Free Dance Preview and Virtual Program Nov.6 2:00 am

**dorispulaski** · 08-04-2010, 03:03 PM

Pechalat and Bourzat are carrying such a lead into the free dance, that it seems that they have this competition wrapped up. It would appear that their strategy of multiple outings for their programs early in the season has paid off, and the switch two weeks ago to the Dr. Zhivago soundtrack for their SD were very smart. In fact, it is entirely likely that the order of finish after the free dance will be just the same as after the short dance.

Isabella Cannuscio and Ian Lorello USA (ISU Ranked 48th) 38.34 points in the SD
Coach: Karen Ludington, A. Kirsanov, C. Moxley
Choreographer: Alexander Kirsanov
FD West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
6th at JGPF last year
4th in US Juniors last year
5th at LPIDC in the FD
This is their debut on the Grand Prix.

Xueting Guan and Meng Wang CHN (ISU Ranked 47th) 40.19 in the SD
Coach: Ge Gao, Chao Liu
Choreographer: Tianyi Zhang
FD The Sands of Time (from Prince of Persia soundtrack)
4th at Chinese Nationals in Seniors
9th at 4CC's

Madison Hubbell and Kieffer Hubbell USA (Ranked 12th) 44.47 in the SD
Coach: Anjelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo, E. Swallow
Choreographer: Juri Tchesnitchenko, Jaroslava Netchaeva
FD Ocean Club by Yello; Jungle Bill by Yello; Moments in Love by Art of Noise; Jungle Bill by Yello
6th at Senior Nationals
3rd at 4CC's
4th at Finlandia
4th in the SD with 50.89, with level 4 in both segments of the GW
75.48 in the FD
Hubbell's had a catastrophic fall in the SD, resulting in a 3 point deduction, plus loss of points for an element

Xiaoyang Yu and Chen Wang CHN (ISU Ranking 37th) 45.33 SD Score
Coach: Hongyan Xi
Choreographer: Natalia Linichuk
FD Beethoven's Last Night by Transsibirian Orchestra
Four time Chinese National Champions, including last year
8th at 4CC's
18th at Worlds

Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill CAN (ISU Ranking 19th)
Coach: Carol Lane, Juris Razguljaevs
Choreographer: Carol Lane, Juris Razguliaevs
FD Summertime by George Gershwin; Senie
4th in Seniors at Canadian Nationals last year
6th at 4CCs last year

WARMUP GROUP 2

Xintong Huang and Xun Zheng CHN (ISU ranking 17th) 49.70 in the SD
Coach: Hongyan Xi
Choreographer: Natalia Linichuk
FD Singing in the Rain (from American in Paris)
2nd Senior Nationals last year
4th at 4CC's last year
19th at the Olympics last year

Nora Hoffman and Maxim Zavozin HUN (ISU Ranked 22nd) 52.69 in the SD
Coach: Alexei Gorshkov, Sergei Petukhov
Choreographer: Elena Garanina
FD Nagyidai Ciganok (Gypsy Witch) soundtrack by Experidance
Hungarian National Champions for 2 years
13th at Olympics
10th at Worlds
1st at Nepela
2nd at Finlandia
Level 2 and Level 3 on the GW at Finlandia, finishing 2nd with 54.75
81.77 in the FD at Finlandia
Level 3 in both segments on the GW at Nepela, finishing 1st with 59.15
86.26 in the FD at Nepela
They would have scored a bit higher in the SD, if Max hadn't missed his hold on his foot in the twizzles.

Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev RUS (Ranked 18th by the ISU) 55.85 in the SD
FD Melody of the White Nights by Isaak Schwartz
2nd at Russian Nationals
9th at Europeans
8th at Worlds
15th at Olympics
He had problems with his 2nd twizzle, making it impossible to do the third twizzle for level 4. They also got a one point deduction, perhaps for a lift that went too long?

Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali ITA (Ranked ISU 7th) 57.21 in the SD
Coach: Natalia Linichuk, Paola Mezzadri, G. Karpanosov
Choreographer: Corrado Giordani, Barbara Melica, Ludmila Vlasova
FD Manolete From "Flamenco" by Pepe Romero: Que se ven desde el conquero; De mi vera te fuistes
7 time Italian National Champions, including last year
3rd at Worlds
2nd at Europeans
5th at Olympics
They were some 6 points lower in the SD than Pechalat and Bourzat due to TES alone, due to his catching his skate in her dress in the second segment of the Golden Waltz during one of the step segments used to determine the level of the Golden Waltz second segment. They only scored Level 2 in the midline step, also.

Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat FRN (Ranked 2nd by the ISU) 64.12 in the SD
Coach: Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov, Maxim Staviski
FD City Lights - Medley - London Symphonic Orchestra
Choreographer:
7th at Olympics
4th at Worlds
1st at Finlandia
1st at Nebelhorn
3rd GPF last year
90.79 in the FD at Nebelhorn (1st)
At Finlandia SD, level 2 & Level 3 on the GW, first overall with 59.96
91.80 in the FD
They got mostly level 4's in the SD.

**dorispulaski** · 11-05-2010, 09:42 PM

http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpchn2010/SEG008.HTM

Start order:
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Isabella CANNUSCIO / Ian LORELLO USA 10 38.34
2 Xueting GUAN / Meng WANG CHN 9 40.19
3 Madison HUBBELL / Keiffer HUBBELL USA 8 44.47
4 Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN 7 45.33
5 Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL CAN 6 48.10
Warm-Up Group 2
6 Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG CHN 5 49.70
7 Nora HOFFMANN / Maxim ZAVOZIN HUN 4 52.69
8 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV RUS 3 55.85
9 Federica FAIELLA / Massimo SCALI ITA 2 57.21
10 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA 1 64.12

**Shaba22** · 11-06-2010, 01:46 AM

http://tv-tube.ru/onlinetv/channel-view.php?id=112

**dorispulaski** · 11-06-2010, 02:43 AM

I'll try to do some PBP for those who can't see this. Please forgive my mistakes. It's 2 in the am and I'm propping my eyes open with toothpicks.

Cannuscio & Lorello
West Side Story
He has a red silk shirt, gray pants.
and a grey neck scarf-gives it an odd cowboy feel
She has a red Latin dress
with wide ruffles on the skirt, spaghetti straps
sparklies on it
red gloves?
red bow in hair
pair spin and reverse
sudden music change
lift spread eagle she stands on knees
another lift around his neck and then betweeen his legs
hop into twizzles first set not great
Maria I just met a girl
f/w in holds.
kind of slow
skid on side of her boot into rotational lift
kissing
Mambo! Mambo!
speed up a bit
f/w in hold again
over his neck into rotational lift
to end
one thing I'll say-they kept the energy up to the end.
63.49
101.83 total

Guan and Wang
Prince of Persia (Sands of Time)
White dress on her with gold hobnails
he has black pants red sash
red wide edging on white shirt that flows into his sash
raggy edges on the shirt
some kind of martial arts looking buckles on his arms
start with leg to side twizzles
hands behind back twizzles
very slow f/w almost lost the hold
music not helping them
lift over neck onto his lap
holds her while she's in a spiral
injto pair spin good speed for a pair at the bottom
of the standing
his hair looks very stringy &overlong
she stands on his foot and does a pose with Egyptian hands
dramatick eyestaring into each others eyes
lunge, f/w slow every which way
simple rotational lift
this is too long
rotational lift with her at an angle, sort of like D&W's Samson lift
to end
Lost speed at end
fd 65.72
total 105.91
1st

Hubbells
Ocean Club by Yello; Jungle Bill by Yello; Moments in Love by Art of Noise; Jungle Bill by Yello
She's in sparkly kelly green. Skirt slit up
white shirt black pants, suspenders him
this is strange music.l The feed?
lift between his legs
in place hokey pokey
jump in twizzles 2nd set decent
high kicks
'f/w with besti squats
kind of ragged
lift around the neck into him in crouch, her in layout
hydroblade lift they always do
pair spin good speed in it
lift with a lot of changes, positions very distinct
rotational lift
plain skating
she lays back holding him
f/w
he cartwheels
end pose (they didn't fall!)
Krylova with them in the KnC
FD 76.48
Overall 120.95
1st

Yu and Wang
Beethoven's last night
He in in a kind of greek tunic effect with gray paints, and a sash
and a diagonal strip in blue, silver, black
raggy ruffles on her sleeves
lift, pose with angst
lots of emoting into twizzles y arms on 2nd set, third set
f/w
this is better than their sd
biellman lift off his foot
could this moment last forever
pair spin
every moment of tomorrow
lift
screen freeze refresh
s/l f/w frantic
they are running out of steam on this rotational lift
she slides down his front into a lift
to end
There are things I like about this program
69.13
new sb
114.46
into 2nd

Ralph and Hill
Summertime
White dress reminiscent of Tessa Virtue but with a very much deeper V
light brown pants wife beater t shirt white shirt open on hill
into pair spin
he pulls her around on the side of her boot
f/w he stumbles a bit to one side recovers
rotational lift
reverse rotational lift
speed both ways nice
hop into twizzles 2nd set
some kind of African sounding music suddenly
with bongoes
he has nice smoothing stroking
steps into his hand pose fall back into another lift pose
end pose
Does every program they have have to have bongoes and Arican music?
They may need a different coach
fd 71.41
overall 119.51
2nd