Pairs Short Program at 3:00pm EST

[dorispulaski]

Takahashi & Tran (always very elegant)

manadatory Takahashi fall on the SBS jumps

3Tw with a really high catch

Really great complex lift with lovely air positions

That flip entry into the death spiral is amazing, and yet doesn't detract from the spiral itself!!!

61.54 into 3rd

[Nadine]

Sigh, this last pair keeps making me think of Donlan & Speroff and their troubles, especially Gretchen's, difficulty with the sbs jumps. :(

ALLRIGHT, they still scored pretty big, a positive for D&S!

[Serious Business]

Tran/Takahashi have an awesome entrance into the death spiral. Beautiful skate. Why are the judges so stingy with the PCS?

[blue_idealist]

I love how the announcer keeps mispronouncing Sui's name.

[Mao88]

Position After 7 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. Narumi TAKAHASHI/Mervin TRAN (JPN) - 61.54 (TES: 34.74, PCS: 27.80, DED: 1.00)
4. Jessica DUBE/Sebastien WOLFE (CAN) - 57.68 (TES: 31.28, PCS: 26.40)
5. Meagan DUHAMEL/Eric RADFORD (CAN) - 57.53 (TES: 31.44, PCS: 26.09)
6. Huibo DONG/Yiming WU (CHN) - 49.52 (TES: 27.29, PCS: 22.23)
7. Yue ZHANG/Lei WANG (CHN) - 48.04 (TES: 24.41, PCS: 23.63)

[Gymfan15]

Wow, they are so quick...I love how they were just skating along, and suddenly he just grabs her and chucks her into the air. No telegraphing with this pair!

[sequinsgalore]

Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN (CHN)

Music: Country Dance by Josh Turner

3FTw - high and effortless!
3T - solid
3FTh - nice
SlSt - they'v changed this since last time
PCoSp
Li
FiDs

Nice performance, nice smiles...

Score: 66.75, new PB and into 1st!

[Spun Silver]

Perfect skate by Sui/Han. They're irresistible! I hope they get cowboy hats before they leave Colorado!

[Nadine]

BRAVO, I LOVE THIS PAIR, FIRST PLACE BY A MILE!!!!

They make me think of the old argument "passion versus perfection" or "apples versus oranges". If they were skating against Donlan & Speroff with the same exact elements and everything else the same as well, I would go with perfection, but I wish I could give two gold medals.

[dorispulaski]

Sui and Han

The same hoedown routine they do in both jr and sr
Costumes must be the 3rd version

Can I say I am very tired of this program? They have exceeded my cuteness threshold.

However, they completed everything very well and will no doubt lead

66.75 new SB in 1st, but not outtasight.

[Mao88]

Position After 8 Of 10

1. Wenjing SUI/Cong HAN (CHN) - 66.75 (TES: 37.31, PCS: 29.44)
2. Caydee DENNEY/John COUGHLIN (USA) - 63.35 (TES: 35.55, PCS: 27.80)
3. Mary Beth MARLEY/Rockne BRUBAKER (USA) - 62.42 (TES: 34.96, PCS: 27.46)
4. Narumi TAKAHASHI/Mervin TRAN (JPN) - 61.54 (TES: 34.74, PCS: 27.80, DED: 1.00)
5. Jessica DUBE/Sebastien WOLFE (CAN) - 57.68 (TES: 31.28, PCS: 26.40)
6. Meagan DUHAMEL/Eric RADFORD (CAN) - 57.53 (TES: 31.44, PCS: 26.09)
7. Huibo DONG/Yiming WU (CHN) - 49.52 (TES: 27.29, PCS: 22.23)
8. Yue ZHANG/Lei WANG (CHN) - 48.04 (TES: 24.41, PCS: 23.63)

[sweetskates1]

I totally forgot this pair was also in the mix. Very athletic and fresh!

[pangtongfan]

If Pang & Tong decide to do Worlds this year I expect the Chinese federation to send Sui & Han over the Zhangs as their 2nd team.

[sequinsgalore]

Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG (USA)

Music: The Man I Love by George Gershwin

3FTw
3T - she twofoots, perhaps UR?
PCoSp
3LoTh
SlSt
Li
FiDs

Score: 60.75, new PB and into 5th

[Nadine]

WOW, this performance just *may* beat Denney & Coughlin's, it's gonna be close, easy to see why they made the Olympic Team in 2010.