2022 Olympics Team Event Day3: Free Dance

[Rikku]

PROTOCOLS

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[anonymoose_au]

Wow! Both H/D and C/B have now defeated the reigning World Champs, S/K! Amazing surprises!! <3

That awkward moment on Twitter where everyone claims the fix was in and the fix was, in fact, not in.

Those people should feel pretty dumb right now and also apologise for casting aspersions but they never will.

 

[pearly]

So what are the chances of a France-USA-USA ice dance podium?!?!?

Slim to none, but I’d love it!

 

[suey20]

What if S/K is 4th place in IE? Both Americans could win silver and bronze!!

 

[rain]

I'm torn. I am so sad and angry for Piper and Paul, who I thought skated brilliantly and deserved much better.

I'm surprised in a good way that Sinitsina/Katsalopov look eminently beatable and not on the cusp of snatching gold from the French, which I don't think their material or skating this season deserves in the slightest. I really thought we'd see the politicking push for gold begin here, but they were beaten by both American teams. I'm pleasantly surprised by this.

 

[TCAngel18]

Oh my god, Madi and Evan did it!!!! That was the best they have skated that FD, bar none! I think Gadbois has a big shot of sweeping the podium, Viki and Niki don’t look right.

 

[Wafflecakes]

Honestly, this is about as entertaining as I think a team event will ever be.

The fight for gold in the first round and the fight for silver in the second have been quite compelling.

The fact that it is (and usually will be) before the last event is always a let down though.

I really wish that during the second round scores would be more spread out. 1=10, 2=8, 3=6, 4=4, 5=2. It is just too easy to absorb a really bad skate(r) as long as you make it to the second round.

 

[Vlad Karigov]

I feel like S/K have now killed their (already slim) gold medal chances after losing to both of the US teams.

Too much of Dance judging is based on reputation. Sucks, but that is the way it is.

Actually they have killed their podium hopes, after this team presentation they have absolutely nothing to do in the dance event...

 

[ks777]

I am surprised the judging was done correctly.. wow..

 

[rain]

Here comes my bad taste I actually love the music in the second half of this program.

I don't mind either piece of music individually. But they do not mesh into one program very well. The change is so abrupt!

 

[Wafflecakes]

They would lose if SinKats didn't get a point deduction for an extending lift, which is a stupid deduction after all, but someone from the tech panel pushed the button for USA to get the silver already, so it is what it is... It would be more interesting the other way...

All deductions are stupid.... if aimed at a team you want to win.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I know what the skaters think, but Nathan now has an Oly Silver medal, Like MK....and that is nothing to sneeze at. Sorry Mariah doesnt but oh well.....

My boyfriend's commentary: "I like the space noises."

Then he made little "pew pew" sounds.

There is an astro physicist who bid on US Nats seats for life....she won! Here name is Trina and she always wears pink...wonderful person.

 

[4everchan]

Why not? I mean this seriously? Why are some teams allowed to make risky choices and do different things and others aren't?

I enjoy the program, I enjoy the difference in the music. Just before people were saying the other pairs had to much same same. Now it's too different?

It's like some are allowed and some aren't depending on entirely personal reasons that are unfair.

As I once said regarding Kaitlin and Jean-Luc, they could do the chicken dance and if they can nail it, give 'em the points.

You can't argue that figure skating is boring and in the past then pitch a fit when people do different stuff.

if you are interested

The French CBC commentator loved SinKats musical choices and expression. He adored them. I didn't nor did Belinda so this is my take on this : as fans/commentators, we sort of appreciate the sport in polarizing ways. It's just what it is moving on?

 

[Mista Ekko]

Slim to none, but I’d love it!

I don't think slim to non would be the correct terminology after what we just saw
It's for sure an option, If the US teams compete amazingly and the Russians keep relinquishing points,
But you'd have to assume Russia will work it's political magic, And if they can't push S\K on that podium,
They'll push S\B instead, We all know they have done switches of support like that before

 

[anonymoose_au]

I really thought we'd see the politicking push for gold begin here, but they were beaten by both American teams. I'm pleasantly surprised by this.

Just a question, is it only politicking when Russians do it?

Because following figure skating you'd think no one else in history has ever been overscored except Russians.

I can think of several other countries who have engaged in this behaviour.

 

[readernick]

Actually they have killed their podium hopes, after this team presentation they have absolutely nothing to do in the dance event...

But, they skated both programs so that Russia could get the team gold. So, that was obviously their primary goal. I honestly think the judges just got sick of their mistakes and decided to score them the way they should have been scored all year.

 

[Wafflecakes]

Actually they have killed their podium hopes, after this team presentation they have absolutely nothing to do in the dance event...

Naw. They still would have won both without mistakes.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

That awkward moment on Twitter where everyone claims the fix was in and the fix was, in fact, not in.

Those people should feel pretty dumb right now and also apologise for casting aspersions but they never will.

I’m not making any claims about “fixes” but S/K lost because of a deduction which I assume was time related. So just saying, judges did want to give it to them today.

 

[bigsisjiejie]

Russia may win the Gold in the TE but their golden team in Ice Dance as World Champs just got owned twice by Americans.

Yes, and even after some generous scoring for the Russians, both segments.

 

[Baron Vladimir]

All deductions are stupid.... if aimed at a team you want to win.

I would prefer Chock/Bates to get a medal because i prefer their programme the most. But i know SinKats and MaddyZach will win the individual medal, so it is what it is...