Trophy Metropole Nice 2024 - Ice Dance RD & FD

[Wyliefan]

Say what you will about Bash/Beau's program, it has some cool moves. And I love those colors on Nadiia.

 

[Wyliefan]

What just happened at the end there?? Super awkward fall. They look so upset.

 

[Kateri]

Oh dear. It's really not B/B's season, is it?

 

[her grace]

Bashynska/B

Nice twizzles, a little out of sync on last one, good one foot steps with nice extension, very long series of sliding moves, oh and big double fall on an unaesthetic looking choreo lift at end

They are having such a tough time taking advantages of their opportunities these past two years

 

[Belsornia]

Did Peter's luggage get lost? Looks like he was wearing the same thing for both programmes (plus a natty necktie in the RD).

Oh crap, ending on a lift splat. It's really not their year.

 

[her grace]

She’s crying and he looks shell shocked

 

[Kateri]

Awww, Nadiia.

 

[Wyliefan]

Second in the free, but they did just enough to stay ahead.

 

[Karen-W]

That program is not good, even without the fall. Shame for BashBeau - but they also really need to leave Carol Lane.

 

[Marta24]

Oh boy... I hope Skate Canada sends them out more. These last two seasons have been really tough on Babeau.

 

[her grace]

Bekker/H

Good stationary lift to rotational lift, close spacing on twizzles, cool straight line lift (mini-grace tells me “I thought you did not like the viral trick clips”. Touché, I just like blade work more). A little rough getting up from first choreo slide. Good skate

 

[Wyliefan]

Allison Reed is in a tutu and a one-shoulder leotard, which is an interesting combination.

 

[Belsornia]

but they also really need to leave Carol Lane.

But where would they go? Peter isn't a citizen yet, so they need to stay in Canada. They would get lost in the mid pack shuffle at IAM (if IAM would take them) and Wing & Lowe are bad at packaging juniors, much less a senior team with talent.

 

[Amy L]

The (nearly) entire first minute of LaGougeCaffa's FD being a voiceover (Interview With a Vampire tv show??) is really something. I am intrigued.

 

[Amy L]

... and another voiceover with a hip hop beat. They win the trashy FD of the year

 

[her grace]

Lagouge/C

She has a graceful way of moving and changing positions in lifts, more realized expression than Brits, but B/H looked technically stronger, of course, we are in France

 

[her grace]

Orihara/P

Decent speed, but they seem to be skimming across the top and not really digging into the ice and edges, better in one foot steps, fun performance

 

[genevieve]

Switched over just in time for G/P!

 

[Wyliefan]

Watching with half an eye because of Skate America, but it looked like they botched a lift?

 

[Amy L]

They really found a version of "Dance Me Til the End of Love" that really sounded like the end, as in terminally sad.

 

[genevieve]

I was really mesmerized by the program, but when I can see twizzle issues, they are verrry noticeable.

 

[Karen-W]

Well, from what I saw of GreenP, I already like this FD way more than ZingKol, so I'm hoping they can reassert their USA Top 3 position by Nats.

 

[genevieve]

I barely recognize Charlie and Tanith now that they have sworn off the bleach.

 

[her grace]

Green/P

Showing good control and unison, not a lot of speed, good curve lift, big pause before starting choreo steps—audience fakeout that it’s over, steps were artsy, but not difficult, I wonder if we’ll ever see them push the difficulty (except in their lifts). Technically, they’ve fallen way behind C/P and B/S.

 

[Karen-W]

I was really mesmerized by the program, but when I can see twizzle issues, they are verrry noticeable.

True dat. His time off the ice definitely shows in some mismatched leg lines and his twizzles.

 

[genevieve]

IS THAT A TUTU?!?

 

[Karen-W]

Good Lord... why did she take Diana's dress from last season and re-work it?

 

[Wyliefan]

Reed/Amb, committed to keeping ice dance weird.

 

[kwanfan1818]

But where would they go? Peter isn't a citizen yet, so they need to stay in Canada. They would get lost in the mid pack shuffle at IAM (if IAM would take them) and Wing & Lowe are bad at packaging juniors, much less a senior team with talent.

It took forever for Wing/Lowe to stop choreographing Orford/Williams' programs, and by then it was too late.

Their coaches could get them different choreographers. There is no dearth of them.

 

[Karen-W]

Getting into that ending pose was clunky, as were several other spots in the program. I'm usually indifferent to them, but I think they're getting beat at NHK by CarPon.