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He said it in the free dance as well lol
2024 NHK Trophy Women's Free Skate
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Doesn't it depend on which part of the UK you're from?
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There is a road near me in NZ called Worcester St. (pronounced Wooster for the uninitiated). I nearly died when a real estate agent pronounced it War-chester (he was a Yank, mind you). He swore that his Kiwi colleague had lived on the street all her life and pronounced it that way! I didn't get the house...probably just as well.It's just one of those British English things, where you look at a word and you omit or rearrange half the letters when saying it, like Beaulieu, Marylebone, Wriothesley, Worcester, one of the pronunciations of Ralph, etc etc
[a list of reasons and circumstances that I'll keep to myself] I watched only the last 4 skaters and I watched them with the sound off.
I knew the result so this was only because of sheer pleasure of watching clean programs. Which means, I also did not pay much attention to the rotation contest going on or to the scores. So these are plain aesthetic impressions I got from movement sans music:
Alyssa...
...captured me instantly: her edges
speed energetic rhythm organic flow from one element to another not overly complicated yet stunningly beautiful body positions No idea what music she could be skating to (something in my brain was screaming Duft Punk 
) but she clearly enjoyed it, enjoyment is infectious and so, whatever the music... 
Talking about infectious enjoyment,
Yuna...
...enjoyed her star moment from her first step on ice
It was in her eyes, in her smile, in her gesture, and it took the crowd with her. After Alyssa, she did not look as edgy as the previous skater. She showed nice extensions though, nice accents of musical phrasing. The rhythm was slower than Alyssa's but still, Yuna kept it from element to element nicely. Couldn't guess the music either but, honestly, I didn't even try guessing because it.made me think about cheesy lyrical pop pieces I hate. But, without music and with Yuna's emotional investment, her program was a joy to watch
Mone...
...impressed me the least, which doesn't mean that she didn't impress. She reminded me of junior skating, talented junior skating. She was the only one of the top 4 who looked nervous and hence less convincing. She was visibly cautious before jumps, her spins felt slower, but she was very, very accurate with everything, with elements, with positions held. And she accomplished them, accomplished everything and was overjoyed. The music... Was there music? Never mind. She's young. She can skate to the music some other time when there is no such burden of responsibility on these young frail shoulders. Thus far, for her brave effort... [Mone gets a new fan]
...and then...
Kaori...
...took off and board ads blurred in the background. There is experience of speed and there is experience of speeeeeeed that makes an instant difference 'But this is only part of the story. For the web is dark and full of spoilers: I knew what piece of music Kaori was going to skate to. I must confess, Bob Foss has a special place in my heart. That's why I consciously retained from watching this program until she skated it clean. In my book, Kaori was perfect for Bob Foss; so her skating had to be perfect, too. Bob Foss is about sass, about bitterness, about bite, but above everything Bob Foss is about power. And power is exactly what Kaori is. So I saw her standing, a trademark Bob Foss pose, her eyes, her smile, and my insides went hell yesss!
Kaori is the skater whom I could watch gliding for hours; well, I couldn't in this program because she had little time to glide. The program was all steps, turns, elements, very packed, very intense... More complicated rhythm than those seen before (well, it's jazz, it has syncope) and I could recognize the musical piece in phrasing and in the end... the old good priceless celebration of NHK home crowd
In general, I liked muted FS a lot. I enjoyed choreography or... What's choreography in modern FS? It basically consists of bits and accents: a start pose, an end pose, some stretches or sways between the elements. However, a skilled skater who uses these bits and accents timely, with rhythm, phrasing, character, and personality, will impress anyway. So thank you, skilled skaters. You impressed
I knew the result so this was only because of sheer pleasure of watching clean programs. Which means, I also did not pay much attention to the rotation contest going on or to the scores. So these are plain aesthetic impressions I got from movement sans music:
Alyssa...
...captured me instantly: her edges
speed energetic rhythm organic flow from one element to another not overly complicated yet stunningly beautiful body positions No idea what music she could be skating to (something in my brain was screaming Duft Punk ) but she clearly enjoyed it, enjoyment is infectious and so, whatever the music... Talking about infectious enjoyment,
Yuna...
...enjoyed her star moment from her first step on ice
It was in her eyes, in her smile, in her gesture, and it took the crowd with her. After Alyssa, she did not look as edgy as the previous skater. She showed nice extensions though, nice accents of musical phrasing. The rhythm was slower than Alyssa's but still, Yuna kept it from element to element nicely. Couldn't guess the music either but, honestly, I didn't even try guessing because it.made me think about cheesy lyrical pop pieces I hate. But, without music and with Yuna's emotional investment, her program was a joy to watch Mone...
...impressed me the least, which doesn't mean that she didn't impress. She reminded me of junior skating, talented junior skating. She was the only one of the top 4 who looked nervous and hence less convincing. She was visibly cautious before jumps, her spins felt slower, but she was very, very accurate with everything, with elements, with positions held. And she accomplished them, accomplished everything and was overjoyed. The music... Was there music? Never mind. She's young. She can skate to the music some other time when there is no such burden of responsibility on these young frail shoulders. Thus far, for her brave effort...
[Mone gets a new fan]...and then...
Kaori...
...took off and board ads blurred in the background. There is experience of speed and there is experience of speeeeeeed that makes an instant difference
'But this is only part of the story. For the web is dark and full of spoilers: I knew what piece of music Kaori was going to skate to. I must confess, Bob Foss has a special place in my heart. That's why I consciously retained from watching this program until she skated it clean. In my book, Kaori was perfect for Bob Foss; so her skating had to be perfect, too. Bob Foss is about sass, about bitterness, about bite, but above everything Bob Foss is about power. And power is exactly what Kaori is. So I saw her standing, a trademark Bob Foss pose, her eyes, her smile, and my insides went hell yesss! Kaori is the skater whom I could watch gliding for hours; well, I couldn't in this program because she had little time to glide. The program was all steps, turns, elements, very packed, very intense... More complicated rhythm than those seen before (well, it's jazz, it has syncope
) and I could recognize the musical piece in phrasing and in the end... the old good priceless celebration of NHK home crowd In general, I liked muted FS a lot. I enjoyed choreography or... What's choreography in modern FS? It basically consists of bits and accents: a start pose, an end pose, some stretches or sways between the elements. However, a skilled skater who uses these bits and accents timely, with rhythm, phrasing, character, and personality, will impress anyway. So thank you, skilled skaters. You impressed
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