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2018 Olympic Figure Skating Pairs FS

A/R really didn't bring it. And they've made such major mistakes the last few seasons in major competitions.

Either they ditch Dmitriev, or just Russia finds another successful pair.

It's actually Dmitriev who has helped A/R improve. A/R have had some really good performances this season under his tenure. They've aced that fp before this season. They just looked out of it today, unfortunately. But it is Dmitriev who seemed to help them with their overall packaging and consistency earlier in the season. Their partnership with him is new this season, I believe. Before they were getting lost wandering in the wilderness. The Russian pair I really loved was Bazarova/Deputat. They were sexy together, but did not have a strong coach politically to help them out, so their partnership ended. I would totally prefer B/D over the boring Z/E, but no luck.

What I'd rreally prefer seeing is T/M having an off day that keeps them off the podium, because they've gotten so many gifts from judges this season and their fp music, choreo and costumes SUCK.
 
I find the PCS for Della Monica/Guarise and Astakhova/Rogonov quite bizarre. How are the Italians getting 8.18 for Skating Skills when he began learning to skate at age 20? And A/R getting over three points more in PCS than Ryom/Kim... For that disaster?

I agree. I was surprised to see A/R ahead of Ryom /Kim. That didn't made sense at all to me.
 
My Oh my... Julianne and Charlie were simply sensational!!! I would not mind, if they going to re-use this FS next season, one of the most exquisite Marie-France's works: the program just breathes and flows, unlike many others we saw. I love their mutual engagement shown, every element just made sense and was so well executed. Love little transitions, especially those face-to-face moments in-between elements that shown affection and emotion. Absolutely justified score and lead, top 9 baby!!! I hope though even for more, but what they achieved is already a great success in my opinion.


If you consider how many of these pairs will likely not be back after this year, they've set themselves up extremely well for the next quad.

My Americans, on the other hand. Oy veh.
 
My Oh my... Julianne and Charlie were simply sensational!!! I would not mind, if they going to re-use this FS next season, one of the most exquisite Marie-France's works: the program just breathes and flows, unlike many others we saw. I love their mutual engagement shown, every element just made sense and was so well executed. Love little transitions, especially those face-to-face moments in-between elements that shown affection and emotion. Absolutely justified score and lead, top 9 baby!!! I hope though even for more, but what they achieved is already a great success in my opinion.

Have to wait and see if they can go any higher. I think it will be tough. We've now got this big zamboni break, and the judges tend to go up in PCS and GOEs, deserved or not, as they get to the later groups...

I'm just thrilled they skated so well, and now I have this brilliant program that I can go back and watch.
 
A/R's really bothers me. I get that they have that balletic classic Russian style that the judges always love, but with the mistakes they looked so tentative and rough, with no expression of the choreography in that program. The PCS was really, really affected.

I actually don't see them as balletic at all, they seem quite unrefined... I've never understood the PCS for these two. Even when they skate to the best of their ability, they're frequently out of synch and have mismatched leg lines. Like a new pair, not two people who've been skating together for years.
 
The planned elements were changed from yesterday's listings. I wonder if they have to announce the planned elements, and whether or not they could change things up last minute? It's a "free" skate after all.

They can change elements any time they want, with no penalty — up to and including mid-skate.
 
My mother and I are watching the event along with my roommate (though she leaves during resurfacing). Anyhow, my mother is dismayed by how few of the top teams skate to the beat of the music. She was pleased to hear that it's heavily penalized when you don't in ID. I told her that it adds to PCS and individual elements' GOE but that just made her wonder why fewer skaters don't :p Definitely interesting to have someone who's a occasional FSing watcher but who did low level FS and lots of music responds to different routines.
 
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