2018 Olympic Figure Skating Free Dance

[SarahSynchro]

Can we please wait to talk about judging bias until after the event is over? No one knows how any of these judges will score.

Get outta here immediately with your logical reasoning and common sense. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

 

[CellarDweller]

Tiffany is going for that "I'm skating in my nightie" look.

 

[Chemistry66]

Is this song the free program's despacito?

Three teams. Guignard/Fabbri, Zagorski/Guirrero, and Coomes/Buckland

but still 100 times less annoying than Despacito

True, but it still appears like she’s always having it fly in her face and eyes.

Sometimes it can be hard to put up. Mine is thin enough that a lot of clips won't stay in.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

That is a coooooool lift! I almost like it as much as Anna and Luca's floaty circular lift from their City Lights free

 

[WeirwoodTreeHugger]

This is the better of the two exogenesis but I really wish they weren't in the same group!

 

[GGFan]

I don't think this music plays to Z/G's strengths but I'm glad they did well enough to move the crowd

 

[invisiblespiral]

G/F win best Exogenesis of the night for me.

(C/B are doing their Butterflies and Hurricanes program, right? I really like that one.)

 

[kevinVchicago]

Maybe she prefers not to see during the program

I think you're thinking of Bobrova.

 

[fleeting]

Can we please wait to talk about judging bias until after the event is over? No one knows how any of these judges will score.

Hey, I didn't say anything about the judging itself, just that the optics are bad with having a Fed president on the panel... Because it doesn't look good

 

[Heleng]

Never guessed I'd hear Muse being used for so many figure skating programs when I first got into them after their second studio release.

 

[WeakAnkles]

What Kurt just said is right on: Z/G are not in the music; they're stepping on it.

 

[Mista Ekko]

This is the better of the two exogenesis but I really wish they weren't in the same group!

There are 3
But no worries, We get an ice resurface in between

 

[WeirwoodTreeHugger]

Three teams. Guignard/Fabbri, Zagorski/Guirrero, and Coomes/Buckland

but still 100 times less annoying than Despacito


Oh, no. C/B do it too!? I must've blocked that out.

It's a nice song, but geez.

 

[Princessroja]

Modern's still fine.

I blame SYTYCD for the same broken lines, flexed feet, "imperfectly perfect" carriage, fake facial expressions. I wouldn't mind it if they incorporated technique from different genres more, but all they do is watered down ballet and jazz.

Oh, well, in that case! We can be friends. I actually dislike that style too. It's like competition-y lyrical mish-mash. It can be very watchable when done well but it does make my classically trained heart twitch a bit, yeah.

edit: The modern/contemporary terminology is still a bit sticky--all my UK/French friends call modern contemporary, as do a bunch of studios here in the States. IMO they're not the same thing at all, but that's another debate. But hence my immediate reaction

 

[Tigerlily87]

Hey, I didn't say anything about the judging itself, just that the optics are bad with having a Fed president on the panel... Because it doesn't look good

I’m Canadian and I approve this message

 

[cheerknithanson]

I kinda can't wait to get dinner. I only had one meal today and a lollipop. Oops.

 

[kevinVchicago]

What Kurt just said is right on: Z/G are not in the music; they're stepping on it.

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[Giselle]

I blame the Kerrs for make Muse popular in skating

 

[WeakAnkles]

Lowell & Carrie! Seven Swans! Michigan! Come Feel the Illinoise. ANY OF THEM WOULD WORK!

Seven Swans is one of my all time favorite songs.

Sufjan rules. He is theatrical enough that his music would work VERY well for ID>

 

[draqq]

Zagorski / Guerreiro

Also starting off with the choreo lift. Nice extension from Zagorski on the stationary lift. Good unison with the foot placement in the circular step, could have more speed (Level 4). A bit of a problem on the first two sets of twizzles, particularly with Zagorski on the first set (Level 3). Nice leap into the curve lift (but only Level 1). Combo spin could have more speed and a better upright spin but still high level (Level 4). A little out of sync in places in the midline step but good edges for the most part (Level 3). Good rotational lift and nice use of spread eagles into a simple choreo lift to end.

Compared to Guignard/Fabbri with another Muse program, it didn't have as much speed or power, but they do have stronger body lines and extension at times. Some mistakes on the twizzles and that one curve lift (not sure went wrong just yet), but I think they should go into second so far. They could still use more speed and a deeper connection between them.