It was very nice of Europeans to schedule their competition when my work load for school is unusually slow, there's no club events coming up, and my Starbucks is closing early every night for maintenance updates.
Hear me out: Nikolai Majorov and Caroline Parsons, skating for Sweden.
I'm almost positive I had a very similar outfit to Carolane's. I was in fourth or fifth grade. I feel like I have a lot of the same problem with this RD as I have with G/F--it's authentic but in the worst way possible. There's something very AI/uncanny valley about their whole look.
OMG. M/R of Italy are MY NEW FAVORITES. Why because admit it, when the theme is announced, y'all all go out and think of a song and choreograph it. Desert Rose was MINE. Now, mine was different and vastly superior, but this was acceptable.
B/H are not my favorite skaters, and I don't care for this RD generally. BUT. While it's true there's usually some home cookin', it's equally true that a home crowd brings out the best in skaters and often they deserve their new PB/SB. I doubt I'll ever like this program again, but I really enjoyed it TONIGHT. They looked like a different team.
Taschlers Taschlering in the best way possible. Still don't love this program but I love the way they skated it. They're very clearly into being here and the crowd. It's good to see Natalie looking happy and healthy.
Funn Finns! I really don't care about silly things like falls and levels. Yuka is adorable and I care not for rules.
I have gone to the dark side, but this is top three favorite RDs this season. Yes, I'm a hypocritical hater. Gleb looks so good. I love that it's a 90s look, not an exact copy. Inspired by, not derivative of. I have also embraced R/A. R/A don't do much, but what they do, they do it well. I really didn't like this RD at the beginning, but it's grown on me. I like that it's clear and coherent. Although it should go behind the Georgians.
L/B were hosed. Cool concept AND excellent skaters, yes, let's UNDERmark it. Who do we sacrifice to bring justice to this travesty? I'm OK with anyone except Z/K. I'd prefer it also not be Piper and Paul, but if we must, we must.
I have also gone to the darkest of the dark side but I am really liking F/G this season. If this medals,
. I have accepted reality. F/G play the COP game beautifully. They always show up polished and ready. They are never boring. I'd prefer them behind the French, but you know. Chris is taking bias to levels of delusion. Not even Scott Hamilton would have been that nationalistic.
In a perfect world, would the Italians be the front runners, yes. But in a perfect world, the Italians would also have decent programs.Not to bring North Americans up too much into Euros, but I think a lot of the success of IAM, Canton, Hackensack, etc. is because they actively seek out and listen to feedback. Costume not working? Change it. Don't like this lift? Gone. Current program not working? Scrap it. This program to me is reminiscent of a younger team trying to figure out what works by copying teams they admire. I feel like Gui/Fab never found their style, and that score, and I can't believe I'm saying this is...generous.
