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

[peibeck]

This KAZ guy is pretty decent. She's not nearly up to his level.

 

[Wyliefan]

Exporting entire teams of Ice Dancing couples: It’s not just for Russia anymore.

Don't forget the Ship of Theseus that is Smart/Dieck!

 

[skatingguy]

Gaukhar Nauryzova/Boyisangur Datiev
Rank after RD: 16
Coach: K. Khaliavin, S. Hurtado, K. Monko
Music: Yves Saint Laurent (Soundtrack)

Stationary Lift 3 + Rotational Lift 4
Synchronized Twizzles W:2 M:4 (W:3 M:4 after review) - slight issue for Gaukhar on the 2nd twizzle
Midline Step Sequence W:1 M:1
Choreo Assisted Jump/Lifting Movement
One Foot Turns W:1 M:2
Dance Spin 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Straight Line Lift 4
Choreo Sliding Movement

The elements were pretty good, but they seemed to lack speed across the ice when they were completing those elements.

84.14 = 1st Place
134.78 = 1st Place

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Don't forget the Ship of Theseus that is Smart/Dieck!

LMAO The team that skates for Spain, where no one is from Spain?

Heck, I just got back from Spain, I qualify more than either of them.

 

[peibeck]

Hi Kirill!

 

[Karen-W]

So, Ted's clearly given over the skater introduction duties to Mark and the FS fandom rejoices that there is no more name mangling!

 

[tony]

Mark is submissive. Take note.

 

[Vagabond]

Mark is submissive. Take note.

But maybe only with his partner.

 

[Karen-W]

Mark is submissive. Take note.

He's never going to hear the end of that, lol.

 

[Vagabond]

I see that the tendency in Junior Ice Dancing to toss two skaters from different countries together and randomly assign them to a third has become well-established in Seniors too. + =

 

[Karen-W]

This program is so bland my mind is wandering. At this moment, I'm questioning ginger-haired boy's Italian ancestry. The only red-headed Italian ice dancer I can recall off the top of my head is Skary Babs in her bottled ginger era when she stared Maurizio down.

 

[skatingguy]

Kristina Dobroserdova/Alessandro Pellegrini
Rank after RD: 12
Coach: Alexei Sitnikov
Music: The Unforgivable, Dancing Leaves

Stationary Lift 4
One Foot Turns W:2 M:1
Synchronized Twizzles W:1 M:4 (W: M:4 afer review) - Kristina lost her blade hold on the first twizzle, no value for her twizzle
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Spinning Movement
Dance Spin 4
Straight Line Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Midline Step Sequence W:1 M:1
Choreo Dance Lift

Lots of little issues on the transitional content, and missed connection while reaching for each other, in addition to the significant mistake on the twizzles.

72.84 = 5th Place
125.11 = 4th Place

 

[peibeck]

This "Armenian" couple look nice together, but their leg and arm lines are so unmatched it's maddening.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

This "Armenian" couple look nice together, but their leg and arm lines are so unmatched it's maddening.

Are they right from juniors?

 

[peibeck]

Mark is submissive. Take note.

Don't break @AngieNikodinovLove (ANL) 's heart.

 

[Rukia]

i truly have not slept enough the past 2 nights for this droning music

 

[Amy L]

Him swinging her from her head like that just gave me a sympathy migraine.

 

[Vagabond]

This program is so bland my mind is wandering. At this moment, I'm questioning ginger-haired boy's Italian ancestry.

His Armenian ancestry is expressed in the phenotype.

 

[peibeck]

Are they right from juniors?

Yes, they were 21st at Jr Worlds last year. So I assume they are really here just for the experience.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

my mind is drifting to Manuel Piazza right now..

 

[Karen-W]

His Armenian ancestry is expressed in the phenotype.

That's the thing! If you'd shown me a picture of them and said "one is Italian, one is Russian, tell me which one is which" I'd have 100% guessed he was the Russian.

 

[peibeck]

Shades of Hubbell/Donahue with the straight line lift.

 

[Karen-W]

Dovhal/Kulesza are another team right up from juniors, @AngieNikodinovLove (ANL), just so you know before you ask.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Dovhal/Kulesza are another team right up from juniors, @AngieNikodinovLove (ANL), just so you know before you ask.

I could tell just by watching.

 

[CantALoop]

Never thought I’d hear a movie trailer orchestrated version of Nirvana’s Heart-Shaped Box but here we are

 

[Karen-W]

You know, this whole last section that builds and builds with the country western-ified "Paint it Black" cover could be really cool and effective with a more powerful team that can generate the speed and drive to give it the emphatic end it deserves.

 

[peibeck]

Best (which isn't saying much) skills so far, but still a bit rough between the transitions. However, their skates were rarely ever in time with the music, which kind of makes it very un-dance like.

 

[skatingguy]

Sofiia Dovhal/Wiktor Kulesza
Rank after RD: 14
Coach: S. Nowak Trebacka, M. Spodyriev, D. Popova
Music: Westworld (soundtrack) by Ramin Djawadi

Stationary Lift 4
One Foot Turns W:1 M:1
Stationary Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Synchronized Twizzles W:3 M:4 - Sofiia just slightly off on the first twizzle
Dance Spin 3
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Assisted Jump/Lifting Movement
Circular Step Sequence W:1 M:1
Choreo Dance Lift

I like the overall look of this team, and hope they continue to develop, but this program wasn't nearly as dark or as expressive as the theme of a robot rebellion deserved.

85.31 = 1st Place
141.74 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

I like the overall look of this team, and hope they continue to develop, but this program wasn't nearly as dark or as expressive as the theme of a robot rebellion deserved.

I really want to see a team like CarPon or LajLag take this music & concept and bring it to the next level. It could be really amazing.

 

[peibeck]

In the KnC I think they need to skate to some Muppets music. With his hair he kind of looks like Beaker.