2023 World Figure Skating Championships Pairs Short Program

[Skater Boy]

Okay it is clear the rankings appear to be Japan/USA (1 and 2); Italy 3, Chan and Howe 4 Deanna and Max 5 if they skate clean.

 

[4everchan]

oh well... hate me but i do prefer max and deanna's tango... the Italians are refined but Max and Deanna had more flair

 

[Skater Boy]

The death spiral may be costly considering they're aiming for the podium

The judges seem to have slotted them for third - they will beat the Canadians it looks like.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Wait what

 

[yesterday]

the lead? wow

 

[Jumping_Bean]

PCS for them seemed a bit stingy yeah

Yeah, PCS were definitely very stingy for them (PCS PB with a Short without a fall is 30.63, so they lost almost 3 points, while for example Efimova/Blommaert lost nothing in PCS (clean SP 29.26, here 29.17)).

But also in terms of GOE, it felt like their scoring was stingy. In terms of levels, it seems like they didn't do much worse than they usually get, and it's not like they lost so much on the sbs jumps compared to normally (they're rarely ever clean), so the score difference has to at least partially lie in the GOE of the other elements as well

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Go get that 3T, Riku!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

oh well... hate me but i do prefer max and deanna's tango... the Italians are refined but Max and Deanna had more flair

Yeah, I'm surprised by this result. They must've gotten that death spiral level in the end.

 

[yesterday]

okay, this is not ID so with those close SPs there could still be lots of movement, we'll see.

 

[TontoK]

Ooh, that level 1 death spiral miiight be costly? In terms of making the difference between placements.

I guess not.

This is my first minor beef with the judging today.

 

[Skater Boy]

oh well... hate me but i do prefer max and deanna's tango... the Italians are refined but Max and Deanna had more flair

I fully agree but you can tell they have slotted Italy third. Scarey had the death spiral counted more Canada would be further behind. Oh well here comes to the two favourites by far. I really think Deanna and Max skating earlier didn't help but they got ripped off.

 

[Flying Feijoa]

Conti/Macii showing Italian expressiveness in the KnC as usual
What a breakout season they've been having

 

[nickp91]

Conti and Macci have been quite solid this season

 

[rollerblade]

Still can't believe there's a decade age difference between Miura & Kihara.

 

[yesterday]

suuuuper sync

 

[Ichatdelune]

I enjoy everything about them except for their music, GET THEM BETTER MUSIC

 

[Skater Boy]

Was this song an after thought? NOt really digging it for Japan. Also though they are great they were very far apart on the side by side jumps. There is some cheap imitation vibe of Sui and Han it seems.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

YES omg DREAM SKATE for Riku/Ryu!!

 

[4everchan]

huge score. well done.. the lutz was really nice... the toe loop, not their best.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

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