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Hi all,
I have been following this Forum and skating forever.
As I just saw Art on Ice in Davos last sunday I wanted to share some impressions from seeing some of the most wonderful skaters live:
Jason Brown and Deniss Vasiljevs: wow! Their skating skills and presence are of another league. That was something I expected, but what blew my mind were their jumps which were crisp, effortless, with impressive height and just "out of nowhere".
Why am I pointing this out?
Ilia Malinin was there as well... Performing the same arsenal of triples (Lutz, Flip) his' looked laboured, off axis and with wonky landings.
Jason's and Deniss' we're just another league (Like +5 to -1).
Therefore I thought that Malinin's skating skills are not too bad: He has nice edges and he is quite entertaining. Just his posture looks sloppy.
Pairs:
Vanessa James and Eric Radford were incredible - pure harmony and fluidity. What a beautiful pair! You almost forgot that its two people skating.
This stood out compared to Knierim/Frazier: they looked slow in comparison, lacked "chemistry" and he looked laboured in General.
All together it was a fantastic Show! A delight to see Loena and especially Satoko Miyahara And Papadakis/Cizeron. And what an entertainer and Power house Ivan Righini is on the ice!
Big recommendation to see this Show in the future, also with great music acts!!
I have been following this Forum and skating forever.
As I just saw Art on Ice in Davos last sunday I wanted to share some impressions from seeing some of the most wonderful skaters live:
Jason Brown and Deniss Vasiljevs: wow! Their skating skills and presence are of another league. That was something I expected, but what blew my mind were their jumps which were crisp, effortless, with impressive height and just "out of nowhere".
Why am I pointing this out?
Ilia Malinin was there as well... Performing the same arsenal of triples (Lutz, Flip) his' looked laboured, off axis and with wonky landings.
Jason's and Deniss' we're just another league (Like +5 to -1).
Therefore I thought that Malinin's skating skills are not too bad: He has nice edges and he is quite entertaining. Just his posture looks sloppy.
Pairs:
Vanessa James and Eric Radford were incredible - pure harmony and fluidity. What a beautiful pair! You almost forgot that its two people skating.
This stood out compared to Knierim/Frazier: they looked slow in comparison, lacked "chemistry" and he looked laboured in General.
All together it was a fantastic Show! A delight to see Loena and especially Satoko Miyahara And Papadakis/Cizeron. And what an entertainer and Power house Ivan Righini is on the ice!
Big recommendation to see this Show in the future, also with great music acts!!