Ellie & Danny skated a superb sp. Ellie had to fastrack learning pairs triple jump elements when she partnered with Danny, as she had been a junior singles skater who had recently switched to pairs and thus was only beginning to learn the pairs triple throws, triple twist, and sbs triples. She has come far in a short time. Plus, she and Danny have a lovely aesthetic quality to their skating.
Clearly, they made great progress in the off-season with Ellie trying to solidify the triple throws. She had figured out some of the sbs triple jumps by the end of last season. They are so good on everything else, so the key is gaining competitive consistency on the jump elements, which she is actually doing well in training practices. The fall on the first throw in the free skate appeared to rattle them. It is always difficult to maintain calm while trying to get ready for the next element after a fall, especially with the need to get up quickly and stay in sync with the music. That's the breaks, but at least neither hurt themselves. Ellie managing to land the second throw was exemplary under those circumstances. To their advantage, they have good music and choreo, and lovely costumes.
