Dance FD

Medusa · Apr 17, 2009

I think the French team is drunk :biggrin:

They were goofing around like crazy.

But P/B's dance was great as always.

Next three couples on the ice.

EDIT: Oops, K/N behind P/B - again. Well, P/B's dance is way voidier. And N's twizzles were bad, like really bad.

Buttercup · Apr 17, 2009

P/B are ahead of K/N! It's almost like K/N got a deal with the devil and it ran out after Euros - their FD score here was dismal for a team at that level. Did they fall, or was the deduction for something else?

I hope Brian and Florent aren't drunk. They can do that tonight.

Medusa · Apr 17, 2009

Buttercup said:
I hope Brian and Florent aren't drunk. They can do that tonight.

Well, France is 5th anyway and Joubert probably risks more when he is drunk.

V/M were very good, they have such sharp quick movements. No magic though. Also nearly 5 points below their SB.

Now Tosca *runs and hides*

Buttercup · Apr 17, 2009

Medusa said:
Well, France is 5th anyway and Joubert probably risks more when he is drunk.

Aren't they up to fourth? Anyway, you may be right about risk-taking

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ETA: France is now 4th.

Now Tosca *runs and hides*

The use of Tosca should carry an automatic music deduction. Two points, even.

PolymerBob · Apr 17, 2009

And the Canadians take the lead.

Medusa · Apr 17, 2009

Considering that it's B/A and Tosca - it wasn't too bad. Probably will win the whole thing.

A slight wobble on a lift, also out of sync during the twizzles.

Buttercup · Apr 17, 2009

Medusa, where are you watching? I'd like to find a link for the men's LPs.

Medusa · Apr 17, 2009

Buttercup said:
Medusa, where are you watching? I'd like to find a link for the men's LPs.

Russian TV. You have to pay for that. But it's worth it.

PolymerBob · Apr 17, 2009

And the Americans win. :rock:

dorispulaski · Apr 17, 2009

scores

1 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA 98.71 48.60 50.11 8.50 8.10 8.45 8.30 8.55 0.00 #6
2 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 95.73 47.30 48.43 8.20 7.90 7.95 8.20 8.20 0.00 #5
3 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA 93.27 47.00 46.27 7.70 7.45 7.65 8.10 7.85 0.00 #3
4 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS 90.87 46.70 45.17 7.50 7.45 7.45 7.70 7.60 1.00 #4
5 Cathy REED / Chris REED JPN 75.43 42.80 32.63 5.70 5.00 5.55 5.60 5.60 0.00 #2
6 Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG CHN 66.14 37.00 29.14 5.05 4.70 4.90 4.95 4.75 0.00 #1

K&N got a deduction again, to add one bad thing to another. Something's gone very wrong with them since they won Euros with such a commanding performance.

Scores are generally lower than at Worlds. The callers are probably being strict with levels. Reeds scored better here than at Worlds though! Good for them!

For comparison, here are the team's scores at worlds:

2 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA 100.27 50.50 49.77 8.35 8.10 8.45 8.30 8.40 0.00 #21

4 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 99.98 50.70 49.28 8.15 8.05 8.30 8.35 8.35 0.00 #20

5 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA 95.99 49.80 46.19 7.70 7.55 7.70 7.75 7.90 0.00 #19

6 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS 94.39 48.20 47.19 7.90 7.75 7.95 7.90 7.90 1.00 #24

16 Cathy REED / Chris REED JPN 74.22 40.70 34.52 5.85 5.55 5.90 5.80 5.80 1.00 #9

22 Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG CHN 66.26 38.80 27.46 4.65 4.40 4.75 4.60 4.60 0.00 #1

Reeds

Buttercup · Apr 17, 2009

Medusa said:
K/N behind P/B - again. Well, P/B's dance is way voidier.

I read somewhere that P/B already know what they'll be doing for next season. Can't help but wonder just how voidy they'll be willing to go in an Olympic year. I wouldn't put anything past them, and I really look forward to a wacky folk OD from those two.

dorispulaski · Apr 17, 2009

Their flamenco folk od last year was anything but wacky. It was just :rock:

I hope next year's is as good!

Now the FD is another story. I expect wackiness galore. I hope they will lose the on ice costume change thing though. Between Mummy, Clowns, and Madness, enough is enough. Time to give it a rest.

Medusa · Apr 17, 2009

Buttercup said:
I read somewhere that P/B already know what they'll be doing for next season. Can't help but wonder just how voidy they'll be willing to go in an Olympic year. I wouldn't put anything past them, and I really look forward to a wacky folk OD from those two.

They can turn the theme of their exhibition at Worlds into a FD. That would be voidy. And get the crowd going. They might have to classify the dance event NC-17 then though.

Buttercup · Apr 17, 2009

dorispulaski said:
Scores are generally lower than at Worlds. The callers are probably being strict with levels. Reeds scored better here than at Worlds though! Good for them!

Looks to me like the top three teams actualyl got higher PCS today then they did in LA. So probably, as you suggest, the callers were more strict. Protocols are up (OD, FD, and I see quite a few levels 3s - didn't all the top teams get level 4s at Worlds?

dorispulaski said:
Their flamenco folk od last year was anything but wacky. It was just

It wasn't wacky but it was one of the more original ones. I love P/B, I like that they try to find something different to do each time. You're right that they can do without a costume change for once, though I must say I liked the use of the costumes in their Madness FD.

dorispulaski · Apr 17, 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701)

What kind of starship is NC-17? An earlier model?

Medusa · Apr 17, 2009

dorispulaski said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701)

What kind of starship is NC-17? An earlier model?

I actually meant this NC-17.

But a starship FD would be cool.

Buttercup · Apr 17, 2009

Medusa said:
They can turn the theme of their exhibition at Worlds into a FD. That would be voidy. And get the crowd going. They might have to classify the dance event NC-17 then though.

That EX was way too much for the American audience when they did it at Worlds. Not sure how a judging panel would react :biggrin:

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I vote for them to find a way to do a Bollywood-themed folk dance. This one would be super-voidy. Note the background animals starting around 0:30. Would the ISU allow that, or is that stretching the folk definition too far?

dorispulaski · Apr 17, 2009

At worlds, B&A got level 3 on the twizzles, and again here. Also level 3 on the diagonal step. They got level 4 at worlds.

V&M, level 3's here on twizzles and both step sequences, probably because Tessa is a bit shallow on the edge still. At worlds, V&M got all level 4's

P&B, level 3's on both step sequences. All Level 4's at Worlds.

K&N, the deduction was for a fall

but it must have not been on an element. All level 4's except for the circular step. At worlds, they were level 3 on the spin and one of the step sequences.

So in general, the caller was tough on step sequences here, much more consistent with the calling during the grand prix.

Looking at the OD protocols yields the same conclusion:

B&A, worlds, all level 4's, here the midline step was level 3
V&M, worlds, all level 4's, here both steps were level 3
P&B, worlds, all level 4's, here both steps and the twizzles were level 3
K&N, worlds, step was level 3, here also, one step was level 3

mycelticblessing · Apr 17, 2009

dorispulaski said:
Now the FD is another story. I expect wackiness galore. I hope they will lose the on ice costume change thing though. Between Mummy, Clowns, and Madness, enough is enough. Time to give it a rest.

They do have well, interesting FD ideas. You can add cats to that list. :laugh:

None that I have really like since Les Miserables though.

Joesitz (RIP) · Apr 17, 2009

dorispulaski said:
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Looking at the OD protocols yields the same conclusion:

B&A, worlds, all level 4's, here the midline step was level 3
V&M, worlds, all level 4's, here both steps were level 3
P&B, worlds, all level 4's, here both steps and the twizzles were level 3
K&N, worlds, step was level 3, here also, one step was level 3

So doesn't this say something about what I've been preaching. Using Personal Bests as a guideline for future predictions just doesn't work from comp to comp.

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