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- Jan 23, 2004
Alex Johnson won the FS, second overall. Congrats to the podium finishers!
Bloody hell! Kostner's SP is one of the best programs in the history of skating. Everything is near perfect and the attention to detail throughout is just astounding. I can find only one negative thing about this program and it's the long entry into 3toe/3toe and quite long entry into 2axel. But even on those jumps, she has transitions coming out. Amazing, amazing performance.
Decent FS as well. Shame about the two pops but those two performances would surely be enough for bronze or even silver at Worlds.
I love Carolina's SP .... I don't like is her FS coreography....
The one thing I don't like is her FS coreography. I've seen so many interpretations of Bolero, and that is not a very good one. But the judges seem to love it for some reason. I can't get it.
Put your glasses on?
I would suggest you do a little research on some bolero interpretations from ballet, modern dance, gymnastics and even figure skating to see what an excellent bolero looks like. The moves in Caro's choreo are not very original, not intense enough and do not have many details. There is simply not enough actual choreography in that FS. Just little little moments until the step sequence, that's when the program actually begins to grow. But that's just my opinion, of course, and I respect yours
That's fair enough and I do not actually disagree with you. But I think you might be setting your expectations too high.
Most skaters just stroke from one jump to another. So when I see a skater moving to the music most of the time, showing changes of direction, an element layout which isn't basic and a fair amount of transitions, I will take that.
I would suggest you do a little research on some bolero interpretations from ballet, modern dance, gymnastics and even figure skating to see what an excellent bolero looks like. The moves in Caro's choreo are not very original, not intense enough and do not have many details. There is simply not enough actual choreography in that FS. Just little little moments until the step sequence, that's when the program actually begins to grow.
I think Carolina's Bolero is reminiscent of Bejart's ballet--certain of the hand and body movements. I'm quite sure Lori was aware of it when she choreographed it.
It is actually a copy of Pina Bausch choreography for Bolero. It's on youtube. I actually like it and I think Caro does a great job with it. That girl has a great sense of music.