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- Nov 29, 2012
I just watched this program but don’t like it at all. Quite boring and I can see it wants to copy Chaplin program but not as good. I think Javier should skate to something more interesting than this.
About Hanyu, I think the new program is better than I thought, with more intricate transitions than the old Romeo and Juliet. I really like it. Also the old R&J was choreographed by the Russian couple. I don’t know if Orser and Wilson can use a program choreographed by others. Do they need the Russians’ permissian? This Olympic season Russian Federation doesn’t allow most Russian coaches to help foreign skaters. So even if Orser and Wilson want to reuse the old program, I don’t know if the Russian Federation would allow that.
Actually, I think this Nino Rota version of R&J is good enough to win Olympics and attract new audience if Hanyu skates it well. Many people on the forum including myself like it, and I see the Finnish audience like it too. Unlike last year when Hanyu was also almost clean, but the audience didn’t really like the Notre Dame de Paris program.
In fact, I think the skater who needs to change program most urgently is Patrick Chan. Both his SP and LP are three seasons old, and they’re both uninspiring. If he’s looking to beat Hanyu and Javier, then he needs better programs than those two. Right now his programs are worse than both his competitiors.