Your ONE must-have program of the season

andromache · Mar 23, 2016

To pass the next few days until Worlds begins, I figured I would pose a difficult question:

If you could only rewatch ONE program from this season, what would it be? No lists, no honorable mentions. One program. (Though you can add what could happen at Worlds to change that.)

For me, pairs has been my favorite discipline this season, and ladies is the discipline I'm the most emotionally invested in (US ladies always breaking my heart.) But my one program would be Papadakis/Cizeron's FD. I say this as a huge Shibs fan who would love to see them win Worlds....but P/C's FD just does something to me. I think it has to do with the abandon they skate with.

A perfect Firebird from Gracie or a PERFECT LP from Sui/Han could surpass it. But otherwise P/C win the season for me, program-wise.

tinlizzie · Mar 23, 2016

The programs I've watched over and over are P/C FD, Shibutani's FD, Hanyu's LP, Shoma's LP. Over and over and over!!!

tinlizzie · Mar 23, 2016

I do enjoy Ashley's programs when they're skated flawlessly. :love:

desertskates · Mar 23, 2016

Evgenia Medvedeva's long. Love the music and choreography. I just wish she'd lose the floppy tano jumps.

Interspectator · Mar 23, 2016

Hanyu's SEIMEI

Krunchii · Mar 23, 2016

Hmmm this is really hard, only one program? Not one from each discipline? I think team skating (pairs and ID) and singles skating bring very different things to the table that can't be replicated by the other but I'm just trying to find a loophole heh

I would probably choose Yuzuru's Seimei, I was literally covered in goosebumps at GPF, I like his Chopin better than Seimei overall choreographically and artistically but Seimei is more fresh since he's redoing Chopin. I love that he's doing a cultural program this season, makes me think of Yuna's Homage to Korea program, absolutely gorgeous programs done to music from their respective countries. Bravo.

If I could choose a separate one for team skating I would choose Shibutani's Coldplay FD, Ice Dance is probably the most conservative of all of the disciplines but I think this is a fantastic way of using modern music with lyrics in a competitive program.

el henry · Mar 23, 2016

The Shibs' FD. Watched over and over, and I'm not even a true dance fan. It just gets me.

Runners up:

Ross Miner's SP. When he hits it.

Patrick's 4CC LP.

And more obscure skaters:

Orford/Hill's SD. :love:

Crossover · Mar 23, 2016

Hey, this is not a fair game, since you say so many ONE programs in the OP. :biggrin:

My one and only program will be Patrick Chan's LP because I got thrilled to his performances at Skate Canada and Four Continents. I was somewhat skeptical about his comeback as his technical contents looked to me not enough in this quad battle era. However, his every quality of the elements and interpretation to the Chopin music were just spectacular and gorgeous to watch. I've watched the program over and over. I can't take my eyes off his every moves on ice in the program.

If I can have another ONE, my pick would be Marin Honda's SP. I think she is already a refined and sophisticated artist on ice at 13 years old. Her SP at JW blew me away. I'm really looking forward to see how such a talented youngster would develop as a skater since I've been losing my interest in the current senior ladies' quad. I see some hope from her along with her junior competitors for the next generation.

sabinfire · Mar 23, 2016

This is easy. Serafima Sakhanovich's short program. DUH! :whack:

Simply criminal that it will never see the light of day on a major stage.

karne · Mar 23, 2016

Max's Black Swan.

The version that is perfectly clean and wonderful at Worlds.

el henry · Mar 23, 2016

karne said:
Max's Black Swan.

The version that is perfectly clean and wonderful at Worlds.

I'll go for the perfectly clean and wonderful "Nessun Dorma"

mrrice · Mar 23, 2016

This LP from Patrick Chan made me smile and cry all at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKbzgBkJh_g

blue_idealist · Mar 23, 2016

Miner's LP since I love the music.

Crossover · Mar 23, 2016

el henry said:
I'll go for the perfectly clean and wonderful "Nessun Dorma"

...performed by Shoma Uno?

Amei · Mar 23, 2016

Yulia's SP - specifically Nationals, for the first time she looked like she wanted to be out on the ice and she was having fun.

Bobrova/Soloviev FD, similar to el henry I'm not even a big ice dance fan.

NanaPat · Mar 23, 2016

Shibutani's free dance (especially nationals version).

And since other people are cheating and naming more programs, Patrick Chan's long program from 4CC and Alaine Chartrand's long program from Canadian nationals.

alia jackson · Mar 23, 2016

Yuzuru's Seimei at NHK

Even his Seimei practised in all black under armour, the original "a mysterious foxy magician emerging from a victorious fight" step sequence :love:

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This is fiercer especially the back crossrolls, the early development of that step sequence with Shae-Lynn Bourne.

4everchan · Mar 23, 2016

i will add one vote to the Patrick Chan LP.... we have been lucky, there's been 3 of them that were spectacular

at SC : comeback win... but also, emotional as his first real competition....
at GPF : WAAAAA

but the best one was at 4CC. every move was in symbiosis with the music.

Imagine · Mar 24, 2016

Gracie Gold's Firebird.

Ice Dance · Mar 24, 2016

Fix You by Maia and Alex Shibutani

Your ONE must-have program of the season

andromache

tinlizzie

tinlizzie

desertskates

Interspectator

Krunchii

el henry

Go have some cake. And come back with jollity.

Crossover

All Hail the Queen

sabinfire

Doing the needful

karne

in Emergency Backup Mode

el henry

Go have some cake. And come back with jollity.

mrrice

blue_idealist

Crossover

All Hail the Queen

Amei

NanaPat

alia jackson

4everchan

Imagine

Ice Dance

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