Frau Muller
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Or the Browns.…
Moving forward to Finland, do we expect Carreira/Ponomarenko and Hawayek/Baker to give the US the same results?
OK, 4th for the Browns.
Or the Browns.…
Moving forward to Finland, do we expect Carreira/Ponomarenko and Hawayek/Baker to give the US the same results?
The only score we have for GilPo is from Skate Canada which is clearly the outlier high scoring event on the GP.You mean you expect H/B to lose to Gilles/Poirier?
Yeah, the first music cut is the new piece, and the second is from their original FD, and I wish they'd get rid of it completely. The Jorane piece just doesn't work at all, no matter how much they might love it personally.Just gonna say, I think C/B's re-worked FD is gorgeous. I'm not a huge fan of the second music cut, and I wouldn't be surprised if the judges aren't completely on board from that standpoint, but the choreography and movement is mesmerizing.
I am not seeing the panic and doomsday for Chock and Bates. They got a very late start to the season, they are not hitting all of their levels and had a few mistakes. Plus they are re-working their free dance. All fixable. The competition for the new quad is certainly fierce, especially from their colleagues at IAM. C/B are more than capable, we will see if they have enough time to polish the programs.
I wouldn't go so far as to rave about it, but I said on the Dance thread that it's probably their best. I know people loved the snake dance, and bits of it were very good, but I think this shows off C/B's best qualities in the most complete manner, unless I've forgotten one of their FDs.Just gonna say, I think C/B's re-worked FD is gorgeous. I'm not a huge fan of the second music cut, and I wouldn't be surprised if the judges aren't completely on board from that standpoint, but the choreography and movement is mesmerizing.
Stapert is her last name (typo in Santa Claus Cup entries list).Santa Claus Cup entries are up and confirmed on the USFS' Int'l Assignments page. USFS is sending four teams! As previously noted, McNamara/Spiridonov (senior) and Neset/Markelov (junior). Also being sent are two teams in Advanced Novice - Sylvia Li/Rowan Le Coq and Annelise Strapert/Maxim Korotcov.
If I stressed over every one of their bumps in the road over the past 12 years I’d be in an asylum by now. It is often exhausting being an uber of them, but the highs and their beautiful skating has made it all worth it.I'm in a total whatever will be will be mood as far as who wins, places, and shows at Worlds. I'm more about seeing the best showings for the FDs that are out there now. I like a lot of what we've seen and look forward to the even better performances to come.
There's no point in stressing over Chock & Bates. One learns that over the long term as a fan of theirs.
I wouldn't go so far as to rave about it, but I said on the Dance thread that it's probably their best. I know people loved the snake dance, and bits of it were very good, but I think this shows off C/B's best qualities in the most complete manner, unless I've forgotten one of their FDs.
It’s a long season and a long way to 2026. Not every setback is career-defining. Hell, not every bad season is either.
While I'm sure getting older presents challenges, the team they just lost to is the same age as them. Four of the six teams projected to make the Final have all members above the age of 30.C/B's best chance to win a World title was this season at the start of a new Olympic cycle but we all know many times that the skaters and teams that win World titles in the year after an Olympics often never get back there again as the field gets better with younger teams and skaters who end up bypassing them. Perhaps they are experiencing what Aaron Rodgers is in football and age is catching up to them.
The SA version wasn’t generic romantic either. Did you watch it? TBH it was more out there than this version. My first impression when they finished was “whoa this is making me wonder about their relationship.” I think I might have said something to that effect to @BlueRidge in the arena.They've changed the concept from a romantic program, though:
"In the last couple weeks since Skate America we have built our story around a new inspiration of the relationship between fire and air."
But they're still using much of the same choreography. So maybe it was indeed a little generic?
Never say never. You could always join me in the Emmanuel Sandhu / Roman Sadovsky wing.If I stressed over every one of their bumps in the road over the past 12 years I’d be in an asylum by now. It is often exhausting being an uber of them, but the highs and their beautiful skating has made it all worth it.
I’ve been thinking about this, and in light of what we know about Anthony Ponomarenko and how long he’s been injured for - I do wonder if they have a long time injury sustained under Igor. Did they not withdraw and then re-enter nationals a couple of years ago after one of them tore their ACL (that wasn’t what it was in the end but was clearly still an injury if that’s what it was first assumed to be.)Wolfkostin/Chen continued their you-never-know-what-you're-going-to-get ways at NHK. Their scores throughout this season are widely variable:
Lake Placid: 175.42
US Classic: 164.07
Budapest Trophy: 180.46
GP de France: 164.89
NHK: 148.01
Thank you for sharing and being honest.I have a brother like that. It's much more difficult to control an adult than a child, especially since we can't force him to take his medication. My family has tried to explain and instill proper public behavior to him, and sometimes it takes, but when he gets super stimulated or whatever, he can't control his impulses. We don't take him everywhere, but we can't just keep him imprisoned at home. In this situation, we would have probably tried to avoid having him meet with a skater, but if he really enjoyed something like that then I would try to tell him to behave and be kind and courteous. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.
Taking it away from skating because my brother would not be into that, but I'm imagining taking him to a basketball or football game and him having a rare opportunity to meet some of the athletes. It'll seem sort of cruel to take away all public activities from him, especially ones that he enjoys because he already has such limited opportunities due to his behavior. That being all said...
Of course, there are different levels and if the person in question truly cannot control their impulses that they will always say such things, then I would probably have to explain to him that he can't go to any events with us or meet people because he doesn't know how to behave properly. Then all hell will break loose and we will have to take whatever abuse he throws at us, but at least we can take it unlike strangers who don't know the situation and would be harmed by his behavior.
"Marie-France's vision was New York City, in three different eras," Ponomarenko said. "The beginning is the modern era. Then we go into 'Summertime,' which is the main theme. It's the 1950s [time frame] – a little bit older style, with different movements and expression. Toward the end, we go into the orchestrated version of the piece. That's where we show the 1920s/30s era. So, we have three significant pieces, all [with] a change of character."
Carreira and Ponomarenko said they enjoy working with new coaches Hubbell and Diaz.
"I love having Madison, because having a female coach is always good for the girl (female partner)," Carreira said.
Ponomarenko lives near their rink in London, while Carreira resides in Michigan to maintain permanent residency in the United States. She has her green card and expects to get U.S. citizenship before the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Carreira and Ponomarenko both coach part time at Lakeland Arena, near Detroit.