Pairs Short Program at 3:00pm EST

[sweetskates1]

oh gosh, Nadine they probably will... that's the scary part..

ps: I seriously think they could easily put in a quad twist like that, their 3twist is already HUGE !!!!

[sequinsgalore]

Jessica DUBE / Sebastien WOLFE (CAN)

Music: Three Hours Past Midnight by James Collin

3LzTw - she grabs around his shoulder on landing
3S - solid
Li
3LzTh - nice
PCoSp
SlSt
FiDs

Another solid performance

Score: 57.68, new PB and into 2nd

[dorispulaski]

Dube & Wolf
All elements completed. Twist a little low and crashy, the 3S's lookecd very nice, the throw had smooth runout. I think they skated a little slower than John & Caydee. Better pair spin though. A good outing.

57.68 SB

[Nadine]

PAIR GIRLS ARE THE TOUGHEST, HANDS DOWN, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PAIRS!!!!!!!!!!!

AND GO M&B!!!

[Mao88]

Position After 2 Of 10

1. Caydee DENNEY/John COUGHLIN (USA) - 63.35 (TES: 35.55, PCS: 27.80)
2. Jessica DUBE/Sebastien WOLFE (CAN) - 57.68 (TES: 31.28, PCS: 26.40)

[blue_idealist]

That was the first time I've seen Marley and Brubaker's current SP. I loved it! Too bad about the two-foot (I think..) on the throw.

[Serious Business]

They should go to the ice dancers to lean how to do pairs spins

Or footwork. Denney and Coughlin's footwork sequence was so slow in parts they were just standing still and waiting for the audience's yawns to blow them across the ice.

[sequinsgalore]

Mary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKER (USA)

Music: Singing in the Rain Medley

3T - nice
3FTw
PCoSp
3FTh - landed on two feet
SlSt
Li
FiDs

Score: 62.42, new PB and into 2nd

[Nadine]

Darn, my computer conked out halfway through, but I did catch their elements, except for the 2foot on the throw jump, they had a lot of pizzazz, and Rockne just got a lot of rep points for being an old-timer. It's going to be close between the two Americans, it will all come down to the LP.

ps: both pairs really need to work on their positions and extension, that's something Donlan & Speroff have in spades.

[Mao88]

Position After 3 Of 10

1. Caydee DENNEY/John COUGHLIN (USA) - 63.35 (TES: 35.55, PCS: 27.80)
2. Mary Beth MARLEY/Rockne BRUBAKER (USA) - 62.42 (TES: 34.96, PCS: 27.46)
3. Jessica DUBE/Sebastien WOLFE (CAN) - 57.68 (TES: 31.28, PCS: 26.40)

[sweetskates1]

I love Marley/Brubaker! They make me smile. I am hoping for a dream skate from Amanda Evora/Mark Ladwig! THEY DESERVE IT!

[blue_idealist]

I'm hoping for a dream skate from Duhamel/Radford!!

[Dots]

Woho! I'm not too late to catch this!


Go whoever is left to skate!!!

[Nadine]

Here come the Chinese acrobats and all the rest...

Just think a catch of the blade on the ice or an off throw can result in major injury ~ reminds me of that one pair from Russia that I like so much; they skate to "Claire de Lune" ~ soooo many injuries she's had over the years. Just tells one how TOUGH pair skaters really are, especially the girls, singles doesn't even come close. They don't have to be worried about being knocked unconscius or suffering from brain injury (aka Paul Binneboise).

My hat goes off to them.

[Serious Business]

That announcer will mess up white people's names, too.