2 Wenjing SUI & Cong HAN CHN
隋文静 / 韩聪
SP:
Carmen: "Habanera" (arranged for Acoustic Guitar by Marcin Patrzalek), choreo by Lori Nichol, Wenjing Sui
3T (Sui hand down, forwards)
3Tw4 (not as high as normral)
3FTh (slightly forwards)
FCCoSp4
5RLi4 (looked a little hesitant but still got good GOE)
BiDs3
StSq3
SP: 72.66 (1st)
a little generous in my opinion, but not as egregious as some of their other SP scores this season
This was much better than their disaster of a SP from the Team Event, but I still find this program to be lacking that Sui/Han magic. I'm sure Sui's injury has not helped, she was clearly in a lot of pain at 4CC and has not had the time to recover since then. There are still flashes of brilliance with this team in their performance, speed, and synchronization across the ice, but I felt like this program was a little tight even considering the injury, everything seemed a little tentative and tight until the step sequence. This won't be enough for them to defend their title, especially considering how much they have struggled with the FS this season, and I find myself wishing they had been able to finish on the joy of a gold medal at home.