By Matteo Morelli | Skating images by Robin Ritoss<\/i><\/p>\n
For the second yr in a row, the Grand Prix de France befell in Angers\u2019 IceParc. The third Grand Prix occasion of the season noticed silver world medallist Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri of Italy main throughout each segments of the occasion, recording the second highest complete thus far after Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier at Skate Canada; Laurence Fournier-Beaudry & Nikolaj S\u00f8rensen of Canada confidently took the second place, whereas in third and including one other grand prix medal this season had been France\u2019s Evgeniia Lopareva & Geoffrey Brissaud.<\/p>\n
For their 80s rhythm dance, they selected \u201cHolding out for a hero\u201d by Bonnie Tyler and \u201cAgainst all odds\u201d by Phil Collins, which they current with shiny gentle blue and pink costumes.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we started listening to music from the 80s, we could choose rock music or some aerobic style music, but when we heard \u2018Holding out for a hero\u2019 we felt that it was a mix between these two genres and could allow us to do something different\u201d, Fabbri shared.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted costumes that were not invisible, this is the season we want to do something different, funny, that we would have never chosen for the free dance\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n Their free dance is predicated on the film \u201cThe theory of everything\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cStephen Hawking was sick and another person (his wife) spent a lot of her life just supporting him and taking care of him\u201d, Marco stated. \u201cWe wanted to show the connection of two people, their story of mutual support, strong interactions, something more emotional for us compared from last season\u201d.<\/p>\n This free is nearer to a mode that the Italian crew is conversant in and really feel extra relaxed.<\/p>\n \u201cLast year, we decided to skate on a dark music: it demanded a lot, that programme was really hard because every movement had to be really sharp, with a lot of energy\u201d, Fabbri defined. \u201cEven though the final result was really good, we felt (the programme) was not too natural for us, so this year we wanted to go back to something more natural for us, that could allow us to show our connection more\u201d.<\/p>\n Their rhythm dance is predicated on the well-known \u201cTop Gun\u201d film: the whole lot on this programme remembers it, from the music to the costume, with Nikolaj reproducing the enduring US Navy jacket wore by Tom Cruise.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a programme that we love a lot, it is based on a very cool 1980s movie\u201d, S\u00f8rensen stated. \u201cIt has rock, a love story, all connected in this programme\u201d.<\/p>\n They felt their rhythm dance at this occasion made up for the shaky begin they’d at Finlandia Trophy earlier within the season.<\/p>\n Their free dance is predicated on \u201cNotre dame de Paris\u201d, a programme which their coach Marie-France Dubreil instructed them it may develop into their masterpiece.<\/p>\n \u201cWe went to a second-hand store and found a CD that you can\u2019t find on Spotify\u201d, S\u00f8rensen shared. \u201cWe found the piece \u2018Ave Maria\u2019, we didn\u2019t want to do the normal version of Notre dame de Paris that everybody knows has been done over and over again\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWe like varying a bit what we do in style, last year we had Flamenco and (this year) we wanted to go into more of a modern touch where we can expand ourselves more\u201d, Fournier-Beaudry added.<\/p>\n Evgeniia Lopareva & Geoffrey Brissaud\u2019s add one other bronze medal to the one they’ve already gained at Skate America. Although their complete scores weren’t as excessive as at their first Grand Prix occasion, they felt they improved quite a bit from it.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the Grand Prix at Skate America we were already focussing on the performance part of both programmes, and looking back at this competition I think we did that because the score for our free was higher already\u201d, Lopareva shared. \u201cWe will keep fixing our performance and come back to technique, because it was lower in this competition than at Skate America\u201d.<\/p>\n Their rhythm dance\u2019s music by Mylene Farmer discovered a really optimistic reception from the native crowd.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt like it was our best rhythm dance performance this season, I felt emotionally we performed really well and we really felt the support of the public\u201d, Lopareva stated.<\/p>\n USA\u2019s Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko resulted in fourth place, and wish to maintain engaged on enhancing their outcomes.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are happy with how we skated, there were a couple of technical mistakes and it wasn\u2019t our best, but we are still happy with how we did\u201d, Carreira shared.<\/p>\n Their rhythm dance is predicated on music by Stevie Nicks, while their free dance is on music from the film \u201cPerfume \u2013 The story of a murderer\u201d, which they skate with nice depth.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s Marie-Jade Lauriault & Romain le Gac all the time take pleasure in coming again to France, the nation they represented till 2021. In their rhythm dance they skate on music by INKX, while their free is a really authentic programme based mostly on the soundtrack of Tim Burton\u2019s \u201cCorpse Bride\u201d. They had been glad to be again on the ice in full form, after Romain had a hernia to cope with in summer season.<\/p>\n Korea\u2019s Hanna Lim & Ye Quan already improved their outcomes from Skate America, going from a ninth-place end there to a sixth-place end at this occasion, the place they skated a convincing free on French music of \u201cUmbrellas of Cherbourg\u201d.<\/p>\n Spain\u2019s Olivia Smart & Tim Dieck had been granted a second Grand Prix spot after USA\u2019s Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker withdrew attributable to well being causes. With an eight-place end, each their segments suffered a bit, however with this being their first season collectively it’s already exceptional to see how a lot work this skilled crew is placing in.<\/p>\n USA\u2019s Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov resulted in ninth place, and are going to compete once more at NHK Trophy. Another two French groups competed at this occasion, with this being their solely Grand Prix task this season: Marie Dupayage & Thomas Nabais, which resulted in seventh place, and Natacha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa, which resulted in tenth place.<\/p>\n Qualification standings Next Grand Prix Cup of China takes place from November 10-12<\/i>. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [ad_1] By Matteo Morelli | Skating images by Robin Ritoss For the second yr in a row, the Grand Prix de France befell in Angers\u2019 IceParc. 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Event Recap
<\/i><\/b>Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri (pictured, proper) began their season early this yr at Lombardia Trophy. The very skilled Italian crew confirmed an excellent form at their first Grand Prix of this season, the place they collected their tenth Grand Prix medal (together with finals) of their profession.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FBS-0240.jpg?resize=383%2C450&ssl=1\")
Canada\u2019s Laurence Fournier-Beaudry & Nikolaj S\u00f8rensen (pictured, left) ended up second in each segments on the occasion.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Half means by the Grand Prix sequence, the qualification standings for the Grand Prix Final are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
<\/strong>Cup of China goes to be the fourth Grand Prix occasion of the season. Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier will head into their second Grand Prix wanting to maintain the very excessive requirements they’ve already set at Skate Canada; additionally from Canada, Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha will attempt to earn one other medal so as to add to their silver at Skate America. From the USA, Caroline Green & Michael Parsons will attempt to enhance on their fourth-place end at Skate America and depart the occasion with a medal. Czech Republic\u2019s Nat\u00e1lie Taschlerov\u00e1 & Filip Taschler needed to withdraw from the occasion due to medical causes; we want them a speedy restoration and to be again on the ice quickly. As of now, they haven’t but been changed and due to this fact the occasion may run with solely 9 ice dance groups.<\/p>\n