Indeed it is.Which is a natural reaction to seeing Bing Dwen Dwen.
Indeed it is.Which is a natural reaction to seeing Bing Dwen Dwen.
Don't worry! Phil Hersch already awarded the pairs gold medal to James and Radford.. Looks like Canada is not winning a medal in skating unless Valieva is dq'd
I wonder if there is a certain Russian style that my sister and I and V/M don’t respond to. It’s kind of a circus-y thing, palms facing up, (tah-dah) Mishin style (except Kolyada doesn’t do it but he didn’t develop his style under Mishin). I feel the same way about the Russian pairs team who are the favorites. It’s that same style I don’t care for. But I love, love, love Tarasova and Mozalev (and I know I’m in the minority there! And I always seem to pick ppl with inconsistency, not on purpose, lol).
YES! It is the same Russian style I don't respond to! I call it "angsty Russian skating."
I loved C/B's movement/choreography. It seemed very creepy/alien to me.I don´t agree that C/B´s free dance is so innovative. Maybe regarding the music choice and the costumes, but not regarding the movement/choreography. It could be any old love story in my opinion.
My heart breaks for Piper and Paul , but sadly they couldn´t bring their programs to perfection this season.
I agree with most of what you say here except Piper and Paul should have been on the podium. Not crazy about P/C but it was a given they would win.S/K had the worse lifts of all the skaters. Easier and not all that well executed and since lifts are a big part of the score they should not have been anywhere near the podium. And the PCS were a joke!! It should have been P/C of course then H/D and then C/B. What the #^@^#*# was on the judges minds? That silver was a gift but for what I don't know.
Piper and Paul's programs were indeed terrific and earlier in the season I though they were a real possibility for the podium but they were not at their best at these Olympics sad to say.I agree with most of what you say here except Piper and Paul should have been on the podium. Not crazy about P/C but it was a given they would win.
I'm not so sure. Maybe not, but the judging was also pretty harsh (for some) while not for others...typicalPiper and Paul's programs were indeed terrific and earlier in the season I though they were a real possibility for the podium but they were not at their best at these Olympics sad to say.
- Chock/Bates: This program has really grown on me and I can now say that it is definitely one of my favourite programs of all time. The lifts and choreo elements are so beautiful, the whole atmosphere with her movements combined with that music just make for an eerie, wonderful program with a fantastic climax. I wish they would have medalled. Go aliens!
Carol Lane should be fired. The Canadians' programs were weak. Both should have been trashed. And the neon orange costumes shouted: "We are desperate and need mandarin orange costumes to be noticed". If anything, they made people look at their programs too closely and see the deficiencies. An updated version of Vincent would have been great to see.I'm not so sure. Maybe not, but the judging was also pretty harsh (for some) while not for others...typical
Why? Ie, prove why their lifts were poor, and why their PCS were a joke. I'm not saying I agree or disagree. But was it their carriage? Use of the blade? Depth of edges? Lack of speed? What about position over the blade and generation of speed? Too much on the toe-picks? Were their twizzles real twizzles or more like loops?S/K had the worse lifts of all the skaters. Easier and not all that well executed and since lifts are a big part of the score they should not have been anywhere near the podium. And the PCS were a joke!! It should have been P/C of course then H/D and then C/B. What the #^@^#*# was on the judges minds? That silver was a gift but for what I don't know.
Why? Ie, prove why their lifts were poor, and why their PCS were a joke. I'm not saying I agree or disagree. But was it their carriage? Use of the blade? Depth of edges? Lack of speed? What about position over the blade and generation of speed? Too much on the toe-picks? Were their twizzles real twizzles or more like loops?
I'm no ice dance expert, and I totally believe in politiking... but I'll admit I don't see the Russians as weak as everyone else does. They're super fast, and while Nikita's posture is poor, what specifically are the other weaknesses people are always talking about?
I'm interested in being enlightened, really
I don’t really understand the fast business. What if it’s a slow song?Super fast? Where you there? How could you tell? Comparing what I was actually able to see on my screen, their lifts were not as original as the other skaters nor did they appear to be especially challenging going into the lifts and exiting. Twizzles, edges, no better than anyone else's and yet deemed superior. Their composition was also uninventive which in my opinion should also effect the performance score. That's it.
To ensure that they retire happy, fake news IDK.S/K had the worse lifts of all the skaters. Easier and not all that well executed and since lifts are a big part of the score they should not have been anywhere near the podium. And the PCS were a joke!! It should have been P/C of course then H/D and then C/B. What the #^@^#*# was on the judges minds? That silver was a gift but for what I don't know.
Haha - love this. 'Classic Russian histrionics'. PerfectThe IN is just so subpar, switching to classic Russian histrionics instead of anything authentic or drawn from the music.
Good example - thanks for providing it!The fact that H/D's first lift (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_iYqgnIKZU#t=1m2s - this example is from Nationals) and S/K's first lift got the same GOE scores from the judges is absolute insanity. If you have access to the actual FD video you should compare the two - there's no way in hell that even Nikita in his prime would have been able to execute that lift.