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The combined finish has to total no more than 13. So, if the two pairs finish 6th and 7th, that is a total of 13.
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Well, Inoue/Baldwin skated as slow as a novice team. They were so dull and sloppy, regardless of the fact that they didn't fall, which is why I commented that an international panel would not have let them break 100 with that skate. Their PCS would have been very low judged by international judges.
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there isn't. He's a very short pairs skater. he needs a smaller partner. girls that are younger are typically smaller. once his partner hits her growth spurt he's stuck.
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Same!! They have been my favorite US pairs team since 2007 Nationals. If only they could have a season completely healthy, it's a shame that we aren't getting to see them at full potential (because I think they have a lot of it, and IMO they are the most musical US team currently by far).
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and he's from than Ellenton, FL, group that often has these young/old pairs, (of course, as does the Broadmoor group). It appears to be the current fashion in US pairs.
Caydee looks like she's done growing and maturing -- much more so than Keauna McLaughlin does actually -- which bodes well for them, though.
I'm going to change it up a little.... I am THRILLED Keauna and Rockne won 
Caydee and Jeremy need more polish, better choreography, and something harder than a side by side 2A. It was a close result, and I am happy with the result. 
And our World team is exciting. I think we have a legit chance now to get three spots for the Olympics.
Caydee and Jeremy need more polish, better choreography, and something harder than a side by side 2A. It was a close result, and I am happy with the result. And our World team is exciting. I think we have a legit chance now to get three spots for the Olympics. 
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Have they announced the pairs World Team yet? I
Yay for Caydee and Jeremy - you were AWESOME!!! Happy for Keauna and Rockne! Still missing the magic and thrill of events of old. Remember Sarah Hughes winning the Olympics with cheated triples...? But what a skate she had that night of the free skate, and the energy felt in the arena - let alone what we watched and felt on TV. Too bad Michelle wasn't skating in the new system then - she'd have an Olympic Gold no doubt, even with a fall.:yes:
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The Teams have not been announced yet. IMO, the pairs for sure should be the gold and silver medalists from today's competition. If any panel selects I/B after their skate today, I seriously have to question their mental judgment. I have a feeling we won't have confirmation until after the mens' LP tomorrow or maybe not until the Gala is broadcasted next weekend. Actually, with Belbin/Agosto being questionable, we may not know all of the teams until much later. I suspect Tanith/Ben will be required to skate at 4CC???
Well, that's odd because that's same set up I have and I had no problem recording the coverage today. Wonder why and it's a shame you weren't able to burn it to watch later.
ITA. John Baldwin can't do a triple jump to save his life and he's a former singles skater to boot. His 15 minutes of figure skating fame is up. Please retire John. You are embarassing. It's like the band stop playing but they don't realize the music has stopped.
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Booooo! Totally outrageous. Denney and Barrett raised the roof, hit everything. I hate the CoP.
They won in the TEs. The Judges just didn't give them the artistic score.
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Yeah, for the ladies, too, there were too many close-ups where you couldn't really see the skating.
Then again, he had a pretty long fifteen minutes.Marine63 said:
I&B's placements at U.S. Nationals for the last nine years were 11th, 4th, 3rd, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd. Lots of teams have come and gone since 2001, Rene and John just keep on skatin'. That was funny when the announcer mentioned John's on-ice proposal a year ago. "Rene said yes, but they still haven't set a date. I'm starting to get worried."
Does it matter , really? Pick any pair and the U.S. ought to be humiliated. Not one male figure skating/pair member can even do a double toe loop? I've seen Novice level pairs that are better. I'm sorry, but most of these pairs were too old, too heavy, not even novice level figure skaters, and I am shocked how bad our pair teams are. What on earth has happened here? I can't imagine a single pair that will make it into the top ten.
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Really were they that bad? I wonder if i will get to see any of this championship living in Europe. USFSA seem to take all the clips down if any reach you tube. Its a shame for the sport.
I think the right team won. McLaughlin/Brubaker have so much more quality in their elements than Denney/Barret. D/B landed everything, but their choreography was much more simple, and they are really unpolished. He was also really shaky in the lifts. Their spins are in synch, but simple and the positions are not the most attractive. They have potential, but they're not at M/B's level yet.
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It was pretty bad. Few teams were clean, few did SBS triples or even 2A, and I lost track of the amount of aborted lifts. Most teams had at least 1 fall. I doubt that so many teams would have broken 100 points with those skates. Until Lepzinski/Burgess, the event was DIRE. But even L/B botched their jumps.
Honestly, looking at the junior teams, it doesn't seam like it's going to get better anytime soon...
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That's for 3 spots not 2.
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I feel the same way felt last year with johnny and evan. I think that D&B deserved to win, but i was sort of rooting for McLaughlin and Brubaker at it certainly can be argued they deserved to win. Their program was more difficult, but the performance level was not as good as it had been in the past. Don't forget last year when they won she had fallen on a SBS jump.
