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What kind of initial pose is that?
2025 Skate America Pairs Short Program
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7. Anastasiia METELKINA & Luka BERULAVA GEO 
SP: "Bolero" (Excerpt) by Miloš Karadaglić, choreo by Sergei Plishkin, Ivan Malafeev
3S
3Tw4
3FTh
BiDs4
FCCoSp4
5RLi4
StSq4
SP: 78.83 (1st)
A very good skate from Anastasiia and Luka. This is probably their best program material, I just wish it had a bit more transitional content in the opening of this program. Yet again, the footwork of Luka is really questionable on the lift and they deserved much lower GOE than the +1.90 that they got, he has such awkward turns. Otherwise, this program was really strong.
SP: "Bolero" (Excerpt) by Miloš Karadaglić, choreo by Sergei Plishkin, Ivan Malafeev
3S
3Tw4
3FTh
BiDs4
FCCoSp4
5RLi4
StSq4
SP: 78.83 (1st)
A very good skate from Anastasiia and Luka. This is probably their best program material, I just wish it had a bit more transitional content in the opening of this program. Yet again, the footwork of Luka is really questionable on the lift and they deserved much lower GOE than the +1.90 that they got, he has such awkward turns. Otherwise, this program was really strong.
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Love the red tone she's using
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Laurin/ Ethier got a lot to work on. They look like a classic team with wonderful long lines, but they don't have enough polish, style, speed, or power. They are competitive in 50s low 60s range. They really would have to up their speed and find material that works to enhance their physicality asset. More connection and presentation, too. Lots of teams need a lot of help redefining themselves and working on their weaknesses.5. Kelly Ann LAURIN & Loucas ETHIER CAN
SP: "Asturias" by Suprhot, featuring 2WEI
3Tw2 (bit tight on the catch)
3S (Kelly Ann forwards, holds on)
3LoTh (holds on)
5RLi4
CCoSp4
StSq3
BiDs3
SP: 61.29 (3rd)
This was one of Kelly Ann and Loucas's better short programs of the season. They aren't quite as fast as some of the other teams in this group and there's a lot of crossovers in between their elements, but they got everything done and had decent levels. Now, they just need to work on improving the GOEs and quality on their twist, steps, and spins, which will come with more speed. They have a lot of time, Kelly Ann is really young (she's 19! that's crazy!)
Meanwhile, Terry, Johnny, and Tara are talking down to us disingenuously as if we're three-year-olds. Trying to pump up some excitement with Metel/ Beru. Egods! Can't stand either, as they think they deserve more than other teams re Metelkina's selfish response about why they competed at junior Worlds two years in a row when they are top seniors. He was publicly very harsh toward his former partner.
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In this competition we have a Luke, a Loucas and a Luka.
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Wow, yeah.
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8. Riku MIURA & Ryuichi KIHARA JPN 
SP: "Paint It Black" by Jacob Braun, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger; "Paint It Black" by Sebastian Böhm, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
3Tw3
2T (Riku doubles, two-footed)
5ALi4
3LzTh
CCoSp4
StSq4
BiDs3
SP: 74.42 (2nd)
A really costly error on the SBS jumps will have this team coming from behind in the free skate, but they minimized the error with great GOEs on the rest of their elements. This program is still very strong and I appreciate how quiet their crossovers are - the Geprgians were very scratchy on the toepicks with their back crossovers but Riku and Ryuichi's are so quiet. They will need Anastasiia and Luka to make an error in the free skate to win this event; they will have too large of a gap to make up if both teams skate clean.
SP: "Paint It Black" by Jacob Braun, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger; "Paint It Black" by Sebastian Böhm, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
3Tw3
2T (Riku doubles, two-footed)
5ALi4
3LzTh
CCoSp4
StSq4
BiDs3
SP: 74.42 (2nd)
A really costly error on the SBS jumps will have this team coming from behind in the free skate, but they minimized the error with great GOEs on the rest of their elements. This program is still very strong and I appreciate how quiet their crossovers are - the Geprgians were very scratchy on the toepicks with their back crossovers but Riku and Ryuichi's are so quiet. They will need Anastasiia and Luka to make an error in the free skate to win this event; they will have too large of a gap to make up if both teams skate clean.
