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Alexeiskate
01-04-2003, 05:31 PM
What do you guys think of this show?

I thought it was one of the better skating and live singing show this year. All of the performers looked great and I enjoyed most of the performances.

. I loved watching Katia. I was very impressed that she did 3toe and 2axel. I like her "Dream" program much better than Oksana's, because it didn't have too many posing sections.

. I was very impressed that Kristi was still in top technical form. Her "Imagine" number was beautiful.

. It was nice that the audience showed its appreciation of Lucinda's spins. I wish we could have seen another number from her.

. I like Nicole's last number with all of those on-ice splits. She must have been studying Vanessa Gusmoli. The ABBA number had too many music changes for my liking.

. Yuka was solid and lovely as always. My only small complaint about Yuka is that I don't think she is pushing her footwork to its maximum capability. During the Take 5 number, I kept waiting for her footwork to explode but it never happened.

. Kat looked great with a solid 2axel. I wasn't too crazy about the "Roxanne" number but that guy was cute though.

. All of the group numbers were well put together and fun to watch, especially the "We Are Family" one.

. I was delightfully suprised that Gloria Gaynor sounded great and I even liked that new song that she sang. I also liked Cassandra Wilson's first number. The new Miami Sound Machine could have been skipped altogether though.

. The slight weak link among the performers was Nancy Kerigan, IMO. I found her style, particularly the first number, to be as stiff as a cardboard, but she still got the triples and looked good.

loveskating
01-05-2003, 10:32 AM
My take also...I thoroughly enjoyed Divas, everyone.

I would have linked Roz visually a bit more to the original video, but thought that number very creative

The highlights for me were also Katia's and Kristi's skates. (I think Kristi is the most "on" skater all the time I've ever seen...she must be so grounded and centered to manage that?).

Made me realize how much I've missed seeing Katia...she is one of the most expressive skaters and total quality...and I suspect that Ilia has been helping her with her jumps, LOL!

Whatever the details of the singers/skaters, I found this one far less distracting, didn't find myself wishing I could see the skater, so whatever they did, they did it right.

Alexa
01-07-2003, 10:04 AM
I thought parts of it were good, parts were not, so I have mixed feelings. I cannot remember the specifics at the moment, but I liked Lucinda, Yuka, Katia, and Kristi's performances. Haven't been thrilled with Nancy in a while, and that is unchanged.

Did anyone notice the bad camerawork--they kept zooming out so far that you could hardly see who was skating, and then they zoomed in so close that you could not see their feet. It was distracting for me, anyway.

As for Katarina, I just get bored watching her because she does the same type of routine each year, and I don't think she has tons to offer anymore. I like her, I just do not see much change or growth happening there.