[ Veronika Zhilina (AOP) Russian Junior Test Skates]
Honestly I don’t even know where to start when it comes to this program. Let me preface by saying that Veronika herself was incredible and her jumps and spins were great! That being said I’m pretty disappointed with this program because it truly could’ve been something neat.
First and foremost that costume needs work. It could’ve looked really cool if it was a half red half blue dress that had the same aesthetic as Harley Quinn herself. But all those random faces on the front and the literal joker on the back need to go.
As for the music choices again I was disappointed. The humming in the beginning is a little odd. I do like the song “you don’t own me” so I don’t have any complaints there. I also like the song “seven nation army” a lot, but then they started doing some dubstep version that was a bit much. All the music changes and cuts were a bit distracting.
Nothing was worse though than all the background noise. All of the explosions, glass shattering, punches, gunshot sounds were so distracting and took away from her skating. They really overdid it with the voice overs and the sound effects.
All in all I have no issue with a skater portraying a character in order to help bring out their expression. And when I heard that Veronika was going to be portraying Harley Quinn I was actually really excited because I love Harley! But the music and the program were cluttered and it’s such a shame because this program could’ve been really cool if her team put it together properly. No hate to Veronika because I absolutely adore her, but she really deserves some better programs!
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