AM; Rhythm Dance 12:45PM

11/3: Mens’ SP 6:45AM; Pairs’ FS 8:35AM; Ladies’ FS 11:30AM; Free Dance 1:40PM

11/4: Men’s FS 7:00AM; Gala 10:30AM

Official streams (blocked outside of Canada)

Match Arena: Russia’s Match Arena will air most of the competition and gala live. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

11/2: Pair’s SP 16:00 (live); Ladies’ SP 17:50 (live); Rhythm Dance 19:45 (live)

11/3: Men’s SP 13:45 (live); Ladies’ FS 19:30 (live); Free Dance 20:40 (live); Pairs’ FS 22:15 (taped)

11/4: Men’s FS 15:00 (live); Gala 18:30 (live)

Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, Stream 4, Stream 5, Stream 6

Sportbox: Russia’s Sportbox.ru will stream the entire competition and gala live, except for the pairs’ free skate. The streams are blocked outside of Russia. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

11/2: Pair’s SP 16:00; Ladies’ SP 17:50; Rhythm Dance 19:45

11/3: Men’s SP 13:45; Ladies’ FS 19:30; Free Dance 20:40

11/4: Men’s FS 15:00; Gala 18:30

Eurosport Player: Subscribers to Eurosport Player can stream the competition and gala live online. Eurosport Player is only available in Europe. Please check the schedule in your own respective countries.

Russian Eurosport: Russian Eurosport 2 will air most of the competition live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in Moscow Time:

11/2: Pair’s SP 16:00 (live); Ladies’ SP 18:00 (live); Rhythm Dance 19:30 (live)

11/3: Men’s SP 13:45 (live); Pairs’ FS 15:15 (live); Ladies’ FS 18:30 (live); Free Dance 20:45 (live)

11/4: Men’s FS 18:00 (taped)

Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2

British Eurosport: British Eurosport 2 will air most of the competition live. Other Eurosport channels may have slightly different schedules; check your local TV listings to make sure. Broadcast schedule in GMT:

11/2: Pairs’ SP 13:00 (live); Ladies’ SP 15:00 (live); Rhythm Dance 16:30 (live)

11/3: Men’s SP 10:45 (live); Pairs’ FS 12:15 (live); Ladies’ FS 13:30 (live); Free Dance 17:45 (live)

11/4: TBA

Unblocked streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3

YLE: Finland’s YLE Areena and YLE TV2 will stream the entire competition and gala live. The streams are blocked outside of Finland. Schedule in EET:

11/2: Pair’s SP 14:55; Ladies’ SP 16:50; Rhythm Dance 18:40

11/3: Men’s SP 12:40; Pairs’ FS 14:30; Ladies’ FS 17:25; Free Dance 19:35

11/4: Men’s FS 13:55; Gala 17:25

RaiSport: Italy’s RaiSport and RaiSport+HD will air parts of the competition live. Broadcast schedule in CET:

11/2: Pairs’ SP 14:55 (live); Ladies’ SP 16:45 (live)

11/3: Pairs’ FS 14:40 (live); Ladies’ FS 22:30 (taped)

11/4: Free Dance 00:00 (taped)

Official streams (blocked outside of Italy)

ELTA Sports: Taiwan’s ELTA Sports 3 will air the entire competition and gala live. Schedule in China Standard Time:

11/2: Pairs’ SP 21:00; Ladies’ SP 23:30

11/3: Rhythm Dance 00:30; Men’s SP 18:30; Pairs’ FS 20:30; Ladies’ FS 23:30

11/4: Free Dance 01:30; Men’s FS 20:00; Gala 23:30

Official stream (blocked outside of Taiwan)

Other TV channels: Other TV channels such as TV Asahi and SBS Sports will also air parts of the competition in taped broadcasts. Check your local TV channels for other skating broadcasts.

On demand: If you can’t watch live, videos from the competition will be uploaded online very quickly, so you can always catch up later. Search skaters' names on Youtube and filter by upload date for the latest videos. See this post for useful skating Youtube and Dailymotion channels.

[antiqua-melia]

So this is the first time in 26 years that reigning Olympic champions will share the same ice AND they both drew the same number?! Talk about coincidence. 😂

Photos from teamzagitova and olympicchannel IGs.

[yuzuangel]

Even Yuzu’s shadow is golden. 😃 👑

Sweety Yuzu

[kawaiigraphix]

Yuzuru Hanyu ~ Haru yo Koi ~ Grand Prix Helsinki 2018 Gala

[intergalactic-author]

Me, seeing that Figure Skating is trending again:

What world record did Yuzuru Hanyu break today?

[yuzuandhisinconsistency]

Here is the schedule for yuzu's sp tomorrow, it's at 7:56 am EST (US and Canadian time), so set your alarm clocks

[dontfeedthefangirlsplease]

Kaori Sakamoto just totally pulled a Medvedeva and literally clawed her way from 7th to 3rd place and I am LIVING FOR IT

[venom-s]

I'm judge 5 on yuzu's score sheet

[somuchloveforalina]

Advertising stage Grand Prix in Helsinki with Alina. (x, x)

[quadaxxels]

so I got back from Grenoble last night from IDF2018 and I still have a lot of emotions, but now that I have two grand prix events under my belt I have some life hacks for anyone interested in attending figure skating events in the future, let me know if I should make a post about it! 

[figureskatingcostumes]

This costume enchants me. 

Alina Zagitova skating to The Phantom of the Opera for her short program at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup and 2018 Grand Prix Helsinki.

(Photos by Maria Kateshova and Antti Lehto)

[figure-skating-hoe]

Are you guys ready as much as I am not ready?!

[eight-edges]

What’s up with glass medals this year????

Most of the Junior Grand Prix had them, Skate Canada and Helsinki had them too! It seems so much more inconvenient, like what will break more easily; glass or metal? I can tell you now, not metal. Like what if they broke a fucking medal before they gave it to the competitor??? I don’t get the point?? yeah, it looks cool, but it also looks like.... there’s no medal... just a ribbon....?