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2014 Worlds Pairs Short Program

WeakAnkles

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Aug 1, 2011
You'll never have to worry about Sui/Han being less than uh fully expressive. I'm a bit surprised that went over Cheng/Zhang, but de gustibus non est dispatadum.
 

Mista Ekko

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Nov 9, 2009
I hope S\S can go clean and pass 80 in their last competition,

Did they keep "The pink panther" ?
 

Art&Sport

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Apr 28, 2011
I disagree with Sui/Han in front of Peng/Zhang. S/H do a lot of tricks well, but they are not complete skaters. They do not have the beautiful expressiveness and refinement of Peng/Zhang.

ITA oleada and DaveT. L/S scoring screams politics; even they felt lucky with that placement. S/H scoring screams ISU judge's love big tricks over complete skating.
 

demarinis5

Gold for the Winter Prince!
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Jan 23, 2004
I can't get over the improvement of Cheng. What a difference 1 year makes.
Loved their SP.

S/H rocked their SP, fabulous.

To bad about T/K. They have been steadily improving but just are not
there yet.
 

Mista Ekko

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Nov 9, 2009
I disagree with Sui/Han in front of Peng/Zhang. S/H do a lot of tricks well, but they are not complete skaters. They do not have the beautiful expressiveness and refinement of Peng/Zhang.

I agree for the most part,

Except that Sui\Han feel more like same level, And P\Z feel a bit further apart, A daddy and his little girl like someone said, But their lines are cleaner.


It appears the judges more often then not go for more attack as opposed to more refinement :\
 

oleada

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Mar 27, 2007
I disagree with Sui/Han in front of Peng/Zhang. S/H do a lot of tricks well, but they are not complete skaters. They do not have the beautiful expressiveness and refinement of Peng/Zhang.

ITA. I think Peng moves really well to the music, and her moves add to it. While Sui is a dynamic, engaging skater, I don't think that she listens to the music or moves as well to it as Peng.
 

badknees

Medalist
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Jan 5, 2008
Checked out Wiki. Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao teamed up in 1997. Which is the year of Cheng Peng's birth.
 

Art&Sport

Medalist
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Apr 28, 2011
ITA. I think Peng moves really well to the music, and her moves add to it. While Sui is a dynamic, engaging skater, I don't think that she listens to the music or moves as well to it as Peng.

Yes, ITA. Peng expresses the music well and has a more natural grace and maturity beyond her years than does Sui. Plus, Zhang is a more mature and experienced partner than Han, which helps Peng. Nice to see Zhang happy and with a more well-matched partner.
 

rocketry

Rinkside
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Mar 30, 2006
I don't know if it's my being weirded out by P/Z's age difference, but I prefer watching Sui/Han because they match each other better. They just look more unified as a pair to me both age and stylistically. I think Peng is amazing though and hope to see how they progress.
 

apple123

On the Ice
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Feb 13, 2010
I disagree with Sui/Han in front of Peng/Zhang. S/H do a lot of tricks well, but they are not complete skaters. They do not have the beautiful expressiveness and refinement of Peng/Zhang.

ITA oleada and DaveT. L/S scoring screams politics; even they felt lucky with that placement. S/H scoring screams ISU judge's love big tricks over complete skating.

Hahaha, says a fan of Hanyu! In some way, S/H is the pair of Hanyu.
 

cptnhastings

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Jan 11, 2014
That death spiral looked better than at the Olympics where they got a level 1 but still looked off to me. I liked everything else though. Good job M-T/M!
 
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