2023 World Figure Skating Championships Pairs Free Skate

[4everchan]

Trennt's costume must be on @CrazyKittenLady 's top 5 for this season

 

[jgg220]

Sure, if one is into pseudo-intellectual Europeans with poor personal hygiene.

His transition lenses get my juices flowing, but you may not feel the same way about transitions and/or lenses.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I'm late but I was finishing a layered matcha/marscapone dessert

 

[Flying Feijoa]

Anyway anyone find a livestream link ,other then peacock, are there any. Chinese links? I remember I think it cctv or something that we all use to be able to watch for free ???

I took a tip from the 'where are you watching thread' and accessed ISU Youtube stream via Proton VPN (free) set to Netherlands. Only downside is I can't use Google while on the VPN cos it thinks I'm a robot

 

[PaulE]

Harry Secombe - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Neddie Seagoon!!! Yay

 

[4everchan]

who is getting nervous?

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I feel like I haven't seen the next couple programs before?

 

[4everchan]

Too bad Pavlova decided to represent Hungary... Considering she was born in Russia and with her name, she'd be a perfect Australian pair woman

 

[labgoat]

Love the water bottles of the Hungarians that say Yes You Can

 

[skatedreamer]

I'm late but I was finishing a layered matcha/marscapone dessert

#priorities

(I have a raging sweet tooth. )

 

[jgg220]

I have gone from being critical about Mr. Hungary's mustache to wanting a replica of it to paste onto my dog. Stunning.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Wow, clean! Very impressive... though I have to admit I found it much more exciting after I muted and put on music shuffle again, which gave them... Rob Zombie's Dragula

 

[Flying Feijoa]

I'm late but I was finishing a layered matcha/marscapone dessert

Too bad Pavlova decided to represent Hungary... Considering she was born in Russia and with her name, she'd be a perfect Australian pair woman

Darn it, now I'm craving sugar too

We are still fighting with Oz over pavlovas and lamington ownership...

 

[Jumping_Bean]

The thing with the Hungarians is that they have amazing elements and a lot of consistency, but to me, there's not much else yet in their skating. Skating skills are good, but the other PCS components should go below a number of pairs before them (even if I don't think they will).

 

[labgoat]

Very clean skate for the Hungarians. Kinda one note when it came to the music, but well done kids. I can't remember the last top Hungarian team, but I am remembering these two.

 

[invisiblespiral]

Who else has skated to P/S's music? (mixed up with Claire de Lune???)

 

[4everchan]

Or a yummy dessert!

that is what i meant.. Pavlova, the dessert, originates from Australia (well @Flying Feijoa may argue otherwise...)

 

[labgoat]

Now for the domestic German rivalry. I'd like to see more presence from Alisa.

 

[skatedreamer]

Hungarians: I liked the performance and am OK with the mustache, but can't deal with those over-the-boot tights. JMO.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

Safina/Berulava really had no business being here. She is just not recovered enough to train properly. They should have just sat out the entire season so she could rehab. Did they want to be here that badly, or did their Fed force them to skate?

Their coaches maybe wanted them to compete in the off chance they could do well enough to get two spots, so they could form another Russian pair skating for Georgia. Alas, only one spot, plus not a good impression left for the judges. I agree that Berulava should have been given enough time to fully heal and rehab. She doesn't look in good shape and her confidence isn't there. No wonder though.

I'm not surprised to see the Australian team and Hocke/ Kunkel on top after their free skates. Ben & Brooke didn't skate that well, but well enough, and since they do the 3-throws, and Ellie Kam is only doing doubles at the moment with Danny, the placements make sense. Still, Ellie/ Danny should have the highest PCS of this group, aside from perhaps the Australian team who skated very well aside from minor bobbles on a jump sequence. The Australians (tho' Golubeva is apparently of Russian origin) are young yet and need more polish. That will come with experience.

Ellie/ Danny could have been higher placed with triple throws and fewer mistakes in the fp, but it is what it is. They are a good pairing. We'll see what they're able to do over the off-season. I really love seeing Danny's happy smile, regardless. He's got the right perspective.

ETA:
Checking protocols, I was right. The Australians are slightly ahead of Ellie/Danny on PCS. Top PCS scores in their group.