2012 2013 JGPF Pairs Short Program Junior Grand Prix Final SP

[mikiandorocks]

Starting order:
1 Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN CHN
2 Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT RUS
3 Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV RUS

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY CAN
5 Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN RUS
6 Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO CAN

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Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN (CHN)

Music: Violin Concerto

2A
2FTw - high
3STh - also high
Li
BoDs
StSq
CCoSp - unison off

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My feed keeps freezing...

[Elisheba]

Mine too.

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Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY (CAN)

Music: Bombay Dreams by A. L. Webber

2FTw
3STh - nice length
2A - she has hard fall
BoDs
Li
StSq
FCCoSp - ok unison

More polish than the preceding couples, but also one big mistake

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Jones/Beharry
48.11 and into 4th

[Mao88]

PAIRS SHORT PROGRAM - POSITION AFTER 4 OF 6

Overall

1. Vasilisa DAVANKOVA & Andrei DEPUTAT (RUS) - 51.34 Short Program
2. Maria VIGALOVA & Egor ZAKROEV (RUS) - 50.76 Short Program
3. Xiaoyu YU & Yang JIN (CHN) - 50.34 Short Program
4. Brittany JONES & Ian BEHARRY (CAN) - 48.11

Segment Result

1 Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT RUS 51.34 27.52 23.82 6.04 5.68 6.18 5.96 5.93 0.00 #2
2 Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV RUS 50.76 26.83 23.93 5.86 5.79 6.11 6.07 6.07 0.00 #3
3 Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN CHN 50.34 27.83 22.51 5.71 5.46 5.71 5.75 5.50 0.00 #1
4 Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY CAN 48.11 24.23 24.88 6.39 6.00 6.14 6.32 6.25 1.00 #4

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PAIRS SHORT PROGRAM - RESULT

OVERALL

1. Lina FEDOROVA & Maxim MIROSHKIN (RUS) - 54.37
2. Margaret PURDY & Michael MARINARO (CAN) - 51.83
3. Vasilisa DAVANKOVA & Andrei DEPUTAT (RUS) - 51.34
4. Maria VIGALOVA & Egor ZAKROEV (RUS) - 50.76
5. Xiaoyu YU & Yang JIN (CHN) - 50.34
6. Brittany JONES & Ian BEHARRY (CAN) - 48.11

SEGMENT RESULT

1 Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN RUS 54.37 28.86 25.51 6.43 6.21 6.46 6.43 6.36 0.00 #5
2 Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO CAN 51.83 26.26 25.57 6.50 6.18 6.36 6.39 6.54 0.00 #6
3 Vasilisa DAVANKOVA / Andrei DEPUTAT RUS 51.34 27.52 23.82 6.04 5.68 6.18 5.96 5.93 0.00 #2
4 Maria VIGALOVA / Egor ZAKROEV RUS 50.76 26.83 23.93 5.86 5.79 6.11 6.07 6.07 0.00 #3
5 Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN CHN 50.34 27.83 22.51 5.71 5.46 5.71 5.75 5.50 0.00 #1
6 Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY CAN 48.11 24.23 24.88 6.39 6.00 6.14 6.32 6.25 1.00 #4

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PAIRS SHORT PROGRAM - VIDEOS & RESULT

1. Lina FEDOROVA & Maxim MIROSHKIN (RUS) - 54.37 Short Program
2. Margaret PURDY & Michael MARINARO (CAN) - 51.83 Short Program
3. Vasilisa DAVANKOVA & Andrei DEPUTAT (RUS) - 51.34 Short Program
4. Maria VIGALOVA & Egor ZAKROEV (RUS) - 50.76 Short Program
5. Xiaoyu YU & Yang JIN (CHN) - 50.34 Short Program
6. Brittany JONES & Ian BEHARRY (CAN) - 48.11 Short Program

[sk8erboi]

if brittany would have landed that double axel they would have been easily in first or second

[sky_fly20]

yay for Lina and Max
If they only fall 1 time ( knock on wood )I do hope they don't mess up their typical FS, they will win

Vasilisa has grown too much, I think this partnership wont last long, he is too short

[3T3T]

Lina and Max deserve their lead, a really enjoyable skate, hopefully they hold out for victory. As the previous poster said Vasilisa has grown a lot in the last twelve months, I wouldnt write them of yet though. A lot of the NA couples are quite close in height, it shouldn't be a reason for a team to fail, if they are both given time to adapt, hopefully they will come back strong. I really like them as a couple.

[sky_fly20]

Lina and Max deserve their lead, a really enjoyable skate, hopefully they hold out for victory. As the previous poster said Vasilisa has grown a lot in the last twelve months, I wouldnt write them of yet though. A lot of the NA couples are quite close in height, it shouldn't be a reason for a team to fail, if they are both given time to adapt, hopefully they will come back strong. I really like them as a couple.

thats the thing height issues can be a problem with Pairs once they add difficulty, I do agree most of the juniors here are close in height Yu/Jin , the Canadians have short men
but the ideal size for pairs is still that of Fedorova/Miroshkin

[ImaginaryPogue]

Given how close the scores are (six+ points), it's still anyone's game. If they all score their season best in the long program, J/B would win (they have the highest junior LP score of the year, and are the only ones to break 100).

[Art&Sport]

Ah well, I so enjoyed Davankova/ Deputat last season and there is still a lot to like in them this season. It will be too sad if they don't make it together.* The rest of the Russian junior pairs teams here just don't excite me. Lina and Max are obviously very good and do all the elements well, but I dislike their costumes and I don't feel much individuality or personality in their skating as yet. They do look like a team that will make it for the long haul.

* If it's their height that has become an issue for D/D, what about a partner switch, i.e., Davankova/ Zakroev and Vigalova/ Deputat instead?

As far as I'm concerned Purdy/ Marinaro are the class of this field, especially in terms of style and maturity. I find P/M and also Jones/ Beharry much more interesting to watch than the Russian teams -- aside from D/ D (although J/ B have been partners for only a short time and need to show more connection with each other on the ice).

If J/B go clean in the fp, they should move up, and I hope P/M can pull up to win, but unlikely since it's taking place in Sochi, and F/ M are ahead by a good margin.