2018 JGP Linz Free Dance

[GS Forum Staff]

ISU JGP Cup of Austria 2018

Keine Sorgen Eisarena
Untere Donaulände 11, 4020 Linz, Austria
Phone: +43 732 943434

Aug 29 - Sep 01, 2018



Free Dance
Saturday, September 1, 2018, 10:30 CEST UTC +2


Time in Other Places
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• ISU Page
• First Info
• Announcement
• Map
• Entries / Results
• Detailed Results and Protocols
  
• Time and Practice Schedule
• Start Time for each team
• Video Thread
• Livestream

Start Order​

StN.	Name	Nation	Rank	Points
Warm-Up Group 1​
1	Alice ROGATNIK / Yehor BARSHAK	ISR	12	38.05
2	Xizi CHEN / Jianing XING	CHN	11	39.36
3	Matilda FRIEND / William BADAOUI	AUS	10	45.05
4	Corinna HUBER / Patrik HUBER	AUT	13	31.76
Warm-Up Group 2​
5	Charise MATTHAEI / Maximilian PFISTERER	GER	8	45.43
6	Lou TERREAU / Noe PERRON	FRA	9	45.25
7	Jocelyn HAINES / James KOSZUTA	USA	7	46.83
8	Sophia ELDER / Christopher ELDER	USA	6	49.58
Warm-Up Group 3​
9	Natalie D'ALESSANDRO / Bruce WADDELL	CAN	5	50.45
10	Sara CAMPANINI / Francesco RIVA	ITA	4	54.09
11	Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA	CAN	2	63.95
12	Eva KUTS / Dmitrii MIKHAILOV	RUS	3	58.63
13	Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO	RUS	1	64.26

Entries

No.	Name	Nation
1	Matilda FRIEND / William BADAOUI RD: Tango: "Scent of a woman" by Thomas Newman; Tango: "Otra Luna" by Narcotango; Tango: "Scent of a woman" by Thomas Newman; choreo by Nikolai Morozov FD: Lady Gaga selection: Lady Gaga & Adele - "Million Reasons" / "Someone Like You; " choreo by Nikolai Morozov	AUS
2	Corinna HUBER / Patrik HUBER RD: Tango: "Tango en Ebony;" Paso Doble: "Tango en Ebony - Paso Doble; Tango: "Tango en Ebony;" choreo by Dmitri Sildoja, Mariana Kozlova FD: "Juliet's Dream" (from "Romeo and Juliet" soundtrack) by Abel Korzeniowski; "The Cheek of Night" (from "Romeo and Juliet" soundtrack) by Abel Korzeniowski; choreo by Dmitri Sildoja, Mariana Kozlova	AUT
WD	Marina PHILIPPOVA / Vadym KRAVTSOV	AUT
3	Natalie D'ALESSANDRO / Bruce WADDELL RD: Argentine Tango: "Querer" by Rene Dupere (Cirque du Soleil); Tango: "Toreado" by Rene Dupere (Cirque du Soleil); choreo by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer FD: "Malaguena" by Ernesto Lecuona; Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrich; choreo by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer	CAN
4	Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA RD: Tango: "Perro Viejo" performed by Otros Aires; Tango: "Otro Puente Alsina" performed by Otros Aires; Tango: "Essa" performed by Otros Aires; choreo by R. Haguenauer, G. Cournoyer, M.F. Dubreuil FD: "Warsaw Concerto" by Richard Addinsell; choreo by R. Haguenauer, G. Cournoyer, M.F. Dubreuil	CAN
5	Xizi CHEN / Jianing XING RD: Tango: "La Cumparsita;" choreo by Jamie White, Xun Zheng FD: "Caught Out in the Rain" by Beth Hart; "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen; choreo by Jamie White, Xun Zheng	CHN
6	Lou TERREAU / Noe PERRON RD: Tango: "Au suivant" by Siri Vlk; Tango: "Ma chanson des vieux amants" performed by Novafonic Orchestra; choreo by Karine Arribert-Narce FD: "Dance of the Sugar; " "Porz goret" by Yann Tiersen; "Dance of the Sugar; " choreo by Karine Arribert-Narce	FRA
7	Charise MATTHAEI / Maximilian PFISTERER RD: Flamenco: "Spanish Flame" by Maxime Rodriguez; Argentine Tango: "Tango d'Amor;" Flamenco: "Farrucas" by Pepe Romero; choreo by Stefano Caruso, Barbara Fusar Poli FD: "This World Will Remember Me" by Frank Wildhorn, Don Black; "How 'bout A Dance" (reprise) by Frank Wildhorn, Don Black; "This World Will Remember Us" by Frank Wildhorn, Don Black; choreo by Stefano Caruso, Barbara Fusar Poli	GER
8	Alice ROGATNIK / Yehor BARSHAK RD: Flamenco: "Corazon;" Tango: "Tango de Besame;" choreo by Maria Tumanovska-Chaika, Anaid Konair FD: "Story of Chess" (from "Chess" musical soundtrack) by Bjoern Andersson; "Prolog" by Bjoern Andersson; "Where I Want to Be" by Bjoern Andersson, performed by Josh Groban; choreo by Maria Tumanovska-Chaika, Anaid Konair	ISR
9	Sara CAMPANINI / Francesco RIVA RD: Tango: "Ejemplos de Percusion" by Color Tango; Tango: "Ventarron" by Color Tango; Tango: "A los Amigos" performed by Orquestra Forever; choreo by Matteo Zanni FD: "Be Italian" (from "Nine") performed by Fergie; choreo by Matteo Zanni	ITA
10	Eva KUTS / Dmitrii MIKHAILOV RD: Tango: "Prelude and Ricercare" performed by Nuevo Tango Orchestra; choreo by Sergei Plishkin, Ekaterina Vinogradova FD: "Every Other Freckle" by alt-J; choreo by Sergei Plishkin, Ekaterina Vinogradova	RUS
11	Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO RD: Tango: La Cumparsita; choreo by Alena Samarskaia FD: "Intro" by Onuka; "Witchdoctor" by Camo & Krooked; "Lijo" by Alina Orlova; choreo by Alena Samarskaia	RUS
12	Sophia ELDER / Christopher ELDER RD: "Tango Classico by Earl Klugh; "Tango Sensual" by Gotan Project; choreo by Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat FD: "Halo Theme" performed by Lindsey Sterling; "Piano Fantasy" by William Joseph; choreo by Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat	USA
13	Jocelyn HAINES / James KOSZUTA RD: Tango: "Sentimientos" by Andres Linetzky, Ernesto Romeo; Tango: "Sweet Dream" (Are Made of This) performed by Tanghetto; choreo by Carly Donowick, Joel Dear, Christian Erwin FD: "Tennessee" (from "Pearl Harbour" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "Brothers" (from "Pearl Harbour" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "War" (from "Pearl Harbour" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; choreo by Carly Donowick, Joel Dear, Christian Erwin	USA

 

[Vinyame]

Go Marjo and Zach!

 

[WeakAnkles]

A Basic Introduction to the Free Dance...

People who don't watch ID or only watch ID occasionally (like, during the Olympics) tend to sniff at ID or dismiss it as "boring" or "easy". When I've asked a number of these people why they feel this way, two answers crop again and again. ID doesn't have big jumps (well no it doesn't; what it does have is the purest form of skating of all the disciplines) and they don't "get" how it is scored. What is it they're supposed to be looking at? This is probably why even the most casual of viewers love twizzles. They're both very difficult to do, and they're easy to differentiate a good set of twizzles (speed, flow, distance covered are all good) from a bad one (Whoops! They fell. Not so good.).

So here we are at the Free Dance.This being figure skating "free" is a relative term. Why yes, even here there are REQUIREMENTS GALORE:

Dance Lifts: Either one combo lift or two short lifts
Dance Spins: Either one dance spin or combination dance spin
Twizzles: One combination set
Step Sequences: Two, with one in hold and one not touching on one foot. Can be either straight line or curved.
Choreographic Elements: Two different elements from the following choices: Choreographic Lift, Choreographic Spinning Movement, Choreographic Twizzling Movement. Choreographic Sliding Movement, Choreographic Character Step Sequence

Periodically, the ISU goes into a tizzy about Ice Dancing, worried that it is becoming too "athletic" and not "dancey enough." So they do things like limit the number and timing of lifts. Or, as they have recently done, they've made the choreographic elements more stringent. Two of these are relatively new. The first is the "Choreographic Character Step Sequence." I was under the apparently mistaken impression that the entire dance is a choreographic character sequence, with steps yes and spins and lifts. Bill Neal in another thread provided a helpful explanation: "[P]artners perform around the short axis in hold and/or non-touching: steps (some are done in-place), all sorts of different movements including sliding and turns, and mirroring choreography (each partner may cross the axis also)." The sliding movement is also a new choreographic feature this quad. They must be continuous, they may rotate, they can be in hold or not touching. Sliding Movement cannot finish as a stop on 2 knees or sitting/lying on the ice, otherwise it will be identified as a Fall/Illegal Element. I suspect they added this last requirement to prevent a rush of Torvill/Dean-esque dramatic death endings (ah! memories!).

A complete list of the FD requirements can be found here:
https://www.isu.org/docman-documents...tion-2148/file

My particular favorite is the costume requirements. Men are now allowed to wear tights; the "lady" (oh COME ON ISU, it's 2018; they're women) MUST wear a skirt. Sexist much? But here's the real laff riot: "Must be modest, dignified, not give the effect of excessive nudity and appropriate for athletic competition – not garish or theatrical in design. Clothing however may reflect the character of the chosen music." Oh reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally? I guess "garish and theatrical" are like definitions of pornography--exceedingly flexible when you want to issue a penalty. Just saying...

Ice Dance is a definite exception to the rule that "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing." On the contrary, a little knowledge makes ID so much more enjoyable to watch.

 

[BillNeal]

Yeah, it's the weekend so I can watch this live! The question is:do I want to get up so early especially with the potential stream freezing issues? :think: May try to wake up to catch the battle for gold. Looking forward to seeing S/E's new free dance!

 

[4everchan]

Yeah, it's the weekend so I can watch this live! The question is:do I want to get up so early especially with the potential stream freezing issues? :think: May try to wake up to catch the battle for gold. Looking forward to seeing S/E's new free dance!

i am staying up all night... then watching the FD ... if the stream sucks, i will go to bed at 430am or so when it starts.. so just a bit after last call

if the stream is good, i will watch until the end...will not worry about pairs nor ladies though so i can see why someone would want to sleep if they are intending to watch the whole deal.

 

[WeakAnkles]

And we're off...

Live link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9TLzIUi2Zc&app=desktop

 

[anonymoose_au]

Yay! Time for some Ice Dance, looking forward to the Aussies!

LOL worst photo of Camden evah, Ted

 

[WeakAnkles]

Yay! Time for some Ice Dance, looking forward to the Aussies!

LOL worst photo of Camden evah, Ted

And he mentions the leader in every discipline EXCEPT the American man who, you know, actually WON the event.

Not cool, Ted.

 

[anonymoose_au]

And he mentions the leader in every discipline EXCEPT the American man who, you know, actually WON the event.

Not cool, Ted.

Huh..that's quite the oversight! We should email Ted and ask him why!

The couple on the screen right now looks so young! And they're tiny!

 

[Ichatdelune]

Hello all!

 

[flanker]

And he mentions the leader in every discipline EXCEPT the American man who, you know, actually WON the event.

Not cool, Ted.

Because he announces what is still lying ahead intending attract people for todays broadcasts. Men's competition has already finished.

 

[4everchan]

hi hi... 430 am... sangria in hand and liver... not sure how long i will last... here for la/la

 

[dorispulaski]

Anyone watching?

 

[4everchan]

Because he announces what is still lying ahead intending attract people for todays broadcasts. Men's competition has already finished.

i agree.. i thought he was trying to sell today's disciplines... yesterday is already yesterday...

 

[Ichatdelune]

I love her dress.

 

[zounger]

Anyone watching?

Yep. Good morning from sunny Athens.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Oh well that makes sense! I thought maybe it was to avoid spoilers or something for those who wish to catch up

The Israeli team was very nice! Alice's dress is gorgeous! I love how it looked in the twizzles!

 

[WeakAnkles]

Alice ROGATNIK / Yehor BARSHAK
Country: Israel
Music: "Story of Chess" (from "Chess" musical soundtrack) by Bjoern Andersson; "Prolog" by Bjoern Andersson; "Where I Want to Be" by Bjoern Andersson, performed by Josh Groban
Choreography by: Maria Tumanovska-Chaika, Anaid Konair
Costumes: Black dress with neck bling for her, black pants and white shirt for him

Program Layout:

Twizzles - nice
Curve Lift
Rotational Lift
Choreo Spin
Dance Spin
NT St Seq
Midline St Seq
Chor. Lift

It was nice but soooooooooooo slow. They have great posture and nice togetherness, but lack expression and oomph.

Score: 55.57 (29.63 TES, 25.94 PCS)

 

[4everchan]

can anyone confirm that Harbin means City of Tall and Gorgeous Chinese Men?

 

[Ichatdelune]

Poor Ted, without any guidelines on how to pronounce Chinese names... For the record, it's xi-ji and ji-ah-ning.

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This is still H/D's music to me.