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Why would there be judges from JPN, USA(1+), GER, CAN when they have top skaters and no RUS judge? I can feel the stricker treatment to russian teams here.
The Slytherin-ice in Nice is clearly part of that conspiracy.
Why would there be judges from JPN, USA(1+), GER, CAN when they have top skaters and no RUS judge? I can feel the stricker treatment to russian teams here.
Videos - Pairs Short Program
1. Aliona SAVCHENKO/Robin SZOLKOWY (GER)
2. Qing PANG/Jian TONG (CHN)
3. Narumi TAKAHASHI/Mervin TRAN (JPN)
4. Vera BAZAROVA/Yuri LARIONOV (RUS)
5. Meagan DUHAMEL/Eric RADFORD (CAN)
6. Wenjing SUI/Cong HAN (CHN)
7. Caydee DENNEY/John COUGHLIN (USA)
8. Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR/Maxim TRANKOV (RUS)
9. Stefania BERTON/Ondrej HOTAREK (ITA)
10. Mary Beth MARLEY/Rockne BRUBAKER (USA)
What is slytherin ice?The Slytherin-ice in Nice is clearly part of that conspiracy.
Well, I may as well throw every prediction I made into the trash. Didn't expect that. I'm thrilled for the Germans, as I was hoping they would win, and I love P/T as well. It's a shame for the Russians, but I guess given the fact that it's such a new partnership the nerves were bound to get them eventually. They could still move up. I'm so surprised about Takahashi/Tran, who are an absolutely stunning team. I'm really happy that they were able to adress some of their technical issues. And a really good for Duhamel/Radford to end up 5th, just a couple of points behind the Japanese. It's still anyones game for bronze.
Error in judging?
In the protocols, Sui and Han got a +1 on their GOE for their level 4 footwork, but only .7 was added to the base value of the element. According to the 1611 document, +1 GOE on level 4 footwork gives 1.0 bonus points.
“I fell because my skate cracked the ice,” Smirnov said. “The ice is all new and very fresh. It just cracks under your feet like glass.”
The speculations/complaints about the ice are contradictory. There have been talks of soft ice, including much water. But Smirnov is saying it's too fresh and cracks easily, which suggest it is too hard. Big guys carrying their partners falling supports the hard ice theory. However, falling off a death spiral and tipping over at final pose can hardly be blamed on the ice but more of a focus issue.
I noticed that the crowd was not very bundled up. It made me think the ice must be soft. Maybe Smirnov was mistranslated or misspoke? Soft ice can split in slivers like glass.