2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb: Pairs Short Program

[elektra blue]

Top two men were as I predicted but I swear whenever I bet on Morisi or Bychenko they bomb yet when I ignore them they nail it. Guess who I included this time...

Morisi, of course. i did the same thing with the same result

 

[elektra blue]

falling in love with a serial killer

 

[Seven Sisters]

And now—just to cap off the event—a slow, emo cover of—Elvis! We’ve desecrated just about the entire rock and roll pantheon here today

 

[gold12345]

I'm not a person who hates all covers (actually I like many of them!), but this dark version of "Can't Help Falling in Love" is particularly tragic. So bad.

 

[skylark]

Much improved, Evelyn/Trennt. I really liked that little dancey part after the jumps.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

This event is the Olympics of bad covers.

 

[skylark]

Beautiful skate from Anastasia and Daniil. Maybe the best and prettiest of the day so far, for me.

And that twist! Light as a feather!

 

[elektra blue]

This event is the Olympics of bad covers.

and you didn't listen to Bad Cover itself...

 

[elbkup]

Loved the catsuit..

 

[Seven Sisters]

It’s going to take a long time for me to forgive Scott Moir for that program. What a wicked thing to do indeed.

And to think, I once believed that they would be the Next Big Thing in US ice dance. The talent. The coaching team. The irresistible back story, with him being the son of ice dance immortals!

Silly me.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

and you didn't listen to Bad Cover itself...

I did hear it at NHK when the Ukrainians used it!

 

[TontoK]

Team Georgia showing up at the short program!

 

[LadyB]

Well done, Georgian pairs! That was interesting!
Sorry for A/N and J/R, but it wasn't to be tonight.

Guys, have a great rest/day and see ya tomorrow!

 

[elektra blue]

see you tomorrow!!! love you all!

 

[skylark]

Team Georgia showing up at the short program!

And Team USA showing up well too!

 

[Seven Sisters]

And Team USA showing up well too!

Yes, all three US teams finishing ahead of all three Canadian teams. That’s…interesting

But truly, no one today looked great. I hope we have better transportation and practice facility arrangements tomorrow so that we can see everyone at their best.

 

[apgold]

Interesting result, was not expecting the Georgian teams to challenge the North Americans. Rough outing for J/R - that botched twist cost them quite a bit. I like watching them skate together but that "Shiny Happy People" depressing cover doesn't do it for me. At least MT/M and W/R can say they finished ahead of them in this SP - it seems they have gotten their confidence rattled by the hype around Eric/Vanessa.

And Amen to everyone who said this event had terrible covers throughout.

Happy for Audrey and Misha almost tying with Alexa and Brandon - although I'm not a fan of their Toxic/Survivor program music or costumes. They have been stealthily improving with clean programs on the GP and starting to see their PCS climb. It's really a four way race for 2 Olympic spots. I think Jessica and Brian have been competing too much after not being able to compete at all since last Spring. Aside from their twist and lifts, the rest is kind of lackluster.

There is a lot of drama and inter-country competition in this discipline (out of all for Zagreb) and I'm here for it!

 

[ladyjane]

Well...just finished watching the Pairs SP, and I'm a tad disappointed. It was a bit underwhelming, all skaters seemed to be tired? I missed the speed usually present in Pairs programmes, but that could be just me (although I saw some other posters remarking on it). Still, with 17 couples there are prone to be some highlights, and their were.

Hurrah Australia. Three (!) pairs. Not the best perhaps in this crowd, but still. Great to have so much talent coming up from down under.
Hurrah Finland. I've seen them before (at Finlandia), but they seemed to be so happy with their skate. Made me happy too.
Hurrah Georgia. Two pairs in the top 4. On the rise!
Hurrah USA. Two pairs in the top 4. Not their best skates perhaps, but well done!
Hurrah Croatia. Best skate from Lana and Antonio in a long time.
New talent from Italy. Yay!
Also: good to see Balasz again, now skating for Hungary.
Very few falls.

There were also quite a few lowlights. So many bad or at least not great twists (and one missed altogether). I felt sorry for all three Canadian pairs. At least Evelyn and Trennt seem to be back on the way up.

Let's hope tomorrow the pairs will be fit and able to show their real worth!

 

[lariko]

Hold on. This is pair results? This got to be the random-est competition of the season.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Hold on. This is pair results? This got to be the random-est competition of the season.

Nope, Rostelecom men were far more random, especially after the short