2024 World Championships Pairs Short Program

[saine]

Why is it going to 16 next year? That's not nice.

I didn't find the reason, but it's part of going back to the qualifying rounds.

 

[Ruthypegs]

I totally agree.

absolutely - I wonder what the ISU thinks the advantages are for reducing the number of competitors for the free?

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Ah, forgot that the Crafoords were twins. Easy done I suppose, given that John is so much bigger than Greta.

So, how many sets of twins have we got competing here? We've got the Crafoords in Pairs, and the Nosovitskiys in Ice Dance. Any others that I have missed?

CaroLiza_fan

 

[elektra blue]

Isabella looks beautiful

 

[balabam]

Why is it going to 16 next year? That's not nice.

I think it is one package with introducing pre-qualification before short program at the Words (while reducing these limits for attending). So explanation at the congress was that time schedule is so tight and they want to do it all within one week

 

[FlossieH]

Don't think that's going to be enough for the Austrian pair to qualify for the free. It's great that we have 24 teams participating, but it does mean that 8 teams won't make it... Always feels a bit mean to me.

 

[snowflake]

Interesting second group. Quite the mix.

Really half nordic/asia

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I didn't find the reason, but it's part of going back to the qualifying rounds.

WHAT?! They're bringing back Qualifying Rounds?!

Of all the stupid things the ISU have done, this takes the biscuit.

Do they not realise that having qualifying rounds makes events longer, not shorter? And hence makes them more expensive to hold, not cheaper.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Ruthypegs]

Nice choice of music from the Filipino team - I like them! and look forward to seeing them again.

 

[labgoat]

I didn't find the reason, but it's part of going back to the qualifying rounds.

I disliked the qualifying rounds

 

[elektra blue]

WHAT?! They're bringing back Qualifying Rounds?!

Of all the stupid things the ISU have done, this takes the biscuit.

Do they not realise that having qualifying rounds makes events longer, not shorter? And hence makes them more expensive to hold, not cheaper.

CaroLiza_fan

at this rate i'm expecting them to bring back figures too

 

[elbkup]

Love her dress.. and nice skate

 

[TT_Fin]

WHAT?! They're bringing back Qualifying Rounds?!

Of all the stupid things the ISU have done, this takes the biscuit.

Do they not realise that having qualifying rounds makes events longer, not shorter? And hence makes them more expensive to hold, not cheaper.

CaroLiza_fan

I hate this idea. So skaters travel to whereever they travel just to find out they will not get to compete at all?

 

[Jeanie19]

G/K. I love her dress and his outfit is nice. Good program for them.

 

[Mariiiiskate]

I honestly am shocked to see them last the season together, Sasha looked done at the beginning the season. This is the best ive seen them skate this season but I dont think they will qualify here.

 

[snowflake]

Ah, forgot that the Crafoords were twins. Easy done I suppose, given that John is so much bigger than Greta.

So, how many sets of twins have we got competing here? We've got the Crafoords in Pairs, and the Nosovitskiys in Ice Dance. Any others that I have missed?

CaroLiza_fan

Yep, and I guess John being so tall made it a bit hard for them.

 

[Sabsi]

It started so well and then the salchow came

 

[Skating91]

Recently a lot of people complained about an American born and Russian born couple not being real representatives of the country they skate for. Good to see less complaining about this couple.

 

[Jeanie19]

I hate this idea. So skaters travel to whereever they travel just to find out they will not get to compete at all?

So wrong.

 

[EdgeCall]

What a pity. They have fitting chemistry, they get the mood of the song right but the tech fails them.

Really half nordic/asia

Look closer to G/K