Grand Prix de France 2023 Pairs FP - “Back Outside Death in my Soul”

[JoannaLouise]

They were struggling a bit at the end, but I like this team a lot. They have some potential.

 

[Karen-W]

PieStrek - some nice moments, a few iffy ones, but respectable enough.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Somehow I am feeling Kam/o'Shea will have the best skate of this group.

 

[airgelaal]

Romsky is watching you chasing his cars

 

[Primorskaya]

The original of this song is already a dirge, I wouldn't have thought it was possible to make it sound even more drained of energy, but here we are.

 

[Rukia]

oh geez I actually gasped when she came down from that lift

remember skaters you don't have to do the lifts! Sometimes content is just a suggestion.

 

[tony]

Same program as last year. It'll transition to the original song after everyone falls asleep.

First, a mile apart on the 2A+2A+2A and then a wild wipeout to end it. And then a lift down.

 

[Private Citizen]

Italian girl looks like she has been taking some hard falls based on the size and color of that bruise on her thigh.

 

[JoannaLouise]

The original of this song is already a dirge, I wouldn't have thought it was possible to make it sound even more drained of energy, but here we are.

And now somehow we have TWO different covers of the song in the same program!

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

V/Piazza are the best of the horrible pairs we've seen, but his smile is creepy and it becomes creepier and creepier after each time he nearly kills her

 

[victorskid]

Sadly, I'm going to have this all on "pause" as I have an event that I have to attend - fingers crossed for Lia and Trennt

 

[Rukia]

the skaters heard some of y'all were pearl clutching about wedgies yesterday and said bet

 

[honey]

I would like them to stop trying hard elements now. Maybe just do more choreo sequences until the end. I felt worried the entire time.

 

[tony]

I take it back. I'm pretty sure the original Snow Patrol version was at the end of the program last year.

So why not just take the good part out for a full orchestra, uplifting version.

 

[Primorskaya]

Those weird asynchronous leg-grabs made me laugh out loud. It's been a long day of skating.

 

[airgelaal]

Same program as last year. It'll transition to the original song after everyone falls asleep.

First, a mile apart on the 2A+2A+2A and then a wild wipeout to end it. And then a lift down.

a dream combo for them. Actually there was 2A-1A-1A

 

[Matryeshka]

Pairs girls truly are the bravest girls on the planet

 

[airgelaal]

And now somehow we have TWO different covers of the song in the same program!

I'm sure it's not a record

 

[Karen-W]

ValPia - proving that no good can come from skating to "Chasing Cars."

Also making me wonder if ANL will show up to be the wedgie police for Anna today...

 

[Lizziebeth]

camera person did a closeup on the downed lift and missed his feet

the camera work here is so annoying. stoopid closeups instead of looking at the whole skater

 

[tony]

ValPia - proving that no good can come from skating to "Chasing Cars."

Also making me wonder if ANL will show up to be the wedgie police for Anna today...

He'll be busy talking about his new husband Piazza and how he DMed him a love story, no worries.

 

[Rukia]

anyway I need the kovalevs to overachieve at home once again because I picked them in the podium poll

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Camille Kovalev is having a different hair today.

Does it mean yesterday's curls were made on purpose?????

 

[Wyliefan]

ValPia - proving that no good can come from skating to "Chasing Cars."

Also making me wonder if ANL will show up to be the wedgie police for Anna today...

To be fair, that was a MAJOR wedgie.

It turns out cleaning the bathroom while you watch is a great cure for pairs nerves. You can't really concentrate on being anxious about falls out of lifts while you're de-gunking the sink. I recommend it.

 

[thvu]

anyway I need the kovalevs to overachieve at home once again because I picked them in the podium poll

I mean, when your biggest competition for a medal is Plazas & Fernandez...

 

[Sally1214]

Camille KOVALEV and Pavel KOVALEV ..... any chance they are married??

Perhaps Marks will clarify that for us??

 

[Rukia]

I mean, when your biggest competition for a medal is Plazas & Fernandez...

ok but they both have the capacity to be really tragique

 

[Karen-W]

Camille KOVALEV and Pavel KOVALEV ..... any chance they are married??

Perhaps Marks will clarify that for us??

Yes, they are Les Marrieds, only with much less technical potential.

 

[Primorskaya]

Are the Kovalevs doing a Bond programme? I fear the worst with these costumes -although I like her dress.
Maybe OSS 117 would be more appropriate (French spy movie spoof, FYI)

 

[Karen-W]

ok but they both have the capacity to be really tragique

Truth, but at least PlaFern have really great lifts and a twist that doesn't frighten us.