NED doesn’t have two pairs teams at the moment. Would be suprised if Dmitri will be ready for international competitions so soon when or if he finds a new partner. We will see.3 spots ITA GEO GER
2 spots HUN NED GBR POL
Daria and Michel were wonderful. Well worth the trip to Kaunas. Happy I got to experience this live! Too bad about the Axel. Their scores could have been a bit higher, but I’ve been saying that all year.I am happy for Lucrezia and Matteo. They had an excellent scate (and I happen to like the musical, though not a skating favourite for me). After all these years, and Matteo was not unsuccesful with Nicole, a gold.. Too bad about the Georgians whom still get a silver. and I for one am happy for Rebecca and Filippo as well. They are always such fun to watch and this Dracula programme is fantastic for these two. Felt a bit sorry for Minerva Fabienne and Nikita though, but that's figure skating. They just didn't skate so well.
I hope I will get to see Michel and Daria soon. To 'The chain', a favourite to mine. The last time one of them fell. But being 8th is not bad for them at all.
That's what I wondered also. Perhaps the next one down has to have achieved a particular score to be allowed to step up? I only saw the results list and just now watched the final flight of the long program on youtube, so I don't know how the lowest pairs did, scorewise.Haven't watched the finals yet. Sad for Camille and Pavel who WD. But why wasn't the Craafords allowed to take their place?
I like this!Finns call it "ritti".
I'm partial to the music myself. Not the particular recording they used, though, and their chopped-up mix was more than a bit jarring. There weren't smooth transitions in the music, they were more like breaks with a restart to the next section. Reminded me of the old-style free dance programs, where they used usually three different pieces of music of different rhythms, and changed style with each cut. But Cats is an easy choice for interpretation if the woman is small and flexible and has a catlike style.I love the music from Cats. There, I said it![]()
Mine did not go so well either...Not bad at all, but my predictions game expected more![]()
The judges have been consistent this season about these two. I am not sure what they are not liking.Pavlova/Sviatchenko wuzrobbed.
At work. Did not watch ..but Catteo for the win? Wow.![]()
Unfortunately no competitor is allowed to replace the one who withdraws, which is bad because the audience gets to see less skating, however that's the rule.That's what I wondered also. Perhaps the next one down has to have achieved a particular score to be allowed to step up? I only saw the results list and just now watched the final flight of the long program on youtube, so I don't know how the lowest pairs did, scorewise.
I think, the point is they were the only one skating without any mistake visible for a casual viewers... Putting the levels and GOE aside, because casual viewers don't understand that... That's why ISU stated the rule that performance score should go down, even for a little visible stumble, but... If there is a score for a clean performance, they should win in that department for sure, no matter what their jumps, twists, or levels are - that is what casual viewers are generally seeing, if someone making mistakes or not...The pairs event is not just jumps and twists.