2019 US Nationals Senior Pairs SP

[skylark]

Lookin' good, Jessica and Brian! They've come together well ... ridin' that honeymooon energy!

 

[Hyena]

So are we 0/4 for SBS jumps? C/J twist was awesome though

Pretty typical US pairs competition then

 

[cheerknithanson]

Landed SBS! Not a drill!

 

[el henry]

Not bad Jessica and Brian, not bad,

And I’m always up for a Rohene program:agree:

 

[Button's Niece]

Calalang and Johnson so dynamic inside arena. Fantastic throw 3lz. Buty once again, sbs jumps are achilles heel for US couples.

Thanks for the report! I was wondering if they were living up to the lively music in person!

 

[cheerknithanson]

Home Light? So the tech box has a sponsor?

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Go Mervin!!!!

Her dress is giving me Katniss-during-the-tributes'-parade vibes. Oof, too bad about the random fall...

 

[jazzee4]

What happened with Mervin and Marissa?

 

[semosk8tfan]

Great to see Mervin again. Weird the element they nailed was the jump.

 

[blue_idealist]

What happened with Mervin and Marissa?

Marissa has moved on from competitive skating, there's an article about it in The Edge.

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Great to see Mervin again. Weird the element they nailed was the jump.

Yeah, especially since that was the element that he and Castelli often had trouble with.

 

[Princessroja]

Serafini/Tran

he all in black, surprise surprise, her in pretty orange and black ombre
music, Give Me One Reason

2 twist, low and slow
SBS 3T, very good
SBS spins, major unison issues, looks like one of them omitted a big chunk
3 throw, her fall
BO death spiral, bit hesitant but okay
lift, again bit cautious but okay

they haven't gelled yet as a team and she's clearly brand new at pairs, but she's a strong skater and I think there could be potential here. They seem well suited to each other.

51.32, into 5th. really not far behind at all considering!

 

[MsLayback]

What happened with Mervin and Marissa?

I think it was a training location issue of being in Canada

 

[4everchan]

feels to me that every new partner for mervin is a step down from the previous... of course this is a brand new pairing... but yeah

 

[Hyena]

Can someone remind me of Ian Meyh's past experience? I can't remember if he's competed in singles or pairs at the lower levels before pairing up with Chelsea.

EDIT: Never mind, a quick Google search answered my own question.

 

[Sjs5572]

Liu/Meyh....nice elements. I'd rather see clean sbs 2 axels than botched triples!

 

[cheerknithanson]

Omg! That was so good!

 

[Princessroja]

Liu/Meyh

music, One and Only by Adele
her pretty pink dress, him grey vest with white shirt under

3twist, low but fine
SBS 2axel, okay
BO death spiral, good
SBS spins, unison off
lift, good
throw 3sal, lots of height
SS

nice job! She looks a bit stiff, but she also has a knee brace on so perhaps an injury there? Commentary says she's had lots of injuries so that's probably it.

59.44, into 2nd

 

[skylark]

Home Light? So the tech box has a sponsor?

There's a post from Gsk8 about it in the TV and Livestream thread. HomeLight is sponsoring figure skating.

 

[cheerknithanson]

There's a post from Gsk8 about it in the TV and Livestream thread. HomeLight is sponsoring figure skating.

Ah gotcha.

 

[semosk8tfan]

I really enjoyed Liu and Meyh. Their future looks promising