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Caydee did not look happy in the K&C.
2013 Skate America Pairs Short Program
- Thread starter KKonas
- Start date
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- Sep 10, 2012
They probably will: as long as they don't have disastrous mistakes they have a 36+ PCS... :disapp:Personal best with double jumps?Almost personal best with fall?
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Love C/S SP, great job!
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This feed is working well for me, very smooth. I'm currently in USA.
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Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV (RUS)
Music: Surrender by Jesse Cook
Both in dark red/black costumes
2Tw
3T - nice and clean
3LzTh - also nice
Li
BiDs
PCoSp
StSq
Nice clean skate, but no 3 twist. I know it's not their best element, but shouldn't they be trying it?
SP: 35.21+29.59 = 64.80 (PB), in 1st out of 5
Music: Surrender by Jesse Cook
Both in dark red/black costumes
2Tw
3T - nice and clean
3LzTh - also nice
Li
BiDs
PCoSp
StSq
Nice clean skate, but no 3 twist. I know it's not their best element, but shouldn't they be trying it?
SP: 35.21+29.59 = 64.80 (PB), in 1st out of 5
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Not a fan but one thing I'll say- she almost never falls on throws. She's like a cat.
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S/K program is hard on the ears. He looks like he is still learning the program though, quite a bit of out-of-sync movements in between the elements. Like them, don't care for this program.
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Sheesh a lot of empty seats.
Yes, it's quite sad.
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My understanding is that Detroit is extremely depressed economically, which would decrease the number of casual local fans.
I don't know why they picked Detroit as a host; I imagine that there were some financial benefits to be realized in terms of venue, and so forth.
Of course, I really don't know what goes into account when choosing a host city for a GP event.
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Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH (USA)
Music: Motley Crew - Mic Macs by Raphael Beau, Max Steiner
Red and white/black-checkered costume (from last season)
3Tw
3T
BiDs - don't like the position, why no arched back?
3LoTh - good distance
Li - also nice, new exit
StSq
PCoSp
Very strong skate.
SP: 39.59+31.92 = 71.51 (PB), in 1st out of 6
Music: Motley Crew - Mic Macs by Raphael Beau, Max Steiner
Red and white/black-checkered costume (from last season)
3Tw
3T
BiDs - don't like the position, why no arched back?
3LoTh - good distance
Li - also nice, new exit
StSq
PCoSp
Very strong skate.
SP: 39.59+31.92 = 71.51 (PB), in 1st out of 6
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@NateBartholomay
Woo! Got the first GP skate out of the way 
very proud of our debut!feeling very relaxed and calm for what's to come this season!" #SA2013
9:39 AM - 19 Oct 13
https://twitter.com/NateBartholomay/status/391604427724816384
very proud of our debut!feeling very relaxed and calm for what's to come this season!" #SA20139:39 AM - 19 Oct 13
https://twitter.com/NateBartholomay/status/391604427724816384
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Canadian team rocks it! I love this program, quirky music and great choreography, well done.
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Problems with Detroit as a host city choice:
1) Very depressed economically and the ethnic makeup of the city isn't favorable to watching figure skating regardless of how cheap you might make the tickets.
2) Crime-ridden city so even people within driving distance might think twice before entering the zone.
3) Even apart from #2, there's nothing much of interest in the area to do besides watch skating, so potential long-distance travelers have nothing to package with skating that might justify the cost of travel. In this respect, places like Orlando, Las Vegas, or somewhere in the greater LA or NYC areas makes more sense since visitors can watch the competition either before or after other tourism attractions.
I can only presume that the deal offered to them by Detroit and the venue made it financially viable, or perhaps there just wasn't much interest this year from other cities and USFS had to pick from diminished options, none of them great.
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