2013 US Nationals Sr Pairs LP

**golden411** · 01-26-2013, 10:45 AM

Senior Pairs Free Skate (U.S. Nationals)

Start times: Jan 26 (Eastern Standard Time)

12:00 p.m. - Senior pairs free skate (early groups)
2:25 p.m. - Senior pairs free skate* (This portion of the event will be shown on your local NBC affiliate and be available on icenetwork.com on-demand ONLY starting Tuesday, Jan. 29, at noon ET.)

(ETA, source: http://web.icenetwork.com/news/artic...&vkey=ice_news)

Link to Starting Order and Results:

http://www.usfigureskating.org/leade...003SEG006.html

ETA: Link to protocols: http://www.usfigureskating.org/leade...0/SEGM006.html

Start No.	Name	Short Program
		Place
1	Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin	10	44.41
2	Kiri Baga / Taylor Toth	8	48.13
3	Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea	9	47.74
4	DeeDee Leng / Timothy LeDuc	6	50.84
5	Gretchen Donlan / Andrew Speroff	7	49.81
6	Lindsay Davis / Mark Ladwig	5	51.65
7	Alexa Scimeca / Christopher Knierim	3	52.79
8	Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier	4	52.48
9	Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir	1	62.27
10	Felicia Zhang / Nathan Bartholomay	2	53.19

**Tonichelle** · 01-26-2013, 12:07 PM

Missed the SPs - so I missed that drama... but Baldwin still looks pretty sour...

**Tonichelle** · 01-26-2013, 12:20 PM

anyone else watching? such a bummer skate (though not unexpected) for V/B...

I can remember when the Vise sisters were the next big thing in US Pairs Skating (kinda like the Denney sisters now). For so long it was blamed on the partners why they stalled... don't know if that's trully the case, but it seems Tiffany had some issues today. Then again, Baldwin flubbed a sbs... and he may have over thrown her on the second throw jump... but the first seemed awkward all the way around.

I'm not good with pbp - not technical enough - so I'm hoping someone else is watching with me.

**cleopatra20042004** · 01-26-2013, 12:41 PM

Vise and Baldwin were particularly disappointing, but baga/toth and kayne/oshea definitely showed promise. I loved that kayne/oshea used less used selections from nutcracker...I always wanted to see a pair use "a pine forest in winter" rather than the overused pas de deux. just lovely.

**Kitt** · 01-26-2013, 12:43 PM

Hope Kiri Baga sticks to pairs....we need some good pairs skaters....we certainly have enough ladies.

**bigsisjiejie** · 01-26-2013, 01:01 PM

I don't see Vise and Baldwin continuing on after this competition. She's nearly 27 and he's way up there at age 35. If it hasn't happened for them by now in the big competitions, it's never going to. I'm expecting a retirement announcement soon.

**Jammers** · 01-26-2013, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Kitt

Hope Kiri Baga sticks to pairs....we need some good pairs skaters....we certainly have enough ladies.

I agree. I think Kiri should give up singles since she's not likely to move up. That way she can totally commit to making this work.

**Tonichelle** · 01-26-2013, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by Jammers

I agree. I think Kiri should give up singles since she's not likely to move up. That way she can totally commit to making this work.

yeah it's time to pick one or the other - especially if nationals schedules are going to have her doing her entire competition in two days - that's just asking for injury IMO.

**bigsisjiejie** · 01-26-2013, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Jammers

I agree. I think Kiri should give up singles since she's not likely to move up. That way she can totally commit to making this work.

Take a page from the Marcy Hinzmann playbook from a few years ago. Marcy was a good skater but had some issues getting the full range of elements she needed to compete as a top US senior. Switched to pairs, ended up with Aaron Parchem, and the rest is history---trip to the Olympics. Similar to Kiri, she remained small...a good size for a lady pair skater.

**samson** · 01-26-2013, 01:52 PM

So did three of the pairs skate before five of the ice dancers? And now the rest of the pairs are going to skate live? I'm a little confused hahah!

**blue_idealist** · 01-26-2013, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by bigsisjiejie

I don't see Vise and Baldwin continuing on after this competition. She's nearly 27 and he's way up there at age 35. If it hasn't happened for them by now in the big competitions, it's never going to. I'm expecting a retirement announcement soon.

I think they might stick around for one more year, since they might think they have a slim chance of making the Olympics, but then retire after they (probably) don't make the team.

**bigsisjiejie** · 01-26-2013, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by samson

So did three of the pairs skate before five of the ice dancers? And now the rest of the pairs are going to skate live? I'm a little confused hahah!

I think first group of pairs then first group of dancers is done. Then final 2 groups of pairs and final 2 groups of dancers. With icemakes inbetween. Likely this is being dictated by TV broadcasters.

**Tonichelle** · 01-26-2013, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by bigsisjiejie

I think first group of pairs then first group of dancers is done. Then final 2 groups of pairs and final 2 groups of dancers. With icemakes inbetween. Likely this is being dictated by TV broadcasters.

correct on all counts.