step sequences from performance to performance

[sarahmistral]

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Dan Fang at Worlds
Sasha Cohen at GPF
and one more I can't recall

I just downloaded Sasha's GPF SP Malaguena, and I noticed that, although she missed her first combo (fell on the lutz), I liked the step sequence better, it had a few extra hops that went very well with the music, more so even than her far more fiery rendition of it at Worlds. Ditto for Michelle's TFB at Nats; though she dodged a bullet on the double axel landing, her step sequence was my favorite of all those I've seen, there was also an added, delayed hop step...does anyone know what I'm referring to? Anyhow, is this the rule? Do most skaters tinker with step sequences between events?


Sarah

 

[Longhornliz]

This website is great!!!

I noticed a general trend for sasha's program to get less and less packed with elements as the season progressed. But if she (or any skater) can pull off a program with the fire and passion like she did in her worlds sp it doesnt really matter in my book.

I also think its interesting that footwork is the new buzz element in skating... for a while viewers oohed and ahhed over jumps, then jumps and spirals, now we have a new appreciation for footwork as well. Has choreography shifted over the years placing more of an emphasis on these trends or maybe the trends of spectator appreciation of footwork are due to the shift in choreography?

 

[icenut84]

I also think its interesting that footwork is the new buzz element in skating... for a while viewers oohed and ahhed over jumps, then jumps and spirals, now we have a new appreciation for footwork as well. Has choreography shifted over the years placing more of an emphasis on these trends or maybe the trends of spectator appreciation of footwork are due to the shift in choreography?

I think it's interesting too. There's always been skaters with good/innovative footwork, but I think the real leap in interest came with Yagudin's straight-line sequence in his Winter SP at the Olympics. Even though there's been lots of skaters with terrific footwork sequences, that one stood out - maybe it was because it was a new style with the toe-steps, particularly at the beginning of the sequence, and the way it worked with the music. If you notice, it's really the 2003 season that footwork really took a leap, which fits if it's following on from the hype and audience reactions that Yagudin's in Winter got. Also COP has made it more necessary for skaters to work on non-jump elements like this.