Cup of China 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Cup of China 2026, rhythm dance · 5 elements · 38.39 technical points- 1StaLi2Stationary lift3.95−0.753.20
- 2SqTwW4+SqTwM4Sequential twizzles7.34+1.148.48
- 3CiStW2+CiStM2Circular step sequence7.46+2.6910.15
- 41GW2+kpYYNNPattern dance element, Golden Waltz7.95+1.929.87
- 5CDE4+ExElChoreographic dance element5.75+0.946.69
Points are the base value plus the GOE, the judges' mean grade of execution without the highest and lowest mark. Each square is one judge's grade, -5 to +5. ★ marks an execution among the season's five best of its kind, out of at least 10. ◆ marks an element at most three teams skate this season and worth at least the usual base value of its kind.
About the program
Smart and Dieck built their rhythm dance on Róisín Murphy's "Ramalama (Bang Bang)," a quirky character piece that one Substack writer described as Corpse Bride meets 80s camp comedy horror. The Rhythm and Waltz theme allows any style of waltz, and fans on r/FigureSkating held this up as the model of a creative one.
At Cup of China it scored 70.98, fifth, with an 8.57 composition mark. A slip coming out of the opening stationary lift cost them the level, and they also took a 1.00 deduction.
Fans split on the concept. Some admired how fully the pair commits to the mimicry, while others called it dated, remembering a So You Think You Can Dance group routine to the same song.
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