beauty aesthetics and looks is a huge part in Ice Dancing
Sinitsina / Katslapaov already have a huge lead in this department compared to Elena who paired with Zhiganshin (aka the schoolboy look) and are awkward together. I doubt we'll see real passion from I/Z, they may not be able to convey this on the ice
in this round, Sinitsina / Katsalapov have won
also video from the sports ward dinner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFl9YHQq7Uc&feature=player_embedded
You are wrong (as usual). S/K definitely don't have any advantage in 'the look'. They don't have it. Sinitsina looks pretty, but her pictures don't show any personality. Katsalapov's new hairstyle looks like from Simpsons. In comparison, I/K's photos express emotions. They are not as cold as picture of Sinitsina. Sinitsina is pretty, but Ilynikh is beautiful. And if you look carefully, you might notice that Ruslan does not wear any more schoolboy's hairstyle. He looks like a man. A man with feeling. The picture I/Z shows vulnerability, passion, warmth. S/K pictures don't project anything.