2025 -26 Grand Prix Final Pairs Free Skate

[EdgeCall]

Hm, I don't know. Quite a few little mistakes and insecurities. They had a lead over H/V, will it be enough?

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

4. Anastasiia METELKINA & Luka BERULAVA GEO
FS: "Le discours d'Arthur" by Jerome Rebotier; "Keeping Me Alive" (Acoustic) by Jonathan Roy; choreo by Sergei Plishkin, Ivan Malafeev

3Tw4
3S+2A+2A+SEQ
3T (Luka steps out)
3FTh
5ALi4 (wobbly on takeoff, barely got the lift up)
3LoTh (holds on slightly)
BoDs1
PCoSp4
5RLi4
3Li3
ChSq1 +1.00

SP: 75.04 (3rd)
FS: 136.49 (2nd)
TOT: 211.53 (2nd)

As always, they're so impressively fast, gorgeous throws and twists, and Luka scares me to death in those lifts. He's always had shaky footwork, and I think that's combining with a mental block from the big lift error they had at SkAm to make those elements really nervy. After that lift error, it felt like the energy went out of the program a bit, they became a lot more cautious and dropped some critical death spiral levels. Definitely not the definitive, squeaky-clean skate that they needed to stay ahead of Hase/Volodin, but this might help them relieve some of the pressure on them that seems to be affecting their results. I have a feeling they'll come back with a vengeance at Europeans.

 

[YuBluByMe]

There’s too many things that took me out of that program. The phone call, the scary lift, and the rest break in the middle. They seriously need to fix the lift; it’s been awry all season and is a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[cocteautwin]

Very solid skate but that lift always scares me. Also, I really dislike her position in death spiral. Other than that it was really good. The porgram is generic though, doesn't vibe olympics.

 

[Jeanie19]

Anastasiia/Luka. Nice outfit and program. Good skate.

 

[elektra blue]

where's the georgian lady? no tacky costumes and not georgian lady i don't know it's a -5 to me

 

[LazyFuzai]

@elektra blue
he is there again

 

[cocteautwin]

where's the georgian lady? no tacky costumes and not georgian lady i don't know it's a -5 to me

Benoit took her place

 

[bartlebooth]

Benoit may as well sleep on that couch at this point.

 

[flanker]

Metelkina/Berulava good but several smaller mistakes.

 

[lileychristie]

Forza SaraNicco!!! Fight!

 

[EdgeCall]

I expected them to fall behind H/V, but ten points?

 

[elektra blue]

Benoit may as well sleep on that couch at this point.

Marie France? hold my beer

 

[TallyT]

He is visually channelling Ye Traditional Romantic Poet with the beard and that shirt. I kinda like it.

 

[EdgeCall]

Superb skate!

Should be enough for the lead.

 

[cocteautwin]

Wow, what a skate, that will be so hard to beat

 

[bartlebooth]

Dintevveenneee but I can't object when it's skated like this!

 

[elektra blue]

 

[LazyFuzai]

Not my favorite pair,but it's their best competition overall i ever seen from them.They delivered huge at this Finals and they deserved the medal.

 

[YuBluByMe]

YESSS! Apparently I was more nervous than they were. C/M clean! Great skate!