Can someone explain the "wardrobe malfunction" that occurred earlier in the event (I think it was the Reeds)? Was a deduction taken?
JAIXODJWSJOASLEMEKSIDJEJEJJEJEJEJEDJDJPSJDOSEJSPPQWPSKDKNDKDO!!! :dance2: :yes2:
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I am right there with you. Let 'em fly!
I just don't think crystal balling like that makes any sense. If this season is showing anything is that things in ice dance are super fluid and old protocol judging is starting to die. So best performance on the day gets more and more important. Also, momentum is something that can be regained. Even if you had a nightmare season like SinKats last year, if you come back much improved like they did the judges are willing to give you a chance again and go with you. Or the Shibs treading water for years and now gaining speed. Or on the negative side, teams like G/P or I/Z or P/I or H/B losing momentum because there's a perception that they didn't improve enough or other teams got stronger etc. Or the judges going with WeaPo if they skate well and not holding them up if they don't. Or C/L getting rewarded for a strong SD and then rightly getting a bit lower marks for their weaker FD. I do actually think that ironically some of the thinking in fan circles still hasn't caught up to that new reality, so if someone wins they're declared world beaters. And if they have a weak skate their career is declared over. And then there's loads of irritation and head-scratching that results are constantly changing throughout the season.All eras of dominance end eventually. The North American will end/has ended, just like the Russian dominance did. Now it may be time for French dominance with PC, but CL, I am not sure. CL's technical issues will I think still be their limiting factor. The Russian teams (BS, SK and IZ) are all better technically than CL.
I also think CB and WP won't be able to hold on to the top. I think the most promising North American teams are the Shibs (what????) if they continue improving like this, and then in the future some of the younger teams, like HB, but for HB to reach their potential, if they reach it, it will take some time.
So, I think the Russian teams have some room to get back into the mix. BS are of course BS, very experienced. SK and IZ have potential, they have different styles and different strengths so they could be very competitive, but I also think SK and IZ won't be able to hold on to the top for very long, if they ever get there. Maybe it will be up to SK and IZ to lay the groundwork for a team like YM. We'll see...
SK's and IZ's limiting factors could simply be Nikita and Elena...ironic...LOL LOL... who have continued their streaks of error prone performances even with new partners... heartbreaking, honestly... as I like IZ and SK impressed me with their improvement from the disaster last year...
Thanks Blue Idealist. I just watched the video (shout out thanks to Kutien). Despite the malfunction, it is a beautiful dress: subtle and beautifully cut. I must say they handled the situation with aplomb. And damn, can he be any more gorgeous (and a gentleman to boot)? He can fix my wardrobe anytime:hap57:
Ice dance is a tricky sport to gauge. But I honestly don't think their is much between the best teams this season. The sole exception is P/C, they're just in a class by themselves. It all comes down to the performance, packaging and whether or not the type of program is the cats pyjamas in a given season.
Is Kana Muramoto wearing Tessa Virtue's dress from 2008 4CC's
Elizabeth Paradis almost lost her dress! It started falling off at the neck, and Francois-Xavier tried to do the neck strap back up, but that took awhile. Anybody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it was a one-point deduction.
I have a feeling that if everybody skates clean, skate order is going to have a LOT to do with the results.
Elizabeth Paradis almost lost her dress! It started falling off at the neck, and Francois-Xavier tried to do the neck strap back up, but that took awhile. Anybody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it was a one-point deduction.
Bums me out how empty the stands are.