Best and Worst Programs of 2011-2012

[Mrs. P]

Oh Gracie has so many "worst SP" votes. In a way it's a backhanded complement because if she didn't do as well as she did this year not as many people would have watched it in the first place.

But I guess it's a reminder that she will have to up her game for seniors. (Though I doubt she is reading these boards...)

 

[skatingfan04]

Oooh, this sounds fun...

Dance:

Best: Weaver/Poje's FD (masterpiece), Davis/White's FD (though I'm not a fan of their execution), Virtue/Moir FD (not their best but oh so charming), Virtue/Moir's SD (grew on me), Weaver/Poje's SD (Rawr.)

Worst: Ralph/Hill's SD (whoever thinks Harlem Nocturne is Latin really needs to brush up on their musical knowledge), Bobrova/Soloviev's SD, Ilynikh/Katsalapov's FD (I realize it wasn't that bad, but I think it was a sin to give such heavy music to such young, beautiful skaters)

Pairs:

Best: Savchenko/Szolkowy's FS (gorgeous), Moore-Towers/Moscovitch's FS (too bad no one got to see it), Tanakshi/Tran SP (so gorgeous)

Worst: Voloshozar/Trankov SP (what were they thinking?), Denney/Coughlin FS (yawn)

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Thanks evangeline. My favourites (one each category/discipline)

Men's SP: Daisuke Takahashi
Men's LP: Patrick Chan

Women's SP: Akiko Suzuki
Women's LP: Viktoria Helgelsson

Pair's SP: Stolbova/Klimov
Pair's LP: Savchenko/Szolkowy

Dance SD: Cappellini/Lanotte
Dance FD: Virtue/Moir

 

[deedee1]

I might be a bit late for the bus, but let me vote for this one, too!

<BEST>
-Mens SP: Jeremy Abbott and Daisuke Takahashi -> can't decide between the two...
-Mens LP: Jeremy Abbott
->for Daisuke's LP, while he does the justice for Blues for Klook like no one else can, the music simply is not my cup of tea...
-Best Men SP+LP combined: Jeremy Abbott, hands down! (sorry, Dai)

-Ladies SP: Carolina Kostner and Akiko Suzuki
-Ladies LP: Akiko Suzuki and Ashley Wagner
-Best Ladies SP+LP combined: Akiko Suzuki and Ashley Wagner!!

-Pairs SP: Takahashi/Tran
-Pairs LP: Savchenko/Szolkowy
-Best Pairs SP+LP combined: Takahashi/Tran!

-Dance SD: Weaver/Poje and Pechalat/Bourzat
->no other couples, even Virtue/Moir or Davis/White, sorry, had interesting SD this season for me...:disapp:
-Dance FD: Davis/White and Weaver/Poje -> masterpiece!
-Dance SD+FD combined: Weaver/Poje!!!

 

[deedee1]

<WORST>
-Mens SP: Alexander Majorov >>> and Patrick Chan
-> my ears just bleed hearing Majorov's Austin Powers two years in a row...actually his SP won the "deedee1's Worst Program of 2010-11" and again 2011-12 season...congratulations...
As for Take Five, while I loved and enjoyed Patrick SP so much last season, I simply don't like when top skaters carry over their programs, except being absent the whole season due to injuries/sickness. I hope he will get 2 brand new programs next season!
-Mens LP: Richard Dornbush ->Ricky is a much better, talented, skater than this program...

-Ladies SP: Alena Leonova
-> simply because it was recycled one by Nikolai, I loved her SP at the Worlds, though...
-Ladies LP: Ksenia Makarova and Alissa Czisny
-> Ksenia's Monroe, I agree with the others. For Alissa's LP, the first part of Valse Triste is too depressing for me...when the music starts, I always fear Alissa is not gonna land any jumps

-Pairs LP: Denny/Coughlin -> electric guitar for Nessun Dorma???

-Dance SD: Ilinykh/Katsalapov and Bobrova/Soloviev
-> everytime I see them skate, I wonder 'why their costumes have to be like that for this year's SD theme???'...:scratch:
-Dance FD: Ilinykh/Katsalapov
->same as Ricky. They are simply much much better, talented skaters than their boring FD...did you hear me, Nikolai? :disapp:

 

[Blades of Passion]

My #1 Favorites:

Men's SP: Daisuke Takahashi
Men's LP: Yuzuru Hanyu

Women's SP: Akiko Suzuki
Women's LP: Yretha Silete (good SP too; she was underscored all season)

Pair's SP: Stolbova/Klimov
Pair's LP: Kavaguti/Smirnov

Dance SD: Shibutani/Shibutani (at Nationals/4CC)
Dance FD: Davis/White

 

[dorispulaski]

It was amazing the change that Corky Ballas wrought in the Shib's SD at Nationals versus what it had been at the GPF. They performed the heck out of it at Nationals!

 

[deedee1]

My #1 Favorites:

Women's LP: Yretha Silete (good SP too; she was underscored all season)

I so agree with you! :agree::yay:arty:

Yretha's unique LP, along with her HUUUGE jumps, is the coolest one by female skaters I have seen in years!

Her jumps when landed perfectly, is a thing of beauty!!!

 

[npavel]

best womens Carolina SP and LP, but I loved Akiko SP a lot and Ashli LP
Best men sp and LP Takahashi, best SP Abbot

 

[demarinis5]

My favorites this season

Men

Dai's SP and LP
Jeremy's SP and LP

Ladies

Caro's LP & SP
Akiko SP

Pairs

Aliona and Robin LP
Rockne & Marybeth SP

Ice Dance

Meryl & Charlie FD
Anna & Luca SD