2026 Europeans - Pairs Free Skate - "Don’t Drop Me Now"

[rfisher]

Fedor being all supportive. He didn't learn that from Stolbova.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

My Classic Rock playlist is getting a workout today, but Led Zep deserves a LOT more grit than that performance.

Or they need to be a wallflower at a high school dance hoping that someone, anyone will slow dance with them to the song.

 

[victorskid]

Amazingly, I got to my appointment (which was quick) and made it home to see the NED team skating! The driving was slow & heavy going and the snow is still coming down.

 

[Wyliefan]

That is a very literal Avatar costume.

 

[miffy]

They look like they are skating to 2 different programmes.

 

[my little pony]

imagine if she had gone for all blue makeup

 

[PRlady]

If I could relive life as a star skater, I’d so love to do a FS to Stairway. Or Free Bird. In a tie-dyed costume and a rock Afro.

It’s just as well, isn’t it.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Wow this concept from CalMag is cheesy.
I'd rather him dress as Spider in Avatar 2.

 

[Wyliefan]

They look like they are skating to 2 different programmes.

He'd be the soldier, or the Marine, or whatever, wouldn't he? It's many, many years since I saw the movie, and my mind mercifully blocked most of it out.

 

[MacMadame]

did anyone else have sound cut out?

Yes.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

They look like they are skating to 2 different programmes.

I'm guessing one of them is a Navi and one of them is an Avatar military bad guy.

 

[Wyliefan]

Double salchows! Drink!

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I'm guessing one of them is a Navi and one of them is an Avatar military bad guy.

I'm guessing he's a Navi.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Danilova/Tsiba bombed pretty badly, but I'll take them any day and on loop over this dreck.

 

[Hedwig]

C/M
sbs 2a1a2a and she falls
3twist
slow into the throw 3flip df
they have nice synchronity
sbs 2sal
throw 3loop heavily df
this is very first group at Euros

 

[PRlady]

He'd be the soldier, or the Marine, or whatever, wouldn't he? It's many, many years since I saw the movie, and my mind mercifully blocked most of it out.

Yeah I think so, I wasn’t a big fan either. But again the music is soaring and the skaters are plodding.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Well, that entertained me slightly more than Avatar 3 did, which isn't saying much.

 

[skatingguy]

Irma Caldara/Riccardo Maglio
Rank after SP: 14
Coach: C. & F. Di Natale, L. Marchei
Music: Avatar (soundtrack)

2Aq+1A+2A+SEQ - Irma fell on the 3rd jump
Triple Twist 3
Throw 3F - two-footed, hand down
Axel Lasso Lift 4
2S
Throw 3Lo - two-footed
Choreo Sequence
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Hand-to-Hip Lift 3
Back Outside Death Spiral 3
Pair Combo Spin 4

Slightly unusual music choice which they used well. Unfortunate errors on the opening jump sequence, and the throw jumps.

-1.00 = Falls
100.33 = 2nd Place
153.62 = 1st Place

 

[rfisher]

When I become empress of the universe, there will be a universal ban against emo female singers with lyrics that make me cringe. And lyrics will be banned from figure skating again.

 

[mini_mim85]

That couch is not big enough for a manspread.

 

[Lanie]

At hotel with stomach bugging me and I did something to my back the other day, so plan on getting back in time for last few groups, we'll see. Ugh. I have a whole day at the arena volunteering tomorrow anyway.

My mom would have loved that Avatar program

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Having a name "Theo Belle" is the definition of trying too hard.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Can't wait for the Fau/B to skate to Notre Dame.
I just want to see him shuddering every time the music screams "Belle!"

 

[Wyliefan]

Hope you feel better soon, @Lanie!

 

[delayedaxel]

Is an axel sequence mandatory in the FS?

 

[rfisher]

I'd like to see a skater or team say feck it go for an all red scoreboard.

 

[floridaice]

What on earth does Theo have on? Aurelie's is very nice.

 

[MacMadame]

My Classic Rock playlist is getting a workout today, but Led Zep deserves a LOT more grit than that performance.

I just listened and didn't pay much attention to the performance.

imagine if she had gone for all blue makeup

I would stan.

If I could relive life as a star skater, I’d so love to do a FS to Stairway. Or Free Bird. In a tie-dyed costume and a rock Afro.

When I was skating, I had this dream of skating to the Joey Ramone cover of It's a Wonderful World. I never got fast enough to do it, alas.

When I become empress of the universe, there will be a universal ban against emo female singers with lyrics that make me cringe. And lyrics will be banned from figure skating again.

Lyrics have opened up whole genres of music not available without them and even given us some new takes on old warhorses. No, every program with them hasn't been a gem but neither was every program to music without lyrics.

So I am okay with them in a way I wasn't when the rule change was first announced.

 

[Hedwig]

F/B
3twist a bit crashy
sbs 3sal, she doubles 1a 1a
throw 3loop very df
long set up into the lasso lift
sbs 2a she singles
throw 3sal nice!

all in all the group was underwhelming

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I have two conclusions.

1) No, I don't love all skaters named Theo
2) Wow, they made me think "Les Kovs are not that bad...."