yep, its not on purpose but I sense Canada is going to be on the short end of the stick in a lot of the events if not all. I hope I am wrong as I love Deanna and Max now but Piper and Paul have lost the momentum. Still this freeskate was part of so lid skating in Japan.
I'm not sure it's amplitude that separates these teams from the ones who aren't here, to me it's more about consistency of the jumps. And when we say the Russians...who do we really mean. Tarasova/Morozov were capable of excellent, superlative skating, but they were not the most consistent team out there either. Boikova/Kozlovskii had some nice routines, but they were kind of fading the last time we saw them on the international scene. M/K I do miss having here, but what I remember most about them is their excellent 3-3 combo (and that they skated to the Russian news theme song). Sui/Han are all-timers, so of course they are missed. So yes, let's give the teams that aren't here their due, but I think we still saw some great skates tonight
no need to fear for Canada... as you say, they had a brand new team at worlds this year... and they placed 4th, 6th and 11th... very impressive. Madi : i wasn't thinking she would necessarily make top ten... possible but not easy.
Didn't France also lose their second spot? They finished 14th and 15th, so their combined points would be 29, which is above the necessary maximum 28 points for two spots.
Did I see things wrong? I saw 13 and 14... oups..you are correct... so yes...France lost their second spot too... oups... i will correct my post not to confuse anyone... I guess i may have counted before adding the winners... newbie mistakeDidn't France also lose their second spot? They finished 14th and 15th, so their combined points would be 29, which is above the necessary maximum 28 points for two spots.
what a difference a new partner can also make. I think Lia is so much more promising than Evelyn (no offense to Evelyn)....
Do you think Deanna and Max will retire after this year? Mind you the lure of Montreal might help. Lia and Trennt have a great future. six mos and no. 6 in the world. Wow! I saw some Meghan Duhamel influence on MK especially the throw triple lutz. I believe though the lutz is worth the same as the flip? Hmmm I think we can tell why pairs tend not to do quads any more like Duhamel and Radford - it just isn't worth it and too risky. An individual lutz is 5.9 pts. Throws are worth over half a point less. What about BRandon and Alexa? I suppose they might want to stay on til the next olympics if the Russians don't come back and China is sort of non existent/developing again. The second Americans look ready to move on to the podium. I expected more from the Germans and Georgians but they too could come along with the Australians who unfortunatley had a rough short. I would have loved to see the Canadians at least get a small medal here but they didn't even do that. I think Deanna and Max really need to get her to be a diva in these performances and they need to push the envelope with tech skill and amplutide on their elements. That's one thing I think is appropriate criticism. Teh amplitude is lacking.I wished the last six skated slightly better... but it was a great event anyway. I am a bit surprised, even disappointed that there was no reshuffling in the rankings from 2-10th place which could have been expected considering how close the scores were.
I am very happy for the some of my favourite pairs but slightly disappointed for Max and Deanna. I think it's no secret that Max is one of my favourite skaters : so it hurts a bit... but then, i can rejoice for Trennt and Lia... so i am okay. M/K won this with their stellar SP and i am glad they did. I would have been disappointed if KF had won it with the skates they had in both the SP and LP... at least MK had one superb skate.
Italians will probably start getting more recognition : they deserve it for their polished style and consistency.
I cannot wait to watch all of these teams live in Montreal next year
I also like Alexa/ Brandon's programs better. And, I think their pair elements are the best. The Japanese were overscored in the FS. However, even with fair judging they probably deserved the win due to their incredibly well skated SP. Plus their SS are incredible. So, it's fine.
Max and Deanna are hoping to become Olympians.
Canada has 5 good teams now.Italy needs to go 3.. Because they have 3 excellent teams ..
And Canada even has excellent 4th team.
Hopefully Harley Windsor finds a new partner soon.
The scarey part if that is the highest base value while good for them not great for skating. What happened to those quad salchows (throws and individual 3 lutzes and 3salchow 3salchow sequences
but what's this breaking news - Zach Lagha has cracked a smile?????she will.... she is young and very serious. If Zach Lagha managed to start smiling, anyone can
PS Zach : i will miss you so much in the dance event... sigh... they should be here.
Six, I would argue. Although two of them (Proft/Nadeau and Derenisky/Eberl) need to see what they can do on the international scene next season. (Skate Canada assignments pleasepleaseplease!)
