JGPF Pairs Free Program

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Start order
1. Jones / Beharry CAN
2. Yu / Jin CHN
3. Vigalova / Zakroev RUS

4. Davankova / Deputat RUS
5. Purdy / Marinaro CAN
6. Fedorova / Miroshkin RUS

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First warm-up group is on the ice.

http://tvonsite.org/index.php?kanal=sport2

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Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY (CAN)

Music: Winter and Summer from Four Seasons by A. Vivaldi


3FTw - low catch, her arms on his shoulders
3T
ChSq
3LoTh
2F+2T
Li
3STh
FCCoSp - unison ok
Li
BiDs
PCoSp

They seem satisfied with their skate.

[Elisheba]

Nice from J/B, also I like these pair teams in which the lady isn't completely tiny. I think it makes for a very elegant look.

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Jones/Beharry
97.78, total 145.89 and into 1st

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Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN (CHN)

Music: Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss

2A+2A+SEQ - she's a bit low on the 2nd
3T - she lands low
BoDs - not a different kind from SP, or is it only for seniors?
FCCoSp - unison off
ChSq
3FTw - good height
3LoTh
3STh
Li
Li - a bit wild take-off
PCoSp

Technically stronger, but they really, really need to work on their expression.

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Yu/Jin
98.86 (SB), total 149.20 (SB) and into 1st

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Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV (RUS)

Music: Symphony on a Battle Lost by Benny Richter and Marc Terenzi

3FTw - nice height
2A+2A+SEQ
3LoTh
PCCoSp - unison off at the end
2F
3FTh - nice
ChSq
Li - nice
Li - also nice
FiDs
PCoSp

Nice pair elements, but she's really tiny compared to him. He fist pumps after the program, so they're pleased

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Vigalova/Zakroev
102.80 (PB), total 153.56 (PB) and into 1st

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Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT (RUS)

Music: Once Upon a Time in Mexico (soundtrack)

3T+2T
3FTw
3LoTh
3FTh - very nice
FCCoSp - unison off at the end
BoDs
ChSq
2A
Li
Li
PCoSp - travels at start

Very solid skate, but not too much expression though. Need to work on the lifts a bit.

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Davankova/Deputat
104.62 (PB), total 155.96 (PB) and into 1st

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Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO (CAN)

Music: The Artist (soundtrack) by Ludovic Bource

3FTw - a bit low
3T+1T - she falls on 3T, he has hand down on 3T
2A - she falls
FiDs
CCoSp - unison good
Li
3LoTh
ChSq
Li
3STh
PCoSp

Ouch, not their best. She fell on both jumps. Will it be enough to keep them on the podium?

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Purdy/Marinaro
98.11, total 149.94 (SB) and into 3rd

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Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN (RUS)

Music: Tango Selection

3FTw - very high, nice arched besti squat entrance
3LoTh
2A - she hangs on
FiDs
2F+2T
CCoSp - w/ Biellman, unison off at the end
ChSq
3STh - a bit shaky landing, twofooted
Li
Li
PCoSp

Solid skate, they fist pump. A couple of held on landing. He is very flexible for a pairs guy, with Biellmans and catch-foots

[sky_fly20]

Russian Sweep

Gold for Linocka and Maxim
those twists are huge