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In January, they took home their first national title, defeating defending ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates. It also helps that they have been on a winning streak. That confidence is one reason the Shibutanis will be strong contenders for the ice dance title at the Figure Skating World Championships this week at TD Garden. In both their programs, the Shibutanis go beyond the minimum twizzle requirements and pile on the rotations because, Alex says, “It shows a confidence level you have with the element, and we like doing twizzles, so we’ll do more.”
#Twizzle dance free#
This season, the guidelines for the short dance require skaters to perform one set of sequential twizzles, which means they must incorporate two separate spins across the ice with one step in between.Įach free dance needs to include at least one set of sequential twizzles with two or three separate spins that move across the ice with up to three steps in between. “You have to try and make sure that you’re precise for the unison to be right on.” “In order to have really strong twizzles, you need strong individual skating skills because you’re not holding on to each other,” says Maia. Meanwhile, Maia adds that skating ability, music cues, and choreography all play a role, too, helping the Shibutanis stay in sync with each other. “It goes to show just how detailed and how down to the nitty-gritty the synchronization on twizzles gets.” “We could often times hear the placement of each other’s feet based the sound that our blades were making on the ice,” says Davis. Davis and White have been partners for nearly two decades. Meryl Davis and Charlie White, who won gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and at World Championships in Moscow in 2011 and London in 2013, agree that practice time and experience skating together are the keys to successful twizzle sequences. Hopefully we can put on a performance that will get the crowd into it.“I’d also like to think that there’s natural twizzling ability.” The free will be very different, a lot of ballet elements. For the free we will change the lift and bits and pieces of the program. I was trying to be too perfect, I think."Īdded Muramoto: "We were confident and calm and despite the mistake I thought we were good for the most part. I’ve been a little unsure on the second twizzle in practice all long. "Big mistake on my part in the twizzle, but apart from that I thought we were pretty solid," Takahashi said of their "Sorani Bushi" and "Koto" rhythm dance. Takahashi had a mistake on his twizzle sequence on Friday, falling out of the second twizzle as he lost his balance. Muramoto/Takahashi fell short in qualifying for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 earlier this season, making a big mistake at the qualifying event - Japanese nationals. Picture by Oscar Corrons/ Olympic Channel Muramoto/ Takahashi look forward to free dance "I thought 'Wow.' We’re in the free dance now and while we have bigger goals, we’ll try not to think about it and go all out." "When our name was called during warmups and I saw the way the crowd reacted to Daisuke, it just reminded me of how great he is and how the whole world knows him," said Muramoto, who previously skated with Chris Reed. He won a silver medal there, then made the transition to dance. Takahashi left singles after the 2013-14 season before returning to Japanese nationals in 2019. It’s been two years since I’ve been in ice dance but for the first time, I feel like I finally belong in this company, in this field."
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"It’s a weird feeling because the ice dance is definitely different and feels new, but at the same time, it feels like I never left the sport]. "It’s been a while since I last competed at the worlds," he told reporters in Japanese. Moreover, Takahashi, who turned 36 earlier this month, said he's finally feeling at home in the ice dance discipline. The duo made their debut at the World Figure Skating Championships as a team on Friday (25 March), scoring a 67.77 in the rhythm dance and qualifying for Saturday's free dance. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic bronze medallist and world champion from later that season in men's singles, Takahashi is two years after making his foray into ice dance with Japanese partner Muramoto Kana. Figure skating legend Takahashi Daisuke is still having first-time experiences in the sport.