2022 Winter Olympics: Rhythm Dance

rinkside_user · Feb 13, 2022

brigit66 said:
Sk at nepela throphy got 75.06 and 120.46 so what wr? you mixed up wr with personal best.

After 2017-18, record scores were archived, hence 120.46 was indeed a WR back then, in the current +5/-5 system. That's why I referred to it as "due to the clean slate" as it was not indicative of their prowess, they simply skated early in the CS circuit. I didn't mix up anything.

discodisco · Feb 13, 2022

NanaPat said:
I think the theme was musicals but the pattern was Finnstep (an ice dance version of quickstep based on an OD by Rahkamo and Kokko, who are long-retired Finnish ice dancers).

It was like last year!

Oops. I don't typically pay too much to RD or ice dance... my bad! I do remember Rahkamo and Kokko though.

brigit66 · Feb 13, 2022

rinkside_user said:
After 2017-18, record scores were archived, hence 120.46 was indeed a WR back then, in the current +5/-5 system. That's why I referred to it as "due to the clean slate" as it was not indicative of their prowess, they simply skated early in the CS circuit. I didn't mix up anythin

Ok, but I didnt mean Wr like that.
Anyway, Pc going to olympic games had the highest short and free program score. 14 months has passed since Vm won free program(GPF 2016) . They were favourite to win.Their first 3 elements got near the maximum goe...
This year is little different.

rinkside_user · Feb 13, 2022

brigit66 said:
Ok, but I didnt mean Wr like that.
Anyway, Pc going to olympic games had the highest short and free program score. 14 months has passed since Vm won free program(GPF 2016) . They were favourite to win.Their first 3 elements got near the maximum goe...
This year is little different.

No. V/M had the SD record before PyeongChang (from 2017 Skate Canada), P/C had the FD and combined (from 2018 Euros).

This year is different because S/K have way less edge over P/C as the French are the record holders in every segment. That's what I've been trying to prove here.

tulosai · Feb 13, 2022

moonvine said:
They're just waiting their turn. I would not necessarily say they are a "distant third." At US Nationals 2021 they outskated C/B who had an obvious twizzle error in the FD. They should have at least gotten 2nd. What's frustrating is that the places are basically predetermined regardless of how the skate goes. (I'm not the only one who said they should have gotten 2nd, heck, the Flutzes and Waxels ladies said they should actually have won the whole thing). At this past Nationals they were a pretty distant third but this time it was they who had the obvious twizzle error.

Yeah I should have been clearer. What I meant to say was that their skating reflects the fact that indeed they should not be a distant third at this point, but looking at their scores and results both nationally and internationally one would not know that. I too find it frustrating and a pity, and honestly it is very frustrating that these predetermined orders do still exist in ice dance to the degree that they do.

NanaPat · Feb 13, 2022

discodisco said:
Oops. I don't typically pay too much to RD or ice dance... my bad! I do remember Rahkamo and Kokko though.

Not a problem. It's very confusing. Like for this year, the pattern is midnight blues, the rhythm is blues, and the theme i street dance. How random is that (the blues/street dance part)?

It's interesting that the skaters who inspire pattern dances are not always "top skaters", but are the "quirky ones". Two current competitors who are having their dances converted to pattern dances are Gilles/Poirier and Kaliszek/Spodyriev,

discodisco · Feb 13, 2022

NanaPat said:
Not a problem. It's very confusing. Like for this year, the pattern is midnight blues, the rhythm is blues, and the theme i street dance. How random is that (the blues/street dance part)?

It's interesting that the skaters who inspire pattern dances are not always "top skaters", but are the "quirky ones". Two current competitors who are having their dances converted to pattern dances are Gilles/Poirier and Kaliszek/Spodyriev,

I agree. Totally random mix. When I think of blues I think of sultry and steamy, or at least a bit dark and gruff. I think that's where lyrics let us down a bit...

re: the new patterns - that's really interesting. I'd love to know how all that comes to pass.

YuBluByMe · Feb 13, 2022

Yeah, I like them. A little hiccup on the….death spiral thingie.

YuBluByMe · Feb 13, 2022

Aight, Chock and Bates! Do it like the team event!

YuBluByMe · Feb 13, 2022

Moms: This dance is ominous. It’s alien.
Me: They’re doing their job then!

speed100 · Feb 17, 2022

anonymoose_au said:
Should we be afraid?

Heh Piper "We're still standing"

His last name means "clumsy".

labgoat · Feb 19, 2022

Anyone able to find RD or FD video with commentary. I am looking for Olly & Belinda if possible since I can't find Tanith on USA network

GoneWithTheWind · Feb 19, 2022

labgoat said:
Anyone able to find RD or FD video with commentary. I am looking for Olly & Belinda if possible since I can't find Tanith on USA network

If you're looking for full streams, here's some with Belinda and Olly from CBC:
SP - https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1996209731879
FS - https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1996236867895

labgoat · Feb 19, 2022

GoneWithTheWind said:
If you're looking for full streams, here's some with Belinda and Olly from CBC:
SP - https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1996209731879
FS - https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1996236867895

Thanks

Cilla70 · Feb 26, 2022

litenkyckling said:
I think that despite the result being not what they wanted, 2018 is the best thing that could've happened to them. They've pushed since then and are better than they were then.

I agree even though I think P/C would have won if the costume issue had not happened. Would have been close. I like V/M but they would have had to change their style of programs this Olympic quad. The styles are so diverse among the dance teams, not just the normal classical, romantic, flowing themes.