2025 Skate Canada Rhythm Dance PBP - I'm Too Spooky

[tony]

I'm ALL IN for a Rupaul program. And they even 'turn to the right' with the music

Same story as always when it comes to basics- he's always so sturdy and on the edge, who knows what she's doing with the short crossovers and zero speed but they make it work.

As a theme, I think I may like it best out of any of FB/C, C/B, and F/G, but they too are going to end up way behind FB/C by February IMO.

 

[floridaice]

No, it's white.

weird shadows -- maybe my TV?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

LOVEEEEEEE ITTTTTTTT

Throw the points at them

 

[MacMadame]

As much as I hate Piper's costume, I love Paul's.

Not a big fan of this RD though. It doesn't seem to match the music.

 

[Skaterbob]

Someone missing the mark on Paul's foundation color. Looks like a corpse.

 

[marbri]

I just love all the little details Gilles/Poirier put in their RDs. First outing but this is a solid base to build on.

 

[Jay42]

Are G/P cautious and slow or it's me?

I'm seeing it too.

I know it's been a few years since they've done a Challenger but I kind of wish they had done one. Just to get this out there at least once before SC. This will undoubtedly improve before Findlandia but I wish they had another competition under their belt now.

 

[PRlady]

This RD is ten minutes long. The top teams in the world are 0 for 4 on good RDs.

 

[Lilia A]

Werrrk

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, that lift of theirs has got to go.

 

[Colonel Green]

Count on these two to be creative (except in the free dance tomorrow). In a sea of RDs that are just songs strung together, that stands out.

 

[Rukia]

I think it can be a good program, but it's not there yet for me

 

[skatingguy]

Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier
Coach: Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Jon Lane
Music: Supermodel, I’m Too Sexy

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

Paul is styled differently than I remember seeing him before, and it really works. The performance was cautious, and they were slow. I don't think they had the level of sass required.

85.38 = 1st Place

 

[Matryeshka]

LaLas are hands down the best skaters in this event but in terms of the theme and a program, I didn't love it. Even with the mistake, I might have that behind the Lithuanians.

I almost respect the CarPoms for giving this theme the FU it deserves. They're like, we're ice dancers, we're smooth, we weren't alive in the 90s, we're going to skate a Short Dance and let that be that. Forget #3, Z/K might be eyeing that second spot on the Nationals podium.

I need some Roger Rabbit moves. Some Macarena. Electric slide boogie. I would take Achy Breaky/Boot Scootin Boogy at this point. I'm kind of surprised some of the Canadian or American teams didn't go a country route--there were A LOT of 90s country line dance that would fit the beat requirement and look more natural in ice dance.

 

[annie_mg]

We can always count on a bit of a WTF program by G/P that somehow works. I'm not sure who he is supposed to be, his costume must be a reference to something I don't know about. But this had a concept and a style. They both had shaky moments though.

 

[Braulio]

I have one thing to say: YOU BETTER RE WORK and change the I'm too sexy part

still: Shantay you both stay

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Piper biffed the twizzles

She did?

 

[Belsornia]

Finally an RD that really works for Gilles/Poirier. I was expecting more Supermodel and less I’m Too Sexy, but bonus points for Paul shaking his own tush.

 

[my little pony]

I will always be team piper/Paul because no matter how cheesy the theme they say, not only will I do that but I will perform it like we are bathhouse entertainment. I love the commitment.

 

[Skaterbob]

This RD is ten minutes long. The top teams in the world are 0 for 4 on good RDs.

Sad but true.

 

[genevieve]

hmmm, underwhelming program from G/P. They didn't werk. So much literal lyrical handography and then nothing during all the "turn to the left! turn to the right!". I would expect them (their choreography) to be so much fiercer than this.

The reverse cunniliftus was the most notable part of the program

 

[Aaron MB Fan]

Love love love this program and theme for Piper and Paul! Sooo perfect for them. Costumes are awesome. They seemed slow today and a bit cautious, but they are just starting their season so this will get so much better by the end of the season!

 

[Skate Talker]

Much as I have never been on board with them before, and as someone who can't understand all that much about the levels, I thought Ree/Amb were the best today. Their competition mileage really shows.

 

[ilovesalchows]

Ok, I’m not their biggest fan, but this was tons of fun!

 

[tony]

The judges are saving ALL of their GOE for GilPoir, I'm sure, so there's one of two possible outcomes - either they have an insanely high SB here that will never be matched again or they screw up somehow.

And Piper biffed the twizzles, so there's the answer...

Nah she didn't. Idk where they got the L2 from

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Oh, that lift of theirs has got to go.

No, it don’t, what’s wrong with you today, they’re fabulous

 

[Jay42]

She did?

On screen she was called level 2. I couldn't point it out but something was definitely off I think on the second one for sure.

ETA: Never mind Tony has said I was wrong and he knows more than I do.

 

[Karen-W]

I think it can be a good program, but it's not there yet for me

Which means it won't ever get there because they rarely develop and grow their programs as the season progresses. What we see at SCI is what we get at Worlds.

 

[Firedancer]

They seemed slow and cautious throughout

 

[peibeck]

If you're going to do "Supermodel" and "I'm too Sexy" it needs camp, which this dance sadly lacks. Love his outfit, but it's a colossal no from me at this time. But State Canada so probably 85 pts