Grand Prix de France 2023 Free Dance - “The Umbrellas of Cheer/Boo”

[marbri]

and I won't hear a negative word about these two. Oh je t'aime

 

[Hanna]

The choreo dance lift at the end is

 

[marbri]

Listen, I understand the worlds are in Montreal and all, but the amount of French lyrics at this competition is getting unmanageable.

And I imagine AT LEAST half the audience will not be French speakers.

 

[skatingguy]

Lim, Hannah/Quan, Ye
Coach: M.F. Dubreuil, P. Lauzon, R. Haguenauer
Music: Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand

Straight Line Lift 4
OFTW2+OFTM2
SyTwW4+SyTwM4
DiStW3+DiStM2
Curve Lift 4
Dance Spin 4
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Hydroblade Move
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Dance Lift

Very dramatic program, and she really gives the performance everything. The music is letting me down, and something is missing in the early part of the program.

106.71 = 1st Place
173.85 = 1st Place

 

[BlueRidge]

I'm coming to really love that from Lim & Quan now that I've gotten past seeing V&M because of the music.

 

[CassAgain]

Hannah Lim is a standout talent. I think they have SO much potential.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Looking at this FD I feel like this is the beginning of the end for the Montreal group. I mean, Marie-Universe had a great run, but she is starting the mass production that has previously ruined Linichuk, Zoueva, Morozov and Shpilband. This is absolutely something Linichuk would pull out of her... hat.

 

[marbri]

Hannah Lim is a standout talent. I think they have SO much potential.

She's my current runner up to Laurence FB

 

[thvu]

This program is so in their wheelhouse. Just love it.

Overall the program is really open, which gives them a much better impression than in the RD. For a team without a great height difference, they have really good lifts. We forget about Quan because Lim is such a star, but he really is excellent at having the control necessary to showcase her.

 

[Wyliefan]

That was beautiful.

 

[skatingguy]

Dupayage, Marie/Nabais, Thomas
Coach: Karine Arribert-Narce, Mahil Chantelauze
Music: Mechanisms, Arioso

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Wheeeeee Dypayage/Nabais.
The Spirit of Blanc/Bouqyet lives on.

 

[PRlady]

Listen, I understand the worlds are in Montreal and all, but the amount of French lyrics at this competition is getting unmanageable.

Lots of attention to the eventual audience in Montreal. But no Leonard Cohen or Celine Dion?

 

[Holy Headband]

I wish Mark would put a few pounds in the "better costumes for underfunded skaters" jar every time he said 'mesmeric.'

 

[Hanna]

Love Mechanisms Who else skated to it before? I can't put my finger on it

ETA: Ah of course, it's Bradie Tennell's masterpiece SP from a few years ago

 

[Sally1214]

I like Lim/Quan a lot. Enjoyed the RD yesterday too. And, of course, they are with Marie-France, so their future should be filled with bright shiny things. Best of luck to them.

I see Marie-France is really embracing the new stylish wide-leg pants. It's a style that does NADA for someone who stands barely over 5 feet tall (moi). Not to mention that, when the wide leg goes out of style again, you are really DATED if you have them in your closet.

 

[Wyliefan]

I thought she came out of her twizzle early, but Mark says he came out late.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I'm in love.

 

[Rukia]

They are trying to serve something in this program but it's not quite there for me. I feel like Lopareva/Brissaud could kill this though.

 

[marbri]

No ISU bio needed to know these two are really French. Will be fun to follow their development in the coming years.

 

[Primorskaya]

OK this is the modern dance programme with interesting moves that the future ex-US team was looking for I think.

 

[tony]

Fantastic character step, even with the cheesy butt in the air and leg extended position to end.

 

[peibeck]

Nabaus is so balletic, and she is.... not.

 

[tony]

I love love love this team and I don't think they realize yet what their capability is.

But today wasn't it.

 

[Hanna]

I am very intrigued by the construction of this program (since Finlandia Trophy). It's not often we see a program with two different pieces both used just once, and the first one being the more energetic one while the ending is notably slower. I like it.

 

[JoannaLouise]

Nabisco is do bulletin, and she is.... not.

I think this post got eaten by autocorrect.

I would really love some chocolate wafers right now though...

 

[Wyliefan]

Not their strongest skate today, but I love the program and I love them. Better luck next time, kids!

 

[thvu]

Villard teams continue to be a bright spot in creativity.

They took music that any other team would make generic, flowy, and romantic - and then turned it into something modern and abstract. Even if the program wasn't fully cooked, I loved every minute of it.

 

[leilaofpaper]

The second song/half was kind of disappointing after how dynamic the first half was. musicality off the charts to begin

 

[skatingguy]

Dupayage, Marie/Nabais, Thomas
Coach: Karine Arribert-Narce, Mahil Chantelauze
Music: Mechanisms, Arioso

SyTwW3+SyTwM4 - she really struggled, stepped out early
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Slide Move
Dance Spin 4 (2 after review)
CiStW3+CiStM2
OFTW2+OFTM2
Straight Line Lift 4
Stationary Lift 4
Choreo Dance Lift

Opening twizzle mistake broke my concentration in this program, and they never really got it back. I think the program has promise to be really good, but it has to be foot perfect to work.

99.42 = 3rd Place
167.62 = 2nd Place