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

[my little pony]

maybe god hates their music, take the hint

 

[tony]

These people literally have one button to push and competition after competition there's some issue.

 

[Karen-W]

LOL! Twice now with the FD music rather than the RD music for DavSmo.

 

[beepbeep]

It’s actually one of better Ricky Martin RDs, because they don’t even try to fake any sort of latinidad.
Kind of like Torvill/Dean’s rhumba OD.
Can’t shake it, don’t fake it.
Hence, it works

 

[Sally1214]

Hubby got groceries (bless him), so I had to put those away and do a couple of other things. As a result, I completely missed the Taschlers and got back just in time to see the fall in the program of the Fun Finns (sigh). T/V were pretty good. And, looking ahead to the final group .... I'm a big fan of every single couple. Hope they all skate lights out.

Oh dear .... wrong music? Unnerving start for Diana and Gleb.

 

[Skaterbob]

Well that doesn't sound like Ricky Martin, what is going on???

 

[floridaice]

Don't make Mama mad

 

[delayedaxel]

If it's not Ricky Martin, it must be the wrong music, so let's just wait...

 

[tony]

Love it! So fun, she's amped up the skating quality in a big way.

 

[Hanna]

Kudos to Davis/Smolkin for having a theme and sticking to it. One of the more coherent RDs of the season.

 

[Evilynn]

If you skate to an abysmally slowed down Come Out and Play, the skate gods refuse to play it?

 

[Sally1214]

Really enjoyed that from Diana and Gleb. High energy and fun program.

 

[skategal]

From someone who was a youth in the 90s, I love this RD.

 

[PRlady]

Gotta admit that is one cohesive, on-theme RD. Gleb still doing more of the work but it was good.

 

[Karen-W]

I still really like DavSmo's RD - seriously one of the only truly enjoyable ones that feels like it genuinely captured the essence of the '90s.

 

[skatingguy]

Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin
Coach: M. F. Dubreuil, R. Haguenauer, P. Lauzon
Music: Pretty Fly, Come Out and Play

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

Difficult start with the wrong music to start the program not once, but twice. Once they finally got started it was a good skate, but I still think they're missing the mark with the performance but it's hard for a guy as smooth as Gleb to pull off loser.

Q 78.67 = 2nd Place

 

[rfisher]

Good for Dav/Smo and way to keep your cool when they screw up your music. Twice. That's focus.

 

[miffy]

I still can't get on board with the slow version of Come Out and Play If they wanted a slower 90's Offspring hit why not go with Self Esteem? That's pretty much as well known and popular.

If it wasn't for that I would really be a fan of this RD but I just can't stand that slow version.

 

[terisa]

I like this program, but I think it's mainly because it's music I liked in the 90s... so I'm less critical of the actual SKATING.

 

[tony]

Midline 3/3
Twizzles 2/2
Pattern 3

 

[annie_mg]

To be she didn't sell it as much as she could have. I think she needs some lessons from Juulia P, to project even more.

 

[beepbeep]

Come Out and Play through molasses really wrecks this for me.
It was on of the best RDs this season, good lawd why??

 

[Braulio]

Wow twizzles level 2!?

 

[Sally1214]

Marie-France ALWAYS looks so IMMACULATELY groomed and dressed. She must get up very early in the morning to attend to every teensy detail of her appearance. Have to give her kudos.

 

[skategal]

This version of Scrubs sucks. Sorry…

 

[SidelineSkater]

To be she didn't sell it as much as she could have. I think she needs some lessons from Juulia P, to project even more.

I feel like she was smiling in the wrong places. Which could be said for other skaters across all disciplines.

 

[Hanna]

You can always trust the French to French aka bring something voidy that no one else even thought about.

 

[miffy]

I love the 2nd part of this RD but the first part is kind of dull.

 

[beepbeep]

Loicia and Theo, you will be avenged

 

[Karen-W]

DemLeM's RD improves tremendously when they get to the 2nd piece of music - the first half really drags.