Your Favorite Programs of the Season (So far)

[oleada]

So now that the GP season is over, which programs have stood out to you? Which ones have been the most enjoyable to watch? Any in which the choreography stands out?

For me:

Papadakis/Cizeron FD
Wakaba Higuchi's SP and LP
Yuna Shiraiwa's LP
Nathan Chen's SP
Sui/Han SP
Savchenko/Massot LP

 

[Xela M]

S&M's LP without a doubt.

For some bizarre reason, I also like Zagitova's LP.

 

[Anyasnake]

Men :
Nathan Chen SP (the best in the category by a mile)
I'd say Yuzuru's programs but... already seen before so...

Ladies :
Kaetlyn Osmond SP (works so well)
Alina Zagitova LP (oddly enough too... it just works very well)
Satoko Miyahara SP & LP

Pairs :
Savchenko/Massot LP - the best in Pairs by far
Sui/Han SP
James/Cipres SP

Ice Dance :
Short Dance : Papadakis/Cizeron, Shibutanis - Yes, the 2 teams that everyone thought they'd do badly on a Latin SD (because it's not their "style" or they are "siblings") proved everyone wrong and are killing it. I'll add Fournier-Beaudry/Sorensen too.
Free Dance : Papadakis/Cizeron, Hubbell/Donohue.

Final Top 3 : Papadakis/Cizeron FD, Savchenko/Massot LP and Nathan Chen SP.

 

[petro]

Men: Nathan Chen SP
Ladies: Wakaba Higuchi SP
Pairs: James/Cipres EVERYTHING
Dance: Hubbell/Donahue FD

 

[Wyliefan]

In no particular order:

P/C free dance
Nathan Chen short
Jason Brown short
Kaetlyn Osmond short (I know it's old, but still!)
C/L free dance (I know, I know. Shut up. )

I may think of some more later.

ETA:

Of course, how could I forget? Liam Firus's and Nic Nadeau's long programs. Liam could teach a much-needed master class in how to cut the La La Land music properly, and Nic is Elvis!

 

[kittysk8ts]

Nathan's SP is amazing. He had all the skills for a great program and PCS but I give a lot of credit to Shae-Lynn for the program construction and bringing his qualities to life. Well done!

V/M's programs, especially their SD
H/D's SD
Satoko's programs
S/M's programs

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Nathan's SP
Adam's SP is kinda growing on me

Gilles & Poirier SD
Shibs SD
Guignard & Fabbri FD
Papadakis & Cizeron FD
Stepanova & Bukin FD (deal with it)

Savchenko & Massot FP

Kaori FP
Carolina SP
Carolina FP
Kaetlyn SP
Kaetlyn FP

Anna Pogo SP seemed interesting. Wish I could see it again

 

[topaz]

So now that the GP season is over, which programs have stood out to you? Which ones have been the most enjoyable to watch? Any in which the choreography stands out?

For me:

Papadakis/Cizeron FD
Wakaba Higuchi's SP and LP
Yuna Shiraiwa's LP
Nathan Chen's SP
Sui/Han SP
Savchenko/Massot LP

I'll add Papadakis/Cizeron SD
Hubbell/Donahue's SD and FD
Virtue/Moir FD
The Shibs SD
Chock/Bates FD
Caroline Kostner SP
Satoko Miyihara SP and LP
Marin Honda SP
Abachkina/Thauron FD
Weaver/Poje SD
Sui/Han LP
James/Cipres SP and LP

 

[briancoogaert]

Guignard and Fabbri's FD is one of the program I'm happy to watch and rewatch.
James&Cipres (more because they performed it well each time), Jason Brown LP, Adam Rippon LP, Nathan Chen SP, Fernandez SP, Han Yan SP... and many more...

 

[muffinplus]

Nathan Chen SP
Papadakis/Cizeron FD
Hubbell/Donohue FD
Hawayek/Baker FD (not brand new but it's beautiful)
Cappellini/Lanotte FD - not sure why it's so poo pooed; it's so well packaged

*Added Adam Rippon's LP*

(I do enjoy Chock/Bates FD as well... the lifts in particular )

 

[alchemy void]

Savchenko LP
Stolbova SP
Zagitova LP — same with @Xela M, it is really growing on me.
Higuchi LP
Schott LP
Russo SP
Lara Roth LP
Firus LP
Elvis LP

 

[CassAgain]

Hubbell and Donohue free dance--my very favorite
Pap/Ciz Moonlight Sonata--masterpiece

Wang and Liu free dance
Murimoto and Reed free dance
Hawayak and Baker short dance (please, please, please skate it cleanly at Nationals)
Cap/Lan short dance--delightful and a total ear worm
Adam's LP
Sui and Han's SP

 

[oleada]

That makes 3 of us in regards to Zagitova's LP. I really like how it builds and the jumps to the music are really impressive.

 

[ChelleC]

Nathan Chen SP
Papadakis and Cizeron FD
Wakaba Higuchi SP and FS
Satoko Miyahara SP and FS
Sui and Han SP and FS (I LOVE the opening movements of it)
Yuzuru Hanyu FS (yes it's a repeat, but Seimei is one of my all time favorites)

 

[Aerobicidal]

All of mine have been mentioned except for Nazarova/Nikitin's FD. To me, it provides the OES fun break that ice dance sorely needs similarly to way the Poles' Dirty Dancing did last season.

 

[RoseRed]

Men:
- Nathan Chen SP
- Liam Firus FS
- Nicolas Nadeau FS (ELVIS!)
- Adam Rippon FS

Ladies:
- Kaetlyn Osmond SP
- Maria Sotskova SP
- Evgenia Medvedeva FS
- Wakaba Higuchi FS

Dance:
- Virtue/Moir SD and FD
- Hubbell/Donohue SD and FD
- Muramoto/Reed SD and FD
- Smart/Diaz SD
- Weaver/Poje FD
- Lajoie/Lagha FD

Pairs:
- Duhamel/Radford SP
- Seguin/Bilodeau SP
- Sui/Han SP
- James/Cipres SP and FS

 

[IceAlisa]

Nathan Chen SP
Adam Rippon FS

Carolina Kostner FS
Wakaba Higuchi FS
Osmond SP and FS

Both Sui/Han SP and FS even though warhorses
Savchenko/Massot FS
Yu/Zhang SP

Papadakis/Cizeron FD
Hubbell/Donohue EX

Honorable mention to Polina Tsurskaya although I don't really like her programs, I just like her and her qualities and strange charisma shine through the mimeography

 

[BlueRidge]

Mai Mihara, SP and LP
Wakaba Higuchi LP
Satoko Miyahara LP
WeaPo's SD
James & Cipres Long
Duhamel and Radford Short
Seguin & Bilodeau Long
Tarasova & Morosov Exhibition

 

[el henry]

Jason Brown's SP, "The Room Where it Happens". Never thought I would say this about his SP, but as time went on and I actually understood what was going on and the complexity of the elements, I'm now really enthralled.

Deniss Vasiljevs' LP "Sway". Toller level spins, just amazing. And the program highlights everything he does so well. Wish the music cuts were less jarring, but when he hits this kind of progam, Deniss is sublime.

Andrew Torgashev's LP "El Tango de Roxanne". I'm cheating, but you didn't say *which* GP )Yeah, Roxanne. The program itself is great; a step sequence worthy of Jason, and can this kid ever sell a program. I hope to heaven he skates it clean at Nats.

And...
Hawayek/Baker Exhibition. Jean-Luc. Austin Powers. That is all you need to know.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Nathan Chen SP
Adam Rippon FS

Carolina Kostner FS
Wakaba Higuchi FS
Osmond SP and FS

Both Sui/Han SP and FS even though warhorses
Savchenko/Massot FS
Yu/Zhang SP

Papadakis/Cizeron FD
Hubbell/Donohue EX

Honorable mention to Polina Tsurskaya although I don't really like her programs, I just like her and her qualities and strange charisma shine through the mimeography

Oooooh yeah, how could I forget all things Carolina Kostner? Maybe because I haven't see her skate in 4 weeks.

 

[skatepixie]

Savchenko/Massot FS

Medvedeva's AK FS

Zagitova's FS (I think her posture, etc, is beginning to improve, and this is a very good vehicle for her)

 

[tony]

It's interesting that this season, there seems to be a general consensus on the best programs.

Some of my favorites:

Men
Nathan Chen SP
Misha Ge SP
Yuzuru Hanyu SP
Patrick Chan LP
Denis Ten SP & LP
Andrew Torgashev SP

Ladies
Wakaba Higuchi SP & LP
Satoko Miyahara SP
Kaetlyn Osmond SP
Courtney Hicks SP
Carolina Kostner LP

Pairs
Sui/Han SP
Savchenko/Massot LP
James/Cipres LP
Seguin/Bilodeau LP
Astakhova/Rogonov LP

Dance
Papadakis/Cizeron FD
Wang/Liu FD

 

[Amantide]

MEN
Yuzuru SP+FS
Adam Rippon SP+FS (the more I see his SP the more I love it. It reminds me Yagudin's SP "Racing" which I luuuurved so much)
Nathan Chen SP

LADIES
Wakaba Higuchi SP+FS
Zagitova FS
Osmond SP
Polina T. SP
Kostner FS

DANCE
P&C FD
V&M FD
Shibs FD

PAIRS
Sui&Han SP
A&R SP

There are other good programs but these are those that stand out for me.

p.s. I don't mind B&S FD this year tbh. I quite like it if not for all the drama that they always seem to bring with their programs. It gets tiresome for me.

 

[alchemy void]

I forgot two:

Ashtakova LP
Aymoz LP

 

[cocotaffy]

Men: Nathan Chen SP, Kevin Aymoz LP
Ladies: Satoko SP&LP , Giada Russo SP
Pairs: Savchenko/Massot LP, Sui/Han SP, James/Cipres LP
Dance: Papadakis/Cizeron SD&FD , Hubbell/Donohue FD , Fournier Beaudry/Sorensen FD, Muramoto/Reed FD, Weaver/Poje SD

 

[MR-FAN]

Men: Javier LP, Chan LP
Ladies: Satoko SP, Osmond LP, Kosnter SP & LP, Higuchi SP
Pairs: S&M LP
Dance: V/M SD & FD, P/C FD

So... Ladies win?

 

[MorganaLefay]

Kostornaia so and lp on the junior circuit blew me away: the music pieces do not have the war horse umph but her talent really shines through in interpreting these pieces.

 

[Jun Y]

A couple of less known programs. I really enjoy the risk they take in choreography.

Ross Miner's short
Hannah Miller's long
Lagouge/Rahier's free dance

 

[muffinplus]

***
Andrew Torgashev SP

Oooh, thanks for that mention. I watched a clip of this, (I don't follow juniors), he seems talented, except that he didn't have technical content...