2025 NHK Trophy Rhythm Dance

[jgg220]

There are some cheerfully appalling and unretro costumes whizzing past... and some guy wearing my uncle's bowling shirt.

If you're referring to Steffan, I think I may have been married to him briefly in the mid-'70s. And that shirt was a highlight or our relationship.

 

[moonvine]

Mark, they aren’t “former Olympic medalists.” They are Olympic medalists.

 

[Sai Bon]

Well, that went better than I expected.

 

[4everchan]

Shibs look very so slow. Even their trademark twizzles were slow.

Low levels... Super high GOE

so we know that you can take a 7 year break and still get reputational judging

 

[Mathman]

Wait a minute. Did I read that right? 87 million people were interested in watching Maia and Alex blow on noisemakers?

 

[moonvine]

Well the crowd liked it.

 

[labgoat]

Well they retained their steady twizzles and are giving us great skating in this eclectic mix of music. Well they have the crowd clapping. They don't even look nervous and Maia looks amazing. A small stumble for her at the end but not on an element. Well congratulations on a successful return.

 

[GGFan]

Too many cuts and not all good ones I think. I really enjoyed their energy and their unison. Things will be so interesting this year at Nationals.

 

[skatemd1]

Wow, really slow and rough around the edges, expected more from shibs.

 

[TallyT]

I am so glad no one suggested at the start of the season a drinking game for every time we heard a song again... we would all be permanent sloshed already.

 

[Seven Sisters]

Kind of, underwhelming, certainly not a wow, but also not horrible. The audience very gracious and welcoming

 

[4everchan]

Wait a minute. Did I read that right? 87 million people were interested in watching Maia and Alex blow on noisemakers?

Do you really want me to answer this question ? I think it's too early and I am too sober to make a Joke about that.

 

[labgoat]

Too many cuts and not all good ones I think. I really enjoyed their energy and their unison. Things will be so interesting this year at Nationals.

Agreed the music at times seems just like a shouting match - but that is the style I guess.

 

[jgg220]

That was atrocious. Even if I were rooting for them--which is absolutely not the case--Zingas and Kolesnik deserve to beat them by miles at any event.

 

[auser]

Can anyone tell me what the top line on the back of the U.S. team jackets says?

Great to see you real time @PaulE!

 

[momrk]

Interesting. Some good moments, but a ways to go. How will the judges score?

 

[TallyT]

Wait a minute. Did I read that right? 87 million people were interested in watching Maia and Alex blow on noisemakers?

GIPHY posts have ridiculous numbers, because they get linked for memes etc.

 

[labgoat]

well the score to beat is set...

 

[GGFan]

That score seemed fair to me.

 

[4everchan]

lol two DDR routines back to back