2022–23 Canadian Ice Dance: News and Updates

[clairecloutier]

More on Piper & Paul from today's press call:

Gilles/Poirier: Focusing on the Now

For Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, the 2021-22 Olympic season proved draining and difficult. The duo considered retirement, but are now back for another season of competitive skating. On a press ca…

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[Andora]

I an unabashedly a fan of the Evita soundtrack, and loooooved Nicole Bobek's every skate to it. Even the uninspired ones.

I have big hope this Evita FD is going to be something impressive/special. I sincerely doubt they're telling the Eva/Col. Peron story.

 

[overedge]

I an unabashedly a fan of the Evita soundtrack, and loooooved Nicole Bobek's every skate to it. Even the uninspired ones.

I have big hope this Evita FD is going to be something impressive/special. I sincerely doubt they're telling the Eva/Col. Peron story.

Evita vs Che FTW. Paul would be an excellent Che.

 

[Andora]

Evita vs Che FTW. Paul would be an excellent Che.

Agreed, 10-fold. I've thought the Waltz for Che & Eva has been ripe for a great skating program forever.

I'm not sure about Piper as Eva, but I'm excited for her to impress me.

 

[chantilly]

Agreed, 10-fold. I've thought the Waltz for Che & Eva has been ripe for a great skating program forever.

I'm not sure about Piper as Eva, but I'm excited for her to impress me.

Piper is one of the best and most natural actors in skating IMO.
True she hasn’t yet played someone as manipulative as Eva Perron, but I think she can’t handle it.

 

[PRlady]

Piper is not the greatest dancer but I agree she’s a great performer. Curious to see her Eva.

 

[jmtfti]

Alexandra Paul was inducted into the Springwater Sports Heritage Hall of Fame, as shared by partner and "proud husband" Mitch Islam: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBOcXMr32X/

 

[danafan]

Per the Skate Canada release Makita and Gunara are out of SCI due to injury and are being replaced by Lauriault and Le Gac. Also Emmy Bronsard and Jacob Richmond have been assigned to Warsaw Cup.

 

[Habs]

Per the Skate Canada release Makita and Gunara are out of SCI due to injury and are being replaced by Lauriault and Le Gac. Also Emmy Bronsard and Jacob Richmond have been assigned to Warsaw Cup.

Oh, I'm sad for Makita & Gunara - I really like them. But good for LaGacs!

 

[BlueRidge]

Oh, I'm sad for Makita & Gunara - I really like them. But good for LaGacs!

I don't know Makita & Gunara but I'm sorry for them; so happy for LaGacs though to get their second GP!

 

[Wyliefan]

Didn't M&G pull out of an earlier event as well? Hope there aren't serious injuries involved or anything like that.

 

[Colonel Green]

Didn't M&G pull out of an earlier event as well? Hope there aren't serious injuries involved or anything like that.

Yes, they were supposed to be at the Budapest Trophy, so I was unfortunately expecting this.

 

[Gris]

Agreed, 10-fold. I've thought the Waltz for Che & Eva has been ripe for a great skating program forever.

I'm not sure about Piper as Eva, but I'm excited for her to impress me.

And they will use that song.

From the updated ISU bio:

Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2022/2023
You Must Love Me (from Evita) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, perf. by Madonna
Waltz for Eva and Che (from Evita) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, perf. by Party Time Karaoke
Waltz for Eva and Che (from Evita) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, perf. by Madonna & Antonio Banderas
Don't Cry For Me Argentina (from Evita) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, perf. by Madonna

 

[emilieh]

Waltz for Eva and Che (from Evita) by Andrew Lloyd Webber, perf. by Party Time Karaoke

Party Time Karaoke, what a classic band.

 

[chantilly]

I’m not loving them using the Madonna version of the song to be honest. However I do remember being pleasantly surprised that she did Ok with it. Patti Lupone sang the definitive version, but I can see why they’d use Madonna for the familiarity.

I’m stumped by Party Time Karoke. Not instilling much confidence.

Was excited by the music announcement but this is a bit disappointing to hear.

Hopefully it’s fine. We’ll find out soon enough.

 

[skategal]

I can’t wait to see the Piper & Paul’s “Evita”.

I hope it kicks butt!

 

[Impromptu]

I’m not loving them using the Madonna version of the song to be honest. However I do remember being pleasantly surprised that she did Ok with it. Patti Lupone sang the definitive version, but I can see why they’d use Madonna for the familiarity.

I’m stumped by Party Time Karoke. Not instilling much confidence.

Possibly they decided that they needed an instrumental section for particular emphasis - or maybe they sampled it underneath to bring out the beat more. Looking at their ISU bio, it seems like they did something similar with their rhythm dance - sandwiching a generic ballroom dance rhymba beat between the main piece.

 

[Andora]

Every inch of respect due to the towering genius that is Patti Lupone - and every singer from Evita who made the role something special... but Madonna managed to pull off an impressive feat in the movie, and I think it's definitive as far as the general population is concerned. (Theatre fans are very special and obviously know better, etc etc etc)

Still looking forward to seeing how this looks! ...but hoping they don't follow the same trajectory their opening weekend as C&B by starting the season so late.

 

[4rkidz]

Their practice was amazing, I think this might be Paul and Pipers year!

 

[chantilly]

Their practice was amazing, I think this might be Paul and Pipers year!

Nice to hear
I just hope they have a better season than last year.

 

[Colonel Green]

Canadian ice dance looking in good shape for this season after two Grand Prix events.

 

[orbitz]

The Evita FD was underwhelming. It felt like a fluff, exhibition number instead of a real competitive program.

 

[chantilly]

To each their own. I thought it was an excellent program

 

[fan]

It ended a bit abruptly

 

[honey]

Agree it ended abruptly. The ending was just kind of there, with no conclusion.

And I’m prefacing the next statement by saying in no way am I comparing them to V/M, nor do I think this is going to be Moulin Rouge (so V/M fanatics sit down):

I felt the same way about the original ending of Moulin Rouge as I did for this Evita program. Not enough oomph and it needs something grand at the end. Fizzling out like that takes the wind out of the audience, who are already on board because of the sweeping, familiar music. Don’t blow that. Ramp up the ending and have yourselves a moment. V/M changed Moulin Rouge for the better in this regard and it worked brilliantly. Hopefully G/P will do the same here.

I also can’t believe they had this in their back pockets and didn’t try to change the program last year to this. .Evita is already miles beyond what they were doing last season.

Per the interview on CBC Gem, they originally started choreographing this in 2020 after worlds was cancelled. They abandoned it after it took so long to get back into the rink and stuck with Both Sides Now for the 2021 season. So, it sounds like at least some of it was completed then.

Anyway, happy for them that they look like they are enjoying what they are doing right now. I didn’t sense that last year. I look forward to seeing how this program develops over the season.

 

[Alilou]

It ended a bit abruptly

Yes, the ending needs sorting, but apart from that it was wonderful.

 

[chantilly]

Agree it ended abruptly. The ending was just kind of there, with no conclusion.

And I’m prefacing the next statement by saying in no way am I comparing them to V/M, nor do I think this is going to be Moulin Rouge (so V/M fanatics sit down):

I felt the same way about the original ending of Moulin Rouge as I did for this Evita program. Not enough oomph and it needs something grand at the end. Fizzling out like that takes the wind out of the audience, who are already on board because of the sweeping, familiar music. Don’t blow that. Ramp up the ending and have yourselves a moment. V/M changed Moulin Rouge for the better in this regard and it worked brilliantly. Hopefully G/P will do the same here.

I also can’t believe they had this in their back pockets and didn’t try to change the program last year to this. .Evita is already miles beyond what they were doing last season.

Per the interview on CBC Gem, they originally started choreographing this in 2020 after worlds was cancelled. They abandoned it after it took so long to get back into the rink and stuck with Both Sides Now for the 2021 season. So, it sounds like at least some of it was completed then.

Anyway, happy for them that they look like they are enjoying what they are doing right now. I didn’t sense that last year. I look forward to seeing how this program develops over the season.

I had the same thoughts and I am a V/M Uber.

The retweak of that FD made it Olympic worthy.

V/m kinda made the end a bit theatrical but it worked and MR is a very theatrical piece.

However I didn’t have the issue with the ending of G/P as most did.

It didn’t bother me. But for sure there is work to be done.

I’m pretty sure it’ll evolve.

They just started working on it in July per Carol Lane.

And they definitely need to get better levels, although it seems most teams are struggling.

This is definitely a podium challenging program.

They have a big fight against the Italians and Americans but they definitely have a shot at a gold and a medal for sure.

Curious to see the Italians, who I’ve always understood are great skaters, but I’ve never liked their material.

I thought their MJ RD was atrocious.

Something about them just always misses the mark for me.

I think I just don’t find them either moving or exciting.

We will see soon enough what they have up their sleeve.

Piper and Paul will have to be technically perfect and have a moment to win the whole thing though I think.

 

[Wyliefan]

Jordan from On Ice Perspectives filmed some of Carol Lane's teams this week.

Gilles/Poirier:

pipergilles on Instagram: "Happy Friday friends!! Here’s a little clip taken by @oniceperspectives during our training this week! Outfits keeping us warm and moving @lululemon - - - #thesweatlife #lululemon #lululemonambassador #figureskating #ice

pipergilles shared a post on Instagram: "Happy Friday friends!! Here’s a little clip taken by @oniceperspectives during our training this week! Outfits keeping us warm and moving @lululemon - - - #thesweatlife #lululemon #lululemonambassador #figureskating #iceskating #skating #icedance...

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Soucisse/Firus:

Shane Firus on Instagram: "Thanks for coming in this week!@oniceperspectives 🫶 #icedance #figureskating #figureskate #icedancer #dance #skate #figureskater"

Shane Firus shared a post on Instagram: "Thanks for coming in this week!@oniceperspectives 🫶 #icedance #figureskating #figureskate #icedancer #dance #skate #figureskater". Follow their account to see 150 posts.

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Bashynska/Beaumont:

Nadiia Bashynska on Instagram: "Friday feels ✨🌬️ Thank you @oniceperspectives ❤️ #fridayvibes #figureskating #icedance"

Nadiia Bashynska shared a post on Instagram: "Friday feels ✨🌬️ Thank you @oniceperspectives ❤️ #fridayvibes #figureskating #icedance". Follow their account to see 127 posts.

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[Colonel Green]

So it seems like Marjorie & Zach are legitimately into the 80+ club in the rhythm dance, since they've now done it twice (and would probably also have done it at SCI but for the various errors).

 

[yurokis40]

I hope lajoie and lagha beat the canadanes at nationals, sending the canadanes to worlds is too risky sorensen is too mistake prone and lala have the way better freedance. Btw Lala should have won silver in sheffield can`t believe this mediocre british team is winning medals, Lilah fear is such a weak skater and comparing back to back Marjorie is so superior to her not even funny. Their rd is so cringe I hate this political scoring international judges won`t give lala the huge marks until they win nationals.