Wintercup 2017 witnessed the birth of Belgian Champions

The six Junior ISU teams showed promising achievements.

Team Spirit of Sweden (total score: 109.88) furthered their lead from Short Program with intricate step sequence and good unison of arm-leg position in Free Program. They beat the silver medallist Swiss team Cool Dreams (total score: 95.43), who delivered very pleasant Short and Free programs, by a wide margin.

The bronze medallist Jean d’Arc (total score: 95.35) from France almost took Swiss’ team place, but the falls during Free Program proved too costly. Nevertheless, their Free Program outfit was mesmerizingly impressive and earned much admiration from the spectators.

Icicles (total score: 92.83) from Great Britain executed well step sequence and pivotal blocks. The whole arena went ecstatic as spectators cheered the team on enthusiastically.

Black Diam’s (total score: 82.65) of France virtually tied with British Solway Stars (total score: 82.64). Black Diam’s whip intersection was timed perfectly to music’s climax while Solway Stars’ no-hold element was elegantly executed.

Today we skated a good short program, unfortunately we had a fall but we're looking forward to improve our faults! Tomorrow we'll be the 6th on the ice.🔮💜

Une publication partagée par Cool Dreams Junior (@cooldreams_junior) le 24 Nov. 2017 à 10h19 PST

In the Senior ISU category, Team Phoenix of Belgium made into ISU category this season and showed remarkable improvement from last time. Their choreography matched rhymic music well. Also, they performed Group Lifts significantly smoother than competitors. They gained the Belgian Champion title as well as the gold medal in this category by scoring 99.31 points in total.

Team Amber of Latvia beat Team Viola of Great Britain by a slight margin (total: 83.99 vs 83.55 points). Team Amber remained cheerful throughout skating to Free Program music “Candyman” and “Let’s Twist Again” while Team Viola expressed well the emotion of the music “Let It Be” and “All You Need Is Love”.

Team Illumination (total: 77.40 points) struggled a bit in group lifts but otherwise delivered interesting programs.

We have left Winter Cup with our heads held high and a beaming smile. We are all happy with the way the weekend has gone and enjoyed skating both our programmes. We look forward to seeing all the British teams at Cardiff Competition! #PureImagination #AllYouNeedIsLove❤️ (📸: @royngphotography)

Une publication partagée par TeamViolaGBR (@teamviolagb) le 26 Nov. 2017 à 1h07 PST

British Team Shadows was the only competitor in the Advanced Novice category. Skating to the music from the Disney movie "Cinderella", they displayed smooth flow throughout the skate with their line element earned a Level 4. They earned 41.32 points.

The end of Wintercup 2017 concluded with award ceremony when a flash mob was performed by everyone in the arena. It was definitely a highlight of the long day!

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