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

[tony]

I also will never tire of Riverdance so there

 

[Karen-W]

Okay, I really like Carolane's "Riverdance" dress. Shane's shirt with the green pants, not so much, but Carolane's dress is just right.

 

[floridaice]

That is one ugly shirt

 

[Karen-W]

Woof - Shane's shirt was having none of it on those twizzles!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I swear to God... What's worse? POTO or another Exogenesis tonight?

What’s worse is West side story in pairs discipline

 

[tony]

The positive - this has more choroeography and intricacy than Bourne and Kraatz's program did. And I feel like they finally between these two programs let their personalities shine through on the ice.

But the skating level just really has not gone anywhere except static or even worse in the last few years. I still like them anyways and they really are having a lot of fun this year with this content. Good way to go out.

 

[floridaice]

Channeling Jason on the steps

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

This music is another example of music where you should go full on lunatic to to really make an impact.

 

[Karen-W]

That TES before it dropped off the screen makes me think we're in for some more movement between the RD and FD very shortly here.

 

[skatingguy]

Carolane Soucisse/Shane Firus
Rank after RD: 8
Coach: Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Music: Reel Around the Sun, Home and the Heartland

Dance Spin 4
Choreo Sliding Movement
One Foot Turns W:1 M:2 (W:1 M:1 after review)
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:2 (W:4 M:1 after review) - Shane stepped out of the 2nd twizzle
Straight Line Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Serpentine Step Sequence W:2 M:1
Stationary Lift 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Assisted Jump/Lifting Movement

Not the skate they wanted to have at this competition. This team will remain a great mystery as to why their competitive career stalled, and regressed after such a promising debut in 2018.

93.89 = 4th Place
158.42 = 2nd Place

 

[peibeck]

Imagine Japanese singles skaters having better step dancing skills than this dance team who've been together forever and representing Ireland...

 

[tony]

Not the skate they wanted to have at this competition. This team will remain a great mystery as to why their competitive career stalled, and regressed after such a promising debut in 2014.

Don't age them that much

 

[floridaice]

It's not just the green fingernails -- she became a redhead too.

 

[peibeck]

Woof - Shane's shirt was having none of it on those twizzles!

Neither were his feet!

 

[shan]

Not the skate they wanted to have at this competition. This team will remain a great mystery as to why their competitive career stalled, and regressed after such a promising debut in 2014.

93.89 = 4th Place
158.42 = 2nd Place

2014 was their debut?? Wow!

 

[skatingguy]

2014 was their debut?? Wow!

2018 - typo.

 

[Karen-W]

If Ignateva/Szemko were going to reuse a program, I wish it was their Cirque one from a couple years ago rather than the Joker one from last season. Just sayin'...

 

[floridaice]

OMG, what a wedgie

 

[Rukia]

finally some taylor swift

 

[tony]

His arms on full display again for whoever into that..

I hate the heaviness of her outfit. I don't like the construction of this program. I don't like the music selections. They are totally into it but they weren't setting the world on fire last year with it so WHY repeat it? Anyways, both are really decent skaters but hard to throw marks at this.

 

[CantALoop]

They just wanted an excuse to cosplay as Joker and Harley Quinn
(why do Euro skaters love Suicide Squad so much I don't get it someone pls explain )

 

[skatingguy]

Mariia Ignateva/Danijil Leonyidovics Szemko
Rank after RD: 7
Coach: Barbara Fusar Poli, Roberto Pelizzola
Music: The Joker and the Queen

Choreo Assisted Jump/Lifting Movement
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
One Foot Turns W:1 M:2
Stationary Lift 4
Circular Step Sequence W:2 M:3 (W:2 M:2 after review)
Straight Line Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Dance Lift
Dance Spin 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence

You can't accuse them of not fully committing to theme of the program, and the performance. They bring Barbara, and her stop watch to the kiss'n cry so it was worth it.

103.15 = 1st Place
167.73 = 1st Place

 

[tony]

At the very least they'll be third alternates to the Olympics, so there's that.

 

[Vagabond]

Note to self: This will be your fridge break for Euros and Worlds.

 

[skatingguy]

Don't age them that much

In my head that was only the last Olympic cycle.

 

[peibeck]

They are much better skaters than this program would have you believe.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

He’s not joker enough for me. Can he put white make up on his face?

 

[Karen-W]

At the very least they'll be third alternates to the Olympics, so there's that.

I'm hoping they'll be 2nd alternates because that still leaves them with a sliver of hope of getting a spot - if Orihara and Reitan can't get Finnish & Swedish citizenship respectively in time.

 

[Rukia]

"give us our place we deserve it" ooookkkkkk

 

[tony]

"Give us our place, we deserve it!!!"

Motto of life.