2013 Four Continents Gala Exhibition

[dorispulaski]

Do skaters who didn't win any of the monetary prizes get any money for doing the exhibition? (Balde, Ge)

[chloepoco]

JSF's explanation follows: EX members this time were 1)three medalists, 2)one or two local skaters, 2)one or two ISU selected participants.

The truth may be some political or economical reasons, but I myself totally cannot understand why.

Well, whatever the reasons, I found both Ge and Balde very entertaining! Definitely worthy of being in the Gala!!!

[golden411]

Nice photo courtesy of Alex Shibutani with the caption: "Backstage at the exhibition. #4CC2013"

http://web.stagram.com/p/388811579635952760_145264250/

Great to see the mingling of smiling faces from different countries and different disciplines.

[Orange Cat]

Christina IS on the list, third from the top.

Oops. I missed that. I am somewhat confused as to how I did that...

*hunts for videos of the gala*

[figuristka]

Han YAN is a wonderful jumper and great up and coming skaters to seniors but wish he would look more relaxed and smile more.

[Mathman]

Do skaters who didn't win any of the monetary prizes get any money for doing the exhibition? (Balde, Ge)

I think they get a nominal amount. It used to be $900 for medalists and $700 for non-medalists some years ago.

Also, the skaters' contracts say that they must skate in the gala if invited.

[dorispulaski]

I knew about the "must skate" rule, but not about whether they were paid, or it was involuntary servitude, so to speak.

[let`s talk]

Gala in full in HD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKT0UPu_FJ0

[dorispulaski]

Nice link thank you!

[Coriana]

Some skaters may have chosen to go home early.

[Ilvskating]

Han Yan really needs to up his presentation, or understanding of music. Come on, it's la vie en rose, he didn't even crack a smile. Such beautiful program, great edge work and flow, just a pity his emotion/expression was not there. Nice body-line and body language though. Maybe he does not understand the lyric made a difference, but at least the rose should give him a clue at least

[golden411]

Nice photo courtesy of Alex Shibutani with the caption: "Backstage at the exhibition. #4CC2013"

http://web.stagram.com/p/388811579635952760_145264250/

Great to see the mingling of smiling faces from different countries and different disciplines.

And courtesy of Misha Ge ‏@Sk8Prince, a wider backstage shot capturing an additional section of the much larger group casually posing together :

4CC Gala Super Skaters ! pic.twitter.com/DGxIJUNO
9:09 PM - 14 Feb 13
https://twitter.com/Sk8Prince/status...83353191755776

[golden411]

I loved the cool move that Zhang/Moore-Towers/Bartholomay/Moscovitch performed near the end of the gala in Osaka.

All four were interconnected into what I would call one death spiral (as opposed to side by side death spirals of separate pairs).

Does the move have an official name?

[dorispulaski]

I'm not sure, but the move used to be done in a competitive discipline we no longer have called Fours.

So it might be a Fours Death Spiral.

It keeps showing up in Galas every few years.

[golden411]

Thanks, Doris.
The Fours Death Spiral was enjoyable to watch, esp. because Zhang/Bartholomay have recently gotten my attention.