Last season, seven dance teams had straight level fours in the FD at Worlds: Papadakis & Cizeron, Maia & Alex Shibutani, Chock & Bates, Cappellini & Lanotte, Hubbell & Donahue, Coomes & Buckland, and Guignard & Fabbri.
In Boston the tech panel was probably high during the FD
I'm going to say V/M then S/S and then C/B. I would love for W/P, G/P or H/D to get in there for a medal but I'm going with the safest bet because that's how ID usually goes and I'm lazy.
If I were to rank them in the SD by personal preference (not quality of skating, just what I like personally) I would say:
1. G/P (It's just so fun and different and spunky)
2. V/M (I think my favourite FS related music thing this year is the cut from five women into Purple Rain. It's almost seemless to ear and makes me squee with happiness)
3 S/S (and this is because everytime I hear that line about one song and one song only I kind of want to cheer a little bit)
4. W/P (I love them and I think this shows promise but they have to get those twizzles)
5. C/B (I like the uptown funk part but not the bad to the bone part)
6. H/D (I just can't with the music edits in the hiphop section. I give them some marks for not using the Michel Buble version of Feeling Good)
For the FD:
1. G/P (I love tangos so they start with a leg up here and I just really enjoy this dance)
2. V/M (I prefer my V/M more in the carmen, hip-hip-chin-chin mode but this is starting to grow on me as a piece)
3. H/D (I really do like the music they chose and it seems quite emotional and tender)
4. W/P (growing on me and I like that it is dark and moody)
5. S/S (I don't get this FD. I know a lot of you like it and I'm trying but.. on the other hand it's always well skated.)
6. C/B (this has not grown on me, unfortunately)
I feel badly about the C/B downgrade but I don't like their material this year.
I'm really really hoping I'll be able to watch some of the SD. I know I'll miss a lot of 4CC because of a death in the family and funeral, visitation commitments.
i still don't care who are the on the panels.. i am naive like that... but if the American and Canadian callers fights.. then the Polish Controller will take care of it... and here is what wiki says about her
Gordon-Półtorak served as the ice dancing referee at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
I wonder who won in 2010
The draws are up and this last group The US teams are skating back to back...
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1617/fc2017/SEG007.HTM
bad order for V/M....good for the USA teams
Not necessarily. Tessa & Scott skated early at GPF and it didn't hurt them one bit. I actually think the US teams might have problems, especially if Chock/Bates perform strongly. The perceived national standings in addition to a strong C/B SD might affect the PCS of Hubbell/Donohue.
don't disappoint me trusting you here !
bad order for V/M....good for the USA teams
If you read interviews you'll see that Tessa & Scott are competing against themselves more than they are anyone else. They will not accept mediocrity from themselves after what happened with their 2013-2014 season. That change in attitude and approach has made start orders somewhat irrelevant.