2025 NHK Trophy Free Dance PBP - Hmmm for the Weekend

[genevieve]

Wedgie Data

Starting Order
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Yuka ORIHARA/Juho PIRINEN FIN 10 67.93
2 Alicia FABBRI/Paul AYER CAN 9 68.53
3 Utana YOSHIDA/Masaya MORITA JPN 8 69.61
4 Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG/Benjamin STEFFAN GER 7 69.73
5 Maia SHIBUTANI/Alex SHIBUTANI USA 6 71.74

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Katarina WOLFKOSTIN/Dimitry TSAREVSKI USA 5 72.12
7 Natalie TASCHLEROVA/Filip TASCHLER CZE 4 74.70
8 Caroline GREEN/Michael PARSONS USA 3 75.14
9 Charlene GUIGNARD/Marco FABBRI ITA 2 76.36
10 Lilah FEAR/Lewis GIBSON GBR 1 81.57

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[Aceon6]

In the ISU queue with 289 other delusional souls. Go Fun Finns and GreenP!
And we’re live!

 

[Jay42]

We finished celebrating my grandma's birthday just in time for the ice dance!

 

[Wyliefan]

Evening, all. I'm pooped after a long day at work. Let’s see how long I can prop my eyelids open.

 

[tony]

Paul that is WAY too ill-fitting. I swear IAM does the most to make this team the obvious bottom of the barrel

 

[Aceon6]

And my “smart” tv just decided to update. I’m going to have to fly to Luxembourg again. See you in a few.

 

[my little pony]

my baby Finns are so precious. all the points, also im sat for the shiBs villain era. it may be short lived so I dont want to miss any of it.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Paul that is WAY too ill-fitting. I swear IAM does the most to make this team the obvious bottom of the barrel

Which a terrible thing to do to Paul's bottom.

 

[Karen-W]

And my “smart” tv just decided to update. I’m going to have to fly to Luxembourg again. See you in a few.

I feel ya - my Xfinity had a forced reboot just at the end of the RD last night - Luckily, I was able to boot up Peacock on my computer before the reboot started and I didn't miss anything, but I was severely irritated.

I'm feeling tired already tonight, so I fear I'm only going to make it through the Dance & Pairs live with everyone.

 

[Aceon6]

I like Maia’s dress, but think she could have done better than a college gymnastics bun.

 

[Karen-W]

I like Maia’s dress, but think she could have done better than a college gymnastics bun.

At the very minimum, at least support Leanne Wong's business enterprise!

 

[genevieve]

Maia's dress is lovely and goes well with her hair color - but why the weird bun that sticks out the back of her head?

 

[Lilia A]

Let's go Team Pirihara!!!

 

[tony]

Seriously someone is going to have to explain Ayer's outfit. It makes him legit look 50 pounds heavier and boxier than he is. Benjamin Steffan collection pre-last season basically.

 

[genevieve]

If it’s not Xtina, missy elliot, pink and Mya I don’t want it

 

[Karen-W]

Yay! Pirihara made it through their twizzles successfully!

 

[tony]

Not the most stable stationary lift. Twizzles on both partners, no sweet spot on the blade and almost every turn looks forced. One foot edges and turns almost non-existent. So many crossovers between elements and moving very slowly through anything in hold.

The team has ran away with "here are our voids" and it's going to continue to bring down the house for the non-technique types, but this is really really weak. Last season at least hid it much better.

AND I HATE THE TWISTING SLIDE STUFF ON THE ICE. I'll be in the minority.

 

[myhoneyhoney]

Yay! Pirihara…

I keep reading this as Piranha

 

[peibeck]

Are you serious? This looks like they are making this up as they go along.

 

[Braulio]

what the heck have we just saw?

 

[Wyliefan]

Now THAT is a Moulin Rouge program.

 

[Tak]

I really like the Finns - and their costumes are perfect for this. I think it's a great program. I enjoyed it.

 

[Karen-W]

I think Mark is trying to not laugh at the absurdity of this choreo character sequence.

I usually love the Fun Finns but this is their weakest FD in their musicals trilogy.

 

[skatingguy]

Yuka Orihara/Juho Pirinen
Rank after RD: 10
Coach: Maurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown
Music: Moulin Rouge The Musical

Stationary Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
One Foot Turns W:2 M:1
Dance Spin 4
Curve Lift 4
Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Choreo Twizzling Movement
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Dance Lift

It's such a shame when a very creative team runs out of ideas, and then throughs a tantrum on the ice in their choreographic character step sequence.

107.59 = 1st Place
175.52 = 1st Place

 

[Lilia A]

Fun, but I prefer their A Chorus Line FD.

 

[my little pony]

well I could go to bed now because I will not see anything better than the Finns tonight. I would become a judge just to cheat for them. All the points.

 

[genevieve]

I mean I’m one of those no teknik dance fans but that wasn’t amazing even on a purely entertainment level