Worlds 2025 Free Dance: “Last Dance”

[NinjaTurtles]

She wasn't even bothering to watch for the scores.

I saw her going back to the tunnel and she was shaking her head and basically doing a dignified eye roll while getting some consoling support from the coaches.

 

[skatingguy]

10 Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN

Age: 24/29
Personal Best: 118.24
Season Best: 118.24
Current Rank: 11
Music: Opening: I Hope I get It (from A Chorus Line) One (from A Chorus Line) One (Reprise) and Finale (from A Chorus Line)
Coach: Maurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown

Ranked 7th at 2025 ECh, 10th at 2024 ECh and 18th in their only other appearance at ECh in 2020. Were 16th in their debut at 2024 WCh. Four-time & reigning National silver medalists. Finished 6th in their two GP events 2024. Placed 4th at CS Trophy Nice 2024 & at Sofia Trophy 2025. She is originally from Japan. Coach Maurizio Margaglio (ITA) is the 2001 World Ice Dance Champion and 2022 Olympic bronze medalist (with Barbara Fusar Poli).

 

[skategal]

Oh well…he has the best name anyway.
Too bad about the mistakes.

 

[Karen-W]

….

How?! How do you win every time while I am always one away?

I was even hoping for a crappy cartwheel yesterday so I could finally win one.

But yay well done Karen

LOL - okay, I really don't know which costumes to eliminate from these first two groups, so you get to make the choice for me!

 

[MacMadame]

….

How?! How do you win every time while I am always one away?

I was even hoping for a crappy cartwheel yesterday so I could finally win one.

But yay well done Karen

I wanted to pay for the option that double-checks everyone's card when BINGO is called but there was no way to mark things off manually as they happened, only to pick something randomly.

 

[Allen]

Interesting take on ACL with Connie and the Emcee from Cabaret.

 

[MacMadame]

The Taschler's had a cartwheel over her back

I don't think that meets the definition.

 

[MsZem]

For the love of god, are (almost) all of the dance teams secretly Boomers?

 

[Primorskaya]

Lol I forgot the Germans were in this group

I usually forget they're there at all and am always mildly surprised to see them. They're another team that needs a major personality intervention.

 

[millyskate]

Wow now THIS is fun!

 

[Wyliefan]

Yuka's radiating joy before they even start.

 

[Jay42]

For the love of god, are (almost) all of the dance teams secretly Boomers?

I mean Juho is 30 so in ice dance terms... maybe?

 

[MacMadame]

For the love of god, are (almost) all of the dance teams secretly Boomers?

No, but most of the judges are. (I'm assuming.)

 

[Vagabond]

For the love of god, are (almost) all of the dance teams secretly Boomers?

Some of them are open about it.

 

[Allen]

No, but most of the judges are. (I'm assuming.)

Probably, but they cut them loose at 70.

 

[skategal]

This reminds me that I never did finish watching “A Chorus Line” the other month when I turned it on YouTube.

 

[floridaice]

For the love of god, are (almost) all of the dance teams secretly Boomers?

No, but most of the judges are. (I'm assuming.)

And most of the coaches and choreographers

 

[MacMadame]

lip-synching

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

This reminds me that I never did finish watching “A Chorus Line” the other month when I turned it on YouTube.

The movie version is baaaad

 

[slicekw]

Wow she loves to lip sync.

 

[Wyliefan]

I usually forget they're there at all and am always mildly surprised to see them.

Same. I don't know how long it's going to take Darya and Michail to pass them when they move up next season. They may have to deal with "wait your turn" syndrome, but I hope they don't have to wait too long.

 

[Allen]

I like ACL, I like Yuko and Juho...but this program

 

[MsZem]

This reminds me that I never did finish watching “A Chorus Line” the other month when I turned it on YouTube.

I vaguely recall watching it as a kid. The scene where the dancers find out they didn't make it stuck with me - that was COLD.

 

[Matryeshka]

The Germans were a thing that happened. And now for the REAL stars of this group!

When I win the lottery and become dictator of the world, I'm going to have a competition and the judging will be based solely on voids, vibes, and whimsy, and O/P will be the medal favorites.

 

[Jay42]

I wonder if Yuka will be able to convince Juho to skate to a Wicked program next season

 

[Wyliefan]

the judging will be based solely on voids, vibes, and whimsy

Isn't it already?

 

[miffy]

The Taschler's had a cartwheel over her back

I needed it in the women’s. Can’t remember what I needed in the dance

 

[skatingguy]

Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN
Rank after RD 11
Coach: Maurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown
Music: A Chorus Line

Synchronized Twizzles W:4 M:4
Curve Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Assisted Jump
One Foot Turns W:2 M:2
Stationary Lift 3 (4 after review)
Circular Step Sequence W:2 M:2 (W:2 M:1 after review)
Dance Spin 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence
Choreo Dance Lift

One of the most entertaining, and crowd pleasing programs, and they performed it to level the material demanded. Wonderful.

110.74 = 4th Place
184.72 = 4th Place

 

[floridaice]

I haven't seen this ACL program since earlier in the season, it's much better now -- changes and presentation

 

[Rukia]

Ok fine I had fun whatever