On Mayrn2nd, nine Italian teams participated in the last event of the season that took place inrnTrento, in the north of Italy.
The competition was open to Juvenile, Mixed Age and Junior B divisionsrnand all the teams competed in compliance with the current sanitary rules due tornthe Covid-19 pandemic.
The competition was open to Juvenile, Mixed Age and Junior B divisionsrnand all the teams competed in compliance with the current sanitary rules due tornthe Covid-19 pandemic.
Wearing a mask off the ice was mandatory, but most of the teams wore it even while competing. No public was allowed, and everyone was tested for Covid-19 a couple of days before the competition.
Despite all these restrictions, everyone was pleased to compete and show their programs one last time before the summer break.
Despite all these restrictions, everyone was pleased to compete and show their programs one last time before the summer break.
Juvenile
In thernJuvenile division, Team Ice Sparkles won with a total score of 26.97 points, skatingrnto the song "Try Everything" from the film Zootopia.
rnrn"Wernare very proud of our result", said Team Ice Sparkles. "For thisrncompetition, we chose to increase the number of our skaters from 10 to 16; in twornweeks, we were able to change our program and perform it at its best", they added.
rnrnTeam Ladybirds took second place withrn20.61 points; while Team Ice on Fire skated to the movie "Brave"rnsoundtrack and earned 19.85 points, which is their new season-best.
rnrn"Wernare very proud of our result", said Team Ice Sparkles. "For thisrncompetition, we chose to increase the number of our skaters from 10 to 16; in twornweeks, we were able to change our program and perform it at its best", they added.
rnrnTeam Ladybirds took second place withrn20.61 points; while Team Ice on Fire skated to the movie "Brave"rnsoundtrack and earned 19.85 points, which is their new season-best.
Mixed Age
In thisrncategory, there was a fierce competition for first place between two teams:rnTeam Shining Blades and Team Frost Fairies. In the end, Team FrostrnFairies took the gold and won the final competition with 50.52 points.
Only 0.04rnpoints behind, Team Shining Blades ranked second with a score 50.48 points, skating to the song "Dance for me Wallis" by Abel Korzeniowski.
rnrnAt thernthird place, Team Ladybirds got 38.40 points; while Team Ice Dolls earned 31.20rnpoints and ranked fourth.
Only 0.04rnpoints behind, Team Shining Blades ranked second with a score 50.48 points, skating to the song "Dance for me Wallis" by Abel Korzeniowski.
rnrnAt thernthird place, Team Ladybirds got 38.40 points; while Team Ice Dolls earned 31.20rnpoints and ranked fourth.
Junior B
In thernJunior B division, only two teams competed: Team Ice on Fire from Trento andrnTeam Ladybirds from Milan.
The winner was Team Ladybirds that earned a totalrnscore of 50.75 points. With less than one point difference, Team Ice on Firernranked second, skating on the theme "Charlie and the ChocolaternFactory", after earning 49.68 points.
"We had two bad falls thatrncompromised our score and our victory, but we are proud of our work and our improvement this season", said Team Ice on Fire.
The winner was Team Ladybirds that earned a totalrnscore of 50.75 points. With less than one point difference, Team Ice on Firernranked second, skating on the theme "Charlie and the ChocolaternFactory", after earning 49.68 points.
"We had two bad falls thatrncompromised our score and our victory, but we are proud of our work and our improvement this season", said Team Ice on Fire.
Team Ice on Fire Juvenile (Credits: Circolo Pattinatori Trento, 2021)
Thisrnevent marked the end of the competition season in Italy.
Despite not having arnpublic and have to follow strict sanitary rules, all the teams felt very lucky to have had thernchance to compete multiple times this year.
rnrn"Thisrnseason has been quite unique. We had different challenges, like wearing masksrnduring training and managing quarantine cases, which made getting ready forrncompetitions even more difficult", said Team Shining Blades. "However, we are very happy that we managed to skate and compete all the season."
rnrn"Thisrnyear has been particularly difficult for us; inrnaddition to the complications concerning the Covid-19 pandemic, our ice rinkrnhas been closed, so we had to find ice for training in other cities. Being able tornskate and compete was a great satisfaction for us!" explained Team FrostrnFairies.
Despite not having arnpublic and have to follow strict sanitary rules, all the teams felt very lucky to have had thernchance to compete multiple times this year.
rnrn"Thisrnseason has been quite unique. We had different challenges, like wearing masksrnduring training and managing quarantine cases, which made getting ready forrncompetitions even more difficult", said Team Shining Blades. "However, we are very happy that we managed to skate and compete all the season."
rnrn"Thisrnyear has been particularly difficult for us; inrnaddition to the complications concerning the Covid-19 pandemic, our ice rinkrnhas been closed, so we had to find ice for training in other cities. Being able tornskate and compete was a great satisfaction for us!" explained Team FrostrnFairies.
Now that this season has ended, everyone is thinking about the new one, hoping that everything will come back to normal as soon as possible.
"We are already focusing on the next season; we are trying new steps and elements. We can't wait to compete again!" said Team Ice on Fire.
"We are already focusing on the next season; we are trying new steps and elements. We can't wait to compete again!" said Team Ice on Fire.