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More Polish hype, wooot!!! Thanks TontoK and Mrs. P
2018 Olympic Figure Skating Free Dance
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I'm shaking my head at some of the people saying that V/M won only because of Gabi's costume malfunction. That's a disservice to V/M's hardwork and performance.
Honestly, the final scores shouldn't have been that close. P/C were pretty much overscored in the SD, they were gifted high TES despite their twizzle bobbles. V/M had to work twice as hard to earn their score despite skating superiorly in the SD. And don't get me started on the FD scores. All season long V/M were marked harshly but I'm glad they were finally given a well-deserved score by the judges.
Honestly, the final scores shouldn't have been that close. P/C were pretty much overscored in the SD, they were gifted high TES despite their twizzle bobbles. V/M had to work twice as hard to earn their score despite skating superiorly in the SD. And don't get me started on the FD scores. All season long V/M were marked harshly but I'm glad they were finally given a well-deserved score by the judges.
When the audience broke into rapturous applause right after the end of V/M FD performance, the sportscaster for SBS(South Korea) said, "the audience already decides who the winners are."
Yes, indeed.
The fall looked really painful. I wondered for a second whether they were going to continue. Thankfully, they seemed largely unhurt and carried on.
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Actually I thought not just with dance but with all the skating disciplines there was canned applause. There was another skating event where it was more obvious but I don't remember which one.
I love this FD, and I thought they skated it beautifully barring the fall. Hoping to see it performed perfectly in Milan LIVE
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V/M can do classical ballet very well. Have you seen their Valse Triste program? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzpD15nx348&t=162s It is one of my favs. If you give V/M Moonlight Sonata, they will perform the heck out of it as well. On the other hand, I do not think P/C can perform the heck out of Moulin Rouge. Their short program proved to me their lack of versatility. P/C have amazing flow in their edges, but it's not that much superior than Tessa and Scott's skating skills. Another brilliant aspect of VM's skating is the way Scott presents Tessa and vice versa. She takes care of him just as much as he takes care of her....It's like they both equally project their bodies to each other on ice. P/C are brilliant skaters, but they lack charisma.
I also think Cizeron shows too much bare chest for my liking, lol.....
Not an accurate statement. It has been there only 2 point deduction with that free skate. It happened once at 4cc on a choreographic twizzle that no other caller has called. They have been skating together for 18 months. Let's have a open mind here and allow them some time. Or should they just quit now in your opinion?
I don't believe a team that has failed to even to go to a worlds event by the age of 22/23 is going to suddenly rise and take on a team that won worlds at 19/20, and have the best skating skills and components of any team in the World at present. I like them; I think they can improve. There were issues with that freedance at 4cc that extended beyond the choreographic twizzles and there was at least one separation at another point in the programme (the second step sequence, i believe). Are they going to challenge Papadakis and Cizeron? In my opinion, no. Just like Piper and Paul are not likely to suddenly rise- they've reached pretty much their limit and plateaued. Could Firus Soucisse medal at a Worlds or Grand Prix? Probably.
The age they are is accurate; and so is the statement that they got two separation violations at 4cc. If you disagree with my opinion on what that means, then you disagree. But my statement was fully factually accurate.
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If you get Eurosport Player subscription you can watch it there
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Wow, I guess millions of people, including myself, who enjoyed and were moved by V/M's performance have no taste.
Look, I get we all have skaters that we love and that we don't prefer but this just sounds like bitterness and sour grapes over a team that you don't like. Isn't artistry subjective in the first place? I don't find V/M contrived or over-dramatic at all. What I see is versatility to work with different genres and musicality. They are able to play roles with perfection, and possess an intimacy that captures the audience (and also many teams strive to emulate). Even though I don't agree with your description of P/C's artistry, I myself understand that it's subjective.
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Ironically it's the first program by Chock and Bates that I have become a fan of (ironically because i hate this song in my guts). To think Olympic bronze was within their reach :sad21:
My mother also liked them best of all the American teams.
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Virtue and Moir are and always have been the burger and fries of skating.
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Am I wrong to say that it's what the user is basically implying? That those who prefer certain teams' programs that supposedly equate to tear-jerking corny performances have no taste? Because that's what it sounds like and hence my reply.
But anyways, we can agree to disagree about V/M.
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Well-seasoned organic gourmet burger, loaded with veggies, and sweet potato fries. Sounds damn good to me.
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Actually a compliment from you. Anway, the burger and fries team's artistry is more contrived than the team with the woman who can't even match leg lines with her partner and then gets dragged around by him.
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2015 called and wants its obsolete arguments against P/C back.
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Sara oozes confidence again like she did in Sochi but nowadays she's even stronger skater and performer than back then. I think her partnership with Kirill already have gelled, I was quite impressed by their sharpness throughout, there was no big errors finally and I think it allowed them to present their programs with abandon. Technically there was more quality than I've seen them doing - fully deserved PB I'd say. I believe they are destined to do achieve some remarkable things. Polish Eurosport commentators were praising them, one of them pointed out sophisticated arms movements of Hurtado that complimented music to the boot in Free Skate.
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