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- Dec 18, 2014
The Ladies and Mens threads have been around for a while, so it's time for Ice dancers to join them. After the last olympic cycle some top teams decided to finish their competitive carreers (Virtue/Moir, Cappellini/Lanotte, Bobrova/Soloviev), some decided to sit out this competitive season (Shibutani/Shibutani) and some we haven't seen yet competing this season. Last year world champions Papadakis/Cizeron (FRA) and former world medalists and last year top 5 finishers Chock/Bates (USA) should back to the competition later in the season, but their past results are giving them a pass to this list (their placement in TOP 10 will be decided later with their first results). Weaver/Poje decided to skip Grand prix season and competed only in one challenger so their placement here should be taken as the least accurate.
1. Hubbell/Donohue (USA) - They are current world silver medalist and they won all competitions they entered this season. They have the highest Rhythm dance score and they were awarded with the highest GOEs of all the teams on the list. But those other teams are very very close and some of them have already beaten them in the Free Dance portion.
2. Stepanova/Bukin (RUS) - They started strongly this Olympic cycle - their average score is even a little bit higher than Hubbell/Donohue's average score (200.44 vs 199.67) and if they continue this momentum they can go just above them. They also have top scoring Choreo sequence this season (their choreo twizzles in Free dance).
3. Weaver/Poje (CAN) - Current world bronze medalist with only one (but good) competition this season as a refference.
4. Sinitsina/Katsalapov (RUS) - After the last season's injury they came back this season stronger than ever. They are the team with highest average Program components score so far this season, so if they up their Levels they could shoot right in the lead.
5. Guignard/Fabbri (ITA) - Tied with Stepanova/Bukin and Weaver/Poje, they are one of the teams with the highest average Base Value in Free Dance. Also their twizzles from Free Dance are the top scoring twizzle element this season.
6. Gilles/Poirier (CAN) - Their grand prix competition went with a big mistake in Rhythm Dance, but if they are skating without it they can go up in this list. Fans favorites cause their uniqness and originality.
7. Hawayek/Baker (USA) - They have only one outgoing this season but that gave them a win at the Grand Prix.
8. Zagorski/Guerreiro (RUS) - Their Rhythm Dance has the highest average base value for now, so they are good in hitting the Tango Levels. But they need to work on their Free Dance if they want to move up.
Close to top 10 list, but still away so far - Mcnamara/Carpenter (USA), Lauriault/Le Gac (FRA), Fear/Gibson (GBR), Hurtado/Khaliavin (ESP), Parsons/Parsons (USA), Smart/Diaz (ESP), Carreira/Ponomarenko (USA).
1. Hubbell/Donohue (USA) - They are current world silver medalist and they won all competitions they entered this season. They have the highest Rhythm dance score and they were awarded with the highest GOEs of all the teams on the list. But those other teams are very very close and some of them have already beaten them in the Free Dance portion.
2. Stepanova/Bukin (RUS) - They started strongly this Olympic cycle - their average score is even a little bit higher than Hubbell/Donohue's average score (200.44 vs 199.67) and if they continue this momentum they can go just above them. They also have top scoring Choreo sequence this season (their choreo twizzles in Free dance).
3. Weaver/Poje (CAN) - Current world bronze medalist with only one (but good) competition this season as a refference.
4. Sinitsina/Katsalapov (RUS) - After the last season's injury they came back this season stronger than ever. They are the team with highest average Program components score so far this season, so if they up their Levels they could shoot right in the lead.
5. Guignard/Fabbri (ITA) - Tied with Stepanova/Bukin and Weaver/Poje, they are one of the teams with the highest average Base Value in Free Dance. Also their twizzles from Free Dance are the top scoring twizzle element this season.
6. Gilles/Poirier (CAN) - Their grand prix competition went with a big mistake in Rhythm Dance, but if they are skating without it they can go up in this list. Fans favorites cause their uniqness and originality.
7. Hawayek/Baker (USA) - They have only one outgoing this season but that gave them a win at the Grand Prix.
8. Zagorski/Guerreiro (RUS) - Their Rhythm Dance has the highest average base value for now, so they are good in hitting the Tango Levels. But they need to work on their Free Dance if they want to move up.
Close to top 10 list, but still away so far - Mcnamara/Carpenter (USA), Lauriault/Le Gac (FRA), Fear/Gibson (GBR), Hurtado/Khaliavin (ESP), Parsons/Parsons (USA), Smart/Diaz (ESP), Carreira/Ponomarenko (USA).
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