2015 PCS Pole Fitness Championship Live Stream Link

Bendy Bella started this discussion · 3/6/2015

http://streaming.bodybuilding.com/2015-arnold-webcast/ Here's the link to the pole fit competition that was held in Vegas (I believe) tonight. It starts at mark 03:41:32. This was my first time watching a competition from start to finish and I loved every minute of it! I need to watch it again (thankfully u can with this stream) to see if I'm mistaken but I believe the 2nd place winner should've gotten 1st place. anyways, enjoy ladies!

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Phoenix Hunter · 3/7/2015
I think the second place winner should have gotten first or that last performer should have gotten first. she didnt even place!!!!! that was insane. Estefania Duque, that was the last performer, yes her and Ashley Fox the 2nd place winner. they were amazing. i'm kind of surprised by the results. I agree with you. the 1st and 3rd place winners I felt were wrong for those placements. 1st place should have been in the top 3. 3rd place shouldnt have even placed when compared to those 3...
Phoenix Hunter · 3/7/2015
I will also say they are All amazing. when it comes down to it, it is just nit-picking and preferences in the end. but those are my preferences. Dont want anybody to think I'm saying the others werent good
Bendy Bella · 3/7/2015
Phoenix, I had to watch her performance again and you're absolutely right! Estefania was robbed, she absolutely deserved to be top 2 with Ashley Fox and 3rd place shouldn't have placed at all but I guess that's why they're the judges and we're not lol but now I'm off to Instagram to follow some of those talented ladies
chemgoddess1 · 3/7/2015
From people who were there they said Jazzys performance was amazing and spotless. The cameraman sucked and the banter between Annemarie and Fawnia completely ruined her performance for me.
kasanya · 3/7/2015
I haven't watched the stream, so I don't have any comments specific to this competition. I have attended several competitions in the past though that were professionally filmed, and then went back to the videos to re-watch favorite performances... and without exception, all of the performances lost something in the filming. The experience of watching some people performing live is radically different from the experience of watching them alone, from your living room, on YouTube. So, maybe we shouldn't be so quick to armchair quarterback.
Bendy Bella · 3/7/2015
Chemgoddess, they were absolutely a distraction and they didn't even provide useful commentary; they were the whole reason I didn't remember Estefania's performance, they were too busy fighting over an entirely different performer to point out her many highlights smh
Bendy Bella · 3/7/2015
Kasanya, I understand that much but you also have to watch it and see the level of artistry that Ashley and Estefania included in there performances in comparison to some of the other girls; the girl who placed 3rd in particular...I'm sure that wasn't lost in translation lol
Phoenix Hunter · 3/7/2015
I dont think its armchair quarterbacking to have your favorites. I didnt have the option of watching it live. yes, Im sure all performances are much better live. I'm glad I had the option to atleast watch it livestream. I want to be able to just turn on the tv one day and watch pole competitions and performances. For that to happen, I will have to accept that the live performance will always be better than a tv recording. ya know, all of those ladies are freaking awesome. so its not like anyone sucked or anything. I just know what I watched and how it made me feel when I watched it. doesnt mean everybody is gonna feel the same way I do. Jazzy's performance was indeed flawless! I really preferred Estefania and Ashley stylistically. I feel kind of hurt that you would say we are armchair quarterbacking when you didnt even watch the performances yet. I see nothing wrong with us being excited about our favorite performers. I think enthusiasm is good for this sport. we all like diffferent styles and performers. No one is bashing any of the performers. as far as AnneMarie and Fawnia being a distraction. well, this was the first time I have ever watched a pole competition with commentation. that is pretty new to me and maybe it is new to others. Im sure sports fans feel the same way about their commentators too. this was all very new and only the second time for this competition. our industry is young and even the commentators are trying to find their way I think. I'm sure they too will learn what does and doesnt work. but yes, some of the commentation took away from the performances. I wished the music had been louder for the livestream viewers. I could barely hear the music.
Phoenix Hunter · 3/7/2015
if this is armchair quarterbacking then we're all very fortunate that we have the opportunity to do that because a few years ago there were no pole competitions to be watched by the general public. this is growth. I'm sick of hearing everyone brag and talk about their favorite sports team and the game the next day. I wanna be able to talk about my favorite sport the next day- Pole.
ipole2 · 3/7/2015
I'm disappointed that I missed the broadcast - are there replays available? If someone could provide a link it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much!
kasanya · 3/7/2015
Maybe it would have been more diplomatic to say "we should be careful of arm chair quarterbacking". *shrugs* In any event, my comments came from the fact I've seen threads like this over and over again after competitions. People may not be trying to bash the performers, but there is a subtle difference between saying "X shouldn't have placed" and "I really loved Y and thought she should have placed". A few other comments with regards to judging competitions... What the judges prefer stylistically is not necessarily what you or I prefer stylistically and the marks will reflect that. Also, the nature of the competition is important. This was the competition at the Arnold, right? Which is fundamentally a sports and fitness event? I would therefore expect the technical scores to be weighted heavier than the artistic ones. Anyway, just some food for thought.
Veena · 3/7/2015
This isn't FB and I haven't seem many threads here get nasty.....I haven't seen anything yet that makes me think people are being thoughtless of the competitors. I saw Phoenix's first post as someone who was excited and wrote back quickly, she is a regular member and would never say something to belittle the competitors.
Veena · 3/7/2015
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Phoenix Hunter · 3/7/2015
Thank you Veena.No I would never belittle anything those women are doing. I'm proud they are up there and doing that competition. they are all there because they are great and put in the time and effort. Also I do feel Estefania's performance was technically alot more difficult than the lady who placed 3rd. I do understand that judges are gonna feel differently than me. that's why I get to talk to my friends and chat about what I liked, because I'm not a judge there. I have favorites for different reasons just like the judges have favorites for different reasons. Third place was not what I consider to be an Arnold classic type of performance either. not that, that is even what I want or expect to see. maybe you should watch it. it was rather enjoyable you might like it and you might feel completely different than all of us and the judges.
Veena · 3/7/2015
I will add, having been a judge, depending on how much value is placed on elements, once you've totaled up the scores, the over all out come is often not even what you expected!
Phoenix Hunter · 3/7/2015
I cant even imagine having to judge something like that. that would be soooo hard. I mean, theyre all good. it's almost like watching the olympics, they are all at the top of their game. pretty much the only thing to lower their score are tiny mistakes not even noticeable. a flexed foot, something like that.
Phoenix Hunter · 3/7/2015
ipole2 here is the link :) http://streaming.bodybuilding.com/2015-arnold-webcast/?replay=friday-night-pole-fitness-finals
Bendy Bella · 3/7/2015
I actually had to look up what armchair quarterbacking meant and I feel you should have at least watched the stream before insulting us. We're allowed to have an opinion: be that saying "I liked X's performance" or "I think Y should have placed higher than X" because those are our opinions and we are free to say them in a public forum amongst our peers. We are not bashing the competitor, nor are we harassing her. We're not experts as you've said so our OPINIONS do not hold weight past this thread so they aren't hurting anyone
kasanya · 3/7/2015
Well, I'm just going to bow out of this conversation now. I did not intend my comments as insults against anyone in this thread and I'm very sorry they were taken as such. Once again, I posted because I have seen threads similar to this repeatedly after competitions and thought it was a general trend worth some discussion. Apparently I'm alone in that thought, which is fine. I wish all the best to everybody here.
ipole2 · 3/8/2015
Thank you very much, Phoenix Hunter!
AllysonKendal · 3/8/2015
I'm 40minutes into it and I'm loving it sooo very very much. I'll comment on the performances when I'm all done... BUT I'm not really seeing any problems with the camera, that I notice... I agree the banter between Annemarie and Fawnia is distracting, I do wish there was an option to mute it but keep the music... HOWEVER, I wonder if ice skaters feel like that when they watch the olympics or something, but as a non-ice skater I appreciate someone talking a little bit to help me follow and keep me engaged. So I could see if the majority of the scores were based on artistry and performance that I would really want them just to play the music and be quiet. But I guess since it's heavily weighted on the technical aspect its nice to have someone point out some things?!? I don't know. The chit chat between performances is awkward to me.. specifically the male, Vertical Jo is fine. But I've found some of his comments a little cringe-worthy. Can't wait to see how this turns out!
Little Swift · 3/8/2015
11:15 pm Sunday night in Kigali, and I'm watching the replay now. Whoo-hoo! I'll be useless at school tomorrow, but thanks for the link! :-)
AllysonKendal · 3/8/2015
Wow. Thanks again for sharing this: My final thoughts is I do think the camera for Jazzy's performance in particular was zoomed in and didn't capture the whole move. but she really looked lovely. I do think in person it would have been breathtaking. As far as Tara's performance... I really enjoyed itI think if there wasn't commentary I would never have noticed the things they were saying she didn't do perfectly (bent knees and such) just because she was so fluid I wouldn't have noticed.. maybe the judges didn't either. Yes, Estefania Duque was breathtaking. Right off the bat she grabbed me and pulled me in with that toe point rise. I actually really liked Amber Fox's performance too. I know the doll thing has been done before, but I really liked it, and I thought she was really cute. I can also see how, like Veena was saying, that the numbers might have surprised people. If each judge had a different aspect to judge I do see how the final numbers could end up not being what you'd expect. Thanks again for sharing. This was fantastic.
Phoenix Hunter · 3/8/2015
Allysonkendal. yes! that guy announcer was very awkward at first. after a while him and Joe were getting more comfortable but I just felt uncomfortable watching them at first. seemed like there was some tension there and that guy was maybe taking this all as a joke because he didnt know what to expect. I imagine many people not familiar with pole might think of this as a joke. I think it is so good that Arnold recognized this for what it is as a skill in strength and included it in the competitions. Im sure this competition will get bigger and better every year!
AllysonKendal · 3/8/2015
Haha btw I meant Amber Wolf, with the doll thing... too many names, I got confused. But i also liked Ashley Fox's performance. :P

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