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- Apr 26, 2018
I surprisingly enjoyed all the performances. Shows are mostly not my cup of tea, I prefer competitions, but since some of my favourites were taking part, I decided to give it a try.
As for the Russian ladies, I have to agree on some points.
I don‘t remember what Liza was skating to at all, only that it was live music. But I always enjoy her spirit. Her programs aren‘t the most memorable choreography wise because there‘s not a lot going on (same for her competition programs) but she always makes up for that with her energy. Her performance didn‘t particularly stand out for me but I didn‘t feel like it was bad either. Lackluster program but entertaining personality on the ice. For me, that‘s enough for a show. As long as she had fun and made the audience enjoy it, she doesn‘t need a masterpiece of program.
I was looking forward to seeing Alina‘s Carmen because I felt like she really loved the music but had never quite got to really perform it this season, both due to the insane choreography as well as the stress during competitions. Sadly, I wasn‘t too impressed. Alina is a lovely skater and there were some good moments in it but overall it wasn‘t my cup of tea at all, especially the bit in the beginning on the chair. It was just awkward. I was also hoping to at least get to see Bad Guy, now that they announced it so prominently. But Daniil did say we‘d see it in Japan (answered some instagram comments, I think) so I guess she might do it during the later shows. Maybe she needs some more time to prepare it, they only announced it after her holidays and she was probably told on short notice about the choice and had no time to practice it properly. It‘s the off-season after all. They do deserve a break.
Zhenya was pretty good. She‘s a great artist, like you said, and I think she can make the Ariana Grande program work. Maybe it’s not a masterpiece but it’s a fun program and something she loves. I’m no fan of the music but I really like the costume and Zhenya’s enthusiasm while skating to it. I always felt like I could feel that this was something she chose on her own, rather than something her choreographer told her would be a good idea. This really wasn‘t her best performance, though, she was a bit tense. I still enjoyed it. But she definitely was better in Canada where she seemed a bit more free and relaxed. I was hoping to see Experience or an entirely new program. Also, not to be that person but Zhenya really isn‘t known for having the same exhibition for a long time. Last off-season, she had like five different ones. It‘s very likely that she had something else planned but couldn’t do it in the end. That‘s why she chose to do Ariana Grande again. Still, I wish she could have done Experience. She hasn‘t done that one as often as the other ones. And in my opinion, it‘s the better program of the two. She also made some changes to it, so it‘s a different program than it was last year. But I guess if she debuted it last season at Fantasy on Ice, she couldn‘t do it again. (I don’t remember exactly where she first skated to it). So, One Million Roses (which is a pretty new ex btw) and Grande really were her only options.
However, in the end, it‘s only a show. The spectators bought the tickets and they got to see three beautiful ladies as well as other international stars. It‘s not like they had disaster skates. Maybe they weren‘t as perfect as we‘re used to but in the end they did their best and I‘m sure the audience still enjoyed it. Shows are mostly for fun and new experiences and I think everyone had that, skaters as well as audience.
my guess. Or maybe she will show it during one of the shows for FAOI.
I guess this singer is trying to wear ugly clothes?
