Short Dance 5:30 PM EST

[ImaginaryPogue]

V/M were on fire until that ending. Zoueva's worst idea for them ever.

[blue_idealist]

Not sure who was better, Virtue and Moir or Davis and White! How many times has Tessa changed that dress now?

[Spun Silver]

It's not every woman who could rock that dress.

I actually liked them better than D/W tonight, but their dance seems simpler.

[Gymfan15]

Hmm, I dunno. Meryl clearly had some issues on her twizzles but I thought Meryl and Charlie sold their program much better than Scott and Tessa...they had a nice program too, but it just didn't sizzle. And Tessa almost tipped over on her twizzle too, lol.

[Spun Silver]

I felt she sizzled but he didn't. He's just not a Latin lover type. Neither is Charlie. Ah well.

Go Alex and Maia!!!

[Serious Business]

V/M looked better to me. But I'm no ice dancing expert, and it may come down to levels and minutiae way beyond me.

[evangeline]

71.60 for V/M

Scott sure looks overjoyed.

[Mao88]

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

Both D&W and V&M were simply fantastic

[CassAgain]

Scott is not happy with that score. I think it was fair, but I'm glad he's got that competitive fire.

[Mathman]

Go Shibs! Go Weaver and Poje! Let's get a big upset!

[SkateFiguring]

OK I take back what I said earlier. Here's a team I don't want to see testing the state legal limits on steamy sexiness.

[ImaginaryPogue]

I'm willing to bet neither of the top two got level fours for either the Rhumba or Circ. steps.

[sweetskates1]

shibutanis were my favorites! followed by davis/white!

[Spun Silver]

Hey, Alex was the best Latin man. I couldn't take my eyes off him tonight. That was great!

Audience thinks they got lowballed. Me too.

[Gymfan15]

Wow, I just love the Shibs. They are so perfectly matched and have so much energy. I have to wonder how they are going to grow as a team, though. Because they are siblings, romantic chemistry and programs is pretty much not going to work or be REALLY awkward, so they are going to have to be continually inventive and creative when it comes to material. They've done pretty good so far but I will be curious to see how they continue through the years.