Yes I agree. The teams were stagnating with Igor’s lack of creativity in programs and the Shibs grew up and learned who they were as a team. I really thought their Latin SD at the Olympics was a technical tour de force.
Oh yeah, as well as their Sinatra Jay Z mash up. Not to mention their Smile from Nat King Cole, plus the FD they did in 2009 my word that was epic. That should have been their 2010 FD instead of that awful Tango mashup Marina gave them.
Some of their worst received programs were from the 2012-13 to 2014-15 season where Igor was already out of Canton. I actually liked their Memoirs of a Geisha but it needed more choreo and I noticed their speed and ease of movement decreased a bit from that period. Their Buble SD was actually good in 2013-14 but their Michael Jackson FD never came together and they didn’t have the power to really skate it all out. I thought by 2015-16, they really improved their speed and power which let them do more and ended up with excellent routines. Not just Fix You, which I do give Marina and her team credit for in polishing and fixing after Nepela, but their Coppellia SD is one of my fave SDs ever. The Shibs had consistently great SDs, with their weakest probably being their 2014-15 Paso Doble, but the Barcelona crowd seemed to love it at the GPF as did the Nats crowd.
FFSG’s IG post has confirmed the top 2 teams at Junior Nationals, both coached by Karine Arribert:
In fairness that first period, except 2014-2015, was when both Davis & White and Virtue & Moir were still there and Shibutanis were thus less of a priority. And as we now know V&M were even significantly less of a priority for Zoueva than Davis & White by then.
I have only learnt now that Galyavieva and Thauron do not skate together anymore. But then again I stopped following figure skating for a while. It's a pity as they were very good together!
Can't wait for Senior patterns to be announced, although I suspect it will be the Ravensburger Waltz for 2022-23.
I hope it's the full Ravensburger Waltz and not some butchered version.
If it's going to be a waltz, I hope it's the Golden, as it hasn't been out since the 2010/11 season, whereas we had the Ravensburger in 2015/16.
I would absolutely love that.
Ayumi Takanami and Shingo Nishiyama — 3rd in Senior ice dance at Nationals — have splitaccording to their respective Instagram stories - a translated version was tweeted here: https://twitter.com/inthelopodcast/status/1501736663235633155
ETA that Nishiyama has since clarified his earlier tweet - “I will not quit the ice dance competition
Copying over from the Italian news thread:
Spain’s Sofia Val posted on Jan. 29, 2022 that she and Russian partner Nikita Vitryanyuk had split after one season together: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZUzqcBoG2d/
What a gold mine! Thank you!
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They're inspired by S/K? Is Igor their coach? What prospects do D/S have for next season? Oops I forget they have no prospects regardless.Pate and Bye are going to skate to Riverdance. I believe this is the first FD announcement of the new season?
Eva Pate on Instagram: "Excited to announce our free dance music selection for this season, Riverdance🍀 Proud to honor my Irish heritage – the Kearneys, the Calveys, the Cravens, the Moores, and the Owens. (That’s my Great-Great-Grandfather John Crav
717 likes, 29 comments - eva.pate on March 17, 2022: "Excited to announce our free dance music selection for this season, Riverdance🍀 Proud to honor my Irish heritage – the Kearneys, the Calveys, the Cravens, the Moores, and the Owens. (That’s my Great-Great-Grandfather John Craven’s wedding...
Switching countries?
Who knows.
Ah boy.
I hope you are right!
Yes please.
