Colonel Green
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A very merry Christmas indeed for Team Lane.
They deserve it. They put out these amazing original dances one after another every year.A very merry Christmas indeed for Team Lane.
But their FD is just brilliant.
Additionally, Fradji/Forneaux and Grimm/Savitskiy have struggled in the last couple weeks at their junior B int'ls, and Bekker/Hernandez didn't exactly knock it out of the park at Brit Nationals this weekend.
JGPF bronze really is up for grabs - and I suspect Jr Worlds bronze will be the same, with Neset/Markelov and Kudryatseva/Karankevich & Tkachenko/Kiliakov figuring into the mix somewhere.
Back in my youth, 18 was considered an adult and marrying at that age was just fine. Course 18 year olds were actually adulting at that age more than now...Cripes, she's only 18.
They are so gonna frame those t-shirts after this competition... And send one to TSL as a Christmas gift...C/B right now probably going around the rink handing "the reports on our demise were greatly exaggerated" t-shirts...
Weren't they supposed to finish last and lose to H/B on levels?They are so gonna frame those t-shirts after this competition... And send one to TSL as a Christmas gift...
he's not a decade older than herLaurialt/Le Gac got married when she was a teenager, presumably for the same reason. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t.
And in this toughly called meet, it was H/B who earned the highest base value in the FD, skating first. I know they were disappointed with their score but I’m sure they felt better in the overall scoring context once the other scores started coming in.Actually, the calling here was really tough. But it's still the first half of the season. I'm sure the teams will be cleaning up their elements and edges before the 2nd half.
noGibson is comparable to Baker and Hawayek to Fear probably
Interesting. I got bored by all programs but Piper and Paul's. This is just a taste thing.you know my biggest gripe of the entire gpf fd is that H/B were 3rd in the one foot - behind g/p and c/b. Theirs is by far the best of everyone - the ice coverage, the smoothness, just everything. Piper and Paul's is a literal blink and you'll miss it element and with Kaitlin and Jean-Luc you cannot look away as it's just so fantastic.
This wasn't even about the programmes? Comparably, H/B's one foot element was much better skated than G/P's. Not really anything to do with taste to be honest.Interesting. I got bored by all programs but Piper and Paul's. This is just a taste thing.
Seriously it’s making me hate ice dance. In what world are F/G better than H/B. I guess the judges’ world. I hate it here.Imagine believing Fear/Gibson have better skating skills than Hawayek/Baker.
or delusions of grandeurI wonder how Kaitlin and Jean-Luc just keep going. They must have spines of steel.
I think they probably go into every season thinking this might be their breakout season and keep getting disappointed, and at this point, I feel for them and worry for their mental state because Kaitlin has no poker face, and every time they don't get the score they deserve (which is most of the time) you can see the blow hit her in the K&C.I wonder how Kaitlin and Jean-Luc just keep going. They must have spines of steel.
There’s a difference between snark and being an a**hole that you clearly don’t understand.or delusions of grandeur
Spiting the judges is a powerful motivator (it sustained Piper & Paul for a long time, after all).I wonder how Kaitlin and Jean-Luc just keep going. They must have spines of steel.
or i enjoy being an a**holeThere’s a difference between snark and being an a**hole that you clearly don’t understand.
perhaps but they did have highest base value here today. It begs the question of what more do they need to do to get the judges to go with themH/B are progressing as you would expect. Last quad, they were USA #3, and with 2 top teams ahead of them, it was a given they weren't going to be contending for World medals. Not to mention, some of their programs weren't that good. They are now USA #2 and are firmly in world top 6. The teams ahead of them are technically strong and have been near the top for many years. And H/B have a tendency to lose levels.
Yup. Once teams like GilPoir, ChoBat, GuiFab and FBSoer move on sometime this quad, I expect to see HawBak skyrocket onto the podium, and maybe even start beating FearGib. It was pretty close this weekend at the GPF, something I wasn't expecting based on their earlier fall scores from either the Challengers or GPs.H/B are progressing as you would expect. Last quad, they were USA #3, and with 2 top teams ahead of them, it was a given they weren't going to be contending for World medals. Not to mention, some of their programs weren't that good. They are now USA #2 and are firmly in world top 6. The teams ahead of them are technically strong and have been near the top for many years. And H/B have a tendency to lose levels.
The beginning is very strong. They really embody their concept of fire and air to me, with the languid way Madison moves and weaves her body around Evan's. At first, I wasn't sold at all on these new costumes, because a de-blinged Madison is not something we're at all accustomed to, but the plain dress actually increases the impression of air swirling and bending fire and smoke at will.I think C/B just need to fix the middle of the dance. The music lacks dynamics. I think they need something with a beat or faster tempo.
But I love the beginning and the end is solid.
But yeah not their greatest work this season but they skated well here and IMO deserved the silver
Four Nationals is actually going to have a pretty interesting ice dance event this season, I think, between the Taschlers, Hungarians, both Slovakian teams and the Poles all vying for their countries spots at Euros.I think Simova/Aksenov may be in that part of the mix. I guess they will likely do Europeans too (they have beaten quite comfortably the other Slovak Senior team at Golden Spin) and this may give them a bit more exposure to the judges.
I think her dress is perfect. Especially in movement.The beginning is very strong. They really embody their concept of fire and air to me, with the languid way Madison moves and weaves her body around Evan's. At first, I wasn't sold at all on these new costumes, because a de-blinged Madison is not something we're at all accustomed to, but the plain dress actually increases the impression of air swirling and bending fire and smoke at will.