2025 Grand Prix de France Free Dance

[Jeanie19]

Laurence and Guillaume. Nice outfits and program. I thought it was beautiful, good skate.

 

[auser]

Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON are beautiful ice dancers. I love the extension in her positions. Lovely curve lifts and congrats to Guillaume for level 4 stsq.

 

[elektra blue]

Smolkin said they added the burgundy part themselves. Apparently the original by Madison Chock was all (off)white.

if he was going for blood stains then he made the right choice

 

[YuBluByMe]

I loved that. Best performance for me so far. That was way better than the mediocre RP.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Again, technically very strong (though I suspect that his back isn't what it used to be, hence the simplified lifts) but I reiterate that they do not have the chemistry of P/C and trying to be P/C 2.0 is not helping with my perception of them as a team... judges will push them up to be Olympic gold contenders though

 

[labgoat]

I am putting my feelings about off-ice things aside and just commenting on the skating. I thought the program was lovely but maybe a bit one note. I do love a good abstract, environmental theme so don't hate me.

 

[FSFan1999]

My own opinion but he is better she is more hanging with. I do not mean she is no bad but G is just on another level.

I disagree. Guillame looks softer, because he is bending more forwards. I understand it's a lyrical style, but I have no idea when real ice dance posture was abandoned. I much prefer the posture of Lewis or Marco where they keep their hips forward and stay vertical in the posture (with body movement included rather than replacing skating technique)

 

[cocteautwin]

Again, technically very strong (though I suspect that his back isn't what it used to be, hence the simplified lifts) but I reiterate that they do not have the chemistry of P/C and trying to be P/C 2.0 is not helping with my perception of them as a team... judges will push them up to be Olympic gold contenders though

Does she even have french citizenship? Can she geit it so quickly?

 

[museksk8r]

She never could have done a program like that with Sorensen, that’s for sure. She was always so above him in skill level.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

I hate ice dance

 

[labgoat]

Again, technically very strong (though I suspect that his back isn't what it used to be, hence the simplified lifts) but I reiterate that they do not have the chemistry of P/C and trying to be P/C 2.0 is not helping with my perception of them as a team... judges will push them up to be Olympic gold contenders though

Gabi & Gui were together as young kids, there is no way Laurence can compete with that so there is no point in comparing that. They may have decided to go a more abstract route instead.

 

[EdgeCall]

Enter the black widow and the fly.

 

[elektra blue]

hi Saulius forgive me for i have sinned

 

[labgoat]

Go Ali & Saul!
How I heal my hurts...

 

[Andrina]

133.

I am ready for your stones.

 

[IceDancingQueen]

You never liked them though, you were always put off by them? It feels like you're just looking for more excuses to dislike them further. Yes their twizzles were slow, but their one foot covered exceptional ice, their choreo elements and lifts were incredible. They used less holds than last season, because the judges seemingly didn't like so much holds in FDs across the board and preferred open skating. Gabby and guillame had way more open programs than that that won world championships. but still, they had lots of difficult movement in holds and around each other. Their actual holds were more close to each other than the other couples holds...

They were insanely undermarked in the FD relative to the others, even if some things weren't perfect. And they took all the feedback from last year.



Now I have defended their skating... that being said... what were they thinking? To be posting what they posted in their instagram stories in the middle of the competition. You don't insult the judges then expect them to give you points. If they hadn't posted the stuff to instagram, I imagine they'd have 125+. Unfortunately, the blame lies with them.

Look we are allowed to have different opinions. I just find the constant discussion that judging is rigged boring when the marks don’t go a team’s way. Diana and Gleb have fallen below Charlene and Marco so where is the discussion of rigging now? Chock and Bates are not my favourite team but I can see why they have been winning. I actually like Charlene and Marco but I have never been drawn in by their programmes.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Does she even have french citizenship? Can she geit it so quickly?

IIRC she has both French and Canadian citizenship, but I am currently in the state where I confuse Andy Lau with Tony Leung so don't trust me too much

 

[IceDancingQueen]

Wow I can’t believe FBC got 133 in their first FD competition…looks like they will be fighting for gold after all…

 

[museksk8r]

133.02, insane!, and already above what Chock/Bates scored in the FD at last Worlds. The feign surprise at the scores like they didn’t know that was going to happen is so disingenuous. Gross!

 

[bramweld]

She never could have done a program like that with Sorensen, that’s for sure. She was always so above him in skill level.

Precisely!! Say it again for those in the back ya'll.