2024 Skate America Pairs SP

[Idiote]

A bit of a messy skate, but that was fun !

 

[FlossieH]

Another good skate. Standard is high today.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Cantilever into death spiral. Very cool.

 

[Jeanie19]

Milania /Filippo . Good outfits and program. Step sequence 4.

 

[Dawn825]

Rlly nice SBS

 

[momrk]

Good to see things getting off to a pretty good start

 

[Seven Sisters]

This kiss&cry is uglier than US nationals last year and that's saying something

Not as ugly as Metelkina’s costume

I jest. Those big lotion bottles are truly odd. They had them last year too—obviously once was not enough

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Last year's RD called, they want their outfits back

 

[Idiote]

Not as ugly as Metelkina’s costume

I was about to say it couldn't be and then she popped up on the stream. I see what you mean now.

 

[lariko]

All right, love and aerobics! Go!

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Oh Ted Metelkina isnt even a hard name to pronounce

 

[CellarDweller]

this look is..............unique.

 

[Arriba627]

Fur Elise with a Spanish vibe?

 

[lariko]

Yay, more triples! Things are looking up.

 

[jorge2912]

All right, love and aerobics! Go!

Back to 80s , bronski beat, listen music from a audio tape

 

[Ziotic]

Hmm, positive GOE for a throw with a two foot landing?

 

[Arriba627]

This looks like the Gabby and Guillaume look from a few years back.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Hmm, positive GOE for a throw with a two foot landing?

I'm not sure it was...she didn't go as low in the knee like other skaters, so it was hard to see what the other leg was doing.

 

[goldenwaltz]

It's giving me Papadakis/Cizeron's Fame vibes.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

4. Anastasiia METELKINA / Luka BERULAVA
Why by Bronski Beat, choreo by Sergei Plishkin

3Tw3 (so high and effortless)
3FTh (struggles slightly to get the free leg back)
3S
4Li3
StSq4
BoDs2 (long entry, looked like they were behind the music)
CCoSp4 (quite out of sync and travelled)

SP: 68.64 (3rd)

These programs are so much better than last season - it's fun without feeling too juniorish. This team is so fast, although they had some struggles in the step sequence with drifting apart and losing some speed on the turns. Unfortunately, after the steps, it started to go off the rails a bit - perhaps they got too excited? Anastasia's shoulders are very heavily taped - hopefully she's ok.

not sure why Eteri is here with them. she's not on their coaching bio. not a fun surpise.