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2021 Finlandia Trophy: Free Dance

Bcash

Final Flight
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It's beautiful, obviously. But I wish they had chosen something more dramatic for the Olympics. Standing ovation music.
Fauré is an inspired choice IMO. Rich interiority is their thing. I even wish they'd chosen something more subtle from his body of works. Don't know whose version of the piece they are using. Dupré's is markedly more emotional than others.
 

Lamente Ariane

Skating Skills -5, Fashion +3, Camp +4
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Curses, I just checked and I second guessed my instinct to put H/K in fifth and went with L/L… what was I thinking?
 

Bcash

Final Flight
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Feb 18, 2017
exactly, add that i don't like lyrical stuff...
But it's not about lyrical or non-lyrical (if that's even a thing). It's about taking the music as the ground under you and dance/skate away. P/C has always had the most musically coherent/integral programs. I would think that's a step forward for the sport compared to a concept-driven program or a program that seeks to "wow" or representational in the conventional sense (animal or human characters).
 

brigit66

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But it's not about lyrical or non-lyrical (if that's even a thing). It's about taking the music as the ground under you and dance/skate away. P/C has always had the most musically coherent/integral programs. I would think that's a step forward for the sport compared to a concept-driven program or a program that seeks to "wow" or representational in the conventional sense (animal or human characters).
yeah, they dont get it, for them there is only lyrical and non lyrical stuff. It is not so simple
 

Skatesocs

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But it's not about lyrical or non-lyrical (if that's even a thing). It's about taking the music as the ground under you and dance/skate away. P/C has always had the most musically coherent/integral programs. I would think that's a step forward for the sport compared to a concept-driven program or a program that seeks to "wow" or representational in the conventional sense (animal or human characters).
I agree that they've moved the sport forward - they have the best dance quality of any ID team I've watched, and it's a godsend. But I think the FD doesn't work yet.
 

Andrea82

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Feb 16, 2014
Protocols


Papadakis got Level 2 on One Foot Step Sequence.
2 10s in Performance (French and Estonian judge)
5 10s in Composition (Canada, Finland, USA, Lithuania and Estonia)
4 10s in Interpretation (Canada, France, Lithuania and Estonia)

Chock/Bates have the highest base value

Gibson's twizzle got Level 3. Level 2 for both on Step Sequence.

Spanish couples
H/K with higher base value (because Khaliavin got Level 3 in the step sequence). However, S/D received higher GOE putting them in the lead in terms of TES.
PCS
J1 (Can): S/D
J2 (Fin): H/K
J3 (Aus): S/D (by a considerable margin)
J4 (Fra): S/D
J5 (GBR): S/D
J6 (USA): S/D (by a pretty considerable margin)
J7 (Lit): H/K
J8 (Est): tied
 
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Seven Sisters

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Jul 17, 2018
There are still a couple teams we haven’t seen—Stepanova/Bukin, Hawayek/Baker—but we’ve seen most of them now and my pick for clear and away the best set of programs this season will surprise absolutely no one here. But I shall not name them lest I offend my friends Ichat and Elektra with my level of enthusiasm :)
 

Skatesocs

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There are still a couple teams we haven’t seen—Stepanova/Bukin, Hawayek/Baker—but we’ve seen most of them now and by pick for clear and away the best set of programs this season will surprise absolutely no one here. But I shall not name them lest I offend my friends Ichat and Elektra with my level of enthusiasm :)
P/C?
 

elektra blue

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But it's not about lyrical or non-lyrical (if that's even a thing). It's about taking the music as the ground under you and dance/skate away. P/C has always had the most musically coherent/integral programs. I would think that's a step forward for the sport compared to a concept-driven program or a program that seeks to "wow" or representational in the conventional sense (animal or human characters).
i know, right, but i'm not that sophisticated, actually i'm quite uneducated and simple almost shallow :LOL: what can i do? i realise how great they are, they deserve what they get, but they're just not my cuppa
 
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