2023 Skate America Women FS - Not Landing

[RoseAugust]

The arms and hands ruin this for me.

 

[VGThuy]

That judge looked so annoyed by that ending pose

 

[Amy L]

Did she just smack something on the judge's desk when she grabbed at the boards?

 

[skatingguy]

Hendrickx, Loena Belgium
Coach: Jorik Hendrickx
Music: Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)

3Lz+3Tq
2A
3F
2A
Ch Combo Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
3Lz+2T
3F+2T+2Lo
3S
Fly Ch Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Layback Spin 4

Iconic

145.36 = 1st Place
221.28 = 1st Place

 

[thvu]

Dear Shpilband,

This is how you do armography.

 

[Wyliefan]

The bunny hop move was fun.

 

[jenny12]

I love Beyonce but I think Loena should have just skated to Madonna's original Vogue all the way through.

 

[BittyBug]

Hendrickx doing her best to give the male judges a heart attack.

 

[Primorskaya]

I like neither the remixed to death Madonna nor the choreography, such as it is, but I like Loena. Rock solid and enjoying herself.

Lol at that last shot with the amused/skeptical judge behind her shoulder !

 

[tony]

I knew the toe pick voguing was going to be the highlight

I like it, but she's capable of a lot more content. The first four jumps are a sprint with zero happening otherwise.

 

[Colonel Green]

Yay, Loena!

She seems to have turned the corner mentally after last season.

 

[Rukia]

Bless loena sometimes skating is just a hot girl with great skating skills partying with us

 

[ilovesalchows]

I’m wondering what the royalties cost on this program.

 

[airgelaal]

Loena did the work, but she did it well.

 

[AYS]

Great skate for Loena but too much armography. However, she'll win handily. Really only Isabeau and Loena brought it today. Yoshida was kind of overscored for what she did, IMO.
ETA: Forgot Nina, she also brought it.

 

[Sally1214]

Good for Loena. Great skate. So glad that the day ended on an UP note.

 

[tony]

The bunny hop move was fun.

How dare you call one of the biggest moves in the voguing dance world a BUNNY HOP

 

[Vagabond]

How soon can the ISU institute a ban on hands as the top of the boards by the judges?

 

[marbri]

Just here to say at the face of that judge. This trend needs to be banned next season.

 

[Wyliefan]

I like neither the remixed to death Madonna nor the choreography, such as it is, but I like Loena. Rock solid and enjoying herself.

Lol at that last shot with the amused/skeptical judge behind her shoulder !

If I were a judge in the post-pandemic era, I'd start worrying about catching something from the dozens of skaters breathing in my face at every event.

 

[Frau Muller]

OOO LAH LAH LOENA!!!

Still my Miss Holiday on Ice 1961 (first ice show that I saw in Puerto Rico…the best!)

 

[Jay42]

I still want to see Loena having more fun with this program like she seemed to with the short but that was still great and I'm glad she landed things and the LP will end well.

 

[Private Citizen]

Curious if Yoshida ends up winning the technical mark today. Hendrickx is barely above her, so any markdown will put her below.

I'll be happy if Yoshida does win the tech mark, despite skating early and some mistakes. Both Isabeau and Loopless Loena need to up their tech content.

ETA: Yes, Yoshida wins the tech mark, barely.

 

[peibeck]

Loena wins the lip sync for her life.

There's not much actual choreography til the last minute, but her jumps were impressive today.

 

[mtnskater]

Loena slowing down into her jumps too. A tentative performance but got the job done…and I love her!

 

[VGThuy]

I think this program is amazing. But it can use more skating-related transitioning and re-thinking of some awkward spots where the voguing and skating flow are fight against one another. However, I’m just glad to see a program that isn’t afraid to stop and let the skater breathe and the audience take in the actual performance and moves.

I guess some people in this thread aren’t into the Harlem Ballroom culture.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I will take all the clubbing music over emo snot anytime. I'm glad the ladies got the note.

 

[Lizziebeth]

Just here to say at the face of that judge. This trend needs to be banned next season.

I think it needs to be banned by Skate Canada!!!!

 

[BittyBug]

Happy tears.

 

[thvu]

They’re both crying.