2025 NHK Trophy Rhythm Dance

[auser]

Oh thank goodness, I'm so glad for Caroline and Michael! This is one of my favorite RDs of the season (admittedly there's not been a lot of competition for that top spot, lol, but adding Jean-Luc Baker to their team has been so good for them)

I like his choreo for them.

 

[labgoat]

depends which ones are you faves LOL... j/k. should be okay... send me a list LOL

green & parsons need support, utana & masaya and wolf/tsar cause they are such hard workers

 

[auser]

I have to watch today because I am working through the entire event tomorrow.
May I trust you folks to cheer for my faves in my place?

Of course but please remind me who to cheer extra loud for.

 

[labgoat]

Of course but please remind me who to cheer extra loud for.

spencer & emily, jimmy ma, yuna aoki
see the others above

 

[auser]

spencer & emily, jimmy ma, yuna aoki
see the others above

I love them all. I love Green and Parsons dance style with Baker's choreo. Count on me to cheer extra loud while you do something more productive.

 

[labgoat]

green & parsons need support, utana & masaya and wolf/tsar cause they are such hard workers

thank you so much!

 

[museksk8r]

Oh no Marco, your twizzle

I haven’t had the opportunity to watch this yet, but will catch it on replay. Marco has really been struggling with his twizzles since last season. I know there has been a lot of opposition to the scoring from this team, but the reality is they have often not put down clean skates since 2024 Worlds when they had the FD mishap with her dress getting caught in her blade.

 

[4everchan]

green & parsons need support, utana & masaya and wolf/tsar cause they are such hard workers

I will see what I can do...it will be easier for me to cheer for some of them than the others

 

[4everchan]

spencer & emily, jimmy ma, yuna aoki
see the others above

done

 

[Skater Boy]

THe only team who really should be happy is Green and Parsons. Fear and Gibson got lucky with the dance choice for RD and still are reather mediocre. THey would not score as well if it was a waltz, polka, rumba. The Italians only blessing might be if they don't make the GP finals maybe they can regroup but even their technical skill considered maybe the best in the world isnt holding up. Lauence and Guillaume are really really looking good for OGM as this underwhelming. and talk about underwhelming the Shib sibs. Yikes. They have fallen between American teams including one not know very well. I said it before ID is full of good teams but not iconic right now.

 

[Dawn825]

I love the Taschlers. I almost teared up at one moment during the program lol. I feel lucky to have seen them live at Skam a few years ago.
I want the Shibs to have a successful comeback, but that SP is just noise and no music. I hope they ditch it asap.
Thank you to the two teams that let me wake up to the Backstreet Boys, I gotta change my alarm great choice for the Italians.

 

[sworddance21]

I vehemently dislike this 90s rhythm dance thing.

 

[NanaPat]

I vehemently dislike this 90s rhythm dance thing.

When Backstreet Boys is a relief. Well, yeah.

 

[lariko]

I just kinda enjoyed the event without worrying about scoring, and I am so happy to see W/Tz skate well and same for G/P. I am wondering if Czech team is not favored simply due to aesthetics, not their dancing

 

[apgold]

I vehemently dislike this 90s rhythm dance thing.

How many times do we have to hear "I'm too Sexy" - was it chosen due the fact that they mention "Milan" in the lyrics? I liked the Spice Girls back in the day, they were kitschy Girl Power fun, but their music was not good for the most part. Was never a fan of the BSBs but I actually enjoyed W/T's skate more than the Italians. Perhaps because they are a younger team and Charlene and Marco are in their mid 30s.

As for the Shibs return, looks like their OG bid will be an uphill climb. They didn't look bad but they lost a lot of levels and Maia had a slight stumble at the end. And Alex's apology about the video of his berating Maia was pretty lame. I'm glad they addressed it, but I'm not buying it.

 

[moonvine]

When Backstreet Boys is a relief. Well, yeah.

I never want to hear “I’m too sexy” again

 

[labgoat]

I never want to hear “I’m too sexy” again

only Allison & Saulius and Daniela Ivantiskiy /Matthew Sperry of Finland did it justice
the rest need to try another piece of music

 

[Violet Sky]

Alex finally apologized - Shibutani siblings address leaked video of Alex berating Maia https://www.espn.com/olympics/figur...lings-address-leaked-video-alex-berating-maia
However, the harm has been done and the public apology should have come sooner IMO.

 

[bramweld]

Alex finally apologized - Shibutani siblings address leaked video of Alex berating Maia https://www.espn.com/olympics/figur...lings-address-leaked-video-alex-berating-maia
However, the harm has been done and the public apology should have come sooner IMO.

So is public backlash really the cause for their low scores?

 

[Violet Sky]

So is public backlash really the cause for their low scores?

Public Backlash but in their interview there was IMO especially with Alex, “arrogance, entitlement” while Maia was just soaking in the experience and being able to return to the sport. As a cancer survivor, her emotions were very real and I empathize. That being said, even the seniors like Cui/Rogers; Peal/Peal; the Browns; C/P; and other ice dance couples are so much better because they have been skating under the new rules. Fix You was nostalgia but they weren’t able to apply all of the new rules for FD today. I guess they will have to go to Golden Spin or maybe another challenger series. On a side note, I saw at the Ice Challenger in Austria - Maxim Naumov beat Keegan Messing who is making a comeback as well.