Pairs Long Program 2:00 PM EST

[sequinsgalore]

Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG (CHN)

Music: Singin' in the Rain Suite
Singin' in the Rain (soundtrack)

10th after SP

3FTw
2T+2T
3S
Li
PCoSp
FCCoSp - off/on unison
3LoTh
3STh - stepout
Li
ChSp
Li
BoDs

I'm not quite sure about the sbs jumps

Score: 92.20, total 140.24 and into 1st

[tulosai]

They were cute and had a lot of personality at some points. I think that was a hideous death spiral though.

SUPER pumped for D/R!

[Nadine]

After watching Marley & Brubaker's wonderful "Singing in the Rain", everybody else's looks lame, including this pair, unfortunately. :(

[Spun Silver]

2nd China pair is not that strong technically but their program had charm (Singin' in the Rain) and won the audience over from the first moves. It was refreshing. I don't remember seeing a pair skate to this and it worked nicely.

Is there a name for the move where she puts one blade on his instep and lunges forward with the other foot? Looked cool.

ETA: Oh Lord, is this MBM's music? Sheesh.

[sweetskates1]

I agree with dorispulaski they attempted to skate with a sweet sophistication and I liked it a lot! I see more potential in them than I did in the first pair.

[burntBREAD]

Are Duhamel/Radford the only pair skaters to do solo jumps as difficult as the flip?

[sequinsgalore]

Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORD (CAN)

Music: Viva la Vida by Coldplay
Yellow by Coldplay

8th after SP

3FTw
3F+2T+2T - she has hand down on 3F and singles last 2T
3S - she falls
BoDs
FCCoSp - good unison
ChSp
Li
3STh
Li
3FTh - hand down, stepout
Li
PCoSp

Score: 114.23, total 171.76 and into 1st

[dorispulaski]

140.24 for Wang & Zhang into first.

Duhamel & Radford
Canada

3Tw good
they are skating to music quite well
3t?F?2t2t (didn't catch the opening edge) Looked like it might be a flip????

sloppiness in first jump by Megan
3S Megan down

death spiral weak position

he picks her up out of a spiral, down, into spins
nice spins, mostly in unison

pair spiral-he can't quite get his leg up to match

lift with chang of positions, lets her down and she goes through his legs
quickly into throw 3loop

nice section

lift
throw 3f/3lz weak landing

nice lift decent exit

pair spin they're having trouble with it. It's much the same spin as the SP.

To end

[tulosai]

Poor D/R. I think she told him sorry when it was over but he is being a good sport. Just a really rough skate for them. Lifts exquisite as always though. I hope they come out strong at Worlds.

[Nadine]

I loved their speed at the very beginning, but overall just a blah program, but good job.

I would suggest, since they're more of an athletic pair, to use some peppy energetic music to get not only the crowd going but themselves as well.

[Serious Business]

Why? Why do Canadian pairs love skating to muzak versions of Coldplay songs so much? Where does this sickness come from?

[blue_idealist]

I was hoping Duhamel and Radford could redeem themselves better than this, but I guess every competition can't be good for everyone.

[Spun Silver]

In a long shot she looks like a little girl skating with her daddy. I can't get used to their look.

[sweetskates1]

She never gave up on the performance and smiled throughout. They did not look in sync to me in some parts. I think that their height difference makes them look awkward skating together at times. I really like this couple and hope they continue to improve; they seem like lovely people.

[CassAgain]

She would benefit from some different styling, I think--like softer hair, perhaps. He's also so much bigger than she is that it makes it more difficult for them to look like a cohesive team. Nice score, though.