Only Olympic bronze to win now!
yes, but to be honest - paradoxically - I think that all these years always something was off at GPF and they became slowly 'obliged' and pressured to get this GPF title which made these 'off' things more prominent, now it's a great time and a right time to to win the title as I feel like they really came back to skate, compete, but not necessarily to win all things, with no major pressure (I know I'm probably rambiling...).
Still not sold on the program itself, but the performance gave me a really deep emotional package to relish, this was just pure, big, exposed emotion wrapped up in the unity of movement and music. The craft of their performance, interpretation and expression abilities is exquisite beyond my imagination - it's really rare to have this kind of range and 'flexibility of adaptation' to showcase so majestically various kind of music, conventions, styles, themes, but still having personality and individual input shining through. Next - the 'symbiosis' between both Tessa and Scott, the continuity of their lines, finishing each other movement, deep connection expressed not only with music and with program, but between themselves - they always manage to create a very private, intimate space in their dance, but at the same time share the experience with audience watching, today was no exception.
I think that for me the best flow in terms of movement today was Shibutanis, but Tessa and Scott really impressed me with the way the program was building with the music and their expression. Everything altogether felt organic, naturally going to the climax, like slowly uncovering layers of their story they wanted to tell.
From technical side what amazed me and surprised a little to be honest, was level of strenght and easiness at the same time of the performance, looking at lifts especially - before Sochi their lifts felt too much on heavy and laboured side for me and messed totally the flow of their programs, but today, I mean Scott just led Tessa so effortlessly, all transitions were so fluid...Antother striking thing for me was level of ice coverage, edge work and lines - their presence is always very 'big' and impactul looking such personalities they are, but re-discovering how 'majestic' their skating is is a great thing.
There goes maturity, all that experience gathered during all these years, the refinement - it all shows now in the brightest way.
I am simply glad I can see such amazing performers, dancers and poised competitors in action again - conratulations for winning your first GPF title, it was a long journey, but a memorable one!
Yes there was a movie with Naomi Watts. There would indeed also be a soundtrack.I got the Dahlmer joke and I was going to reply with the word taste - highlighted (you know cannibalism and all) but I cancelled my post.
Mentioning Queen Victoria ... how about an on-ice portrayal of Princess Di being chased by the paparazzi in the French tunnel with her love by her side, the horrendous crash and then the swell of love of her subjects at her demise?
Wasn't there a movie (Naomi Watts???) - what was the soundtrack?
Ladies... Just thinking about that thread gives me the icks. It got nasty yesterday. I tried to be distracting with my epically bad ideas about choreography but I don't think it helped. I even made a Jeffery Dahlmer program being in bad taste and I'm not sure the actual joke got accross. either that or people were being all Queen Victoria and were not amused.
Only Olympic bronze to win now!
Or maybe the team bronze? Then they'd have A gold, 2 silvers and a bronze. And then they could sweep to the gold in Dance knowing they had a full collection already.
Only Olympic bronze to win now!
https://twitter.com/mhjd_85/status/807632153500598272
Yup, Meagan confirms. It IS plastic. (Or it looks acrylic to me)
I love this sneakily stirring post.
...wow. V/M get their first gold and Shibs get their first GPF medal and it's plastic... What did they do with all the money putting this competition together? No seat back, MS clipart flags and plastic medals.
I like the Shibs' SD better. Their FD music is beautiful and they skate very well to it, but P/C has kind of mastered that genre and made it their signature style of music, so every time I see the Shibs skating to this, I just think about how P/C would do it better.
https://twitter.com/mhjd_85/status/807632153500598272
Yup, Meagan confirms. It IS plastic. (Or it looks acrylic to me)
Right now V/M are beating P/C the way D/W used to beat V/M. On the technical side of things where they aren't as strong. People forget that P/C could make a couple small mistakes and still win against the likes of the Shibs but not against a team like V/M. They are showing why they are one of the all time greats.
Looking at it right now, it would be disappointing in Canada didn't get team gold. They have Chan, D/R, V/M, and Osmond is on the rise. Russia and US have a men's problem.
NOPE. Because you commented, I watched. His body VERY briefly threatened to tip a bit off axis in the first set, but if you cover up his body and watch his skates, his skates are twizzling securely with no glitch at all. Check the protocols - if the judges caught that brief flash of a moment, it might impact GOE but definitely not the level.Silence about Scott Moir mistake on the twizzles. We all saw his face at the end. He knew he made a mistake.
Interesting dynamic in kiss and cry. Is it just me or do the french coaches not seem too pleased that V/M won over P/C?
Gabriella is doing her resting bitchface again on the podium.
The only title they're missing now is the Canadian Novice one
NOPE. Because you commented, I watched. His body VERY briefly threatened to tip a bit off axis in the first set, but if you cover up his body and watch his skates, his skates are twizzling securely with no glitch at all. Check the protocols - if the judges caught that brief flash of a moment, it might impact GOE but definitely not the level.
If I were you I wouldn't get into the face reading business. Particularly not Scott Moir's.