Yesterday, 12:07 PM
So Ilia's costumes aren't ready yet and that's why he's been skating in practice gear. People are shit talking him over it, but it's like they forget this is the same guy who performs in sweats.
They're also criticizing the song choice, some people don't like the spoken word and they feel like it fucks with the flow. Basically, people are either getting the message, or they literally can't understand the words that are being spoken, which I personally find hilarious.
It's true that there are scores of people out there who are too dumb to understand the meaning behind some of Ilia's song choices.
As for his program, it's wicked and his backflip in this one looked a lot better than yesterday's video. It's still dumb though. Incredibly risky for no reason. Not a move that belongs in figure skating, which hinges on flow and precision.
And then, there's Yuma...
2:53 even his fails are beautiful.
3:06 then he pulls this shit off light as a feather, graceful as can be.
I fucking love Yuma, he's pure class. THIS is figure skating.
Lombardia is pretty much just where they introduce their Olympics material...
As a result, neither Ilia nor Yuma were really skating at full capacity here.
No one was, unless they're a skater who has no chance of winning Olympic gold, in which case EVERY public skate counts.
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/isu-cs-...ma-results
Yuma devotees are fans of classic figure skating, so in other words, total snobs. They love the delicacy of the sport, it's all about grace and beauty in form.
Those who prefer Ilia are typically the young crowd, or people who are ready to see the industry change and get more competitive and ridiculous. They pretty much just want Cirque du Soleil on the ice.
If you want circus performance on the ice to become a thing, then make a subcategory for it. Otherwise, figure skating and whatever the hell Ilia is doing are two different things.
Ilia = circus on ice. Yuma = the true definition of figure skating.
