2026 Olys Team Event PBP Day 1 - There Is An I(AM) in Team

[MacMadame]

I still don't like this RD.

 

[TAHbKA]

FB and Cizeron look very slow on the screen. Not sure it's Aners like slow, but surely not Sheffield like fast. Who is on the rink and can tell us?

 

[tony]

Guillaume didn't look as perfectly balanced on his second set of twizzles, like he was fighting leaning outside slightly. Probably why the review, should hold at L4 I think though.

Otherwise crazy well-delivered.

 

[MartineB]

the music is mixed really low on CBC

Yes, that is very annoying. Have to put the volume way up to hear the music and reactions from the crowd, but then the announcers’ voices become much too loud, and they talk a lot during the programs too.

 

[Private Citizen]

So much standing still. Sync problems on all three twizzles and unison left a bit to be desired throughout. I also continue to find this program very slow.

 

[skatingguy]

Laurence Fournier Beaudry/Guillaume Cizeron
Coach: R. Haguenauer, M.F. Dubreuil, P. Lauzon
Music: Vogue by Madonna

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

Guillaume seemed to have a small bobble on the second twizzle, but other than that it was a strong skate. This is the weaker of their two programs this season.

89.98 = 1st Place

 

[tony]

Pattern initially called 4, down to 3. Midline both level 3.

 

[Karen-W]

Holy wedgie, Batman!

I don't have anything nice to say about FBCiz, so that's all I got.

 

[rfisher]

Awe, they skated great. Suck it haterez. I've decided I don't want to know anything about athletes or their coaches personal lives and just take them for what they put out on the ice or snow.

 

[Karen-W]

That score is ridiculous for what they delivered.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

The costumes for the vogue RD have such appropriate mean girl energy.

 

[thvu]

I don't like the new ending to FB&C's RD. I preferred the Curve Lift + Choreo Step ending. The Choreo Step + Rotational Lift is so what everyone else is doing. Near 90 points.

 

[umronnie]

A bit excessive

 

[Aceon6]

Holy wedgie, Batman!

I don't have anything nice to say about FBCiz, so that's all I got.

Love Lopareva’s “overscored” face!

 

[tony]

That score is ridiculous for what they delivered.

But were the levels unfair?

 

[Karen-W]

But were the levels unfair?

Even you admitted that his second twizzle set was off - please explain the GOE for that element, regardless of the level awarded.

 

[tony]

First twizzle too far apart I think for Koreans, and then it just got even sloppier. He was a mess.

 

[TAHbKA]

Will the Koreans do ANYTHING on less than 4 legs?

 

[Marta24]

Ye's second twizzle was more of a pirouette.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

You know, I haven't seen men in black in a REALLY long time, but I don't remember the side cutouts on the suits...

 

[Karen-W]

Ye's doing his best to give Japan an extra point in the RD here.

 

[tony]

Even you admitted that his second twizzle set was off - please explain the GOE for that element, regardless of the level awarded.

They have a TON of positive features built in to what they do there-- on that specific element. Please, anyone and everyone just pull out the rubric which Thomas and I have done plenty. He was fighting leaning but he kept it moving and didn't bobble at all.

At least they don't rotate in place and get +4s and even maybe a +5 sprinkled in, am I right?

 

[TAHbKA]

Can someone please kick the cameramen? We don't need to see her makeup but it would be nice to see their legs at least from time to time!

 

[Hanna]

The Koreans' RD is also one of the more interesting ones this season. Loved the obvious excitement during the choreo step.

 

[skatingguy]

Hannah Lim/Ye Quan
Coach: B. Brisebois, M.F. Dubreuil, P. Lauzon
Music: Men in Black by Will Smith

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

Ye Quan with difficulty in the twizzles, but otherwise they were pretty solid.

70.55 = 2nd Place

 

[thvu]

I wouldn't give Ye's twizzles anymore than L1. His 2nd set didn't move at all after 1 rotation.

 

[ilovesalchows]

You know, I haven't seen men in black in a REALLY long time, but I don't remember the side cutouts on the suits...

Maybe you looked at the pen.

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, looks like Ye's twizzles were bumped up to L3 on review. Should be enough to just beat the Japanese.

 

[tony]

I wouldn't give Ye's twizzles anymore than L1. His 2nd set didn't move at all after 1 rotation.

Moved up to L3

 

[Theatregirl1122]

When someone who is going to be a top team skates really early like FB/C, it's always funny to see the leader's TES sitting below. It's not realistic, but it would be fun if we could get the "TES of the team this team is realistically aiming at" instead of the leader.