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

[Debbie S]

NBC isn't remotely interested in promoting any scandal unless it involves the US team getting a bonus out of it. They aren't selling the Olympics to figure skating fans. They sell it to the general US audience who hasn't a clue who ice dancers are.

It's not about "promoting a scandal", it's about reporting facts in the news. If their stated reason for dropping Gabby is her objectivity, then they should endorse standard journalism practice.

 

[Hanna]

Chris keeps getting excited about all the Union Jacks.

Love that Phoebe's not afraid of some color.

 

[floridaice]

between Phoebe's dress and James, I'm not sure which is prettier

 

[my little pony]

this George Michael music is also aging well and doesnt feel like moms dancing at a wedding

 

[floridaice]

That was wonderful!

 

[Hanna]

Love that B/H get the home crowd experience.

 

[BlueRidge]

wheee got on just in time to see Bekker and Hernandez!! Love it!!

 

[Spikefan]

Fabulous, way to use the crowd’s energy to up your performance.

 

[skatingguy]

Phebe Bekker/James Hernandez
Coach: N. Buckland, P. Coomes, Z. Palagina
Music: Freedom, Killer by George Michael

Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:4 (W:3 M:4 after review)
Midline Step Sequence W:1 M:2
Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence 2
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

Great skate for Phebe & James, and great reaction from the home crowd as well. They used the energy well, and had good ice coverage, and speed. Their performance really uses their height, and presence on the ice.

71.64 = 2nd Place

 

[Skaterbob]

He is so yummy. She ain't bad either. lol

 

[Braulio]

Gorgeous couple

I liked the freedom they had in that performance

 

[BittyBug]

One of my favorite RDs of this season.

 

[PRlady]

They are one handsome couple. Liked the dance but the fast music made them look slow, like a lot of teams.

 

[viennese]

B/H were a hell of a lot of fun. I love her Versace-esque dress.

 

[Skaterbob]

I was just missing Ricky. Thanks for bringing him back!

 

[Aceon6]

Crowd is sick of the music. No happy clappy.

 

[PRlady]

Oof, I thought LaLa’s sports costumes were low-rent and this is even worse. Curling is more exciting than this RD.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Crowd is sick of the music. No happy clappy.

The crowd is no doubt packed with FSUers.

 

[Skaterbob]

Crowd is sick of the music. No happy clappy.

I would be plastered if I was sitting through this...

 

[Braulio]

I am starting to think that maybe we all got wrong and the real assignment for the rhythm dance was FIFA world cup fiesta, you know given that this year we have the Soccer World Cup hence all those Ricky programs

 

[SidelineSkater]

Crowd is sick of the music. No happy clappy.

Do you really want it?

No.

 

[my little pony]

these shorts prove no one can wear just anything

 

[Hanna]

I appreciate Zehnder/Sieber's usual attempt at the voidy with the costumes.... but to finish it up they really needed something other than Ricky Martin.

 

[skatingguy]

Gina Zehnder/Beda Leon Sieber
Coach: Alisa Besseghier, Lucie Mysleveckova
Music: La Copa de la Vida, Carnaval de Paris

Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence 1
Sequential Twizzles W:3 M:4 - Gina with a balance issue on the 2nd twizzle
Straight Line Lift 4
Midline Step Sequence W:1 M:1
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

High energy program, and a slightly different version of the 'La Copa de la Vida' which I guess is good. Struggle with the twizzles, and the step sequences were a bit of slog to get through.

59.12 = 11th Place

 

[miffy]

I love Chris but he keeps saying they need to beat the lowest qualifiers' scores rather than the first non qualifier.

 

[Spikefan]

They were out of place in this group.

 

[tony]

Do you really want it?

No.

Then we transition to AM I SEXUAL?

Absolutely not.

 

[MsZem]

Gorgeous couple

I liked the freedom they had in that performance

I see what you did there.

 

[victorskid]

After 4 of 6 groups, another ice resurface.

The RD results so far:

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 Phebe BEKKER / James HERNANDEZ GBR 71.64 41.09 30.55 7.68 7.79 7.50 0.00 #17
3 Q Milla Ruud REITAN / Nikolaj MAJOROV SWE 68.89 39.16 29.73 7.39 7.57 7.39 0.00 #12
4 Q Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER ITA 67.84 38.29 29.55 7.43 7.43 7.36 0.00 #16
5 Q Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO HUN 67.74 37.87 29.87 7.46 7.68 7.32 0.00 #14
6 Q Sofia VAL / Asaf KAZIMOV ESP 67.11 37.36 29.75 7.50 7.54 7.32 0.00 #11
7 Q Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS GER 63.49 34.84 28.65 7.32 7.18 7.04 0.00 #10
8 Q Carolane SOUCISSE / Shane FIRUS IRL 62.71 34.06 28.65 7.29 7.25 7.00 0.00 #13
9 Q Shira ICHILOV / Mikhail NOSOVITSKIY ISR 61.20 34.33 26.87 6.71 6.82 6.68 0.00 #3
10 Q Zoe LARSON / Andrii KAPRAN UKR 59.24 31.99 27.25 6.82 6.96 6.71 0.00 #7
11 Gina ZEHNDER / Beda Leon SIEBER SUI 59.12 32.18 26.94 6.86 6.79 6.61 0.00 #18
12 Angelina KUDRYAVTSEVA / Ilia KARANKEVICH CYP 58.10 30.84 27.26 6.93 6.86 6.71 0.00 #5
13 Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim van GEFFEN NED 55.42 30.85 24.57 6.29 6.25 5.93 0.00 #6
14 Anita STRAUB / Andreas STRAUB AUT 54.07 31.17 23.90 6.18 5.86 5.93 1.00 #9
15 Sofiia DOVHAL / Wiktor KULESZA POL 53.34 27.67 25.67 6.50 6.50 6.29 0.00 #8
16 Samantha RITTER / Daniel BRYKALOV AZE 51.29 27.68 23.61 5.93 5.93 5.89 0.00 #4
17 Daniela IVANITSKIY / Matthew SPERRY FIN 50.16 27.61 22.55 5.71 5.79 5.46 0.00 #1
18 Olivia Josephine SHILLING / Leo BAETEN BEL 49.54 26.55 22.99 5.86 5.86 5.57 0.00 #2

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Oof, I thought LaLa’s sports costumes were low-rent and this is even worse. Curling is more exciting than this RD.

Hey, a curling RD could have been campy fun. There are probably some 90s tunes on the Men with Brooms soundtrack.