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Pairs short program

sequinsgalore

Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 12, 2008
Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS)

Yuko looks very elegant

Music: All Alone by Joe Satriani

3T
3Tw
3LoTh - nice
SlSt
Li
FiDs
PCoSp

Ending too late to the music. Should take the lead, though.
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
Evora / Ladwig USA
The Man I Love by George Gershwin
pretty pink dress, thin sash over one shoulder with rhinestone tie to rest of dress
blue/white shirt, repp tie, grey vest, black pants on Mark
nice 3tw
3t she turns out
pair spin
I hate this overhead camera
3lp throw good
little dance lift
crossing steps
one arm lift lots of ice coverage. In a stag in front of him for a couple revs. nice
death spiral smooth
TES 31.39 PC 26.49 TOTAL 57.88 into 2nd

Moore-Towers / Moscovitch CAN
Borsalino
black outfits

little assisted stag jump by her tostart
low crashy 3tw
3t untidy landing but done
hop into 3lp throw, landed low, she piked forward
she does a handstand with him in lunge, press to lift, amazing
death spiral
walks over his heel on purpose cute
crossing steps, unison a bit off
pair spin, looked a little short on the 2nd set of revs, after the reverse?
She has a 4 foot high stuffed bear

TES 32.63 PCS 37.15 TOTAL 60.78
into first

Sui / Han CHN
Country Dance by Josh Turner
Same outfits as last year
climbs over him
dance rotational lift
3t's, she splats
pull through
3tw with the arm over her head, catch on his shoulder
Throw good
steps with country hoedown touches
cartwheel over him
pair spin, ending Dmitriev style
lift to one hand cartwheel out nice
shoot the duck into death spiral with lasso motion
another huge bear
TES 33.16 PCS 27.84 Ded - 1 TOTAL 60.00
into 3rd.

Kawaguti Smirnov RUS
All Alone by Joe Satriani
She's in very pale pink kind of basic dress with a tiara, he's in black.
little dance lift on his kneee
3t's very nice indeed
rotate into 3tw, a bit crashy
th3lp, landed nicely but her hand reached toward the ice; couldn't tell if it touched
footwork
I'm not liking anyone's footwork this year-unison's very hard to judge
nice quick push to the lift with one leg Biellmany thing on top. nice exit
pair spin

Overall very good. should lead, and they both seem very happy & smiling.

TES 34.47 PCS 30.98 Ded -1 TOTAL 64.45
Into the lead.
I don't know what the deduction was for

A nicely skated event, on the whole.
 

Shaba22

Final Flight
Joined
Nov 22, 2008
1 Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV (RUS) 64.45
2 Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH (CAN) 60.78
3 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG (CHN) 60.57
4 Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN(CHN) 60.00
5 Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG (USA) 57.88
6 Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN (CHN) 54.42
7 Taylor STEELE / Robert SCHULTZ (CAN) 48.25
8 Klara KADLECOVA / Petr BIDAR (CZE) 38.34
 

gmyers

Record Breaker
Joined
Mar 6, 2010
I liked how in K/S program they were able to do totally in synch head movements
 

mousepotato

On the Ice
Joined
Mar 24, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjfhMxh5YUA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

K/S always have great programs. The Brits thought they would score close to V/T's SP at Skate Canada.

I think K/S were scored too low on 3T, those should have been all +2 if not +3s, those were spot on :).

I don't understand how they only got a +1.00 on the lift when the judges gave them all +2s except for two judges who gave them a 1 and 3. :confused:

For a season opener it was pretty :cool:



I think V/T are scored too high.
 

Art&Sport

Medalist
Joined
Apr 28, 2011
What was that hair ornament thingy Kavaguti was wearing? Too heavy-looking and distracting. K/S are somewhat endearing and beloved for sure, but also over-rated, IMHO. Not a very exciting line-up here, except for the up-and-coming Chinese pairs. Enjoyed seeing Amanda and Mark, and I hope they do better at Nationals. Still haven't seen them in the ESPN body issue.
 
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