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- Mar 3, 2012
While Hawayek & Baker can easily challenge all top US teams. Chock & Bates suffer from Bates weak technique and one kind of style - romantic style. Shibutanis don't have good enought programs and their technique is not strong also, plus they are not fast. Hubbell & Donohue have the best edges from US couples, but judges doesn't look to love them plus Madison's injury plus the couple is not really fast as well. So Hawayek & Baker have real chance to be in top 3 and come to World Champs.
I agree that the US judges have tended to protect C/B and the Shibutanis against H/D. But I'd say that international judges scores reflect that H/D is very well liked. The fact remains that Madison's recovery and its effects on training will play a huge part in how much they succeed this year.