22nd Ondrej Nepela Memorial

[GF2445]

Guignard/Fabbri (ITA)
T: 43,40
P: 43.50
D: -1.00

FD: 85.80

Total Score: 143.94

 

[GF2445]

ShibSibs FD music sounds lovely from the promo.

Very much their style

 

[GF2445]

That was AMAZING!!!!!

 

[bramweld]

Is this really the best Marina could do for the Shibs? Nothing really new except for the twizzles. The polish has improved yes in the upper body, but in terms of blade to ice I see nothing improved from last season. Chock and Bates have this.:disapp:

 

[machin]

This FD is utterly boring. I don't know why they thought it was a good choice. They will surpass W/P and the US team in that regard. Interpretative's skill and choreo weren't there at all.
Nice twizzles though.

 

[GF2445]

The Scores for the Shibutani's Amazing FD

T 49.09
P 51.18

FD: 100.26

Total Score: 162.98

Chock and Bates are being matched.

 

[Barb]

I dont know much about technical, but it was booooring as hell and I have problem with their lifts yet. Well, at least they have a nice SD

 

[bramweld]

It goes nowhere, they are practically doing the same thing over and over. Granted Maia's posture is lovely but that has always been the case. I so wish they developed their gala into a FD so much more interesting to watch. Again I say the most interesting dance so far this season are the juniors Y/M. sad.

 

[TMC]

The Scores for the Shibutani's Amazing FD

T 49.09
P 51.18

FD: 100.26

Total Score: 162.98

Chock and Bates are being matched.

YES!!! Very happy for them. I didn't love it yet but I may - I liked it a LOT. The choreography was very much to the music, and they executed it very very well. GO SHIBS!

 

[Matt K]

Is this really the best Marina could do for the Shibs? Nothing really new except for the twizzles. The polish has improved yes in the upper body, but in terms of blade to ice I see nothing improved from last season. Chock and Bates have this.:disapp:

I agree. Maia's posture looks better in the step sequence already and this FD has a little bit more waltz than I expected unlike their limp un-paso Paso. It bothers me to death (especially in their SD, a Paso!) how nonchalant some of their movements are. Regardless of what the character calls for they never make any move defined or emphatic. And doing cute jumps and one hand twirls is boring and for this quadrennial, should be banned from counting as transitions. Igor and Marina use this trick on skaters who don't have any real amplitude in their skating. Doing a bunch of these in a row to get across the ice has been their MO for quite some time now. Once Shibs FD gets archived, I will watch it again, without the sound, and I bet it won't even be a waltz anymore.

They have been skaters, not dancers for 5 years, in my opinion.

IMO, I like H/B's blades more. I know, this is their first season as seniors and they are not there yet to challenge for the World team.

 

[TMC]

This FD is utterly boring. I don't know why they thought it was a good choice. They will surpass W/P and the US team in that regard. Interpretative's skill and choreo weren't there at all.
Nice twizzles though.

Know what - this is almost exactly what I thought when I 1st saw Marlie's Fledermaus. Sure that program didn't win Worlds, but now I love it and often watch their best performances again and again.

It will grow on me at least I'm sure

 

[GF2445]

Each to their own.
If you found this boring compared the the stuff being dished out this season, then you are missing out guys!

 

[auser]

Mens warmup starting. http://live.huste.tv/

 

[sequinsgalore]

Marco KLEPOCH (SVK)

Black costume, silver pointy detail, black gloves

Music: Matrix - Revolutions Navara (soundtrack) by Don Davis

2A
3Lo - stepout, hand down
3S+2T - bit shaky on 3S
CCoSp3p
StSq
3S
3Lo+REP - fall
FSSp
2A - twofooted, stepout
2Lo+1Lo+2S
2Lz+2T - fall
CCSp - wobbly on 1st foot
ChSt

FS: 32.50+44.60-2.00 = 75.10 (PB), 119.84 (PB), 1st (out of 1)

 

[LRK]

@sequinsgalore - you're here - yay! Thanks for the pbp!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Jack NEWBERRY (GBR)

White shiny frilly shirt, dark blue pants, red belt

Music: March Slave by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov

3Lz+2T
3Lo - hand down, turnout
3Lo+1Lo - turn in-between
FSSp
StSq
2Lz - twofoot, stepout
3F - twofooted, stepout
CCSp
2A+2T
3S
2A
ChSt
CCoSp3p

FS: 42.94+44.00 = 86.94, 133.37, 1st (out of 2)

 

[sequinsgalore]

Jakub KRSNAK (SVK)

Blue shirt with sparkles, black pants, black gloves

Music: Time Back by Bad Style; Galactic Football by Marc Tomasi, Mehdi Elmorabit

3S - fall
3Lo - looked at least <
3T+2T - twofooted on 2T
FCSp
StSq
2A+1Lo<+2S
3S - hand down, turnout
3T - hangs on, stepout, maybe <
2A
2Lz
ChSt - hand down?
FCCoSp3p
CSSp - fell out, hand down on exit

FS: 33.94+38.80-1.00 = 71.74, 110.64, 3rd (out of 3)

 

[sequinsgalore]

Kristof FORGO (HUN)

Blue/white ombre shirt, black pants and gloves

Music: Humanity in Motion by Nathan Lanier; To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra

3F+2T
2F - turnout
3Lo
FCSp
StSq
2Lz+1Lo+2S
3T+2T
2A - stepout
3T - hand down
2A
CCoSp3p
ChSt
CSSp

FS: 44.33+53.70 = 98.03 (PB), 146.93 (PB), 1st (out of 4)

 

[sequinsgalore]

Jin Seo KIM (KOR)

White/teal ombre sparkly shirt, black pants

Music: Legends of the Fall (soundtrack) by James Horner

3A+2T
3Lz
3T+3T - big hop on landing, hangs on
FCSp
StSq
3A - low landing, but clean
3Lo - hangs on
3F - forward
2S
2A+2T
CSSp
ChSt
CCoSp3p

FS: 69.40+67.50-1.00 = 135.90 (PB), 207.34 (PB), 1st (out of 5)

 

[sequinsgalore]

Stephen CARRIERE (USA)

Dark blue sparkly shirt, black pants

Music: "Clair de Lune" by Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra and "Turning Page" by Sleeping At Last

4T - hangs on, maybe twofooted
3A+2T
3Lz
CCoSp3p
FSSp
3A - maybe <
3Lz+2T
3Lo
StSq
3S
1F
ChSt
FCCoSp3p

FS: 75.18+73.40 = 148.58 (PB), 219.76 (PB), 1st (out of 6)