2018 Olympic Figure Skating Pairs SP

[chuckm]

Shaun White just won gold in the Men's half pipe.

 

[draqq]

Yu / Zhang

Solid sbs 3T and wondrously high triple twist. Step sequence improved from the team event with better attention to the phrasing of the music. Stuck that throw 3Lo. Like how the rotation of the lift went right with the music and that the low combo spin fit with the music as well.

I'm actually impressed by them having the throw triple not be in the first three elements like most teams. This is the best I've seen them perform Swan Lake and be very much in tune with the shades of the music, as much as Zhang doesn't have a lot of balletic training of course. Still, they should move into the first place so far.

 

[Lissy]

I still think it's dumb about the amount of pairs rule. Tarah and Danny should have competed today too.

 

[kevinVchicago]

Dang! Love that score! Would be great to see Y/Z in final group

 

[icybear]

Xiaoyu Yu is so beautiful and elegant. I wish she was a single skater though

 

[#1Kerryfan]

Finally - NBC put on the skating on! Just in time to see the Knierims!

 

[Violet Bliss]

anyone else having probs with CBC? cutting in and out?

I've had it with all the fake Canadians. I'm being a fake Russian now.
Really miss my homeland though.

 

[shiroKJ]

The scores are going to go through the roof by the time we hit the last group!

What a start to the next 2 weeks.

 

[beki]

Nice job by Yu/Zhang! She's just lovely in this program. He's incredible in terms of his strength and longevity, but I find him very lumbering and a poor match for her (although a better match than with his previous partner). The whole father-daughter look is offputting.

I think the program’s very clever—he’s the evil wizard Von Rothbart who has imprisoned her

 

[BabblingBrook]

I still don't understand the purpose of these weird ass slowmos

 

[readernick]

What's happening?

Shaun White just won gold. I am American but this does not please me. (sorry for any of you who are his fans) but I don't like sexual harrasers who are overconfident.

 

[GGFan]

NBC right on time!!!

 

[#1Kerryfan]

Not a good start

 

[MaiKatze]

Wow, Olympic scoring is something else. Watch S/H crack 85.

 

[Chemistry66]

Chris lands his SBS jump and THEN steps out.

At least...he didn't fall?

 

[s_parks]

Of course he had to have a stepout.

 

[BabblingBrook]

Wuhuu knierims!!

 

[LittleLotte29]

The scores are going to go through the roof by the time we hit the last group!

75 is not an extremely generous score. Especially given that it's precisely their personal best.

 

[readernick]

Xiaoyu Yu is so beautiful and elegant. I wish she was a single skater though

She would not make it as a single skater. She is lucky to have hit that 3T today.

 

[anonymoose_au]

The Knerims story is so epic and lovely, best of luck to them!

We intetrrupt this to say a bronze for Aussie Scottie James in half-pipe yaaaay!