The Dance Hall 9: Bring the Bling or No Beijing 2021-2022

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litenkyckling said:
I really hope they made the FD in the IE - I think that the RD relies so much on momentum in terms of tech confidence and they just haven't had much experience the last couple of years. If we see it, I think the FD will be much more successful.
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Yeah, me too. I really liked the horror FD at Nebelhorn, though it was clearly still in development.

Unfortunately at this stage Kazakova/Reviya and Nazarova/Nikitin look like the teams most likely to join Ramanauskaite/Kizala on the wrong side of the cut off, and they have two of the FDs I most want to see again.
 
angi said:
I think it's unlikely M/T would have outscored Wang/Liu, at best they would have placed above the Czechs so it's a point difference at most.
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Yeah, but one point can make the difference between a medal and nothing. It's too early to say if it matters or not.

It's a moot point, but I think M/T certainly at least had a shot at beating W/L. We'll never know now.
 
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thvu said:
Aside from P&C, all of the dance teams have deficiencies in their skating, so I really think it's about who has the least? Who has the highest bar for potential? IMO, if we are talking about the dance field, here's how I see it - We have P&C above everyone. If they skate clean, no question they are in 1st place.

Then, it's HubDon and SinKats in the next tier. HubDon have issues with being sloppy. They've cleaned up their skating alot in recent years, but I still see mismatched lines, balance checks, and losing track of one another. SinKats can be sloppy, but not for reasons for line or unison, but rather, they can get out of control. Too much speed. Out of control edges/curves. Their twizzles and one-foot steps can be messy, but they have stronger spins, lifts, and step sequences than HubDon. The choreographic elements are kind of a toss-up. Both teams have issues with execution and conception.

Everyone else kind of bunches up below them. I see ChoBat as the top of the next tier purely because of their choregraphic elements. With the rules changes giving so much GOE to the three choreographic elements, a team like ChoBat can really rise above more technically proficient teams like HubDon and Sinkats. Their elements are innovative and well-performed - their choreographic slide this season is perhaps the best choreographic element we've seen. GuiFab have strong elements, but lack the charisma and choreographic "wow" elements of the top teams, meanwhile GillPoir are the weakest skaters of the bunch, but always try to have innovation in their elements. How the Team Event RD played out, it made sense to me that Gilles & Poirier came out in 4th. It's what the skating dictated.

In regards to SinKats only getting 2nd to HubDon because of Nikita's mistake, and still winning PCS - I don't really think HubDon did anything special in the RD performance wise relative to SinKats. SinKats would have been at 87+ without Nikita's mistake, which is more or less on par with how scoring has been this season. They had a stronger Midnight Blues than HubDon, which would have made up the scoring difference if both teams skated clean. It's honestly a close competition to me between the two.

What we really should be talking about is what the hell the Canadian judge is up to, placing HubDon 3rd, SinKats 1st, and GillPoir 2nd. The scores for these teams are pretty much all in the 85ish range from that judge, which is just absolutely absurd. GillPoir's skating was far beneath the top two in the Team RD.
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I have to say I was alarmed right away too by the Canadian judges placements for the teams.
 
litenkyckling said:
I think the TE has made me excited for the IE - I think I'm at the point where the judging has been getting me down every time I watch and because this had so many surprises I'm looking forward to the IE again.
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Yes.

Tak said:
It's a moot point, but I think M/T certainly at least had a shot at beating W/L. We'll never know now.
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I think both teams will go to Worlds. We'll never know if M&T could have done it here in this competition; but I think we'll get the head-to-head.
 
We'll see who does and doesn't go when the time comes. The Olympics are exhausting and stressful, and with all the extra precautions and protocols this year they must be twice as exhausting and stressful. I wouldn't be at all surprised if any given team decided they'd rather just go home and chill out.
 
Amantide said:
They would've been a formidable team. So much talent and skills, with chemistry galore. Aimè, they were both morons.
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True, but I choose to be grateful that they were. Personally I am glad they fell apart.
 
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Dobre said:
Ichilov & Byelikov split dances with Nosovitskaya & and Nosovitskiy at Israeli Nationals. (N&N won overall with 168.74 to I&B's 166.21).
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They went face to face at Egna Trophy this week too. Again split dances and N/N caming out on top by a small margin overall: 162.93 vs 160.99.

In the Junior event, D'Alessandro/Waddell lost to Mrazek siblings in both segments. The competition was basically in M/M's hometurf though.
 
Bigbird said:
True, but I choose to be grateful that they were. Personally I am glad they fell apart.
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Sure. I mean, it's ancient history now. No point in talking with shoulda/coulda.
I'm just saying that I have no doubt in my mind what a marvelous ID couple they would've been, if they had a different mindset and attitude. I'm selfish because I loved watching her skate. :love:
 
Looks like Egna Trophy was a pretty high scoring competition. Anyone still in the hunt for tech minimums should have gone!

Andrea82 said:
They went face to face at Egna Trophy this week too. Again split dances and N/N caming out on top by a small margin overall: 162.93 vs 160.99.
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I’m expecting Ichilov/Byelikov to get the nod for Worlds but I hope it’s the Nosovitskiys. It was a shame they missed out on Euros and this season may be their only chance at a senior championship.

Andrea82 said:
In the Junior event, D'Alessandro/Waddell lost to Mrazek siblings in both segments. The competition was basically in M/M's hometurf though.
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It’s looking like there could be some interesting fights in the 4th-15th-ish range at Junior Worlds. This feels like quite a deep year for the mid-tier of junior dance but also lots of inconsistent teams (not surprising - juniors, and the missing year of competition).
 
Did SinKats just fall off the podium entirely in the individual event? :eek: Losing to USA teams both nights.

I know Team Event is a Marie-France friendly panel though. I wonder if there'd be lots of Eastern Euro judges for the individual event, which could change everything.
 
shuilee said:
Did SinKats just fall off the podium entirely in the individual event? :eek: Losing to USA teams both nights.

I know Team Event is a Marie-France friendly panel though. I wonder if there'd be lots of Eastern Euro judges for the individual event, which could change everything.
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I wasn't paying attention and I missed why did they received -1 point deduction?
 
World champs have never been so brutally dumped ever. S/k have been dumped. Why should they compete after they have a gold medal?
 
Results from 2020 GPF (the last time P&C, S&K and Americans all competed head-to-head against each other):

1. PapCiz
2. ChoBates
3. HubDon

SinKats off the podium with those RD mistakes, and then more mistakes in FD. Kinda like the team competition here.

Just saying......
 
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