Chock and Bates surprised with a new program: rock music and a dress like a Dali watch

Watching performances on the ice is always exciting, especially early in the season. The world level offers many exciting pairs, including those that competed in the first round of the Skate America Grand Prix. Despite the predictable outcome, this tournament proved to be exciting.

The reigning world champions, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, expectedly emerged victorious. However, everyone was excited for their new performances. During practice before the rhythm dance, Madison had a bad fall off the final cheer and couldn’t get up for a long time. But as fans in the stands reported, she continued her performance, smiled and seemed in good shape.

Their rhythmic dance was performed to the music of the band Queen. Madison Chock’s dress was unusual and stylized to match lead singer Freddie Mercury’s jacket, which gave the performance an interesting style. It made a striking and unusual impression. The choreographic elements in this number were not too complicated, but perfectly combined with the general atmosphere. However, on the last support there was not enough speed, which slightly reduced the spectacle.

Their new free program was presented to Pink Floyd hits from the album “Back of the Moon”. This program could be as meaningful as their previous performance called “Snake”. The main theme of the program was time. Madison Chock’s dress was styled after artist Salvador Dali’s famous clock, and everything in the number perfectly reflected this theme and concept. Despite some technical issues and a slight loss in speed, Madison and Evan earned 212.96 points for both of their performances.

Canadians Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha won silver. Their rhythmic dance was set to the music of Michael Jackson and utilized specific imagery from the “Thriller” music video. This performance was characterized by a fresh and clearly thought out style with an active use of choreography.

Their free program was presented to the music of composer Jean-Michel Blais’ “Roses.” This program was dominated by a more abstract image, without a clear plot or development. However, it was full of small movements that did not always coincide with the musical accents. This made the number diverse. In technical aspects they were not inferior to the American competitors, the basic scores were the same. In the end, for both performances, Lajoie and Lagha scored 196.99 points.

Evgenia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud took third place and became the first French pair. Their rhythmic dance was performed to the music of Milen Farmer and their program was rich in unusual stylistic and choreographic finds.

Their free program was presented to the music of Rachmaninoff and turned out to be less vivid, without bright emotions and stylistic richness. They demonstrated unusual choreography and unexpected positions. In terms of technique, they proved to be the strongest, with the highest base value of elements. For both performances, they scored 193.47 points.

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