Rose pudding and skating show in Tallinn

Susanna: Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali skated one of their competition programs for this year. I liked when they used his flexibility in the choreography and her strength; she lifted him.

Tishler/Mytnik: There was no skating in this number but there was no need since the tricks were so good. EMJO: Incredible moves and lifts. I kept on saying OMG or oh dear during most of their performance.

Susanna: Andres Reklys skated with fire to James Bond ;) Nice Russian split jumps too.

EMJO: I loved his juggling with fire. He has charisma.

Susanna: Alexei, Anton, Ilia, were fun and hilarious, what else can I say. Anton was such a clown and Alexei looked like a little unruly boy with the clothes, the wig and the facial expressions. All three did side by side double jumps. First Alexei and Anton did an encore and then Ilia. Fast footwork with sparks came from his skates.
EMJO: It was one of the best parts. They were all so funny, Ilia, Anton and Alexei. Watch here for yourself!

Petrova/Tikhonov skated to a playful jazzy kind of song. Wonderful lifts. For the encore they did a headbanger and they show how it should be done! The sparks coming from Maria's skates when she landed a throw scared me at first. I was not prepared.
EMJO: They sure do the “real “head banger where she has her arms on her back. Oh it looks so scary. I kept on thinking (being a nurse) if, if, if but he looked very secure and she obviously trusts him. I like them better in shows than in competition.

Elena/Anton’s Chaplin, to me was an excellently choreographed program. It combined elegance, seriousness and fun and brought out all that from the skaters. Maybe I'm the only one who didn't think it was so fun when Elena skated out with the rose and missed giving it to Anton. I saw this as the more serious part (I think of the movie where the girl is blind and Chaplin plays a murderer). The next part I must confess I watched Elena more, though Anton was so good in the fun part. This program brought out the playfulness in Elena. I would like to see even more of this side from her.

EMJO: Watch the video I made here!*

Susanna: Alexei’s Sway started on the ice. At the end of the program he had sparks coming from his skates as he did a spin. The step sequence was fast, and in the encore even faster. The crowd liked it. I have seen better performances of Sway, but still there is the combination of power and softness in his skating and that is what I like.
EMJO: Sway is great and fun, a typical American crowd pleaser. He sure has everything it takes for that program; speed, body and soul. It was different in the beginning from the SOI version. I like Alexei in more serious programs too. Actually it is just nice seeing him again, as all the other skaters for that matter.
And again a nice video to watch here!*

Emjo: Well this was a wonderful trip. I don’t have much to add, cause I think Susanna catched our impressions in the review really well, but what I missed in the shows in the US was natural here, like the encores, the flowers, an overall more relaxed not so strict feeling. Everything felt easier. Ilia Averbuch as MC seemed to connect very easily to the audience and had them in his hands.

I really enjoyed the beautiful city Tallinn and the great skating show. The only two complaints I have are: First, that there was only one show and not two as originally announced.