2024 Skate America Rhythm Dance

[elektra blue]

+ 10 for Waterloo

 

[IceDancingQueen]

Madi looking classy as always

 

[CellarDweller]

Ahhhhhh Abba!

 

[momrk]

Very curious to see how Leah and Artem do in this field

 

[labgoat]

These two have such lovely transitions done at speed and have clearly worked hard since I first saw this program. It is a favorite of mine as an ABBA fan.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

please don’t remind the audience that she was only 17 when you got married

 

[LadyB]

I love Evan but it looks like he’s got his trousers up as high as my grandpa… which is not matching with what Madi is serving

THey're married now - he doesn't have to make an effort anymore

 

[CoyoteChris]

Edge jump queen!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

6. Leah NESET / Artem MARKELOV
Waterloo, Dancing Queen, Gimme Gimme Gimme, choreo by Kaitlyn Weaver

DiStW3 + DiStM3
PSt2 (love the held edges)
SqTwW3 + SqTwM4 (very close together, Artem nearly runs into Leah and she breaks on the first set)
ChRS1 +
RoLi4 (really amazing split position)

RD: 69.68 (4th)

This team has done a great job transitioning from juniors to seniors, and are technically very strong with a fun program. I hope they find something to make them stand out in the extremely crowded field of US ice dance, be it a signature program or move.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

I really liked that!

 

[CellarDweller]

*sings* every little thing that you say or do, I'm hung up! I'm hung up on you!!

LOL

 

[norwegianfairytale]

They get extra point for skating to Abba, particular since nobody of the 6 Swedish ID teams does... (Okay i´m guessing but at least 4 of teams aren´t)

 

[Ichatdelune]

Well I hope Leah & Artem have better luck than Olivia Flores did.

This made me very confused until I googled to see who Isabella Flores had married

 

[el henry]

Now that junior team (Leah and Artem) translated well ... I am impressed by the speed and lifts.

 

[labgoat]

If I were judging that would go into first

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I’d assume that goes ahead of D/S in the scores but we’ll see

 

[labgoat]

This made me very confused until I googled to see who Isabella Flores had married

 

[CellarDweller]

Raffaella Carrà - Pedro

 

[auser]

Nice rotational lift from Leah and Artem.

 

[skylark]

Leah and Artem really channeled Lily James and her co-star in Mamma Mia 2, dancing to Waterloo! Love it.