Cup of China 2024 - Exhibition / Gala

[Skate Talker]

Found the Exhibition program here (Click on Time Schedules and view page 1) - https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/events/eventdetail/isu-gp-cup-of-china-2024/

EXHIBITION PROGRAM
# Name Nation Place
ISU Fanfare
1 Xingrui LI CHN Local Novice
2 Zixi XIAO / Linghao HE CHN 10th Ice Dance
3 Kimmy REPOND SUI 6th Women
4 Yuchen WANG / Lei ZHU CHN 8th Pairs
5 Matteo RIZZO ITA 5th Men
6 Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN GEO 8th Ice Dance
7 Chaeyeon KIM KOR 3rd Women
8 Daiwei DAI CHN 6th Men
9 Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO USA 3rd Ice Dance
10 Anastasiia GUBANOVA GEO 8th Women
11 Lia PEREIRA / Trennt MICHAUD CAN 3rd Pairs
12 Deniss VASILJEVS LAT 7th Men
13 Junfei REN / Jianing XING CHN 9th Ice Dance
14 Nika EGADZE GEO 4th Men
INTERMISSION
15 Olivia SMART / Tim DIECK ESP 4th Ice Dance
16 Mone CHIBA JPN 2nd Women
17 Boyang JIN CHN 8th Men
18 Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS FIN 5th Ice Dance
19 Rion SUMIYOSHI JPN 4th Women
20 Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Michal WOZNIAK POL 4th Pairs
21 Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA CAN 2nd Ice Dance
22 Yi ZHU CHN 9th Women
23 Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN GER 2nd Pairs
24 Mikhail SHAIDOROV KAZ 2nd Men
25 Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI ITA 1st Ice Dance
26 Amber GLENN USA 1st Women
27 Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII ITA 1st Pairs
28 Shun SATO JPN 1st Men
FINALE

Also found a link on the same page to a document stating that Adam Siao Him Fa will not be appearing in the exhibition due to an injury acquired during his free program. (This time click on Media Advisories)

 

[Sylvia]

Thank you for starting this thread and copying out the program list, @Skate Talker! (I haven't been able to follow CoC like I normally would have due to this week's Midwestern Sectionals & U.S. Ice Dance Final.) Your YT link:

Gala Exhibition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2B-dLNQUlw

The colored schedule says the EX Gala will be from 14:30-17:00 in Chongqing, which is 1:30-4:00 AM Eastern time (starting in about 1 hour & 15 mins. from now). Peacock will have a livestream in the U.S. that can be replayed afterwards for ~48 hours.

ETA:

ISU Figure Skating ⛸ on Instagram: "It’s Exhibition Gala day at Cup of China! 🇨🇳⛸️ Make sure to tune in to catch all the action ✨ #FigureSkating #GPFigure"

362 likes, 0 comments - isufigureskating on November 23, 2024: "It’s Exhibition Gala day at Cup of China! 🇨🇳⛸️ Make sure to tune in to catch all the action ✨ #FigureSkating #GPFigure".

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Mao Yanzheng on Instagram: "Gala rehearsal at 2024 Cup of China. #GPFigure #FigureSkating #GPCOC"

2 likes, 0 comments - maoyanzheng on November 23, 2024: "Gala rehearsal at 2024 Cup of China. #GPFigure #FigureSkating #GPCOC".

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[MacMadame]

I see we are not going to spared from the overhead cam for the Gala. Sigh.

 

[tony]

They need to ditch the on-ice camera during these exhibitions, too.

SBS planned? 1T, that's a new one.

 

[MacMadame]

People talking about this program during the PBP is the only reason I'm here.

 

[tony]

Vasiljevs' program is a work of art. The twizzling sequence directly into a perfectly centered upright spin. Chills. The held edges and shapes. Beautiful.

 

[YukiNieve]

Also found a link on the same page to a document stating that Adam Siao Him Fa will not be appearing in the exhibition due to an injury acquired during his free program.

I did not know that. Was it obvious when he was skating the free program?

 

[tony]

And Egadze has such a standout exhibition, too. I really wish he'd show even 10% of this in competition.

 

[Karen-W]

I did not know that. Was it obvious when he was skating the free program?

Well, I don't know that it was obvious during the pbp, but his skate was pretty rough - here's what he said to Golden Skate after the FS -

https://twitter.com/x/status/1860310627895640183

 

[tony]

Haven't seen this odd Shaidorov exhibition before but fairly certain that 3T-ish attempt with almost splits fall was not intended and probably hurt quite a bit.

 

[MacMadame]

I should go to bed as it's 1am here. But I'm too wound up.

'Nite everyone!

 

[Aceon6]

For those who watched the whole thing, what should I focus on in the replay? I haven’t seen many ex programs this season.

 

[Lana K]

Ok, but how did skating’s ultimate nepo baby end up in Theodore the Chipmunk costume?

 

[MacMadame]

Ok, but how did skating’s ultimate nepo baby end up in Theodore the Chipmunk costume?

Which one? Aren't they both nepo babies?

That was the exhibition that people were talking about in the PBP that got me here. It was, um, kinda lame. They really couldn't do much in those big costumes.

 

[Lana K]

Which one? Aren't they both nepo babies?

Wait, is Gleb also a nepo baby? I must’ve missed that chapter lol

 

[Karen-W]

Wait, is Gleb also a nepo baby? I must’ve missed that chapter lol

Well, yes in the sense that he comes from money. His dad is a well-known Russian actor - his most famous role was in the Nigel the Butler role on the Russian version of "The Nanny."

 

[MacMadame]

Well, yes in the sense that he comes from money. His dad is a well-known Russian actor - his most famous role was in the Nigel the Butler role on the Russian version of "The Nanny."

Right. His dad is famous and in the entertainment industry. Nepo babies don't have to be in the exact same field as long as fame/success in one field impacts fame/success in their chosen field. So if your mom is an actress and you are an influencer, that counts IMO. But if your dad is a movie star and you become an accountant, you most likely won't get any benefit from your parent's connections so I wouldn't count it.

 

[Rukia]

Well, yes in the sense that he comes from money. His dad is a well-known Russian actor - his most famous role was in the Nigel the Butler role on the Russian version of "The Nanny."

this is how I discovered there is a russian adaptation of the nanny

 

[Karen-W]

this is how I discovered there is a russian adaptation of the nanny

You're in good company! FSU is how I learned about it too, lol.

Right. His dad is famous and in the entertainment industry. Nepo babies don't have to be in the exact same field as long as fame/success in one field impacts fame/success in their chosen field. So if your mom is an actress and you are an influencer, that counts IMO. But if your dad is a movie star and you become an accountant, you most likely won't get any benefit from your parent's connections so I wouldn't count it.

Yes, that's where I'm sort of lost on people calling him a nepo-baby. He's not trying to be an actor or an influencer. At best, dad's money & connections have given him opportunities, but he wouldn't have gotten to where he is as a skater without some natural talent that's been nurtured and developed.

 

[MacMadame]

At best, dad's money & connections have given him opportunities, but he wouldn't have gotten to where he is as a skater without some natural talent that's been nurtured and developed.

Using the money and connections of your parent to get opportunities that you wouldn't otherwise get is what being a nepo baby is all about.

 

[Karen-W]

Using the money and connections of your parent to get opportunities that you wouldn't otherwise get is what being a nepo baby is all about.

This is where you lose me. Because we're talking about SPORT. Physically you have to have some natural talent to get to the Olympic level. There's no amount of nepo-baby money & connections that is going to get you there without a LOT of hard work, effort and God-given talent. The Kardashians and Jenner kids, the Hiltons - those are nepo-babies. Now, if DavSmo had been given a TE slot in Beijing, then, sure, I'd grant you that was due to nepotism. But they weren't. And they're going to have to work very hard to earn an Olympic medal of any kind now that they're skating for Georgia rather than Russia.

 

[MacMadame]

This is where you lose me. Because we're talking about SPORT. Physically you have to have some natural talent to get to the Olympic level. There's no amount of nepo-baby money & connections that is going to get you there without a LOT of hard work, effort and God-given talent. The Kardashians and Jenner kids, the Hiltons - those are nepo-babies. Now, if DavSmo had been given a TE slot in Beijing, then, sure, I'd grant you that was due to nepotism. But they weren't. And they're going to have to work very hard to earn an Olympic medal of any kind now that they're skating for Georgia rather than Russia.

There is nothing in the definition of nepo baby that says the nepo baby doesn't work hard and have talent. It's just that they get attention and opportunities that they wouldn't otherwise get on their own. So Jamie Lee Curtis is a nepo baby. Is she a very talented actress? Yes. Does she have famous parents who gave her leg up when she was first getting into the industry? Also, yes.

I like this team and I don't begrudge them these opportunities but I don't pretend having famous parents didn't help them.