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

[CassAgain]

Don’t love the lift positions. Preferred the baby Czech sibs.

 

[MacMadame]

Normally I like this team as they can be exciting and I think they have a lot of promise but this program doesn't suit them at all and seems to highlight Diane's weaknesses and hide Gleb's strengths.

 

[YourBorneo]

How much extra does he get paid to gush over mediocrity?

 

[Asli]

I swear Natalie Portman was a more convincing Black Swan.

I don't think Diana was trying though. Clue: the hair.

 

[Rukia]

This program will no doubt be torn apart for non-technical reasons, but I think it’s quite good. She’s not the best skater ever, but I find him very very good and their elements are done with power and conviction.

And if you say their scores are criminal, explain

I do not think the choreography is great though. It's very doing things that look difficult because they are difficult. And I don't think they have the most stable edges, particularly her. She sits on them rather than bending into them.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Diana needs a different hairstyle and a tiara to make it work.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

I enjoyed Gleb's skating. Lovely posture. Diana's cantilever position was a wow moment and I didn't hate the program.

 

[Aceon6]

Bull hockey!

 

[Citlali]

Diana's costume and overall presentation is just ugly for Swan Lake, Gleb looks like he belongs in another program (he is also the better skater of the two, so the eyes go to him by default)

 

[TAHbKA]

Diana needs a different hairstyle and a tiara to make it work.

And a headband. Togrther with a tiara. Just to be on the safe side

 

[skatingguy]

Loicia Demougeot/Theo le Mercier
Coach: Karine Arribert-Narce, Mahil Chantelauze
Music: Clair de Lune by C. Debussy, Waves

 

[MacMadame]

Their scores weren't criminal but a couple of the GOEs seemed high.

 

[escaflowne9282]

He needs a better haircut.

 

[thvu]

This program will no doubt be torn apart for non-technical reasons, but I think it’s quite good. She’s not the best skater ever, but I find him very very good and their elements are done with power and conviction.

And if you say their scores are criminal, explain

I think it's terrible because it's not cohesive to me. The music transition during the choreo steps is just confusing af, and I don't understand how everything is supposed to fit together. It's like an Igor program, but somehow more generic. It's elements first, paired with some arm flaps and feathers to make it swan lake.

 

[airgelaal]

They didn't seem to like the scores. Like all "Georgians" at this championship

 

[tony]

I do not think the choreography is great though. It's very doing things that look difficult because they are difficult. And I don't think they have the most stable edges, particularly her. She sits on them rather than bending into them.

She for sure doesn’t have the best skating skills- I agree and mentioned that in my post. I don’t think the choreography is all that bad. Yes, there are highlight moves that don’t particularly match the phrasing of Swan Lake, but I also felt that about the Czechs. Powering through much of it without much nuance, which has always been their strength.

 

[Vagabond]

Another warhorse!

 

[Sally1214]

Am I the only one who kind of liked Diana and Gleb?

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Now for my favorite French team! I love this FD!

 

[tony]

Now for my far and away favorite program of the season. Just brilliant. This team needs that extra oomph and they should (will) be fighting for medals.

 

[Rukia]

She for sure doesn’t have the best skating skills- I agree and mentioned that in my post. I don’t think the choreography is all that bad. Yes, there are highlight moves that don’t particularly match the phrasing of Swan Lake, but I also felt that about the Czechs. Powering through much of it without much nuance, which has always been their strength.

lol well tbf I have my complaints about the Czechs as well. I'm not going to hate d/s because of who they are, but I think they are very midrange skaters who get a lot of attention that sometimes makes me shake my head.

 

[YourBorneo]

Am I the only one who kind of liked Diana and Gleb?

No, clearly there’s a block of judges who liked it more than you did.

 

[MacMadame]

Another warhorse!

Or as dh said, "Nobody has ever skated to this before" /s

 

[thvu]

Already so much nuance from Demougeot & Le Mercier. They even bother with some interesting holds.

 

[quartz]

Clair de Lune is so, so beautiful. And whoever structures Loicia’s costumes to keep her in place does a fabulous job.

 

[MacMadame]

Am I the only one who kind of liked Diana and Gleb?

I usually like them, just not today. And I agree that a lot of the criticism of them seems over the top and doesn't match the skating.

 

[thvu]

Love that GOE for the combo lift. FINALLY +4/+5 from the judges.

 

[marbri]

I don't think Diana was trying though. Clue: the hair.

Oh she had a different hairstyle and headpiece in the earlier days of this program. Typical Eteri tacky/overdone... Then at some stage she tried to look more modern ( I guess ) and adopted the IAM bauble ponytail

 

[Aceon6]

Calgary update… 10 skaters in. No one has cracked through 150 total.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Dat hairstyle!