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Pairs LP 6:25 am Saturday Eastern Time

dorispulaski

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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
 

sequinsgalore

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Dec 12, 2008
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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
 
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sequinsgalore

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Dec 12, 2008
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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

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Medusa

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Jan 6, 2007
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

On the Ice
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Sep 25, 2009
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. :biggrin:
But he is cute anyway.

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

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Aug 3, 2007
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...
 

Charlotte Elizabeth

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Sep 25, 2009
This had been said many times before but is always good remember: Craig is so hot...[QUOTE from beep beep]
:thumbsup: :chorus: :yes:
 

Buttercup

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Mar 25, 2008
:eek: At the Zhangs' LP costumes. WTF? The skate gods should punish them for that tasteless display.
 

ImaginaryPogue

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Jun 3, 2009
I don't mind the costumes. That said, if Z/Z had programs as good as that split Triple twist, it would be amazing.
 

sequinsgalore

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Dec 12, 2008
Zhang/Zhang
"Schezeherade" (Costumes?!)

sbs 2A2T - bit shaky
sbs 3S - very nice
3Tw - high
lift
death spiral
sbs CoSp - nice unison!
3STh - good flow
3LoTh - low foot on landing
SpSq
lift
lift
PCoSp

Not much expression during the program...but relatively clean
 

gold12345

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Dec 14, 2007
The Zhangs put me to sleep, but they did a really nice job overall. Didn't they do a 2A-3T, not a 2A-2T? It was a little shaky, but not bad.

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.

It helps that she's not very flexible herself. :laugh:

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...)

I didn't think they looked that bad overall, I wouldn't call them unprepared. They had mistakes, but their technical content is pretty difficult and I like that their program isn't front loaded at all. The music isn't great, but I wasn't loving their Tosca program either.
 

Charlotte Elizabeth

On the Ice
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Sep 25, 2009
:eek: At the Zhangs' LP costumes. WTF? The skate gods should punish them for that tasteless display.
When I saw Dan from the back I thought it was pretty. But once she turned I realised there is not much more from the front. Yak indeed.
But they were spotless, right? not counting unsynchnised 3t after 2a/
 

L'amour

On the Ice
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Dec 20, 2007
the top os their costumes is so bad. She is just dressed with a bra and he whi a metalic bra.
 

beep_beep

Medalist
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Aug 3, 2007
Whoa, a chinese team nailing sbs spins !! You don't see that everyday...
Liked the entrance to the sbs 3S, too bad he blocked the view from hers. 2A+2T really messy
 

life684

Final Flight
Joined
Nov 8, 2007
After seeing Elvin Walker's prediction for pairs, where he put E/L ahead of D/B and I/M, i was under the impression that he may know more about how their practice are going etc.

But he seems to have gotten it completely wrong.
 

Buttercup

Record Breaker
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Mar 25, 2008
I/M's costumes are horrendous, and the music is completely wrong for them. Who's responsible for this? They have so much talent and their programs, music and styling are doing them no favors.
 
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