2025 Skate Canada Free Dance PBP - I Know What You Did Less One Ear

[genevieve]

Wedgie Data

Starting Order
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Emily BRATTI/Ian SOMERVILLE USA 10 63.22
2 Leah NESET/Artem MARKELOV USA 9 65.51
3 Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG/Benjamin STEFFAN GER 8 69.91
4 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT/Romain LE GAC CAN 7 70.84
5 Hannah LIM/Ye QUAN KOR 6 70.97

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Katerina MRAZKOVA/Daniel MRAZEK CZE 5 74.29
7 Marjorie LAJOIE/Zachary LAGHA CAN 4 75.95
8 Christina CARREIRA/Anthony PONOMARENKO USA 3 76.83
9 Allison REED/Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS LTU 2 80.89
10 Piper GILLES/Paul POIRIER CAN 1 85.38

ISU Stream

 

[my little pony]

are any of you the stoic red haired lady in the stands? you get a lot of screen time

 

[Spikefan]

Missed the men as I made plans not realizing Skare Canada switched to the three day schedule. Made it home just in time for Dance.

 

[~tapdancer~]

That costume on Marie-Jade...me no like.

 

[skategal]

Weaver sounds like she was up too late watching baseball last night.

 

[~tapdancer~]

Hannah Lim didn't take our advice on her costume. Still washed out lavender.

 

[skatingguy]

Biographies

Music Selections

Planned Program Content

 

[Karen-W]

Hannah Lim didn't take our advice on her costume. Still washed out lavender.

In fairness, she did come directly from China with no more than a day at home in Montreal. Let's see what she's wearing come K-Nats.

 

[~tapdancer~]

This music will always be LaLa's for me.

 

[MacMadame]

Missed the men as I made plans not realizing Skare Canada switched to the three day schedule. Made it home just in time for Dance.

I just slept in. I haven't seen the Women FS either due to other commitments.

 

[tony]

This music will always be LaLa's for me.

Kolyada's.

And L/L are using it again this year in case you didn't know.

 

[thvu]

The construction of this program is so bad, like they added the music after the program was already done.

 

[floridaice]

Ian kind of has Charlie hair, circa 2014, minus the highlights

 

[skategal]

Imitation White Crow not bad.

Real White Crow coming up in the next group.

 

[peibeck]

If Bratti/Somerville continue on it's time for a coaching change. They have some excellent qualities but they aren't being brought out.

 

[skatingguy]

Emily Bratti/Ian Somerville
Rank after RD: 10
Coach: Greg Zuerlein, Charlie White, Tanith White
Music: Nureyev (The White Crow)

Stationary Lift 3 (4 after review)
Choreo Assisted Jump/Lifting Movement
One Foot Turns W:2 M:3
Synchronized Twizzles W:2 M:2 (W:2 M:3 after review)
Diagonal Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Curve Lift 4 + Curve Lift 4
Dance Spin 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence (ratified after review) - marked invalid initially
Choreo Sliding Movement

This team feels very much lost in the pack of American ice dancers. Whatever momentum they had two seasons ago after finishing third at US Nationals slipped away with Ian's edge at the World Championships.

103.10 = 1st Place
166.32 = 1st Place

 

[tony]

Of Bratti/Somerville continue on it's time for a coaching change. They have some excellent qualities but they aren't being brought out.

True of every skater in Tanith & Charlie's (if they stick together coaching) camp. Zero identity. Lame programs.

 

[Aaron MB Fan]

Ian and Emily have felt like they’ve been on a downward trend ever since their surprise qualification at US Nats for 2024 Worlds. He is wonderful to watch and captures all of the attention.

 

[MacMadame]

The program doesn't engage me. I got distracted and looked up to see a big red X. I like this team and the music and dance are pretty but it doesn't build.

 

[my little pony]

they just dont go together and I dont think there is anything they can do about it

 

[Wyliefan]

Ian kind of has Charlie hair, circa 2014, minus the highlights

No, I think Charlie's was a lot springier.

 

[cholla]

First RD FD music and I already want to hang myself...

 

[tony]

First RD music and I already want to hang myself...

FD* maybe you need to drink instead! And you get this TWICE

 

[Firedancer]

I really wish this team would change coaches. It seems like they are going nowhere

 

[just tuned in]

Chris is pulling no punches re they need to do something different.

ETA: Another "wowww" from Ian.

 

[Belsornia]

Paul Poirier won his first medal at Skate Canada when Leah Neset and Katerina Mrazkova were two years old.

 

[her grace]

Some spacing issues where they didn’t seem to be where the other expected

Their team needs to do a much better job with their packaging

 

[tony]

HAHAHAHAHAHA Emily is OVER his reactions

 

[peibeck]

Ian's snark "Wow" at the score.

 

[~tapdancer~]

B/S just aren't getting the levels internationally. Chris had some good points about them. Whoa, Emily shut Ian down.