Ice Dance FD - 2013-14 Grand Prix Final

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live results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1314/SEG008.HTM

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA
2 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA
3 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE CAN

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV RUS
5 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN
6 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE USA

 

[Mathman]

Go Anna and Luca!

 

[elle_e]

Go Anna and Luca!

Ditto!!!

And Kaitlyn and Andrew, and Meryl and Charlie !!

...And everyone else too

 

[samson]

And it begins!!! I love how after the horn introduction to announce the event, they immediately started bumping "Shake Your Groove Thing".

 

[auser]

Ditto!!!

And Kaitlyn and Andrew, and Meryl and Charlie !!

...And everyone else too

So many of my favorite teams in one event! Its like Santa was reading my secret list a bit early(hope that does not sound too corny

 

[zschultz1986]

samson, you know what this even needs? Tight, yellow pants of sexiness.

 

[samson]

UGH! When you're right you're right. Luca would look good in tight yellow pants.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Cappellini/Lanotte

Nice, charming solid skate, but I though it lacked a bit oomph and difficulty. TES box is 44.79 which is a bit low (they got 47.00 at SA)

 

[elle_e]

Very nice performance from Anna and Luca

Current TES 44.79

 

[samson]

On a different note, nice skate from Anna and Luca. I'm not in love with this program. I feel like they could up the charm factor. I love the moment at the very end when Anna elbows Luca, and while I'm not sure how they could further incorporate that idea, they could use that concept to enhance the choreography and the intricacy.

Still 95+ is very good.

 

[elle_e]

Anna and Luca:

95.01 + sd = 156.58

 

[sequinsgalore]

Cappellini/Lanotte

Score: 44.72+50.29 = 95.01, 156.58, 1st for now

They seem restrained (disappointed) with the score. It'l be hard for them to move up.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Pechalat/Bourzat

Solid charming skate. Maybe slight wobble on exit on curve lift. They could up the speed and power in their skate, though. TES box is 49.86 (they got 49.03 at CoC) so they're solid

Score: 49.6+52.62=102.48 (SB) ,169.11 (SB), 1st out of 2.

She nods at the score

 

[samson]

Good comeback for the French after yesterday and Paris. For em this was the best they've skated this piece all season. Controlled and open. They really went after each element to me.

The program still isn't my favorite, but still nice improvement for them. I wonder if they'll break 100 tonight.

 

[NoNameFace]

and now big cheer and fingers crossed for Kaitlyn and Andrew - put that ice on fire !!!

 

[samson]

They do, and handily into first.

 

[elle_e]

I'm not a fan of Nathalie and Fabian's FD, but they skated it pretty well

 

[auser]

On a different note, nice skate from Anna and Luca. I'm not in love with this program. I feel like they could up the charm factor. I love the moment at the very end when Anna elbows Luca, and while I'm not sure how they could further incorporate that idea, they could use that concept to enhance the choreography and the intricacy.

Still 95+ is very good.

Charming touch

 

[samson]

Let's get Andrew some yellow pants too.

 

[flaneur]

P/B fd was better today than in the previous showings.