Pairs LP 6:25 am Saturday Eastern Time

[dorispulaski]

Xue SHEN / Hongbo ZHAO CHN
Music: Adagio in G Minor by Tomaso Albinoni

Vanessa JAMES / Yannick BONHEUR FRA
Music: Romeo and Juliet (soundtrack) by various composers

Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG USA
Music: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov

Huibo DONG / Yiming WU CHN
Music: The Myth by Nathan Wang

Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN CAN
Music: Selection of music by Pierre Porte

Lubov ILIUSHECHKINA / Nodari MAISURADZE RUS
Music: Conquest of Paradise (soundtrack) by Vangelis

Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Stanislav MOROZOV UKR
Music: Pearl Harbour (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG
Music: Sheherazade by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov

[Engwaciriel]

Does anyone know if cctv-5 will show the pairs lp? Basket is on now.. :(

[sequinsgalore]

TVU Networks is showing warm-up now...(Damn, have to go to work in an hour)

CCTV5 is showing now...

[sequinsgalore]

James/Bonheur
"Romeo+Juliet"

3S - he falls
3Tw - akward catch
lift
3STh - ok
sbs spin - unison a bit off
death spiral
2A + 2A seq. - he singles both (i think)
SpSq
lift - cool set down
3LoTh - OK
PCoSp
lift

I think the music fit better last season w/step seq.

LP 87.49
Overall 134.77

[sequinsgalore]

Evora/Ladwig
"Piano Concerto No.2" by Rachmaninov

3Tw - ok
sbs 3T2T - bit shaky
3FTh or 3LzTh - OK
sbs CoSp - good unison
SpSq
2A - almost hand down from him
lift - very nice
3LoTh - ok
lift - very nice + on one foot
death spiral hand change
PCoSp
lift

Good skate w/great lifts

LP: 92.30
Overall: 140.32

#1

[Medusa]

Craig Buntin so didn't get the memo about masculine costumes from Skate Canada. Just like yesterday a tight bodysuit with rhinestones, some shine-through material.

They could be an exciting pair, but apparently they decided that they have to do the same D/D - chose the most snoozy music ever. That program went nowhere.

I like Buntin's effortless flexibility, most male pair skaters look painful during those spiral sequences, he looks at least as flexible as she does.

[Charlotte Elizabeth]

As opposed to hot Contesti this season Craig Buntin lost something in his look. Maybe he put some weight on. But last yeaar I thought he looked hotter.
But he is cute anyway.

And now! I want I/M to medal!!! Please, do! It would be such a bust for them!

[beep_beep]

I really, really like Duhamel/Buntin but this music does not suit them.
Doubled sbs jumps, throw 3Lz had a really wonky landing...
They looked unprepared out there, is Craig injured or something? (i still take them over D/D anyday...)

This had been said many times before but is always good remember: Craig is so hot...