All-Star Icu Worlds 2017

[DancerDude0118]

Just F.Y.I., these are the Premier division standings going into finals today:

 

[XtremeWpg]

@DancerDude0118 Thanks! I've been looking for these.

Based on Facebook posts I think Canada got dinged bad in their cheer due to the audience rushing the pace, lots of requests to slow it down and allow the team to lead. I'm really hoping for a hit today, that routine is so good!

 

[DancerDude0118]

Does anyone know anything about team Australia if there is one?

Australia has sent both coed and all-girl elite teams to represent them at previous ICU Worlds before, but not since 2015? They sent a dance team last year, not sure about this year though. I miss team New Zealand too, they won coed elite some years back, but didn't make an appearance this year.

 

[XtremeWpg]

I love these hip hop routines! Mexico is killing it!

 

[AndyT_T]

I know this is probably super unpatriotic, but I REALLY want chinese Taipei in coed and either Norway or Finland in All Girl to win. It's good for our industry and olympic chances to have other teams winning who haven't won before, and I think they have earned it this year.

 

[XtremeWpg]

I'm already over all these camera angles. I was much happier just watching stationary from the centre.

Cool...just missed half of Jamaica's pyramid because they chose to focus on the centre group.

 

[Sharkie]

Team jamaica was nervous! I felt like they were rushing the routine.
I remember seeing them in 2013 (???) when they got the crowd crazywild with their dance!

 

[AndyT_T]

The basket in Italy's cheer was such a cute idea, I would love to see a coed do that and launch the flyer.

 

[Miialovescheer]

I know this is probably super unpatriotic, but I REALLY want chinese Taipei in coed and either Norway or Finland in All Girl to win. It's good for our industry and olympic chances to have other teams winning who haven't won before, and I think they have earned it this year.

I would love for either Scandinavian country to win. But i May be biased to want team sweden to do good! But either team who Wins deserv it.

 

[quietmom]

I don't know how i feel about the fact that in paracheer they have teams with different disabilites compete against each other. I feel like if the divison gets bigger they need to split it because comparing the two teams that just competed is practically impossible

As long as the teams, coaches, and athletes are ok with it, don't worry about it. This division has specific standards and rules. If the teams who compete feel like they can live up to the rules and guidelines, let them compete.

Agreed. There's a reason the Special Olympics and Paralympics are separate things, it's not really fair to either side to pit them against each other. Especially since they both divisions/teams have very different goals.
I hope Paracheer really starts to pick up in the coming seasons with attendance from more Countries, and I hope that Team Costa Rica competes in the Special Needs division at IASF next year instead.

The thing is that it should always be a choice for the team. It's an individual choice thing. There are some athletes who have cognitive and physical disabilities who feel better suited competing in para olympics vs special olympics. If this is where team Costa Rica wants to compete and is following the rules, they have every right to be there.

 

[Sharkie]

Yay team Belgium. (dont like the uniforms though)

 

[iinaa]

Team Belgium had "old school" skirts, I had similar ones when I started cheering back in mid 2000s xd

 

[Belinda]

So the stream moved to the olympic channel? Mine won't work, I get "crossdomain access denied", anyone else??

 

[Sharkie]

Team Belgium had "old school" skirts, I had similar ones when I started cheering back in mid 2000s xd

They got these for the "belgiums got talent" show after the judges recommended some more oldschool uniforms. Im very surprise to see them wearing these for this competition, but the other uniform they have is purple and black while our national colors are black, yellow, red. So I guess thats why they chose these.

 

[iinaa]

Chile was AMAZING!!!