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

[CantALoop]

Nice speed on that rotational combo lift!

 

[tony]

I really enjoyed this! The opening lift sequence really was very good.

 

[peibeck]

First part of the program was really quite lovely, but they ran out of steam around the time of the pair dance spin.

 

[Karen-W]

That was quite lovely for Kazakova/Kasinskij. Mark's wrong, though, since their first competition together was actually Lombardia last week. If the TES holds they'll JUST get the Euros CTES mins - nearly 9 point increase in their CTES from last week to this one, which is encouraging.

ETA - TES dropped about 2 points, so they're still a little short of the Euros CTES, but I don't doubt they'll get it at Trialeti Trophy in a few weeks.

 

[skatingguy]

Maria Kazakova/Vladislav Kasinskij
Rank after RD: 13
Coach: Matteo Zanni, Barbora Reznickova
Music: Buongiomo Principessa, Beautiful that Way

Stationary Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
One Foot Turns W:2 M:1 (W:1 M:1 after review)
Curve Lift 4
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:3 (W:2 M:1 after review)
Serpentine Step Sequence W:1 M:1
Choreo Sliding Movement
Dance Spin 3
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Spinning Movement

Quality skaters, and a lovely speed, and glide, but the program didn't engage me. A new team, and just starting out so hopefully they will find material in the future that does more to bring out personality, and performance.

89.25 = 1st Place
148.78 = 1st Place

 

[Marta24]

I look forward to see them grow in the next quad. A nice beginning.

 

[shan]

Kaz/Kas were lovely and have lots of potential!

 

[Wyliefan]

"Skating to the lovely Gladiator soundtrack," says Mark, and I fling myself out the window.

 

[Wyliefan]

Nice lift. Awful camera angle.

 

[Lanie]

I like the Gladiator soundtrack

 

[Karen-W]

"Skating to the lovely Gladiator soundtrack," says Mark, and I fling myself out the window.

Wait, say it ain't so. An Italian ice dance team skating to the Gladiator soundtrack while hoping for a 2nd Italian Olympic ice dance berth. Because that's not at all predictable...

 

[Rukia]

I like the Gladiator soundtrack

I like it sometimes. I think Kaori's short to it was brilliant.

 

[Wyliefan]

I like the Gladiator soundtrack

It's not bad, I'm just tired of it. It reminds me of the season when like 90 percent of the teams were skating to Requiem for a Dream.

 

[tony]

"Skating to the lovely Gladiator soundtrack," says Mark, and I fling myself out the window.

This is one soundtrack I will never ever tire of.

And I remember the first time I heard it was the finale of the very first Amazing Race, and being a 15 year old trying to scour the internet to find out what it was called.

 

[Vagabond]

I would rather watch Kaori Sakamoto and Kévin Aymoz do an exhibition program to this....

 

[Wyliefan]

Well, Gladiator or no Gladiator, that was really lovely.

 

[peibeck]

Well at least the baby Italian's weren't boring. But I think the Georgian's had much better connection and presentation, even if the tech level was minimally lower.

 

[skatingguy]

Giuila isabella Paolino/Andrea Tuba
Rank after SP: 12
Coach: V. Rizzo, B. Bianchi, S. De Luca
Music: Now We Are Free (Gladiator)

Choreo Sliding Movement
One Foot Turns W:2 M:2
Curve Lift 4 + Curve Lift 3 (4 after review)
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Dance Spin 4
Circular Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Assisted Jump/Lifting Movement

This program was pretty generic as if it were a choreograph by numbers free dance purchased at a craft store. They skated it very well, and the expression was good.

98.48 = 1st Place
158.52 = 1st Place

 

[shan]

I like the Gladiator soundtrack

Me too! But I will say that I wish more of it was the instrumental version.

 

[peibeck]

This is one soundtrack I will never ever tire of.

STOP, we know it's "Moulin Rouge."

 

[Wyliefan]

I liked that. Good flow, good connection, lots of nice little choreographic details.

 

[Karen-W]

Well, that's another program I really enjoyed. Not a style I would have expected out of the Cypriots at all, but I like it!

 

[Rukia]

I thought that was nice.

 

[skatingguy]

Angelina Kudryavtseva/Ilia Karankevich
Rank after RD: 11
Coach: M. Zanni, B. Reznickova, K. Mueller
Music: Autumn Leaves

Stationary Lift 4
One Foot Turns W:1 M:2
Rotational Lift 4
Serpentine Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:3 (W:2 M:2 after review)
Straight Line Lift 4
Dance Spin 3 (2 after review)
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Dance Lift
Choreo Spinning Movement

A enjoyable performance, but again many of the elements were rather generic. The final spinning movement was an exception where they hit a unique position.

95.44 = 2nd Place
156.31 = 2nd Place

 

[peibeck]

You would think doing a jazzy blues number they could find more opportunities to utilize some holds in the midnight blues pattern for at least a bit.

 

[Marta24]

Much better packaging for the Cypriots compared to last season.

 

[Lanie]

That was very nice!

 

[shan]

I liked some of Kud/Kar's FD. I thought it was kind of bland at the beginning, but it got better as the music picked up.

 

[shan]

Much better packaging for the Cypriots compared to last season.

What'd they skate to last season?

 

[peibeck]

at Ted "And then the Olympic slots will be determined!" like we're watching the Miss Universe pageant.