Alena LEONOVA (RUS)
Music: Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber
Requiem for a Tower by Clint Mansell
1st after SP
3T+3T
3Lo - holds on
3Lz - stepout, perhaps "e"
CCSp
3F+2T - close to the boards
ChSp
3S+2T
3F
2A
FSSp
SlSt - needs more energy
CCoSp
She seemed hesitant and nervous throughout, but she landed the jumps. Will lead for now.
But S/S overcame their nerves too and they have better talent that Alena, and there were some who believed S/S low scores for the pairs fp were deserved.
Obviously a double standard, as Alena held up a bit, while Ashley kept down a bit.