2025 NHK Trophy Free Dance

[discodisco]

they are much slower and less clean in their positions than before... but maybe, my knowledge has improved LOL and I am a tougher judge... it's been a long time. Even the twizzles... which was their trademark are slower. Of course, it's their first event. They could improve.

Slllllllooooooooooooooowwwww...

I don't remember them a ton from when they were previously skating, but I was pretty surprised to notice how shallow her edges were at NHK. I thought that her look at the end when she started him for about almost 10 seconds, had the look of resigned acceptance that this comeback is not going to turn out the way they had wanted.

I thought she was noticeably weaker than him in terms of skating skills (I'm not saying he is out of this world) and while I agree that their twizzles were quite precise, they don't cover a lot of ice, and in general all of their patterns looked small with less ice coverage than the top teams for sure.

Maybe it's because some of the teams above them had more upbeat music and themes, but they skated to a slow piece and looked slow, whereas some teams can skate to a slow piece and have great speed and ice coverage. It was pretty clear that, sadly for them, they are nowhere near as close to the top as a lot of people thought they would be. Forget about top five in the world - at this point it doesn't look like they will be top five in the US.

 

[discodisco]

it's a very weird choice indeed... but then, they have their own reasons for coming back and for selecting their music. Now that I have seen them, how emotional they have been and their reaction in the KNC, I believe it was a personal endeavour, proving themselves that Maia's illness didn't stop them in the end. Being there, competing at this level, is a huge victory. Of course, I am probably reading too much into things... but that 's what I felt when I saw them at the end.

Interesting.... I saw a sad acceptance. Look at him closely and you see him swallowing as if he's trying to not let go of his emotions, and she looks as if she could start tearing up any second as well, and it didn't look as if it was due to satisfaction or having achieved a goal

 

[4everchan]

Interesting.... I saw a sad acceptance. Look at him closely and you see him swallowing as if he's trying to not let go of his emotions, and she looks as if she could start tearing up any second as well, and it didn't look as if it was due to satisfaction or having achieved a goal

It can be a bit of both. Personal reasons first and then, with all the work done, hopes of getting closer to the top arise... And then, deflation. Who knows really...