2022 World Championships: Free Dance

[SarahSynchro]

Welcome. Please stay.

I shall!

I will try my best to anyway, pending all those pesky offline distractions.

 

[labgoat]

That lift combo gets me every time

 

[Axel Rose]

Never seen Gilles Poirier live, but in tv, they skate small. And that’s usually hard to tell. Not surprised they’re not ranked too high.

 

[cathlen]

They are both former ice dancers, so...

So? Does not mean they are objective. Polish ones are good, they explained mistake sin Smart/Diaz program very well, not just pointed it out, so I doubt it's lack of good eye. Sometimes people see what they want to see.

 

[Baron Vladimir]

how so?

Judges scores after it approved their comments I was expecting higher scores from them in this competition

 

[Giu]

This music takes me back to Satoko

 

[elektra blue]

what happened with the CuLi?

 

[4everchan]

Polish ones haven't seen anything wrong...

nor did the French Canadian commentator who praised Piper and Paul for being in the moment and so so so refined on every musical note...

 

[GGFan]

Beautiful job by G/F. This program fits them like a glove.

 

[Axel Rose]

Ahhhh the V/M Moulin Rouge lift. Is it okay to steal this?

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Giving me a heart attack TES box

 

[YuBluByMe]

Beautiful. They were the best to me so far. Come to think of it, they stood out to me at the Olympics too.

 

[elektra blue]

dinner break, i don't know if i can make it on time for the end...i don't think so

 

[EdgeCall]

I can go without the voiceovers, but this was beautiful! Very nice flow.

 

[discodisco]

I really like Piper and Paul, and I like Paul's glitter seam (so sue me),

But the music kills it for me, I can't feel it. But for their sake, I hope it's the score they want.

Carol Lane should be fired for their music choices this year. RD was silly and screamed 'mediocre', and FD music was totally wrong. No real shifts in dynamics, speed, intensity, etc. The best part is when the drums come in, but it's still not enough. Basically, the program was forgettable. Pity that this wasn't as good as Vincent (one of my favourite dances of all time) or even Both Sides Now. This aimed for the same aesthetic and effect... but it was elevatoresque in its forgetability, unfortunately. They really should have gone back to the drawing board on this one. Feedback from almost all circles was negative from the beginning - other than people who say "I just love anything Piper and Paul do". Well... that's the first sign of danger. If you only like it b/c it's the skater, then the program itself isn't good enough...

 

[labgoat]

That is really a beautiful program, meticulously skated.

 

[SarahSynchro]

Oh drat, I missed half their free dance. Stupid buffering.

What I saw was lovely.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

That lift combo gets me every time

It's unbelievable. That gave me chills, especially when I was lucky enough to see it live (and be perfectly situated on the right side of the rink to have it in front of me)

 

[discodisco]

British commentators said Paul was too nervous and shaky

I agree. Right on the first spin something was wrong. There was a huge pause at the change of direction part, almost as if they were ahead of the music or missed a rotation, and were waiting for a musical cue... anyway, from then on, they didn't 'sell' the program at all.

 

[Seven Sisters]

Completely love them, they melt my cold, cold and cynical heart