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2013 US Nationals Sr Pairs LP

Oh, Marissa, please hold it together . . . already stumbled out of the 3toe.
 
They are giving up the title. Simon completely aborted a spin. OMG!! :eek:
 
OH NO. Schnapir completely missed his entrance to the SBS spins and is just standing there waiting for her to finish that element. Nightmare. This title just slipped away.
 
If the partnership is as "volatile" as Sandra says - if this skate kills their chance at gold, do you see them sticking it out another season or two?
 
If anything saves them at this point, it is the PCS score. They are the only team in this group so far that has the look and skating ability of a senior team. Every other team looks really juniorish. The TES is going to kill them though.
 
They are still the leaders! Only at US Nationals with such a weak, shallow field could that EVER happen. WOW!
 
museksk8r said:
If anything saves them at this point, it is the PCS score. They are the only team in this group so far that has the look and skating ability of a senior team. Every other team looks really juniorish. The TES is going to kill them though.
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I agree. I know... it's not a good word but generic is the word that keeps coming to mind when I think of the others
 
Yes, there is no refinement or elegance in US pairs skating. It's like none of them have ever attended a ballet class in their life, save Caitlin Yankowskas.
 
This pairs competition was lackluster overall. No Denney/Coughlin and no chance to see Yankowskas/Reagan. I'm really missing Evora/Ladwig (no insult intended to Lindsay Davis), and if Marley/Brubaker were here, I'd bet that could have challenged for that gold medal. Aaaaaargh. At least we have two new pairs that seem to be gelling fast and showing promise (S/K and Z/B). I've just about given up on Donlan/Speroff, much as I think their skating is pretty.
 
Final results below.

Link to protocols: http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2013/68390/SEGM006.html


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[TH="class: start sort-numeric clickable, align: center"]Start No.[/TH]
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[TH="class: top, colspan: 2, align: center"]Free Skate[/TH]
[TH="class: score sort-numeric clickable, align: center"]Total Score[/TH]
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[TH="class: place sort-numeric clickable, align: center"][/TH]
[TH="class: score sort-numeric clickable, align: center"][/TH]
[TH="class: place sort-numeric clickable, align: center"][/TH]
[TH="class: score sort-numeric clickable, align: center"]Place[/TH]
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[TR="class: parent stripe-even-pairs, bgcolor: transparent"]
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[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #A7DDB8"]Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]62.27[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]118.34[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]180.61[/TD]
[TD="class: expB cellToggle, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: parent stripe-odd-pairs, bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #7ED798"]Alexa Scimeca / Christopher Knierim[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]52.79[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]119.96[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]172.75[/TD]
[TD="class: expB cellToggle, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: parent stripe-even-pairs, bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #A7DDB8"]Felicia Zhang / Nathan Bartholomay[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]53.19[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]118.83[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]172.02[/TD]
[TD="class: expB cellToggle, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: parent stripe-odd-pairs, bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #7ED798"]Lindsay Davis / Mark Ladwig[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]51.65[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]113.43[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]165.08[/TD]
[TD="class: expB cellToggle, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: parent stripe-even-pairs, bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #A7DDB8"]Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]52.48[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]109.79[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]162.27[/TD]
[TD="class: expB cellToggle, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: parent stripe-odd-pairs, bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #7ED798"]Gretchen Donlan / Andrew Speroff[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]49.81[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]109.86[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]159.67[/TD]
[TD="class: expB cellToggle, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: parent stripe-even-pairs, bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #A7DDB8"]Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]47.74[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]100.58[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]148.32[/TD]
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[/TR]
[TR="class: parent stripe-odd-pairs, bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #7ED798"]Kiri Baga/ Taylor Toth[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]48.13[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]99.95[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]148.08[/TD]
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[/TR]
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[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #A7DDB8"]DeeDee Leng /Timothy LeDuc[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]50.84[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]92.87[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #A7DDB8, align: right"]143.71[/TD]
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[/TR]
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[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: start, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: name, bgcolor: #7ED798"]Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]44.41[/TD]
[TD="class: place, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]98.94[/TD]
[TD="class: score, bgcolor: #7ED798, align: right"]143.35[/TD]
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[/TR]
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Sandra keeps saying "imagine this team at their 5 year mark"

dude, it's US pairs skating - I can't imagine something that will never happen. We're lucky if a team sticks it out for 3 years.
 
Tonichelle said:
Sandra keeps saying "imagine this team at their 5 year mark"

dude, it's US pairs skating - I can't imagine something that will never happen. We're lucky if a team sticks it out for 3 years.
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Exactly! They don't stick it out when the going gets tough. Evora/Ladwig are the exception, not the rule.
 
museksk8r said:
Yes, there is no refinement or elegance in US pairs skating. It's like none of them have ever attended a ballet class in their life, save Caitlin Yankowskas.
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Yeah, it's a shame. The elegance/refinement that comes from ballet needs to be developed when the skaters are young, and that doesn't seem to be happening.

And with all these new teams, it seems like they're concentrating so hard on all the elements (which they generally do well) that they forget about a lot of the rest.
 
museksk8r said:
Yes, there is no refinement or elegance in US pairs skating. It's like none of them have ever attended a ballet class in their life, save Caitlin Yankowskas.
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Did you not watch Gretchen Donlan? She has some of the best lift positions in the world. She's more balletic then even Caitlin i think.
 
Jammers said:
Did you not watch Gretchen Donlan? She has some of the best lift positions in the world. She's more balletic then even Caitlin i think.
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Sadly, I think people forget about her a little bit because she's never on TV. Too many chronic jump struggles to really break through.
 
Jammers said:
Did you not watch Gretchen Donlan? She has some of the best lift positions in the world. She's more balletic then even Caitlin i think.
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Nope, didn't watch her. NBC did not broadcast the 1st group.
 
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