Grand Prix de France 2023 Men FS - “Rain in your Black Ice”

[Rukia]

oh no chaplin

 

[Colonel Green]

Another instance where we have a much healthier crowd on the weekend portion. I maintain the ISU needs to adjust the Grand Prix schedules.

 

[Holy Headband]

The words "Charlie Chaplin medley" have catapulted me out of my seat and toward the kitchen. Time to get some tiramisu...

 

[peibeck]

Luc, from Kanye to Chaplin?

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Luc gives us the economides discounted Chaplin

 

[thvu]

oh no chaplin

I mean, I'm believing it so far...

 

[Rukia]

His feet look so weird in his jumps. They're like loose and turned out.

 

[tony]

Nothing quite says 'he's French!' like some jumps being absolute beauties and then others being wildly off in the air from the start.

And this program screams Amodio.

I only have the hope that he will walk on a tightrope to follow in the tradition of every single Keegan Messing program following his Chaplin rendition.

 

[JoannaLouise]

I know Chaplin gets done a lot, but I like how Economides is bringing so much personality to his program.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I guess the budget all went on the different covers.

 

[Matryeshka]

I feel like Chaplin is a great vehicle for skaters that don't have a lot of natural skating skills--is it a mistake, or is it Chaplin? It's not fair to the skater but anytime a skater chooses Chaplin, my brain goes to WHAT HORRIBLE SKATING THING ARE THEY TRYING TO HIDE. I WILL FERET IT OUT.

 

[Rukia]

I only have the hope that he will walk on a tightrope to follow in the tradition of every single Keegan Messing program following his Chaplin rendition.

Tightrope walk and a shrug that's all you need to chaplin

 

[skatingguy]

Economides, Luc
Coach: Florent Amodio
Music: Charlie Chaplin Medley

2A - planned double
3A - forward lean on landing - kept his hand up
3Lz
3Lo
Ch Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
3A+1Eu+3S - made a mess of the Axel landing, somehow pulled off the rest
3F+3T
Choreo Sequence
3Lz+2T
Fly Sit Spin 4
Ch Combo Spin 4

Well he had fun. He's very stiff on his jump landings, and doesn't seem to cover much ice.

153.75 = 1st Place
230.74 = 1st Place

 

[ChelleC]

I really enjoyed that!

 

[peibeck]

All these music cuts are beyond random and not even well edited.

Judges pretty generous on that fugly 3a/1e/3s combo.

 

[thvu]

Chaplin is overused and the this choreography was entirely predictable, but I enjoyed it? Luc has alot of natural charm and charisma, and I'm glad he's able to use that in both Voidy French and Generic North American styles.

 

[Desperado]

Economides is making me like Chapli. It’s the suit.

And the desperate last minute effots.

He should’ve shaved though.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I'm watching the first group from way above, so I see the ice coverage and patterns more than O-faces, and may I note, Economides was quite a mess. I'd have Le June above.

 

[skatingguy]

Shimada, Koshiro
Coach: Stephane Lambiel, Angelo Dolfini
Music: Danse macabre by C. Saint-Saens

 

[Primorskaya]

Chaplin is overused and the this choreography was entirely predictable, but I enjoyed it? Luc has alot of natural charm and charisma, and I'm glad he's able to use that in both Voidy French and Generic North American styles.

That's range for you.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I mean I guess it's possible to skate to the piano version of Danse Macabre.


But why?

 

[Primorskaya]

Tinkly piano Danse Macabre, are you joking?

 

[canbelto]

Oh dear. Poor guy.

 

[quartz]

Tinkly piano Danse Macabre, are you joking?

Horror!!

 

[Rukia]

He looks scared of every jump

also this piano danse macabre ain't it

 

[Allen]

oh no chaplin

and of course, that's when I turned it on...I was like

 

[Holy Headband]

Like everything else that's ever gone wrong in Shimada's career, I lay the blame for this skate at Lambiel's feet.

 

[Allen]

He looks scared of every jump

also this piano danse macabre ain't it

It sounds kind of like a music box with a plastic skeleton inside.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I mean I guess it's possible to skate to the piano version of Danse Macabre.


But why?

Danse macabre Op.40 by Camille Saint-Saëns arranged by Franz Liszt, Vladimir Horowitz

Tinkly piano Danse Macabre is their fault. I am disappointed in them.

 

[quartz]

I was all ready to like this guy because of his shirt and Danse Macabre, but he’s on mute now.