- Joined
- Nov 12, 2012
I've had some time during the weekend to rewatch some performances...and I have to say that I'm super shocked by Chock/Bates, not in a positive way.
SD looks a lot like copy-paste from Virtue/Moir 2007/2008 OD to Dark Eyes - lots of poses, transitions taken literally from it, it does not look good. I was never a fan, but at least last season's SD had great new lift and was pretty original itself comparing to other couples. And her constant burlesque dance attitude...I just can't.
FD - if Igor thinks that giving them a worse Mahler version (from Virtue/Moir's iconic 2010 FD) would make them World Champions, he's probably insane. First things first - these costumes looks like taken from 80's, I'm really not into sooo matching costumes for both skaters...Next - all poses, stops, positions, transitions screams Virtue/Moir (Igor, really?); then I thought that lifts are a real forte of this duo - in this FD probably the weakest things are lifts...Very recycled, labored, without their usual flow and fairly easy comparing for example to their lifts in Doctor Zhivago FD couple years ago...
Generally, I'm disappointed by all top duos so far this season...hopefully Shibutanis, Weaver/Poje and Papadakis/Cizeron (if they will be competing) will bring it on
SD looks a lot like copy-paste from Virtue/Moir 2007/2008 OD to Dark Eyes - lots of poses, transitions taken literally from it, it does not look good. I was never a fan, but at least last season's SD had great new lift and was pretty original itself comparing to other couples. And her constant burlesque dance attitude...I just can't.
FD - if Igor thinks that giving them a worse Mahler version (from Virtue/Moir's iconic 2010 FD) would make them World Champions, he's probably insane. First things first - these costumes looks like taken from 80's, I'm really not into sooo matching costumes for both skaters...Next - all poses, stops, positions, transitions screams Virtue/Moir (Igor, really?); then I thought that lifts are a real forte of this duo - in this FD probably the weakest things are lifts...Very recycled, labored, without their usual flow and fairly easy comparing for example to their lifts in Doctor Zhivago FD couple years ago...
Generally, I'm disappointed by all top duos so far this season...hopefully Shibutanis, Weaver/Poje and Papadakis/Cizeron (if they will be competing) will bring it on