I think you are reading too much into what they said. Yes, that's a mixed up story and it's a wrong but the judges don't have to mark that because if we go into details than we should also say that if she was Odile than the music used was not the one used for Odile in the ballet.
What I see from that routine is the story of a "woman and man in love and fight", and they chose the black costumes and the Swan music because it suits more, and of course it's beautiful. A white costum for her I think it would've been too much honestly.
Thanks for opinion.
In my opinion if a couple explains a story which may have / may not have anything to do with music, then people and judges should know what is a real story. Annisina & Peizerat had their own story for Carmina Burana, Bobrova & Soloviev and their Psycho FD is not in relation with origin of music they use for it, the same for Pechalat & Bourzat and the Little Prince. So I find it normal to listen what is a dance supposed to be. Notice above that people may use any music to express any story or emotions, so I think it is not about taking Odylie‘s part in ballet to express Odylie. But Odylie character must to be readable from Lena’s movements. I agree that the program looks more like Man and Woman in love and fight. I can see a love. But where is a fight between those two? Final music part leads to minds about fight but where is it visible from choreography or dynamics of movements? And if Nikita is a man in love why he is doing arm movements which imitate wing moves and make a demonic look? And why Lena’s attempts of making ballet/Swan moves? How is it connected with Man and Woman love and fight story?
Odylie is a person with dark soul, Rothbart‘s daughter who plays with Prince knowing that it will kill Odette. Rothbart is a bad person, evil one, who wants to destroy. Man and Woman story should be about love (why is fight included when people are in love I don’t understand, but overall why not). Those four characters are so different from each other.
An example of mixing two stories which are so different…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AicVw3FzAeU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRjqNbM9RHM
Watch V&M Carmen until 2:58, than change to Umbrellas from 0:45 to 2:18 and jump back to Carmen since 4:35 to the end. Two stories – they are lovers in first story and the second story is more about fight, passion and from Carmen’s way of view about having power above Don Jose. How is looking to have two stories in one? It doesn’t have sense. You are Carmen or you are loving one, but hardly both.
Not understable concept or mixture of stories is judged by judges – it is a part of more than one component:
Performance – The involvement of the Couple physically, emotionally and intellectually as they translate the intent of the music and the choreography. Do I&K translate Swan Lake story or Man and Woman story? – and what a choreography translates – everything – a little bit of ballet, a little bit of free style, a little bit of love, a little bit of anger…something is suitable for first story line but not for the second story, something is suitable for second story line not for first story – is it possible?
Composition/Choreography: Purpose (idea, concept, vision), Shared responsibility in achieving purpose by both, Unity (purposeful threading), Originality of purpose, movement and design.
Interpretation/Timing: Expression of the music’s rhythm, character, content and style, Relationship between the partners reflecting the character and content of the music.
And once again why the third highest mark in those components… when other couples behind I&K were not fighting with such problems and they had only one story and one purpose which was related to what you saw on the ice greatly? So why I&K still marked higher?
Of course it's not ballet, it's a 4 min Ice Dance performance. I like her arms and finger movements. I think it was there but of course I was not expecting Zakharova. I do agree about the not extended free leg, which is important in this kind of routine. Morozov should've worked a bit more there.
I expected at least Lena’s ballet preparation from 2010/11 season with more mature presentation when she is 3 years older than she was there. My fault.
Why “of course“ we can’t expect a ballet preparation from somebody who is taking ballet music and says that at least one story is a ballet story? (I agree that Zakharova was really not expected.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D89_W1W-iMg – look at Krylova (she was about the same age like Lena), she is dancing Waltz but from the beginning it is obvious that her ballet training was great. Why Lena doesn’t have at least such arms and body posture? Krylova’s movements were much more suitable to a ballet music than Lena’s movements. If Krylova is able to bring a ballet arms and body posture to the ice why shouldn’t be Lena? And it has nothing to do with a changement in judging system.
However, keep in mind that we're talking about a bronze medal performance. Of course there are many things that it could've been done better. The only major problem I have with them is that they are not keeping dance holds and skate close to each other. In an old video on youtube, I think it was 2012, she said to RT news that they have a tendency to lead, both of them, instead of being one couple. I'm afraid they haven't fixed that yet, better hurry up.
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...nd-ice-dancing&p=880510&viewfull=1#post880510
They have almost the identical choreography for last three FD, but music and story which was announced are very different. Is it not a problem?
And timing is not a problem?
And simple choreography in comparison with other couples is not a problem?
And not dancing Quickstep to Quickstep music is not a problem?
And the same expression for last three years from Lena and Nikita (a love story) when music and purposes are different is not a problem?
And you don‘t mind that during FD Lena and Nikita spend one minute without touching each other? It is a one fourth of FD.
Which other top couples have such troubles? They all can keep the rhythm better, they can change expression, their dances are more difficult – close holds, difficult steps, variety of movements, holds, less two footed skating or “waiting on one foot“ skating. V&M, B&S, even S&Z with more difficult choreography have the same speed as I&K with the more simple choreography.
So why judges give I&K better marks for all components? Even with judges protecting their marks saying that I&K did majority of criterias and they deserve such points (which I don't agree in some of components), how would judges explain that other top couples are doing worse job than I&K?
By the way, is I&K going to the Worlds?
Yes, they are going.