While I do not believe Americana and Keltic dancing sells in Europe, I do agree that the Kerrs were wise to go Scottish.I think Faiella and Scali should be on pretty solid ground for bronze (barring any disasters ). They have two solid programs ( I haven't seen their waltz )...But , I'd love to hear if any ice dance experts here have any technical reasons why they shouldn't...
I'd be pretty horrified if K/N were placed above them. It seems to me K/N have enjoyed somewhat inflated marks all season and it's made me feel fairly nervous about what would happen once the inevitable retirements occurred.
I think it's a wise move for the Kerrs to go back to the Kilt Their OD this year was, I thought, merely a show number. Of course the Scottish dance is another kind of "show" number, but I seem to remember there was more of an actual dance feel to it. I really don't like their FD much , so it's hard for me to be totally objective about it.
I don't much care for P/B 's programs either , though I suppose if I had to choose between their FD and the Kerr's..P/B's would win out. As far as I can tell , there's not much difference between them technically.
None of my up and comer favourites will reasonably be in contention for a medal...yet...
The two Teams are very close in scores but they are miles apart on style.The judges will let us know which style they prefer (barring any mishaps). The bronze team will be a tough decision for the judges. Is there a Russian team that can be included?
While I do not believe Americana and Keltic dancing sells in Europe, I do agree that the Kerrs were wise to go Scottish.
I assume you mean the comments Scali supposedly made? Because this Icenetwork roundup had an explanation on what happened (scroll down), and the only person who comes out of it badly is the journalist who wrote the story for Yahoo.BTW I wonder whether Scott Moir and Massimo Scali will shake hands or embrace on the Podium after what the Italian said about V&M in Vancouver?
I assume you mean the comments Scali supposedly made? Because this Icenetwork roundup had an explanation on what happened (scroll down), and the only person who comes out of it badly is the journalist who wrote the story for Yahoo.
i think Massimo exlane, that he didnt want said something bad about V-M.
And Scott is very friendly person - i think all be OK.
I'd be pretty horrified if K/N were placed above them. It seems to me K/N have enjoyed somewhat inflated marks all season and it's made me feel fairly nervous about what would happen once the inevitable retirements occurred.
I think it's a wise move for the Kerrs to go back to the Kilt Their OD this year was, I thought, merely a show number. Of course the Scottish dance is another kind of "show" number, but I seem to remember there was more of an actual dance feel to it. I really don't like their FD much , so it's hard for me to be totally objective about it.
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To be fair, Kho / Nov didn't have inflated scores all year long, they were dinged at SA and in vancouver they were below teams they defeated at Euros, like Pec / Bou and Kerrs. I have the feeling here the judges will help them, but it would be a shame to put them higher than the italians, the programs cannot be compared.
On the contrary, Celtic music and dance has been popular all over Europe for a decade or more.
I have been looking at the judging thread and if that is correct then Canada, Italy, Great Britain and France will all have NO judge in Dance. Russia and US will. That also should be factored into handicapping the results [which the article again totally ignores - who writes this?]
I do not believe where the judges are coming from makes a difference any more, in the computer random picking. That is history. One judge cannot influence the outcome. I don't pay attention to this issue at all.