2015 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic SLC General

[silverfoxes]

Karen Chen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPwUSkHp5RQ

 

[yyyskate]

Any suggestions for other good VPN, my free zenmate has expired...

 

[tulosai]

I quite liked Karen's skate, thanks for the link! I think the music is a bit big or mature for her still, but I do like the spiral at the end a lot, and she is a very solid performer. I am really really looking forward to seeing her develop over the next few years.

 

[charmblade]

It's back!

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

Any suggestions for other good VPN, my free zenmate has expired...

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[Jammers]

It's really weird how Karen's music goes from the instrumental version of Nessun Dorma to Pavaortti. Not a good cut.

 

[WeakAnkles]

Yeah, this is the only problem. The one real benefit to using a waltz is that you get the nice, on-time... bounce? I don't really know what to call it, sorry. They have it for a few bars but their music just doesn't allow it. Hopefully the judges will embrace it anyway because it's an absolutely lovely program. Even with the fall they were clearly the best today.

A waltz is all about the rise and fall as the couple swirls across the floor. It's why you get the ONE two three beat. A rise and fall in the music echoed in the rise and fall of the couple's bodies. So there is horizontal movement, but there is also vertical movement. It should FLOW, almost like a ship moving through water.

The program is lovely, at least from what I saw the first outing of it. But it also isn't within the time signature of a waltz. I see that isn't an issue for the judges, and I think it should be.

It seems like most couples are doing everything they can to make the waltz as UNtraditional as possible. Same thing with the Russian test skates. Just seems to be the trend this year.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

My friend is always trying to get me to use TOR (the onion router) but I don't think I'll ever use it. Heard it slows everything down because it pings all over the place masking your identity and is what people use to access the dark web

I guess that means it really is secure

Dark web just means it's not searchable on sites like Google. Your online banking is also 'dark web'

 

[Princessroja]

It's really weird how Karen's music goes from the instrumental version of Nessun Dorma to Pavaortti. Not a good cut.

It's because originally she used Pavarotti for the whole thing, but it was too big for her, so they used a different cut for the beginning. But I agree... rather startling.

 

[sabinfire]

IN!!!!!!!

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Don't tell me the stream is dropping AGAIN

 

[Princessroja]

NOOOO!! There goes the stream again!!

 

[charmblade]

Seriously?????

 

[caitie]

ughhh

 

[luvsasha]

Did the stream drop this many times for the other events?

Very bummed to miss Satoko...

 

[sabinfire]

I'm really glad they used that 30 min break to fix stuff, so it could break again, just 10 seconds into the first program.

 

[jenaj]

It's because originally she used Pavarotti for the whole thing, but it was too big for her, so they used a different cut for the beginning. But I agree... rather startling.

I really didn't notice that much. I liked her skate. Lots of potential there.

 

[TMC]

There are only three ladies that I'm really interested in here, and the stream has gone for two of them already.

 

[sabinfire]

1. Satoko MIYAHARA, JPN 63.48

 

[apgold]

Satoko into first place - too bad we couldn't watch it!