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This weekend I watched the Senior Dance at Hungarian Test Skates. Thanks to #HunSkate always providing a fabulous livestream, this season enhanced with Replays and a wider angle. (Which begs the question why can't British Ice Skating provide the same for the Sheffield Qualifier next week?) 
Anyway, I was impressed with the 3rd ranked new couple for me, who are very Dancey and Choreo orientated. They had a lively Rhythm Dance to a Beyonce Medley, though alot of the choreo was on two feet, a good impression was made. Especially in their imaginative Free Dance, where they placed 2nd, but remained 3rd overall. It started beautifully with matching arm choreo, and she wore a Japanese costume (please don't start with the Cultural appropriation, my Japanese Ice Dancer friend loved it and recorded it to save, so she doesn't have a problem).
They deservedly climbed in this segment.
In 2nd place in the RD and Overall - Daniil Szemko seems to have a new partner, I loved his previous one whom he had a long Junior career with, I don't know what happened? But I imagine his new partner Maria Ignateva is Russian/Ukrainian, of that ilk. Their RD looked good, but sadly the FD was very messy and he fell in a major Lift, obviously losing alot of points and they lost their way in the final section. He understandably looked upset afterwards. There was alot of separation in the FD and side by side choreo - which seems to be the norm these days, (it's me who is out of touch and from when most of Ice Dance was in hold) - but I didn't enjoy the music and it'll take time to gel as a couple. He looked more mature than her at this point. Does anyone know what his previous partner is doing?
In 1st in RD & FD - Anna Yanovskaya & Adam Lukacs - Enjoyed the Rhythm Dance opening with Midnight Blues PD to a female vocal of "Come Together" (not the Beatles) but the 2nd part to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" was not as good and looked like it needed more practise.
Their FD was much better to a French Ballad, romantic and skated well, though the Judges didn't go overboard on the scores with 103 (don't forget this is a domestic event). Because of their lack of height difference all of their Lifts were low balance lifts, and whilst watching I just thought, good for you Anna, your previous partner and coach discarded you in Russia, but here you are still skating and hoping to go to Olympics.
Thanks again #HunSkate enjoyed it!
Anyway, I was impressed with the 3rd ranked new couple for me, who are very Dancey and Choreo orientated. They had a lively Rhythm Dance to a Beyonce Medley, though alot of the choreo was on two feet, a good impression was made. Especially in their imaginative Free Dance, where they placed 2nd, but remained 3rd overall. It started beautifully with matching arm choreo, and she wore a Japanese costume (please don't start with the Cultural appropriation, my Japanese Ice Dancer friend loved it and recorded it to save, so she doesn't have a problem).
They deservedly climbed in this segment.
In 2nd place in the RD and Overall - Daniil Szemko seems to have a new partner, I loved his previous one whom he had a long Junior career with, I don't know what happened? But I imagine his new partner Maria Ignateva is Russian/Ukrainian, of that ilk. Their RD looked good, but sadly the FD was very messy and he fell in a major Lift, obviously losing alot of points and they lost their way in the final section. He understandably looked upset afterwards. There was alot of separation in the FD and side by side choreo - which seems to be the norm these days, (it's me who is out of touch and from when most of Ice Dance was in hold) - but I didn't enjoy the music and it'll take time to gel as a couple. He looked more mature than her at this point. Does anyone know what his previous partner is doing?
In 1st in RD & FD - Anna Yanovskaya & Adam Lukacs - Enjoyed the Rhythm Dance opening with Midnight Blues PD to a female vocal of "Come Together" (not the Beatles) but the 2nd part to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" was not as good and looked like it needed more practise.
Their FD was much better to a French Ballad, romantic and skated well, though the Judges didn't go overboard on the scores with 103 (don't forget this is a domestic event). Because of their lack of height difference all of their Lifts were low balance lifts, and whilst watching I just thought, good for you Anna, your previous partner and coach discarded you in Russia, but here you are still skating and hoping to go to Olympics.
Thanks again #HunSkate enjoyed it!
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Thanks for the update!
