2017 GP Cup of China GALA

[LadyB]

It's been a pleasure, guys. See you...chat to you all next w/e. I'll be a nervous wreck, but I'm up for it!!! Have a great week.

 

[Kutien]

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10	Valentina MARCHEI / Ondrej HOTAREK	ITA	video
11	Elena RADIONOVA	RUS	video
12	Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitry SOLOVIEV	RUS	video
	INTERMISSION
13	Siyang ZHANG	CHN
14	Hong CHEN / Yan ZHAO	CHN	video
15	Vincent ZHOU	USA	video
16	Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Michael MARINARO	CAN	video
17	Wakaba HIGUCHI	JPN	video
18	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	video
19	Boyang JIN	CHN	video
20	Xiaoyu YU / Hao ZHANG	CHN	video
21	Alina ZAGITOVA	RUS	video
22	Gabriela PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON	FRA	video
23	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	video
24	Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN	CHN	video
	FINALE		video

 

[bramweld]

Thank you for videos. I really liked Gabby and Guillaume today.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Thanks for the videos Kutien!

Barbie Girl - I love that song, so mad props to the Italians!

Spiderboyang is always an absolute delight! :luv17:

B/S made me laugh.

But I have no idea what Alina was doing...bizarre! Also that was some weird music...made me feel like I was at a weird nightclub...

 

[OS]

Oh please please please please DO win the Olympics Alina just so we can see it in PyeongChang.

I'd love you to carry on the great flames of the Yellow Moth with such truthful confession as this.

They say so exhibitions reveal so much about the truth outside the 'packaging', and I have never felt more strongly that you have unconscionably uncovered the true ritualistic seance ISU has been doing to the sport of ladies figure skating engulfed in darkness the last 5 years. Every hokum, voodoo spell, pagan-like whispers, mockery, grunt, squawk, meandering and pure hooha around the dying candle speaks volumes of the state of affairs and black magic interference. Bravo!

 

[matmuh]

If you say variety, do you mean that they wanted people from different countries?
Is this why Dabin and Gabrielle performed, but not Mai or Marin?

a bit late but yeah, thats what i meant, they already invited Wakaba from Japan so they might have wanted someone from another country, but they invited 5th place ice dancer from USA so, dont understand their reasoning

 

[Ylyzybyth]

Alina Alina. Definitely would have some explaining to do if someone walked in the room. The > posturing in that program was too much. Made my back hurt.

 

[Ender]

I feel very uncomfortable watching Zagitova’s ex. I think it’s inappropriate for her age.

 

[MaiKatze]

I really liked Tigress Alina! Something quite different and interesting, that voodoo number. Watched parts of this during my workout routine, and enjoyed Sui/Han too and am almost too smitten with Kolyada. He has charisma, is cute, has awesome jumps....nooo, skating gods, I don't need another skater to be heartbroken about. *sniff* :dev2:

 

[Miss Ice]

I feel very uncomfortable watching Zagitova’s ex. I think it’s inappropriate for her age.

Exactly. THIS is the "gold medalist"? Seriously? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_A4uh01S3A

Now watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpHB0_EXtMk

It's basically like watching a random junior skater performing something utterly inappropriate for her age, and then watching Michelle Kwan's "Fields of Gold". The junior skater's program may be "different" and "unique" but it is still not even close to the superior quality of the latter.

If anyone wants to see what good skating looks like, especially fitting of a gold medalist and for a gala, look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbUVLV49mas

Figure skating isn't about jumping a 3-3 and raising your leg as high as you can. Figure skating is about musical expression, smoothness and finesse. It is time that we start rewarding skating for these qualities rather than playing into the standard set by the zero-artistry jumping beans circa 2014.

 

[Ginask8s]

I feel very uncomfortable watching Zagitova’s ex. I think it’s inappropriate for her age.

I guess I don't get it and find the music a bit annoying. I don't find it "inappropriate" I wonder how she chose that music or if her team gave it to her. Reminded me of Ice Dance back in the day LOL.

 

[surimi]

Most of this was just utter boredom for me, like watching competition programs but with poor lighting. My thanks to Marchei/Hotarek and Chock/Bates for at least trying, Zagitova was interesting and different, and my heroes were Jin and Kolyada; especially Kolyada who excelled here. I'd never have guessed he could be so entertaining.
Another thing that made me disappointed was that I heard no other lyrics than English (didn't see everyone, though), well except for Zagitova. Boring boring boring... I was hoping at least some of the Chinese would pick their own music. I wish skaters would think more out of the box in terms of their music.

 

[MaiKatze]

I guess I don't get it and find the music a bit annoying. I don't find it "inappropriate" I wonder how she chose that music or if her team gave it to her. Reminded me of Ice Dance back in the day LOL.

My intepretation is, that it's supposed to be a tribal dance, with voodoo aspects. The candle symbolizes a fire, because she can obviously not make a real fire on the ice. I really don't see the problem with the ex. It's a fun thing, quite different. If someone doesn't enjoy it, that's okay, but it's not problematic. The only thing that really makes me go "Ew!" is Laurine's free this season.

 

[OS]

Hahah I love the jump contest, hope they make it a recurring GP thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXvlCJuwW40

Interesting to see who got picked as the quad king.

 

[Ender]

Most of this was just utter boredom for me, like watching competition programs but with poor lighting. My thanks to Marchei/Hotarek and Chock/Bates for at least trying, Zagitova was interesting and different, and my heroes were Jin and Kolyada; especially Kolyada who excelled here. I'd never have guessed he could be so entertaining.
Another thing that made me disappointed was that I heard no other lyrics than English (didn't see everyone, though), well except for Zagitova. Boring boring boring... I was hoping at least some of the Chinese would pick their own music. I wish skaters would think more out of the box in terms of their music.

I agree the ex programs are mostly boring. One or two stand out but that’s it. Yet the ticket for gala is very expensive

 

[formersk8ter]

I feel very uncomfortable watching Zagitova’s ex. I think it’s inappropriate for her age.

Why? There was nothing suggestive or sexual about it, not even close.

 

[Ender]

Why? There was nothing suggestive or sexual about it, not even close.

How do I say this... the thing she wore... nope, nope nope, and the final pose... nope

 

[snowflake]

I didn't get any of that but especially not the candle.

a campfire maybe

 

[cleo2070]

The only thing that really makes me go "Ew!" is Laurine's free this season.

Word!