JGP #3 - Varese ITA - Ice Dance RD & FD

[her grace]

I liked the Italians! Were they really only 3rd at Italian Jr Nationals last year?

ISU Bio says 4th at Italian Jr. Nationals. They top 2 Italian teams last year were really good: Tali/Lafornara (Jr World Champs) and Finelli/Bucciarelli (15th at Jr Worlds and a mature and sophisticated team). Not sure who placed third, but definitely looks like this could be S/T's year to make a statement for Italy as the top 2 teams moved up to Sr.

 

[her grace]

Isn't Everybody Dance Now 80s?

Answering my own question: 1990. Just made it.

 

[beckab81]

Slow & cautious skate for the Swiss, but they’re young and hopefully will get stronger over time.

 

[Wyliefan]

Kudos to Lavazza/Meuner for giving us some Shania!

 

[beckab81]

Kudos to Lavazza/Meuner for giving us some Shania!

Followed by I’m Blue??!

 

[her grace]

Lavazza/Meunier

Shania!! lunges into twizzles, but rather slow and only level 2, stumble from him in the rhumba, and would like to see more quickness in the quickstep, music switches to Blue, Europop!! Best music selections yet , armography in the midline

 

[her grace]

Kruk/Eisenhaber

nice twizzles (level 2 and 4), nice curve lift, nice matching legline in patterns, think they needed more energy toward the end of the program to keep up with the music

 

[Wyliefan]

Good skate for Kruk/Eisenhaber. I don't like that dress on a junior.

 

[PRlady]

Good skate for Kruk/Eisenhaber. I don't like that dress on a junior.

Agreed on the dress. We are such fuddyduddies.

 

[Wyliefan]

Agreed on the dress. We are such fuddyduddies.

Fuddyduddies unite!

 

[Wyliefan]

Mann/Hammond are just up from novice, I think? Need a lot of work on the tech side, but they're cute.

 

[her grace]

Mann/Hammond

drifting apart on twizzles, good rhythm through the quick step but not getting any key points, lift got positive GOE, everything else needing some more work on technique

 

[her grace]

Ted picking at Mark is so

 

[Elisheba]

Ted and Mark want to hear from the fans from what they want in the rhythm dance.

 

[her grace]

Axel has a great skating name

 

[Elisheba]

This dress says Navka more than Britney.

 

[her grace]

Ted and Mark want to hear from the fans from what they want in the rhythm dance.

24 tangoes clearly. Or 24 waltzes. Or 24 polkas. Pick a rhythm.

 

[Wyliefan]

Ted and Mark want to hear from the fans from what they want in the rhythm dance.

WALTZES!

 

[Elisheba]

ouch, lift fall.

 

[PRlady]

Oof. Some of these teams are having a really bad day.

 

[HaNguyen]

Oh, dear! Bad luck for Tkachenko/Pesca with their fall.

 

[her grace]

Tkachenko/Pesca

double fall on transitional content, twizzles with negative GOE, pretty careful through the rhumba, negative GOE on rotational lift. Okay midline, just not their season, what with WDing from first JGP and now having a rough go here.

 

[Wyliefan]

The silver bands on Janicki's pants are such a bad idea in so many ways. One of which is that they really drew attention to his twizzle trouble.

 

[her grace]

Worst Let's Get Loud cover ever

 

[Elisheba]

The oversized pants aren't really better this time around than they were in the 90s

 

[Wyliefan]

Nice job Robertson/Rohner! Speed could be better, but they looked calm and comfortable out there, which was a nice change of pace in such a nervy event.

 

[her grace]

Robertson/Rohner

Looking for a second medal here, good edgework through the patterns level 2 on quickstep, looking relaxed, could perhaps be a bit closer together, nice speed, complete

 

[PRlady]

Worst Let's Get Loud cover ever

I like it.

But I’m proud of my new up-and-comer Americans!

 

[Wyliefan]

Nearly a four-point lead!

 

[Elisheba]

I think the Portuguese may be refereeing a sparkly football match?