Skate America 2023 - Rhythm Dance- “All My Edges Live in Texas”

[Primorskaya]

That is a LOT of look on Olivia Smart.

Holly Harris appears at first glance to be wearing a crumpled gold piece of tin foil that was too small to go around her whole body?

I was thinking emergency blanket

 

[JoannaLouise]

This RD had more mimed phone calls than even Medvedeva could ever squeeze into a single program, but I loved it!

 

[Allen]

I think Olivia and Tim skated well, but I was so scared her wig was going to fly off that I couldn't focus on anything else.

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Olivia is gonna get a lot of calls. Texans don’t know what they’re up for.

 

[Rukia]

S/d they slow down in hold and his turns are a mess sometimes but honestly it's a slay they look hot

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I, too, liked the old costume better. Think it matched better with what Dieck is wearing.

As if HER matching HIS costume is important. As we all know, the girl picks out her costume and the guy can wear whatever. Who cares. (Or whatever she tells him to.)

 

[VGThuy]

That was very 80s-themed house party in 2008 attended by people who were born in the mid-1980s

 

[Jay42]

This felt like it could be super fun but isn't quite there yet. I hope they up the performance quality as the season progresses.

 

[Karen-W]

Excellent GP debut for SmaDie! They seem to be improving their speed and that program - they are both such stars!

 

[viennese]

+5 million for Olivla Smart's dialed in electric blue catsuit and Debbie Harry blonde star hair

 

[thvu]

S/d they slow down in hold and his turns are a mess sometimes but honestly it's a slay they look hot

Smart is definitely doing a great job of having me look at her face instead of her feet.

 

[Frau Muller]

We’re there cellphones in the 1980s?

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Smart is definitely doing a great job of having me look at her face instead of her feet.

I literally saw nothing but her costume. I have no idea what the dance was about. I feel like that's maybe the point.

 

[VGThuy]

Sometimes I wonder if Montreal’s high taste fails to capture the more grit and sweat of rhythm dances.

 

[Wyliefan]

That braid on Katerina does not work. It just gives her lumps all over her head. Eyeshadow game is on point, though.

 

[tony]

Smart is definitely doing a great job of having me look at her face instead of her feet.

So much for expert eye I spoke of. Go join the peasants in the dance hall thread

'But they looked really good' will fit right in!

 

[Sally1214]

Phew .... just made it in time to see the first dancers! Still have a bit of the fish cakes I just made under my nails but I'll get that taken care of. Loved the color or Olivia's unitard and really enjoyed that dance. Although, one of my cats is desperately wishing I would get settled so he can "settle" in on my lap.

 

[thvu]

It's crazy they're already scoring over 70 at a GP as the first couple. And PCS already in the 8s. The steps were really shaky, the twizzles weren't smooth. Charisma can get you pretty far in today's Ice Dance.

 

[Colonel Green]

LOL, Chris points out there are three brother-sister teams at this event, I hadn't made that connection beyond the Czechs.

 

[Allen]

Is hot pink really popular in the Czech Republic? I feel like every female ice dancer wears it in at least one program every year.

 

[Karen-W]

Isn’t it going to be AWHILE before Dieck can become a Spanish citizen? Plus, what about the residency requirement? They live and train in Montreal.

Not based on how quickly Marco Zandron got his in 2021 after Barquero/Zandron qualified a pairs spot for Beijing.

 

[peibeck]

Taking a page out of Plushenko's choreography that was just spoken of last night, I see.

This is... alright. Understandably not super secure deep edges as a team yet, and I still don't think she's a brilliant dancer on her own. Sorry.

I don't disagree with this, and dressing her like a Smurf doesn't help cover some of her weaknesses.

 

[VGThuy]

The Czechs are already capturing the mood and attitude better.

 

[~tapdancer~]

That score will hold up through this group. I think. Maybe not, this sib team bringing it. Tech score little lower but they got some nice GOE.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

It's crazy they're already scoring over 70 at a GP as the first couple. And PCS already in the 8s. The steps were really shaky, the twizzles weren't smooth. Charisma can get you pretty far in today's Ice Dance.

CharismaticCharacter Step Sequence

 

[VGThuy]

It's crazy they're already scoring over 70 at a GP as the first couple. And PCS already in the 8s. The steps were really shaky, the twizzles weren't smooth. Charisma can get you pretty far in today's Ice Dance.

Back to the “good old days” of ice dance,

 

[floridaice]

We’re there cellphones in the 1980s?

there were portable mobile phones at some point -- very heavy and clunky

 

[JoannaLouise]

I feel like the transition into Total Eclipse of the Heart was a little abrupt, but I do appreciate them doing their twizzles to the lyrics "turn around"

 

[thvu]

Already such a contrast with the Mrazeks. Such to die for edges. Smooth skating, and I'm just never worried. That chore step was great looking at their feet, but waist up she's all wrong. Daniel is the whole package, so the contrast between the two is just so distracting.

And there's just no charisma between them for a program like that.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I feel like these costumes are serving a off the rack, local competition vibe. They need to upgrade the look to match their skills.