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GPF Pairs SP

Buttercup

Record Breaker
Joined
Mar 25, 2008
The pairs SP is the first senior event today and will begin at 8 PM local time/11 AM GMT. I didn't see any threads for any of the segments so I figured I'd start this one.

Interestingly, S/Z and S/S will not start in the same group, because Aljona and Robin qualified in 4th place; I wonder if this might have an effect on the scoring in any way? Whatever happens, I don't expect them in the first group tomorrow.

Starting Order
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG CHN
2 Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV RUS
3 Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY GER

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Maria MUKHORTOVA / Maxim TRANKOV RUS
5 Qing PANG / Jian TONG CHN
6 Xue SHEN / Hongbo ZHAO CHN

Good luck to all the skaters! :)
 
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hongligl

Final Flight
Joined
Mar 18, 2004
Go S/Z! Go Pang/Tong! Go Z/Z! Go S/S! Go the two Russian teams! Everybody be your best!
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
Icenetwork is streaming it live.

Universal sports will telecast this and the OD together later today (7:00 pm on my cable company)
 

Kinga

Medalist
Joined
Feb 15, 2008
Thank you RAI sport! Wow, finally figure skating on TV, instead of small PC screen (freezing often).
 

Kinga

Medalist
Joined
Feb 15, 2008
Z/Z - blackcostumes with silver details.
3 twist - good
3 sbs salchow - ok
throw 3L - ok
a bit unsynchronized on sbs spin.
slow step sequence.

boring...
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
Zhang & Zhang
Sing, Sing, Sing

They are in black and silver costumes
tw3 great
3S great
Throw 3L great
bds smooth but a little slow on exit
sbs spins fair unison (couple little breaks)
amazing lift, man is he strong
pair spin OK not to music
footwork - a little slow I thought, but a neat cartwheel in it.
End on the music.
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
Kawaguti & Smirnov
The Swan by St. Saens

He is in black with stylized swan feathers
She is the white swan

3T some trouble on landing
3Tw very chest crashy
nice entry 3Lp throw almost 2 foot on landing no flow out
Trouble with exit of lift too
Does she have a sore foot?
Love the footwork sequence. Very musical
Like the death spiral entry
sbs spin very good
right into pair spin (a little slow on rotations),but nice swanish positions.

A rough skate; should go behind Zhangs.

K&S score 62.30

In to 2nd
 
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dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
Savchenko & Szolkowy
Send in the Clowns

They are in the clown costumes with the face paint, and she has
the dreadful spiky bun clown hairdo.

Lovely 3F throw
3T ok his landing position not the best
3Tw okay
sbs spins okay
pair okay odd step over by Robin into the reverse spin

death spiral very smooth (I hate what they have to do to get
points on the DS these days)

Footwork very nice

Lift to end exit on the end of the song (very impressive that)

partial standing ovation

Should of course go into first, but it was a rather careful, tidy performance.

73.14 first place
 

MissCleo

On the Ice
Joined
Oct 27, 2005
So far everyone has done well. K/S program had lots of little wobbles and it seemed very rushed esp at the end. I want to enjoy ZZ program, but she seems not to get into it at all. SS wasnt spectacular, it was ok for them (I think they can do better)
 

gold12345

Medalist
Joined
Dec 14, 2007
death spiral very smooth (I hate what they have to do to get
points on the DS these days)

Agreed, but I find S/S's DS exceptionally unattractive.

I haven't watched any pairs shorts yet, so thank you for your play by play. The scores are on the high side for what you are describing. At the rate they are scoring, S/Z may be able to get 75 pts if they skate well.
 
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dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
Mukhortova & Trankov
Appassionata by Secret Garden
Flesh tops shading into brown skirt/pants costumes. His top has rope trim, rather like Spartacus. Hers is more Romeo & Juliet.

Pang picks a sequin up at the end of the warmup.

3tw nice
3t ok
3lp at bit off axis a bit tight on landing ok
death spiral with change of hand. not sure they got full
rotation on 2nd turn
sbs spins ok. died a bit on 2nd set.
lift a bit awkward on exit, otherwise good
footwork kind of slow
pair spin not great, especially first part.

Should go into second, I think. Their PCS should be higher than Zhangs.

Score 69.79
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
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Jul 26, 2003
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United-States
Pang & Tong
Je crois entendre encore from "The Pearl Fishers" by Georges Bizet
Their costumes have a lot of detail, kind of busy. She's in light blue & ultramarine (rag skirt). He's in Navy & light blue
She has a what looks like necklace on her head.

3T OK
3Tw OK
3Lp throw OK
the grab my foot death spiral executed well
sbs spins a little far apart. Unison OK
Neat lever lift. cartwheel out. I don't like her air position on the star lift
footwork very involved
pair spin has some nice positions

I'd have them behind M&T. This music does not exactly inspire me.

Score: 68.04
 
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