ALL THAT Skate Ice show - May 4,5,6

Tompson · May 5, 2014

Anyway, when I saw her performance It stunned me.
Its not a competition so dont need to argue about music choice and I am really happy for this music choice.

hippomoomin · May 5, 2014

I think Shen/Zhao's Turandot is much more memorable. :laugh:

CarneAsada said:
I totally thought the announcement that she was skating to Turandot was an April Fools' joke... Precisely because of the association with Arakawa.

VirMo · May 5, 2014

I saw Yuna fell out of nowhere during Send In the Clowns performance in today's show and smiled embarrassedly. That was adorable.

Does anyone have videos of Savchenko and her new partner's?

CarneAsada · May 5, 2014

EVAMARIA said:
Well I first thought this is not Nessun Dorma but Turandot. The beginning is for sure Turandot and then it is Nesun Dorma, so a mix perhaps.
I havn't heard Vanessa Mae's violin Fanstasy though so cant say if this is that version

Nessun Dorma is from Turandot, and it's definitely Vanessa Mae's Violin Fantasy. I'm not a fan of her arrangement of the piece. Hopefully with lyrics allowed, we'll hear less of it at least.

Ven · May 5, 2014

CarneAsada said:
I'm not a fan of her arrangement of the piece.

You seem to have bad taste across the board.

BounceAround · May 5, 2014

Here is a recording of the "Turandot Fantasy" in question for anyone who is interested - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA06X3usWEQ .

I've noticed a lot of skaters use Vanessa Mae-recorded arrangements of classical music. I'm not sure who does her arrangements. Vanessa competed at the Olympics this year!

jenaj · May 5, 2014

Ven said:
I wouldn't recommend anyone putting on a blue dress and skating to Gershwin in F anytime soon. Might not be a favorable comparison.

We have to wait for the next Queen to be able to judge. And she can wear a different color dress.

CarneAsada · May 5, 2014

It's not Yuna's fault that Vanessa Mae's anything makes me gag; nor is it Shizuka's. My deep-seated hatred for Vanessa Mae stems very far back. It was when I heard her "timeless" arrangement of Paganini's 24th caprice. Do go on about how disliking Vanessa Mae's hideous arrangements equals bad taste, for it amuses me so. :popcorn:

cooper · May 5, 2014

did vanessa mae competed in sochi?? i saw her name in 1 article..

today SBS will broadcast the show live..

CarneAsada · May 5, 2014

cooper said:
did vanessa mae competed in sochi?? i saw her name in 1 article..

today SBS will broadcast the show live..

Yes, she was the last-place finisher in giant slalom. From the youngest violinist ever to record the Beethoven and Tchaikovsky violin concertos to the Winter Olympics, what a journey.

cooper · May 5, 2014

yuna waving to the fans after her gala Nessun Dorma

http://oi60.tinypic.com/k50bqp.jpg

fans gathered at the bus parking lot after the show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCRHPDahtNE

quikrush · May 5, 2014

Yuna's Turandot was amazing. I had tears in my eyes, gooseflesh on my arms.
I cannot help wishing this was her competitive program for Sochi...it really underscores her artistic strength.

vegarin · May 5, 2014

Wow, that was stunning. I do admit that I associate Nessun Dorma with Arakawa (who I think was just lovely in 2006, regardless of criticism), but this really was something else. :love:

Ophelia · May 5, 2014

Love the dress! It's good to see some emotion back in Yuna's skating.

Does anyone else think Wilson's programs for Yuna have been looking the same?

nguyenghita · May 5, 2014

lilahozi said:
Love the dress! It's good to see some emotion back in Yuna's skating.

Does anyone else think Wilson's programs for Yuna have been looking the same?

I do. But to be fair, she just practiced the ex in about 2 months after olympic (including her very busy schedule) so I didn't expect anything too creative here. Anyway, this is my most favorite gala since vancouver.

cooper · May 5, 2014

V/T
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQvo4Lg4FME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNOpX-kmw_Q

han yan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdoN5IByzG8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew47_jaoIwA

lilahozi said:
Love the dress! It's good to see some emotion back in Yuna's skating.

Does anyone else think Wilson's programs for Yuna have been looking the same?

yes they are... i'm still hoping that yuna will try to work with a different choreographer.. maybe 1 program and still working w/ david in another program..

Ophelia · May 6, 2014

nguyenghita said:
I do. But to be fair, she just practiced the ex in about 2 months after olympic (including her very busy schedule) so I didn't expect anything too creative here. Anyway, this is my most favorite gala since vancouver.

It's not about her skating so much as the layout. Her skating is fine. The layout is terribly boring and familiar.

aftertherain · May 6, 2014

cooper said:
yes they are... i'm still hoping that yuna will try to work with a different choreographer.. maybe 1 program and still working w/ david in another program..

was this not her last show?

Ven · May 6, 2014

lilahozi said:
It's not about her skating so much as the layout. Her skating is fine. The layout is terribly boring and familiar.

Her and David are great together, and Yuna seemed really into this gala. I thought it was beautiful. On the contrary, the only complaint I ever have with Yuna is that I wish she had a more dynamic range of expression within programs sometimes. The variation is there from one program to the next, she does a lot of different things, but it would be something else to explore both the highs and lows all in the same skate.

I guess that's why I like this version of Turandot-Nessun Dorma she skated too ... I like the contrast between the first part and Nessun Dorma which comes after.

And I also liked her Scheherazade more than most for the same reason.

aftertherain said:
was this not her last show?

I don't think so. It's her farewell from competitive skating and her last show this year, but there will probably be others in the future.

Btw until tomorrow she officially represents Republic of Korea, but that's the last day.

cooper · May 6, 2014

aftertherain said:
was this not her last show?

this year... but according to some of her fans in korea ats is planning to have at least 2 shows next year just like in the past..

ALL THAT Skate Ice show - May 4,5,6

Tompson

hippomoomin

VirMo

CarneAsada

Ven

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CarneAsada

cooper

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quikrush

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cooper

Ophelia

aftertherain

Ven

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