NOMaybe someone will be slightly original and do an RD to Bye Bye Birdie instead!
I was in a Bye Bye Birdie musical when I was 12
that song is now in my head again... god damn it
NOMaybe someone will be slightly original and do an RD to Bye Bye Birdie instead!
Would Zorba the Greek count? Because it's from the 60s and a social dance is associated with it.
I want Slatter/Ongay-Perez to do Zorba the Greek (RD, FD, I'm not picky). I'd really like to see Diane Towler's (re)take on the music 60 years on, but in modern ice dance it seems more fitting for a young team and a homage to a great programme of the past is better suited to early on in a team's career.OK, who do we want for this one? Fear/Gibson?
I agree. I think the only team in the current field that even might bow out is FB/S. Otherwise, the top three have been doing this same "we just don't know!!!!" song-and-dance for a while now, but we all know they will most likely stick around long enough to get Olympic medals, since it doesn't seem likely any of the other teams will surpass them in the next 2 years. Unless there's an injury or other health problem that forces any of them to step away, I think all the maybe-retirement talk is just publicity-speak.I’m not convinced any team will retire (before the Olympics).
If none retire then I kind of want a disaster Olympics where a team like LaLa come out on top unexpectedlyI agree. I think the only team in the current field that even might bow out is FB/S. Otherwise, the top three have been doing this same "we just don't know!!!!" song-and-dance for a while now, but we all know they will most likely stick around long enough to get Olympic medals, since it doesn't seem likely any of the other teams will surpass them in the next 2 years. Unless there's an injury or other health problem that forces any of them to step away, I think all the maybe-retirement talk is just publicity-speak.
Well, okay, but none of these teams are likely to give us the Death Stare and that's the sort of payoff we need for Olympic Ice Dance Chaos of that magnitude.If none retire then I kind of want a disaster Olympics where a team like LaLa come out on top unexpectedly
too many marriages!!Well, okay, but none of these teams are likely to give us the Death Stare and that's the sort of payoff we need for Olympic Ice Dance Chaos of that magnitude.
Don't sell Madison Chock short. I know she loves Evan, but if she were upset enough ...Well, okay, but none of these teams are likely to give us the Death Stare and that's the sort of payoff we need for Olympic Ice Dance Chaos of that magnitude.
I feel like it's expected with having another Olympics in Italy.If none retire then I kind of want a disaster Olympics where a team like LaLa come out on top unexpectedly
Well, okay, but none of these teams are likely to give us the Death Stare and that's the sort of payoff we need for Olympic Ice Dance Chaos of that magnitude.
too many marriages!!
The judges will often get restless if things seem static for too long, so I'm not entirely sure whether we would see the same three teams dominate the podium the whole quad, even though there are external factors working at least somewhat in this favour. Chock & Bates are the standard-bearers for what at this point is almost a unipolar IAM world, and next Worlds is on their turf; Guignard & Fabbri are building toward a home Olympics that they're already one of the main faces of as far as Italy is concerned (and they're also the technically best of the three teams, so things like BV can really help them when things are down to fine margins). Gilles & Poirier would be the most vulnerable by default (especially since they have the most obvious heirs apparent within their own federation).I agree. I think the only team in the current field that even might bow out is FB/S. Otherwise, the top three have been doing this same "we just don't know!!!!" song-and-dance for a while now, but we all know they will most likely stick around long enough to get Olympic medals, since it doesn't seem likely any of the other teams will surpass them in the next 2 years.
I don't think that's a matter of politicking. Deanna got lots of attention because her story is the sort of thing that attracts attention from non-skating media.Skate Canada has always done an awful job of politicking for more than one top skater or team at the same time. Deanna got more attention than Piper and Paul combined.
Additionally, they're in different disciplines and it's a lot easier to make really visible mistakes that can cost you a medal (or gold) in pairs and singles.I don't think that's a matter of politicking. Deanna got lots of attention because her story is the sort of thing that attracts attention from non-skating media.
There’s the TE to consider, too. Based on the past, you’d expect RUS/whatever acronym or symbol they come up with next, USA, CAN, FRA, ITA, JPN, and CHN to be in, and then it becomes which other countries can fill three disciplines, if not four, if RUS is not back/can’t qualify. GEO looks much stronger than CHN, who might not qualify in three disciplines by Fall 2026.
but they could by S/B if RUS is back, because there are still many RUS judges under different flags.
The ISU allowed remastered versions of the 80s songs. What they didn't allow were the covers by new artists - which is why GuiFab had to change their music cut to take out the Glee version of "Holding Out For a Hero" after Lombardia.A lot of 50s & 60s songs were covered very successfully and became hits again in the 80s. The quality of the original recordings had in some cases deteriorated. Plus, the ISU had to mute portions of some top RDs this season in order for the audience to be able to watch competitions. Hence, I could see this being a rule change. On the other hand, technology has improved now and original recordings have been refreshed.
Some of the later covers of 50s hits are more enjoyable than the originals. I was at an outside fair event last year where they were blaring original 50s hits and they basically gave me a headache. I really, really hope we don’t get a gazillion Elvis programs. Buddy Holly would be nice on the 50s front. Chuck Berry and Big Mama Thornton too.A lot of 50s & 60s songs were covered very successfully and became hits again in the 80s. The quality of the original recordings had in some cases deteriorated. Plus, the ISU had to mute portions of some top RDs this season in order for the audience to be able to watch competitions. Hence, I could see this being a rule change. On the other hand, technology has improved now and original recordings have been refreshed.
The choreo rhythm step never makes any sense to me. Should the whole RD be about choreography that reflects the rhythm(s)? And I know they’ve used it a lot recently but wouldn’t the Midnight Blues be a more appropriate pattern dance with this theme?"Rhythms and Dances of the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s" was going to be the Original Dance theme in the 2010/2011 season before they decided to merge the Compulsory and Original Dance segments, so essentially the ISU just went back to the good old days after enough people kicked up a fuss on twitter. I'm not even opposed to this as a theme, it's really only that it's directly after having had an 80s theme that it bugs me. That and the fact that this theme does not mesh well with the paso pattern, or the continuation of the choreo rhythm step. The 21st Century dance party for the Olympic season gives me a headache.
I've been calling for them to introduce new patterns for awhile now. Dances of the 50s, 60s, and 70s would be the perfect chance to introduce say a jive pattern, there are countless programs they could use for inspiration for that pattern if they had thought ahead at all.The choreo rhythm step never makes any sense to me. Should the whole RD be about choreography that reflects the rhythm(s)? And I know they’ve used it a lot recently but wouldn’t the Midnight Blues be a more appropriate pattern dance with this theme?
No-one skate to the Beatles! I do not allow it!Plus, the ISU had to mute portions of some top RDs this season in order for the audience to be able to watch competitions.
I've been thinking they should introduce a jive pattern since before the CDs were dropped. My choice would be to base it on Torvill and Dean's 1983 Rock and Roll OSP, but I think a good pattern could also be adapted from Anissina and Peizerat's 1997-98 OD.I've been calling for them to introduce new patterns for awhile now. Dances of the 50s, 60s, and 70s would be the perfect chance to introduce say a jive pattern, there are countless programs they could use for inspiration for that pattern if they had thought ahead at all.