2012 NHK Pairs Long Program LP

[suzukifan27]

It's such a pity because pairs that skate as beautifully as they do are rare.

Beautiful?? They had some complicated transitions but I wouldn't call it beautiful. Their skating is not smooth, not natural.

 

[suzukifan27]

Bad skate by the American pair but they were very fast. They should score over 110.

 

[Rachmaninoff]

I'm liking this program from Castelli and Shnapir, and those lifts. Not sure if they can hang on with the mistakes.

 

[Chemistry66]

112 and change for C/S, puts them into 1st. They'll medal for sure now.

 

[Ilvskating]

I assume that pairs is the least popular event, and there is no Japanese entry. so people can leave fit het choose to skip it without missing out one of the other three. quite considerate IMO, especially for out of town audience.

iove the last US pair.

BTw, why so many people ware masks?

I'm sticking around to watch pairs, since I couldn't keep awake to watch the other events live.



Doesn't strike me as that unusual to have one event left on the last day, but I'm wondering why it's pairs, of all things. Japan doesn't have a strong pair here, and it isn't exactly a top-class field either, so it's not like there's an anticipation factor.

 

[missysays]

Beautiful?? They had some complicated transitions but I wouldn't call it beautiful. Their skating is not smooth, not natural.

I find her positions in lifts gorgeous and he is very expressive when he skates. And together they have command over the ice. As well, their programs have always been gorgeously choreographed ever since they were in juniors. The stop and go is due to jump mistakes.

 

[suzukifan27]

Weird fall by the Canadian. They should hang on to 2nd place though. I bet 116+. They always peak too early in a season.

 

[blue_idealist]

Not that great from the Canadians, but I think it should go into first. I think they probably lost out on the gold though, and I can say that quite confidently before seeing Bazarova and Larionov skate.

 

[tulosai]

Got here to see most of MT/M. Was I the only one who thought that last lift looked a little shaky?

Not sure how the beginning was but what I saw was excellent. I really like these two! I do think B/L will go into first barring tragedy though.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Mt/M had a rough skate. Did he double the second triple toe? She doesn't look happy at all. Lots of little mistakes.

 

[tulosai]

Oh wow on replay the sbs spins were also really out of sync.

 

[Rachmaninoff]

Mt/M had a rough skate. Did he double the second triple toe? She doesn't look happy at all. Lots of little mistakes.

Yes, he did. He's not looking comfortable with those jumps.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

B/L landed both jump passes. They've got the gold in the bag. This program is so boring.

 

[suzukifan27]

How Barasova could land those tiny jumps is beyond me. She definitely URed from the reply. <<. I'm sure the judges will give them 120+.

 

[blue_idealist]

So, who's going to be the sixth team for the GPF? There's V/T, K/S, D/R, P/T, B/L and...?

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Yeah, they shouldn't get positive GOE, but everything else they did was quite strong.

Though the final lift looked hilarious (because it was an overhead shot that foregrounded Vera, so she looked ginormous).

 

[tulosai]

That is probably the strongest free I've ever seen these two skate. SBS jumps still need work badly but both stayed upright throughout. They will get (and deserve) gold.

 

[Chemistry66]

How Barasova could land those tiny jumps is beyond me.

I know it's a typo (Barasova instead of the actual Bazarova) but it's funny because I just read that as Tarasova and got really really confused.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

so, who's going to be the sixth team for the gpf? There's v/t, k/s, d/r, p/t, b/l and...?

mt/m. 2 + 4 > 3 + 3

 

[tulosai]

mt/m. 2 + 4 > 3 + 3

And thank God for that.