JGPF: Rhythm Dance - Thoughts and Highlights

gsk8

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The 2018-19 Junior Grand Prix kicked off with the Ice Dance discipline for the Rhythm Dance on Thursday afternoon in Vancouver, BC at the Thunderbird Arena. Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko are currently leading a Russian sweep with teammates Arina Ushakova and Maxim Nekrasov close on their heels by a mere 0.24 point, followed by Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva and Nikita Nazarov.

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Share your thoughts on the Junior Rhythm Dance at the 2018-19 Junior Grand Prix Final!

 

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BillNeal

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Pleasantly surprised that Shevchenko/Eremenko are first after the RD. Became a fan of this team last season because of their musicality, creativity, and skating skills. They started off strong at their first event but didn't seem like they had the momentum after their second event, so it's good to see that they worked hard to turn things around and the judges are finally rewarding them at the big events. Hoping for good things in the FD (love their choreographic character step sequence).

 

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I was glad that the JGP Final has a TES box especially for this discipline, since we could see the pattern keypoints in real time.

I pretty much agreed with the placements here. Shame that Marjorie and Zach lost a couple of levels (particularly on the final spin), but they're only 0.04 back of third; I believe in them.

Sofia and Igor's last event had to have been dispiriting, but they certainly turned it around here.

 

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Can someone post replays or clips??

 

Colonel Green

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lavoix said:

Can someone post replays or clips??

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The whole event is on the ISU Junior Grand Prix YouTube.

 

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Colonel Green said:

I was glad that the JGP Final has a TES box especially for this discipline, since we could see the pattern keypoints in real time.

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Yes, this was so helpful!

I'm rooting for Lajoie/Lagha and Nguyen/Kolesnik. For the former, they are so close to being in third, and I believe in them to pull through and medal in the Free Dance! And likewise hoping that Nguyen/Kolesnik can shine bright in their Free Dance - I know they've got it in them. (I haven't watched the FD yet - no spoilers, please!0

 

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I like how during the JGP press conference all the pairs were asked about their favorite senior teams and most of them listed their top three and none of them dared to mention P/C even though they are clearly the top ice dance team this year. Even so I agree with all the other skaters they listed