2017 Four Continents Pairs SP

[xeyra]

They smashed their PB by six points! Good for them!

I'm still on the replay on my stream. Spoiler alert!

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Francis is hot.

 

[SarahSynchro]

I love when PJ introduced them during the warmup and she's all like: "Kirsten has an Olympic team silver medal! Mike is... oh, god, I don't know... he dropped her at nationals once?"

(This may not actually be what she said)

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Why Japan keeps on investing foreign born pair skater, when they won't sponsor his citizenship？

Because none of their Men's skaters want to do Pairs.

For reference, of the four Pairs that competed in Nationals, 2 have foreign guys (both Canadians, as it happens) and 2 have Japanese guys:

[TABLE="class: grid"]
[TR]
[TD]PL
[/TD]
[TD]Competitor[/TD]
[TD]Nationality
[/TD]
[TD]SP
[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD]Points
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1.[/TD]
[TD]Sumire SUTO
Francis Boudereau-Audet
[/TD]
[TD]Kanagawa FSC
Canada
[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]160.25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2.[/TD]
[TD]Miu SUZAKI
Ryuichi KIHARA[/TD]
[TD]KINOSHITA GROUP
KINOSHITA GROUP[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]146.25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3.[/TD]
[TD]Marin ONO
Wesley Killing[/TD]
[TD]Hyogo Nishinomiya F.S.C.
Canada[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]136.06[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4.[/TD]
[TD]Narumi TAKAHASHI
Ryo SHIBATA[/TD]
[TD]KINOSHITA GROUP
KINOSHITA GROUP[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]122.38[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

So, if they do better at Nationals next season (specifically better than Suzaki / Kihara), we could still finally see Narumi at the Olympics.

Just a pity it won't be with Mervin... :disapp:

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Tastetherainbow]

Great job by M/TM! Predicting this to be close to 70!

 

[skylark]

Wow, Kristen and Michael's sbs jumps were spectacular! So fast, gorgeous and synchronized. Gorgeous lift too.

 

[Mrs. P]

That was a really great performance from Kristin and Michael. Even the lift looked decent.

 

[4everchan]

awesome skate MTM 2.0...

 

[bobbob]

Wow, MT/M skated great! TES at 40 rn

 

[xeyra]

Ongoing fashion commentary: this is probably my favourite dress so far.

 

[ancientpeas]

Decent.

Yeah. I don't know. I'm still having issues with this team.

 

[rain]

That was very clean for M-T/M, should put them into first. I was very impressed with the synchronicity on the side by side jumps and spins, and the way Kirsten held that edge after the throw. Good job.

 

[SarahSynchro]

Bruno and Richard seem to be the coach of every second team in this event.

 

[StormyCloudss]

I appreciate that Kirsten's water bottle is bedazzled.

 

[sequinsgalore]

9 Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Michael MARINARO (CAN)

Music: Hardrock Hotel by Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Darden

Black pink ombre dress / black outfit

3Tw
3LoTh
3T
BiDs
FCCoSp
5ALi
StSq

Clean skate, they still seem bit subdued after that skate

SP: 39.81+31.08 = 70.89 (PB), 1/9

 

[skylark]

I love when PJ introduced them during the warmup and she's all like: "Kirsten has an Olympic team silver medal! Mike is... oh, god, I don't know... he dropped her at nationals once?"

(This may not actually be what she said)

 

[rain]

That was a really great performance from Kristin and Michael. Even the lift looked decent.

That was the only thing I wondered about. The lift looked pretty good, but you could see near the end Kirsten grabbed her blade, or tried, but it was only for, like, half a second. Wondered if that was going to affect a level.

 

[SarahSynchro]

Ok so who's costume best represented Elvis? Yulia's tye dyed rainbow throwup slop last season, or KMT's very gorgeous dress here?!

The answer is neither of them.

 

[Violet Bliss]

MTM2 are so well synched for all their sbs, including the jumps which were so impressive with the lined up view.

 

[shiroKJ]

Ok so who's costume best represented Elvis? Yulia's tye dyed rainbow throwup slop last season, or KMT's very gorgeous dress here?!

The answer is neither of them.

I loved her tie dye dress :handw:

 

[xeyra]

What are those gold things on his pants? They kind of look like dog flappy ears.