2025-26 Program Music and Choreographers

[Wyliefan]

I guess Neset/Markelov decided to go the Chock/Bates route, only with the whole medley condensed into a decade.

 

[Rukia]

Evgeniia Lopareva/Geoffrey Brissaud (FRA)
RD: Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65 / Revolution 909 by Daft Punk / Da Funk by Daft Punk / Around the World by Daft Punk
FD: All Is Full of Love by Bjork / The Return by Clann / Bachelorette by Bjork
Choreographer: Romain Haguenauer
Source: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/pairs/evgeniia-lopareva-geoffrey-brissaud/

this makes perfect sense

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Minerva Fabienne Hase/Nikita Volodin (GER)
SP: El Abrazo by Maxime Rodriguez
Source: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/pairs/minerva-fabienne-hase-nikita-volodin/
(Per Minerva’s IG their SP music is an original composition created just for them, SP choreographer should be Mark Pillay)

Hallelujah, other teams Please take note I mean, even if you have to go to AI to create a song for you. I’m here for it.

 

[Karen-W]

I guess Neset/Markelov decided to go the Chock/Bates route, only with the whole medley condensed into a decade.

LOL! I was thinking that settles it and we're going with @Rhumba d’Amour's suggestion for the 2025-26 US Ice Dance thread!

 

[Kateri]

Evgeniia Lopareva/Geoffrey Brissaud (FRA)
RD: Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65 / Revolution 909 by Daft Punk / Da Funk by Daft Punk / Around the World by Daft Punk
FD: All Is Full of Love by Bjork / The Return by Clann / Bachelorette by Bjork
Choreographer: Romain Haguenauer
Source: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/pairs/evgeniia-lopareva-geoffrey-brissaud/

I love everything about this!

 

[Marta24]

Great choices by Lopareva/Brissaud.

And I suppose when Neset/Markelov were asked which 1990s boyband or girlband they wanted to use, they said Yes!

 

[ostile17]

Evgeniia Lopareva/Geoffrey Brissaud (FRA)
RD: Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65 / Revolution 909 by Daft Punk / Da Funk by Daft Punk / Around the World by Daft Punk
FD: All Is Full of Love by Bjork / The Return by Clann / Bachelorette by Bjork
Choreographer: Romain Haguenauer
Source: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/pairs/evgeniia-lopareva-geoffrey-brissaud/

Just perfect!

 

[litenkyckling]

Samantha Ritter/Daniel Brykalov (AZE)
RD: Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix) by Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode, Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach) by Depeche Mode
FD: Mayerling Ouverture (from "Mayerling" soundtrack) by Francis Lai, Le Lettre et La Promenade (from "La lecon particuliere" soudtrack) by Francis Lai, Where Did Our Summers Go (from "La lecon particuliere" soudtrack) by Nicole Croisille, Francis Lai
Choreo: Madison Hubbell, Sheri Moir

Source

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Samantha Ritter/Daniel Brykalov (AZE)
RD: Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix) by Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode, Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach) by Depeche Mode
FD: Mayerling Ouverture (from "Mayerling" soundtrack) by Francis Lai, Le Lettre et La Promenade (from "La lecon particuliere" soudtrack) by Francis Lai, Where Did Our Summers Go (from "La lecon particuliere" soudtrack) by Nicole Croisille, Francis Lai
Choreo: Madison Hubbell, Sheri Moir

Source

Personal Jesus was released in 1989. I had looked up the Violator songs when we had the 80s RD because I wanted someone to skate to them, but they were all on the borderline of 80s and 90s.

 

[litenkyckling]

Personal Jesus was released in 1989. I had looked up the Violator songs when we had the 80s RD because I wanted someone to skate to them, but they were all on the borderline of 80s and 90s.

I think that they can get away with it because Violator came out in 1990, so they'll just say that

 

[Karen-W]

Jacob Sanchez (USA)
SP - Les parapules de Cherbourg by Michel Legrand
FS - Dune: Part Two (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Jacob SANCHEZ - International Skating Union

Jacob SANCHEZ - International Skating Union

isu-skating.com

 

[Karen-W]

Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara (JPN)

SP - "Paint It Black" - repeat from last season

【フィギュア】“りくりゅう”五輪シーズンSPは昨季から継続　ミラノへ「メダル獲得を目標に」 - フィギュア : 日刊スポーツ

【オークビル（カナダ）＝藤塚大輔】フィギュアスケート・ペアで3月の世界選手権を制した愛称「りくりゅう」こと三浦璃来（23）木原龍一（32）組（木下グループ）が… - 日刊スポーツ新聞社のニュースサイト、ニッカンスポーツ・コム（nikkansports.com）

www.nikkansports.com

 

[Impromptu]

Jacob Sanchez (USA)
SP - Les parapules de Cherbourg by Michel Legrand
FS - Dune: Part Two (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Jacob SANCHEZ - International Skating Union

Jacob SANCHEZ - International Skating Union

isu-skating.com

Very intrigued to see what the combo of Jacob + Rohene + Dune looks like.

 

[peibeck]

I can't stand Bjork's singing, but if Lopareva wears a version of the swan dress I might be appeased.

 

[Karen-W]

Mikhail Shaidorov KAZ -

SP - In the Air Tonight by Sons of Legion; Phil Collins, No Good by Kaleo, Jokull Juliusson
FS - Confesa - The Diva Dance by Dimash, Eric Serra; The Diva Dance (from "The Fifth Element" soundtrack") by Eric Serra

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948729250921742704

God, help me, he's trying to make me hate him with his FS music choice.

 

[Jay42]

Mikhail Shaidorov KAZ -

SP - In the Air Tonight by Sons of Legion; Phil Collins, No Good by Kaleo, Jokull Juliusson
FS - Confesa - The Diva Dance by Dimash, Eric Serra; The Diva Dance (from "The Fifth Element" soundtrack") by Eric Serra

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948729250921742704

God, help me, he's trying to make me hate him with his FS music choice.

Ok but having footwork or choreographed steps into a jump on the drum solo from In the Air Tonight could be amazing.

 

[marshallpond]

FS - Confesa - The Diva Dance by Dimash, Eric Serra; The Diva Dance (from "The Fifth Element" soundtrack") by Eric Serra

If it is the version Dimash sang in the Hunan TV special when he was competing in Chinese TV shows, I'm all for it. Lots of highlights. I, for one, am happy to see more skaters skating to Dimash (though my kids say I am in the minority LOL)

Plus I really like that it's a collab between 2 Kazakhs

 

[Karen-W]

Anastasiia Gubanova GEO
SP - San Sanana by Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik & Hema Sardesai; Jogi by Panjabi MC
FS - Unchained Melody (from "Ghost - The Musical"); The Love Inside (from "Ghost - The Musical"); Unchained Melody (from "Ghost - The Musical")

Anastasiia GUBANOVA - International Skating Union

Anastasiia GUBANOVA - International Skating Union

isu-skating.com

Per previous IG posts, Adam Solya did her choreo this season.

 

[Rukia]

the thing about ghost the musical is you need a hot ghost and i don't think gubanova can pull that off

 

[peibeck]

the thing about ghost the musical is...

... it's so awful it makes one beg for a "Moulin Rogue" program instead.

 

[Rukia]

... it's so awful it makes one beg for a "Moulin Rogue" program instead.

that might be a step too far

 

[Karen-W]

that might be a step too far

No "might" about it.

 

[BaileyCatts]

Mikhail Shaidorov KAZ -

SP - In the Air Tonight by Sons of Legion; Phil Collins, No Good by Kaleo, Jokull Juliusson
FS - Confesa - The Diva Dance by Dimash, Eric Serra; The Diva Dance (from "The Fifth Element" soundtrack") by Eric Serra

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948729250921742704

God, help me, he's trying to make me hate him with his FS music choice.

Don't care what y'all say I freaking LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!!!!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Mikhail Shaidorov KAZ -

SP - In the Air Tonight by Sons of Legion; Phil Collins, No Good by Kaleo, Jokull Juliusson
FS - Confesa - The Diva Dance by Dimash, Eric Serra; The Diva Dance (from "The Fifth Element" soundtrack") by Eric Serra

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948729250921742704

God, help me, he's trying to make me hate him with his FS music choice.

I don’t know what the free music is, but I’m loving the short program, he is my top guy to watch right now after Frangi

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

... it's so awful it makes one beg for a "Moulin Rogue" program instead.

Not even if it was court ordered and grandma’s life depended on it

 

[LilJen]

Leah Neset/Artem Markelov (USA)
RD: Be My Lover by La Bouche / Say My Name by Destiny's Child / Everybody by Backstreet Boys / Spice Up Your Life by Spice Girls
FD: “Napoleon” soundtrack by Martin Phipps - Return to France / Austerlitz Kyrie / First Counsel / Ladies in Waiting / Napoleon's Piano / Make the Rain Stop / Toulon / Russia
Choreographer: Elena Dostatni
Source: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/pairs/leah-neset-artem-markelov/

I saw “Napoleon” and for a second I thought, “awesome! Someone’s skating to Napoleon Dynamite!” And then I was sad.