Arena is so empty. Geez

I don't remember ever seeing a top skater have a -4 deductions for falls.  Kao had a great night and was at his best.

1 minute ago, rockstaryuzu said:

Arena is so empty. Geez

(to be honest - I'd have had to leave after Jun fell the fourth time.   I would have watched him go to the kiss and CRY from the top of the stands and then slinked off.)

36 minutes ago, barbara said:

I don't remember ever seeing a top skater have a -4 deductions for falls.  Kao had a great night and was at his best.

Actually, Kaiya Ruiter got that in the women's event today

 

 

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Well, that's that. 

 

I think there is a gala stream tomorrow as well, starting at 2pm Vancouver time

2 hours ago, barbara said:

I don't remember ever seeing a top skater have a -4 deductions for falls.  Kao had a great night and was at his best.

Compared to SCI 2019😉

2 hours ago, rockstaryuzu said:

Arena is so empty. Geez

Compared to SCI 2019😉

11 hours ago, LAY said:

Compared to SCI 2019😉

Even compared to last year's SCI!

Jun won't be at the GP Final.  Even if he takes gold in his next competition, he won't have enough points....

16 hours ago, rockstaryuzu said:

The fans are giving some really interesting stuffies this year 

 

Yes. Have you seen what Kaori got? A sashimi cushion and someone else got a plush plant? Maybe its a theme, get the most extraordinary plushies on the ice😉.

 

So, some thoughts on the men:

Conrad:
Love the music choice, the costum is nice as well. But a bit more power/agression and expression would be nice to give this program a bit more life, to really act out the music (to be fair, I just watched a great dance performance to one of the imagin dragon songs, that makes me notice the lack of expression even more I guess)
Mikhail:
Enjoyed the program. It felt like he lost a bit of energy at the last choreo/step sequence. I would prefer it if they removed the cardwheel so he can put more energy into the step sequence before it. But, still early in the season. And I really like his skating.
Matteo:
He did great with fix you.
Kao:
Lol, another program with ending in the face of the judges😂. I like it, but the fall was scary😵.
Jun:
Outch🙈...couldn't stomache to watch it all....i just hope that he is "ok", only some bruises and nothing worse. Guess with this placement he doesn't have a chance for the GP final, even if he would get first in the next competition 😔.
Sota:
Its a nice program and I liked watching it, but I don't love it.... guess it’s one of the warhorse songs that would need a bit more to catch me🤷🏼‍♀️. But happy for his win!😀

2 hours ago, barbara said:

Jun won't be at the GP Final.  Even if he takes gold in his next competition, he won't have enough points....

Ugh. NOT what he needs right now

Time for GP de France !

 

 

I was sleeping the sleep of the dead, so missed the Women's SP and will catch up later, but woke up in time for the last two pairs in the RD.

 

First of all, a general complaint: the camera work is from a bit too far away. Yes it's great to see the ice dance patterns from a distance, but I want to see things like lifts and spins closer up. And it would be great to see the skaters in detail at the start and end of the programs.

 

That being said, I love love both these skates. Laurence & Nikolaj pull that Top Gun theme off with panache, and Charlene & Marco were spot-on with their dance and costumes. I adore their costumes - so fun and bright, and getting the 80s vibe exactly right.

 

 

On 10/30/2023 at 2:58 AM, rockstaryuzu said:

Even compared to last year's SCI!

Ohh...I didn't even know there was a SCI last year...lol.

World championship 2023 at Saitama arena was quite full  ( I heard some fishy things about the number of audiences attended)! Let's see how next year World would be like at Montreal 🤔

Was the audience in France a bit bigger? I want to see a couple of the skaters (Haein and Adam for a start) but can't find them.

I know it's Yuzu day, but anyone watching mend Free skate?

 

Had to get myself to Canada via vpn to access the official stream, no idea why, it's not like germany is showing the grand prix🙄.

Lukas was great! I like the music. The choreo and step parts could be a bit more dynamic, but this was really nice to watch.

Especially after so many classical music programs😅.