Duhamel adds another pairs skating first
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2014/09/15/duhamel-adds-another-pairs-skating-first
Duhamel adds another pairs skating first
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Duhamel adds another pairs skating first
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2014/09/15/duhamel-adds-another-pairs-skating-first
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It is a first for her, but it is not a first internationally. It was first successfully done in competition by Vise & Trent of the US in 2007.
http://figureskating.about.com/od/historyoffigureskating/qt/quadsalcowthrow.htm
More recently, Sui and Han of China have done quad throw Salcow.
http://figureskating.about.com/od/historyoffigureskating/qt/quadsalcowthrow.htm
More recently, Sui and Han of China have done quad throw Salcow.
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That's awesome! I love how they keep pushing themselves (and the technical envelope). 
Love how fearless Meaghan is.
Love how fearless Meaghan is.
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I don't remember a single competition they made it absolutely clean. Although they executed it better than Castelli/Shnapir.
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The Zhangs also landed a lovely 4S in their National competition. Of course, Shen/Zhao were SOOOO close to landing the 4S throw at the Olympics (2002 I believe).
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To be absolutely honest, Xue landed it and fell down after the landing.
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Exactly... just a split second longer at it would have been theirs. And it would have been so appropriate too given how throw were what they (and Chinese pairs) first became really noted for.
It's great that they are trying it, but I'm annoyed that the article is so poorly sourced as to omit the other skaters who have landed it successfully. Heck, the Carruthers were training it 30 years ago, but never did it in competition. The quotes from her are also self-serving and almost imply that they are actually pioneering the move. It's been done before, as was written above, they only way this would be remarkable would be if it became a consistent move. Just like when S/S make the throw 3F a staple. It had been done years earlier (as had the throw 3Z) but not as a standard throw.
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This article is written for a local readership and is focused on Duhamel, even omitting Radford in the title. Of course it's an error to claim the throw as a first when in the article itself Megan mentions other teams having done it except this season one team has stopped doing it and the other has split. Meagan and Eric want to raise their technical level with this throw to take the opportunity of the time of disarrays in Pairs skating. Meagan is not responsible for the poor writing.
And another one learned it. Kavaguti-Smirnov have their throw quad Salchow back.
That's true, but at this moment they are saying that they can land "at least one every day", which doesn't seem to me that consistent. The problem with landing it at competitions is that they have only one attempt and have to lad it. It is not like they have numerous attempts and the best counts.
Not personally a fan of their style, but I admire their risk-taking with the side-by-side lutzes. Really respect them for trying the quad throw as well. That could force the judges to sit up and notice and pull them higher on the pecking order.
It's only a first if they get it consistent though. Other pairs have done it at various points. I'm a little worried that these quad/axel throws just seem to lead to injuries more than anything else...
It's only a first if they get it consistent though. Other pairs have done it at various points. I'm a little worried that these quad/axel throws just seem to lead to injuries more than anything else...
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