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Pairs Final

thisthingcalledlove

Final Flight
Joined
Sep 24, 2003
1 Tatiana TOTMIANINA / Maxim MARININ RUS 122.02 58.58 63.44 8.10 7.70 7.85 8.00 8.00 0.00 #8
2 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG CHN 121.90 64.86 57.04 7.55 6.85 7.20 7.00 7.05 0.00 #9
3 Qing PANG / Jian TONG CHN 121.88 60.60 61.28 7.85 7.40 7.55 7.80 7.70 0.00 #7
4 Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN CAN 110.24 58.72 51.52 6.50 6.15 6.50 6.50 6.55 0.00 #4
5 Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV RUS 103.04 49.12 53.92 6.85 6.45 6.75 6.85 6.80 0.00 #10
6 Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV RUS 98.32 48.96 49.36 6.30 5.95 6.10 6.35 6.15 0.00 #6
7 Katerina BERANKOVA / Otto DLABOLA CZE 93.76 49.84 43.92 5.65 5.30 5.40 5.55 5.55 0.00 #1
8 Tiffany SCOTT / Philip DULEBOHN USA 93.28 49.60 43.68 5.60 5.20 5.50 5.55 5.45 0.00 #5
9 Nicole NOENNIG / Matthias BLEYER GER 84.09 45.69 38.40 4.90 4.50 4.70 4.90 5.00 0.00 #3

I think the Russians are churning out nothing but boring pairs lately. Totmianina/Marinin and Petrova/Tikhonov are "refrigerator breaks." I know they have tremendous talent, but I get this cold feeling when I watch, especially, Tatiana Totmianina skate. She doesn't smile much, and she doesn't look like she likes to skate.

Overall Results

1 Tatiana TOTMIANINA / Maxim MARININ RUS 190.66 1 1
2 Qing PANG / Jian TONG CHN 185.04 2 3
3 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG CHN 180.28 3 2
4 Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN CAN 165.40 5 4
5 Julia OBERTAS / Sergei SLAVNOV RUS 158.62 4 5
6 Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV RUS 151.20 6 6
7 Tiffany SCOTT / Philip DULEBOHN USA 143.08 7 8
8 Katerina BERANKOVA / Otto DLABOLA CZE 141.60 8 7
9 Nicole NOENNIG / Matthias BLEYER GER 125.07 10 9
WD Sabrina LEFRANCOIS / Jerome BLANCHARD FRA 9

I think under the old system, the Zhangs would've beaten Pang/Tong. The Czechs would've placed ahead of the AMericans, but their points weren't enough from the short program.
 

Antilles

Medalist
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
I haven't liked the Russians much either, but I really liked Obertas last year. If she's got a good partner, there is potential for some sizzle there.
 

Ninjagirl

Rinkside
Joined
Nov 17, 2003
I for one, am very glad that Tanya and Maxim won! I love to watch them skate.

See it like this - if they weren't there it would always be a chinese couple who would win.
 

berthes ghost

Final Flight
Joined
Jul 30, 2003
if they weren't there it would always be a chinese couple who would win.

Oh please! I guess the chickens have really come home to roost then. Can you tell me the last time there was a world's podium without a Russian pair? 1960!
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
S& Z 21
T&M 21
Z&Z 19
P&T(CH) 18
P&T(RU) 9 +NHK
Z& S 7+NHK
L&A 5+NHK
W&F 5+NHK
I&B 4+NHK

I think there is no way that PetTikh will miss the final.
And no way that they won't win NHK.
But the last spot in the final looks like it belongs to whichever
finishes in 2nd, Z&S, L&A, W&F or even I&B (provided Z&S finish 4th or lower, not likely) .

dpp
 

Ptichka

Forum translator
Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 28, 2003
It is extremly lucky for Pe&Ti to have such weak competition at NHK. There are 4 teams they can loose to (3 Chinese and T&M), and none of them will be in Japan. Z&S, nice as they are to watch -- I just don't think it's realistic for them to win over P&T.

BTW, I also find P&T rather boring, but T&M -- I think they have been impoving greatly in their artistry, and I think they can add a lot to the sport.
 
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