2024 Grand Prix Final Recap - Ice Dance/Pairs

Recap of the Ice Dance and Pairs events at the 2024 Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France. I discuss the scoring in the ice dance event and the pecking order in Pairs. Follow The Cutting Edge on all social platforms @iceskatepodcast

[FSexcept]

"people are saying that Canadian nationals will be interesting. no, they won't." ha!

[kittyloveswheat]

Take Five is already iconic IMO. The crowd was memorized. You could feel it through the screen. I would skip 4 Continents if it's too much travel.

[raainbowrainbowconnectionconne]

GP should stop changing outfits. It changes the mood/vibes of the program each time, for me, anyway. The bigger issue is that they are cute and fun but lack sophistication. It feels like they are trying too hard to be quirky and would benefit from stripping things down from costumes to choreography, sometimes less is more. But the judges clearly held them up/helped them as much as they could in the free that it probably doesn't matter.
Should FG go back to Rocky? This free isn't working for them either. Seeing them basically tied with GF is weird. Why are GF struggling so much with levels when it is usually their strong point? Neither program have scored well.
LaLa should have been third but need to stop recycling choreography and lifts. No other teams are using lifts from when they were juniors. Being canada number 2 is definitely hurting them.

[gailjones]

I loved the ice dance from the top six contenders, and I believe that experience is the best policy with Maddie and Evan, Piper and Paul, and Charlene and her partner: but the reason why Piper and Paul lost because Paul's mistake on the rhythm dance during the element: and realistically, Piper and Paul should have been on the podium, but unfortunately, not 🚫!!!
Majorie and Zachary went good in the free program, but their rhythm dance was not 🚫 stronger than the British team and the Italian team in the rhythm dance program..
Our American Cerreria and Porangeriv+ ( I know that I misspelled their names) were beaten by Marjorie and Zachary by receiving liwer than they ( the AMERICANS) in their first assignment to get second 🥈 place), so Majorie and Zach were rewarded in the Grand Prix Final..
The French, British, American, and Canadian Majorie and Zachary are trained and practiced at the Academy in Montreal, so I knew that it would be a showdown with the top controllers..
But you have to remember that the British team was undefeated with both of their two assignments with 30 points than the others.. but the British team thought 🤔 that they were going to be the victor, but the other teams had something to say about that!!!
The French team, even though that I didn't like their programs, but they were engaging in both and kept the audience's interest!!!
And also the French team was competing in the ISU Challenger Series and won twice... so they had that winning momental!!!
Now the Pairs:
Any team could have been on the podium for pairs..
I predicted the German team: M and M to be the victor over Japanese team R and K because R and K are still recuperating over injuries and setbacks as well as the Germans..
The Georgian team was good, and they have won the ISU Challenger Series so they have more confidence in this competition before European Championship: and between them and the German team, they made fewer to no mistakes that landed them on the podium for third place!!!
I love Ellie and Danny: they had made so much improvement in their partnership, and Ellie is fighting for those side by side, and her triple throws; Damny said that he is please with their performance and what they have experienced: and if they are happy, I am happy with them because they went with the best of the best coming in fifth place overall and it's always room for growth..
The same concept is for the Italian teams, but I believe that those European pair veterans would be ready for the Georgian team because they (the Georgian team) are still fresh from transition to seniors from juniors like the Australian pair team..
With that said; European Championship is going to be INSANE!!!!
Our National Qualifying for World is going to be like predators ready to devour: fasten your seatbelt; it is going to be a bumpy ride!! But exciting and exuberant to behold!!!!