Euros 2024 Free Dance: “We Want More Rocky Horror Score”

[Spikefan]

Give me French and Czech dancers any day.

 

[skatingguy]

Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis
Coach: Maurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown
Music: Mass (Reimagined), Loss by Phoria

 

[BlueRidge]

I am so thrilled!

 

[MacMadame]

It's because a lot of the hyping of them is over the top and doesn't match the skating. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Sorry, but most of the "hyping" was in people's minds. Like everyone proclaiming that they would (undeservedly) medal at Worlds and bashing them for this even though no one on their team ever said anything like that.

 

[Wyliefan]

Sorry, but most of the "hyping" was in people's minds. Like everyone proclaiming that they would (undeservedly) medal at Worlds and bashing them for this even though no one on their team ever said anything like that.

I was thinking mainly of the GOEs, not the audience chatter.

 

[MacMadame]

I was thinking mainly of the GOEs, not the audience chatter.

That's not hyping though. That's overscoring.

 

[thvu]

Oh wow, the combination lift from the Finns not getting the usual love from the judges. I wonder if this is telling of the fractions of points they're going to lose out on in each element compared to their previous scores form the judges.

Same thing happening to the twizzles and straightline lift.

 

[Nadin]

Meh…I missed most of the Free Dance. Liking these two. I’m out of the loop, is this the same Julia who used to be a single skater?

Here for the ombre costumes as well, they look lovely

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Polyglot nonagenarian father is enjoying saying Turkkila.

 

[tony]

Sorry, but most of the "hyping" was in people's minds. Like everyone proclaiming that they would (undeservedly) medal at Worlds and bashing them for this even though no one on their team ever said anything like that.

Yes, well that was basically one poster pushing for World bronze.

But it all really started with a senior international that was criminally overscored on all accounts, and many people fixated just on the scores of D/S while ignoring the massive inflation of the skaters below them as well. I remember I posted somewhere before the Olympics something to the extent of ‘all this agony for a potential 12th or 13th place finish?’

I just don’t find them nearly as bad as some continuously think they are but I also don’t think they are pushing for top in the world. With the North American teams competing at Worlds, D/S might not even really move up from their Olympics placement two years ago.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

These levels...yikes

 

[beepbeep]

Turkkila bringing all that good old finnish girl elegance today.
That dress is so simple and stunning

 

[Rukia]

I still don't love this program. I mean the skating is good, but nothing about this program really pulls me in.

 

[thvu]

Ooof, unstable in the choreo steps slightly, as Julia was out of balance while leaning on Matthias.

This program just doesn't land like it did earlier in the season. Especially right after Demougeot & Le Mercier, this just wasn't interesting.

 

[TAHbKA]

Finns - the same Margaglio and the teams couldn't possibly be more different

 

[skatingguy]

Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis
Coach: Maurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown
Music: Mass (Reimagined), Loss by Phoria

Stationary Lift 4 + Rotational Lift 4
SyTwW4+SyTwM4
Choreo Hydroblade Movement
CiStW2+CiStM2
Straight Line Lift 4
OFTW2+OFTM2
Dance Spin 4
Choreo Character Step Sequence +ExEl
Choreo Dance Lift

-1.00 Extra Element

Beautiful. The flow in the lift positions was extraordinary, and she just floated from beginning to end as he placed he moved her around, and placed her down. The level of skating in this competition is really high going into the final flight.

115.72 = 2nd Place
192.08 = 2nd Place

 

[Frau Muller]

Turkkila/Versluis the epitome of elegance. Deserved higher in the RD. Hope they score well now.

 

[Ananas Astra]

I get that what they are doing is great and beautiful and everything, but I still prefer the other Finnish team because they are more fun.

 

[airgelaal]

It seems that Smart/Dieck had no chance of making the top-10 after all

 

[kwanfan1818]

But it all really started with a senior international that was criminally overscored on all accounts, and many people fixated just on the scores of D/S while ignoring the massive inflation of the skaters below them as well.

I don't think that was it, or at least the only thing. Skaters sometimes need only one high score for that score/range to "stick", while it doesn't for the rest of the pack. I think the fear was that the judges would continue to place them in a pack in which they were pretenders.

 

[tony]

I find T/V to be all highlight lifts and one-note in their tinkly piano FDs. They were refreshing a few years ago, but now it’s same old.

 

[victorskid]

After the penultimate group:

Current Overall Standing

​ ​ Pl. Name Nation Points RD FD 1 Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo le MERCIER FRA 192.15 8 1 2 Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS FIN 192.08 6 2 3 Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN GEO 189.46 7 3 4 Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK CZE 182.33 9 6 5 Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN FIN 179.71 10 4 6 Jennifer JANSE van RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN GER 178.78 11 5 7 Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS FRA 170.98 13 7 8 Carolane SOUCISSE / Shane FIRUS IRL 168.19 12 8 9 Mariia HOLUBTSOVA / Kyryl BIELOBROV UKR 163.64 14 9 10 Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER ITA 163.09 15 10 11 Paulina RAMANAUSKAITE / Deividas KIZALA LTU 154.85 20 11 12 Phebe BEKKER / James HERNANDEZ GBR 154.75 19 12 13 Mariia PINCHUK / Mykyta POGORIELOV UKR 153.58 17 13 14 Mariia NOSOVITSKAYA / Mikhail NOSOVITSKIY ISR 147.67 16 14 15 Solene MAZINGUE / Marko Jevgeni GAIDAJENKO EST 144.74 18 15

Segment Result Details

​ ​ Pl. Name Nation TSS = TES + PCS + CO PR SK Ded. - StN. 1​ Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo le MERCIER FRA 116.46​ 66.60​ 49.86​ 8.36​ 8.36​ 8.21​ 0.00​ #14​ 2​ Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS FIN 115.72​ 65.72​ 51.00​ 8.50​ 8.54​ 8.46​ 1.00​ #15​ 3​ Diana DAVIS / Gleb SMOLKIN GEO 113.13​ 62.75​ 50.38​ 8.36​ 8.54​ 8.29​ 0.00​ #13​ 4​ Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN FIN 111.12​ 62.82​ 48.30​ 8.18​ 8.29​ 7.68​ 0.00​ #12​ 5​ Jennifer JANSE van RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN GER 110.41​ 62.13​ 48.28​ 8.14​ 8.18​ 7.82​ 0.00​ #10​ 6​ Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK CZE 107.14​ 59.50​ 47.64​ 7.96​ 8.00​ 7.86​ 0.00​ #11​ 7​ Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS FRA 105.83​ 60.47​ 45.36​ 7.75​ 7.68​ 7.25​ 0.00​ #6​ 8​ Carolane SOUCISSE / Shane FIRUS IRL 101.50​ 56.86​ 44.64​ 7.32​ 7.46​ 7.54​ 0.00​ #8​ 9​ Mariia HOLUBTSOVA / Kyryl BIELOBROV UKR 101.24​ 56.80​ 44.44​ 7.43​ 7.43​ 7.36​ 0.00​ #9​ 10​ Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER ITA 100.83​ 56.41​ 44.42​ 7.46​ 7.50​ 7.25​ 0.00​ #7​ 11​ Paulina RAMANAUSKAITE / Deividas KIZALA LTU 94.09​ 51.67​ 42.42​ 7.21​ 7.07​ 6.93​ 0.00​ #3​ 12​ Phebe BEKKER / James HERNANDEZ GBR 93.56​ 50.92​ 43.64​ 7.39​ 7.29​ 7.14​ 1.00​ #1​ 13​ Mariia PINCHUK / Mykyta POGORIELOV UKR 92.16​ 51.08​ 41.08​ 6.93​ 6.86​ 6.75​ 0.00​ #2​ 14​ Mariia NOSOVITSKAYA / Mikhail NOSOVITSKIY ISR 85.95​ 48.31​ 40.64​ 6.96​ 6.68​ 6.68​ 3.00​ #4​ 15​ Solene MAZINGUE / Marko Jevgeni GAIDAJENKO EST 83.36​ 42.16​ 41.20​ 7.14​ 6.75​ 6.71​ 0.00​ #5​

 

[MacMadame]

Yes, well that was basically one poster pushing for World bronze.

But it all really started with a senior international that was criminally overscored on all accounts, and many people fixated just on the scores of D/S while ignoring the massive inflation of the skaters below them as well. I remember I posted somewhere before the Olympics something to the extent of ‘all this agony for a potential 12th or 13th place finish?’

I just don’t find them nearly as bad as some continuously think they are but I also don’t think they are pushing for top in the world. With the North American teams competing at Worlds, D/S might not even really move up from their Olympics placement two years ago.

I agree with all of this. I get it to some extent. "Everyone" hates Eteri and thinks she should be coaching. But Diane is just half the team, they aren't coached by Eteri and now they don't even skate for Russia. But whenever they compete, it's like people lose their minds and spend the entire flight bringing them into every skate just to bash them. It gets old. Really, really old.

I still don't love this program. I mean the skating is good, but nothing about this program really pulls me in.

Like the team, already forgot the program.

 

[thvu]

From Euro Bronze to placing behind the 2nd ranked French Team. Yikes.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

The Finns were beautiful today.
Lovely program.

I am not sure how I'd fare them against Dem/lM but I loved both couple.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Good job judges! The French just had that extra oomph to the performance.

 

[Marta24]

Uff. Are the judges dumping the Finns?

 

[airgelaal]

Extra element?

 

[tony]

From Euro Bronze to placing behind the 2nd ranked French Team. Yikes.

It’s redemption for the scoring of the French earlier this season. Finally the judges are seeing it.

 

[Rukia]

I know it won't happen but Lopareva/Brissaud are some of the best skaters here and should be higher than 2 of the teams in front of them there i said it