2018 Grand Prix Final Rhythm Dance

[blue_idealist]

Wow, they've lost to S/K I think S/K actually were better today though.

 

[cheerknithanson]

AWWWWWW! The stuffed bunny!

 

[madison]

The judges help them through huge GOE although she has some of the worst SS in the business.

 

[s_parks]

Oof, behind S/K, not where they wanted to be.

 

[WeakAnkles]

Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN
Country: Russia
Music: Paso Doble: Malaguena performed by Blast; Tango: Tango Suite Part III by Al Di Meola; Tango: Carmen's Story performed by Edith Piaf
Choreography by: Irina Zhuk, Aliona Samarskaia, Petr Chernyshev
Costumes: Grey dress with heart-shapes sequins and organza skirting for her (pretty! I'll say it here, she's always the best costumed Russian woman); black pants with toredor-style jacket and black scoop neck shirt for him


Required Elements:

Lots of Paso Doble posing to start. Ole or Oi Vey: you decide. And finally into
Twizzles - level 4 for both. 2.06 goe. Hard to tell from camera angle the coverage. I'd be curious. Still, much better coverage since they wisely removed the shoot the duck first set.
ML St Seq - Level 3, 3.29. It's certainly in character and well done.
Tempon change again into Edith Piaf at her Most Militant! She's French! She has No Regrets!
TR Pattern 1 - BASIC. OUCH! NNNN, 1.35
TR Pattern 2 - Level 2, NYNY, 2.09 goe
And yes, it's sharp and big and one of the better TR patterns of the season. This was not at its best though. That's going to hurt them. In more ways than one.
Curve Lift with cartwheel entrance up to her posing on his thigh. Level 4, 1.31 goe


It's definitely different. I do basically like it, and they certainly have upped their game this season. Smart of them to do the pattern to something with a militaristic beat. But the pattern mistake will be costly.

Score: 77.20 That's fair, considering the mistake on the pattern.

 

[oly2018]

I am shocked.

 

[theharleyquinn]

RusNats will be a bloodbath

 

[gonewiththewind25]

Behind Sinitsina and Katsalapov. Wow.

 

[GGFan]

So this is a perfect opportunity for H/D to go 80+

 

[StephenGfan]

I... didn’t think it would end like this, but I’m rooting for S/B. Because they’re interesting, at the very least, and H/D haven’t yet figured out the happy medium between softcore pornography and sleeping medication.

Aint that the harsh truth.

 

[nocturnalis]

S/K are the better team when they hit. S/B are just more consistent.

 

[s_parks]

The judges help them through huge GOE although she has some of the worst SS in the business.

I really don't want to hear about P/C getting overscored this season when Stepanova is getting 9s in SS on the PCS.

 

[NoNameFace]

Hither faces on, it is Tango time...

 

[gonewiththewind25]

RusNats will be a bloodbath

Except Senior Pairs, Russian Nationals is going to be a bloodbath in every single discipline, Junior and Senior

 

[lichi]

Those lost levels, and behind S/K

 

[anonymoose_au]

Speaking of same sex ice dance teams imagine Ivan and Nikita OMG after watching the slo-mo I think the drama face would burst out of the rink (although Ivan looks smiley off the ice LOL)

 

[theharleyquinn]

It's just shocking to see how H/D went from such strong material last season to dull programs this year. I can tell they're hungry but their programs are so uninspired.

 

[madison]

I really don't want to hear about P/C getting overscored this season when Stepanova is getting 9s in SS on the PCS.

Exactly... they still got higher PCS than S/K although in my view S/K are the stronger skaters when consistent. The fight in the free will be tough.

 

[Metis]

Madison, I love you, but I need you to take the dial off eleven, okay? You’re looking more crazed than sexy when running your hands over yourself.

 

[gonewiththewind25]

I've never understood the hype behind Hubbell and Donohue. They just feel super unengaging to me.