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roemerr

Rinkside
Joined
Nov 1, 2009
Huge scores for Denney and Coughlin. Was it as spectacular as the scores imply? I'm excited about this team.
 

sequinsgalore

Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 12, 2008
Huge scores for Denney and Coughlin. Was it as spectacular as the scores imply? I'm excited about this team.

I found some videoes of the short programs on YouTube.

Denney/Coughlin 63.14: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-ZCAloa1IU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Davis/Lefteris 50.03: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRDStKNCyx4&feature=related
Andrews/LeDuc 46.91: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Fj9KD275Q&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Cain/Reagan 47.88: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRPlgQ6rRb4&feature=related

I don't know if Denney/Coughlin could get the same score in international comps, but I'm surprised at their progress.
 

babayaga

On the Ice
Joined
Aug 27, 2010
Are there any reports on how Denney/Coughlin long program looked like? I am very curious!
 

Sylvia

Record Breaker
Joined
Aug 25, 2003
Are there any reports on how Denney/Coughlin long program looked like?
Lynn Rutherford tweeted: "DenneyCoughlin earned 116.02 for Nessun Dorma free including solid 3toes, huge 3tw, big throw 3lo&3lz & spectacular final lift"

D/C's "Nessun Dorma" was choreographed by Marina Zoueva and includes versions by Vanessa-Mae (violin) and Jeff Beck (electric guitar). I've included links to Icenetwork's articles (Senior SP & Junior SP so far) and photos in my blog link in post #2 above, along with results. HeatherC will be uploading more videos as well.
 

nylynnr

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 19, 2008
DenneyCoughlin look terrific especially considering they have only skated together 10-12 weeks. The throws, twist, side-by-side jump and spin unison is coming fast. Obviously there is work to be done on a few levels but that is understandable, especially with constant new clarifications of rules. You cannot compare summer competition scores to international Grand Prix or ISU scores; I think you can only compare one North American summer comp score, to another, and even then you will get a chorus of "it's apples to oranges" from some. One thing to consider: most of the coaches at Indy noted that the ice was extremely soft due to a high heat and humidity index, as well as the open nature (many windows) of the rink. (Not the organizers fault -- it was a very well run event.)
 

babayaga

On the Ice
Joined
Aug 27, 2010
Lynn Rutherford tweeted: "DenneyCoughlin earned 116.02 for Nessun Dorma free including solid 3toes, huge 3tw, big throw 3lo&3lz & spectacular final lift"

D/C's "Nessun Dorma" was choreographed by Marina Zoueva and includes versions by Vanessa-Mae (violin) and Jeff Beck (electric guitar). I've included links to Icenetwork's articles (Senior SP & Junior SP so far) and photos in my blog link in post #2 above, along with results. HeatherC will be uploading more videos as well.

Thanks a lot Sylvia! It looks like they did a clean lp in addition to a clean sp, very impressive for such a new pair.
 

nylynnr

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 19, 2008
No, the fs was not clean, Denney faltered on the second jump in a double Axel-double Axel sequence.
 

babayaga

On the Ice
Joined
Aug 27, 2010
No, the fs was not clean, Denney faltered on the second jump in a double Axel-double Axel sequence.
I see, thank you for the information! I have to admit I was very upset about Coughlin/Yankowskas split and was skeptical about the new pair. However they skated their short program at Liberty and here very well, although I didn't like the choreography very much. Looking forward to see the LP now.
 
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