I have no powers but I am good with all of this, although I would rather it be the Taschlers. It would be so amazing to have a huge shake up the year before the Olympics. As of now the dream is still alive.
Well, I'd rather it be the Taschlers at Finlandia too, but I gotta play the odds and go with TurkVer because of home GP bias. God knows, CarPon lost out on a medal at GP Espoo to them last year because of that. So, I'm going with TurkVer just outright winning this year because of the chaos factor.
My vision is Lajoie/Lagha, Carreira/Ponomarenko, Lopereva/Brissaud, and Demougeot/le Mercier as the top 4 at worlds. Not specifically in that order.
Of course it is. Your Top 4 is who is in your harem... Poirier, Ambrulevicius, and idk who else, lol.
I am cautiously optimistic about Bratti/Somerville because they rocketed up the (domestic) ranks and deserved to, which is quite a statement in a field as deep as American dance. Green/Parsons currently have the momentum. Hope they can add speed to their fine skating.
We should get a better view of Lajoie/Lagha's scoring potential if/when G/P retires and they move into Canada #2's spot.
There's a lot of young Russian teams that could make a statement in the next quad, even after they inevitably break up and re-pair.
The Taschler siblings have also made notable improvement this past season and could continue to rise, at least as far as a non-IAM OES team can.
Lopareva/Brissaud also have a lot of potential and are creative and voidy, which should be fun to watch.
Can't believe you didn't even think enough of CarPon to discuss them at all.As long as we’re predicting the future, here’s my prediction from the end of the 2021-2022 season
Post in thread 'The Dance Hall 9: Bring the Bling or No Beijing 2021-2022'
https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...g-or-no-beijing-2021-2022.108381/post-6217962
Not bad if I do say so myself.
Still cautiously optimistic about B/S and glad they earned a medal today.
Sad to see Green/Parsons lose so much momentum, but there’s plenty of hope for this season’s comeback.
For L/L, I predicted the wrong Canadian team’s retirement, but Canada #2 scoring is looking good for them.
Nope to Russian predictions unless you count the faux Georgians.
Taschlers continue to be great and non-IAM politics is still potentially a problem for them.
And L/B are realizing their potential and making moves! Thrilled for them.
Ha ha. Do you remember their 2021-2022 season? Their programs were awful and they had been beaten by Wolfkostin/Chen at nationals when I wrote that post. They have improved dramatically since then and kudos to them.Can't believe you didn't even think enough of CarPon to discuss them at all.
ETA - but good job!
Oh, totally. 2021-22 was the WTF "Wicked Game" FD with the super-crazy dance break. Anthony had surgery and wow, things have changed so much for them since!
truly those were dark days for me personally
I totally understand and respect why athletes keep injuries private but wow would that season have been easier as a fan if it was known that he was barely hanging on and had a surgery lined up…
I don’t think what they have is bad - and it’s far better than the last couple of seasons. However, their Tron FD is still their best material, imo. I really hope that they don’t take this success as a sign to keep doing the same (because this does seem to be a trend in Montreal…)
I do not recall them being predictable (meaning always having the same type of choreography) from one season to the next... I like them especially when they think out of the box. One of the best dance couples for me, at the moment.
oh yeah, i love their skating, which is why i think they need to start going to a more seasoned choreographer than guillaume. he doesn't seem to be able to convey a full vision for a program. i never get a sense of beginning, middle and end with his choreography or any kind of cohesion of the movements he assigns the skaters.
I disagree with you on this: The choreography might not be perfect (the ending needs some work) but it is original and totally different from the choreographies on show this season. I think Guillaume is on to finding a different voice here. It is also very different from what he used to dance to.
See, now, this post only tells half the story, to fit the narrative desired. It neglects to mention that the favorite at Skate America had a fall in the RD and lost a bunch of points. Or that the favorite at GPdF had a fall in the FD along with a lift error, both of which cost them a lot of points.
Yes and no.
That's what it is, couldn't put my finger on it before but that is what is missing from C/B RD.
Where can i find the free dance? The others are all over the place but not the dance.
