Grand Prix of Espoo 2023 - Rhythm Dance - The Finn-al Countdown.

[SHARPIE]

Wedgie Data

StN.	Name	Nation
	Warm-Up Group 1
1	Emilea ZINGAS / Vadym KOLESNIK	USA
2	Mariia IGNATEVA / Danijil Leonyidovics SZEMKO	HUN
3	Yuka ORIHARA / Juho PIRINEN	FIN
4	Nadiia BASHYNSKA / Peter BEAUMONT	CAN
5	Jennifer JANSE van RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN	GER
	Warm-Up Group 2
6	Katerina MRAZKOVA / Daniel MRAZEK	CZE
7	Juulia TURKKILA / Matthias VERSLUIS	FIN
8	Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO	USA
9	Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SOERENSEN	CAN
10	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES

 

[victorskid]

The trumpets have sounded and the judges are being introduced...

 

[Wyliefan]

Stuck doing an online activity at work. Hope it finishes soon!!

 

[Rukia]

t&p for all these skaters I'm now just assuming this ice has been cursed

 

[Wyliefan]

Whew, finished in time!

 

[Kateri]

Here for Nadiia's hair and Yuka's artfully ripped fishnets.

 

[PRlady]

I’m assuming the Serious Finns will bronze here as at Finlandia. What’s important for the US teams is how they do vs each other.

 

[topaz]

I just can't get over show the styling for most of the teams this year in the RD is just horrible. It's not the difficult to look up or research 80s styling. Heck, the 80s styling is considered vintage now.

The makeup and hair for the women is completely off.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Weird how 80s costumes look exactly like all of Janse van Rensburg and Steffan's other costumes.

 

[skatingguy]

Zingas, Emilea/Kolesnik, Vadym
Coach: I. Shpilband, N. Deller, A. Lenda
Music: Another Part of Me, Liberian Girl

 

[Colonel Green]

Congrats to Nadiia & Peter for being selected to be the ISU stream thumbnail on their very first Grand Prix segment.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I feel like Igor giving a team an MJ program for an 80s theme is the least surprising thing that has ever happened.

 

[Rukia]

Look maybe I'm the one who's tired, but this seems very low energy as well

 

[Kateri]

Congrats to Nadiia & Peter for being selected to be the ISU stream thumbnail on their very first Grand Prix segment.

Because that worked out so well for Kevin and Amber...*

*spoilers for men's and women's SP

 

[skatingguy]

Zingas, Emilea/Kolesnik, Vadym
Coach: I. Shpilband, N. Deller, A. Lenda
Music: Another Part of Me, Liberian Girl

MiStW3+MiStM2
Stationary Lift 4
Pattern Step Sequence 2
SqTwW3+SqTwM4 - she checked the rotation of the 3rd set
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

Good skate - still not really impressed with this program.

72.13 = 1st Place

 

[Colonel Green]

A bit rough for Emilea at points there.

 

[her grace]

Zingas/Kolesnik

His carriage is excellent and she has good posture as well. Good matching twizzles (level 3 for her). Both look confident and comfortable. Good job.

 

[Rukia]

They are both very talented skaters, but also they do a lot of hopping to disguise some of their bigger issues which I know means nothing in the long run it just bothers me

 

[Sally1214]

Emilea and Vadym. Loved it. I'm very easy to please this season with 80s-themed RDs. I love most of the 80s music and just dance along in my chair to nearly all the programs.

eta: The skaters would probably love to have me on the judging panel for the RD comps this season. BIG GOEs from judge #moi.

 

[Colonel Green]

Because that worked out so well for Kevin and Amber...

Hey, they aren’t expected to medal here anyway, it’s all good.

 

[airgelaal]

So many Ukrainians

 

[skatingguy]

Ignateva, Marlia/Szemko, Danijil Leonyidovics
Coach: Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk, Nora Hoffman
Music: Boys Total Eclipse of the Heart, Push It

 

[Rukia]

i do indeed believe they are both on the prowl for boys in those outfits

 

[her grace]

The makeup and hair for the women is completely off.

Because 80's hair was sooo bad.

 

[Wyliefan]

That was weird -- picture froze for me but sound kept going! Fortunately I was able to switch devices and everything's OK.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

i do indeed believe they are both on the prowl for boys in those outfits

TURN AROUND!

 

[Rukia]

push it real good! as they crawl through their program I feel like this music was aspirational

 

[her grace]

I'm glad the GP judges aren't going crazy with Z/K's scores. They could be really great if they keep addressing their technical areas that need improvement, ex. clearer turns, better ice coverage, deeper edges for her, and hopefully, these scores will encourage them to do that.

 

[PRlady]

She-Hungarian looked really sketchy on a lot of those moves.

 

[Kateri]

I know we say this in ice dance so often the words have lost all meaning, but: what in god's name was that.