2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy Ice Dance FD

[puremagic]

21- 23 Sep 2017
Ondrej Nepela Ice Rink
Bratislava, Slovakia

Saturday, 23 September 2017, 15:45 UTC/GMT +2 hours

Times in Other Places
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldcl...4&p7=352&p8=101&p9=31&p10=136&p11=286&p12=256

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Start Order​

StN.	Name		Nation	Current Rank	Points
	Warm-Up Group 1​
1	Kimberley HEW-LOW / Timothy MCKERNAN		AUS	13	35.18
2	Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yurii BIELIAIEV		BLR	10	50.48
3	Aurelija IPOLITO / Malcolm JONES		LAT	12	38.58
4	Yuliia ZHATA / Yan LUKOUSKI		UKR	11	43.96
	Warm-Up Group 2​
5	Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY		LAT	9	51.38
6	Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS		LTU	8	51.74
7	Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON		FRA	6	55.48
8	Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA		CZE	7	52.28
	Warm-Up Group 3​
9	Yura MIN / Alexander GAMELIN		KOR	5	56.66
10	Shari KOCH / Christian NÜCHTERN		GER	4	58.04
11	Betina POPOVA / Sergey MOZGOV		RUS	3	60.98
12	Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS		USA	2	67.48
13	Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV		RUS	1	71.08

Entries:​

No.	Name	Nation
1	Kimberley HEW-LOW / Timothy MCKERNAN SD: Rhumba: Safari by J. Balvin, Samba: Watch Out For This by Daddy Yankee; choreo by Massimo Scali FD: Exogenesis Symphony Part III Redemption by Muse; choreo by Massimo Scali	AUS
2	Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yurii BIELIAIEV SD: Bachata: Te Estrano by Xtreme, Salsa: Crystal Fusion by Deseo; choreo by Alexander Tolstik, S. Petukhov, O. Fomenko FD: And the Waltz Goes On by Anthony Hopkins, performed by Andre Rieu; choreo by Alexander Tolstik, S. Petukhov, O. Fomenko	BLR
3	Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA SD: Samba: Beat On My Drum by Gabry Ponte, Rhumba: Loin by Maitre Gims, Samba: Adios by Zimpala; choreo by Igor Shpilband FD: Kay by Carmine Coppola, A New Carpet by Carmine Coppola, The Immigrant (Main Title) by Nino Rota, Godfather Waltz (from "The Godfather" soundtrack) by Nino Rota, Finale (from "The Godfather" soundtrack) by Nino Rota; choreo by Igor Shpilband	CZE
4	Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON SD: Abrazame by Tamara FD: Mariage D'Amour by George Davidson and Je Suis Malade by Lara Fabian	FRA
5	Shari KOCH / Christian NÜCHTERN SD: Samba: Moliendo Café by Paloma Berganza; Rhumba: Moliendo Café by Paloma Berganza; Salomé by Chayenne; choreo by Corrado Giordani FD: Io ci saro by Andrea Boccelli ; choreo by Corrado Giordani	GER
WD	Robynne TWEEDALE / Joseph BUCKLAND SD: Samba: Latin, El Beso del Final by Christina Aguilera, Rhumba: Loca by Shakira; choreo by Philip Askew, Igor Shpilband FD: Ghost (The Musical); choreo by Philip Askew, Igor Shpilband	GBR
7	Aurelija IPOLITO / Malcolm JONES SD: Cha Cha: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White by Pérez Prado, Mambo: Mambo No. 8 by Pérez Prado FD: Battle Without Honor or Humanity, Falling Again by Maverick Saber, Tainted Love by Imelda May	LAT
8	Olga JAKUSHINA / Andrey NEVSKIY SD: Cha Cha: Faded, Rhumba: Latino Rhumba by Feminem feat. Alex Samba; choreo by Sergei Petukhov FD: Summertime by Al Jarrean, Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody by Louis Prima; choreo by Sergei Petukhov	LAT
9	Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS SD: Samba: Light It Up (Samba Remix), Rhumba: Addicted to You (Rhumba Remix), Samba: Destination Calibria [Laidtrack Remix] by Alex Gaudino; choreo by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali FD: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin [Sunset Sound Mix]; choreo by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali	LTU
10	Yura MIN / Alexander GAMELIN SD: Despacito Luis Fonsi, My All by Mariah Carey, Mujer Latina by Thalia; choreo by Ksenia Rumiantseva, Ekaterina Volobueva FD: Arirang performed by So Hyang; choreo by Ksenia Rumiantseva, Ekaterina Volobueva	KOR
11	Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV SD: Latin Lover by João Bosco, Samba FD: Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla and Beethoven's Five Secrets by One Republic	RUS
12	Betina POPOVA / Sergey MOZGOV SD: Cha Cha, Rhumba: Formidable by Stromae, Samba: Batucada Brasileira; choreo by Ksenia Rumiantseva, Ekaterina Volobueva FD: Carmen by Bizet; choreo by Ksenia Rumiantseva, Ekaterina Volobueva	RUS
13	Yuliia ZHATA / Yan LUKOUSKI SD: Cha Cha: Soha Mil Pasos (Kizomba Remix), Rhumba: Mañana de Carnaval by Luis Miguel, Samba: Babarabitiri by Todd Terry; choreo by Elena Novak, Mariya Tumanovskaya-Chaika FD: Together (from "The Great Gatsby" soundtrack) performed by The XX; Drama (from "The Great Gatsby" soundtrack) performed by Killer Track; choreo by Elena Novak, Mariya Tumanovskaya-Chaika	UKR
14	Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS SD: "Mambo Molly" by Mambo Mollyy, "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" by Zuchero; choreo by Elena Novak, Alexei Kiliakov and Natalia Skorikova FD: La Partita" by Victor Jara & "Sikuridadas" and "Quiaquenpita" by Inti-Illimani (based on South American music & the contemporary Ghost Dances ballet); choreo by Elena Novak, Alexei Kiliakov and Natalia Skorikova	USA

 

[nimi]

1st warm-up group on ice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK_3o-HabFE

 

[LadyB]

Come on Dima & Katia! The SD was much improved from the test skates and Russian Cup, let's hope they show a similar display at the FD. :clapper:

 

[WeakAnkles]

Well the Aussies were, even with that fall, much better here than the SD. Sigh. More Muse. Same Muse. Muse Muse Muse. Grrrrrrr.

I don't think he's strong enough yet for the type of lift they fell on. And they just really need to work on basics: stroking (the edges are very shallow). More stroking. Stretch. Then more stroking.

But really, it was a better overall performance than the SD.

 

[Andrea82]

Aussies

FD 46.98

Total 82.16

 

[WeakAnkles]

K/B also much better here than in the SD. I love the color of her dress and it suits her complexion beautifully. But what a strange opening pose--I thought this was going to be a vampire/zombie number. And there are points where I thought, well maybe it is. Who knows??? Sometimes it's just enough to dance.

The lifts are weak. Every single one of them looked cumbersome. They both have such long lovely limbs that I wish they emphasized them more. And some more sweep to their waltz would perk it up.

 

[Andrea82]

Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yurii BIELIAIEV

FS: 74.54

Total: 125.02


Looking ahead at next week's Olympic qualification event, these two look a bit behind the big group fighting for the 5th (and 6th if the Danes leave it vacant) spot.

 

[nimi]

Damn... The stream is not my friend today...

 

[WeakAnkles]

I/P literally did not go into their first dance hold until 1:53 in that program. And they only did one other dance hold the entire rest of the program. Both for required step sequences. That's really pushing it guys. I'd ding the heck out of you for it. Any more open and you might as well be skating with him in one rink and her in a different rink. In another country. On another continent.

 

[auser]

Damn... The stream is not my friend today...

the camera is at an odd angle

 

[coldblueeyes]

I/P literally did not go into their first dance hold until 1:53 in that program. And they only did another dance hold the entire rest of the program. Both for required step sequences. That's really pushing it guys. I'd ding the heck out of you for it. Any more open and you might as well be skating with him in one rink and her in a rink. In another country.

Uh, harsh.

 

[WeakAnkles]

Uh, harsh.

It's ice dance. Not Pairs. Standards!

Ok, I need more coffee too.

 

[nimi]

the camera is at an odd angle

More like the stream keeps freezing but now it's working again for me... *fingers crossed*

But yeah, the camera work is what it often is

 

[nimi]

This is probs the 1st time I've heard a song by The xx used in skating comp. Thumbs up for trying something new.

 

[coldblueeyes]

This is probs the 1st time I've heard a song by The xx used in skating comp. Thumbs up for trying something new.

I was trying to think if I heard it before in another program, but I think it wasn't skating. Love this one song, tho.

 

[auser]

It's ice dance. Not Pairs. Standards!

Ok, I need more coffee too.

So coffee would help center and bring this picture into clearer view... I'll try it

 

[WeakAnkles]

This is probs the 1st time I've heard a song by The xx used in skating comp. Thumbs up for trying something new.

I thought that was actually interesting. There's some real thought put into the construction of that program. The exit out of the first set of twizzles, the way the next two sets serpentine, the low lifts which emphasize that. Interesting. And worked with the music.

ETA: The judges went with the traditional waltz. They're so staid and unadverturous.

 

[nimi]

Why do so many male skaters (or their coaches/costumers) think untied bow tie is a good look? :noshake:

 

[WeakAnkles]

Why do so many male skaters (or their coaches/costumers) think untied bow tie is a good look? :noshake:

Anything that has even a remote relationship to the Sinatra-esque mid 50s American Song Book Era seems to equate to "he has to wear the untied bow tie look."

That was all sort of random, like the last dances of a long wedding reception. Maybe they were celebrating the joys of an open bar?

 

[nimi]

That was all sort of random, like the last dances of a long wedding reception. Maybe they were celebrating the joys of an open bar?

Hmmm, a concept that could work for this program. They just need more speed and more amplitude of movement to properly convey it...