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Dance SD - 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard

sky_fly20

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live results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpfra2013/SEG007.HTM

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN RUS
2 Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS CAN
3 Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA
4 Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND GBR

Warm-Up Group 2
5 Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI GER
6 Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV RUS
7 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA
8 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN
 

KKonas

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Dance Tech Panel
Ref - Pipoh - GER
Tech Controller - Hurth - FRA
Tech Specialist - Blumberg - USA
Asst. Tech Specialist - Grincova - SVK
 

dorispulaski

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Cizeron & Papadakis' programs looked great in the blurry videos I've seen from French competitions! I am so looking forward to seeing some better vids here!!
 

KKonas

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Cizeron & Papadakis' programs looked great in the blurry videos I've seen from French competitions! I am so looking forward to seeing some better vids here!!

I am really looking forward to seeing this team compete at the senior level as I think they have great potential and star quality.
 

blackswanphoto

On the Ice
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Does anyone know if this is a lenient or strict panel? I want absolute drill sergeants as the tech specialists. lol
 

chuckm

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The TC is Christine HURTH (FRA)
TS: Judy BLUMBERG (USA) has a reputation as a stickler
ATS: Slavka GRINCOVA (SVK)
 

dorispulaski

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Hurth was tech controller at 2012 world's. Blumberg was at 2012 four continents.
 

A.H.Black

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The TC is Christine HURTH (FRA)
TS: Judy BLUMBERG (USA) has a reputation as a stickler
ATS: Slavka GRINCOVA (SVK)

That said, last week's panel was pretty darn strict. If this panel is as strict, it will be an opportunity to get a better picture of how the competition stacks up this year.
 

blackswanphoto

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Hurth was tech controller at 2012 world's. Blumberg was at 2012 four continents.

Are any of these people on the Olympic Dance panel (specifically that anti-american French woman)? Isn't she the one that stuck it to all the Americans at Worlds? I see the U.S fed was smart enough to not send an American dance couple here to be slaughtered.
 

chuckm

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Which Worlds?
2013 Worlds TS was Marie Bowness CAN and ATS was Judy BLUMBERG USA
The TC was Wolter (GER)

2012 Worlds TS was Bowness CAN and ATS was Andrzej DOSTATNI POL
 

GF2445

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:mad:WHY IS THE TECH SPECIALIST AN AMERICAN???????

THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS FOR TESSA AND SCOTT!!!!!!!
 

MK's Winter

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:mad:WHY IS THE TECH SPECIALIST AN AMERICAN??????? THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS FOR TESSA AND SCOTT!!!!!!!

I don't think the Tech Specialist being American is relevant to anything. I am a D/W fan but V/M are a class of their own as well. If they go out and skate 2 great programs they will easily win this event.
 

dorispulaski

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If you want to worry, worry about Hurth being French. P & B are actually skating at TEB.
 
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blackswanphoto

On the Ice
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Which Worlds?
2013 Worlds TS was Marie Bowness CAN and ATS was Judy BLUMBERG USA
The TC was Wolter (GER)

2012 Worlds TS was Bowness CAN and ATS was Andrzej DOSTATNI POL

I stand corrected then. But who was the Technical Caller at 2012 Worlds? They let a Nationalist be the TS for two years in a row?
 

chuckm

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Bowness is Canadian and she was TS at both Worlds 2012 and 2013. V/M won W2012 and D/W won W2013. So what does that prove?
 

blackswanphoto

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Bowness is Canadian and she was TS at both Worlds 2012 and 2013. V/M won W2012 and D/W won W2013. So what does that prove?

Maybe she wanted to atone for her sins the following year. And wasn't an American sitting next to her? I am surprised though that they let a Nationalist do the job two straight years.
 

GF2445

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I don't think the Tech Specialist being American is relevant to anything. I am a D/W fan but V/M are a class of their own as well. If they go out and skate 2 great programs they will easily win this event.

Tessa and Scott winning this competition is not my worry- they are going to win 99.99%
My worry are the scores they are going to receive- they need to grow their scores to in order to try and close the gap and be competitive with Meryl and Charlie.

The tech specialist determines the levels for all elements and when the race for ice dance Gold is between and American and Canadian team, and the tech specialist is an American, bias (which is uncontrollable and part of our human nature) is going to play a role and visa versa (if there was a canadian on the panel)
 
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