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Thank you. What about the other disciples? Sorry I didn’t know where to ask. Is there a thread for that?The only dance team that has already qualified is Hubbell/Donohue.
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Thank you. What about the other disciples? Sorry I didn’t know where to ask. Is there a thread for that?The only dance team that has already qualified is Hubbell/Donohue.
No thread, but the current standings for all the disciplines are here: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/events/grand-prix-of-figure-skatingThank you. What about the other disciples? Sorry I didn’t know where to ask. Is there a thread for that?
Thanks!No thread, but the current standings for all the disciplines are here: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/events/grand-prix-of-figure-skating
Agreed that that is ridiculous.The calls from the Technical Panel had so much more weight in during the last cycle. Each level for a step sequence was worth 1.5 points, which back then could literally decide rankings.
Last season was the turn IMO. The Tech Panel's calls had drastically less influence. The difference in step sequences, twizzles, and OF Steps all became .50 points per level. So low compared to before, while levels and spins stayed at 1.00 difference in levels. The levels for the lifts and spins became so much more important than making sure you hit L4 for steps. With the expanded values for GOEs, choreographic elements going to Max GOE of 4.15, the judges got way more influence and power over results. This is what I think is bringing back protocol judging, that judges have more of a say in the final rankings.
The technical committee has flattened all level differences to 0.75 points (0.74 for twizzles and ofsteps, partial steps), which I think is a good start. What I think they need to do is lower the GOEs for choreographic elements. Currently, teams can earn up to 12.45 points from GOE on the 3 choreographic elements. That is just way too high IMO. The max GOE total from the Twizzles, One-Foot Steps, and Step Sequence is 12.12, less than the total for the choreographic elements which I think is ridiculous.
I’ve watched P/C’s FD from IdF 3X now, but I’m just not getting into it try as I may. This is the first time I keep losing interest in a FD of theirs before the performance is over. Oh well. I’m loving the RD though.
Where can I find skaters that are already qualified for the GPF?
I think that simple black costumes are perfect for it.I think that the camera work at IdF didn't help ... some segments went under because the camera changed focus. This is a piece that will be best appreciated live imo. Did you see the rapt faces of the people watching?
Then, there is the question of the topic ... it is dark and instead of lifting it up with lighter-colored clothes, they went with black. That spoils it a bit for me ... .
The spoken passages, on the other hand, don't bother me as they provide the evolution in the narrative. The voice doesn't jolt me out of the actual dancing, it stays in the background and has a rather "hypnotizing" effect on me.
It is as surprising as Oddodua but without the levity of the second part.
I think that simple black costumes are perfect for it.
No, I was being serious. "Screw Loose" is a terrible song for a teenage girl and a grown man to dance to -- as I'm far from the first to point out.
It's not that Hubbell and Donohue are naturally sexy, it's just that they get to do sexy programs. They're trying to copy Virtue and Moir. I think Hubbell and DOnohue are starting to be grotesque by doing too much. Madison Chock is naturally sexier than Madison Hubbell. Hubbell trying to be Marilyn Monroe is ridiculous.
As for P/C, they've been doing asexual FDs since "Build a home". I liked them at the beginning, but now it's all starting to be quite boring, you know, no excitement, nothing new, it's predictable. Anyway, they still look good and beautiful, but oh well, it's boring like a Buddhist mantra or a vegan no-sugar no-gluten cake. We want sugar, butter, eggs and deliciousness! And **** the mantras, bring the drama.
Yeah, he had a twizzle error, but they're technically and artistically so much better.
Could be. Maybe seeing it live leaves better impression. The costumes aren’t an issue for me, I actually think they go with the program.I think that the camera work at IdF didn't help ... some segments went under because the camera changed focus. This is a piece that will be best appreciated live imo. Did you see the rapt faces of the people watching?
Then, there is the question of the topic ... it is dark and instead of lifting it up with lighter-colored clothes, they went with black. That spoils it a bit for me ... .
The spoken passages, on the other hand, don't bother me as they provide the evolution in the narrative. The voice doesn't jolt me out of the actual dancing, it stays in the background and has a rather "hypnotizing" effect on me.
It is as surprising as Oddodua but without the levity of the second part.
Also, she says that the March will be the junior pattern for 2021-22.I’m just excited, for the next Olympic year - I think they were thinking of doing hip hop…
EOG: Midnight Blues again?
PIPER: Yeah. I love the Midnight, so I’m okay with that!
I haven’t seen anyone here over critiquing anything. We’re on a freaking message board about skating. What are we supposed to do just stare at each other? People are allowed to state their feelings on programs without being disrespectful.It's a mixed bag, and there will never always be consensus. I also think it's difficult to figure sometimes why we are moved by some programs by some skaters and not by others. Often our feelings about skaters change over time too. The over-critical carping that sometimes goes too far deserves to be questioned. It's all a part of the sharing and the conversation.
Obviously, figure skating is subjective and very political and problematic in the scoring, which only adds to the mix of emotions and opinions.
Yes, the lack of reward for teams doing individual elements outstandingly well has to be incredibly dispiriting. Part of it is just generalised treatment of scores, not just PCS but elements too.I had no time to read all the reactions to P/C’s FD, but I guess my opinion will not be popular. Still, I feel like I have to put my 2 cents here. Honestly, I don’t know if I did a mistake or not, but I read the pre-season interview about their free program and I had high expectations…very high actually. Right now, I feel like they’re openly laughing at us, taking us for fools. And the worst is…people are eating it.
Ok, so what is my problem? P/C are skating great, everything they’re known for is present in this FD. They’re smooth, flowing, seamless. Their biggest advantage, are their innate dancing skills and by this, I mean they’re very good in contemporary and modern dancing movements. Arm‘s movement is coming from the back, the head is never rigid, they have dynamism and hit aesthetically extremely pleasing upper body positions.
It is a fantastic skill….and basically you either have it or not. It is something you can’t really learn, it is talent….and they have it and excel in it. I’m choreographing and teaching dance, so I know how easy it is to work with natural talents and how much work the less lucky ones have to put into their training.
Now, I was told I will be watching a very contemporary piece of dancing, done to the words, rather than to music or rhythm. Something that nobody has ever done before (hello, Blanc/Bouquet who did exactly this and much more boldly, Anissina/Peizerat, who were using speech almost 20 years ago….Hagenauer has probably forgotten
, more recently Muller/Diek, who actually had a very strong FD last year, but sadly miss the technical virtue).
What we get is a classical P/C FD, set to lyrical-dramatical music, with exactly one choreo sequence, where they really use the spoken word and real choreography. Btw. if you check any of SYTYCD or similar shows, you will soon understand that what they do is a standard set of not very difficult contemporary movements. There is one other element in this FD which I really love and that is their stationary lift…great entry and exit, unexpected, fantastically performed…absolutely worth +5. Other than that?
I love the way they move. But this is supposed to be an artistic SPORT. This dance is so open I could barely find any dance holds (thank god there is still one step sequence). And sadly, there is nothing special about their other elements, nor are they in the character. Most of them, they do it effortlessly, because 1) they do it for years 2)they’re actually not that difficult. And I really miss the actual choreography in the elements. There are no original, contemporary or unique positions or transitions in their twizzles, spin, lifts, steps. Any of these could easily fit into Mozart, Beethoven or the last year’s free. Why not to incorporate a little bit of the ChSt moves into their other elements? They’re changing music and picking original one every time, but the moves are almost identical. As for the difficulty and quality, for example, Chock/Bates should score higher in the lifts department (both partners working equally, more important changes of center of gravity,…), there is no reason why Stepanova/Bukin shouldn’t have better scores for spin for example….yet, this is never happening.
Now, do I think they should win (probably everything) this season? Yes. But not by 10 points in the free alone. Their overall skating quality is fantastic, but it should not mean they get +5 for elements, where half of the couples does better, more difficult and original things. They’re really talented, so I would love to see them actually really challenge themselves and not only talk about it while copying a few of the moves that the dancing World discovered many years ago.
Agreed. In the defence of the judges however it is asking a lot of them to judge the GOEs and the PCS.Yes, the lack of reward for teams doing individual elements outstandingly well has to be incredibly dispiriting. Part of it is just generalised treatment of scores, not just PCS but elements too.
It's not just P&C, but across all disciplines: Hanyu gets much better GOE than his competitors with similar quality elements, or Samarin has higher transition scores than Aymoz.... the list could go on forever. The absurdity of individual point attribution isn't specific to certain skaters - rather, judges still year for a "general impression" scoring system.
They don't like having the control taken away, not knowing what ranking their scores are going to produce. They want to be able to say "This one is 1st, this second, this third". So they mark each element accordingly, regardless of performance for each element/component. It's been a point-blank refusal to dissect performances ever since IJS was implemented.
Another of it is that although GOE is meant to be a bonus-based system, it's being treated as a deduction based system. So P&C's flow in and out of elements really plays to this: someone may have an incredibly hard, well-performed lift but if going in and out is a bit jerky, if it doesn't seamlessly blend into the choreography, then it's going to get lower GOE than P&C's simple variation that you didn't even notice just happened.
EOG: And the theme is folk, so folk and waltz - which I think are my two least favorites. Like you know, you can make waltz fun, but you can’t really make folk waltz fun. It’s not like hip hop, like it’s not relatable. And then, y’know, we’re gonna see so much cultural appropriation, like the Russians in 2010…
PIPER: That’s the thing, like, WHY? That’s the sad thing - so say Paul and I did a Kalinka, like a Russian folk dance - is that gonna be considered not okay because we’re not Russian? You know, would we be making fun of the Russian culture by doing that? It’s like we’re stuck, what do we do? I don’t know, I don’t think it’ll get that far, but the world’s kind of leaning in that direction, and you’re like, “Oh my God, like I don’t know what to do!”
EOG: Even this year, there are so many, like, Egyptian programs, and you see so much controversy over those… I mean, are there any Canadian folk… songs?
PIPER: I mean there’s a lot of like Quebec folk songs, but nothing recognizable that people are gonna be like, “Yeah! I know that song! I’m gonna get behind it!” I’m just excited, for the next Olympic year - I think they were thinking of doing hip hop…
EOG: Midnight Blues again?
PIPER: Yeah. I love the Midnight, so I’m okay with that!
Surprise surpriseLooks like we will have Midnight Blues and Hip Hop (as one of the options) for Olympic season.
Excusez-moi, I already posted this.Looks like we will have Midnight Blues and Hip Hop (as one of the options) for Olympic season.
From Edges of Glory interview with Piper Gilles:
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Meet Piper Gilles | Edges of Glory
In both skating and in life, Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles is always true to herself, true to her dreams, and true to her heart. All the creative programs, inventive lifts, and dazzling costumes are just the byproducts of her genuine nature, free spirit, and the unique way she approaches life awww.edgesofglory.com
NBC showed snippets of P/C's Fame RD on Sunday afternoon, followed by their FD in its entirety.I have yet to see P and C or S and B or C and B dances at GP France.
NBC showed snippets but not the whole thing of P and C.
That's ... very condescending. You're more or less saying that people who like their FD are idiots (or fools).I had no time to read all the reactions to P/C’s FD, but I guess my opinion will not be popular. Still, I feel like I have to put my 2 cents here. Honestly, I don’t know if I did a mistake or not, but I read the pre-season interview about their free program and I had high expectations…very high actually. Right now, I feel like they’re openly laughing at us, taking us for fools. And the worst is…people are eating it.
Honestly, I'm surprised we haven't seen much in the way of obvious Disco Brits imitations this season.Anyway, I think it's safe to say we'll see more disco-y programs in the next two seasons.
Sorry, must have missed itExcusez-moi, I already posted this.![]()
Then, there is the question of the topic ... it is dark and instead of lifting it up with lighter-colored clothes, they went with black.