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Ralph and Hill were absolutely gorgeous. Love this team!
Say it again, CassAgain!
Ralph and Hill were absolutely gorgeous. Love this team!
Safe has nothing to do with it. Besides, Die Fledermaus is an operetta. It does have a story and they stated in their pre-comp interview that the dance does follow the story. Plus, their orginial program was meant to have an entirely manufactured story applied to the soundtrack of a movie witha story of its own. It proved confusing so the switched to a story and music that is more straightforward and digestible.I can't believe they got 107 + for a "safe" waltz when they struggled and struggled last year to convince the judges with that insanely difficult and challenging tango last year. It is getting a little old the way the Zueva/Shiplband camp keeps returning to these "type" dances, quickstep, tango, waltz...why not do a theme or a narrative more than a dance style?
Davis and White can handle more than this program.
I would never compare D/W to K/P. A whole different universe...
Shoutouts to D/W's rotational lift at the end! That was off tha hizzle! They were spinning so fast I thought her eyeballs would shoot out like a Nerf toy. And they pulled it off without losing position or control for a second. Of all the currently competing ice dancing teams I've seen, only Virtue/Moir could challenge them, although I'd love to be surprised.
Don't think so. D/W is in a whole other league now and they seem to be getting better, while to me it seems Tessa and Scott are regressing technically. Scott is still one helluva dancer, Tessa on the other hand ehhh..... and she is getting bigger. Just look at all the little details in D/W programs. V/M cannot do that.
Of course, given that in another post, you used a word generally used as a perjorative phrase associated with slaves exhibited in freak shows, one might doubt your intent.
It was an interesting competition. Feel bad for Bourzat but he did look a little better today. They did play it safe skated to conserve energy as they knew they just had to avoid errors and they would hold onto a medal. The Germans program is dreary and depressing, so not surprised to see them drop. Paul & Islam did better but that's not saying much. They are slow and weaker skaters overall. Ralph & Hill will easily beat them at Canadians. Hubbell & Donahue actually were 3rd in the FD but it didn't do them much good as they remained 6th. The Lithuanians had a fun program and were over the moon to have won bronze. Davis & White were magnificent. Level 4s for all but the two footwork sequences. Got an instant standing ovation. I am sure the program will continue to improve. GOEs were also high for so early in the season. This is a great program for them.
Hubble and Donohue were great! This is by far the best of the four disciplines!
Math, Haven't I been saying that for years?
I'm glad to see other people who don't think that D/W are on the fast track to being the best ever. D/W are fast. So they do difficult things fast. They also do so with little elegance and don't have a great sense for the music (or for relating to each other), not that the judges ever notice. I can't get behind that sort of skating, even if it is difficult; I've given it a shot more than once, but whatever special something people see in them, I don't.does anyone else think that D/Ws FD is a bit juniorish in interpretation? generic? nothing special? highlighted with lifts we've seen millions of times....?
I thought so in 2008-9 - there were exciting teams, veterans and up and comers, and lots of variety in the programs. Also, the Finnstep! Now I find dance dull beyond words and horribly predictable. I'm pretty close to returning to my pre-2008 dance mode of watching my favorite team and then finding something else to do.Hubble and Donohue were great! This is by far the best of the four disciplines!
Math, Haven't I been saying that for years?
I hope P/B don't go to SC unless Fabian is fully recovered. No reason to do three GPs if he's sick; better to allow himself time to get better so that they can come back strong for the rest of the season.