Short Dance 5:30 PM EST

[blue_idealist]

BOO YEAH! Kaitlyn and Andrew! haha.

[Gymfan15]

That dress should be burned. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, should wear animal print. Ever.

[sfgirl]

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.

Boy is that true! I remember when I first started following M&C, I did not think they were as good as V&M. They are every bit as good now.You really have to admire their persistence.

[blue_idealist]

3rd place! Awesome!

[Mao88]

SHORT DANCE - RESULT

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. Kaitlyn WEAVER/Andrew POJE (CAN) - 64.23 (TES: 31.43, PCS: 32.80)
4. Maia SHIBUTANI/Alex SHIBUTANI (USA) - 63.38 (TES: 31.86, PCS: 31.52)
5. Madison HUBBELL/Zachary DONOHUE (USA) - 49.93 (TES: 25.50, PCS: 25.43, DED: 1.00)
6. Alexandra PAUL/Mitchell ISLAM (CAN) - 48.52 (TES: 23.71, PCS: 24.81)
7. Xiaoyang YU/Chen WANG (CHN) - 45.42 (TES: 24.00, PCS: 21.42)
8. Danielle OBRIEN/Gregory MERRIMAN (AUS) - 40.10 (TES: 20.64, PCS: 20.46, DED: 1.00)
9. Anna NAGORNYUK/Viktor KOVALENKO (UZB) - 39.93 (TES: 21.49, PCS: 18.44)
10. Corenne BRUHNS/Ryan VAN NATTEN (MEX) - 35.93 (TES: 20.64, PCS: 15.29)
11. Cortney MANSOUR/Daryn ZHUNUSSOV (KAZ) - 25.53 (TES: 13.22, PCS: 13.31, DED: 1.00)

[cleopatra20042004]

Geez, talk about being stingy with the points. I guess I was expecting broken records tonight, new personal bests, seasons best, etc...still great skating tho.

[sweetskates1]

I hope that the Shibutanis earn the higher scores they deserve moving on. This is so not clear. How could they earn such a low score? How could they be surpassed by weaver/poje's presentation?

[Mrs. P]

3rd place! Awesome!

It should be interesting tomorrow! There's .85 between W/P and the Shibs. And just .55 between D/W and V/M!

[claphappy]

is this Dornbush's punishment?

[100yen]

Would have the Shibs and W/P flipped...Maia and Alex were on tonight and totally rocked it, should have been much closer to V&M.

[veravina]

Boy is that true! I remember when I first started following M&C, I did not think they were as good as V&M. They are every bit as good now.You really have to admire their persistence.

Keep in mind though Tessa's surgery and time off the ice. The loss of training still shows in their competition readiness. D&W had 2011 all to themselves.

[rallycairn]

And all 5 spectators have left the arena. (couldn't help it. sad.)

[Mathman]

What did the Shibutani's coaches say to them when the scores were announced that made Maia and Alex put a finger to their lips, Shhhhh."

The Radio Canada video made everyone look tall and skinny.

[blue_idealist]

Watching the Radio Canada feed.. apparently Mark Ladwig and Richard Dornbush are helping patch the ice.. and someone just yelled "Hey Mark, do you need Rudi's skate?"

[Spun Silver]

I'm in a bad mood because of the Shibs. Grrr!