2023 World Championships Free Dance

[Lamente Ariane]

To quote a former teacher, "if you want to send a message, call Western Union." I feel like considering all the flying and energy consumption it takes to maintain an artificial indoor rink it's a bit rich to be lectured by elite figure skaters about climate change... like, Greta Thunberg would not approve lol.

That being said, without the voice overs and stuff I greatly enjoy the Taschlers skating

 

[Mauve]

The Taschlers really are a revelation for me at this Worlds. I'm amazed at both theirs performances!

 

[anonymoose_au]

My boyfriend: "But what if you had a program where all the voiceovers were commentators saying nice things about you?"

Can you imagine?!

Would the judges punish or love you for being that uppity I wonder!

But yeah where's the Ice Scope on the twizzles?!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Two spots for Czechia secured!

 

[4everchan]

I hope the judges will keep some SBs for some of the Canadian skaters too just saying

 

[purplecat]

As much as I loved their rd, I found myself nodding off in this fd. Oh gosh still 8 more teams to stay awake for... Oh that scream will help me wake up lol

 

[4everchan]

and i played this with my student today

 

[labgoat]

The Taschlers are our new power team ala Hubbell/Donohue. I love their power and depth of edges. Wonderful skills. I like the program, it has a universal concept that I can get behind. This American puts them ahead of Carreira/Ponomarenko.

Personal Opinion: If you don't believe in climate change, then you haven't been paying attention. How we deal with it, or not, is what is up for debate. This program is about them being ice, melting ice, frozen ice, flowing ice and that is what I see in this program.

 

[labgoat]

I feel like considering all the flying and energy consumption it takes to maintain an artificial indoor rink it's a bit rich to be lectured by elite figure skaters about climate change... like, Greta Thunberg would not approve lol.

I have to admit this thought crossed my mind. Also how much longer before we are no longer able to have natural ice and/or maintain artificial ice.

 

[4everchan]

Really? (serious question)

there were voiceovers from commentators.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Lovely spin position just now.

 

[labgoat]

Now for the sublime beauty of posture and lyrical movement in a classical package that the lovely Finns represent. At this point I find myself not caring about the scores and just accepting the performances as gifts.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Not the perfect skate they'd have wanted but I love Juulia and this program and I think this'll be enough for Orihara/Pirinen to come next season so I'm content

 

[Lamente Ariane]

That was nice but also... reminded me that it's almost 2 AM...

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Come on, there was no way that was better than the Japanese. Just about everyone would agree.

The Japanese team won the Free, they lost overall because of the Short.

And to put it bluntly and perhaps unempathetically, it's nobody else's fault but theirs that they scored below the Americans in the Short. The judges were fully prepared to go with them, but Dai's twizzle mistake robbed them of exactly those points they would have needed to go higher here.

 

[auser]

Lovely lifts from the FIN team in this dance.

 

[anonymoose_au]

I have to admit this thought crossed my mind. Also how much longer before we are no longer able to have natural ice and/or maintain artificial ice.

Yeah that crossed my mind too! Are they buying carbon offsets for the travelling?

Also, dramatic voice overs often take you out of a program, which is also a drawback to such programs.

But yeah I would hope everyone accepts climate change and that we have to fix it quick!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

there were voiceovers from commentators.

Someone should do a Blades of Glory style gala program and get their coaches to record enthusiastic fake commentary to play over it... maybe Charlie and Tanith for a MIDA team?

 

[YuBluByMe]

This my team, yall!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Someone should do a Blades of Glory style gala program and get their coaches to record enthusiastic fake commentary to play over it... maybe Charlie and Tanith for a MIDA team?

Jean Luc and Kaitlin could kill such a program! You know it and I know it

Yeah take us to the club Alison and Saulius! (Did she get her citizenship there yet?)