2017 U.S. Nationals Championship Pairs FS

[Jammers]

Send C/L with D/F if they win and leave C/T at home.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Haven Denney / All Year FSC

Music: Somewhere in Time

Blue sparkly costumes

3Tw
3LoTh - ok, hesitant free leg
3S+1T - she does 3S(UR?)+1T, he 3S+2T (both hangs on)
ChSq
1A - she pops, he did 2A (forward)
3STh - stepout
5ALi
FCCoSp - unison on/off
PCoSp
5RLi
[stream stopped, missed the last part]

Problems on jumps & throws, enough for gold given the lacklustre field maybe?

FS: 60.87+62.06 = 122.93, 188.32, 1/9

 

[100yen]

That scary moment when you realize that every pair botched their SBS jumps... Oh lord please save American pairs

I didn't quite realize the gravity of the situation apparently...

 

[sabinfire]

Please D/F win this thing. C/T winning this with that skate will be terrible.

My thoughts exactly!!!

 

[Lissy]

Most gorgeous coaches.

 

[Layback11]

Fingers crossed for D/F.

 

[Plisskin]

Dang, their coaches are hot!

 

[ruffledgrouse]

The woman in the purple turtleneck looks like she's about to have come-apart meeting her idols that pink unicorn

INTO FIRST! *phew*

 

[Jammers]

Thank God.

 

[sabinfire]

Whew, close one!

 

[Chemistry66]

I would definitely tiely have placed Cain and Leduc ahead of C/T. What were the judges watching?
I hope Alexa and Chris are healthy and training so we can send a reliable team to Worlds.
Nate and Deanna are more compelling than C/T right now. I don't think I get the Marissa Castelli appeal.
Denny and Frazier seem slow. Them again, so do most of our pairs teams.

Haven and Brandon are still dealing with her injury recovery. She had a baaaaaaaaaad knee injury a few years ago and was off the ice for at least 8 months,

 

[andromache]

I'm a huge Mervissa fan, but they shouldn't be in first and sending them to Worlds over Cain/LeDuc would be a waste of a spot.

D/F's LP has really grown on me. They should be National Champs, I guess.

Mervissa just have no excuse anymore for continuing to underperform over and over again, while Ashley and Tim and D/F, quite frankly, do have actual excuses when they underperform. There's more potential there long term. And it makes me sad to say, because C/T seem to have it alllllll but they just always always mess up.

 

[Lissy]

Their story is so inspiring. Good for them!

 

[NicolettaL]

If Tara will repeat once again that Heaven is injuried I'm gonna scream. Just shut up!

 

[cathlen]

Since USFSA is not smart enough to wait for 4CC results to decide on Worlds team, I'd send top3 Pairs here to 4CC and D/F along with Scimeca/Knierim to Worlds.

 

[Plisskin]

I kinda want to see the protocols for Ashley and Tim. Did they not have enough transitions?

 

[Alchamei]

Uffff D/F won

Still pissed that C/L got robbed of that Worlds spot :dev2:

 

[Tesla]

Honestly? D/F and S/K should go to Worlds.

 

[loop9497]

Happy Denney/Frazier won! They look like the more cohesive team, seem to have fight in them and usually do a decent job of competing.

 

[andromache]

Give S/K a test skate and send them with D/F to Worlds.