Short Dance JGP Lake Placid 2012

[dorispulaski]

If you'd like to read up a little on the competitors, here's a link to the preview:

http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sho...hlight=preview

Start Order

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Noa BRUSER / Timothy LUM CAN

2 Elliana POGREBINKSY / Ross GUDIS USA

3 Evgenia KOSIGINA / Nikolai MOROSHKIN RUS

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Sara AGHAI / Jussiville PARTANEN FIN

5 Lolita YERMAK / Alexei KHIMICH UKR

6 Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON USA

7 Andreanne POULIN / Marc-Andre SERVANT CAN

Warm-Up Group 3
8 Johanna ALLIK / Paul BELLANTUONO EST

9 Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV RUS

10 Madeline HERITAGE / Nathaniel FAST USA

11 Jasmine TESSARI / Stefano COLAFATO ITA

[Macassar88]

Is there anyone here who can challenge Aldridge and Eaton?

[dorispulaski]

Possibly Kosigina & Moroshkin. They looked really good the season before last, but last season, not so much. I don't know what the problem was, though=-you'd have to check in Russian language sites to know, I expect.

On paper A&E should do well, but the facts are at least in the SD that until everyone understands the Blues pattern dance judging for the season, there will be surprises.

[sky_fly20]

easy victory here for A/E

[icemusings]

Like DorisPulaski said it really depends on Kosigina and Moroshkin. They stood on the Junior Worlds podium in 2011 and didn't even make the team in 2012 so they could go either way. Aldridge and Eaton were also well known for their Lord of the Dance program and will have to live up to those expectations. But they should still probably win here.

[sky_fly20]

also A/E will be home favorites
does Kosigina/Moroshkin have new SD or FD ?