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This afternoon's figureskating Euro champs ladies free really kept me glued to my seat. And by the end I could but gasp.
Laura Lepistö won! She like totally nailed it. OMG. She was on the lead after the short already and kept her cool and just... won. Wow. I sorta would have expected either Pöykiö or Korpi to do but she simply came last season and started to win, being second(third) in last years EC too (or was it WC? Anyway...)
Laura Lepistö Susanna Pöykiö
Very OMG, indeed. Carolina Kostner, Italy, 2007&2008 European champion, came second by only 1.8 points, having been 5 points behind Lepistö and Pöykiö after the short (with Pöykiö second, only two points or so after Lepistö)... And then Pöykiö third. It was amazing to watch the award ceremony, the people stood up and sang our national anthem as it was played when they hoisted up the flags. Wow. Our only European figureskating gold was from dance in 1995. Wow. OMG. (Korpi was 5th, all Finnish ladies being in the top 5! She might have been able to get even to battle for the Bronze had she not fallen over and went against the side of the rink at the beginning of her free, she did gather herself together and continue.)
Now I'm all in envy that my roomie got to see the competition on the spot, having been there in Helsinki. Ah well, I couldn't afford the tickets anyway.
Laura Lepistö won! She like totally nailed it. OMG. She was on the lead after the short already and kept her cool and just... won. Wow. I sorta would have expected either Pöykiö or Korpi to do but she simply came last season and started to win, being second(third) in last years EC too (or was it WC? Anyway...)
Laura Lepistö Susanna Pöykiö
Very OMG, indeed. Carolina Kostner, Italy, 2007&2008 European champion, came second by only 1.8 points, having been 5 points behind Lepistö and Pöykiö after the short (with Pöykiö second, only two points or so after Lepistö)... And then Pöykiö third. It was amazing to watch the award ceremony, the people stood up and sang our national anthem as it was played when they hoisted up the flags. Wow. Our only European figureskating gold was from dance in 1995. Wow. OMG. (Korpi was 5th, all Finnish ladies being in the top 5! She might have been able to get even to battle for the Bronze had she not fallen over and went against the side of the rink at the beginning of her free, she did gather herself together and continue.)
Now I'm all in envy that my roomie got to see the competition on the spot, having been there in Helsinki. Ah well, I couldn't afford the tickets anyway.
