MEN:
If I had to pick an event that was truly *EXCITING*, it would have to be the men's final flight in the free skate. Adam, Shoma and Jason had three great skates back-to-back-to-back and it was literally worth the price of admission just to see Shoma and that incredible free skate. He's the whole package, and I literally tweeted that the last three men were the perfect example that jumps and performance quality CAN AND DO exist at the same time. That was men's skating at some of it's best. I found Boyang Jin's programs and exhibition number (COWBOYang if you haven't seen it) to be delightfully entertaining. I was laughing, I was smiling, I was DYING! Like, I actually *like* the Spider Man program for him. He commits to it, and the choreography is so over-the-top that it somehow works. You can see that they're strategizing to overcome his lack of components with the material this year. Shoutout to Adam for rocking (successfully) the tank top in the short, Jason for standing up his quad, and Voronov for somehow ending up fourth??? Muse is a miracle worker, guys. PAIRS: I'd be lying to you if I told you that pairs event wasn't a rough one. Pairs is obviously really hard. My faves of Castelli/Tran, Kayne/OShea and James/Cipres had a tough go, though I like the potential. Props to Mervissa for having an *almost* perfect short and I love the music. The India program for Kayne/Oshea was a really good choice for them, and Tarah's look was fab. James and Cipres are so collectively attractive that they should get a deduction, and the music choices were (fire emoji.) Congrats to the Baby Canadians for coming through #formyfantasyteam and I sincerely wish all pair boys could use their face like Charlie Bilodeau. Much respect to Denney/Frazier for getting an unexpected silver medal after coming back from a big injury. Both of their programs are snoozy to me, but their consistency is a huge asset. Tarasova and Morosov's 3T is really cool to see live and I am so jealous of whomever is in the rink when they get that 4T. DANCE: It's getting late and this post is getting long, so I'm gonna be quick here. The Shibs rocked the hip hop in the short- you can *tell* they put a lot of time into making the hip hop look natural, and they pull it off really well. They are perfect humans and Maia's free dance dress was only second to Alex's short dance tux ensemble. There is FAR TOO MANY MUSIC CHOICES in H/D's short, but that free was really beautiful. Just stab us in the heart repeatedly, why don't you? Elena is unfairly gorgeous and I could watch her dance all day. Shoutout to Pogrebinsky/Benoit- I thought they had some really great moments in their free dance. Kana Muramoto gives great face, and that immediately makes me like her. (Insightful commentary, I know. ) That (quickly) wraps up Skate America as I move on to previewing Skate Canada! The gauntlet that is Grand Prix has officially begun- pray for us all : )
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