2024 Skate America Free Dance

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ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Skate America 2024​

Oct 18 - Oct 20, 2024

Credit Union of Texas Event Center
200 E. Stacy Road #1350
Allen, Texas 75002
USA

Map

Free Dance
Sunday, October 20
13:22 CDT (UTC -5)

Time in Other Places​

• ISU Event Page
• Announcement
• Schedule
• Start Time for Each Team
• Entries
• Planned Program Content
• Detailed Results and Protocols

Start Order and Live Results


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StN.	Name	Nation	Rank	Points
_	Warm-Up Group 1​
1	Elizabeth TKACHENKO / Alexei KILIAKOV	ISR	10	65.13
2	Annabelle MOROZOV / Jeffrey CHEN	USA	9	66.57
3	Leah NESET / Artem MARKELOV	USA	8	69.68
4	Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK	CZE	7	70.09
5	Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain le GAC	CAN	6	70.38
_	Warm-Up Group 2​
6	Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK	ESP	5	70.99
7	Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER	CAN	4	71.75
8	Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN	GEO	3	73.16
9	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	2	77.88
10	Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON	GBR	1	83.56

Entries​

No.​	Name​	Nation​
1	Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER SP: "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley; "Suspicious Mind" by Elvis Presley; "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis Presley FD: "This Is a Man’s Man’s Man’s World" by James Brown; "You Don’t Own Me" by Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Black Canary, Brenna Whitaker; choreo by Marie-France Dubreuil (SP); Zachary Donohue (FS)	CAN
2	Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC RD: "Rich Man's Frug".by Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields & Christina Applegate, 2005 Broadway Revival Cast; "Rich Man's Frug" by Fosse Ensemble, Original Broadway Cast of Fosse FD: "Man with a Harmonica" by Ennio Morricone; "Lone Rider" (Spaghetti Western soundtrack) by Stephan Sechi, Hollywood Film Music Orchestra; "For the Love of Gold" (Spaghetti Western soundtrack) by Stephan Sechi, Hollywood Film Music Orchestra; "Devil Got You Beat".by Blues Saraceno; choreo by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer, Samuel Chouinard, Émilie Josset	CAN
3	Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK RD: "Love Me Do" by The Beatles; "Help!" by The Beatles; "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles; "She Loves You" by The Beatles FD: "Pulling a Thread" by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet; "The Secret History" by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet; "An Invincible Summer" by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet; "The Architect" by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet; "Portrait of a Courtesan" by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet; choreo by Matteo Zanni, Denis Lodola, Garett Smith	CZE
4	Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK RD: "Move Over" by Janis Joplin; "Piece of my Heart" by Big Brother, The Holding Company & Janis Joplin, Jerry Ragovoy & Bert Berns! "Touch Me" by The Doors, Robby Krieger FD: "Resurrection" (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "Seduction" (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "House Atreides" (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "A Time of Quiet Between the Storms" (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "Trailer 3 Music Dune Part Two" (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "The Feeling Begins" by Peter Gabriel; choreo by Marie-France Dubreuil; Romain Hagenauer	ESP
5	Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON RD: "Le Freak" by Chic; "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder FD: Beyoncé medley: "Halo," "End of Time," "Crazy in Love (remix);" choreo by Romain Haguenauer, Samuel Chouinard, Ginette Cournoyer	GBR
6	Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN RD: "Lady Marmalade" by Sheila; "Music Is My Way of Life;" "Lady Marmalade" by Girl's Generation FD: "Kashmir" by Bond; "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin; "The Rain Song" by Beth Hart; "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin; choreo by Marie-France Dubreuil; Romain Hagenauer; Samuel Chouinard	GEO
WD	Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN RD: "Boogie Shoes" by KC and The Sunshine Band; "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Wilson Pickett, Chris Kenner FD: "Phantasia" (Based on „The Phantom of the Opera“) by Andrew and Julian Llyod Webber, Sarah Chang; choreo by Pasquale Camerlengo	GER
7	Elizabeth TKACHENKO / Alexei KILIAKOV RD: "Svalutation" by Adriano Celentano; "Donna, Donna Mia" by Toto Cutugno; "Amore No" by Adriano Celentano FD: "Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia" (from "Spartacus") by Aram Khatchaturian; choreo by Alexei Kiliakov, David Cipolleschi, Pierre Souquet-Basiege	ISR
8	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES RD: "Hawaii 5-0" by Jive Bunny; "Let’s Twist Again" by Jive Bunny; "Rock Around the Clock" by Jive Bunny; "The Madison Watusi with Lucy" by The Dovells; "Nitty Gritty" by Skeewiff; "Stayin Alive" by Bee Gees; "Car Wash;" "Blame it on the Boogie" by The Jacksons; "YMCA" by Village People; "Last Dance" by Donna Summer FD: "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck; "Take Five" by Juju; choreo by Marie-France Dubreuil, Sam Chouinard, Massimo Scali	USA
WD	Isabella FLORES / Ivan DESYATOV RD: "You Never Can Tell" (inspired by Pulp Fiction) by Chuck Berry; "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang; "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis FD: Poor Things soundtrack; choreo by Kaitlyn Weaver	USA
9	Annabelle MOROZOV / Jeffrey CHEN RD: "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown, the Isley Brothers; "Feel Good" by James Brown, the Isley Brothers; "Shout "by James Brown, The Isley Brothers FD: Star Wars (soundtrack) by John Williams; choreo by Nikolai Morozov	USA
10	Leah NESET / Artem MARKELOV RD: “Waterloo,” “Dancing Queen,” and “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” by ABBA FD: “My Love Will Never Die” by AG and Claire Wyndham, “Hold Your Breath” by Astyria and “Gloria Regali” by Tommee Profitt and Fleurie; choreo by Kaitlyn Weaver, Elena Dostatni, Nikolai Morozov	USA

 

[slider11]

Seniors seem to be a huge adjustment for Elizabeth and Alexei. Love the RD costumes but the music was not relatable and both skaters seemed to be struggling. Hoping they embrace their Spartacus!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Yet again, I have a scheduling conflict with the free dance, so here are my thoughts from the practices today:

In the first group, I expect to see Neset/Markelov, Lauriault/Le Gac, and the Mrazeks climb up after the FD. All three of them have very strong programs. Neset/Markelov and the Mrazeks in particular are such strong skaters, and these programs both have real "wow" moments, so I expect to see big scores for them. There's a really cool hydroglide move and stationary lift from Katerina and Daniel, and their speed and power is just remarkable. Neset and Markelov are also so good - I love their kneebend - and I like the intensity of this FD for them. I expect to see both teams shooting up in the rankings over the next few seasons. Lauriault/Le Gac aren't nearly as strong in terms of skating skills compared to the other two teams, but their free program is so much fun and I expect the crowd to go wild. I do hope they rework a few parts of it, because it feels like it ends a bit abruptly, but I love the concept.

Olivia and Tim have done a lot of work on their free dance, including modifying the lift that gave them trouble at Nebelhorn. I didn't get to see the full program, but it looks much improved overall. Fabbri/Ayer's FD isn't quite as strong as their RD - they just excel so much with that Elvis program but in the free get lost in the shuffle a little bit more. They are still wonderful basic skaters, but the RD overall looked more polished and powerful. Davis/Smolkin's FD is far stronger than their RD - in particular, Gleb does a very good job with his partnering and basic skating, and it's a unique program that will hopefully help them stand out with a lot of strong choreo and lift elements. The skating skills and speed are noticeably better in this program than in the RD. I'm not sold on Chock/Bates's FD - it's very technically difficult and they do a good job selling it, but it feels quite one-note the whole time. It's not bad, but it's not memorable either. However, I expect they will improve it a lot after this competition, as they always do. Fear/Gibson's FD isn't nearly as strong as their RD - the first half really exposes the skating skill issues. On their serpentine step, they were noticeably slower than other teams and Lilah's ankles were really shaky on some of those turns. However, the second half is a lot of fun. I think the music choices are great, and there are some amazing choreo moments, but I do want it to end with a little more pizzaz. Right now, they do the choreo step but it kind of fizzles out at the end. As long as they're clean, they will probably take the title here thanks to their RD lead, but I could easily see Chock and Bates winning the FD.

I also have some important costume news:

Olivia and Tim (with an e) have changed their costumes! Olivia is now in a spectacular white dress that is much more film-accurate (and flattering imo), and Tim is still in the Party City suit but there is no floppy orange handkerchief! We all cheered (except for the lovely folks running the WTF awards who have now lost a nominee).

Also, in both programs, Madi has one of the most gorgeous dresses I've ever seen and Evan is in a basic suit. Let the man wear sparkles, for heaven's sake! He looks like a financial advisor who got lost on the way to work.
And finally, happy birthday to Gage Brown! (Jean-Luc Baker gave him a shout-out on stream)

 

[elektra blue]

 

[moonvine]

Whew. I have nothing left for dance. I gave it all to Kevin

 

[CellarDweller]

 

[jorge2912]

I'm here!!! Ready and waiting the YouTube open the Livestream

 

[norwegianfairytale]

 

[auser]

 

[auser]

I have spotted no nominees yet in this first group. Anyone else?

 

[elektra blue]

I have spotted no nominees yet in this first group. Anyone else?

they're all a disappointment, even those who won last year

 

[norwegianfairytale]

I have questions again to the Canadians costume

 

[4everchan]

I am here.... i am researching ways to cook guinea fowl... it will be interesting

at least something will be satisfying tonight : my dinner LOL

 

[elektra blue]

I have questions again to the Canadians costume

it's that they're actually french

 

[jorge2912]

they're all a disappointment, even those who won last year

I see that this season will be very dynamic and will bring many surprises

 

[elektra blue]

I am here.... i am researching ways to cook guinea fowl... it will be interesting

at least something will be satisfying tonight : my dinner LOL

want some popcorn?

 

[auser]

Ooh I like Anabelle's black dress. I would wear that.

 

[Dawn825]

I like this girl's hair

 

[elektra blue]

I see that this season will be very dynamic and will bring many surprises

we're talking about questionable fashion choices, so i hope you're right. check out our What the Fabric costume award Alexei won in his category

 

[elektra blue]

I like this girl's hair

she looks like a teenager princess Diana