They Laughed, They Cried - Semi-Final 1

[Karen-W]

You can vote for up to 3 choices in this poll - the top 2 will make the Final - voting will be open for one week!

Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri - 2023 Worlds RD
Katerina Mrazkova/Daniel Mrazek - 2023 Jr Worlds FD
Keegan Messing - 2023 4CCs FS
Kevin Aymoz - 2023 Worlds FS
Loena Hendrickx - 2023 Euros FS
Lydia Smart/Harry Mattick - 2023 Bavarian Open SP
Mai Mihara - 2022 MKJW Trophy FS
Miami University - 2023 Synchro Worlds SP
Rinka Watanabe - 2022 GPF SP

 

[Wyliefan]

Loena: "There is no reaction."

 

[Karen-W]

Loena: "There is no reaction."

Chris clearly doesn't know how to read people well.

 

[Vagabond]

Italian Dancers: Over the top, but Babs manages to upstage them.
Junior Czechs: Sweet recompense.
Alaskan: Jock basking in his performance of a lifetime. For once didn't choke on the bottled water. @Karen-W tactfully edited out the baby photo on his phone.
Aymoz: [From my original review] Screams, tears, and more jumps than in his entire Free Skate. Classic Kévin.
Hendrickxes and Solya: They all know how to compose their face. Too much, really.
Brits: Nice, but not up to the required standard to qualify for the Final.
Mihara: It's time to stop hiding behind stuffed animals.
Synchro: Wrong discipline for this forum, innit?
Watanabe: To quote Ted Barton, "Sets the standard high."

Aymoz and Watanabe will get my vote. I'm not sure that any of the others is worthy.

 

[floridaice]

Italian Dancers: Over the top, but Babs manages to upstage them.

Need a coach reaction contest next year -- along with best coach at the boards during a skate contest.

 

[Vagabond]

Need a coach reaction contest next year -- along with best coach at the boards during a skate contest.

Coaches, choreographers, and Maka Giorgobiani should all be considered when casting a vote. That said, when the coach upstages the skater (see Mama Malinina & Son), the chances of my voting for that nominee are slim.