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Post by Mireille on Jan 22, 2009 23:39:21 GMT 1
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Post by ske on Jan 22, 2009 23:39:33 GMT 1
I'm sooo happy for Kevin! Great job! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Well deserved bronze medal! Great to see that he was rewarded for going through with the skating in spite of his pain... The way the eurosport dutch commentators were going on, I thought he was going to drop quite a few places (because they were talking about the training this morning that didn't go well, and all his injuries,...) Brrr, can they scare a person! But I was really reassured with the way he started, you could tell he was very determined to make the best of it! I'm usually not that much of a softie but when he got off the ice and then said to Sylvie he was in pain... Titia : great to see your boyfriend is hooked as well ;-) I ordered my tickets for his show as well and can't wait untill it's that time again!
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Post by Katis on Jan 23, 2009 0:04:02 GMT 1
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Post by eevun on Jan 23, 2009 1:40:03 GMT 1
Congrats Kevin!! Well deserved! Yay!
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Post by murzik29 on Jan 23, 2009 2:17:43 GMT 1
Congratulation to Kevin! He was great today!!!!!! I loved his performance very much))
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Post by Titia on Jan 23, 2009 10:40:02 GMT 1
mireille: I know Brian skated his SP very well and that he did the best he could on his FP. All I was trying to say is that #2, 3 and 4 had to fight pretty hard. It was easier for Brian to defend his #1 because of his great SP and that he did it well. I just don't like him.
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Post by machpiya on Jan 23, 2009 11:06:58 GMT 1
Kevin was awesome during his LP... I was sitting on the edge of my couch, not wanting to miss a second... my heart was pounding... I am so unbelievable proud of his accomplishment !!!
WTG Kevin !!!! You have surely deserved this medal !!!
Manuella (parent of a 10 yr old competitive figureskater)
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Post by yukiusa on Jan 23, 2009 11:24:49 GMT 1
Congrats to Kevin for the bronze medal. He was just terrific and his performances moved me profoundly. I cried for joy when I saw his cute reaction after finishing his lovely free skating. Kevin was awesome during his LP... I was sitting on the edge of my couch, not wanting to miss a second... my heart was pounding... I am so unbelievable proud of his accomplishment !!! WTG Kevin !!!! You have surely deserved this medal !!! Manuella (parent of a 10 yr old competitive figureskater) Welcome to the board, machpiya. Indeed. He really deserved it.
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Post by estephania on Jan 23, 2009 12:32:49 GMT 1
Kevin - Congrats to you and your team for your bronze medal!!
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Post by Titia on Jan 23, 2009 13:47:39 GMT 1
This is what the ISU writes about Kevin on their website including some comments from Kevin: ...Van der Perren overcame a painful hip injury to win his second European bronze medal since 2007. Performing to “Heros” by Safri Duo, the Belgian executed a high triple Axel, his trademark triple Salchow-triple toeloop-triple loop combination as well as four more triples and spins and steps that were all but one graded a level three and four. Van der Perren received 143.56 points (76.86/66.70), which was a new seasons best, and moved up one spot with 219.36 points overall. He edged out Yannick Ponsero of France by just 0.06 points. “This medal means so much to me. I didn’t skate a clean program since my surgery in April. I’m surprised about the placement. I was skating in the most horrible condition I ever had. I didn’t think I’d be on the podium”, van der Perren said...Full story about the men's competition: www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-293319-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html
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Post by Magdalena on Jan 23, 2009 20:38:56 GMT 1
Thanks for the photos Sigrid! And for all the comments Titia! to both of you but most of all to Kevin with huge congrats to another medal at Euros! He deserved every gram of it. The men's competition was so exciting; uncertain to the end like a good competition should be. And Kevin rocked Mireille, I enjoyed reading your interview with Ruben. It's been so long since we saw him in Antwerp, he has sure grown! And unless someone else claims his spot I guess he'll be competing at Euros again next year, good for him and thanks Kevin!
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Post by meli on Jan 23, 2009 22:23:21 GMT 1
Congrats to the bronze Kevin you did a great job !!!
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Post by Melanie on Jan 23, 2009 23:59:28 GMT 1
Aw I actually didn't see the FS. Must go and see the the uploads at the wonderful FSVids. I'm not one to comment on fair judging lol!!! I seldom agree with podium finishes, but I did see Brian Joubert (on TV) in his SP and he looked unstoppable, like Plushenko in his day, or Yagudin. I'm not a great lover of his style but my hat is off to him for his short program! I'm happy for Kevin and his bronze medal. What a good year it's been for them (Jenna) both. I can't wait to watch all the FSs. What happened to Tomas? I need to watch that tomorrow after work!
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Post by Melanie on Jan 24, 2009 0:03:00 GMT 1
Kevin was awesome during his LP... I was sitting on the edge of my couch, not wanting to miss a second... my heart was pounding... I am so unbelievable proud of his accomplishment !!! WTG Kevin !!!! You have surely deserved this medal !!! Manuella (parent of a 10 yr old competitive figureskater) Welcome to the board!
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Post by madalina on Jan 25, 2009 0:41:56 GMT 1
I was so happy for him...he deserved the medal! His LP was my favourite this year!
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