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ICE STYLE.....2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships COSTUMES: ICE DANCE

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ICE STYLE.....2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships COSTUMES: ICE DANCE

 ICE DANCE STYLE--Madison Chock and Evan Bates--2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships SAP Center San Jose

For my final ICE STYLE Installment of the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Costumes, It is time to discuss the always fun ICE DANCE costumes! And in case you missed the WOMEN'S RECAP, click HERE--For the MEN, click HERE, and for the PAIRS, click HERE! 
Now...time for ICE DANCE!

Madison Chock and Evan Bates Rhythm Dance to Let's Dance by David Bowie--Time to Samba! That's the fabulous inspiration for the Rhythm Dance and especially for Madison's fringe-a-licious costume! Designed and created by "Feeling" by Mathieu Caron, her colorful, sexy costume is a sequined delight featuring a rainbow of colors, fishtail hem, crystal fringe, and a see-thru barely-there fit that would make Cher blush (maybe!). It was everything a costume for a Samba rendition of "Let's Dance" should be! Oh, I almost forgot to say: Evan was fine in his super-fitted blue outfit with a plunging neckline shirt. But seriously: Madison WOW!

Free Dance to Souffrance by Orange Blossom, Les Tectoniques by Jorane--For their Free Dance, Chock and Bates wore these looks above, also from Feeling by Mathieu Caron. Once again, Madison is the Costumed Star, here in this psychedelic printed fishtail hemmed dress (she loves a fishtail!) done in yellow, brown, red, purple, and black. The stretch chiffon number fit Madison's body perfectly and made her look like a high-fashion phoenix rising from the Ice Dance ashes! Poor Evan remains in the costume background but at least, I appreciated how hints of her "swirly" print were put on his top in blue.

Caroline Green and Michael Parsons Free Dance to Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin--For such a sweeping very iconic American song, Green and Parsons wore these "old time-y"-looking costumes. They were nice though--I loved Caroline's vibrant bubblegum pink sequined number, which was pretty, and with her hair, she looked like a 1920s Silent Movie Star. Michael was her leading man wearing a white dress shirt, suspenders, and supertight plaid pants. PS: I LOVED how super tight those pants were. Just saying. Thank you, Michael ;)

Rhythm Dance to Vocalizado by Alessandro Oliviato, Historia De Un Amor by Cesaria, and Boutique by Watazu--For their Samba Rhythm Dance, Michael was sharp and sexy in an all-black design which featured a top with "striped" detail and plunging neckline with a nude panel (He could do without the panel but I am sure it is needed so the look stays "plunging"). I really liked Caroline's purple dress which had a one-shoulder-like silhouette, draped front, front fluttery panel, nude insets, and gold sequined accents. It was Bollywood-esque in its design and details--but without the sari!

Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko Rhythm Dance to Kind Of Latin Rhythm by The Juju Orchestra, (Where do I begin) Love Story by Shirley Bassey - Something Else (remastered), Samba by Gloria Estefan - BRAZIL305--While Anthony wore a black shirt and black pants (yawn), Christina was the Costume Star here in a shimmery golden dress with an asymmetrical fishtail hem, silver sequins and lots of skin showing. From afar, it had hints of one of those sexy Versace chainmail dresses: I likey!

Free Dance to Rainy Streets (Backbone soundtrack) by Danshin & Arooj, Public Disquiet (Backbone soundtrack) by Danshin & Arooj, Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) by George Gershwin, perf. by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald, Summertime by 101 Strings Orchestra--I loved these all-black costumes worn by Carreira and Ponomarenko. It's very difficult to do all black with fashion and costumes because all the details get lost. The way to do it well is to use various shades and especially use different textures. I really liked her costume with the one-shoulder draping and see-through-like corset with sequined "boning/seaming" detail. She looked like a movie star from the "Old Hollywood" golden years in this design by "Feeling" by Mathieu Caron. Once again, Anthony's look seemed like an afterthought but at least this time, he was given some delicate studded details in his collar and cuffs.

Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik Rhythm Dance to Conga by Meek Mil, Tan Sola by Sole Gimenez, Conga by Gloria Estefan--Zingas and Kolesnik looked like professional ballroom dancers at a top international dance competition wearing these fabulous costumes. Both looks were in black and super sexy,  with both Emilea and Vadym revealing lots of skin (that PLUNGING neckline Vadym!). I especially loved the GORGEOUS jeweled sequins placed beautifully throughout their costumes. The costumes looked luxe and expensive. Also, of note, Vadym hails from Ukraine and they wanted to incorporate the colors of the country he was born, so you will notice that the stones on her neckline have a beautiful gold and blue hue to them. Well done!

Free Dance to Selections of Music by Philip Glass--For their Free Dance, they donned the red and black designs seen above. Vadym wore a black look with a red colored panel that matched Emilea's dress. Her dress featured a one-shoulder design with a nude illusion front "peek-a-boo" panel and sparkling crystals framing it. Overall, these were lovely.

Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov Rhythm Dance to Careless Whisper by George Michael, arranged by Hugo Chouinard--First of all, they had me at Careless Whisper and George Michael, let's just start there! But since this is a Costumes Blog, I'll also add that I loved these costumes as well! Lorraine was all razzle-dazzle in this silver design that Liza Minelli would have worn in a hot minute back in the day. It was sizzling and sexy. The metallic fringe at the bust and hips was EVERYTHING. Anton looked like an '80s pop heartthrob with a sleeveless supertight shirt and tighter pants. I was sweating and heavy breathing just watching them!

Free Dance to Rain, In Your Black Eyes by Ezio Bosso--For their Free Dance, they both wore the matching red looks seen above. The designs--from "Feeling" by Mathieu Caron--were contemporary and fresh, making them look modern and of the moment. 

Lastly...Time for Riverdance!
Eva Pate and Logan Bye Free Dance to Reel Around the Sun by Bill Whelan--I could not write an Ice Dance Costumes Recap blog on the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships without talking about these two cuties here--Eva Pate and Logan Bye--and their "Riverdance" costumes. There are varying shades of green (of course!), stretch velvet (of course!), and some scrolly-looking sequins (of course!)...it's a bit Halloween Costume Shop but...I am here for it! Sometimes, that's actually OK! LOVE THEM!

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ICE STYLE.....Costumes Highlights from NHK Trophy and Internationaux de France 2021

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ICE STYLE.....Costumes Highlights from NHK Trophy and Internationaux de France 2021

Skating Style--Costumes from  Internationaux de France and NHK Trophy 2021 (L to R) Alena Kosternaia of Russia, Papadakis and Cizeron of France, Komatsubara and Koleto of Japan, and Muramoto and Takahashi of Japan

The Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition series continues and there have been several events since I last blogged on the "Ice Style" of this 2021-2022 Grand Prix series...so here's a brief BLOG COSTUME RECAP of some I wanted to highlight from the recent NHK Trophy (Japan) and Internationaux de France (France) Grand Prix that I have not discussed so far...for the most part! Let's begin with...

NHK Trophy 2021:

Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto Japan, Free Dance to Sayuri’s Theme (Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack), Going to School (Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack), The Chairman’s Waltz (Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack), and Sayuri’s Theme and End Credits (Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack) by John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman--Skating to Memoirs of a Geisha, Komatsubara and Koleto looked DIVINE in these beautiful, delicate costumes. The designs were obviously inspired by the film and the Japanese background of the story. Misato wore a pretty kimono-inspired dress in ombre-shaded light blue featuring slightly flared sleeves and a gorgeous inset Obi in peach with red and gold trim. Her makeup and hair looked STUNNING! Tim also looked great in a matching color long-sleeve top with branch-like details and dark blue-violet pants. Both were quite beautiful.
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Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi Japan, Rhythm Dance to Soran Bushi by Maia Barouh, Koto by CloZee--Skating to "Nippon Blues", Samurai-style "Glitch Pop" music, Muramoto and Takahashi wore these vivid and stage-strong costumes in red and black. Both looked like characters from an Anime Samurai film! I loved the geometric, angular lines, sharp silhouettes, and powerful colors. They certainly made a costume statement with these!
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Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi Japan, Free Dance to La Bayadere, Act 2 No.29 Andante, La Bayadere, Act 2 No.30 Tempo Di Valse, La Bayadere, Act 2 No.37 Allegretto , La Bayadere, Act 2 No.39 Vivace by Leon Minkus, perf. by Evergreen Symphony Orchestra & Kevin Galiè--La Bayadere is a classical ballet set in Royal India involving eternal love, mystery, fate, and vengeance. In these costumes, Muramoto and Takahashi embody the iconic Pas de deux of ballet dancers performing a love dance...or skate as it were. I really loved the homage to the classical ballet music and theme with these also-classical costumes. They were rich, impactful, and true to the theme. I especially loved her red with gold jeweled trim costume. If there was any minor issue, it was with the odd nude illusion panel in the front of Takahashi's costume; the color didn't really match his tone and was distracting...they should just remove it.
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Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalopov Russia, Rhythm Dance to You Can Leave Your Hat On (from "Nine  1/2 weeks") performed by Joe Cocker and Brick House by The Commodores--For their blues and funk-inspired Rythm Dance Sinitsina and Katsalapov decided to look like Nouveau Riche GenZ'ers in Versace-like looks ready to go to "The Club" in Ibiza...and yet, the music was NOT Ibiza-like. While I liked the Versace-like shirt print and her UBER sexy costume (OMG HER ABS!!!), I almost wanted them to be skating to Lady Gaga's "Donatella" song and not Joe Cocker and The Commodores!
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Sinitsina and Katsalapov Russia Free Dance to Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov,
Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov--This Russian ice dance pair skated gloriously...and the liquid soft-as-silk costumes mirrored their effortless skate. I liked her blue dress with matching illusion/chiffon sleeves but I especially liked Nikita's slate gray silky shirt look. It was so wise to put him in that because, literally, he skated as soft and silky as that top looked on him!
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Eunsoo Lim Korea Free Skate East of Eden (soundtrack) by Lee Holdridge, Searching for Eden by Karl Hugo--This is one of the prettiest and most Haute-looking costumes on the Grand Prix 2021-2022 season! This design was elegant, expensive-looking, and just right for the skate and music. I loved the softly fluttering ruffles, the corset-like shape of the bodice accentuated by the stunning sequins, and that beautiful sweetheart neckline was EVERYTHING! She looked like a Figure Skating Princess.
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Kaori Sakamoto Japan--I gave my "review" of Kaori's costume in a previous post but here it is again for those who missed it: Free Skate to No More Fight Left In Me by Imany, Armand Amar, Tris by Ellie Goulding, Junkie XL: For her Free Skate, Sakamoto wore this royal blue costume that made a strong color impression, especially against the white of the ice rink. Just as in the Short Program costume, the side jeweled sequin detail was utilized here to a nice effect, providing a nucleus to the stripes enveloping the design. I personally didn't think it was necessary to add the little crystals in the bustline especially since there was already so much else happening, but overall, I liked this costume.
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Shoma Uno Japan--I also commented on  Shoma's costume in a previous ICE STYLE post but I loved it so much, I had to repeat my comments here again: Free Skate to Bolero (Boléro IV New Breath) by Maurice Ravel, performed by Tomotaka Okamoto: Caron also created this gorgeous costume worn by Uno for his Free Skate to Ravel's "Bolero". This black and gold ensemble was giving me Toreador Couture vibes with its cropped bolero vest, gold side trim crystal detail, and super sleek lines. It was modern, stylish and yet, still had enough costume flair.
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Internationaux de France 2021:

Mariah Bell USA Short Program to River Flows In You by Yiruma--Mariah wore this simple royal blue costume for her Short Program. While simple and lovely from the front, it looked a bit too "I just bought this at a skating rink store" especially for an international pre-Olympic competition. But once she turned around and showed the sequined back...it got a little better, which at least added some luxe detail to an otherwise "Off the Rack" costume.
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Mariah Bell Free Skate to Hallelujah performed by K.D. Lang--For her Free Skate, Mariah wore this red costume which was a major style "step up" from her Short Program look. I liked the strong color and geometrically shaped rhinestone appliques and asymmetrical lines of the costume. This is more of what I'd like to see Mariah wear!
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Yuhana Yokoi Japan, Free Skate to Fat Bottomed Girls, We Will Rock You, and We Are the Champions by Queen--Surprise! Surprise! I LOVE this costume! I am a big fan of Queen and a big fan of this look on Yuhana which appropriately pays homage to the bigger-than-life band and music with its BOLD highlighter yellow sequined costume. The look is designed to get your attention (as if the music wasn't enough!) and it succeeds. The angular pointed details on the torso are fabulous as they give you a Rock Star Stage Impact, only heightened by all that display of stunning crystal work: One of the BEST!
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Alena Kosternaia Russia, Free Skate to It's a Money (Instrumental), Lovely by Billie Eilish, Lovely (Cover version) by Galpe--For her Free Skate, Alena wore this royal blue/violet costume featuring a side display of multicolored sequined applique reminiscent of thunder/lightning. The look was accessorized with studded leather-like cuffs to give it more of a "Rock & Roll"/hipster edge, I presume. Speaking of accessories, she also added blue and gold sparkles to her face makeup...

I liked the sparkles and I liked her costume.
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By the way, these were much more face sparkles than she had before at her last Grand Prix, at Skate Canada International 2021:
Fewer Face Sparkles and (slightly) Different Costume: Her costume was also slightly different--at Skate Canada International 2021 (above), the costume had black studded straps and more sequined applique at the neckline.

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron France, Free Dance to Elegie by Gabriel Faure--Perfection doesn't even go far enough to describe Papadakis and Cizeron--both in their skate and choices of costumes. For their modern dance-meets-tango OUTSTANDING Free Dance, she wore this sexy golden sequined dress with fishtail hems and front torso "cut-out". Gabriella looked so good that she could have either stepped out of a Tango Competition (The Winner of course!) or a Red Carpet event. Guillaume for his part highlighted his perfectly toned body with a skin-tight copper/golden-hued top and black second-skin pants. I appreciated the fact that there was a hint of gold in him which almost looked as if it "rubbed" off from her. J'adore.
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France vs. Italy--This was a change for him from what they last wore in Gran Premio D'Italia Grand Prix Italy...Previously, he had worn a bold red top which certainly deepened the "tango" in their Free Dance (and matched her nail polish!) but admittedly, the new copper/gold one is a better and more modern choice. 

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ICE STYLE.....Skate Canada 2021 Figure Skating Costumes: ICE DANCE and PAIRS!

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ICE STYLE.....Skate Canada 2021 Figure Skating Costumes: ICE DANCE and PAIRS!

 Fab Looks: Costumes from Pairs and Ice Dance seen at Skate Canada International 2021 (L to R) Wenjing Sui and Cong Han of China, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada, and Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz of Spain 

In my previous "Ice Style" blog post HERE, I discussed the LADIES of Skate Canada International 2021, and so now it is time to talk about the costumes from some of the ICE DANCE and PAIRS couples...

Let's start with PAIRS:

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc of USA Short Program: Skating their Short Program to The White Crow (soundtrack) by Ilan Eshkeri, performed by Lisa Batiashvili, Ashley and Timothy wore these costumes above. Based on a soft lilac/silver-gray coloration, the designs were elegant and classic. The crystal embellishments that seem to jut out from her waistband and then seen at her one-shoulder-like neckline were quite beautiful. I appreciated how the sequin details were also put on his costume...or top. These two have a great costume consistency throughout the seasons in terms of looking like they BELONG with each other...and not wasting some same old-same old black pants/black shirt on him and calling it a day!
*Side note: although I couldn't find any photos to show it, Timothy had one small but important change to his costume since his last appearance at the Finlandia Trophy. Darts!! 2 fish-eye darts were added to the back of his shirt to give it that custom-fitted look. Watch the 2 skates back-to-back on YouTube and you'll notice the subtle but important change.
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Free Skate to W.E. (soundtrack) by Abel Korzeniowski: Speaking of belonging with each other...these costumes are the PERFECT EXAMPLE of this. I really like these looks in which they skate to the "W.E" music. They were similar in coloring and jumpsuit styles but different in detail to the costumes they wore in their 2018 season. The updated ones (above) had darker lower halves and different sequin embellishment. Timothy even got an "upgrade" in that his top was "pumped up" with even more appliques and more crystal work than his 2018-2019 version below:
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Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup of Russia Grand Prix

Vanessa James and Eric Radford of Canada Short Program: Skating their Short Program to Shiny Happy People performed by Ruben and The Dark & AG, James and Radford wore the above looks. She wore ivory with gold details and he wore a blue mock-neck and black pants. While his look was "Meh" in design but Sexy in fit...James' costume was a high fashion look of an asymmetrically gathered halter-like neckline design with great gold crystal embellishments. I also loved the nude illusion at the side and especially how PERFECT the nude illusion color was to match her skin.
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Wenjing Sui and Cong Han China Short Program: Skating to Mission Impossible 2 Orchestra Suite: Part 1 by Hans Zimmer, Sui and Han looked every bit a high-flying, dangerous elite power couple...ready for some Martinis and Caviar in Cannes! Their "black-tie" looks were expensive, chic and so red carpet-worthy. I loved the design details of her costume and that "mock" plunging neckline. I also want HIS cropped jacket: It was Black Tie Menswear Couture!
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Free Skate to Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon, performed by Lina Eder, Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon, performed by John Legend: For the costumes for their Free Skate, Sui and Han went more of a "Romeo and Juliet"-like costume vibe. She wore an ivory with blue/violet ombre dip-dye design that was romantic and feminine, featuring a heavily sequined bodice and sleeves. It was very "Juliet: the Ice Capades" but not campy/tacky. His look played into the more subdued "gentle" prince stereotype with a high collared deep blue shirt and skin-tight pants. Both were certainly not as polished and chic as their Short Program costumes but OK nonetheless.
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ICE DANCE:
Caroline Green and Michael Parsons USA Rhythm Dance: Doing their Rhythm Dance to The Knowledge by Janet Jackson, My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) by En Vogue, and Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson, Green and Parsons wore this black with gold trim early 90's-looking designs piggybacking on the Janet Jackson and En Vogue music. The styling of the costumes certainly referenced Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" more than En Vogue and was restrained. Part of me wished that there would have been one or two more Janet Jackson-esque costume details but maybe I should just be happy with how they turned out; it was "Rhythm Nation" Lite.
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Free Dance to Violin Concerto No. 1 "EsoConcerto": II. Adagio by Ezio Bosso and Clouds, The Mind on the (Re)Wind by Ezio Bosso arranged by Hugo Chouinard: First off, in terms of their Free Skate, I LOVED this program and loved their skate. It was modern, sleek and on a level we have not necessarily seen before from them. I also liked these sleek tie-dye-ish looks void of any sparkles, flash, and typical Ice Dance razzle-dazzle; the costumes matched the choreography and program. 
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Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz Spain Rhythm Dance: Speaking of razzle-dazzle...skating to Proud Mary by Tina Turner, Smart and Diaz looked JUST RIGHT for the exciting and energetic Tina Turner music. Adrian looked MUY SEXY in his PLUNGING neckline black sequined shirt and black pants (I wished he would have done without that belt though). And Olivia was ALL TINA in that fire red caviar-beaded mini dress with a side slit. Simple design, vibrant color, and powerful impression.
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Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri Italy Rhythm Dance: Skating to Michael Jackson x Mark Ronson: Diamonds Are Invincible, Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson, and Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson, Italians Guignard and Fabbri looked as if the House of Versace created these for them: They were stylish, sexy and modern. While the black and silver details (especially his "tuxedo" striped pants and jacket) had references to Michael Jackson, it wasn't overt or campy...and I especially LOVED that Versace-like neckline and bust detail on Guignard, it framed her torso beautifully and fit her outstandingly.
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Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier Canada Rhythm Dance: I cannot contain the happiness and COSTUME joy I had when I saw these colorful, fun, fabulous costumes on the Canadians Gilles and Poirier. It may not come as a shock to find out that they skated to I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues by Elton John and Still Standing by Elton John. I loved the bright orange, the ABBA-campy stretch jumpsuit styles...the multicolored sequins...and those fabulous feathers! In addition, I would be remiss to not mention Paul's UBER PLUNGING neckline #WOW
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They were very reminiscent of the "Rocketman" costumes from Costume Designer Julian Day (above, from the FIDM Museum Exhibition)

Free Dance to Long and Winding Road by Paul McCartney, arranged by Govardo: For their Free Dance, it was nice that they went elegant and chic...the complete opposite of their Rhythm Dance "Elton John" camp. I loved the one-shoulder gathered and sequined design featuring a wrap skirt on Piper...and Paul looked just as smashing in his matching-color look. I was very impressed with the soft sexiness of his top especially and that asymmetrical neckline. They belonged together beautifully in an elegant and high fashion manner.
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