Judge 9th At Denkova-Staviski Cup
Dillon Judge has come ninth in the Senior Men’s event at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria this weekend.
Judge had a challenging time in his short programme. He fell on an opening triple Lutz and then also struggled with a triple flip that he was unable to put into combination. He garnered positive grade of execution on a Level 2 flying camel spin, but then stumbled on a double Axel. He closed out with a Level 2 change foot combination spin, a Level 1 step sequence and a scheduled change foot sit spin, the latter of which received no value due to not meeting the requirements. He scored 37.59 points and was in eighth place overnight.
The two-time Irish champion was back out on the ice at the Winter Sports Palace for the free skating. Once more he fought hard on certain elements. He bailed out of a triple flip landing and then popped a planned triple Lutz to a double. He tried the triple Lutz again which he rotated albeit with a step out. He did receive credit this time for a Level 2 change foot sit spin and cleanly landed a triple toe loop. He once more earned positive marks from the judging panel for his Level 2 flying camel spin. His only fall came on the second part of a double Lutz-double Axel jump sequence. He rounded things out with a Level 3 step sequence and a Level 2 change foot combination spin. He posted 80.61 points for the free which gave him a total of 118.20 points.
