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Indeed! As for Guillaume, he continues to fascinate (see Twitter post below):
https://twitter.com/mollyfleck/status/1108989773589475328
As indeed he should!
Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron
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As indeed he should!
RD with British Eurosport commentary…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYIS6qOXzCg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYIS6qOXzCg
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Gosh, I was just wondering... Nobody really misses them, right? Why talk about them at all?
I stand by my prediction: in 30 years, they're going to be remembered only as the ones that took that one world and olympic title from GG's 12-year winning streak. Mind my words :-D
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I agree. At some point, as memory fades, they will be talked about relative to themselves and not to some rivalry. They are a class on their own. Speaking of the FD in two hours from now, I suspect we are going to see 'aubergine'!!!
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you mean "plum"?
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I am partial to 'aubergine'.you mean "plum"?
But 'plum' works just as well. More yummy. 
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MTE... Just inviting the commentary and backlash of the usual trolls... The sooner we move on from those comparisons the better. Let the current teams stand on their own standards.
They changed quite a few things in the RD so I'm not sure what to expect in the free... Either they felt it was their stronger program and they left it untouched, or perhaps we will see similar changes? Either way I will be sure to enjoy it
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I love the RD they showed at worlds but I miss their (initial) diagonal footstep ... I quite liked the mimicry of their blades scraping in tune with the highest notes of the music. It was very original. I quite like when they keep some staccato to their moves ...
Wait, which part is this? Blades scraping in a diagonal step sequence?
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It was great to hear Guillaume give a shout-out to Gadbois in the press conference yesterday.
You can clearly see how happy and inspired all of their teams are, how they make this competition look more of a presentation of the school than a competition. It's so heart warming.
It's obvious that Gaby and Guillaume wouldn't have become who they are without Gadbois, and Gadbois wouldn't be what it is without Gaby and Guillaume.
It's really magical, I find it totally great to see this happen, and to feel so much joy and satisfaction and positive energy here. All of them seem to be developing beyond their expectations, or at least feel confident and successful.
Really, really wonderful!
You can clearly see how happy and inspired all of their teams are, how they make this competition look more of a presentation of the school than a competition. It's so heart warming.
It's obvious that Gaby and Guillaume wouldn't have become who they are without Gadbois, and Gadbois wouldn't be what it is without Gaby and Guillaume.
It's really magical, I find it totally great to see this happen, and to feel so much joy and satisfaction and positive energy here. All of them seem to be developing beyond their expectations, or at least feel confident and successful.
Really, really wonderful!
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Seems it's a compromise: the plum top and black trousers?I am partial to 'aubergine'.
If I'm not allowed to say this, mods, just ignore me. I'm shutting up already!
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Yay!! World records once again and at least 10 points above everyone else!!
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Not a onesie. LOL.
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4th title, so happy for them. I need to rewatch because as always I'm so stressed I can't appreciate fully live. Waiting for the press conference here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQxrAF4RWvA
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Is it me? The camera angles? Or was this just simply really not as impressive as I was expecting?
The lift exit I thought was supposed to be longer and different? The last spin faster?
And god, those two arms not off during the rotational lift, bleh, not wow, not exciting, not 'strong' enough.
(Am I kicked off the forum already?)
The lift exit I thought was supposed to be longer and different? The last spin faster?
And god, those two arms not off during the rotational lift, bleh, not wow, not exciting, not 'strong' enough.
(Am I kicked off the forum already?)
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I just can't with how they keep on raising their own bar. They must be such utter perfectionists. And that was really an extraordinary performance: they create such a perfect still moment in the first half and then shatter it in the second so that your throat aches when you realise you haven't been breathing (or at least I haven't). Amazing.
The protocols are up. Good grief, they just keep inching closer and closer to a perfect score. I doubt they'll ever get one in international competition because judges are persnickety, but...they're doing their level best.
The protocols are up. Good grief, they just keep inching closer and closer to a perfect score. I doubt they'll ever get one in international competition because judges are persnickety, but...they're doing their level best.
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As I said I need to rewatch, but I felt the performance was stronger and the step sequence more detailed at Euros. Usually they have their best performance at Worlds but this might be like their Build a Home FD where I preferred the Euro version too.
OTOH their RD was absolutely fabulous here, their best RD ever I think.
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Yes, the RD yesterday was fabulous, breathtaking, absolutely hypnotizing, wow all the time. That's why I'm disappointed: I felt this to be much less concentrated or energetic than how they skated this at Europeans, while I was expecting to have a stronger performance and somewhat reworked version!
Who was it here that warned that the FD might not be worked on much as they needed to focus on the levels of the RD? Kudos to them, that was totally the correct prediction!
