2016 Trophée de France Gala

[Pamigena]

...... no finale? :roll9:

 

[OS]

Oh they are doing the model still 3D thingy... can't wait to see it!!!

Glad someone fixed the puddled ice today, guess someone did fix the darn thing!!

Seeya all soon..

 

[auser]

So much fun watching the gala with you all. Time for bed .

 

[Pamigena]

Oh they are doing the model still 3D thingy... can't wait to see it!!!

Is that like human installation art or.... :roll9: (yes I live under a rock, sorry)

 

[Kutien]

1 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC FRA 6th Ice Dance video
2 Misha GE UZB 7th Men video
3 Maria SOTSKOVA RUS 2nd Ladies video
4 Natalia ZABIIAKO / Alexander ENBERT RUS 4th Pairs video
5 Chafik BESSEGHIER FRA 8th Men
6 Isabella TOBIAS / Ilia TKACHENKO ISR 5th Ice Dance video
7 Mae Berenice MEITE FRA 7th Ladies video
8 Nathan CHEN USA 4th Men video
9 Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES FRA 3rd Pairs video
10 Wakaba HIGUCHI JPN 3rd Ladies video
11 Adam RIPPON USA 3rd Men video
12 Marie-Pierre LERAY FRA Guest video

13 Maxime Billy FORTIN HAI Guest video
14 Marissa CASTELLI / Mervin TRAN USA 5th Pairs video
15 Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN 3rd Ice Dance
16 Takahito MURA JPN 5th Men video
17 Laurine LECAVELIER FRA 6th Ladies video
18 Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV RUS 2nd Pairs video
19 Denis TEN KAZ 2nd Men video
20 Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE USA 2nd Ice Dance
21 Brian JOUBERT FRA Guest video
22 Evgenia MEDVEDEVA RUS 1st Ladies video
23 Javier FERNANDEZ ESP 1st Men video
24 Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA 1 st Ice Dance video
25 FINALE video

 

[syvpow]

GALA

OPENING, French commentary

1 Lauriault / Le Gac While My Guitar Gently Weeps / Come Together.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian.....ELTA
2 Misha Ge Great Balls of Fire / Juicy Wiggle.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
3 Maria Sotskova All By Myself.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
4 Zabiiako / Enbert Une vie d'amour.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
5 Chafik Besseghier Aladdin/Yeah.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
6 Tobias / Tkachenko Earned It.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian

7 Mae Berenice Meite Powerful.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
8 Nathan Chen Stole the Show.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....TVP.....Russian.....Russian
9 James / Cipres Belle fr. Notre Dame de Paris.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
10 Wakaba Higuchi Push Me Down.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
11 Adam Rippon My Funny Valentine.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
12 Marie-Pierre Leray Ne me quitte pas.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian

13 Maxime Billy Fortin Carmen.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
14 Castelli / Tran Groove is in the Heart.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
15 Gilles / Poirier Let It Go.....B ESP.....TDP.....TVP.....Russian.....Russian
16 Takahito Mura The Lady is a Tramp.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
17 Laurine Lecavelier You Lost Me.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
18 Tarasova / Morozov Ordinary People.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian

19 Denis Ten Lose Yourself.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
20 Hubbell / Donohue Slip.....B ESP.....TDP
21 Brian Joubert Sarabande Suite.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian
22 Evgenia Medvedeva Parole, Parole / Moi Je Joue.....No commentary.....B ESP.....Russian.....Dailymotion-R ESP
23 Javier Fernandez Danny Boy.....B ESP.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian
24 Papadakis / Cizeron Belvedere.....B ESP.....B ESP.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian

FINALE.....B ESP.....TDP.....Russian.....Russian


EXTRAS:
Pechalat & Joubert's dance, TDP
Awesome footage by Misha Ge
Alexandra Ilina's fotoreportage

 

[rollerblade]

Aw Brian. /swoon

Well damnit, now my eyes have cavities.

 

[naz]

Is that like human installation art or.... :roll9: (yes I live under a rock, sorry)

It's called the mannequin challenge
You should take a look, there's a lot of brilliant ones out there!
This is the one from the Late Late Show with James Corden, here is one from a show done by YouTubers and this is one done by Hillary Clinton and her staff.
There's a lot more really great ones that are worth a watch

 

[sabinfire]

TAT: Exibitions are currenly in crisis because people do the same old stuff. Before, skaters used to use new music, try new elements and so on

Came here to post my thoughts on the EX, seems TAT already summed it up perfectly.

Gosh this was boring. I think I might stop watching exhibitions in their entirety from here on out.

On the plus side: the organizers did a great job with lighting in the arena for this gala, it looked beautiful!

 

[silverfoxes]

A few skaters did try to do something different with upbeat music...Misha, Evgenia, Denis Ten for example. But yes, galas are a bit dreary overall these days. Maybe the skaters are just too exhausted to be exciting and innovative after such a tight GP schedule.

 

[reneerose]

Misha Ge has the Mannequin Challenge from today's Gala on his Instagram:



https://www.instagram.com/p/BMwr6xxhJmZ/?taken-by=mishage8


Sorry....but I can't make out the guy with the headstand...hope it didn't take too long...he might have been in discomfort!

And LOL Javi not being ready at the beginning!

 

[moriel]

A few skaters did try to do something different with upbeat music...Misha, Evgenia, Denis Ten for example. But yes, galas are a bit dreary overall these days. Maybe the skaters are just too exhausted to be exciting and innovative after such a tight GP schedule.

they could show things they are working on for the next season, and not just take whole step sequences out of their competition programs

 

[Mia29]

I would like to know french to try to understand Evgenia's EX. I love her half dress half lingerie though.

If it can help, I tried to translate the lyrics of the 2 songs
The first song "Paroles, Paroles" (D for Dalida and AD for Alain Delon)

AD : It is strange,
I dont know what happens with me this evening,
I look at you as for the first time.
D : Still words, always words,
The same words.
AD : I dont know any more how to tell you.
D : Only words.
AD : But you are this beautiful love story…
That I will never cease reading.
D : Easy words, fragile words,
It was too beautiful.
AD : You are the yesterday and the tomorrow.
D : Well too beautiful.
AD : Of always my only truth.
D : But the time of dreams is finished,
The memories fade too,
When they are forgotten.
AD : You are like the wind which makes sing the violins,
And carries away the perfume of roses.
D : Caramels, candies and chocolates.
AD : Sometimes, I dont understand you.
D : Thank you, not for me,
But you may as well offer them to another,
Who loves the wind and the perfume of roses,
For me, tender words covered with softness,
Posed over my mouth, but never over my heart.
AD : A word still.
D : Words, words, words.
AD : Listen to me.
D : Words, words, words.
AD : I beg of you.
D : Words, words, words.
AD : I swear to you.
D : Words, words, words, words, words,
Still words that you sow at the wind.

and the second song "Moi je joue" - I had more difficulties to translate, I have doubts about some words

Me I play ,
Me I play cheek-to-cheek
I want to play taking aim at you
But you , do you want it ?
From all my heart
I want to win at this heart-to-heart
You know my game by heart
So defend yourself

Without cheating , I swear it to you
I won , too bad , you were asking for it
Sir , you are my toy
Now , it's no longer " Sir " but just " you "
& You will do , you were asking for it,
Anything for me

Without worrying , I will assure you
A hell made of claws & fangs
You will soon yell " Help "
So deciding your fate
To avoid me some remorse
I will love you even more
Ow yes , even more
Ow yes yes yes , even more
Oh la la ..

 

[Krunchii]

I think Evgenia should take notes from Misha Ge and get another skater to flirt with at the end of her Ex, maybe even Misha himself, I think it would be a lot of fun

 

[dcnative]

As much people complain about Bonaly, but her legacy certainly includes France being the only country with multiple black female skaters is so apparent. Wish there are more diversity in this sport and think it can breed much more interesting programs and skaters.

I have to say that the diversity is one thing I really like about the French Federation. The skaters that come from other countries that have been successful in figure skating, generally look the same/fit the same mold.

 

[sabinfire]

I think Evgenia should take notes from Misha Ge and get another skater to flirt with at the end of her Ex, maybe even Misha himself, I think it would be a lot of fun

Yeah, the random dude she picked here was nowhere near as funny as the one from Skate Canada!

 

[Leonardo]

it is a music she chose herself. it is from 白夜行。 it is a very very deep Jmovie/Jdrama. if you havent watched it. Highly recommended.
Wakababy absolutely did this music proud.

Wakaba's EX was simply gorgeous!!! People should watch it right now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SqQhMf2TwI

 

[Lambari]

If it can help, I tried to translate the lyrics of the 2 songs
The first song "Paroles, Paroles" (D for Dalida and AD for Alain Delon)

(...)

and the second song "Moi je joue" - I had more difficulties to translate, I have doubts about some words

Wow, thank you so much! Seems like a woman rejecting the guy and then having a transformation to search for another relationship. I'm assuming since I don't know if she meant as if the songs are for the same person or for different ones. And now I understand why there's the letter there and why she ripped it, since the woman at the song said how she had enough of the "fragile, easy words".

The EX number is more clear to me now, expecting that I understood correctly.

 

[Manitou]

1 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC FRA 6th Ice Dance video
2 Misha GE UZB 7th Men video
3 Maria SOTSKOVA RUS 2nd Ladies video
4 Natalia ZABIIAKO / Alexander ENBERT RUS 4th Pairs video
5 Chafik BESSEGHIER FRA 8th Men
6 Isabella TOBIAS / Ilia TKACHENKO ISR 5th Ice Dance video
7 Mae Berenice MEITE FRA 7th Ladies video
8 Nathan CHEN USA 4th Men video
9 Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES FRA 3rd Pairs video
10 Wakaba HIGUCHI JPN 3rd Ladies video
11 Adam RIPPON USA 3rd Men video
12 Marie-Pierre LERAY FRA Guest video

13 Maxime Billy FORTIN HAI Guest video
14 Marissa CASTELLI / Mervin TRAN USA 5th Pairs video
15 Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN 3rd Ice Dance
16 Takahito MURA JPN 5th Men video
17 Laurine LECAVELIER FRA 6th Ladies video
18 Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV RUS 2nd Pairs video
19 Denis TEN KAZ 2nd Men video
20 Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE USA 2nd Ice Dance
21 Brian JOUBERT FRA Guest video
22 Evgenia MEDVEDEVA RUS 1st Ladies video
23 Javier FERNANDEZ ESP 1st Men video
24 Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA 1 st Ice Dance video
25 FINALE video

Why is Evgenia's video the only one blocked?

 

[Kutien]

Why is Evgenia's video the only one blocked?

It was blocked on Youtube, on Dailymotion, so we have to find other videohosting for this video