Skate to Milano OWG Qualifier - Beijing CHN - Ice Dance RD & FD

[skatingguy]

Mark, and Ted - we're already watching the event - you don't have to sell us on it's importance - talk about the skating happening on the ice as these teams are warming up.

 

[Karen-W]

I feel like we're going to see some generous scoring here in these last two groups. Last season RD SBs from the teams remaining:

Reed/Ambrulevicius 78.67
Ignateva/Szemko 71.75
Harris/Chan 70.84
Soucisse/Firus 69.52
Yoshida/Morita 68.94
Reitan/Majorov 66.87
Val/Kazimov 66.67
Paolino/Tuba 66.19
Pinchuk/Pogorielov 65.93
Dovhal/Kulesza 57.94

 

[tony]

I feel like we're going to see some generous scoring here in these last two groups. Last season RD SBs from the teams remaining:

Reed/Ambrulevicius 78.67
Ignateva/Szemko 71.75
Harris/Chan 70.84
Soucisse/Firus 69.52
Yoshida/Morita 68.94
Reitan/Majorov 66.87
Val/Kazimov 66.67
Paolino/Tuba 66.19
Pinchuk/Pogorielov 65.93
Dovhal/Kulesza 57.94

And as a reminder, Soucisse and Firus are not eligible for one of the spots. And I don't think Ireland has another team secretly in waiting.

 

[Karen-W]

And as a reminder, Soucisse and Firus are not eligible for one of the spots. And I don't think Ireland has another team secretly in waiting.

Yes. I don't quite understand why they were sent here to compete since she can't get citizenship.

 

[tony]

Wow, two teams using the car crash Ricky Martin intro. Two too many. So far.

 

[Kateri]

Yes. I don't quite understand why they were sent here to compete since she can't get citizenship.

I imagine some teams are entertaining magical thinking, like: if I win a spot, they will see me as worthy of unconditional citizenship!

 

[Rukia]

send the swedes to milano idc

 

[Karen-W]

Well, that was fantastic from Milla & Nikolaj!

Honestly, why didn't the IDTC just give us a Latin RD again rather than this '90s mishmash?

 

[thvu]

Wow, that rotational lift caught my by surprise not in that it was done, but in that it was that good. Great entry, coverage, and rotational speed. The exit was so smooth, dynamic, and natural to the program.

 

[Marta24]

Put the Swedes into 1st! This was amazing.

 

[tony]

Isn't her citizenship status also still very much "well we don't know when it'll happen"?

 

[Karen-W]

Wow, that rotational lift caught my by surprise not in that it was done, but in that it was that good. Great entry, coverage, and rotational speed. The exit was so smooth, dynamic, and natural to the program.

I loved it! The exit was really cool - Madison Chock level good!

 

[Belsornia]

Mila’s dress looks very Chique Sport.

Smooth and fast skating. Slowing it down for the pattern dance step and getting the turns called. I didn’t love the programme but their skating is very exciting. Should go shooting into the lead, as Chris Howarth would say.

 

[skatingguy]

Milla Ruud Reitan/Nikolaj Majorov
Coach: Rostislav Sinicyn, Natalia Karamysheva
Music: Living la Vida Loca, La Copa de la Vida

Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:4
Diagonal Step Sequence W:1 M:1
Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence 3
Choreo Rhythm Sequence
Rotational Lift 4

I'm a big fan of this team. Nikolaj looking better, and better in ice dance, and physically even looks more like an leading male ice dancer now. Strong performance from both skaters.

69.30 = 1st Place

 

[thvu]

Lower PCS than Wang & Liu

 

[Rukia]

Lower PCS than Wang & Liu

iam coming through

 

[Karen-W]

Paolino/Tuba's costume color - the deep wine purple - very '90s coded. I approve.

 

[tony]

No second Italian dance spot.

Guignard/Fabbri gonna be busy (they probably were going to be anyways)

 

[skatingguy]

Giulia Isabella Paolino/Andrea Tuba
Coach: V. Rizzo, B. Bianchi, S. De Luca
Music: Thunder, Daddy Pop

Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:4
Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence 1 (B after review)
Midline Step Sequence W:3 M:2 (W:2 M:2 after review)
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

Some tightness in the performance, particularly early on.

60.04 = 5th Place

 

[Karen-W]

Eeesh. Behind the Cypriots!

 

[Dobre]

I do think P&T look good this season. This is a huge ask, but for their own growth as a team, this is a nice step up for them.

 

[tony]

Judy Blumberg has come to terrorize these levels once again

 

[Karen-W]

SK Ice Dance pulling in some GOE for their top team!

Also, our 4th Latin RD and we're only 12 teams in.

 

[Dobre]

Is this the third time we've had this song tonight?

 

[tony]

So probably unpopular opinion but there was massive distance between them in all holds, they were tentative, the levels were abysmal, and they just didn't look comfortable at all. I thought they could be in the running for a spot and they may still be but I didn't think this was performed well at all.

 

[Karen-W]

Judy Blumberg has come to terrorize these levels once again

And the judges do not care. They're giving away GOE to the teams they like like nobody's business, lol.

 

[Karen-W]

So probably unpopular opinion but there was massive distance between them in all holds, they were tentative, the levels were abysmal, and they just didn't look comfortable at all. I thought they could be in the running for a spot and they may still be but I didn't think this was performed well at all.

Agreed. They definitely looked tight and there were some noticeable spots where they looked a bit clunky and reaching for each other.

 

[Rukia]

So probably unpopular opinion but there was massive distance between them in all holds, they were tentative, the levels were abysmal, and they just didn't look comfortable at all. I thought they could be in the running for a spot and they may still be but I didn't think this was performed well at all.

yeah I thought they looked rough compared to some other teams but the power of ricky martin compels the judges or something idk

 

[thvu]

So probably unpopular opinion but there was massive distance between them in all holds, they were tentative, the levels were abysmal, and they just didn't look comfortable at all. I thought they could be in the running for a spot and they may still be but I didn't think this was performed well at all.

Vibes to the rescue.

 

[Marta24]

SK Ice Dance pulling in some GOE for their top team!

Also, our 4th Latin RD and we're only 12 teams in.

And there are more Latin RD of teams that have already qualified like the Taschlers and T/V.