Pairs Short Program Nov 11 2:45 AM EST on IN

dorispulaski · Nov 10, 2011

First Warmup Group

Caydee Denney & John Coughlin USA
SP East of Eden by Lee Holdridge

Natasha Purich & Raymond Schultz CAN
SP Night-Train by Jimmy Forest

Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir USA
SP Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber Music

Lubov Iliuschechkina & Nodari Maisuradze RUS
SP Figaro (from "The Barber of Seville") by Giacomo Rossini (modern arrangement)

Second Warmup Group

Stefania Berton & Ondrej Hotarek ITA
SP Harlem Nocturne by Earl Hagen and Dick Rogers; Demasiado Corazon by Willy Deville Music

Narumi Takahashi & Mervin Tran JPN
SP Imagine by The Beatles

Yuko Kawaguti & Alexander Smirnov RUS
SP All Alone by Joe Satriani

Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy GER
SP Angels and Demons (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

BackStage Barbie · Nov 10, 2011

For anybody who doesn't have access to a video feed, here is a link to the live play-by-play I'll be doing for the event http://backstagebarbie.blogspot.com/2011/11/2011-isu-grand-prix-of-figure-skating_2390.html

Tonichelle · Nov 10, 2011

hmmmm 10:45pm tonight for me.... not sure I want to stay up for it lol

BackStage Barbie · Nov 11, 2011

The short dance has ended, now on to pairs! If Savchenko/Szolkowy land the throw 3A they'll run away with it, but if they fall, Kavaguti/Smirnov will likely lead after the short.

auser · Nov 11, 2011

Universal Sports stream should now work for those having trouble earlier. If not try this link
http://www.hahasport.com/v-2/12/76/v-327682.html

Nadine · Nov 11, 2011

Darn, I missed the first 30 seconds or so of D&C's program.

But what I have seen thus far I liked.

Still think they should've won at least the silver medal at SA this year.

Good job, good job!

Nadine · Nov 11, 2011

Cute CAN pair, but they come across as a junior pair in terms of speed (slow), technique, and not powerful (the throw jump barely covered any ice) and the lift not good. jmho.

DaveT · Nov 11, 2011

Nadine said:
Darn, I missed the first 30 seconds or so of D&C's program. But what I have seen thus far I liked.

Still think they should've won at least the silver medal at SA this year.

Good job, good job!

She doubled sbs. Whoever edited the music for them hates it and wanted to inflict great pain upon it. That is some music butcher job.

Nadine · Nov 11, 2011

Sorry, but C&S is hard for me to get into, even at last year's Nationals b/c of the outrageous height difference - it reminds me of a father with his baby daughter (kinda like that pair that skated to a "Barbie Doll" song some years ago for an exhibition).

Creepiness aside, their throw jump was gorgeous, as was the lift (her flexibility is outstanding), too bad about the fall on the sbs jump by her though.

Also, I do like the fact that they actually look like a pair (reminiscent of G&G in that dpt.).

Good job, Good job!

auser · Nov 11, 2011

Haven't been following pairs much recently, but I thought C & S looked promising.

Nadine · Nov 11, 2011

OMG, I remember this RUS pair perfectly at SC, especially during practice. She reminds me exactly of the girl/woman from the movie the ORPHAN, right down to that innocent doll-like face of a child, but the temperament of a tiger, at least what I observed during practice (easy to see she's the leader in the pair, lol).

She must have a mind of steel in order to keep herself so emaciated for pairs.

Just an eery feeling about this pair.

3T3T · Nov 11, 2011

The judges were a bit tough on I/M. I thought they should have been first. Really liked the performance

FlattFan · Nov 11, 2011

http://www.hahasport.com/v-2/12/76/v-327682.html

British Sport live stream.

Lubov severely underrotated her SBS triple toe. She rotated the last rev on ice.
They got the highest PCS so far, deservedly. But their TES is no where near D/C's.

Mirunna · Nov 11, 2011

FlattFan said:
http://www.hahasport.com/v-2/12/76/v-327682.html

British Sport live stream.

Lubov severely underrotated her SBS triple toe. She rotated the last rev on ice.

That's true. Problems in the lift plus she touched down with the free leg when she landed the 3twist. The step sequence was also shaky. Overall not a good performance for them

FlattFan · Nov 11, 2011

Kavaguti did a triple toe by herself, very nice.
Then k/s did a throw triple loop. Also very nice.

gold12345 · Nov 11, 2011

I liked Castelli and Shnapir quite a bit. They have pretty nice lines and interesting choreo. I know they had a bad mistake on the sbs 3T, but I thought the score was too low. Then again, it's hard to know for sure without looking at protocols.

Overall, everyone in the first group seemed a little off.

FlattFan · Nov 11, 2011

C/S have a really interesting looking SP. A bit rough around the edges, but overall, I feel there were more work to put the program together than the first 5 teams.

Nadine · Nov 11, 2011

Eh, I didn't really like this ITA pair, not much spark between them imho, and he was unsteady on his feet during the pair lift, and she had a weak position going into the death spiral at the end. jmho.

Gonna be close between them and D&C though...

DaveT · Nov 11, 2011

Anyone else on IN and now frozen?

FlattFan · Nov 11, 2011

T/T look gorgeous. Lovely program. Girl T gotta learn how to land the solo jump!

Pairs Short Program Nov 11 2:45 AM EST on IN

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