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Rosaleen

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I just arrived back after the men's press conference and am watching Pylkina/Hogner and will add the notes as I can but I'm not taking notes as they skate.

Too much happening too fast to get it all done

Sorry people, I needed a few minutes of down-time and just coldn't function during the 1st group. But they finally had something edible in the press room (all there's been so far are bananas) and I managed to grab a couple of donuts and cup of coffee and I'm feeling like I have at least a little bit of life in me.

On to the 2nd group. . . .
 
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5 Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI USA
Requiem for a dream (soundtrack)
Nice opening chor to set the mood / huge 3tw / thr 3s step out / some chor now at centre ice as the music builds into sbs spins - sync was good until he came up early out of the sit / lasso lift goes up so easy and her air pos is beautiful / bods with change of hand - nice pos / thr 3l very nice in air but she almost caught the edge of her free foot going through / sbs 2t and he popped his to a single / strt steps have the crowd clapping to music - nicely done / back h to h lift with straddle entrance / spirals move well with nice pos / step overhead to her in platter pos with legs together - effective - don't see that often / pair combination spin into tender closing pose /

PB 104.92 TES 42.72 PCS 41.77 tot 84.49 gr tot 139.00 currently 1st in free 1st overall
 
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6 Dominika PIATKOWSKA / Dmitri KHROMIN POL
Music: Criminals soundtrack / both in black leather with silver studs /
Dramatic opening chor to heavy fast music / sbs 3t both clean but out of sync / sbs 2a steps 2t / 2tw is quite airy with her arms overhead / bods with her in catch foot throughout the element then a flipout / back h to h lift to one hand with one hand dismount / thr 3l forward on landing and 2 footed / axel lasso lift to one hand bit of a bump on the landing / spirals are ok - sometimes leg lines don't match / step overhead / thr 3s pitched forward on landing but it was clean / sbs spins show good sync and pos / strt steps as music builds is a little sloppy but with the music / pair spin starts with nested camels / sorry the music started to get to me about ½ way through

PB 80.17 TES 49.90 PCS 38.90 Tot 88.80 gr tot 138.98 currently 1st in free 2nd overall
 
7 Anabelle LANGLOIS / Cody HAY CAN
The Notebook / both in shades of grey & black /
They start out dancing to soft piano music / sbs 2a are nice / there's a romantic tender feel to the program / thr 3s is great and now the music swells and there's a free and easy flowing feel / 2tw is ok (they need to get a triple) / lasso lift covers good ice / sbs 3t both a little forward but they comlete the 2t out of sync / now the music changes to swing for the strt steps and the crowd is clapping along - nice & light and fun / sbs spins / lasso lift that trasitions into a carry with him in spread eagle and flip dismount / and I'm getting way behind them here / and they're finished and I still have 5 elements to go -- they aren't going to get written except to say they did them very well and had the crowd with them /

PB 97.77 TES 57.66 PCS 46.39 tot 104.05 gr tot 160.01 new PB currently 1st in free and 1st overall /
 
8 Marylin PLA / Yannick BONHEUR FRA
Music: Requiem for a dream (again) very hard to describe costume in white & red & black she even has one black skate /
Sbs 3t she was forward on landing and fell out of it / 3tw is very nice - fast rotation in air / sbs 2s them some steps 2t that were messy by both / lasso lift - nice air pos but doesn't cover much ice / thr 3l step out / bids with him swinging his free leg over her - nice pos / music changes and some emoting chor / spiral right into lasoo lift to one hand - covers more ice than the previous lift but very slow / in contrast the spirals move very nicely with matching pos / thr 3s that she almost hung on to the landing but did steep out / sbs spins show nice positions but are in and out of sync / strt steps match the building music perfectly - nice expression and flow / h to h lift / pair spin as music slows and fades /

PB 91.80 TES 42.76 PCS 39.95 Tot 82.71 Gr tot 131.31 6th in free 4th overall
 
And Annabelle and Cody made me cry w/this program yet again!! It really is just such a wonderful piece for them. Nice debut at Worlds. :)
 
Good morning! - Or Good Evening in Rosaleen's case.

Thanks for the reports Rosaleen. You know you're Canadian when coffee and doughnuts make you feel better! ;)
 
Glad to see some people posting a bit - I was beginning to feel that I was here all by myslef.

Evidently even with the injury Alexei really wanted to skate and felt he could skate but it was decided by ??? they would withdraw. I'll leave it up to you to decide who the ?? is. I only know rumors about that and I don't post rumours here.

he wanted to skate a proper 'farewell' performance and not have the short of yesterday be his last competitive skate.
 
Oh no! Shots from Eurosport of Dorota in tears and Mariusz on his hands and knees off the ice. Looks like he's really hurt his back :( I hope he's ok...
 
Thank you so much, Rosaleen, for all of your reports. They are very much appreciated and we are very grateful!

I feel badly for P&T. After everything they've devoted to the sport, they deserve to go out they way they choose. They're a very cute couple and I wish them well.

I've happy for Anabelle and Cody. That's a new PB for them! :)
 
9 Maria MUKHORTOVA / Maxim TRANKOV RUS
Elegy by Rachmaninov both in black & white
Sbs 3t she popped and then I'm not sure what happened due to off ice stuff that I'll tell you about in a minute but want to give this team the attention they deserve / I missed the twist & 2a but a beautiful lasso lift and thr 3l then a hip lift to star that changes to reverse star / flying sbs spins match perfectly in camel pos get a little out of sync music fades as they prepare for the strt steps and build as they do them in perfect sync and flow with the music / another lasso lift into pair spin with her spinning under his extended leg on the camel / this was a beautiful program that was a part of the music - every nuance beautifully interpreted - sorry my notes don't do it justice.

PB 98.33 TES 49.02 PCS 45.27 Tot 94.29 gr tot 150.43 currently 2nd in free 2nd overall
 
10 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG CHN
The Offspring of Dragons / white & red - same as last year
Sbs 2a turns 2t he had both hands down / mini lift into huge 3tw / thr 3s is their usual greal / right into a lasso lift that mofs into a carry - nice lift except it gets very slow at the end / pair spin is very nicely done with good transitions between the positions / fods with very nice low position by her / thr 3l is even bigger than the sal / sbs 3s or were they toes - not sure - I'm kind of upset and distracted right now / spiral seq is ok / lasso lift ot one hand with her in straight leg platter kind of pos / O ftwrk done as music is building - makes some interesting patterns / sbs flycamel start the spins - nice matching pos and excellent sync / one arm hip lift goes up very easy - bit of bobble on the dismount but they partially covered it up going into the closing pose

PB 125.01 TES 62.30 PCS 55.09 ded 1.00 tot 116.39 gr tot 173.39 currently 1st in free 1st overall
 
Siudek and Siudek just went out and waved good-bye. He hurt his back in warm-up and was unable to compete. Both in tears. Very emotional way for this team to end their career. :(
 
12 Dorota SIUDEK / Mariusz SIUDEK POL
I'm positive they're going to withdraw if they haven't officially yet. Something happened near the end of warm-up that none of us in the press stand saw. The 1st thing I saw was Dorota crying in Richard's (coach) arms - no sign of Mariusz at that point. We then saw him behind the boards bent over in what looked like pain. Both the suideks and their coaches then went behind the curtin. Right now I'm waiting to hear more . . . I'll let you know when I find out. They're at the boards now - maybe they are going to skate - Dorota is crying but being encouraged by Manon and Mariusz is talking to Richard - Nope they're just coming on to the ice to take a bow and are now at the referee and are withdrawing. This is what I was talking about during Mukhortova & Trankov's skate
 
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