2025 World Team Trophy - Day 2

[tony]

Of note here, Monica MacDonald (one of the two technical specialists) is the mother of Brendan Kerry.

 

[PRlady]

I know it’s just a cheese fest but I want L/B to do well.

 

[MacMadame]

we have a number of pants covering skates in this group. They aren't technically tights or boot covers, but they might as well be. So...

tights over/ boot covers

 

[MacMadame]

obvious warhorse (Romeo+Juliet)

 

[PRlady]

Oops.

 

[skatingguy]

Utana YOSHIDA / Masaya MORITA
Coach: Cathy Reed, Rie Arikawa
Music: Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev

Stationary Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
One Foot Turns W:2 M:1
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Dance Spin 4
Curve Lift 4
Choreo Assisted Jumps
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Circular Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Choreo Sliding Movement ! - they both put hands down - double fall (Element was given credit after review)

-2.00 = Falls

Lost control during the last choreographic element - not sure what the technical panel will do with that - nice to see their free dance once again after not qualifying at Worlds.

94.95 = 1st Place

 

[leilaofpaper]

knee slide!

 

[tony]

120+ here we maybe go.

I think it'll be just short of that, but... WTT.

 

[skatingguy]

Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN
Coach: M.F. Dubreuil, R. Haguenauer, P. Lauzon
Music: Kashmir, The Rain Song, Black Dog

Stationary Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
One Foot Turns W:2 M:3
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Choreo Sliding Movement
Dance Spin 4
Curve Lift 4
Diagonal Step Sequence W:3 M:3
Choreo Dance Lift
Choreo Character Step Sequence

Nice stuff from these two today - it's good program for their style.

118.44 = 1st Place

 

[MacMadame]

magnificant start = dream/ perfect start

 

[PRlady]

I still see her deficiencies like they were written in neon. And Led Zeppelin is not dance music.

 

[MacMadame]

going in the right direction!

 

[skatingguy]

Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD
Coach: R. Petetin, R. Haguenauer, M.F. Dubreuil
Music: Elephant, Fugue in D Minor, 360

Stationary Lift 4
Straight Line Lift 4
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:3 - Geoffrey spun some of the turns on the 2nd set of twizzles (W:3 M:4 after review)
One Foot Turn W:3 M:3 (W:3 M:2 after review)
Choreo Assisted Jumps
Dance Spin 4 (3 after review)
Rotational Lift 4
Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Sliding Movement

This looks it's going to be a bit of an upset - that looked tight to me, and he struggled on the twizzles.

116.44 = 2nd Place

 

[MacMadame]

heart hands/ arms

also the robot arms in the program count as armography

 

[PRlady]

Not their best but I really admire that program.

 

[PRlady]

Boo.

 

[MacMadame]

Hey, @Karen-W, Chris is correct that we are at the halfway point of the free dance.

 

[tony]

The French team dumpage is in full effect regardless of some tight spots for him.

I fear this team is going to way of Moniotte and Lavanchy once upon a time, only to show up to the Olympics next year and finish outside the top 10..

 

[Marta24]

The French team dumpage is in full effect regardless of some tight spots for him.

I fear this team is going to way of Moniotte and Lavanchy once upon a time, only to show up to the Olympics next year and finish outside the top 10..

Please, don't say that.

It is absolutely awful how much the news hit L/B's scores.

 

[Karen-W]

The French team dumpage is in full effect regardless of some tight spots for him.

I fear this team is going to way of Moniotte and Lavanchy once upon a time, only to show up to the Olympics next year and finish outside the top 10..

Please, don't say that.

It is absolutely awful how much the news hit L/B's scores.

Yeah, it's pretty egregious. I know I've been saying since Euros that their Euros scores were the ones out of whack but they shouldn't be scoring below DavSmo even when a bit tight.

 

[skatingguy]

Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI
Coach: B. Fusar Poli, R. Pelizzola, L. Csolley
Music: Robotboys Audition, Goodbye, Dubstepic Symph

Choreo Spinning Movement
Straight Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:3 - Marco with issues on the 2nd twizzle - spun some of the turns, and stepped out
One Foot Turns W:3 M:3 (W:3 M:2 after review)
Dance Spin 4
Circular Step Sequence W:3 M:3
Stationary Lift 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Dance Lift

Marco really struggling at points in this skate - this is a team that needs a fresh start now for next season.

121.82 = 1st Place

 

[MacMadame]

I can't remember. Did we decide these are a very literal costume?

 

[tony]

The intricacy as always with them is off the charts, so much happening into and out of the elements and always adding some nuance to the elements themselves to add difficulty.

But most of this stuff is timed SO BADLY to non-highlights of the music, or music changes and it makes the elements forgettable as a whole.

 

[Karen-W]

I can't remember. Did we decide these are a very literal costume?

No. We decided their original, robot exhibition costumes were very literal while these were just weird, metallic exoskeletons or something.

 

[Marta24]

I'm so glad I don't have to see this programme again. Love them, hate this FD.

 

[Karen-W]

Jeez. That's some score dumpage too for the Italians. They better figure shit out fast or next season is going to be reallllly rough.

 

[Karen-W]

I know it's not technically "molesting the judges" because they didn't touch the boards, but that was some mighty up-close O-face Piper was giving the judges there during the tango section, lol. Can we count it?

 

[PRlady]

I'm so glad I don't have to see this programme again. Love them, hate this FD.

That goes double for Piper and Paul as far as I’m concerned.

 

[skatingguy]

Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER
Coach: Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Jon Lane
Music: Air on the G Striing, A Whiter Shade of Pale

Rotational Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Assisted Jumps
One Foot Turns W:3 M:2
Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:3 (W:3 M:3 after review)
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Dance Spin 4
Choreo Spinning Movement
Curve Lift 4

Good skate - still not connecting with this program, and it's only gotten less cohesive as the season has gone on.

131.91 = 1st Place

 

[MacMadame]

I know it's not technically "molesting the judges" because they didn't touch the boards, but that was some mighty up-close O-face Piper was giving the judges there during the tango section, lol. Can we count it?

I was thinking the same thing so ... sure.