2021 Skate America: Pairs Short Program

[ladykk]

I love the spread eagle entries!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Ooh way out of sync on the SBS… and still not convinced by this program unfortunately. They can do better.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

I hope you were not so upset by the lower-than-deserved score of the Japanese (the idea that an international panel would be biased toward a Japanese pairs team is beyond laughable) that you didn't enjoy the almost as wonderful performance by Calalang and Johnson.

No almost about it. Jess & Brian have better overall skills than R/K. The perception is just that C/J don't complete their sbs jumps, but they did here.

Anyone who thinks R/K deserved higher than what they got are truly in love, with all reason and logic thrown out the window.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Showed nerves but much better than the test skates and most of all SHE LANDED THE FLIP

 

[cathlen]

They got their levels, but the program is boring for me.

 

[Kathy1]

If any of the judging has been suspect, it is the positive GOE on Boikova and Kozlovskii's "side by side" jumps, which happened in two different time zones.

 

[coldblueeyes]

Lacking serious energy in this program. They can definitely do better than this. Also, weird problems on timing in the SBS. They feel disconnected from the program.

 

[chasingneverland]

The score was too high. She fell on his arm in the dismount, and saved the throw landing. The GOE was exceedingly high on both elements. Stay blinded by your uber-love. Everybody is in love with them. While I respect how much they have improved and how hard they work, they are not better than the American teams, nor that close to the Russians either. This is very predictable.

I think they got too low a score..

 

[moriel]

Its not that they are bad, but they could do better and they are losing quite a few points on small mistakes

 

[4everchan]

as i am making dinner, i am afraid my tuna will turn into a swan with weird positive goe on sbs jumps... the lack of synch should be penalized.

 

[aliste]

You can make your point without devolving into vulgarity,dear.

Off-topic, but I'm curious why you think the term "lowball" is some kind of profanity? I don't see any dictionary entry that flags it as a vulgar usage.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

They should go ahead of M/K, although by less than expected I think. The SBS and spiral will leave a gap for T/M

 

[LadyB]

Lovely stuff! I like Swan Lake for them, great performance.

 

[readernick]

If any of the judging has been suspect, it is the positive GOE on Boikova and Kozlovskii's "side by side" jumps, which happened in two different time zones.

Yes, they are often overscored. They don't have the quality of tm or sh but judges pretend they do.... They need to work on their SS.

 

[kmw227]

Hate the choker and the arm warmers/sleeves/whatever they are but the dress itself is really pretty!

Don't love Swan Lake for them either, it overpowers them. But she finally landed a throw flip!!

 

[4everchan]

Can we just.. you know.. watch skating? And get mad after the event is over and I can leave the thread?

use the ignore function.. it's very practical

 

[yelyoh]

Generous scoring for a program that was boring.

 

[rain]

GOEs are out of control. In no way should those side by side jumps have been a positive GOE — 0 at best, probably a slightly negative. Way too much GOE on the throw as well, where she visibly held onto the landing.

Their lift was stunning, though.

On a side note, I wish they'd eliminate this particular death spiral. Almost nobody deserves a positive GOE on it. Nobody gets low enough or achieves a pretty position.

 

[Brenda_Bottems]

Off-topic, but I'm curious why you think the term "lowball" is some kind of profanity? I don't see any dictionary entry that flags it as a vulgar usage.

Does the term not refer to male genitalia?

 

[Minz]

#7

Aleksandra BOIKOVA / Dmitrii KOZLOVSKII

USA

1. 3 Salchow
2. 3 Twist 4
3. Throw 3 Flip
4. Lift 4
5. Backward Outside Death Spiral 2
6. Step Sequence 4
7. Flying Combination Spin 4

TES: 40.17
PCS: 35.26
Deductions:

Total Segment Score: 75.43