2014 Skate Canada Short Dance 10/31

[Wo|flax]

omg surprise!patrick

and T/S too

 

[Doggygirl]

How old is Krylova? She remains stunning!

 

[Dr. Jenn]

Awesome job by Kaitlyn and Andrew! They are definitely the class of the field here.

 

[Sandpiper]

Weaver/Poje: Just great.

 

[auser]

Z/G bringing that Brandoesque realness to the PD. But does it work? I have my doubts...

So I'm not the only one thinking spanish Stanley Kowalski does Paso Doble with Stella???

 

[lady_bee]

What a PHENOMENAL skate from Andrew and Kaitlin! Such drama, verve, flair! and technical excellence.

Does Andrew get better looking every year?

I can't help admiring his beauty.
I think his costume is the best among all matadors　I've seen on the ice.

 

[WeakAnkles]

W/P go very, very trad. Very trad. But it really does suit them. Easily the best of the night.

 

[rosacotton]

Overall impressive competition. Though I miss D/W and V/M...

 

[Mao88]

SHORT DANCE - VIDEOS & RESULT

1. Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE (CAN) - 68.61 Short Dance
2. Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN (RUS) - 59.62 Short Dance
3. Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE (USA) - 59.29 Short Dance
4. Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER (CAN) - 57.35 Short Dance
5. Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON (USA) - 56.13 Short Dance
6. Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI (GER) - 55.35 Short Dance
7. Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ (ESP) - 52.43 Short Dance
8. Elisabeth PARADIS / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE (CAN) - 50.35 Short Dance

 

[Mrs. P]

The battle is for silver and bronze! FD should be interesting!

 

[Isabel_O'Reilly]

The commentator said we truly were transported to a bullfight in Madrid and that's exactly how I feel. It will be wonderful to see it in Barcelona, Spain. {Knocks on wood. (Do we have an emoticon for that?)}

That was simply incredible.

I also liked the German's SD choreographed by Stephen Lambiel. I was more likely to give it my full attention because he choreographed it. (Totally shallow, right?)

 

[auser]

SHORT DANCE - VIDEOS & RESULT

1. Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE (CAN) - 68.61 Short Dance
2. Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN (RUS) - 59.62 Short Dance
3. Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE (USA) - 59.29 Short Dance
4. Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER (CAN) - 57.35 Short Dance
5. Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON (USA) - 56.13 Short Dance
6. Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI (GER) - 55.35 Short Dance
7. Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ (ESP) - 52.43 Short Dance
8. Elisabeth PARADIS / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE (CAN) - 50.35 Short Dance

Thank you Mao88. I can't believe how quickly people post these videos.

 

[satine]

Scoresheets are up.

 

[auser]

The commentator said we truly were transported to a bullfight in Madrid and that's exactly how I feel. It will be wonderful to see it in Barcelona, Spain. {Knocks on wood. (Do we have an emoticon for that?)}

That was simply incredible.

I also liked the German's SD choreographed by Stephen Lambiel. I was more likely to give it my full attention because he choreographed it. (Totally shallow, right?)

Lambiel's artistry was always one of the things I really liked about him. So it was fun to see his choreo today

 

[WeakAnkles]

Did Mike Slipchuck say that Voir are coming back next year? Well that is definitely news.

 

[KKonas]

W/P go very, very trad. Very trad. But it really does suit them. Easily the best of the night.

Yes, but they need to change that ending lift - very unattractive. From the protocols, the judges didn't care for it either.

 

[WeakAnkles]

I agree--it really does fall flat, that lift. And a face full of skirt is not exactly the kind of lasting impression you want to leave...

 

[dorispulaski]

And they got an extended lift deduction for it.

And to add insult to injury, only level 3. And in GOE, they got their only negative for that lift.

http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpcan2014/gpcan2014_IceDance_SD_Scores.pdf

Clearly the thing needs to be rethought.

And although Piper's cape skirt is cool, I wonder whether it distracts Paul as much as it distracts me.

His foot hit the boards with an awful crash during the twizzle error. I hope he's OK.

Weak Ankles, I've got to agree with you and Tracy Wilson that M&K didn't deliver that program with a lot of performance pizzazz. I didn't enjoy it at all- in fact, I liked it less than any of the other programs (not in a scoring sense; I just didn't enjoy it).

 

[WeakAnkles]

I think it's because M/K are very technical, mechanical and, above all, clinical. There doesn't seem to be any genuine feeling behind all that technique--so the whole posturing he did at the beginning of the program just looks fake, over-the-top, cartoony. It's why I LOATHED their FD last year. I still think of it as the Marseilles Hooker Dance. Bleh.

Piper's cape is not only a distraction--it is a gimmick. And poor Paul--those feet/ankles of his really take punishment. But even with the twizzle disaster, it was loads better than its first outing.

 

[M&R]

I didn't like it the W/P lift either! Just watched the video and I said the same thing.......fix it!