2023 Skate America Men's Free Skate

[el henry]

Good for Vladimir for landing the jumps, but I did not see much of a program there. Nutcracker arm movements and not much else. I think he could do more if he were given the choreo.

and given normal music cuts.

 

[GGFan]

Love Vladimir's landing positions on his jumps. His hands are also mesmerizing. Happy that he delivered that cleanish skate at a Grand Prix. That should get him a great score.

The program is interesting . . .

 

[Flying Feijoa]

You know, this is making me think of the first of 3 times I was in an old ballet school of mine's production of The Nutcracker that actually was around the time Ilia was born. I was a toy soldier and a poonchinella (I definitely spelled that completely wrong). And then I lost one of my picture books at the venue...

I was a boy and a snowflake... (meaning literally as in 2 roles)

 

[ramurphy2005]

What on earth is this music cut

I don't know.

 

[Jeanie19]

Vladimir. Good outfit. He skated calmly and his jumps were secure, good spins.

 

[Carol1]

A stunning costume, mostly excellent jumps, a choreo sequence worth of Larry Loupolover, and a bizarre music cut to end with. I have to say it: My juices are flowing!!!!!!

 

[Weathergal]

Great job Vladimir, but that music combo... I was happy with "The Nutcracker" and "Carol of the Bells."

 

[cheerknithanson]

I was a boy and a snowflake... (meaning literally as in 2 roles)

I know what you mean. One of the party kids.

 

[4everchan]

i was thinking more about

 

[Jeanie19]

October is too early for Christmas! Also wasn’t this guy a bad sport at Worlds or am I thinking of someone else

I think you are thinking of someone else. He always seems pleasant.

 

[Flying Feijoa]

This is the weirdest Nutcracker I've ever heard. It's a techno epic version, then Carol of the Bells (epic version), followed by a random Bocelli song? Tchaikovsky is rolling in his grave right now.

This makes me wonder what an epic Bocelli cover sounds like

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Switching to watching Japan Novice Nationals
Good luck to the rest of the guys!

Nozomu GANBA!
Shun GANBAAAaaaaaa!!!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Meh. Go Gogolev!

 

[SmileHappy34]

Good luck stephen

 

[FlossieH]

sugar plum fairy turned into carol of the bells... xmas is really around the corner

He did some of the movements from the dolls (nutcracker act 1) to the sugar plum fairy bit as well.

 

[momrk]

Skated okay. Music cuts dreadful. Did not enjoy. It was endured.

 

[SmileHappy34]

Nice easy quad toe

 

[Rikku]

That Nutcracker program idea fits into pre-christmas time. Not sure how it'll still fit when it's time for worlds.

 

[TontoK]

Great job Vladimir, but that music combo... I was happy with "The Nutcracker" and "Carol of the Bells."

It reminded me of a 1970's era ice dance program, where they just picked random pieces of music and just mashed them together.

You might get a quickstep and a tango and Send in the Clowns all in the same program.

 

[Axel Rose]

Stephen’s costume reminds me of the prince’s outfit in Sleeping Beauty.