Pairs' LP

S/S were the first pair to really sell a program and not a bunch of tricks. I will agree with Sandra on that front. That was the first routine I've been able to watch from start to finish without being bored (missed Caydee and Jeremy, thank God for DVRs!)

K/S just gave it away.

Looks like P/T and K/S battling for bronze.

Why did Yuko have to go for the throw quad???

Messy. A fall on the quad sal throw.
Still, gotta be worth something!

That was one heck of a hard fall for Yuka.

Aliona and Robin finally put together the program we all knew they were capable of. Shame about the freak fall of Robin's, but everything else was wonderful. The only thing I don't like about their FS is they set this wonderful mood w/that gorgeous music and then...WHAM!! The Adagio portion completely ruins that. It's just a sudden and jarring change and doesn't seem to fit the rest of that stunning program.

JMO...

Congratulations to the Two Time World Champions from Germany!!

Also so proud of our Canadian teams. Especially Megan and Craig. When you think about how severe his shoulder injury truly was and that there was a very real chance we wouldn't see them at all this season... I know they're disappointed w/their skate tonight, but considering everything they went through this season, they should be so proud of what they did this year.

I think it was just a triple sal throw attempt.

Kavaguti/Smirnov
I Pagliacci
-3T-3T sequence – hand down for Smirnov
-3 twist
-throw 4S – hard fall for Kavaguti
-lasso lift
-lift
-death spiral
-2A
-throw 3L
-lift
-SBS spin
-footwork
-combo spin

Not the best performance…should probably podium though, based on the way everyone (except S/S) skated
Robin and Aliona have definitely clinched the title…

hrmsk8ngnutt said:

Why did Yuko have to go for the throw quad???

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same reason Rena and John force us to sit through a throw 3axel... eventually they'll hit one.

I have to say that the only teams who skate all out were Caydee/Jeremy and Aliona/Robin. Everyone else seemed tentative or off.

Hsuhs said:

Messy. A fall on the quad sal throw.
Still, gotta be worth something!

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True, maybe they can still pull out a medal, but he had a hand down on a 3T too, so I don't really think they deserve to be on the podium.


Wow, she really hit her face on that fall.

K/S would have had the silver if not for that fall. Next time just do the triple!

YAY!!!!!! Yuko & Sasha, World bronze medalists! Congrats!!

whoa... this is the 99th world championships?????? or did I hear that wrong?

Kavaguti/Smirnov
FS – 117.45
Overall 186.30
3rd Place

Congratulations to Robin and Aliona! They definitely deserved this…
Russian pairs better step it up if they want to continue that Olympics gold streak…

gold12345 said:

True, maybe they can still pull out a medal, but he had a hand down on a 3T too, so I don't really think they deserve to be on the podium.


Wow, she really hit her face on that fall.

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Yep, they're in 3rd!

That was a nasty fall. Yuko hit the ice with her head. I hope she's OK.

WOW, K/S just lost 0.2 to silver. Damn, was that 4S necessary.

Congrats to all the medalists

Congrats to the medalists. I sure hope that Yuko is okay, that fall was scary.

Hsuhs said:

Yep, they're in 3rd!

That was a nasty fall. Yuko hit the ice with her head. I hope she's OK.

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It looked horrific, I hope they check it out.

But they got the Bronze, well done! They nearly got the Silver, like very nearly...

Is this like Zhang's 4th Silver?

Well, the pair teams definitely brought their A-games during the SP...

Tonight, not so much.

1 Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY GER 131.18 68.10 64.08 8.00 7.90 8.10 8.05 8.00 1.00 #19
2 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG CHN 119.10 62.58 57.52 7.35 7.15 7.15 7.15 7.15 1.00 #17
3 Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV RUS 117.45 59.81 58.64 7.40 7.25 7.35 7.20 7.45 1.00 #20
4 Qing PANG / Jian TONG CHN 115.90 57.74 58.16 7.35 7.10 7.30 7.25 7.35 0.00 #15
5 Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Stanislav MOROZOV UKR 111.51 58.47 53.04 6.75 6.45 6.70 6.65 6.60 0.00 #13
6 Jessica DUBE / Bryce DAVISON CAN 111.02 57.34 53.68 6.80 6.50 6.70 6.75 6.80 0.00 #14
7 Maria MUKHORTOVA / Maxim TRANKOV RUS 111.01 53.97 57.04 7.15 7.00 7.05 7.20 7.25 0.00 #18
8 Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN CAN 104.13 53.93 51.20 6.55 6.20 6.45 6.35 6.45 1.00 #16
9 Caydee DENNEY / Jeremy BARRETT USA 104.10 56.82 47.28 6.05 5.65 6.05 5.85 5.95 0.00 #12
10 Mylene BRODEUR / John MATTATALL CAN 99.61 56.45 44.16 5.65 5.30 5.65 5.45 5.55 1.00 #10
11 Vanessa JAMES / Yannick BONHEUR FRA 95.24 54.68 40.56 5.15 4.85 5.15 5.15 5.05 0.00 #4
12 Keauna MCLAUGHLIN / Rockne BRUBAKER USA 90.12 44.88 46.24 5.80 5.55 5.85 5.70 6.00 1.00 #11
13 Stacey KEMP / David KING GBR 86.99 49.47 37.52 4.65 4.65 4.80 4.60 4.75 0.00 #5
14 Anais MORAND / Antoine DORSAZ SUI 82.96 44.88 38.08 4.85 4.65 4.70 4.80 4.80 0.00 #9
15 Maylin HAUSCH / Daniel WENDE GER 79.38 41.94 37.44 4.80 4.55 4.70 4.75 4.60 0.00 #8
16 Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG CHN 72.56 38.64 35.92 4.75 4.50 4.40 4.50 4.30 2.00 #7
17 Maria SERGEJEVA / Ilja GLEBOV EST 70.40 35.16 36.24 4.65 4.40 4.50 4.65 4.45 1.00 #6
18 Nicole DELLA MONICA / Yannick KOCON ITA 67.31 34.99 32.32 4.20 4.00 3.95 4.00 4.05 0.00 #1
19 Joanna SULEJ / Mateusz CHRUSCINSKI POL 65.66 33.50 32.16 4.10 3.90 4.05 4.05 4.00 0.00 #3
20 Jessica CRENSHAW / Chad TSAGRIS GRE 62.17 36.49 29.68 3.80 3.60 3.65 3.80 3.70 4.00 #2