Pairs Free Skating: 2013 NHK Trophy

tulosai · Nov 9, 2013

Obviously this pair are technically very good but they are doing absolutely nothing for me. The only memorable thing so far is that they have the farthest apart side by side spins I've seen in recent history.

sequinsgalore · Nov 9, 2013

Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG (CHN)

Music: Yellow River Concerto

4Tw - solid, good height
3T+2T - she doubles 3T
3S - he doubles
FCCoSp - bit far apart, unison off
PCoSp
3LoTh - good distance, but stepout
ChSq
3STh - nice
Li - star, split
FiDs
Li - lasso, into star
Li - lasso, into star, into carry

Some smaller mistakes, but overall solid

Score: 58.98+58.11 = 117.09,182.18, in 2nd out of 6

EdgeCall · Nov 9, 2013

samson said:
They should just give into it and skate to Beauty and the Beast.

Second that. They could do a good job on it.

samson · Nov 9, 2013

Seriously though, part of me does wonder if they have another young man they're working with behind the scenes for when Zhang has to retire and she still wants to go for another quad or two...

wordsworthgirl · Nov 9, 2013

samson said:
Seriously though, part of me does wonder if they have another young man they're working with behind the scenes for when Zhang has to retire and she still wants to go for another quad or two...

Agreed. When she looked a little downcast after they ended, he patted her like a father would pat his daughter.

wordsworthgirl · Nov 9, 2013

tulosai said:
Obviously this pair are technically very good but they are doing absolutely nothing for me. The only memorable thing so far is that they have the farthest apart side by side spins I've seen in recent history.

Nothing for me either other than make me feel like I'm watching Father-Daughter Skate Night or Beauty and the Beast on Ice.

Ziggy · Nov 9, 2013

Tulosai, +2 GOE for all the snarking.

Peng/Zhang have impressive elements and improved basics but that program fell really flat. Stacking spins at start and lifts at end for bonus points without any purpose or connection to the music was bad choreography.

apple123 · Nov 9, 2013

Well, the age difference does not bother as much as the height difference of some pair, such as DR.

Ziggy · Nov 9, 2013

samson said:
Seriously though, part of me does wonder if they have another young man they're working with behind the scenes for when Zhang has to retire and she still wants to go for another quad or two...

Zhang wants to skate for another quad, at least.

hippomoomin · Nov 9, 2013

Just wonder why she does not happen at all today.

wordsworthgirl · Nov 9, 2013

Now this pair is adorable, but I feel like I'm watching a 10 year old and 12 year old skate together. are they super super short??

Icey · Nov 9, 2013

Is this being filmed by a special process or with a different camera? It looks different that any competition I've watched this season. In some ways an improvement and others not.

EdgeCall · Nov 9, 2013

I'd say the aspect ratio is a bit off?

WeakAnkles · Nov 9, 2013

That was a hot mess.

EdgeCall · Nov 9, 2013

Oh dear, she looks like she did not like that last lift at all! :laugh:

wordsworthgirl · Nov 9, 2013

The 10 and 12 year olds are furious at each other right now- won't even communicate!

sequinsgalore · Nov 9, 2013

Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN (CHN)

Music: Kalinka (Russian Folk Music)

4Tw - looked bit underrotated, low catch
3T - he falls, she does 2T+2T+2T
2S
3FTh - hard fall
BiDs
FCCoSp - bit far apart
Li - diff entry, exit, star
RLi - platter into one hand
3STh - bit hesitant, but clean
ChSq
Li - aborted entry, she slides and falls
PCoSp

Messy skate w/ 3 falls and aborted element. Should fall behind Cheng/Zhang

Score: 46.88+57.31-3.00 = 101.19, 171.32, in 2nd out of 7

tulosai · Nov 9, 2013

Argh, very sorry for S/H. I hoped for a stronger skate for them here, obviously :no: Hope neither is injured. It seemed they couldn't quite get their feet under themselves throughout.

Ziggy · Nov 9, 2013

Damn! I have never seen Sui/Han bomb like this! They were extremely tense from start to finish, lots of costly mistakes. They must have known they must place 2nd to make the GPF but I wouldn't expect them to get so nervous about it, given they are a much better team than Peng/Zhang. Bizarre!

I don't remember him falling on a 3toe ever.

Damn, damn, damn.

tulosai · Nov 9, 2013

Ziggy said:
Tulosai, +2 GOE for all the snarking.

Peng/Zhang have impressive elements and improved basics but that program fell really flat. Stacking spins at start and lifts at end for bonus points without any purpose or connection to the music was bad choreography.

I do admit I can be snarky but I honestly am not even trying right now. I'm just too tired to sugar coat, plain and simple.

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