Grand Prix De France 2023- Rhythm Dance “Non-vember Rain”

[Wyliefan]

That's great music to twizzle by.

And Mark agrees with me.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Ok, now we know that edges are not genetic.
Good appetite, seemingly, is.

Am I the only one who wants to approach him and rip this stupid piece of cloth off?

 

[Colonel Green]

I don’t understand Anthony’s deep V costume choice for this music.

 

[victorskid]

I don't think anyone's gotten an SB here yet, have they?

No, they haven't.

 

[Rukia]

Good for them.

 

[tony]

The music is an A+ with lots of extra credit, but he's just not moving with any kind of ease while she totally just outshines him in movement and assuredness.

It was a good skate but the costumes both make them look heavy, and his skating still irks me. Seeing what the music is, it should be an OMG great from me.

 

[thvu]

I'm really not a fan of this lift. I know they're going for the continuous change of pose feature, but it always looks like Christina is coming down early.

 

[once_upon]

I don’t understand Anthony’s deep V costume choice for this music.

Certainly not anything Lindsay Buckingham would wear

 

[Wyliefan]

Good, strong, mature skating.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

That was really generic after the French. Their costumes are really distracting and I was more focused on the flying fabric than what their feet was doing.

 

[skatingguy]

Carreira, Christina/Ponomarenko, Anthony
Coach: S. Moir, M. Hubbell, A. Diaz, P. Lauzon
Music: Whole Lotta Trouble, Edge of Seventeen

Pattern Step Sequence 2
SqTwW4+SqTwM4
MiStW3+MiStM2
Curve Lift 4
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

That was really good. Christina looks amazing in that dress, but I wish there was some colour for one, or both of them. Skating quality looked good, and they made good use of the highlights in the music. Hard to go wrong with Stevie Nicks.

72.94 = 2nd Place

 

[Primorskaya]

Ok, now we know that edges are not genetic.
Good appetite, seemingly, is.

Am I the only one who wants to approach him and rip this stupid piece of cloth off?

Let's get rid of all of her dress, too. Hides her lines and is just awful, and not even in an 80s way!

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Is that Madyson?

She's....having some good times since she retired, isn't she?

 

[PRlady]

Gotta say the French were definitely better in the RD.

 

[topaz]

Anthony is improving but Christina is really the strength of the team now. Christina's skating skills and performance have improved so much in the last two years.

 

[tony]

Madison, we know. You don't have to hide it

 

[skatingguy]

Is that Madyson?

She's....having some good times since she retired, isn't she?

You may have missed that she's pregnant.

 

[skatingguy]

Fournier Beaudry, Laurence/Soerensen, Nikolaj
Coach: M.-F. Dubreuil, P. Lauzon, R. Haguenauer
Music: Top Gun (soundtrack)

 

[Karen-W]

I don't like Christina's hair in a ponytail today. I liked it better when it was down and partially pulled back with the barrettes.

That's my only criticism of them, but we all know I'm an uber, lol.

 

[Wyliefan]

Ben's verdict: "They are less clean than the French in their edges, but I think they have a more genuine connection/expression."

 

[Colonel Green]

I don't think anyone's gotten an SB here yet, have they?

Laurence and Nik fell at their first event, so they should break the streak. Unless…

 

[Sally1214]

OH MY GOSH .... that little girl in the audience .... how adorable was she!!

 

[Rukia]

I'm going to say something potentially controversial- I think l/b are better than fb/s

 

[Colonel Green]

Did Kelly McGillis wear anything like Laurence’s costume in the movie? I don’t recall this look.

 

[Wyliefan]

I'm going to say something potentially controversial- I think l/b are better than fb/s

They do look a bit sluggish to me.

 

[thvu]

Lopareva & Brissaud are so much better than FB&S, but what the latter has is charisma and connection - which gets you so far today.

 

[skatingguy]

Fournier Beaudry, Laurence/Soerensen, Nikolaj
Coach: M.-F. Dubreuil, P. Lauzon, R. Haguenauer
Music: Top Gun (soundtrack)

Straight Line Lift 4 - extended lift
SqTwW4+SqTwM4
DiStW2+DiStM2
Pattern Step Sequence 3
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

I loved that he was wearing the sung glasses for the introductions. His shirt is not quite right - he should just take it off. Loved this program, and can't wait to it in a few months when they've had even more time with it.

80.98 = 1st Place

 

[marbri]

Laurence.

But with this panel I worry.

 

[skategal]

It’s not soup yet but it’s so cheesy I loved that from Lolo and Nik!

 

[tony]

I'm going to say something potentially controversial- I think l/b are better than fb/s

I think they get by because of the command they have and their usually character-driven programs.

But there's a lot of emptiness in this, the twizzles wandered far apart, the intricacy for a team of their ranking should be much higher, and his shortcomings are usually attempted to be masked.