Suggestions for Plushenko's new programmes

[domenico]

He's apparently asking for.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ1fRaPT8PA

[dorispulaski]

How nice of him to ask!

Please, Plushy, no more Marton!

How about Pirates of the Caribbean? Plushy swashbuckles around the ice like no one else! He would make a super pirate!

[Bijoux]

How about using Beatles music. The whole catalog offers so much he could skate to. Would "back in the USSR" be too much leading up to Sochi?

[jian10]

Something that can show the softer side of him.

[gmyers]

He does a lot of Spanish stuff so maybe he could do something french like his exhibition. Or Russian like I read in his forums.

[Tinymavy15]

That was cute. He was a whole lot less villan-esque there than at the olympics. I would love to see him do that French number again that he did for the Vancouver exhibition. That was cool and different.

[jennylovskt]

Please, Plushy, no more Marton!

I second this!

[stevlin]

more importantly, spread your jumps throughout the entire program and follow the new judging system.

[jennylovskt]

Good for him to ask for suggestions!

I think heroic musics would be good.

[gmyers]

more importantly, spread your jumps throughout the entire program and follow the new judging system.

Yes certainly get rid of the quad/triple. It is nice but really really 6.0. That is why no one is winning with that now. Now winners are doing all triples and five triples plus after the halfway point.

[Tonichelle]

How about Pirates of the Caribbean? Plushy swashbuckles around the ice like no one else! He would make a super pirate!

as a huge PotC fan.... NO. I don't want to have that wonderful music marred by his 'choreography' please

[jennylovskt]

Yeah, (I forgot) change the choreographer too.

[Jaana]

I liked Plushenko´s Vancouver exhibition number very much. If he could bring that kind of performing into his competitive skating, I would appreciate it.

Generally I hope from his future programmes: "nothing to do with Marton anymore", please.... I also think that having a good CoP choreography with transitions, one that actually would be created to the music and skated to that music, would be a wonderful change. I don´t want to see empty, frontloaded programmes from him anymore. If he is unable to adjust to CoP, it would be best to retire, in my opinion.

[Mafke]

My suggestions:

Get the arms under control and stop looking like you're trying to wave away a swarm of bees.

Do _not_ pucker lips like a New Jersey Guido.

Do _not_ shake hips.

Learn a new word: T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-O-N-S

Get outside comfort zone.

That is all..... for now.

[gmyers]

I liked Plushenko´s Vancouver exhibition number very much. If he could bring that kind of performing into his competitive skating, I would appreciate it.

Generally I hope from his future programmes: "nothing to do with Marton anymore", please.... I also think that having a good CoP choreography with transitions, one that actually would be created to the music and skated to that music, would be a wonderful change. I don´t want to see empty, frontloaded programmes from him anymore. If he is unable to adjust to CoP, it would be best to retire, in my opinion.

I think that the frontloading and lack of transitions all stems from the quad/triple he does. It is the same thing with Joubert who also does a quad/triple. The issue with them is just because you can do something doesn't mean you should if it limits the potential to do other things. Like who does a quad/triple or quad/double and is seen to have great transitions and backloads jumps? No one because they don't exist. Eventually no skater will do quad combos.