what at charming program for Elene : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fx1BbEL-XM&list=UUhnBU6m4NfUueVYf4Xj0gEA&index=3&feature=plcp
Of course I’ve always known this program is choreographed by Shae-Lynn, but Morozov edited it. He took out transitions and added over the top expressions, as well as that Morozov costume.To those who think Takahashi's program is a bit over the top, I agree, especially his facial expression...but please be reminded the choreo is not done by Morozov this time, but Shae-Lynn Bourne.
His costume is definitely Nikolai-esque, though, of course. I would not mind at all if he is to change this costume.
Yes, but Jeffrey’s program, for instance, portrayed this more well. He showed how the character went crazy without those over the top emotions. Oh well.Wait--isn't going crazy the right sort of emotion needed to skate to Pagliacci? Because the protagonist Canio the clown definitely goes crazy at the end of Pagliacci when his mind detaches from reality and he ends up stabbing his wife and her lover onstage...
ITA. Those three programs choreographed by Camerlengo are much better than Pagliacci. That’s why I hope Daisuke will go back to Camerlengo and Miyamoto in the Olympic season.That said, I'm not a fan of Daisuke's Pagliacci. IMO, La Strada, Blues for Klook and even Invierno Porteno >>>> Pagliacci.
Mao - float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. (But mostly float like a butterfly.) 5.8 6.0
Ashley -- going for the knockout. 5.8 5.7
To me, Mao Asada is one of the best skaters of all time.
Don't get me wrong. Ashley was great. A little reckless on her jump landings. She swings her free leg so wildly that that it looks like all of her jumps are double-footed and prevents a well-controled flow-out on the landings. Her style matched the music, which was unrelenting except for a couple of slow bars in the middle for her to catch her breath. Wonderful performance.
But Mao was a bit of heaven on earth. The music splices could have been a tad smoother, but the selections themselves were original and allowed a performance with integrity throughout, while still exhibiting variation of character. I looked at the protocols and saw an under-rotation here, a negative GOE there -- OK, whatever. (Did she take an extra step between the two segments of her combination spin?)
Thanks. Even if you, watching some online stream noticed that, you can image how noticable it was live in the arena. I already started to worry for my hearing after a couple of people here doubted my word.I think Irina wazrubbed and it sounded as though the audience loved her the best. The Japanese fans are fair
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Is there a solution or compromise that would keep the CoP fanatics (minority) happy while getting the majority of fans more interested again?
More and more I think the answer is no. I think not just figure skating but society’s whole attitude toward women in sports has changed. Basically what se are saying here that we liked Mao’s performance better because it was more graceful, more fluid, more elegant – in short, prettier. But pretty don’t feed the bulldog any more.
The number one woman athlete in the U.S. is Serena “smashmouth” Williams. A true died-in-the-wool tennis enthusiast can appreciate the subtleties of her game, even the grace. But mostly we cheer for how she whacks the bejusus out of the ball.
CoP proponents argue that it makes figure skating “more like other sports.” I think that’s true…but...
Be careful what you ask for.
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Do you think on a Sunday afternoon someone turns off football to watch skating because they simply want to see another sport?
Or do they do it because they want to see something different than football and most other sports?
Morozov edited it. He took out transitions and added over the top expressions, as well as that Morozov costume.
You are preaching to the choir.
I think the the ISU is 180 degrees off course if their goal is to make figure skating more like other sports. If we want to watch "other sports" there are dozens to choose from. For that matter, if we want to participate in "other sports" there are dozens to choose from.
Instead, we should be celebrating and promoting what makes figure skating different from other sports.
The falls should reflect at least in PE. To me, it doesn't matter how elegantly you fall, it is still disruptive to the program. I think what makes people mad about Chan's scoring is judges who give him near perfect PCS scores for a program with 4 falls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HRcile3Pr8&feature=plcp
Jeffrey Buttle gave another masterpiece performance. This is one of his best performances EVER! Simply exquisite. He should definitely comeback to the world of amateur skating.
Haha. Holy true. That was too innovating to expand their horizons. They seem like more open to cliches like POTO, Aranjuez, La Boheme, or Tosca with Turandot. Now those who are talanted enough to push boundaries have to stick with stuff that please ISU trivial taste. Stupid judges.I always felt that the judges did not get "Blues"
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Come on! How am I supposed to post the link to his performance now? Let's assume it was his bad command of English. But to use other skaters to praise his buddy was surely over the line.
Kurt at CaOI:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAekXzwD5s8