Cup of China 2023 Rhythm Dance - “Wake Me Up Before You Goe-Goe”

[miffy]

Wedgie Data

ISU feed

Starting Order

StN. Name Nation Warm-Up Group 1 1 Shang SHI / Nan WU CHN 2 Xizi CHEN / Jianing XING CHN 3 Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE USA 4 Eva PATE / Logan BYE USA Warm-Up Group 2 5 Maria KAZAKOVA / Giorgi REVIA GEO 6 Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo le MERCIER FRA 7 Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA CAN 8 Caroline GREEN / Michael PARSONS USA 9 Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN

 

[miffy]

ISU feed seems to be showing the opening ceremony on that link.

Morning everyone

 

[Barbara Manatee]

I suspect I've only got one event in me tonight - delighted ice dance is up first!

 

[Jay42]

I suspect I've only got one event in me tonight - delighted ice dance is up first!

Yeah I'm only going to be able to do one event too so am I also glad the ice dance is first.

 

[Amy L]

I suspect I've only got one event in me tonight - delighted ice dance is up first!

Yeah I'm only going to be able to do one event too so am I also glad the ice dance is first.

There is no way I'll even make it through all the dance teams. I'll have to use a VPN and watch the ISU replays tomorrow. My apologies to Piper's shiny butt.

 

[victorskid]

After a very elaborate opening ceremony with dragons and fish and speeches aplenty the ice is being resurfaced in preparation for the 80s

I hope that the feed freezing at least a couple of times is not a sign of things to come...

 

[skatfan]

I’m hoping to make it through the first group of dancers, but then it will be replays for me.

 

[Gris]

Hello from the arena!

 

[BlueRidge]

Propping my eyelids open here.

 

[BlueRidge]

Peacock is awake and I now have tea.

 

[Barbara Manatee]

I'm not prepared for the enthusiasm of the announcer.

 

[victorskid]

Hello from the arena!

There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm, at least from the in-arena announcers

It was nice to see the 2nd group of ice dancers in the warm-up area.

 

[victorskid]

There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm, at least from the in-arena announcers

It was nice to see the 2nd group of ice dancers in the warm-up area.

And now Mark is with us

 

[Frau Muller]

Friday-morning prayers from Cairo!

 

[FiveRinger]

I made it. Let’s see how long I last.

 

[skatfan]

Got here just in time!

 

[Barbara Manatee]

None of these outfits say 80's to me.

 

[skatfan]

Gotta be hard for the Chinese couples to do an 80s program.

 

[Karen-W]

Peacock skipped the opening ceremony, but we have Mark and a very sparsely filled arena for the first event of the day!

 

[skatfan]

The opening ceremony was skaters with flags, a Chinese dragon, fake drumming and some boring speech

 

[Karen-W]

I appreciate that, of all the skaters in this 1st warmup group, Xixi Chen is the only one dressed like she stepped out of a 1980s prom picture.

 

[skatingguy]

Shi, Shang/Wu, Nan
Coach: Bing Han, Chongbo Gao
Music: Thriller, Dancing Machine, Thriller

 

[Amy L]

None of these outfits say 80's to me.

I saw a little glimpse of a dress on Xizi Chen that would not have been out of place on Falcon Crest.

 

[victorskid]

The opening ceremony was skaters with flags, a Chinese dragon, fake drumming and some boring speech

You forgot the many fish and the other off-ice dragons

 

[Barbara Manatee]

These music cuts are perplexing.

 

[Jay42]

Not that I'm complaining about hearing Vincent Price talk but including his voice over from Thriller feels like an odd choice.

 

[Barbara Manatee]

Nice twizzles to begin but things trailed off a bit afterwards.

 

[skatfan]

You forgot the many fish and the other off-ice dragons

I did!

 

[FiveRinger]

I’ve never knew Dancing Machine was a ballad. That was slow as hell.

 

[skatingguy]

Shi, Shang/Wu, Nan
Coach: Bing Han, Chongbo Gao
Music: Thriller, Dancing Machine, Thriller

SqTwW4(3 after review)+SqTwM4
Pattern Step Sequence 1
Stationary Lift 4 (3 after review)
MiStWB+MiStM1
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

Levels, and GOE reflect a low quality of skating compared to what we would normally expect on the Grand Prix, rather than a specific technical mistake. Not really a feel for the Michael Jackson music, but the choreography had some nice touches.

51.80 = 1st Place