Your top 5 routines from this season?
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The programs I've watch multiple times this season: (no particular order)
-Papadakis/Cizeron FD (the camera work at Worlds infuriates me)
-Ashley Wagner SP
-Gracie Gold SP (but I feel like it was better earlier season despite jump mistakes)
-Javier Fernandes SP
-Javier Fernandes FP
-Papadakis/Cizeron FD (the camera work at Worlds infuriates me)
-Ashley Wagner SP
-Gracie Gold SP (but I feel like it was better earlier season despite jump mistakes)
-Javier Fernandes SP
-Javier Fernandes FP
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5> Ashleys 2016 Worlds SP
4> Adam 2016 Worlds SP
3> Adams 2016 Nationals LP
2> Ashleys 2016 Worlds LP
1> Adams 2016 Worlds LP
Honorable Mentions:
Hanyu's 2015 GPF LP ( the height!! The friggin height!! He gets such height on his jumps)
Javiers Worlds LP
Miarai's 4CC LP
Max's 2016 Worlds LP ( so great to see after 4cc to see him end on a high note)
4> Adam 2016 Worlds SP
3> Adams 2016 Nationals LP
2> Ashleys 2016 Worlds LP
1> Adams 2016 Worlds LP
Honorable Mentions:
Hanyu's 2015 GPF LP ( the height!! The friggin height!! He gets such height on his jumps)
Javiers Worlds LP
Miarai's 4CC LP
Max's 2016 Worlds LP ( so great to see after 4cc to see him end on a high note)
Top Five? Rules are made to be broken.
Maia & Alex's Fix You
Sui & Han's Short Program
Cappellini & Lanotte's Exhibition
Deniss Vasilyev's Puttin' On the Ritz
Lee & Kam's tango
McNamara & Carpenter's SD
Mao Asada's Madame Butterfly
Maia & Alex's Coppelia
Cappellini & Lanotte's Merry Widow SD
Yuna Shiraiwa's Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Bobrova & Soloviev's Anna Karenina
Loboda & Drozd's SD
Sui & Han's LP
And two carryovers from last season:
Elizabet Tursynbaeva's LP
Kavaguti & Smirnov's LP
Maia & Alex's Fix You
Sui & Han's Short Program
Cappellini & Lanotte's Exhibition
Deniss Vasilyev's Puttin' On the Ritz
Lee & Kam's tango
McNamara & Carpenter's SD
Mao Asada's Madame Butterfly
Maia & Alex's Coppelia
Cappellini & Lanotte's Merry Widow SD
Yuna Shiraiwa's Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Bobrova & Soloviev's Anna Karenina
Loboda & Drozd's SD
Sui & Han's LP
And two carryovers from last season:
Elizabet Tursynbaeva's LP
Kavaguti & Smirnov's LP
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Ok, I already posted my top five programs on the first page of this thread (I quoted my list above^^), but I just realized I completely forgot about my love of Evgenia's LP, so I'll give it an honorable mention. It was such a gorgeous program - for one, the pieces she used from soundtrack to W/E are just beautiful. Was she the first skater to use music from that movie? I don't recall ever seeing it used before, what a gem of a discovery. Her performance was always exquisite as well, she is so mature in that regard (I totally don't see it when people say she's far too young to be able to feel and interpret the music like that). If she can perform this beautifully now, imagine what she'll be able to do when she's older. Of course I feel like I have to say that this is provided that the puberty monster doesn't get her, as so many people assume will happen. *smirk* We shall see.
Another program I feel I should give an honorable mention to as one of my favourites is Yulia's Elvis SP. I know it wasn't everybody's cup of tea, but I think it really brought out a fun, playful Yulia that we rarely get to see, especially during "The Devil in Disguise" second half. It was just so damn sweet when she did that little walk around step in a circle. She performed it best at Russian nationals and really got into it, which likely paid a big part into ending up third after the short. She's still one of my favouites, so my fingers are crossed that we see a huge improvement next year after getting to train the entire off-season under Urmanov's tutelage.
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Going to do this quick so I have no time to change my mind. And doubling up cause I can. 
Javier Fernandez FS- Worlds
Ashley Wagner FS - Worlds
Patrick Chan FS - 4CC
Maia and Alex Shibutani FD - Nationals
Anna Pogorilaya SP - Worlds
Weijing Sui/Cong Han SP - Worlds
Yuzuru Hanyu - SP - Worlds
Boyang Jin - SP NHK
Duhamel/Radford FS Worlds
Kavaguti/Smirnov FS Cup of China
Javier Fernandez FS- Worlds
Ashley Wagner FS - Worlds
Patrick Chan FS - 4CC
Maia and Alex Shibutani FD - Nationals
Anna Pogorilaya SP - Worlds
Weijing Sui/Cong Han SP - Worlds
Yuzuru Hanyu - SP - Worlds
Boyang Jin - SP NHK
Duhamel/Radford FS Worlds
Kavaguti/Smirnov FS Cup of China
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Yuzuru Hanyu FS NHK, GPF
Patrick Chan FS 4CC
Shibutani's FD Nationals
D/R FS Worlds
Papadakis/Cizeron FS Worlds
Patrick Chan FS 4CC
Shibutani's FD Nationals
D/R FS Worlds
Papadakis/Cizeron FS Worlds
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This season, I decided to keep the names of all the programmes I liked throughout the season, and this is what I came up with
1) Alaine Chartrand FS Going with the Wind (at the Canadian Nationals)
Every season, there're few exceptional routines that has some iconic choreography that we all remember - but even then, I think it's rare to see a piece that is completely cohesive that when watching, one feels like reading a novel or watching a film. This programme, I think, is a masterpiece in which all the elements - the jumps, the spins, the step and the transitions (especially that opening choreography!) - are tied together into a storyline, creating a drama that is modern but classic, and detailed yet dramatic. It might not be the most characterful piece but is so complete and polished well.
2) Giada Russo FS Red Violin
No words really. Just fabulous! (Compared to Chartrand's GWTW, I think the programme is rather random and unpolished but that's what I like about it… it's more like what you would see in an 'underground' theatre. Dark and bold.)
3) Ilinykh / Zhiganshin FD Frida
I don't think it had ever been skated to its potential but I saw a great potential in that programme… passion and joy predominates the piece, leading to the tragic ending. It's hauntingly unique and beautiful to me.
4) Jason Brown FS The Scent of Love
Okay, it might not be the most unique choreography Rohen has done but the way Jason executes it makes everything so special, and even makes me believe simplicity is the best choreography for a superb performer like Jason. When he means it, it means to me too.
5) Can't choose one so I'll cheat and say it could be anything from these (not in particular order):
Sui / Han SP Spanish Romance
Guignard / Fabbri FD Schindler's List
Papadakis / Cizeron FD To Build a Home
Gilles / Poirier SD Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Mikhail Kolyada SP Nightingale Tango / Foxtrot
Satoko Miyahara SP Riverdance
Rika Hongo FS Riverdance
Anna Pogorilaya SP Bolero for Violin and Orchestra
Mao Asada SP Bei Mir Bistu Shein
Javier Fernandez SP Malaguena
Javier Fernandez FS Guys and Dolls
Maxim Kovtun FS Beethoven Medley (Yes!)
Tarasova / Morozov SP Lord of the Dance
Shibutani / Shibutani FD Fix You
Alexander Petrov SP La Leyenda del Beso
Alisa Fadichkina SP Valse Sentimentale, Op.51, No.6 by Petr Tchaikovski
-- Repeated programmes --
Stanislava Konstantinova SP Sleeping Beauty
Roman Sadovsky SP The Prophet
Kavaguti / Smirnov FS Manfred Symphony
Coomes / Buckland FD Hurricanes and Butterflies
1) Alaine Chartrand FS Going with the Wind (at the Canadian Nationals)
Every season, there're few exceptional routines that has some iconic choreography that we all remember - but even then, I think it's rare to see a piece that is completely cohesive that when watching, one feels like reading a novel or watching a film. This programme, I think, is a masterpiece in which all the elements - the jumps, the spins, the step and the transitions (especially that opening choreography!) - are tied together into a storyline, creating a drama that is modern but classic, and detailed yet dramatic. It might not be the most characterful piece but is so complete and polished well.
2) Giada Russo FS Red Violin
No words really. Just fabulous! (Compared to Chartrand's GWTW, I think the programme is rather random and unpolished but that's what I like about it… it's more like what you would see in an 'underground' theatre. Dark and bold.)
3) Ilinykh / Zhiganshin FD Frida
I don't think it had ever been skated to its potential but I saw a great potential in that programme… passion and joy predominates the piece, leading to the tragic ending. It's hauntingly unique and beautiful to me.
4) Jason Brown FS The Scent of Love
Okay, it might not be the most unique choreography Rohen has done but the way Jason executes it makes everything so special, and even makes me believe simplicity is the best choreography for a superb performer like Jason. When he means it, it means to me too.
5) Can't choose one so I'll cheat and say it could be anything from these (not in particular order):
Sui / Han SP Spanish Romance
Guignard / Fabbri FD Schindler's List
Papadakis / Cizeron FD To Build a Home
Gilles / Poirier SD Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Mikhail Kolyada SP Nightingale Tango / Foxtrot
Satoko Miyahara SP Riverdance
Rika Hongo FS Riverdance
Anna Pogorilaya SP Bolero for Violin and Orchestra
Mao Asada SP Bei Mir Bistu Shein
Javier Fernandez SP Malaguena
Javier Fernandez FS Guys and Dolls
Maxim Kovtun FS Beethoven Medley (Yes!)
Tarasova / Morozov SP Lord of the Dance
Shibutani / Shibutani FD Fix You
Alexander Petrov SP La Leyenda del Beso
Alisa Fadichkina SP Valse Sentimentale, Op.51, No.6 by Petr Tchaikovski
-- Repeated programmes --
Stanislava Konstantinova SP Sleeping Beauty
Roman Sadovsky SP The Prophet
Kavaguti / Smirnov FS Manfred Symphony
Coomes / Buckland FD Hurricanes and Butterflies
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In no particular order and I have a top 6:
Séguin/Bilodeau FS Canadian Nats (everything a pairs program should be, they were so together)
Papadakis/Cizeron SP Worlds (I don't know why I liked their SP better than their FS, maybe because they made the Ravensburger their own?)
Javier Fernandez LP Worlds (was he ever more entertaining?)
Sui/Han SP Worlds (arguably the best pair with the best SP of the season skating it perfectly - it doesn't get any better than that)
Anna Pogorilaya SP Worlds (loved her energy level and she did that program justice, it was the perfect fit for a stunning skater)
Hanyu's FS NHK (NHK because it was the first time he did it without an error in his jumping passes)
Séguin/Bilodeau FS Canadian Nats (everything a pairs program should be, they were so together)
Papadakis/Cizeron SP Worlds (I don't know why I liked their SP better than their FS, maybe because they made the Ravensburger their own?)
Javier Fernandez LP Worlds (was he ever more entertaining?)
Sui/Han SP Worlds (arguably the best pair with the best SP of the season skating it perfectly - it doesn't get any better than that)
Anna Pogorilaya SP Worlds (loved her energy level and she did that program justice, it was the perfect fit for a stunning skater)
Hanyu's FS NHK (NHK because it was the first time he did it without an error in his jumping passes)
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1. Yuzuru Hanyu's SP and FP at NHK and GPF. (Sorry...).
2. Deniss Vasiljevs' SP at 2016 WC. Can't get enough of it!
3. Kevin Reynolds' SP and FP at 2016 Canadian Nationals (Comeback skates :') )
4. Maxim Kovtun's SP from 2015 TEB.
5. Ashley Wagner's FP 2016 WC.
6. Can I put McNamara/Carpenter and the Parsons for both their SD and FD from 2016 JWC? I'll do it anyways.
2. Deniss Vasiljevs' SP at 2016 WC. Can't get enough of it!
3. Kevin Reynolds' SP and FP at 2016 Canadian Nationals (Comeback skates :') )
4. Maxim Kovtun's SP from 2015 TEB.
5. Ashley Wagner's FP 2016 WC.
6. Can I put McNamara/Carpenter and the Parsons for both their SD and FD from 2016 JWC? I'll do it anyways.
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Yuzuru SP&LP (GPF)
Mao SP&LP (cup of China & Worlds)
Shoma SP&LP (TEB & GPF)
Anna SP (Worlds)
Javier SP (cup of China)
Julia SP (Russian nats)
Alisa SP (junior worlds)
Marin SP (junior worlds)
Papadakis/Cizeron SD&FD (worlds)
Gilles/Poirier FD (worlds)
Bobrova/Soloviev FD (Europeans)
Sui/Han SP (worlds)
Volosozhar/Trankov FP (Europeans)
Stolbova/Klimov FP (GPF)
Mao SP&LP (cup of China & Worlds)
Shoma SP&LP (TEB & GPF)
Anna SP (Worlds)
Javier SP (cup of China)
Julia SP (Russian nats)
Alisa SP (junior worlds)
Marin SP (junior worlds)
Papadakis/Cizeron SD&FD (worlds)
Gilles/Poirier FD (worlds)
Bobrova/Soloviev FD (Europeans)
Sui/Han SP (worlds)
Volosozhar/Trankov FP (Europeans)
Stolbova/Klimov FP (GPF)
1. Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron - Worlds and Europeans FD, Worlds SD and Worlds exhibition
Their FD goes beyond ice dance, it's pure art
2. Ashley Wagner - Worlds LP
3. Javier Fernandez - Worlds LP
4. Evgenia Medvedev - GPF and Worlds LP
5. Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri - Europeans and Worlds FD
Special mention to:
- Hanyu Yazuru - GPF and Worlds FP
- Madison Hubbel and Zach Donohue - Worlds FD
- Gracie Gold - TEB SP
- Duhamel and Eric Radford - Worlds FS
- Madison Chock & Evan Bates - Worlds FD
- Luca Lanotte and Anna Cappelini - Worlds exhibition
Their FD goes beyond ice dance, it's pure art
2. Ashley Wagner - Worlds LP
3. Javier Fernandez - Worlds LP
4. Evgenia Medvedev - GPF and Worlds LP
5. Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri - Europeans and Worlds FD
Special mention to:
- Hanyu Yazuru - GPF and Worlds FP
- Madison Hubbel and Zach Donohue - Worlds FD
- Gracie Gold - TEB SP
- Duhamel and Eric Radford - Worlds FS
- Madison Chock & Evan Bates - Worlds FD
- Luca Lanotte and Anna Cappelini - Worlds exhibition
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1. Sui / Han SP (Worlds) So exciting to watch! They made me interested in pairs again. Their Triple Twist here is much more impressive looking than Quad Twist as it gives you effortless impression.
2. Yazuru Hanyu SP. I don't mind his LP but it's nowhere close to this program this season in my book.
3. Papadakis / Cizeron FD Worlds. Magical, airy, transcendental.
4. Mao Asada LP Worlds
5. Patrick Chan LP 4CC
In no specific order: quite a many!
Florent Amodio - Euros LP
Javier Fernandez - Malaguena SP. His performances of LP in Euros, GPF and Worlds were all entertaining but the music and choreography seemed too similar to his previous ones.
Cappellini / Lanotte FD. Vintage!
Rika Hongo - Riverdance LP - COC
Anna Pogorilaya SP ( Worlds) - Regal, exquisite & fiery. Step sequence blows my mind.
Adam Rippon SP & LP (Worlds)
Hubbell / Donahue SD
Gilles / Poirier FD (really original)
Mikhail Kolyada - LP - I love this movie and I loved his freaky character here too.
Ashley Wagner - LP (GPF) + SP. The best that I have ever seen her skate Moulin Rouge was in Barcelona. Hip Hip Chin Chin was a great fit for her too but that one performance was in a way special for me even if it turned out to be enough to get her on the podium like in Boston when she skated two great programs.
Alaine Chartrand - LP ( Canadian Nationals) + SP. I became her fan this season because of her programs. It made me realize that she has great potential as it really let her shine. Alaine just needs more confidence to break through.
Stolbova / Klimov LP
Kavaguti / Smirnov LP
Misha Ge LP
2. Yazuru Hanyu SP. I don't mind his LP but it's nowhere close to this program this season in my book.
3. Papadakis / Cizeron FD Worlds. Magical, airy, transcendental.
4. Mao Asada LP Worlds
5. Patrick Chan LP 4CC
In no specific order: quite a many!
Florent Amodio - Euros LP
Javier Fernandez - Malaguena SP. His performances of LP in Euros, GPF and Worlds were all entertaining but the music and choreography seemed too similar to his previous ones.
Cappellini / Lanotte FD. Vintage!
Rika Hongo - Riverdance LP - COC
Anna Pogorilaya SP ( Worlds) - Regal, exquisite & fiery. Step sequence blows my mind.
Adam Rippon SP & LP (Worlds)
Hubbell / Donahue SD
Gilles / Poirier FD (really original)
Mikhail Kolyada - LP - I love this movie and I loved his freaky character here too.
Ashley Wagner - LP (GPF) + SP. The best that I have ever seen her skate Moulin Rouge was in Barcelona. Hip Hip Chin Chin was a great fit for her too but that one performance was in a way special for me even if it turned out to be enough to get her on the podium like in Boston when she skated two great programs.
Alaine Chartrand - LP ( Canadian Nationals) + SP. I became her fan this season because of her programs. It made me realize that she has great potential as it really let her shine. Alaine just needs more confidence to break through.
Stolbova / Klimov LP
Kavaguti / Smirnov LP
Misha Ge LP
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