- Joined
- Jun 8, 2010
HalfTriple, I don't know if there will be minor adjustments, who knows. They made slight fixes last year before WCs that really paid off. What major change can they do at this point? None, and it's not like the program is bad. It will get all the points and hopefully win the gold medal, even if it's not my favorite. I've come to terms with it, maybe I will be presently surprised at Sochi and fall in love all over again. On the other hand, so far her final program seemed anti-climactic for me, leaves me sad, but I still have Gershwin and Les Mis, Send in the Clowns and Danse Macabre (among others) to fawn over for years to come.
Btw like you, I had never heard the music before but when I saw the program I just *knew* something was missing. I had to think about it quite a lot, but eventually I discovered the problem. In the original unedited music that was used, there is a building sadness in the music that really reaches a powerful emotional moment right before ina bauer. Unfortunately that part of the music got left out. The cut they went with leaves the program feeling (to me at least) like it just goes from segment to segment without much meaning. Feels like such a letdown for me personally, I think this could have been a really deep and emotional performance like we've never seen from Yuna before. I will keep my fingers crossed, who knows what we will see in Sochi, but I'm sure she will give her best either way.
My criticism is based on Kim and her character in the past as a perfectionist ; it has nothing to do with competition. I don't think Kim is particularly vulnerable because of this disjoint in her program; whether it's perfectly choreo or not, 90% of Kim would be enough to win in any competition. I am sure Kim knows the issue, but for some unknown reason she seems unable to settle with this piece. In fact this is pretty damn difficult piece that few would even dare to skate to. in that regard, I respect her decision. I wonder if she ever considered this for short rather than free.