2026 Europeans - Free Dance - "Sheffield Whinesday"

[tony]

Gah, Hungarians' movement quality is so stiff and the transitions so awkward. Did they learn to "dance" from Elaine?

Lolllllll love a good Seinfeld reference.

I hate hate hate the composition of this program.

 

[Karen-W]

I've really come to loathe these Joker programs. Also, Ignateva/Szemko were much more interesting with their Cirque FD a few seasons ago.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

If you are goign to dye your hair green for a Joker program, it needs to be a lot less subtle than this!

I would say you need to do something else in addition to the hair color.
Think Zhiganshina/Gaszi.

 

[Wyliefan]

If you are goign to dye your hair green for a Joker program, it needs to be a lot less subtle than this!

Between the shirt and the hair, he looks like some character out of Ovid who's turning into a plant.

 

[peibeck]

Szemko is hot even with green hair.

This dance is vastly improved since the GP, but I'm not sure it gels as a whole.

 

[LilJen]

Again I am so frustrated with the empty commentary.

 

[Braulio]

I would say you need to do something else in addition to the hair color.
Think Zhiganshina/Gaszi.

I can only imagine the Germans doing a Joker program, gives me goosebumps!

 

[tony]

Szemko is hot even with green hair.

This dance is vastly improved since the GP, but I'm not sure it gels as a whole.

They weren’t on the Grand Prix tho and it’s a repeat program as it is. Stop letting his looks cloud your judgment.

 

[LilJen]

I would say you need to do something else in addition to the hair color.
Think Zhiganshina/Gaszi.

A balloon skirt for him?

 

[MsZem]

Flashback to Taljegård

The only acceptable Joker.

 

[Wyliefan]

I like the light blue, but he needs to lose the black scarf.

 

[Allen]

That scarf should receive negative GOE

 

[Karen-W]

What was their costume designer thinking with this effeminate navy blue chiffon scarf wrapped around his neck?

 

[tony]

Again I am so frustrated with the empty commentary.

It’s like an FSU ice dance thread.

 

[Hanna]

Again I am so frustrated with the empty commentary.

We'd better get Mark back after this.

 

[Braulio]

from the creators of In This Shirt to With this Scarf

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

 

[Matryeshka]

Szemko's hair either needed to have a lot less green and just be a subtle nod that peeked out or it needed to go all the way Joker green. The way it was styled it looked like someone poured a petri dish of bacteria on his head.

 

[tony]

We'd better get Mark back after this.

They should have Mark permanently assigned to all events, he’s the only person that knows the first thing about ice dance and I’m fairly certain the only person within the ISU catalog that knows the difference between a rocker and counter and/or a single criteria for any dance level aside from the twizzles.

 

[delayedaxel]

Why would anyone skate to "Time to say goodbye" ?

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

This group is doing nothing to me.
From incoherent and choppy to cheesy and catatonic.

 

[Allen]

They weren’t on the Grand Prix tho and it’s a repeat program as it is. Stop letting his looks cloud your judgment.

Oh because you've never done that...

 

[Karen-W]

Why would anyone skate to "Time to say goodbye" ?

I dunno... Ask Kaori.

 

[Braulio]

Yes guys it's time to say goodbye with Tali & Lafornara next season as Italy 1

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Con te partiro is sappy central but my late mother loved the song so much it always makes me cry.

 

[~tapdancer~]

First time I recall seeing this Italian team. Any comments to help? Cause something seems off about them. She doesn't have much push, it's like he is dragging her. Have they been together long?

 

[beepbeep]

We'd better get Mark back after this.

And we didn’t even get a shot of him wearing the kilt in the stream.

 

[Wyliefan]

Well, I liked their RD, but this is kind of ponderous.

 

[PRlady]

This team has consistently bored me for years. Bring on Tali/LaFor asap please.

 

[Karen-W]

And we didn’t even get a shot of him wearing the kilt in the stream.

There was at least one brief glimpse of him in a kilt during the previous group.