2025 Skate America Rhythm Dance

[labgoat]

Go Phebe & James!
Props for a George Michael medley
A nice skate - a bit on the safe side, needing more speed and amplitude to make this sing.

 

[auser]

So with the bare midriff costumes no one is skating to Shania Twain?

 

[SmileHappy34]

My timing off. I missed the first
10 minutes os skate america dance.
I watch women sectionals

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

There's a lot to like with Phoebe and James. She has gorgeous posture and holds herself in a very traditional dance style, and they have some very nice extension on some of their stroking. They seemed a bit off in their unison during parts of this program, and they struggled with the midline step levels, but they had a really strong rotational lift with great ice coverage and easy turns. I also appreciate the music editing; this program felt very cohesive.

 

[moonvine]

I flew to the Netherlands just in time. Love James and Phoebe. Not sure how Penny Combs coaches them when they train out of Iceworks. Zoom?

 

[cocteautwin]

Ted, the Beatlles in the 90s?
That was nice skate, they are very expressive but not in a desperate way, I could believe they really had fun.

 

[FlossieH]

Nice skate from Phebe and James. First time I've seen this year's programme. Need to work on their levels.

 

[4everchan]

My Paul

 

[SmileHappy34]

Back on track

 

[labgoat]

JLB says he sees a lot of Hubbell & Donohue in Fabbri/Ayer
I see it too.

 

[Ares]

Phebe & James were quite good and I enjoyed watching them but there were moments where I thought that James was quite sloppy

 

[Weathergal]

I flew to the Netherlands just in time. Love James and Phoebe. Not sure how Penny Combs coaches them when they train out of Iceworks. Zoom?

Nice to have a friendly face in the Netherlands. I saw Terry, Tara, Johnny, and Gaby on Peacock and was like that's a hard no...gotta leave the country.

 

[4everchan]

Pattern level B ? give me a break

 

[auser]

Fun Shaggy dance from Paul and Alicia.

 

[cocteautwin]

Fabbri/Ayer - I like the first part the most, it's fun but when the music changes it becomes generic. Maybe I would like it more if the costumes weren't so distracting, I don't like her pants.

 

[TT_Fin]

Too lazy to search other threads, is Ted commenting all this time?

 

[yuumagical]

Really appreciate Fabbri/Ayer mixing things up a little bit with some dancehall music

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Alicia and Paul seemed a lot slower than usual during this program and Paul was a lot stiffer in the knee than normal; I'm guessing it's a combination of fatigue and wanting to avoid major errors. They normally have strong skating skills and good flow, but that wasn't the case today. They do have some fun acrobatic tricks in the rhythm sequence and they got good GOE on that element.

 

[FlossieH]

Decent from Fabbri and Ayer, It will be an interesting battle for the third at Canadian nationals.

 

[auser]

JLB says he sees a lot of Hubbell & Donohue in Fabbri/Ayer
I see it too.

Yes I really noticed that today. And I love her showing her flexibility.