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mizu_iro

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Warming up as we speak.

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Laura MAGITTERI / Ondrej HOTAREK
ITA
2 Adeline CANAC / Maximin COIA
FRA
3 Maria SERGEJEVA / Ilja GLEBOV
EST
4 Yuko KAWAGUCHI / Alexander SMIRNOV
RUS
Warm-Up Group 2
5 Maria MUKHORTOVA / Maxim TRANKOV
RUS
6 Ksenia KRASILNIKOVA / Konstantin BEZMATERNIKH
RUS
7 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG
CHN
8 Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY
GER

 

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Magiterri/Hotarek
Light blue costumes
Morricone music of some sort

Nice 2twist
SBS 3T - she pops into single
Stumble out of Throw 2R
SBS spins completely out of sync
Rather slow throughout
Lasso lift (I think), variation on dismount
Very slow SLSS - the music is very heavy
Rather unattractive death spiral -then again, all of them are
Pairs spin in both directions

Yeah, not too remarkable. She seems unhappy.

40.48 - 1st (obviously)

 

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Canac/Coia
Sparkly maroon costumes
Two Guitars

2twist - ok
SBS 3T - clean but out of sync, I think
Lasso lift
SBS spin fast and in-sync until end
Throw 3S - low but nicely done
Pairs spin - slow
SLSS to music
Death spiral

Much better than the Italians. They seem very happy with their performance.

46.82 - 1st

 

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Sergejeva/Glebov
Neon green costumes
Balalaika

Pairs spin to start - done to music
3twist - nice and secure
Throw 3R - two-footed
Choreo has some nice moments
SBS 2A - she stumbles out, maybe UR
Lasso lift - variations in air and on exit
Death spiral - change of hands (ew), slowing
SLSS rather lethargic
SBS spins going out of sync

Rather meh. She looks very young.

45.40 - 2nd

 

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Kawaguchi/Smirnov
Her in pink, him in a very low-cut black shirt/pants
Rondo Capriccioso

The crowd goes wild as they're introduced
SBS 3T - he 2foots
Lovely 3twist
They seem to have decent speed, compared to the last few teams anyways
Spiral into Throw 3R - lovely
Lasso lift - I wish she'd point her toes more
SBS spin with difficult positions - in sync
SLSS - class of the field so far, decent speed, in-sync and difficult
Sprial entry into death spiral
Pairs spin - ok speed, inventive positions
Goodness, his shirt is low-cut.

They look quite good, this was well done.

62.94 - 1st (by far)

 

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Mukhortova/Trankov
Light blue bodysuits
Otonal

Fingers crossed!
They are certainly the most elegant pair so far
Nice 3twist
SBS 3T - nice!
Lasso lift - pretty
Death spiral
SBS spin - difficult positions, but going out of sync
Pairs spin - not bad
SLSS - gaining speed, fairly simple
Throw 3S - wonky landing, but clean

Not perfectly clean, but their basic quality is great.

63.10 - 1st, she seems rather expressionless

 

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Should be quite a battle between the Russians!!!!!!!!!!

 

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mizu_iro said:

Mukhortova/Trankov
Light blue bodysuits
Otonal

Fingers crossed!
They are certainly the most elegant pair so far
Nice 3twist
SBS 3T - nice!
Lasso lift - pretty
Death spiral
SBS spin - difficult positions, but going out of sync
Pairs spin - not bad
SLSS - gaining speed, fairly simple
Throw 3S - wonky landing, but clean

Not perfectly clean, but their basic quality is great.

63.10 - 1st, she seems rather expressionless

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Let's hope this team along with K/S can help with the rise of Russian Pairs Skating

 

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Krasilinikova/Bezmaterinikh
Black bodysuits
Cirque du Soleil music

Nice energy
SBS 2A - out of sync
Throw 3T - low but clean
3twist - very secure
Lasso lift with difficult variation and exit
SBS spins - good synchro
Pairs spin - smooth
Serpentine steps - well done
Death spiral

They have potential. That was a fun program.

53.96 - 3rd

 

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I'm happy for K/B...I love them so much since Junior Worlds

 

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Zhang/Zhang
Black & white outfits, sparkly
Piano fantasy

Huge 3twist, as always
They are quite fast
Big, easy Throw 3R
SBS 3S - they're doing well
Pairs spin - not very pretty
Difficult entry into lasso lift, with variations and difficult exit
SBS spin - in sync, rather slow
SBS steps - difficult, but slow
Death spiral
Finish slightly behind music

I prefer both K/S and M/T to them, but they have the technical goods.

69.92 - 1st (inflated, as always...*sigh*)

 

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mizu_iro said:

69.92 - 1st (inflated, as always...*sigh*)

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at their PCS especialy. 7.55 for "skating skills" , what skating skills!?!

 

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Good job for Dan and Hao Zhang!!!!!

 

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mizu_iro said:

Zhang/Zhang
Black & white outfits, sparkly
Piano fantasy

Huge 3twist, as always
They are quite fast
Big, easy Throw 3R
SBS 3S - they're doing well
Pairs spin - not very pretty
Difficult entry into lasso lift, with variations and difficult exit
SBS spin - in sync, rather slow
SBS steps - difficult, but slow
Death spiral
Finish slightly behind music

I prefer both K/S and M/T to them, but they have the technical goods.

69.92 - 1st (inflated, as always...*sigh*)

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It will be tough for Savchenko and Szolkowy to beat....but it can be done

 

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Savchenko/Szolkowy
Sparkly turquoise bodysuit for her, all-white bodysuit for him
Asoka (soundtrack)

Cmoooooon!
Throw 3F - very high, low but clean landing
3twist - nice
SBS 3T - she fell
Pairs spin - both directions, nice positions
Lasso lift - love the catchfoot carrying over into the dismount
Death spiral
SBS spin - fast, good synchro most of the way, interesting positions
LOVE the SLSS

Too bad about the fall...she doesn't look happy. Choreographically they are in a league of their own, but they weren't completely "on" today.

66.78 - 2nd

 

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Pretty well-skated overall. At least the Germans got higher PCS than the Zhangs!

 

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Well it is good to know even with their overscoring the Zhangs are only first due to the Germans fall. It has nothing to do with the Zhang's performance, the Germans gifted them first place with their own mistake. Hopefully the superior Germans will come back in the long and win.

 

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Oh no... Why did she fall? Give me a few seconds, I have to stuff my German flag back into my wardrobe...

But good to know that the actual performance was not really bad. Still sad... Hopefully they can come back in the free, but somehow I doubt it because their free is not as original or as beautiful as their short. *sniff*

 

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I love Savchenko and Szolkowy's Short Program, Too bad about the fall though :no:

 

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S&S' short is excellent, if they skate clean, they'll beat Zhangs in SP. S&S's LP this season is kind of boring though, and I doubt they can skate a clean long to beat Zhangs.

I think people are forgetting 'speed' is a very critical aspect in assessing 'skating skill's. Zhangs' stroking is choppy, but their speed is excellent, which is why their PCS is usually in 7s even some of their presentations are not desirable. Same to Carolina Kostner.

 

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