@yyyskate. This makes me emotional as well. I can't wait to see the programs again!!
I am a mess right now. I have my final exams (most important and last of my life hopefully) on monday and tuesday and 10,5 hours shift at work on wednesday waiting for me befor I can see Patrick. Nebelhorn Trophy and Patrick are the the light at the end of my learning tunnel right now. If I am going to make it, I can finally hang around GS more often. :hap36:
Yes! This is such a pet peeve of mine!Technique as a means to acquire artistry!!! :yes2: I’m learning, mostly by hanging out on GS, that contrary to popular belief, artistry and technical expertise are NOT mutually exclusive categories. Rather, good technique frees you up to be more artistically expressive. So, all artists have good technique as their foundation. Therefore, the “technical skater” vs “artistic skater” is a false dichotomy. Unfortunately, usually “technical” is used as shorthand for “good at executing quality jumps regularly, especially quads, 3As, and 3-3s.” In that narrow sense, the dichotomy does exist and there is a big divide between various skaters. So it can be hard for people, myself included, to realize how “technical” good-quality step sequences, good-quality spins, and good-quality transitions actually are. That’s why step sequences and spins are part of TES. Patrick once said something like, “Skating is what leads you to your jump.” Skating skills aren’t simply there as part of artistry; they’re there because they lead to everything worthwhile in the program. Patrick uses his solid technique on the ice to show us the musical nuances. His musical sensitivity, plus his technique on the ice, plus his maturity of expression gained through experience makes for a truly lovely combination!!!Okay, I’ll get off my soap box now.
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I'm sure vivley will do a transcript. It is a WONDERFUL interview and I hope you can experience it.
well apparently, Liz asked Bev Smith on August 31st.... and got a reply the next day.... we have been in the dark for 3 weeks...
. I let facts unfold and truths reveal themselves. What you call darkness, I call bliss.
I never speculated, so no
I am a mess right now. I have my final exams (most important and last of my life hopefully) on monday and tuesday and 10,5 hours shift at work on wednesday waiting for me befor I can see Patrick. Nebelhorn Trophy and Patrick are the the light at the end of my learning tunnel right now. If I am going to make it, I can finally hang around GS more often. :hap36:
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i think you are making too much of my post mr promiscuity
lol.. you better slink... i think you are the one who confirmed it was buttle... and well... we always trust you LOL
@ VB .. what i simply meant is that in some of our worlds, an information like this wouldn't go unnoticed for 3 weeks
on top of that, I have once written to Bev Smith to correct her info... and I should be aware that reading the comments is important
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You beat me to it viv! LOL I was just coming over to post this link.
So now that Pat has officially announced it, it's safe to say
David Wilson-SP
Jeffrey Buttle-LP.
It's entirely Bev Smith's fault. There was a simple solution to prevent the confusion. She could have still used the picture but chosen a different label for Jeff, like Canadian Champion, World Champion, Olympic Bronze Medalist, or good friend. It turns out Jeff was Patrick's choreographer for Elegie, just one program several seasons ago, so the label no longer applies for Patrick. Unless she meant it in the general sense that Jeff is a choreographer, but that makes even less sense. Oh well. Moving on.....
