Chock/Bates winning gold makes me happy. Gilles/Poirier got another world medal? Yay! And…..the Czech Republic gets 2 spots which means the Mrazeks get to go next year (If they move up. Which they should IMO).
I wondered about this all season - Here are my thoughtsSorry but why did the two American teams who are much younger than Chock and Bates do old-timey programs? It stood out like a sore thumb for me here. While other teams are pushing things in new directions these programs were throwbacks. I love this music but this was not the packaging move
Not new it just goes in cycles. Look at 1992, 2002 or 2006 for exampleAll athletes on the podium are in their 30s. I guess, this is something new.
at one point, the Australian judge was giving 9.50 in Presentation to everyone
Chock/Bates
Gilles/Poirier
Fear/Gibson
Fournier/Sorensen
Green/Parsons
Medalist should be a role model for young people in order to motivate them. Especially the Internet-Generation would not be inspired by a discipline you have to wait for success until you are 35. Tessa and Scott came back for the second olympic gold medal, it was a little bit different. But I am sure, Papadakis and Cizeron are going to make their run to the second olympic gold medal too.This is my opinion too.
I hope Chock and Bates retire to make room for some new talent but I think victory can be intoxicating and I think they'll pull a Virtue and Moir and stick around.
from memory.. it would be the same for Canadians : only two.. Bourne and Kraatz and Virtue and Moir... a few teams got very close, Dubreuil Lauzon and Weaver Poje... but no candy...One last fact...
SInce the 1950s only two American Dance teams have won the world championships in ice dance - Meryl Davis & Charlie White and Madison Chock & Evan Bates.
Paul Poirier? If so, then his husband is indeed a very lucky man.Paul got married? Damn I envy the man who has the privilege of calling him husband
Even though I'm a fan of theirs and a Brit, (and have very little knowledge of ice dance scoring), I agree with you - I thought that Lilah and Lewis should be placed behind FB/S in both rhythm dance and free.Honestly even yesterday - I wasn’t even sure why FB/S were behind G/P.
I love them too - and they are phenomenal to see live. One of my skating chums was never into their skating .... until he saw them live at Sheffield. After this, he was completely awestruck.They don't seem to popular here, but I love them!
Marco is a marvel! He totally lifts!
I do hope they can hold onto a place on the podium! Although Piper and Paul might get silver!
me, too!I'm there with you!