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Pavlyuchenko/Khodykin
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Pavlyuchenko/Khodykin
According to Enbert's instagram, Z/E are training for Worlds. I know they've been a question mark since they w/d from Euroes, so here's some news for the fans! (I'm not really a fan, but I don't wanna see P/K's weird ass LP anymore either, so go zenberts!)
and Alexander is just the nicest guy you’ll ever meet.
Z/E definitely improved but they suffer the same as T/M do. Their team has no imagination and as a result they don't stand out. They need better packaging to go further.
don't forget the booty! Just sayin.
I believe it was all cuts from The Great Gatsby, but there were so many pieces of music smashed together that you’d never know if there was a story there. A shame because they’re really talented.Did they know what their LP music was about theme wise?
For some reason, I think they would be gorgeous skating to Coldplay. They have the soft dreamy quality, and yet it wouldn’t be boring.
Wow!! I want to see this....His instagram showed he was in Tokyo but I thought maybe he was going to watch his brother who I have noticed went to competitions.This might have already been covered in the OES thread but Martin Bidar and new partner Hanna Abrazhevich got the minimums for Worlds (I believe at Bavarian Open) and are on the entry list for tomorrow.
Petr Bidar is Martin's older brother. He's been going to competitions with them as part of their coaching team.Wow!! I want to see this....His instagram showed he was in Tokyo but I thought maybe he was going to watch his brother who I have noticed went to competitions.
I don’t know either of them personally, and whatever imagine they are projecting on public media, I don’t take much notice. It wouldn’t be fair comparison anyway, because Zabijako/Enbert are much older so one could argue they would be more experienced to portray themselves on public media the way that would be more helpful for their career. But aesthetically, I much more enjoy watching Zabijako/Enbert. In the past they were a bit sleep inducing, but this season they seemed to me quite improved, I really enjoyed watching them. Pavliuschenko/Khodykin I enjoyed watching the last season, they stood out among juniors, but this season they somehow disappeared within seniors. They definitely need better packaging and more work on their skating skills to look more like senior skaters. More power into their pushes, and skating generally bigger. (Like when Sotskova moved to Buyanova, they spent a lot of work off season on her skating skills and it was really noticeable. That’s exactly what P/K need in my view.)I’m not a fan of Zabiiako/Enbert’s actual skating (what the heck was that knight program lol?) but I really like them as people. Natalia is always posting cool pictures on Instagram and Alexander is just the nicest guy you’ll ever meet.
Pavliuchenko is adorable, but Khodykin just looks clumsy on the ice to me, and that free program makes Candyman look like a masterpiece. I’m praying to the skating gods that they get a new, beautiful program next year.
I think Coldplay are the epitome of boring
I strongly disagree I think Coldplay are the epitome of boring, if Zabaiko/Enbert skated to Coldplay the levels of boring could not be measured by earthly instruments. Even if they skate through the music I prefer them skating to strong music because at least then there is something to enjoy
I don’t know either of them personally, and whatever imagine they are projecting on public media, I don’t take much notice. It wouldn’t be fair comparison anyway, because Zabijako/Enbert are much older so one could argue they would be more experienced to portray themselves on public media the way that would be more helpful for their career. But aesthetically, I much more enjoy watching Zabijako/Enbert. In the past they were a bit sleep inducing, but this season they seemed to me quite improved, I really enjoyed watching them. Pavliuschenko/Khodykin I enjoyed watching the last season, they stood out among juniors, but this season they somehow disappeared within seniors. They definitely need better packaging and more work on their skating skills to look more like senior skaters. More power into their pushes, and skating generally bigger. (Like when Sotskova moved to Buyanova, they spent a lot of work off season on her skating skills and it was really noticeable. That’s exactly what P/K need in my view.)
ITA. I like this program and I love the sword fight.I strongly disagree I think Coldplay are the epitome of boring, if Zabaiko/Enbert skated to Coldplay the levels of boring could not be measured by earthly instruments. Even if they skate through the music I prefer them skating to strong music because at least then there is something to enjoy
Sui/Han, Tarasova/Morozov, Boikova/Kozlovski, Zabijako/EnbertDang have any teams got Seasons Best during this free so far? Maybe Walsh & Michaud? It seems like Pairs have run out of gas by late March
ITA. I like this program and I love the sword fight.
James/Cipres are not retiring
Sui & Han REALNESS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS to them!!!!
and shout tout to Lori Nichol for some amazinggggg choreography
Well it is the off season so could be leaving for while for vacation,shows and rest. As well they skate for Australia so there may be rules about how long Katia?? has to spend in Australia per year...This post by Camille Ruest makes me wonder whether Alexandrovskaya/Windsor are moving from Montreal or if it's just temporary (I wouldn't want to start rumours, just sharing the post).
Link
Today Eric Radford from Canada was elected to the ISU Athletes Commission as the Single and Pair Skating representative.
Further to the decision of the 56th ISU Ordinary Congress 2016 in Dubrovnik (CRO) to introduce an ISU Athletes Commission, Radford was elected by the athletes competing at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2019 in Saitama (JPN).
Single and Pair Skating results:
Total number of votes: 50
Total number of blank votes: 0
Number of votes for Eric Radford (CAN): 27
Number of votes for Misha Ge (UZB): 23
The following athletes are already members of the Athletes Commission:
The above-mentioned athletes and Eirc Radford are elected for the term lasting from the respective 2019 ISU World Championships to the respective 2023 ISU World Championships.
- Speed Skating: Douwe de Vries (NED)
- Short Track Speed Skating Athlete: Zhou Yang (CHN)
- Ice Dance Athlete: Yuri Hulitski (BLR)
T/M may have the superior elements but they looked stale in comparison when skating right after. The free music was far too subdue for a team that isn't so externally expressive. Bad choice as usual from their team. They need more dynamic music to carry them. Something like The Four Seasons or even Firebird would work for them. The music sells itself and goes perfectly with the speed and smoothness of their skating.
0:25 How Meagan feels no longer competing, her thoughts on the new GOE system, and Meagan’s opinion on the Eunsoo/Mariah collision 10:34 Eric’s appointment as the new ISU singles/pairs athlete representative 12:20 Sui and Han 20:40 Talk about the Aljona Savchenko documentary 22:13 Tarasova and Morozov 26:26 Meagan’s thoughts on the graphic statistics 29:46 Peng and Jin vs. Zabijako and Enbert 32:34 James and Cipres 38:50 Discussion about the death spirals 41:52 Random Asides 43:04 Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro 46:16 Cain and LeDuc 49:20 General Thoughts and Questions 55:53 Ilyushechkina and Bilodeau 57:58 Meagan and Eric’s skating and tour plans. 1:00:22 Predictions for the Men and Ice Dance. 1:04:16 Technical calls in the Ladies. 1:06:58 Favorite moment of the Pairs, and wrap up of the event.
I normally find them dull but Zabijako and Enbert really impressed me in the free. They skated with a lot of command and authority. They looked confident and seem to go from one thing to the next with ease. I think she sold the program beautifully (maybe it was the haircut but I really thought her look and body movements fit the music). Or maybe it's because I found P/J and T/M kind of dull in comparison so skating in between them helped.
T/M may have the superior elements but they looked stale in comparison when skating right after. The free music was far too subdue for a team that isn't so externally expressive. Bad choice as usual from their team. They need more dynamic music to carry them. Something like The Four Seasons or even Firebird would work for them. The music sells itself and goes perfectly with the speed and smoothness of their skating.
I don't know if this has come up in some other thread but Eric Radford was elected to the ISU Athletes Commission
I need her to commentate all the pairs events everTSL did their Worlds pairs recap with Meagan and she's great (as usual): https://youtu.be/n1A2q0UXBUQ
Helpful person in the comment section provided the time stamps: