The Dance Hall 13: When You Dance on the Ice and Your Feet Twizzle Twice, That's Amore

[Bigbird]

I don't think just about anywhere will do. It's not like absolutely all other coaches are good with levels.

As for last season's RD, it was nice, but I didn't think it was particularly special or imaginative either. This season's programs are okay - they suit them well and are pretty well choreographed too (especially the FD).

Then I AM Ontario to Scott Moir. They have the right vibes.

 

[angi]

Is this the first Olympic season in a long while where none of the perceived top contenders for an Olympic medal (C/B, G/P, G/F) are doing a Challenger or a senior B event at the start of the season?
At this point, I'm not sure if it stems from overconfidence or from a bit of paranoia about what will happen if they get bad feedback while the rest don't. Almost like a weird game of playing chicken...

 

[Tesla]

Age and protecting bodies could be a factor.

 

[lauravvv]

Age and protecting bodies could be a factor.

I am not so sure. Do you think they are training less during off-season and at the beginning of the season than the younger teams and doing less full run-throughs? Otherwise it wouldn't make sense, as I assume training with full run-throughs is just as taxing on one's body as competitive skates. The only thing I can think of is that they want to do less traveling, especially with time zone changes, as it's also exhausting.

 

[Tesla]

I am not so sure. Do you think they are training less during off-season and at the beginning of the season than the younger teams and doing less full run-throughs? Otherwise it wouldn't make sense, as I assume training with full run-throughs is just as taxing on one's body as competitive skates. The only thing I can think of is that they want to do less traveling, especially with time zone changes, as it's also exhausting.

Yes, I do think it can be a factor. Aren't theses teams older than a lot of past Olympic favorites? They've also been competing for a very long time. Resting their bodies when possible doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility. Wanting to do less traveling potentially due to exhaustion relates back to age and protecting the body. I am not saying age and protecting the body are the only factors, just a factor.