Short Dance 5:30 PM EST

[rallycairn]

I missed Meryl and Charlie because I hadn't even tried that La Zone Audio feed, but I've got it now. Crowd loves the Shibs!

V/M for me just subjectively, technically polished as always but didn't really light my fire.

[Serious Business]

YEEEAAAAAAH!!!! The Shibutanis rocked it. I (along with many others) used to think the team couldn't do anything uptempo. But they did here with their revamped SD and it's glorious. I might have them in first place myself.

[lavender]

I think D/W and V/M are so close in skills that I don't know why one might be surprise that one came in first over the other in any given competition. It could go back and forth with these two groups that I wouldn't be surprise to come in 2nd every now and then.

[blue_idealist]

Why are people booing the Shibs in 3rd? lol.

[ImaginaryPogue]

This tech panel is merciless. Wow.

[sweetskates1]

what?!

[Mao88]

Position After 10 Of 11

1. Meryl DAVIS/Charlie WHITE (USA) - 72.15 (TES: 34.71, PCS: 37.44)
2. Tessa VIRTUE/Scott MOIR (CAN) - 71.60 (TES: 33.92, PCS: 37.68)
3. Maia SHIBUTANI/Alex SHIBUTANI (USA) - 63.38 (TES: 31.86, PCS: 31.52)
4. Madison HUBBELL/Zachary DONOHUE (USA) - 49.93 (TES: 25.50, PCS: 25.43, DED: 1.00)
5. Alexandra PAUL/Mitchell ISLAM (CAN) - 48.52 (TES: 23.71, PCS: 24.81)
6. Xiaoyang YU/Chen WANG (CHN) - 45.42 (TES: 24.00, PCS: 21.42)
7. Danielle OBRIEN/Gregory MERRIMAN (AUS) - 40.10 (TES: 20.64, PCS: 20.46, DED: 1.00)
8. Anna NAGORNYUK/Viktor KOVALENKO (UZB) - 39.93 (TES: 21.49, PCS: 18.44)
9. Corenne BRUHNS/Ryan VAN NATTEN (MEX) - 35.93 (TES: 20.64, PCS: 15.29)
10. Cortney MANSOUR/Daryn ZHUNUSSOV (KAZ) - 25.53 (TES: 13.22, PCS: 13.31, DED: 1.00)

[evangeline]

Crowds are booing the Shibs' scores....

[SkateFiguring]

Go, Kaitlyn and Andrew! Steam it up!

[Mrs. P]

Boy the tech panel is beating up on everyone! Crowd boos.

[jaylee]

I thought the Shibs were terrific, and the crowd thought so too. They heartily booed the scores.

[blue_idealist]

I think D/W and V/M are so close in skills that I don't know why one might be surprise that one came in first over the other in any given competition. It could go back and forth with these two groups that I wouldn't be surprise to come in 2nd every now and then.

Lately it's been Davis and White consistently beating Virtue and Moir though.. whereas in the past, like 2010, it was the other way around.

[sweetskates1]

Weaver/Poje are both so attractive...

[Gymfan15]

Yeah, that seemed pretty low compared to D/W and V/M. I know D/W and V/M are THE best ice dancers in the world but the Shibs aren't shabby, and they had a GREAT program. Tons of speed and energy.

[ImaginaryPogue]

Now this should be interesting.