Skate to Milano OWG Qualifier - Beijing CHN - Ice Dance RD & FD

[myhoneyhoney]

Dance show? Total Request Live? It was just clips of the top videos of the day every day after school

OMG, yes, that one!!!!

 

[Karen-W]

I'm so glad to see Maria Kazakova back in international competition. That's all.

 

[Dobre]

It's a start for them. Hope to see them develop over the next 4 years.

 

[Amy L]

I rather miss her ex eye candy, er... partner Reviya

 

[Kateri]

The first second RD is pretty much what we're going to see from most teams - finger pointing, alot of sbs skating with vibes and face, and a rotational lift + choreo steps to end.

Still: yay maria is back!

 

[floridaice]

That was kind of blah -- and several times it looked like he was pulling her around the ice.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Kazakova brought the attack. She reminds me of Peal.

 

[skatingguy]

Maria Kazakova/Vladislav Kasinskij
Coach: Matteo Zanni, Barbora Reznickova
Music: Believe, All or Nothing, Strong Enough

Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:4
Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence B
Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:1
Rotational Lift 4 (3 after review)
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

Always great to have Cher in figure skating. This program looking pretty open between the partners, which is not surprising given how new this team is as well.

59.53 = 2nd Place

 

[tony]

I miss Jon Snow and the Game of Thrones program we didn't get.

 

[Karen-W]

Kati Mueller looking gorgeous in the KnC!

 

[myhoneyhoney]

I rather miss her ex eye candy, er... partner Reviya

Agree

 

[myhoneyhoney]

And now my husband would be singing along if he were watching

 

[Barbara Manatee]

Oh that's a shame.

 

[thvu]

Oh no.

 

[Karen-W]

IAM-O politick can't help a fall on the opening element.

 

[Rukia]

3 red boxes in ice dance rip

 

[tony]

+ points for the Violator reference on the back of the vest and the pants, but he's really really clunky as hell.

 

[kwanfan1818]

That program probably cost the AZE's a pile of bucks, but it was sad, and they looked really awkward in it.

 

[Barbara Manatee]

That dead silent arena gave them no help at all.

 

[thvu]

At least we got to listen to Depeche Mode.

 

[skatingguy]

Samantha Ritter/Daniel Brykalov
Coach: Scott Moir, Madison Hubbell, Adrian Diaz
Music: Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence

Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:1 - Daniel fell
Sequential Twizzles W:3 M:4
Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence 2
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

This program has the feel of the 90's, but not the skating quality, and obviously the fall disrupted the program. The distance between the partners in the pattern step sequence was noticeable.

-1.00 = Falls
45.78 = 3rd Place

 

[Rukia]

at an olympic qualifier with a score like i wonder if you just like want to pull out of the free lol it would absolutely deflate me

 

[tony]

Ted totally just tried to push Mark into mentioning the absence from this team for the last few years.

It's so obvious that sometimes they go at it with attempted digs from Ted and it's all kinds of hilarious.

 

[Karen-W]

I can't believe the CFSA brought these two back. Still hate the height differential between them.

 

[tony]

I lovedddd this team in the 2018 Mika times, I thought they regressed way before all of his throwing all the money at strippers and whatever else, and I don't think they ever really improved back from that dip.

 

[floridaice]

I like Wang & Lui's music -- have no idea what the lyrics are, but the 2nd song sounds familar.

 

[thvu]

So, I love this uncommon wtf music choice from Wang & Liu.

The Pattern Step was so stop and start. The choreo step is so random with no substance, but it's fine, here's another rotational lift.

 

[Karen-W]

The GOE for this crap is beyond wild.

 

[skatingguy]

Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu
Coach: P. Lauzon, P. Denis, G. Huang, L. Song
Music: Go Wild Alone, Flower Guardian

Sequential Twizzles W:3 M:4 (W:2 M:4 after review)
Midline Step Sequence W:1 M:2 (W:1 M:1 after review)
Patten Dance Type Step Sequence 2
Choreo Rhythm Sequence
Rotational Lift 4

Nice change to here music with non-English lyrics. Given that they haven't competed for quite a while it was good performance.

67.59 = 1st Place

 

[Rukia]

oh well i guess they still have iam on their side cool cool