1 Angie Phillips / Gordon Willemse Preston / Grand Valley & District WO
Music: from Preisner's Music wearing purple him in black pants
Some chor to ahhhhhhhhh/ 2 tw is nice - floaty arm overhead on catch /sbs 3s both stepped out / sumersault into press lift to star to upside down start / thr 3l high almost a delay after rotation before she lands / sbs 3t both messed up with step out fallout turns 2t / music changes a nd bit of int bods with about 4 revs / thr 3s high bit of lean in air but she landed it nicely / spirals / lasso lift to one hand with about rev revs - moved well / sbs flycam to flyover to sit - out of sync the whole way / one arm step overhead - didn't like the look of him on that one - someone jerky and unsteady in my eye / ftwrk - didn't really see it / pair combo spin is ok - gets slow & travels near end / not a real sense of pairness from them - somewhat slow in general / T 39.85 C 30.27 tot 70.12 new pb / gr tot 107.14 currently 1st /
2 Elizabeth Putnam / Sean Wirtz Kerrisdale FSC / Kerrisdale FSC BC/YT
Music: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1 / both in black with white
Nice opening moves with running steps (that I usually hate), good speed 2 tw is a bit low / lasso lift with great pos and speed across the ice - he moves well / sbs 3s turns 2t all in perfect sync / sbs flycam sit edge out of sync on edge chg sit edge never really got the sync back / some soft chor right with music / step lift with unusual exit / sbs 2a she single / music starts to build again and so do they / thr 2l / thr 3s nice & high / crowd is right with them / step overhead to one hand good coverage / diag steps as music changes - very dramatic and they're right into it and it calms near the ned / bods is smooth / spirals very fast with their flip of direct in catch foot pos that I just love / pair spin starts backwards ch then ch again - very well done / well skated (not perfect) program - they brought you along for the ride / T 47.16 C 48.14 tot 95.30 / gr tot 140.20 currently 1st /
3 Stephanie Valois / Jonathan Boudreau-Beland St Jerome Inc / Ste Agathe (QC) QC
Music: Nouvelle-France soundtrack / shades of brown
Very floaty 2tw / sbs 2a both had problems / lasso lift to one hand flip out dismount / thr 3s / music changes - very light and a bit of chor into sbs spins nice matching pos & close together went out of sync fairly early and never really got it back / h to h lift / spirals / sbs 2f I think turns 2t / ina into thr 3f / pair spin - nice starting pos ch and another ch - rest was good - bit slow / ss steps partly in mirror - effective with a good twizzle set if a bit slow / another lift that I didn't see the take-off of / bods and into closing pose / it was a pleasant program to watch - nothing memorable, but enjoyable / T 45.04 C 34.40 ded 1.0 tot 78.44 new pb / gr tot 122.84 /
4 Jessica Miller / Ian Moram North Shore WC BC/YT
Music: Nouvelle-France / both in black
What are the odds of that - the same music back to back when it isn't something overused / thr 4s fell / 2tw is good / sbs 3t clean but I'm not sure if he doubled / lift that went on forever - covered a lot of ice / sbs flycam sit upright ch sit leg at side - nice spins - close together and pretty good sync / sbs 2a think he singled the 1st turns sbs 2a / thr 3l pitched way forward on landing put foot down quick / spirals did Liz & Sean's change of direction in catch-foot pos / ftwrk flows ok / back hip lift to star to carry upside down with upside down exit / step overhead to one hand / bods with change of hand - got a little slow after the change / pair spin is ok / T 47.95 C 43.00 ded 1.00 tot 89.95 / gr tot 136.56 currently 2nd /
5 Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall St Leonard(QC) / Tatamagouche NS
Music: Window Seat / Love Them from Cousins both in shades of blue & cream almost a tie-dye effect /
Nice bit of movement to start / 2tw not high but clean with arms overhead on catch / sbs 3t are clean / thr 3s she had it then slid off the edge / lasso lift to one hand nice air pos good speed across ice / music changes and slows and some chor & emoting / sbs 2a turns 2a - she singled / thr 3 l slid off edge again but forward and fell / spirals are held noice pos / step over head to one hand - good coverage / bods about 4 revs but got very slow on last one - hard time getting up / hip lift to no hands star - very nice / sbs spins were in and out of sync - mostly out but pos matched and they ended with xfoot spins (and you all know how I love xfoots) / sbs steps flowed very well with music / pair spin to end is nice - maintains speed / considering they've only been together less than a year they've got a good sense of pairness - very good edges & flow / T 46.89 C 42.74 ded 2 tot 87.63 / gr tot 134.88 currently 3rd /
6 Rachel Kirkland / Eric Radford Toronto CS & CC CO
Music: Final Fantaasy Medley / gorgeous shade of teal
Nice opening moves / 3tw is high and really clean / thr 3l step out / flip up entrance to lift - not sure how to describe it / sbs 3s she hung on to the landing / sbs spins are very fast & quite close together - excellent sync and matching pos / music softens & slows - tinkly piano / spirals back coe - last pos her in catchfoot & him in spread eagle is effective / pair spin is very good - nice pos - unique based on their height difference and they work / lift that I didn't see the takeoff of - one hand set down / thr 3s slid off the edge just like Mylene / sbs 2f 2t / sbs ftwrk to a melodic section of music and they interpret it quite well / lasso or step over head not sure to star to carry - well done / spirals into bods - they sepearte and come back together - nice bit of chor - very nice bods / T 51.54 C 42.79 ded 1.00 tot 93.33 new pb / gr tot 141.97 currently 1st /
7 Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau St Leonard (QC) CPA QC
Music: The Last Emperor / her in gorgeous kimono style teal dress him in cark grey with teal at front to match /
Japanese greeting type chor to open / sbs 3t are clean and in sync / high floaty 2tw / overhead lift - didn't see takeoff to star / thr 3l she pushed the landing through and I think hung on long enough / sbs 2a turns 2t / pair spin - 1s tpos her in cam him upright - not fussy on that one but rest of spin is very nice / toe overhead to star to carry on one foot to star twist dismount / spirals right into bods with about 4 revs - nicely done / thr 3s pitched forward both hands down / music changes with quite a beat / sbs spins bit far apart but think sync was pretty much on - maybe a little out near the end / diag steps accent the music well - dynamic / lift with her in slipts to one hand / she's in tears - I think that is probably the best long program they've skated - only flaw was the hands down on the throw / T 56.95 C 48.54 tot 105.49 / gr tot 157.97 currently 1st /
Music: from Preisner's Music wearing purple him in black pants
Some chor to ahhhhhhhhh/ 2 tw is nice - floaty arm overhead on catch /sbs 3s both stepped out / sumersault into press lift to star to upside down start / thr 3l high almost a delay after rotation before she lands / sbs 3t both messed up with step out fallout turns 2t / music changes a nd bit of int bods with about 4 revs / thr 3s high bit of lean in air but she landed it nicely / spirals / lasso lift to one hand with about rev revs - moved well / sbs flycam to flyover to sit - out of sync the whole way / one arm step overhead - didn't like the look of him on that one - someone jerky and unsteady in my eye / ftwrk - didn't really see it / pair combo spin is ok - gets slow & travels near end / not a real sense of pairness from them - somewhat slow in general / T 39.85 C 30.27 tot 70.12 new pb / gr tot 107.14 currently 1st /
2 Elizabeth Putnam / Sean Wirtz Kerrisdale FSC / Kerrisdale FSC BC/YT
Music: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1 / both in black with white
Nice opening moves with running steps (that I usually hate), good speed 2 tw is a bit low / lasso lift with great pos and speed across the ice - he moves well / sbs 3s turns 2t all in perfect sync / sbs flycam sit edge out of sync on edge chg sit edge never really got the sync back / some soft chor right with music / step lift with unusual exit / sbs 2a she single / music starts to build again and so do they / thr 2l / thr 3s nice & high / crowd is right with them / step overhead to one hand good coverage / diag steps as music changes - very dramatic and they're right into it and it calms near the ned / bods is smooth / spirals very fast with their flip of direct in catch foot pos that I just love / pair spin starts backwards ch then ch again - very well done / well skated (not perfect) program - they brought you along for the ride / T 47.16 C 48.14 tot 95.30 / gr tot 140.20 currently 1st /
3 Stephanie Valois / Jonathan Boudreau-Beland St Jerome Inc / Ste Agathe (QC) QC
Music: Nouvelle-France soundtrack / shades of brown
Very floaty 2tw / sbs 2a both had problems / lasso lift to one hand flip out dismount / thr 3s / music changes - very light and a bit of chor into sbs spins nice matching pos & close together went out of sync fairly early and never really got it back / h to h lift / spirals / sbs 2f I think turns 2t / ina into thr 3f / pair spin - nice starting pos ch and another ch - rest was good - bit slow / ss steps partly in mirror - effective with a good twizzle set if a bit slow / another lift that I didn't see the take-off of / bods and into closing pose / it was a pleasant program to watch - nothing memorable, but enjoyable / T 45.04 C 34.40 ded 1.0 tot 78.44 new pb / gr tot 122.84 /
4 Jessica Miller / Ian Moram North Shore WC BC/YT
Music: Nouvelle-France / both in black
What are the odds of that - the same music back to back when it isn't something overused / thr 4s fell / 2tw is good / sbs 3t clean but I'm not sure if he doubled / lift that went on forever - covered a lot of ice / sbs flycam sit upright ch sit leg at side - nice spins - close together and pretty good sync / sbs 2a think he singled the 1st turns sbs 2a / thr 3l pitched way forward on landing put foot down quick / spirals did Liz & Sean's change of direction in catch-foot pos / ftwrk flows ok / back hip lift to star to carry upside down with upside down exit / step overhead to one hand / bods with change of hand - got a little slow after the change / pair spin is ok / T 47.95 C 43.00 ded 1.00 tot 89.95 / gr tot 136.56 currently 2nd /
5 Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall St Leonard(QC) / Tatamagouche NS
Music: Window Seat / Love Them from Cousins both in shades of blue & cream almost a tie-dye effect /
Nice bit of movement to start / 2tw not high but clean with arms overhead on catch / sbs 3t are clean / thr 3s she had it then slid off the edge / lasso lift to one hand nice air pos good speed across ice / music changes and slows and some chor & emoting / sbs 2a turns 2a - she singled / thr 3 l slid off edge again but forward and fell / spirals are held noice pos / step over head to one hand - good coverage / bods about 4 revs but got very slow on last one - hard time getting up / hip lift to no hands star - very nice / sbs spins were in and out of sync - mostly out but pos matched and they ended with xfoot spins (and you all know how I love xfoots) / sbs steps flowed very well with music / pair spin to end is nice - maintains speed / considering they've only been together less than a year they've got a good sense of pairness - very good edges & flow / T 46.89 C 42.74 ded 2 tot 87.63 / gr tot 134.88 currently 3rd /
6 Rachel Kirkland / Eric Radford Toronto CS & CC CO
Music: Final Fantaasy Medley / gorgeous shade of teal
Nice opening moves / 3tw is high and really clean / thr 3l step out / flip up entrance to lift - not sure how to describe it / sbs 3s she hung on to the landing / sbs spins are very fast & quite close together - excellent sync and matching pos / music softens & slows - tinkly piano / spirals back coe - last pos her in catchfoot & him in spread eagle is effective / pair spin is very good - nice pos - unique based on their height difference and they work / lift that I didn't see the takeoff of - one hand set down / thr 3s slid off the edge just like Mylene / sbs 2f 2t / sbs ftwrk to a melodic section of music and they interpret it quite well / lasso or step over head not sure to star to carry - well done / spirals into bods - they sepearte and come back together - nice bit of chor - very nice bods / T 51.54 C 42.79 ded 1.00 tot 93.33 new pb / gr tot 141.97 currently 1st /
7 Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau St Leonard (QC) CPA QC
Music: The Last Emperor / her in gorgeous kimono style teal dress him in cark grey with teal at front to match /
Japanese greeting type chor to open / sbs 3t are clean and in sync / high floaty 2tw / overhead lift - didn't see takeoff to star / thr 3l she pushed the landing through and I think hung on long enough / sbs 2a turns 2t / pair spin - 1s tpos her in cam him upright - not fussy on that one but rest of spin is very nice / toe overhead to star to carry on one foot to star twist dismount / spirals right into bods with about 4 revs - nicely done / thr 3s pitched forward both hands down / music changes with quite a beat / sbs spins bit far apart but think sync was pretty much on - maybe a little out near the end / diag steps accent the music well - dynamic / lift with her in slipts to one hand / she's in tears - I think that is probably the best long program they've skated - only flaw was the hands down on the throw / T 56.95 C 48.54 tot 105.49 / gr tot 157.97 currently 1st /
