Hey skip the cookies and on to cognac and coffee, I say. It's going to get ugly before it gets pretty, me thinks
who said being weird is wrong? go ahead and be weird. but there's also something called performance, refinement, and attack. IMO, in this particular event, she lacked those. The first half was bland (maybe she's nervous) and it didn't even look like a build up to the 2nd part of the program. It felt disconnected, rushed and unfinished. Hence, it felt weird to me. A weirdness that means more about the performance and not the character she was trying to present.
Well of course she could work more in performance and attack. She is still 15. She still doesnt fill the rink as some more mature and expirienced skaters do. But I dont think programs and her skating need refinement. I think its perfect the way it is for that programme. I also think it was the best transition from junior to senior i witnessed so far, better than Yulia, Elena and Zhenya. But of course she is not their level yet! Comparing to Honda for example, her first big senior competition was much better.
Canadaflation strikes again. No idea why they thought Daleman deserved the highest PCS of the night. Mediocre interpretation, zero expression or feel for music. Transitions were OK but not at the level of the best ones.
Ah right, the lutz is also at least a !. It was a Medvedeva grade flutz.
I really like Alina, I think she has the talent and the ability to create memorable programs. If only Daniil would give her not so crowded choreo. I could see her personality out of the way she's skating and she should try something playful, maybe next season she could try a program on swing or even electro-swing. What I don't like when it comes to programs from Eteri's camp (and it's almost as a general rule) it the fact that everything seems overly studied, I would like more freedom.
I'm surprised at how many think this was such a wonderful competition. I regret losing sleep watching it. Poor Liza. It must really be difficult going through what she endures now. I felt like the swan had lost it's head and was spasmodically running all around the ice. Sorry. Gabby's 3/3 has an unreal quality about it. Quite exceptional.
I didn't put Gabby in my top 5 in the predictions thread, I'm realizing.
Thing is, she's only 4 points out of 7th.
This free program is going to have SO many grand prix implications for a lot of people.