2022 U.S. Sectionals, Pairs & Ice Dance Finals - Nov 7-13 in Norwood MA, East Lansing MI, & San Francisco CA

[Karen-W]

Awww, I'm still catching up and just saw the WD of Harris/Vollmer. She looked to be just trying to gut this out today and reach a point where she just couldn't go on. Poor thing.

 

[jlai]

There goes their first place

 

[Allen]

The contrast between Z/K and the first group is quite stark. I've never seen them before, but they are strong overall.

ETA: Of course I type that and then she biffs the twizzle.

 

[Barbara Manatee]

This FD doesn't suit Z/K as well as their RD. It feels a bit generic - they have a lot more personality than this allows.

 

[Aceon6]

Zingas/Kolesnik Has she been doing dance behind our backs for 10 years? Very Pap/Ciz wannabe choreo, but I don’t mind. That’s gonna be hard to beat even with the mistake.

 

[thvu]

Zingas & Kolesnik are improving fairly quickly. This program is generic slosh, and she clearly can only do o-face right now, but they’re way better than they should be for a new team.

 

[shan]

Can anyone identify Zingas/Kolesnik's music?

 

[~tapdancer~]

Z/K are wonderful. He is still just as talented as I remember and she is a lovely partner for him.

 

[peibeck]

Z/K quite angsty and dramatic. Very fiery opening, she was more tentative after twizzle error, but finished quite strong. Lots of potential.

 

[clairecloutier]

I didn’t really love the free dance itself, but Zingas/Kolesnik sure are appealing and talented skaters to watch. Both so expressive, they really create some beautiful pictures on the ice. Amazing how quickly they’ve gelled, especially with her lack of dance experience.

 

[Allen]

The King and I...yikes.

 

[Karen-W]

ZingKol - they really are a well-matched team and look just wonderful together. They have beautiful lifts already. Bummer about that first twizzle for her! Apart from that error, I really enjoyed that from them!

But, really, no sense in saying 1st place is gone until FlorDes skate, ya'll, lol.

 

[Rukia]

I love The King and I but also this is a choice

 

[Wyliefan]

Someone work with her on her arms immediately.

 

[Wyliefan]

Do I have amnesia or did they look stronger than this in the RD? Maybe that style just suited them better.

 

[Karen-W]

The King and I...yikes.

What's wrong with some classic Rodgers & Hammerstein? The skating world could do with a lot more of this and a lot less of the lyrical snot crap.

 

[Aceon6]

Krauskopf/Jin King and I. Really? I’m finding the whole thing awkward, including the skating.

 

[Rukia]

If he's not mouthing along to "one two three and" what is even the point?

 

[thvu]

Is this program theme weirding anyone else out?

 

[jlai]

Can anyone identify Zingas/Kolesnik's music?

Isn't that partly Philip Glass - what Nathan skated to?

 

[Rukia]

Is this program theme weirding anyone else out?

100% I'd really like to know who made this program choice because eek

 

[Wyliefan]

Is this program theme weirding anyone else out?

Bashynska/Beaumont killed it when they used The King and I. Unfortunately, these two aren't Bashynska/Beaumont.

 

[~tapdancer~]

This King and I isn't doing it for me, at all. They are not a matched pair imo.

 

[Karen-W]

Bad twizzles from both of them - I'd rather Murphy/Levitt get the 5th ticket to Nats, but I feel like this team maybe had too big of a lead to drop into 6th overall.

 

[peibeck]

Not only doing two measures of "Shall We Dance" in a closed hold during this "King and I" program? ‍♂

A few nice moments but overall this seems pretty labored.

 

[Aceon6]

Trip to Nats by .28

 

[~tapdancer~]

Wow, that was low.

 

[jlai]

ok, here is your chance to win. (hopefully not jinxing them)

 

[Karen-W]

This King and I isn't doing it for me, at all. They are not a matched pair imo.

That's what I thought yesterday, but the RD was able to mask that more than the FD.

Not only doing two measures of "Shall We Dance" in a closed hold during this "King and I" program? ‍♂

A few nice moments but overall this seems pretty labored.

Perfect description.

 

[Wyliefan]

Isabella is no blingier today than she was yesterday, but the pink is a lot better than the beige.