I went to the Wilkes-Barre show on Friday, pretty much a sellout except for maybe top couple rows on either end of the bowl. all the boxes on the upper level had people in them. Really great show, had to be 2-1/2 hours with a 20 minute intermission.
Alysa's Promise program is just as mesmerizing in person as on tv. I loved seeing that transition Amber does into her toe loop live. I think Ilia did 7 backflips if I counted right. Those 3 got the loudest cheers of course but also Danny and Ellie I would say. Their lifts really are spectacular, I heard alot of buzz about them in the parking lot on the way out!
I thought we might be getting punked about Emi and Vadym being there. They weren't introduced at the beginning of the show like everybody else. But they came out right after the intermission and did a beautiful set after being introduced as the World Broze medalists. Sounds like it was their first SOI show so they didn't do any cast numbers.
Like Deegee said Jason has the most visible skating skills compared to the other skaters. He had the best showmanship, lady next to me said he reminded her of Scott Hamilton and I agreed. I wondered if he had some hand in the choreography of the cast numbers because I noted him checking on the others positioning too. His joy of skating and smile reached the rafters.
Most fun moments: the USA team showing off their medals while the crowd chanted USA! Alysa re-creating her "Thats what I'm taking about!" moment while getting bleeped by Madi

. Ilia giving high fives to some spectators seated on the floor. (Whole cast did it at the end of the show too!) Being able to see Emi and Vadym live cuz I'm hoping I can say I saw the OGM of the future

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