2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy Ice Dance FD

[Andrea82]

Jukashina/Nevskiy drop below Kavaliova/Bieliaiev

71,32 for FS

122.70 as total

 

[WeakAnkles]

Okay, where did I put my Bic lighter?



ETA: That actually was a pleasant surprise. It works better than I thought it would, probably because they kept the speed and flow up through the whole program. Good for them. Quirky choice.

 

[Barb]

Shibs FD vibes in that program

 

[auser]

There were parts of this program I really enjoyed, but I'm not sure if can understand the theme of it better from what they included from Stairway To Heaven or what they cut

 

[Andrea82]

Allison Reed/SA

86.66

138.4

Good score

Minimum FS TES for Worlds easily achieved. They were 1.something shy of the minimum TES in the SD yesterday.

 

[nimi]

Thank you so much Andrea82 for keeping us posted!

 

[Snow63]

It was like a russian team's dance. But I really appreciate Angelique's edgework, she's so good.

Edit: and cute

 

[nimi]

Trying to channel WeaPo isn't a bad choice for this team IMO

 

[WeakAnkles]

Rough outing for A/T. Not my favorite take on this...but it did make me appreciate just how fine (and memorable) W/P's FD was.

 

[Ice Dance]

Abachkina & Thauron. Oh no! About the fall on the final element. I like this program on them. Much better than the gypsy thing last year. A&T have beautiful lines and flow. Yikes for Louis's twizzle. (And I don't love the look of the leg sticking out in that final lift, though they performed it very well). But overall a very nice vehicle for them in their debut season. I think by the end of it they could leave an impression with it, so the the potential is there.

 

[auser]

Wow long time for score?

 

[Mayumi1990]

What Happened to Abachkina and Tauron?

I thought they had the potential to be something from last year but this program is so generic P/C

 

[Andrea82]

Angelique/Louis

85.38

140.86

Into the lead overall

Second to Reed/SA in FD

 

[WeakAnkles]

Ok this is mean of me, but doesn't it look like Mansour is wearing a tiny top hat? I'd rethink that 'do.

ETA: Ooh, they are seriously ticked off by their score.

 

[nimi]

Cortney looks like a little ice fairy! She's delightful

ETA: aaaaand my stream froze

 

[MelDee]

Good FD by the Czechs!

ETA: Underscored. Michal not happy with the score.

 

[coldblueeyes]

Camera guy yawning like crazy.

 

[Andrea82]

Mansour/Ceska

81.48

133.76

currently third place

Similar score to that achieved last week by their rivals for Olympic qualification Torn/Partanen and Garabedian/Proulx-Senecal and 4 points higher than Mysliveckova/Csolley.

Reed/SA actually outscored all of them. But judging by the Isabella Tobias' saga in 2013/14, there shouldn't be much chance for Allison Reed to get Lithuanian citizenship (and there isn't any other Lithuanian duo to eventually use that spot).

 

[auser]

Camera guy yawning like crazy.

I kind of hate myself for thinking this, but an added drone camera might help here?

 

[coldblueeyes]

I kind of hate myself for thinking this, but an added drone camera might help here?

A good coffee, or some tequila (my favorite to ward off sleep) might be of better imediate help, tbh.