Dance - Free Dance - Comments
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I'm early but GO MELISSA AND DENIS & TANITH AND BEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
And who was once again robbed ? Delobel and Schoenfelder, Dubreuil & Lauzon and Pechalat & Bourzat ....
How long are they going to pay for A&P Gold Medal ?!
And N&K were hilariously bad tonight. Not a single twizzles correctly skated, stumbled on crossovers from both partners and so on. What a joke.
How long are they going to pay for A&P Gold Medal ?!
And N&K were hilariously bad tonight. Not a single twizzles correctly skated, stumbled on crossovers from both partners and so on. What a joke.
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You can't have the best TES and not the strongest scores of components in Ice dancing. read the book you'll understand what I mean. thought you can have great components and average TES.
The whole championships were a farce judge wise, and protocol judging is now as its best with COP. I thought Ice dance was the only discipline suffering of it, but now all of them do. Ladies Short Program seems to be right on with my meaning.
Excuse my poor english tonight am just totally annoyed.
The whole championships were a farce judge wise, and protocol judging is now as its best with COP. I thought Ice dance was the only discipline suffering of it, but now all of them do. Ladies Short Program seems to be right on with my meaning.
Excuse my poor english tonight am just totally annoyed.
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The overall skating shows....
Belbin and Agosto are the true stars of current ice dance, and along with Delobel and Schoenfelder, they have the hardest and best techniques in the various areas of ice dance which they excel. Belbin and Agosto have the best twizzles, hardest twizzles with speed and unison, and some of the best dance spins. Their unison, especially in the footwork, is terrific, and they are fast.
This might be the beginning of a bit of a dinasty for Belbin and Agosto. Having earned a full team for the US, they will be getting full backing and support from the USFS with opportunities coming their way for the next five seasons until they reach the Olympics.
Congratulations to them! They have earned their new careers as professional "eligible" skaters. If they can maintain their focus on this job for the next five seasons, life will be good for them, full of championships and a final Olympic berth.
Excellent for US Ice Dance.
Belbin and Agosto are the true stars of current ice dance, and along with Delobel and Schoenfelder, they have the hardest and best techniques in the various areas of ice dance which they excel. Belbin and Agosto have the best twizzles, hardest twizzles with speed and unison, and some of the best dance spins. Their unison, especially in the footwork, is terrific, and they are fast.
This might be the beginning of a bit of a dinasty for Belbin and Agosto. Having earned a full team for the US, they will be getting full backing and support from the USFS with opportunities coming their way for the next five seasons until they reach the Olympics.
Congratulations to them! They have earned their new careers as professional "eligible" skaters. If they can maintain their focus on this job for the next five seasons, life will be good for them, full of championships and a final Olympic berth.
Excellent for US Ice Dance.
That was a way more enjoyable set of free dances than last year. Not nearly so many programs that looked as if they could have been skated to any piece of music they decided to play.
The biggest highlight was the French team Delobel/Shoenfelder. I thought they should have won the free dance portion of the event. They made it look effortless, while doing one of the most difficult programs out there. Their lifts were all tasteful and some stunning. It was just shockingly beautiful, a program I will remember for a long time. They were so smooth, so elegant and passionate.
My next favs were the Americans. Loved the high energy of their dance and the complex steps. The gypsy theme was perfect for them. Also loved that he is as much of a feature as she is. This team is so exciting to watch. I desperately hope she gets her citizenship so they can compete next year at the Olympics.
Navka and Kostomorov only had the third best free in my estimation. They were smooth and fast, but the lifts...so ugly - the pelvis thrust was particularly tasteless, IMO. Hope they have something better for next year, as I have a suspicion their ascent to the Olympic gold is going to be largely unhindered. I'd at least like to enjoy it.
Was pleasantly surprised by the Ukrainians. Some wonderful highlight lifts and footword. Looked like they ran out of gas a little at the end, but overall much improved over when I saw them last.
Denkova and Staviski had a really unlikeable freedance this year. They are wonderful skaters but this was not a wonderful vehicle for them. They are another team that could take a good hard look at whether the lifts are nice to watch rather than just difficult.
Dubreuil and Lauzon - I really loved their dance this year. They had the best lifts of the competition - all smooth, difficult AND tasteful. Loved their theme and how they carried through their performance. Found that perhaps they didn't have the speed of the top teams. As a Canadian, I hope they can rack up a personal best next year at the Olympics before they retire. I will miss them.
The biggest highlight was the French team Delobel/Shoenfelder. I thought they should have won the free dance portion of the event. They made it look effortless, while doing one of the most difficult programs out there. Their lifts were all tasteful and some stunning. It was just shockingly beautiful, a program I will remember for a long time. They were so smooth, so elegant and passionate.
My next favs were the Americans. Loved the high energy of their dance and the complex steps. The gypsy theme was perfect for them. Also loved that he is as much of a feature as she is. This team is so exciting to watch. I desperately hope she gets her citizenship so they can compete next year at the Olympics.
Navka and Kostomorov only had the third best free in my estimation. They were smooth and fast, but the lifts...so ugly - the pelvis thrust was particularly tasteless, IMO. Hope they have something better for next year, as I have a suspicion their ascent to the Olympic gold is going to be largely unhindered. I'd at least like to enjoy it.
Was pleasantly surprised by the Ukrainians. Some wonderful highlight lifts and footword. Looked like they ran out of gas a little at the end, but overall much improved over when I saw them last.
Denkova and Staviski had a really unlikeable freedance this year. They are wonderful skaters but this was not a wonderful vehicle for them. They are another team that could take a good hard look at whether the lifts are nice to watch rather than just difficult.
Dubreuil and Lauzon - I really loved their dance this year. They had the best lifts of the competition - all smooth, difficult AND tasteful. Loved their theme and how they carried through their performance. Found that perhaps they didn't have the speed of the top teams. As a Canadian, I hope they can rack up a personal best next year at the Olympics before they retire. I will miss them.
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I just wish that Tanith and Ben's silver would get our government rolling on getting Tanith her citizenship prior to the Olympics so that they could compete at the Olympics. They would have a very good chance of medaling--who knows, maybe they could win the gold! They certainly have the capability.
