GPdF 2025 PBP - Free Dance “The Chicken Dance”

[Kateri]

As mentioned in other parts of the board, Barbara straight-up said in regards to the questioning of the PCS in the RD that they weren't going to get anything better 'with this panel'

I mean, she's not wrong.

 

[thvu]

Davis & Smolkin are about to beat Guignard & Fabbri.

Edit: Hopefully I'm wrong.

 

[tony]

I like this a whole lot too. But absolutely nowhere near the blade mastery of the Italians. Don't care for the complete stop to do that upside down whatever move towards the end- wildly out of place for an otherwise nice program.

But major, major improvements and such a good set of programs this season.

 

[tony]

Davis & Smolkin are about to beat Guignard & Fabbri.

They better not

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

So getting up at 5:30am has done something to my brain because I really enjoyed Dav/Smo's FD.

 

[Hedwig]

all I could think about during the program is that Diana looks so malnourished. I know it is not easy from the outside to really determine if there is an eating disorder or not. I sooo wish that the ISU would make mandatory health checks on the skaters and promote a minimum BMI like in ski jumping.

 

[Private Citizen]

I will say Davis and Smolkin were a lot faster and skated with more attack. Still don’t agree with the result I’m sure we’ll see, but it’s not a travesty.

 

[peibeck]

Davis/Smolkin hit a ton of pretty positions but I don't get a story or actual dance here.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

I like this a whole lot too. But absolutely nowhere near the blade mastery of the Italians. Don't care for the complete stop to do that upside down whatever move towards the end- wildly out of place for an otherwise nice program.

But major, major improvements and such a good set of programs this season.

It was so disruptive, and would be even if they had done it smoothly. Odd choice.

 

[TAHbKA]

Is she? From here it looks like hairs are sticking out of her bun all over the place.

At least its not all over the ice. On the other hand now its visible her posture goes all bad once she has to work with her knee

 

[Aceon6]

So getting up at 5:30am has done something to my brain because I really enjoyed Dav/Smo's FD.

Same. I’m warming to them, but they still have work to do to make me watch every little thing.

 

[thvu]

I like this a whole lot too. But absolutely nowhere near the blade mastery of the Italians. Don't care for the complete stop to do that upside down whatever move towards the end- wildly out of place for an otherwise nice program.

But major, major improvements and such a good set of programs this season.

They really have improved. And this program is such a stark contrast to Guignard & Fabbri's in that there's so much better intentionality in the choreography and construction. There's style, there's interesting holds and positions, they're creating pictures. And the skating skills keep improving. As much as they're criticized for their relations, they are a strong team and I don't think their scores are underserved right now.

 

[Bunny Hop]

Davis/Smolkin - Immediatly following the elegance of Guignard/Fabbri the presentation looked a bit forced in comparison but skated well on the whole. The difference in their skill levels was obvious, but it's a nice program.

 

[her grace]

Davis/Smolkin

Level 3s on twizzles, can immediately see the basic skating isn’t as smooth as G/F. Impressive curve lift with him on one foot in shoot-the-duck-ish position, body alignment a bit off creating the dreaded diamond shape in hold, they seem to be coming into their own and not just politically

 

[alj5]

I want to dislike Davis & Smolkin on principle, but I can't. This was a really nice free dance.

 

[Wyliefan]

Good.

 

[tony]

Another message to Charlene and Marco: beating a team who was 6 places lower at Worlds by a point.

Get outta NHK now and get going on a new RD.

 

[thvu]

The judges are maxing out or nearly maxing out GOE for nearly all the non-step elements so far.

 

[tony]

No bad notes. I like how they opt to do the one foot turns in different orders and he just holds that inside edge for a few seconds.

Easily above 130 and that's the beginning of the season. PCS already pushing 9.25 from the RD. I can't say it's really undeserved, either. They've come together super quick and this feels like an Olympic kind of skate, regardless of one feels it's derivative of stuff he's done in the past.

They have to be considered in contention for the gold medal in the Olympics.

Ok one bad note- the push-ups mid choreo step can go. Not needed at all.

 

[tony]

132-133 they are looking at I'd bet.

 

[her grace]

FB/C

She’s like the anti-Pate—pained expression, fantastic unison in their extension, edge quality looks good, there’s your leader

 

[Kateri]

God. You can tell Cizeron's not in 100% in competitive form yet, but the musical interpretation from these two is on another level from anyone else. They make it seem like "fitting the quality of your movement to the phrases of the music" is something they personally invented.

 

[Private Citizen]

Liked it better than the rhythm dance but not wowed. Reminds me a bit of an Usova / Zhulin program. Pretty positions but him doing all the work and carrying her around. I still think the judges are marking the ghost of Papadakis and Cizeron rather than what they’re actually doing.

 

[thvu]

The judges went +4/+5 crazy for this program, no holding back. 130+ incoming. This was a coronation.

I like the program, it's good. It's very P&C 2017 evolved, even down to the costumes. The elements easily transitioned into one another. Nothing felt wasted. IAM knows how to construct programs that leave you with elements that stick, with lines, with images.

 

[Aceon6]

Ok, I guess. They skate beautifully, but as far as modern dance goes, this didn’t hit like GreenP’s Graham program.

 

[Kaz7714]

Yes, controversial team up but heck that is a stunning program. Absolutely made for them. Stunning.

 

[MsZem]

Ok one bad note- the push-ups mid choreo step can go. Not needed at all.

Not a fan, either - it would fit better if Javier Fernandez had been there to do an aerobics class.

It is, of course, vastly preferable to their RD.

 

[Bunny Hop]

Fournier-Beaudry/Cizeron - Not personally to my taste, but wow. Being nitpicky I'd like to see more use of traditional dance holds, but that's a me thing and can't detract from what they put out on the ice. It held the attention all the way through and every little movement was finished and controlled. Wonderful.

 

[honey]

Anyone who would like to pretend that this isn’t better than anything that happened at worlds last year is kidding themselves.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Despite my ick feelings around the formation of this team, I've always though that LFB could be a world champion with the right partner and this program is the kind of vehicle that could do it.