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Amazing! The US Team of Matthews/Zavozin is in first place in the ICE DANCE competition, after winning both the CD and the OD over Orlova/Bolotin (RUS) and Spelta/LaNotte (ITA). If they can finish at least 2nd in the FD, they will probably make the final.

1 MATTHEWS / ZAVOZIN USA 1.0 1 1
2 ORLOVA / BOLOTIN RUS 2.0 2 2
3 SPELTA / LA NOTTE ITA 3.0 3 3
4 GMIZINA / LOBANOV RUS 4.0 4 4
5 VIRTUE / MOIR CAN 5.0 5 5
6 CARRON / DEZUTTER FRA 6.0 6 6
7 NAGY / ELEK HUN 7.0 7 7
8 THIELKE / RABE GER 8.0 8 8
9 HAJKOVA / VINCOUR CZE 9.4 10 9
10 GEORGIEVA / TIKHONRAVOV UKR 9.6 9 10
11 KOOB-DODDY / ANTONELLI USA 11.6 11 12
12 JONAS / SOLYA HUN 11.8 13 11
13 MAJOR / ILLES CRO 13.2 12 14
14 SHELTSINA / JAPARIDZE GEO 13.8 15 13
15 KRYSZTOFIAK / WITCZAK POL 14.6 14 15

WOW!

The US won ALL FOUR gold medals at Croatia.

Men:
1. Evan Lysacek USA
2. Alban Preaubert FRA
3. Sergei Dobrin RUS

Ladies:
1. Danielle Kahle USA
2. Myriane Samson CAN
3. Elena Naumova RUS

Ice Dance
1. Matthews/Zavozin USA
2. Orlova/Bolotin RUS
3. Spelta/LaNotte ITA

Most surprising of all was the Pairs:
1. Varraux/Pelletier USA
2. Howerton/Pottenger USA
3. Kuzmina/Evdokimov RUS

Here are full results:

Men

1 Evan LYSACEK USA 1.5 1 1
2 Alban PREAUBERT FRA 3.5 3 2
3 Sergei DOBRIN RUS 4.0 2 3
4 Julien LeFEVRE FRA 6.5 5 4
5 Maxim-Billy FORTIN CAN 8.0 6 5
6 Tomas JANECKO CZE 8.0 4 6
7 Adam Samuel ARONOWITZ USA 10.5 7 7
8 Nikita MIKHAILOV RUS 12.0 8 8
9 Ryan ARNOLD CAN 14.5 9 10
10 Moris PFEIFHOFER SUI 16.0 14 9
11 Marc GIRONELLA ESP 17.0 10 12
12 Maciej LEWANDOWSKI POL 17.5 13 11
13 Norman KECK GER 19.5 11 14
14 Marco FABRI ITA 21.5 17 13
15 Ivan DIMITROV BUL 22.0 12 16
16 Boris MARTINEC CRO 22.5 15 15
17 Erguven ALI TAYFUN TUR 25.0 16 17
18 Tomislav BISCAN CRO 27.0 18 18
19 Edward Ka-Yin CHOW HKG 27.5 19 18
20 Josip GLUHAK CRO 30.0 20 20
21 Marc CASAL AND 31.5 21 21
22 Jacobo MONTEMAYOR MEX 33.0 22 22

Ladies

1 Danielle KAHLE USA 2.0 2 1
2 Myriane SAMSON CAN 4.0 4 2
3 Elena NAUMOVA RUS 4.5 1 4
4 Angelina TURENKO RUS 5.5 5 3
5 Erica ARCHAMBAULT USA 7.5 3 6
6 Signe RONKA CAN 8.0 6 5
7 Elene GEDEVANISHLI GEO 12.5 9 8
8 Laura LEPISTO FIN 13.0 8 9
9 Josephine RINGDAHL SWE 15.0 16 7
10 Fleur MAXWELL LUX 15.5 11 10
11 Cecilia BIERICH SWE 16.5 7 13
12 Laura FERNANDEZ ESP 17.5 13 11
13 Giorgia CARROSSA ITA 19.0 10 14
14 Bianka PADAR HUN 21.0 18 12
15 Sonia RADEVA BUL 22.0 14 15
16 Caterina GABANELLA ITA 22.0 12 16
17 Michelle CANTU MEX 25.5 17 17
18 Celine LACOUR FRA 27.5 19 18
19 Zeljka KRIZMANIC CRO 29.5 15 22
20 Bettina HEIM SUI 30.0 22 19
21 Ilona SENDEREK POL 31.5 23 20
22 Eun-Sun JUN KOR 33.0 24 21
23 Dora STRABIC CRO 33.5 21 23
24 Claire MUYSELAAR NED 35.0 20 25
25 Kaja OTOVIC SLO 37.5 27 24
26 Nikky ZEEBROEK BEL 39.0 26 26
27 Laura DOWNING AUS 39.5 25 27
28 Ines PAVLEKOVIC CRO 42.0 28 28
29 Salur DUYGU TUR 43.5 29 29

Pairs

1 Andrea VARRAUX / David PELLETIER USA 2.5 3 1
2 Amy HOWERTON / Steven POTTENGER USA 3.0 2 2
3 Anastasia KUZMINA / Stanislav EVDOKIMOV RUS 3.5 1 3
4 Meeran TROMBLEY / Jordan FRENETTE CAN 6.0 4 4
5 Daylan HOFFMAN / Cody HAY CAN 7.5 5 5
6 Ekaterina ROGOZINA / Pavel SLIUSARENKO RUS 9.5 7 6
7 Rebecca HANDKE / Daniel WENDE GER 10.0 6 7

Dance

1 Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZDIN USA 2.0 1 1 1
2 Olga ORLOVA / Maxim BOLOTIN RUS 4.0 2 2 2
3 Camilla SPELTA / Luca La NOTTE ITA 6.0 3 3 3
4 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 9.0 5 5 4
5 Olga GMYZINA / Ivan LOBANOV RUS 9.0 4 4 5
6 Pernell CARRON / Edouard DEZUTTER FRA 12.0 6 6 6
7 Zsuzsanna NAGY / Gyorgy ELEK HUN 14.0 7 7 7
8 Rina THIELEKE / Sascha RABE GER 16.0 8 8 8
9 Olena GEORGIYEVA / Mykhaylo TYKHONRAVOV UKR 18.6 9 10 9
10 Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR CZE 19.4 10 9 10
11 Adrienne KOOB-DODDY / Robert ANTONELLI USA 22.6 11 12 11
12 Marina SHELTSINA / Otar JAPARIDZE GEO 25.8 15 13 12
13 Kitty JONAS / Adam SOLYA HUN 25.8 13 11 14
14 Joanna KRYSZTOFIAK / Bartlomiej WITCZAK POL 27.6 14 15 13
15 Andrea MAYOR / Dejan ILLEŠ CRO 28.2 12 14 15

I can't believe USA wins ALL disciplines!

Keep your eye on Evan Lysacek!!

Joe

results

Here are the results of free dance:
1 Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZDIN USA -they had Bolero for they free, and It was very nice to watch, and they look and skate like Bourn/Kraatz-ok costumes but they really remind me on "March with me"-by the way -they cleanly won!
2 Olga ORLOVA / Maxim BOLOTIN RUS- music was well known, over-used Carmen, I expected more of them but it was good program, but music is way over used! They should use something new and "fresh"
3 Camilla SPELTA / Luca La NOTTE ITA- one more Arabian program, but they have future, it needs polishing, costumes fited the music
4 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN -Russian folk music- I loved it! This couple have it all, speed, elegance, very good elements. Crowd loved them!
5 Olga GMYZINA / Ivan LOBANOV RUS
6 Pernell CARRON / Edouard DEZUTTER FRA -terrible costumes, program fits them nicely and it was well skated, all they need it other costumes!
7 Zsuzsanna NAGY / Gyorgy ELEK HUN
8 Rina THIELEKE / Sascha RABE GER
9 Olena GEORGIYEVA / Mykhaylo
TYKHONRAVOV UKR
10 Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR CZE
11 Adrienne KOOB-DODDY / Robert ANTONELLI USA
12 Marina SHELTSINA / Otar JAPARIDZE GEO
13 Joanna KRYSZTOFIAK / Bartlomiej WITCZAK POL
14 Kitty JONAS / Adam SOLYA HUN
15 Andrea MAYOR / Dejan ILLE CRO

It was fun to watch the competition, Americans won clearly, Orlova and Bolotin s free dance is not on their level, at least wath I have heard about them.

ciao, dunja