09/10 Questionnaire

I am planning on doing a more in-depth look back at the season at some point in the near future, but for now, I found this questionnaire on Ice Addiction and it looked fun, so here we go:

Favourite Men's Short Program - As a program itself, Jeremy Abbott's 'A Day In The Life'. I actually downloaded the Beatles original because I love that music so much and I listen to the Beck version all the time on Youtube. And the choreography and the transitions and those steps are second to none! Also, the two William Tells, Stéphane Lambiel and Alban Préaubert, both get honourable mentions from me. Stéphane's is gorgeous, obviously, and Alban's is a lot of fun.

Favourite Men's Long Program - Again, thinking about the actual program rather than my favourite performance, I'm gonna have to say Ryan Bradley. The first time I saw any of it was watching him practise in Nebelhorn; he was just doing the steps, no music or anything, and straight away I knew I was going to love that program. Honourable mentions to Adam Rippon (that entry into that 3Lz+2T+2L!), Daisuke Takahashi, Javier Fernandez (his drunken step sequence does it for me everytime) and Stéphane.

Favourite Ladies' Short Program - She's not my favourite skater, but Rachael Flatt's 'Sing, Sing, Sing' really makes me smile. It's actually one of the few ladies' programs this season that I really look forward to seeing; I always look forward to seeing Mao, Yu-Na, Lepisto, even Ksenia, skate, but I can't say I really love their programs. I also like Mirai Nagasu's 'Pirates'. I guess I am really pro-USA this season!

Favourite Ladies' Long Program - Honestly, I can't even think of a particular program that I absolutely love, but I'm going to go with Mirai's 'Carmen.' I also like Ashley Wagner's, actually.

Favourite Pairs Short Program - Once again, I actually struggled with this one, but I think it's got to be Kavaguti/Smirnov, because hello, the girl wears a tiara.

Favourite Pairs Long Program - When I started to think about it, I was actually surprised by how many programs I have loved this season! Savchenko/Szolkowy's 'Out of Africa' is absolutely gorgeous, so I'm giving that my gold medal, as it were, but then there's Kavaguti/Smirnov - I maintain that they were genuinely magical at Euros - and I also love Mukhortova/Trankov's 'Love Story', Evora/Ladwig's 'Love Actually', Yannick/Bonheur's 'Romeo and Juliet' and my favourite Swiss kids, Morand/Dorsaz, with their brilliant Burberry outfits.

Favourite OD - Oh, this is easy. Davis/White, a million times over. Sorry, Tessa and Scott.

Favourite FD - Honestly, my favourite FD of all season has been Pechalat/Bourzat's Circus, but since that is really a program from last season, I guess it doesn't count. In that case, I'm going with Meryl and Charlie once more, although I can appreciate that Virtue/Moir's is exquisite and beautiful and gorgeous and all those things that they are. I also loved Khokhlova/Novitsky's 'Firebird', and another honourable mention to the Kerrs, even though I preferred their Muse FD from last season.

Favourite Breakout Star of the Season - Michal Brezina, for sure! He was a Nebelhorn find for me and I love him. He is definitely going places.

Heartbreak of the Season - Joannie is the obvious answer, of course, but as for heartbreak directly related to the ice itself: Ashley Wagner not making the Olympic team after the season of her life, Oda's epic meltdown at Worlds, Joubert's epic meltdown in Vancouver (I mean, Jeremy's was sad, too, but really, we were kind of expecting it from Jeremy), Ryan Bradley's freak injury before what could have been the high he needed to end his career on, and just a small one to end, but Adam Rippon's face after he finished his SP at US Nationals was genuinely heartbreaking.

Skater(s) You'd Most Like to See Saved From Their Imminent Retirement - Now that Joubert has said he'll stay for another two years; Ryan Bradley, for one. With Evan and Johnny likely retiring, he absolutely would have a great shot at making another World team or, if he could get it all together, maybe even a National title, if he stayed in for another season. Plus, I love him. Also, the Kerrs, for similar reasons; with so many of the top teams out of the picture, particularly at Euros, next season could be a great one for these two.

Skater You'd Never Like to See Again! - Oh, Evan Lysacek. I'd actually rather see Plushenko make a comeback than Evan, if only because I do think that a lot of Plushenko's arrogance is tongue in cheek and he is kind of hilarious. I also wouldn't be too upset if Patrick Chan never made another appearance, but I don't doubt that he'll be back next season with more ridiculous comments tomake and an even more inflated ego.

Best Tweeter of the Season - Charlie White, particularly his back-and-forths with other skaters. Honourable mentions to Trevor Young, for one particularly hilarious evening of tweets to Ryan Bradley, Mirai Nagasu, Tanith Belbin, and, randomly, Ana Cecilia Cantu of Mexico, who is genuinely hilarious.

That was a fun waste of time! Like I said, I'm planning to do something of a 'best moments' of the season, including my favourite performances rather than programs, and I have a feeling they're actually going to be quite different to my answers here, so that should be interesting.