Hanyu's current SP?
Do costumes augment or detract?
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Hanyu's current SP?
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Really??? I can't wait to see it.
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I still can't get over that for a Prince program, Yuzu (or his team) chose white. Yes, I know Prince had white outfits, but there is a reason his nickname was "the Purple One"
Well, if it works for him, it works for him....
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I still can't get over that for a Prince program, Yuzu (or his team) chose white. Yes, I know Prince had white outfits, but there is a reason his nickname was "the Purple One"
Well, if it works for him, it works for him....
Well, I hate the costume with all my might but at least it's legit.
To be fair the details are purple.
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Ok people, I know it's a show, and I know Yuzu would drown in it, and it could not be used for competitions, but *this* is a Prince costume
Rohene Ward cantilevers and hydroblades in his Prince tribute
Rohene Ward cantilevers and hydroblades in his Prince tribute
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Aside from all super boring black costumes, come to think of it, i never quite considered the topic at hand which is pretty simple.
As long as there's skin color on dresses or skin colored tights, costumes will always detract from the program because they don't thoroughly protray the character in most cases.
It's like they're unfinished costumes that leaves you thinking what in god's name it's supposed to be.
Let's look at two of my fave skaters and see how easily you can add more details to the programs.
http://www.insideskating.net/wp-con...ao-Asada-Black-bird-2016-Finlandia-Trophy.jpg
She's portraying some kind of black bird. The only problem is it looks like she has got some odd looking paint on her half naked looking body. So i have heard it's a mysterious dramatic program, why not change all that exposing skin color on her dress into a dark shade of grey. That color gives a dramatic and mysterious feel just like what her program is all about. Add some grey tights and the costume's finished.
I thought that costume was some kind of perfection as is. It's the 'idea' of a bird, I loved it.
At Skate America and Skate Canada there were several programmes getting 1 judge pressing the "Costume/Prop violation"
Rippon (short)
Bobrova/Soloviev (short)
Tobias/Tkachenko (short)
Virtue/Moir (short)
Stepanova/Bukin (short)
Hawayek/Baker (short)
In a couple of cases I am not sure what they took issue at. I guess too much nudity on the back in some cases.
Rippon (short)
Bobrova/Soloviev (short)
Tobias/Tkachenko (short)
Virtue/Moir (short)
Stepanova/Bukin (short)
Hawayek/Baker (short)
In a couple of cases I am not sure what they took issue at. I guess too much nudity on the back in some cases.
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Rippon's costume had no sleeves and his arms were bare. Men's costumes are required to have sleeves.
Bobrova/Soloviev - costume V neck down to her navel in front
Tobias / Tkachenko - Very wide V neck in back and narrow V neck to navel in front
Virtue/Moir SD-costume cut too low in back
Hawayek/Baker SD-cut outs front and back
Stepanova/Bukin SD-tights cut too low in back
NOTE: all the ladies wore tights with bare midriff and lots of skin exposed.
Bobrova/Soloviev - costume V neck down to her navel in front
Tobias / Tkachenko - Very wide V neck in back and narrow V neck to navel in front
Virtue/Moir SD-costume cut too low in back
Hawayek/Baker SD-cut outs front and back
Stepanova/Bukin SD-tights cut too low in back
NOTE: all the ladies wore tights with bare midriff and lots of skin exposed.
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Adam has spoken about happily embracing a rule change that went into effect this season.
The change is that men's costumes no longer are required to have sleeves.
I guess the judge who made the complaint didn't read the rule change.
I find it funny that in all the cases it was only one judge who complained about the costumes! I didn't remember any of them and had to go on to IN to look them up.
Thinking back to previous years, remembering one Olympics with the Grushgons and her pasties....
And one time Navka's costume shifted during a lift and became quite revealing....
And at Nationals, one top dance couple obviously hadn't practiced enough with her costume because it was entirely too elastic and when he lifted her, he lifted the top right along with her.....yikes!!...right on camera
I find it funny that in all the cases it was only one judge who complained about the costumes! I didn't remember any of them and had to go on to IN to look them up.
Thinking back to previous years, remembering one Olympics with the Grushgons and her pasties....
And one time Navka's costume shifted during a lift and became quite revealing....
And at Nationals, one top dance couple obviously hadn't practiced enough with her costume because it was entirely too elastic and when he lifted her, he lifted the top right along with her.....yikes!!...right on camera
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FWIW, per Bev Smith:
(IIRC, Adam talked about the new costume rule in his pre-competition Skate America media call. I don't remember whether he had shared additional thoughts on the matter that were not covered in Bev Smith's article.)
... Men still can’t wear tights, but the sleeveless rule has recently and quietly fallen out of the rule books.
... The one dissenting judge may have thought Rippon’s costume contravened the current “excessive nudity” rule, or that it was “garish or theatrical.”
“I wanted to take advantage of the rule [allowing sleeveless tops], because I knew it would be something not everyone would be doing,” Rippon said. “I want to stand out. I want to show my performance is up there and it’s the best in the world. I want to push boundaries with the costumes. I want to push boundaries with my music choices.”
In light of the warning that he got at Skate America, Rippon plans to wear a modified version of the shirt in coming days. He may make some changes to the sheer back. ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-g...ry-armpit-rule--on-the-retreat-180211011.html (Oct 27)
... The one dissenting judge may have thought Rippon’s costume contravened the current “excessive nudity” rule, or that it was “garish or theatrical.”
“I wanted to take advantage of the rule [allowing sleeveless tops], because I knew it would be something not everyone would be doing,” Rippon said. “I want to stand out. I want to show my performance is up there and it’s the best in the world. I want to push boundaries with the costumes. I want to push boundaries with my music choices.”
In light of the warning that he got at Skate America, Rippon plans to wear a modified version of the shirt in coming days. He may make some changes to the sheer back. ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-g...ry-armpit-rule--on-the-retreat-180211011.html (Oct 27)
(IIRC, Adam talked about the new costume rule in his pre-competition Skate America media call. I don't remember whether he had shared additional thoughts on the matter that were not covered in Bev Smith's article.)
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I think that's just his white pants covering his skates, not him actually wearing white boots that ladies wear right?
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That's upsetting, his shirt wasn't even that bad, and totally not excessively nude
I mean ladies can wear dresses that shows the their entire shoulders, arms and their backs and some men skate with boring, casual sweaters and pants like they are going to lose their masculinity if they make the littlest effort to find a costume :disapp: But when a gay man shows his arms and a put little see through fabric on his back, his showing excessive nudity and is totally not acceptable 
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He's not wearing white boots; he has white boot covers over his skates. They were popular years ago; I know Brian Orser often wore them with his very colorful jumpsuits.
I like the effect because it extends the skater's line on the ice, which is almost always a good thing.
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There is such a thing? :shocked: What are the rules?
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4 Costume / prop violations
Any item that is held in the hand or intentionally completely removed during the performance is considered to be a prop. Clothing must be modest, dignified and appropriate for athletic competition not garish or theatrical in design. Clothing may, however, reflect the character of the music chosen.
Additional violation for Singles, Pairs and Dance if part of costume/decoration falls on ice.
Any item that is held in the hand or intentionally completely removed during the performance is considered to be a prop. Clothing must be modest, dignified and appropriate for athletic competition not garish or theatrical in design. Clothing may, however, reflect the character of the music chosen.
Additional violation for Singles, Pairs and Dance if part of costume/decoration falls on ice.
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