GPdF 2025 PBP - Pairs FS: “A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Plus (GOE)”

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Oh Chris, they weren't going to challenge M&K anyway.

At this point only LiuBed

 

[floridaice]

At this point only LiuBed

And now, Riku is flubbing jumps.

 

[Wyliefan]

That music is going to sound really powerful on Olympic ice. I wish they had more striking costumes to go with it.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Gladiator has a whole soundtrack of good music. Why not pull out some other parts???

 

[floridaice]

I didn't recognize this as a Gladiator program -- the costumes are not literal enough

 

[tony]

3T her rotation again tight+1A+1A. Her Salchow actually looked okay?

A LOT of recycled moves here from old programs without this screaming Gladiator at all. And WHY it gotta always go opera version these days? The soundtrack holds on it's own. There are a lot of elements packed into the end but I don't think there's really any choreography here?

 

[MsZem]

I wish they had more striking costumes to go with it.

Less fabric for him, more color for her.

 

[Skaterbob]

/puts m&k hater hat on
I really how Sui and Han can skate and don't let this pair win an Olympics.

 

[Kateri]

Gladiator has a whole soundtrack of good music. Why not pull out some other parts???

Overwrought Opera Man over Goddess Lisa Gerrard is a Crime.

 

[thvu]

That was so sloppy.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Ending is powerful, unique and risky.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I didn't recognize this as a Gladiator program -- the costumes are not literal enough

I think they're using part of the (not good) Gladiator II soundtrack.

 

[Wyliefan]

The joy on her face after landing that last throw!

 

[tony]

Overwrought Opera Man over Goddess Lisa Gerrard is a Crime.

THIS.

 

[ilovesalchows]

He’s got an entire toga on the front of his shirt

 

[fan]

It’s gonna bring the house down at the Olympics

 

[Citlali]

Riku and Ryuichi

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[Karen-W]

MiuKih - 3tw - good; SBS 3t+1a+1a - she might as well have been across the Channel since they were clearly in different time zones; first lift - excellent; throw 3f - really great; BODS - nice; pairs combo spin - decent; SBS 3s - much better than the SBS combo; second lift - good; throw 3lo - good; last lift - kind of biffed the really cool upside down exit; choreo seq - fine.

I really hate the pandering music choice, but I'm hard-pressed to see a world where they're not on the Olympic podium, they're that solid right now.

 

[shan]

Ending is powerful, unique and risky.

I love the ending pose! Once they don't look a little lost right before, it will be amazing!

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Well, is there always not much expression from the Japanese? I hear very loud Italian singing but just some skating around down below. I guess the final pose counts for something.

 

[thvu]

A LOT of recycled moves here from old programs without this screaming Gladiator at all. And WHY it gotta always go opera version these days? The soundtrack holds on it's own. There are a lot of elements packed into the end but I don't think there's really any choreography here?

This. so much this. Bocelli makes it overwrought. It makes every mistake they do more distracting. It makes the sloppiness even sloppier.

This program was such a mess. It's really all their weaknesses as skaters and as a pair thrown in your face.

 

[Braulio]

A LOT of recycled moves here from old programs

The same with them for like the last 2 seasons, they are going the Fear & Gibson route

 

[peibeck]

M/K almost tripped on the transition out of that last lift and seemed behind already. Not the most inspiring ending, but still early in the season.

I think this heavy "Gladiator" warbling is a bit overwhelming for these two.

 

[victorskid]

Final FS results:
1 Riku MIURA / Ryuichi KIHARA JPN 139.71 70.10 69.61 8.71 8.54 8.82 0.00 #8
2 Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Maxime DESCHAMPS CAN 123.40 59.47 63.93 8.04 7.86 8.04 0.00 #7
3 Maria PAVLOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO HUN 122.61 61.57 61.04 7.61 7.46 7.79 0.00 #6
4 Katie McBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN USA 114.77 58.22 56.55 7.07 6.93 7.18 0.00 #5
5 Audrey SHIN / Balazs NAGY USA 111.51 56.52 55.99 7.00 6.86 7.11 1.00 #4
6 Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV FRA 101.62 50.70 52.92 6.75 6.36 6.71 2.00 #3
7 Aurelie FAULA / Theo BELLE FRA 94.01 47.73 47.28 5.96 5.79 5.96 1.00 #2
8 Megan WESSENBERG / Denys STREKALIN FRA 88.80 45.79 43.01 5.36 5.32 5.43 0.00 #1


Protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...------FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Final overall results:
1 Riku MIURA / Ryuichi KIHARA JPN 219.15 1 1
2 Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Maxime DESCHAMPS CAN 197.66 2 2
3 Maria PAVLOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO HUN 192.76 3 3
4 Katie McBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN USA 178.08 4 4
5 Audrey SHIN / Balazs NAGY USA 173.30 5 5
6 Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV FRA 160.62 6 6
7 Aurelie FAULA / Theo BELLE FRA 148.10 7 7
8 Megan WESSENBERG / Denys STREKALIN FRA 139.21 8 8

 

[Kateri]

THIS.

Some kid on the JGP was using a terrible female cover version of Now We Are Free, where the singer had no idea what the words were even supposed to be (cause Gerrard sings in her own invented language), so just went "la la la" for most of it. These people should be in The Hague.

 

[tony]

Results read like a late 90s/early 2000s dance result sheet - no movement.

 

[Lizziebeth]

They deserved the win but the program looked sloppy. Needs more mileage, I guess.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Welp, none of these programs are making me excited to see a showdown in Milan.

 

[Braulio]

Welp, none of these programs are making me excited to see a showdown in Milan.

Please Sui & Han save us, even though the Carmen SP choice

 

[MsZem]

I think they're using part of the (not good) Gladiator II soundtrack.

Gladiator II: Judgement Day.