2022 Olympics Team Event Day3: Pairs Free Skate

[readernick]

J/R aren't my favorite team and this program wasn't performed to its full potential but James looks great in that jumpsuit!

 

[lariko]

J/R

 

[NAOTMAA]

A lot of Canadian skaters were vocally against them being put on the team so… probably yeah. It was a weird drama.

Pardon my asking in the middle of the competition thread but why? I really haven't followed them so I'm totally clueless

 

[sequinsgalore]

1 JAMES Vanessa / RADFORD Eric CAN

Music:
Falling by Harry Styles
Maselstrom by Karl Hugo

Dark blue jumpsuit / dark blue turtleneck, black pants

3Tw
3T+2T+2T
3S - ok, hers maybe q
5RLi
3STh
FiDs
PCoSp
5ALi
3FTh
ChSq
3Li

Really solid skate, no big mistakes. Bit wobbly on lifts, but they avoided errors

FS: 64.46+65.61 = 130.07, 1/1

 

[Dr. Jenn]

Wow - What an amazing skate! Way to go, Eric and Vanessa!!

 

[EdgeCall]

Decent start.

 

[Mista Ekko]

The judges sure love to heavily scrutinise this pair

 

[4everchan]

Why so many bananas?

i heard China is starting a new culture. More bananas for everyone. This was a great skate and please let's not make assumptions about the K N C ... maybe the team is just welcome Keegan who is arriving in Beijing

 

[cheerknithanson]

I think I see Lagha in the box.

 

[4everchan]

The judges sure love to heavily scrutinise this pair

if it were only the judges

 

[ladykk]

No glaring mistakes from J/R, but lots of yellow in the tech box and didn't seems like lots of emoting in the performance. Will be interesting to see how the judges score that.

 

[Mista Ekko]

What where Sasha lifts Nastya into the air? I love it! Or is that SP? Or both?

Either way it's cool.

These lyrics are like...OMG are R/J trollin' us?

I meant the way it ends 5 seconds before the music
and they just keep waving their arms around

 

[Seven Sisters]

vanessa and Eric have many haters I know, but that was enjoyable. They look a little better every time I see them and today, I think we even saw a bit of the “old” Vanessa.

 

[skylark]

Wow! what a beginning! Vanessa and Eric skating like we always wanted to see them skate! Bringing it at the right time !!1

 

[Baron Vladimir]

Good

 

[Ziotic]

Pardon my asking in the middle of the competition thread but why? I really haven't followed them so I'm totally clueless

Basically. R didn’t clear a new partnership with Megan and it was super promoted out of the gate by SC and thus bumping the reigning second place team W/M from the Oly

 

[anonymoose_au]

Seem to be more people in Canada's box, maybe they were just running late.

Hmmm, well R/J did well...call me mean but I can't get over the double crossing of Eric. Finding a new partner is fine, but stringing your old one along as your Plan B without even telling them your Plan A?That's really low.

 

[skatesofgold]

Vanessa and Eric did a really good job!

 

[draqq]

JAMES Vanessa / RADFORD Eric (CAN)

Very good outing, especially after that crash in practice! No major errors, just little technical glitches here and there. 3Twist was a little shaky on the landing and the last lift had a shaky moment with his footing. Fairly good sbs jumps and throws, and good speed through the death spiral. Fairly generic music with simple transitions, but I think this is the best they could really hope for. Nice work!

 

[Mista Ekko]

J\R gave an Olympic performance, Hustle hustle hustle!