GPdF 2025 PBP - Rhythm Dance: “Rock Around The Cock”

[Wyliefan]

That's not an easy song to sing along to when you're skating, but Lilah is giving it her best shot!

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Don’t run into Charlene in the parking lot today

They should pick RD music that matches Charlene's pissed off energy.

 

[tony]

Fear and Gibson are really trying to push it in both programs this year with the content. She's still nowhere near his level but it's not like she's a poor skater. It just stands out because he's usually so smooth. I HATE HATE HATE the edge pulls between their twizzles though. Talk about automatically killing the speed and then clonking through the second set.

I also don't love the remixes they chose for the program. The entire second half is giving some samba/rhumba whatever when they could've just done all the cheese with regular Spice Girls.

They will lead by a lot.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

They should pick RD music that matches Charlene's pissed off energy.

Alanis!

 

[thvu]

Such a contrast: Fear & Gibson's first 10 seconds are engaging, fun, and it feels authentic to the program.

Technically so much weaker. Issues during the midline (far apart, loss of unison). Pattern steps are slow. But who cares when you are performing and giving like this? The judges clearly don't. GOE is nuts for that program, but at least I wasn't cringing and just wanting to look away.

 

[Skaterbob]

I'm think roller derby

That is what I thought when I first saw it.

 

[skatingguy]

Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson
Coach: R. Haguenauer, P. Lauzon, M.F. Dubreuil
Music: Wannabe, Viva Forever, Spice Up Your Life

Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:3 (W:1 M:3 after review)
Sequential Twizzles W:3 M:4 (W:4 M:4 after review)
Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence 3 (2 after review)
Choreo Rhythm Sequence
Rotational Lift 4

Lewis & Lilah living their best lives in this program, and, of course they are as they've been some version of this program for the past 8 years. Still, it's fun, and they really brought the Spice Girls to the ice.

84.38 = 1st Place

 

[MsZem]

Lilah absolutely nails the look (from when @tony was in grade school ) but Lewis is still distractingly better.

 

[Karen-W]

That was fine from FearGib, all things considered. I still think they're the odds-on faves for the Euros title in Sheffield.

 

[Aceon6]

I see a couple of things to clean up, but this Spice Girls program hit all the notes for me.

 

[her grace]

F/G

Fun skate, blade work skimming the top of the ice and not really digging in and using edges, sigh. Good use of music and great performance quality

 

[victorskid]

The final results of the Rhythm Dance:
1 Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON GBR 84.38 47.51 36.87 9.29 9.43 9.00 0.00 #10
2 Allison REED / Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS LTU 80.98 45.97 35.01 8.86 8.79 8.68 0.00 #8
3 Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON FRA 78.00 42.56 36.44 9.29 9.07 9.04 1.00 #1
4 Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN GEO 77.80 43.94 33.86 8.54 8.46 8.46 0.00 #7
5 Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI ITA 77.25 43.00 34.25 8.50 8.64 8.61 0.00 #9
6 Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain le GAC CAN 73.75 42.01 31.74 7.93 8.11 7.82 0.00 #6
7 Eva PATE / Logan BYE USA 71.32 40.31 31.01 7.82 7.89 7.61 0.00 #4
8 Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA FRA 68.08 38.19 29.89 7.54 7.61 7.32 0.00 #2
9 Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE USA 65.09 35.50 29.59 7.54 7.25 7.46 0.00 #3
10 Celina FRADJI / Jean-Hans FOURNEAUX FRA 56.92 29.85 27.07 6.86 6.89 6.61 0.00 #5


Protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...------QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the day and weekend - I am "triple booked" and one event today and tomorrow requires in-person participation. I will be watching most of the rest of GPdF on a delayed basis (as I will for the presentations at a 2-day virtual British Isles genealogy conference).

 

[peibeck]

Nice to see that with this Latin tempo these two have finally got some more complex holds than what they usually bring. A few little bobbles but a strong start for them.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

The road to Milan plot thickens...

 

[Firedancer]

I feel like this is a great program for them

 

[Aceon6]

I need food. I hope the Zamboni takes a bit longer than usual.

 

[thvu]

If not for Guillame's stumble, I think FB&C would be in first. That's saying so much about how the judges see the new pairing.

Fournier-Beaudry & Cizeron are in the running for Oly Gold, and are easy medal favorites already.

 

[Skaterbob]

The road to Milan plot thickens...

Yes I would be getting out my popcorn if I was eating carbs anymore.

 

[beckab81]

F/G really benefited from doing the early season challengers - they identified some technical issues, re-worked a few things and managed a big score. The Italians should have done the same.

 

[PRlady]

Lilah really has improved and whoa that score. The energy of that RD overwhelms any tech shortcomings.

Still stunned Litvaks are in second.

 

[peibeck]

Guignard/Fabbri even dumped in PCS.

 

[tony]

The Italians HAVE TO withdraw from their second event and go back to the drawing board. I am quite sure even with a stunning FD that they will be out of the picture for a GPF spot so what's the point and sinking down behind other teams in event 2? The PCS was enough to tell the story, and the TES is only getting more rusty.

And when they go back to the drawing board, they have to get the concept exactly right. Which I have zero confidence in because they always miss the mark there.

 

[Marta24]

What a disaster for G/F.

 

[Karen-W]

So, the main takeaway from the RD - GuigFab made a crucial error in not getting their programs out before the judges last month. Their only hope for an Olympic medal, at this point, is a TE bronze - and they've got quite a fight on their hands with Georgia surging.

@tony is right, though - they should withdraw from NHK - 2nd and 4th won't be enough to make the GPF. Spend the next 6 weeks retooling the RD (who knows what the FD looks like) and try it out at something like Golden Spin before Italian Nationals, then pray they can climb back into medal contention for Euros.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Guignard/Fabbri even dumped in PCS.

When the Lithuanians do better in skating skills, it’s crisis response time.

 

[DaveRocks]

If not for Guillame's stumble, I think FB&C would be in first.

Yep, almost certainly. They got 0.86 for that element. And they also got hit with -1 for the "fall". Fear/Gibson got 8.21 for the element. So, I think we can safely add 7 or 8 points to the 78.00 had Guillaume not "fallen". And PCS might have gone up some, too. So, definitely would have been first.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

All I really, really want is an RD theme that doesn't suck.

 

[thvu]

Yep, almost certainly. They got 0.86 for that element. And they also got hit with -1 for the "fall". Fear/Gibson got 8.21 for the element. So, I think we can safely add 7 or 8 points to the 78.00 had Guillaume not "fallen". And PCS might have gone up some, too. So, definitely would have been first.

. FB&C may still win the event too given the GOEs they were getting. The deficit isn’t insurmountable if the judges score them 130+, which we could easily see.

 

[tony]

All I really, really want is an RD theme that doesn't suck.

That and the elements need to be redone. Same thing as the FD and same thing across all disciplines really. There's so much time invested in two step sequences, a twizzle sequence that likely starts the program, and then an outrageously scored vibes-only choreographic step and spin to end the program in either order.

The themes are cheesy, the skaters don't know how to interpret them anyways and there's not enough time to really get vibes from anything, either. And some of the vibes we do get mid-elements are so far removed from actual skating

 

[Marta24]

That and the elements need to be redone. Same thing as the FD and same thing across all disciplines really. There's so much time invested in two step sequences, a twizzle sequence that likely starts the program, and then an outrageously scored vibes-only choreographic step and spin to end the program in either order.

The themes are cheesy, the skaters don't know how to interpret them anyways and there's not enough time to really get vibes from anything, either. And some of the vibes we do get mid-elements are so far removed from actual skating

And no touching the ice.