2022 Olympics Team Event Day3: Pairs Free Skate

[DonnaR]

That was scary - I hope he didn't hit his head.

 

[Seven Sisters]

And now, for a program with truly excellent music!! First one of the night. Go Peng & Jin!

 

[s_parks]

They are strong but don't seem to skate with much speed and he is sort of gawky. That fall was so freaky and unfortunate.

Yeah, I've always found him gawky but thought I was the only one on the forum... *dodges tomatoes*

 

[anonymoose_au]

I thought y'all are salty, but that's because I hadn't read what other Brazilians say. The Youtube chat is, ahem, interesting...

Never read the YouTube comments! They are shocking!

I hope they weren't jerks to M/G they could have been hurt!

OK here they are.

Is it pronounced Peng or Pung though?

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

New costume for Vanessa! Back to the onesie look. Glad she looks uninjured, although the collision footage didn't do anything to elevate my opinion of J/R as a pair.

As if your opinion of James/Radford is an earthshaking big deal of any enormous consequence. Collisions in practice happen. There was no intention on the part of either pair for this to occur. J/R were at the very edge of the rink, not blindly moving around in center pathways. Skaters don't have eyes in the sides or backs of their heads. With the speeds they reach, accidents such as this can happen in a split second w/o a lot of warning. There is absolutely no need to make more out of it than necessary. And definitely, there's no need to assign blame to either team.

Did NBC engage in chocking James/Radford????!!! Or, did I miss their skate on NBC, who are way behind the live feed?

Sigh, I get so tired of the overt and subtle dismissiveness and mischaracterization of Vanessa James that has been ongoing. She's courageous and incredibly strong for even trying to forge a long-lasting career in this biased sport.

 

[Tinymavy15]

How can you have such a bad fall and still be six points ahead of Japan, who only had tiny bobbles? Ugh.

3/3?

 

[ffloweer]

Omg that fall was very unexpected! I thought it looked a little shaky, but it was very shoking. I hope they both are well

 

[flipsydoodle]

How can you have such a bad fall and still be six points ahead of Japan, who only had tiny bobbles? Ugh.

Plus Mishina singled a jump?

 

[Mista Ekko]

Moskvina might need to do some mental maintenance before the individual event

 

[cheerknithanson]

That is a cool death spiral position.

 

[Mista Ekko]

Plus Mishina singled a jump?

No she didn't... ?

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Belinda on the FO death spiral: "It's very hard to do.... not always elegant"

 

[s_parks]

Ugh the Chinese pairs are both bringing back the ugly FoDs. Get those points though, I guess...

 

[EdgeCall]

Jin with trouble getting the lift down.

 

[Mista Ekko]

Team Japan could run a clinic for the rest of the world on basic skating skills. Such terrific speed, flow, ice coverage and deep knees and edges.

Too bad she can't jump

And now they put down a lift

 

[Jasira]

O boy, that fall was scary. I hope that they are okay. But they seemed a bit off the whole skate. Probably nerves. It is their first Olympics after all and they are still young.

 

[4everchan]

peng and jin have the best costumes and programs tonight but lots of points lost

 

[SnowWhite]

How can you have such a bad fall and still be six points ahead of Japan, who only had tiny bobbles? Ugh.

Because their tech score had already passed the Japanese before that last lift, and the fall was on the dismount so they still got a bit for it even with the fall deductions.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Aww yeah land that throw right on front of the judges!

I love these guys...sorry I just have to say it.

Another beautiful throw!

 

[museksk8r]

How can you have such a bad fall and still be six points ahead of Japan, who only had tiny bobbles? Ugh.

Their technical base value is the highest of any team in the pairs events; that‘s how.