2021 JGP Košice: Pairs Free Skate

[Ichatdelune]

What good is a Beyonce program without Beyonce

Too little Beyonce but otherwise a good skate

 

[ladyjane]

That triple twist. Wow!!!!

 

[CherylDee]

What good is a Beyonce program without Beyonce

Too little Beyonce but otherwise a good skate

Didn't even realize that was the Halo program!

 

[Princessroja]

Another gorgeous dress from Meghan!

Lovely program from Violetta and Ivan.

 

[readernick]

Impressive and smart. Keeping it clean. Possibly the most repetitive music choice of all time.. But I suppose they are focusing on the technical aspects of their skating.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Didn't even realize that was the Halo program!

It didn't help that Halo is a song composed of repetitive rhythms and melodies, the whole song is carried by Beyonce's voice

 

[Ichatdelune]

Please stop the creepy covers of classic songs, first Can't Help Falling In Love With You, now this

 

[elektra blue]

jumps are not working tonight

 

[LadyB]

Lovely Canadian lines from these two.

 

[SnowWhite]

That was a much better twist than in the SP, and he's a good lifter. The jumps weren't working, and they'll need triples throws eventually.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Much better twist than yesterday, jumps could've gone better but not too bad (currently Ichat is snarky because she has postponed taking her meds to stay up until 4 am)

 

[Colonel Green]

It's early days for these two, but so far they remind me a bit of Levesque & Hudon in that they have great lifts (and in this case a pretty solid twist too) but questionable jumps and throws.

St-Louis is a definite keeper, though, whether or not this current partnership works out.

 

[ladyjane]

To be honest, I had expected something more from the Canadian pair (but I haven't watched the SP). They're a lot more mature than the other couples (they're also a bit older) and show that. They also show some nice steps and stuff, but I think they can do a lot better.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Oh, uh, spoilers for the men.

 

[elektra blue]

replay of kirill's magic

 

[CherylDee]

It didn't help that Halo is a song composed of repetitive rhythms and melodies, the whole song is carried by Beyonce's voice

So true!

 

[LadyB]

Watching Kirill's performance is like eating a good stew: It's fantastic right from the start, but it gets even better when you enjoy it a second time.

 

[CherylDee]

replay of kirill's magic

He reminds me too much of Danil Samsonov and where is he now? He's Sr now, right?

 

[SnowWhite]

To be honest, I had expected something more from the Canadian pair (but I haven't watched the SP). They're a lot more mature than the other couples (they're also a bit older) and show that. They also show some nice steps and stuff, but I think they can do a lot better.

Our junior pairs are not that strong at the moment. These two can do better, like you said. They landed the jumps at the Next Gen simulation, though the double throws and weak death spiral were the same there. This is basically their first real competition together though, since they teamed up only last year and we basically didn't have a season in Canada.

We do have another junior team, McIntosh/Mimar, who were showing a solid 3 twist, plus triple throws and 3T/2A sbs last season, plus other elements that were at least solid to good. But they only did doubles at simulation, and haven't been assigned a JGP yet. So they might be dealing with an injury or something.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

What happened to the helpful countdown in the top corner to the end of ice resurfacing?