Okay, finally back for the 2nd & 3rd groups since I didn't have time to watch them between the pairs & men's FS earlier.
Veillon/Brandys - sapphire blue & white polka dots for her with highlighter yellow waistband, and his shirt is a combination of highlighter yellow that has rows of blue circles down the front gradient-ing from sapphire blue to white in the center, and black pants. So, I'm guessing some sort of '50s or early '60s program. Hmmmmm... I didn't realize they were at IAM-Ontario, thought they were in Montreal. She's channeling training mate Christina Carreira. Cute choreo in the step sequence! Awkward fall on the closing pose!
Beznosikova/Leleu - so, she's dressed like a street worker and he's dressed like her pimp, and they're skating to, among other things, "Brickhouse". Okay then. That's an appropriate choice for a JUNIOR team, Igor. Program is fine. Nothing remarkable. I don't hate it, but everyone here should know by now that, on principle, I'm probably not going to intensely dislike anything that isn't disco and since this isn't really disco-y, it's fine. I will only remember it because of their costumes at their 2nd JGP though.
Wolfkostin/Tsarevski - She's dressed like a shiny, starry grape ready for the disco club and his shirt is like a shiny cork of the wine bottle. So, basically, they're ready to party. Eeesh - huge twizzle error from him and hers was wobbly too. They probably lost a good 4 points on that element alone had they gotten the L4 they're both capable of. Still wouldn't put them very close to FraForn but still... They are better than this - and lucky that their 2nd JGP has, on paper, like this JGP, one of the weaker fields. Also - the steering wheel choreo at the beginning? Do better, MIDA.
Ovsiankina/Rahier - Oh, my. So, he's got the purple grape look for this team with the sport coat, and, not to be outdone, she's in hot pink with a ruffle on one shoulder and a ruffle on the skirt. He is way more into this disco program and choreo than she is, lol. Major step out of the 2nd twizzle for him and a bit stumbly on the lift exit. Another team that is perfectly fine but I'll only remember them at their 2nd JGP because of their costumes.
Hemcke/Sladkov - the super-wide collar on his costume makes me think disco but I'm not getting the boating color scheme of red, white, marine and navy blue. Did they just come from some USA Bicentennial fleet week regatta? Those were some very careful, controlled, slow twizzles. That was... Well, they're apparently quite new and he's coming off of surgery. As cash-poor as the German fed is, you have to wonder if they'll get a 2nd JGP. They do have 2 spots left to fill for China but will the German fed send any dance teams when they don't have any men's or women's spots there also?
Blaasova/Blaas - it's not junior ice dancing without at least one Czech sibling team, is it? Mark tells us they're using music from all three decades and I believe it looking at these costumes. He's dressed like an extra from Grease and her skirt is shiny fuchsia lamé with a cropped, matching orchid pink & black sweater set. This is quite the medley Mark just listed off. She was wobbly on her twizzles. There are no further words for this RD.
Batkova/Yang - Oh my. Was there a sale on grape purple skating lycra of all types at fabric stores worldwide? I don't find her unitard to be all that flattering - the nude illusion side cutouts and the deep v-neckline (both front & back) interrupted by the silver stoned belt around her waist breaks up her bodyline. That costume designer needs to be flayed with a spatula for this outfit. Oh, I really like their energy when "Proud Mary" kicks in - shame about her fall! It really threw her concentration off for the twizzles. On the plus side, it looks like the fall may have caused some sort of minor tear on the backside of her costume and if that means this monstrosity gets replaced before their next JGP, I'll not complain - there's three weeks to make that happen.
Zakova/Mencl - The fabric sale must have also extended to various shades of hot pink & fuchsia skating lycra. Their costumes are fairly unremarkable given what's come before, so that's a positive, I guess. Of course it's disco. Couple of spots where they missed their grip/hold and I think they probably lost a level on their lift because they didn't get it started when they planned and had to improvise/save it. They're the best of the Czech teams here but that's not saying much.
Straub/Straub - Well, that confirms it. There was definitely a worldwide sale on grape purple skating lycra. I'm betting disco because all the teams in grape are going disco today. Okay, this cover of "Hit the Road, Jack" is why covers should NOT have been allowed. It's neither disco nor jive nor anything that we ever need to hear again. And they're only in 4th here because this is a REALLY weak field, even for a JGP.
Vaclavikova/Morozov - Czech sibling skating for Slovakia, they're multiplying and farming themselves out! Just kidding. Per her brother, Lukas', ISU bio, he represents SVK also in Men's singles, and their brother, Tadeas represents CZE in Men's Singles because their mom is from CZE and dad is from SVK. Looking at the results, they'd be the best CZE team here if they were representing CZE instead, lol. Well, now, Halloween came early for them! Orange is an often-forgotten part of the '70s color palette but God bless the Czechoslovakians here for bringing it back. It does, though, look like the other Halloween color of grape has been left out - guess they missed the fabric sale. Oh, wait, their costumes look red on a different camera. Hmmmm... Either way, they missed the grape purple fabric sale. Having said that, they're actually a team that we should keep an eye on - they've got some potential.
And that concludes my opinions about the RDs, mostly the costumes because that's all I'm really good for when it comes to ice dance. See everyone later for the FD!
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