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Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron

That was a very solid free skate and I think it would have scored at least 201 in isu competition...... Still need to polish the new transitions after the choreo spinning movement, and get that final level 4 , but everything else was pretty perfect.....

They do both look pretty tired, but I think the fall in the short dance was caused by Guillaume clipping Gabi with the front of his boot/blade.
 
It has to be an ISU competition to count so no, nationals scores aren't in the mix.

For information :

Max score for the SD : 85.3 (TES 45.30 PCS 40.00)
Max score for the FD : 124.70 (TES 64.70 PCS 60.00)
Max total score : 210.00

Here is a link to a list of highest scores in figure skating under the ISU judging system. It says that the "ISU does not recognize scores which are skated at national championships. The competitions that ISU recognize are Winter Olympics (including team event), Youth Olympics (including team event), World Championships, World Junior Championships, European Championships, Four Continents Championships, GP events, Junior GP events, Challenger Series events and World Team Trophy".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_scores_in_figure_skating
 
Thank you so much for this! I love to have commentary-free versions of their programs, and so far was not really touched by their exhibitions, but this really is a different one for me. I feel this to be a real little program, which expresses a lot of who they are and what they want to do. Very very inspiring.
So I was eagerly looking for a decent version with at least no commentary over the music. This one's perfect!
 
I can't: I don't have permission to read this. I feel extremely second class now. All you guys read something that was necessary, and I didn't... :sad4:

Well you just need to become a member of FSU it's free at least for some part of the forum including the equivalent of the fanfest.
 
Well you just need to become a member of FSU it's free at least for some part of the forum including the equivalent of the fanfest.
Yea, that's what I did because first I got the 'you must be logged in' message, but then even with a login I get the 'you do not have permission to view this page' message...:sad46:
 
Yea, that's what I did because first I got the 'you must be logged in' message, but then even with a login I get the 'you do not have permission to view this page' message...:sad46:

I see why, it's an archive and you need to pay for accessing this and the K&C section.
 
How I wish these highlights would never end, such a breathtaking minute or two we can see thanks to them. It was a marvellous performance, probably my favourite this year so far. My wishes to them are to keep up the good work and the good spirit and, now most importantly, relax! :biggrin: :)
 
OK so here's a first part, about a quarter of the interview. Can't do more today, to be continued.

Voice Over [no idea who the guy is, if someone knows his name I can put it, too tired to go search]: Hi to all, welcome to the FB page of Eurosport for another 'live' with two guests: Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis. Hello to both of you (GC: Hi; GP: Good evening!)
So, you have already been here at Eurosport, that was a little under one year ago, but that was before your extraordinary start of this season, before those 3 world records in less than one month; how are you guys?

Gabriella Papadakis: We are doing really great, we are really pleased with what we did last week, we set another record and gave two performances that were at the top of what we wanted to do. We're now in Paris since two days and we're doing a media tour; it's really nice to be in France and meet everyone.

VO: We remind everyone that on the 4th of November, you were the first [ice] dancers to cross the bar of 200 points, 200.43 if I'm not making any mistakes, on the 18th of November once again, and now, Nagoya, which was last weekend, again a world record with over 202 points; it's a canonball start of the season for you two!

Guillaume Cizeron: Yes, well yes, it's all that we hoped for, we really worked our guts out at the trainings this summer, we worked very hard for this, so we're really happy that we were able to, well, deliver performances of that level, and, moreover, be able to face the pressure, that wasn't easy; but this reassures us a bit, it proves us that we're on the right track. There.

VO: So come and ask the questions you may have for Guillaume and Gabriella.
We told you in the introduction, but you two have a little record with us here on Eurosport: you are the most-watched video on FB, your first world record on November 4th, that got 27 million views; so we're hoping for the same amount of people for this 'live' (laughs), but in the meantime, come and ask your questions!
I've got a first question: Does this world record not fall a bit early in your season? Because, let's not forget, you have a huge target: PyeongChang, the OG in February; are you not ready too early after all?

GP: Ready too early? No, in fact, yes, we surely got great scores, and much better than last year, but that proves us that we have made a lot of progress compared to last year, that we're on the right track, on the right path, but, truly, we, what we notice is everything that needs improving, and there still is a lot to improve on, the scores a far from maximum, at least in our eyes; so no, we're not worried by this, we know that there are still many many things to improve on.

VO: I've got Theo who says "congratulations" (GC, GP: thanks).
A question from Romain: "How do you approach the coming GO?" How do you prepare yourselves?

GC: Hi Romain. Well... We try to stay level-headed, we try to stay concentrated on our work, on our small bubble, that's it. We have a coaching team with us who are there to support us; well, after all, these are our first Olympic Games, and well, it can be a bit stressy, but we have coaches and trainers with us who are there to help us, who have already the experience of the Games, so we're mostly trusting in them/leaning on that, and well, we stay concentrated on what we have to do.

VO: Max asks: "Can you still get a better result as far as the points go?", have you put a mark for yourselves, or some kind of [target]...?

GP: Yes, yes, certainly, as I said before, there is still a margin, sure. It's clear that these are very very good results, but we know that there are still plenty of things that can be improved, and the points can still really go up, and that's what we're hoping for at the Olympic Games.

VO: Theo says: "You just spoke about the mediatization of the performances, do think it is a pity--" Do you have the feeling to be under-mediatized? Like, compared to what you are achieving? Theo gives the example of Candeloro at that time, Surya Bonali and all those people, do you feel that... [Guillaume starts answering and the mic is pointed towards them, so his 'MOOOUI' (a hesitant yes) makes it for me hardly possible to hear the words of the interviewer, I think this is what he says, but it doesn't make much sense for me: "Ce n'est pas passé par les Jeux justement." I wouldn't know what that is supposed to mean other than: "It didn't happen because of the Games, notably (as in: in contrast to G&G)." Anybody any light to shed?]
[How strange that a written question from a viewer is not read literally, but rephrased by the interviewer...]


GC: It's true that we're in a period, even worldwide, in the US or wherever, in which skating is maybe less popular than at a certain time, but well, after all, everything is relative: it's clear that it's less mediatized than football or rugby or other sports like that, which are more popular today, but we're not complaining, we still have always full stadiums, so well, it carries on in its own sweet way, I think there are more and more people who get to know us, and more importantly, get to know the sport, and that is what is important to us, for a start, to bring programs that are modern, that are not old-fashioned, which can promote the image of skating, of what it can be today... So well, under-mediatized, no, it's true that the more talk of skating there is, the better, because it makes the kids want to skate, it can inspire, well, 'callings', but well, so, we're not frustrated.

I think this is Florent Amodio who is the interviewer
 
How I wish these highlights would never end, such a breathtaking minute or two we can see thanks to them. It was a marvellous performance, probably my favourite this year so far. My wishes to them are to keep up the good work and the good spirit and, now most importantly, relax! :biggrin: :)

I think this is my favourite outing too... probably thanks to the camera work. Never thought I'd say that for French nationals :laugh:
 
I think this is my favourite outing too... probably thanks to the camera work. Never thoght I'd say that for French nationals :laugh:

The camera work wonderfully captured their speed and ice coverage, it was so impressive. The GP series didn't give us a good recording of Moonlight Sonata, but French Nationals did it! :biggrin:
 
From September 29 to December 16, less than three months and six performances by Gabriella and Guillaume; Master of France, Finlandia Trophy, Cup of China, French Open, Grand Prix Final, and finally the French Championships.
What emotions, beauty, performance, week after week. Scores going crescendo, an increasingly strong and natural interpretation.
There are only three competitions, but what competitions!
It's going to be magic, I'm sure.
Regularly, when I look again and again the dances of Gabriella and Guillaume, comes back to my mind an excerpt from the poem "invitation to travel" of Charles Baudelaire: "There, everything is order and beauty, luxury , calm and voluptuousness ".
The beauty of these verses, the beauty of their sound (in French :rolleye:) can not be better applied to Gabriella and Guillaume, together on the ice.
 
I was also thinking this was probably their best MS and the best camera work of it too. Also the tranquil rink boards with commercials only in blue and white (like their outfit) made their heavenly movements more visible than usually.

I get always moved when watching MS. Saw it live at Finlandia Trophy and will not forget that experience ever.
 
I think this is Florent Amodio who is the interviewer
OK, thanks, I'll put his name like that. Am continuing but I think I'll wait to post until I have it all. I didn't think my 'I'll edit my post and add little by little until the whole thing is there' strategy through, really.
 
From September 29 to December 16, less than three months and six performances by Gabriella and Guillaume; Master of France, Finlandia Trophy, Cup of China, French Open, Grand Prix Final, and finally the French Championships.
That's a lot of travelling...Montreal to France
France to Finland
Finland to Montreal
Montreal to Beijing, China
Beijing to Montreal
Montreal to France
France to Montreal
Montreal to Nagoya,Japan
Japan to France - now they can can rest.
The "issue" with the 3 top french teams is that they train either in Montreal or Michigan, so going to france for GP or Nationals is quite the long travel...
 
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