I think that Yuko & Sasha did enough to stay ahead. I definitely agree with the person who said that the fall between Keauna and Yuko affected their performances, particularly Keauna.
Not a great free skate, overall.
My favorites today were Kirkland & Radford. They have great potential Ingo Steuer had turned out to be a great choreographer for pairs - their program was really well done.
I'm not sure. I think she is a very very weak jumper. She's always 16 year old? but can't land any triple jump and throws are also shaky. Jumps are big point getters these days, at least you need some foundation to build upon to be a contender.
Well, I think the placements of the teams were right, but in terms of the program, I thought the two Canadian teams in the first group were the best. I found it more interesting than the medalists' choreo.
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Edit: Which Canadian couple was it that skated to Gone With The Wind? I really enjoyed them!
One problem I find in Pairs is that teams are now ending their programs with Pairs Spins which, to me, are the dullest, ugliest elements in the whole of Pairs Skating programs, and comboing them, makes them look worse.
I definitely think the crash between M/B and K/S had something to do with how they performed. Especially M/B who ended up about 14 points under their LP score from a week ago.
Was that a warm-up crash?What was the crash about? Ahh, it's so frustrating to have no coverage. I hope it gets posted on YouTube or something.
What was the crash about? Ahh, it's so frustrating to have no coverage. I hope it gets posted on YouTube or something.
I saw virtually nothing in D/D's LP that said "Carmen," until perhaps the very end with the pairs spin. Still no transitions anywhere, and they don't show much relation to one another in the performance. Maybe that will come with time, but I found it very dull.
I'm not sure. I think she is a very very weak jumper. She's always 16 year old? but can't land any triple jump and throws are also shaky. Jumps are big point getters these days, at least you need some foundation to build upon to be a contender.