Melodie

He updated the info from LAST YEAR 😂😂😂😂😂 He won't let the ISU have the upper hand and spoil the fun 🤣 PS: I'm also interested in his coaching team for this year, other than the SP, of course LOL

4CC is going to be in... wait for it... Europe this year 😂😂😂😂😂 Why doesn't the ISU merge Euros and 4CCs together and call it a practice session for the WC or use it to replace the WC in Montpellier later on? 🤣 Edit and update: annnnnd it's back to TBA faster than a blink of an eye. This is so funny 😂 Edit 2: and then it''s back to Tallinn. So for the first time in history, 4CC is held in Europe 🤣

Mai Mihara EX: Never enough Performed at Carnival on Ice Natasha MCKAY (GBR) FP: Ocean's 8 soundtrack http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010137.htm Mia KALIN (USA) SP: Waltz of the Flowers by Petr I. Tchaikovski. Choreo: Ilona Melnichenko FP: There is a God in You (from "Clash of the Titans")/Light of the Seven (from "Game of Thrones" soundtrack). Choreo: Evgenia Chernyshova http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111285.htm Isabeau LEVITO (USA) SP: The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Joshua Bell FP: Russian Dance (from "Swan Lake") by Petr I. Tchaikovski Choreo: Yulia Kuznetsova http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111287.htm SEO Claire (USA) SP: Rain, In Your Black Eyes by Ezio Bosso FP: Jean de Florette (soundtrack) http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111283.htm

These costumes are taken from Ito Satomi-san's Twitter page so it's safe to assume they are all designed by her PS: Shun's gloves screams Masquerade tribute 🤣

Mood

Re Yuma: ...still the same boring costumes. He goes from the full suit to the shirt without the tie but adds a pair of baggy pants. Although I guess with that song, nobody can dress nicely. Re Shun: That's a lot of music cuts he gets so the program feels a bit all over the place. Re: Kaori: I agree. Re: Mana. There you go, but I suppose the clip will be strike down very soon so you should rewatch right now.

Gotta say this, PE wise I would give it to Mana today. Barring some glitches with tuning in with the music, she's improved a lot. Just the best performer out of all the girls.

(Cont.) I don't know how to feel about this one tho. Maybe I'm just not a fan of indigo...

Collection of gorgeous costumes from some ladies in Team Japan to brighten up a gloomy weekend. Courtesy of @tshashin

Wakaba's gorgeous 3A From Mana. Hanged on but rotated nonetheless. One baby step at a time. Congrats Mana

Announced Right after she landed 3A (in practice) and attempted a whole bunch of 4Ts at Japan Open. Mana fans rise!!!!

I think this is Anna Frolova's international senior debut?

Mikhail Kolyada went back to his Nutcracker SP. Just how many time is he going to change his programs???

Also good points you have made! Anyway, it really depends and varies from programs to programs. Let's see how it goes.

Those dance moves look interesting but I do wonder how P/C are going to translate those to ice dance movements. It seems like something that suits normal stage and should be viewed in close distance. Of course, the clips look good with support from OIP, but OIP = close distance so I don't really know... A personal note, a lot of times I have seen FS programs with interesting movements but not suitable for FS, like they can't "fill" the stadium?

My French is not the best but it's enough to tell you that you are correct Also, they will be doing Whacking, a style that originated in LA in the 80s, to fulfill the requirement for hiphop this year. As for what exactly that is, I have no idea.

Marin's Assasin's Tango. In general I quite like the program (just not the first few seconds cos the choreo is a bit weird). It suits her and is an amazing step-up compared to the tango program that she had a couple of years ago. FYI, below is the Twitter ver just in case the youtube link is taken down.

Minerva Fabienne HASE/Nolan SEEGERT (GER) SP: You Are the Reason (Duet Version) by Calcum Scott, Leona Lewis FP: People Help The People by Birdy Choreo: Mark Pillay http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00034724.htm Karina SAFINA/Luka BERULAVA (GEO) SP: Moonlight by Viper. Choreo: Nikolai Morozov FP: In this shirt. Choreo: Ivan Malafeev http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111153.htm Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL (GER) SP: ABBA Medley. Choreo: Anna Cappelini FP: The Other Side by Ruelle. Choreo: Luca Lanotte, Joti Polizoakes http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107818.htm

Brendan KERRY (AUS) SP: Leave A Light On by Tom Walker FP: The Greatest Showman Soundtrack http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011398.htm Gabriele FRANGIPANI (ITL) SP: Wild by John Legend, Gary Clarck Jr. FP: Red Right Hand by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds/Ballad Of A Thin Man by Richard Hawley/I'm A Man by Black Strobe Choreo: Benoit Richaud http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054808.htm Paul FENTZ (GER) SP: Wire to Wire by Razorlight FP: Hurricane by Scorpions Choreo: Adam Solya http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011033.htm Valtter VIRTANEN (FIN) SP: This Place Was A Shelter by Olafur Arnalds, Arnor Dan FP: Sail by Aaron Bruno, performed by Awolnation/We Are by Marijn Van Der Meer, Jorrit L Kleijnen, performed by HAEVN (Symphonic Tales) Choreo: Adam Solya http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007137.htm Vladimir LITVINTSEV (AZE) FP: The Joker Choreo: Sergei Rozanov http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00106448.htm Conor STAKELUM (IRL) SP: The Golden Path by Brian Tyler/Soulseeker by Thomas Bergersen Choreo: Andres Smith http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054307.htm Adrien TESSON (FRA) SP: The Way Down We Go FP: El Tango De Roxanne Choreo: Mahil Chantelauze http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013738.htm

Viktoriia SAFONOVA (BLR) SP: Time to Say Goodbye FP: Your Heart Is As Black As Night by Melody Gardot/Power by Elliot Wheeler feat. Donna Missal Choreo: Marina Rolbina http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00105615.htm Anastasiia Shabotova (UKR) SP: Carol of the Bells by Tommee Profitt/ Shchedrick by Nikolay Leontovich FP: James Bond Medley Choreo: Nadezhda Kanaeva http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108905.htm Anete LACE (LAT) SP: Can't Help Falling In Love by Tommee Profitt FP: Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens Choreo: Oleg Purtov http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103372.htm Tzu-Han TING (TPE) SP: Twilight (soundtrack) FP: Aladdin (soundtrack) Choreo: Joey Russels http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108222.htm Lea SERNA (FRA) SP: Kill Bill (soundtrack). Choreo: Anna Novichkina FP: La Terre Vue Du Ciel by Armand Amar/Dawn Of Faith (soundtrack) by Eternal Eclipse. Choreo: Romain Gazave http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054429.htm Dasa GRM (SLO) SP: So Close by Olafur Arnalds FP: Epilogue by Olafur Arnalds/Happiness by Olafur Arnalds/Man On A Mission by Oh The Larceny Choreo: Dasa Grm, Jeranjak Ipakjan, Tom Dickson, Jagoda Batagelj http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007367.htm Julia LANG (HUN) SP: I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle. Choreo: Daniil Gleikhengauz http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103344.htm Anastasiia ARKHIPOVA (Ukraine) FP: Lighthouse by Patrick Watson Choreo: Maria Tumanovska-Chaika http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103282.htm Alina URUSHADZE (Georgia) FP: Anna Karenina (soundtrack) by Dario Marianelli Choreo: Nikita Mikhailov http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00106324.htm

Some upcoming international comps for Team Japan CS Cup of Austria Sena Miyake Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda Mana Kawabe Wakaba Higuchi Tomoe Kawabata Subs: Sota Yamamoto, Yuhana Yokoi CS Warsaw Cup Sota Yamamoto Koshiro Shimada Yuhana Yokoi Mai Mihara Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi Subs: Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda, Sena Miyake, Mana Kawabe, Tomoe Kawabata Golden Spin of Zagreb Hana Yoshida (in junior women, not CS) Universiade Sumitada Moriguchi Taichiro Yamakuma Hina Takeno Rinka Watanabe (Subs: Kazuki Kushida, Shiika Yoshioka, Yuna Aoki) Note: Rescheduled Universiade takes place directly before Japan Nationals. https://twitter.com/figureskatingm1/status/1440887265887023110

Oh for sure cos I can't read Japanese. Unless someone else helps me out, my hands are tied PS: A kid is skating to Iron-blooded Orphan OST????

It was indeed so bad in the previous years; I shoulda add that. For this year, I would still say let's wait. Unlikely that JSF will get significantly better because history's proved that they suck. Still, let's see how it unfolds. But.... with that being said, I'm so ready to chop off JSF if they don''t move their idiotic a***** and do more things that make sense soon....

This should be a walk in the park for the singles' skaters from Team Japan so if they flop, well, JSF better watches out. But also, what a pity if it loses its Challenger status.