2026 European Championships - Rhythm Dance - "No Steps Please, We're Shittish"

[annie_mg]

I don't love this program but I know I will be disgusted at their PCSs because they deserve more.

Edit. I'm pleasantly surprised but I'm waiting for the protocols.

 

[tony]

This program is just terrible, they should have listened to @tony.

The whole thing is baffling. They still have the skating skills aside from his twizzle roughness, but this program is the biggest miss in a career of misses. They should've dumped the FD last year. Nope. They kept sinking. They saw the result this year and they just switched some music but are basically skating the same thing. Nope.

Really, they should've ditched the GP and shown up to a later Challenger and Nationals with something fresh. With a choreographer that brings SOMETHING out of them.

 

[susieB129]

I unapologetically love this team and I feel bad for them/disappointed that the entire ID environment changed and left them behind.

 

[Sally1214]

Have never been a huge fan of Charlene and Marco ... until this season. I really liked that program. I've come to the conclusion that I can listen to a dozen BSB programs much easier than I can tolerate the same number of Ricky Martin(s).

 

[ilovesalchows]

Italy should put all their eggs in the Team medal basket.

 

[victorskid]

After all 6 groups, the final RD results:
1 Q Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON FRA 86.93 48.88 38.05 9.57 9.61 9.43 0.00 #15
2 Q Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON GBR 85.47 49.02 36.45 9.18 9.29 8.93 0.00 #27
3 Q Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI ITA 84.48 48.28 36.20 9.11 9.07 9.04 0.00 #28
4 Q Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS LTU 83.08 47.73 35.35 8.86 8.93 8.79 0.00 #24
5 Q Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD FRA 82.38 47.19 35.19 8.96 8.79 8.71 0.00 #26
6 Q Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN GEO 78.67 44.66 34.01 8.54 8.57 8.46 0.00 #22
7 Q Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS FIN 78.59 44.63 33.96 8.46 8.57 8.50 0.00 #21
8 Q Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo le MERCIER FRA 77.88 44.53 33.35 8.32 8.50 8.25 0.00 #23
9 Q Natalie TASCHLEROVA / Filip TASCHLER CZE 77.33 43.98 33.35 8.32 8.43 8.32 0.00 #19
10 Q Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK ESP 75.17 40.78 34.39 8.68 8.68 8.50 0.00 #25
11 Q Phebe BEKKER / James HERNANDEZ GBR 71.64 41.09 30.55 7.68 7.79 7.50 0.00 #17
12 Q Milla Ruud REITAN / Nikolaj MAJOROV SWE 68.89 39.16 29.73 7.39 7.57 7.39 0.00 #12
13 Q Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER ITA 67.84 38.29 29.55 7.43 7.43 7.36 0.00 #16
14 Q Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO HUN 67.74 37.87 29.87 7.46 7.68 7.32 0.00 #14
15 Q Sofia VAL / Asaf KAZIMOV ESP 67.11 37.36 29.75 7.50 7.54 7.32 0.00 #11
16 Q Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN FIN 64.99 34.78 31.21 8.04 7.86 7.57 1.00 #20
17 Q Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS GER 63.49 34.84 28.65 7.32 7.18 7.04 0.00 #10
18 Q Carolane SOUCISSE / Shane FIRUS IRL 62.71 34.06 28.65 7.29 7.25 7.00 0.00 #13
19 Q Shira ICHILOV / Mikhail NOSOVITSKIY ISR 61.20 34.33 26.87 6.71 6.82 6.68 0.00 #3
20 Q Zoe LARSON / Andrii KAPRAN UKR 59.24 31.99 27.25 6.82 6.96 6.71 0.00 #7
21 Gina ZEHNDER / Beda Leon SIEBER SUI 59.12 32.18 26.94 6.86 6.79 6.61 0.00 #18
22 Angelina KUDRYAVTSEVA / Ilia KARANKEVICH CYP 58.10 30.84 27.26 6.93 6.86 6.71 0.00 #5
23 Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim van GEFFEN NED 55.42 30.85 24.57 6.29 6.25 5.93 0.00 #6
24 Anita STRAUB / Andreas STRAUB AUT 54.07 31.17 23.90 6.18 5.86 5.93 1.00 #9
25 Sofiia DOVHAL / Wiktor KULESZA POL 53.34 27.67 25.67 6.50 6.50 6.29 0.00 #8
26 Samantha RITTER / Daniel BRYKALOV AZE 51.29 27.68 23.61 5.93 5.93 5.89 0.00 #4
27 Daniela IVANITSKIY / Matthew SPERRY FIN 50.16 27.61 22.55 5.71 5.79 5.46 0.00 #1
28 Olivia Josephine SHILLING / Leo BAETEN BEL 49.54 26.55 22.99 5.86 5.86 5.57 0.00 #2


Protocols link: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...------QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[tony]

Twizzles 4/4
Midline 3/3
Pattern 3

Components over 9

 

[Andora]

I find G&F hard to watch at this point. First their programs felt like a bit of a "feck you" and now their skating just... looks laboured and heavy.

 

[Braulio]

84.48 wow they did not dump them

 

[Karen-W]

Welllll, not terrible for them - closer to 2nd than to 4th, but they'll need an error from FearGib tomorrow to pass them for silver.

 

[my little pony]

where do I file an official grievance on behalf of LB?

 

[Sally1214]

I'm pretty much okay with the standings after the RD .... except I'd have Lopareva/Brissaud in 2nd. All the rest can stay the same.

 

[Cachoo]

Evgenia Lopareva is such a sparkler on the ice. I don't tire of watching her.

 

[PRlady]

Well hmmmm. I’d have it FB/C, L/B, F/G, G/F and I can’t believe I’m saying this but the Georgians in 5th. I’m with Tony on R/A but think the third and shafted French team D/Lem would be next!

 

[miffy]

I unapologetically love this team and I feel bad for them/disappointed that the entire ID environment changed and left them behind.

I feel if they had skated in the 2000s they would have done so much better. They've always reminded me a little of Dubreuil/Lauzon and teams of that era.

 

[Karen-W]

Really, they should've ditched the GP and shown up to a later Challenger and Nationals with something fresh. With a choreographer that brings SOMETHING out of them.

I don't think Babs has it in her to relinquish control to another choreographer, and Charlene & Marco trust her too implicitly to push & advocate for themselves to bring a different choreographer in.

 

[Vagabond]

Do we have a final count on how many "I'm too sexy for Milan"s we're going to hear in Milan?

There are too many. There are too many. There are too many for Milan.

 

[Skaterbob]

GL for the ladies I'm going to pass out, let me know if Ricky makes another appearance.

 

[miffy]

I would have had L/B a couple of places higher at least. But other than that not too bad judging.

If the standings were to stay the same GB would get 3 teams again next year... I don't think it will happen but it would be great if it did.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

So FB/C and C/B lmost identical rhythmn scores for the season. C/B from Final. Earlier. But hoping they`re using time to add some seasonings to Oly.

 

[PRlady]

I feel if Cizeron hadn’t returned, Lop/Bri would finish at least 5th in Milan and possibly higher if the top four teams had any errors. Yet another reason to be grumpy.

They are very good, those interloping French. It’s not possible to think they aren’t.

 

[Augusztus]

From the arena, Lopareva was fabulous. Obvs Cizeron. I also really liked D/LM. Basically loved the Frenchies.

 

[fan]

There are too many. There are too many. There are too many for Milan.

and new york and japan?

 

[Wyliefan]

I hated to miss the later groups, though maybe I was lucky, what with all the Ricky Martin. Thanks for all the updates. Still on break for a bit, so maybe I'll get to see Josefin ...

 

[Karen-W]

wrong thread

 

[millyskate]

I'm :annoyed Cizeron beat Fear and Gibson on PCS. Cizeron alone does not a team make and Fear and Gibson were on fire. I would love it if they won tomorrow somehow

I loved Demougeot-Lemercier, Lopareva-Brissault and the Taschlers today. Was gutted for Smart / Dieck. Mr milly was surprised at how many teams were coached by that lady Marie Universe.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I’m going back to re-watch some of the dance that I missed, LFB and Guillaume we’re just out of this world crazy fantastic.

There was no costume deduction at the end?

 

[Kateri]

So I was expecting to be more impressed by FB/C's rhythm dance in person, but honestly, no. They never build up any speed, the twizzles were also pretty slow and didn't cover much ice. It's just posing. Nice posing, but posing.

Not saying they shouldn't be in first, and I think the FD is a whole different animal, but yeah. Hana Aboian still does it better.

 

[~tapdancer~]

I am too invested in US Ice Dance to be invested in European skaters but my two cents... I love F-B/C cause they are beautiful skaters and dancers...I did not care for P/C back in the day because I did not and do not like her. F/G are fabulous, I love their quirky programs and their fire. I also really like Reed/Amb and Smart/Dieck. I feel the same way over G/F that I do Chock/Bates...too long at the party.

 

[MacMadame]

I am only about half way through the RDs and if I have to hear Ricky Martin one more time, I may have to stab my eardrums with a fork!