ellie and danny are often unstable in the LPThe first defense of a title is notoriously the hardest skate of all for a skater. The pressure monster ate Ellie and Danny. They appeared slower and more cautious out of the gate this evening. They didn’t have the speed and attack they needed to land those throws and jumps. Oh no, and what a disastrous ending to the program with the fall on the lift. Shades of Mishina/Galliamov during the 2022 Olympic team event FS.
Catching up as my body couldn't stay awake - oh, it's never a competition!
I agree with this. I don't see this being easy at all.
I think they need to work with a mental/performance coach (whatever they are called), particularly Emily. Although very talented and capable, she tightens up and seems to not trust herself under pressure. Spencer is such a ham and tends to find another gear in competition so I worry less about him.
A pairs skater I know who used to train with him said it wasn’t uncommon for him to have falls on lifts.They were playing backstreet boys in the arena and they showed a clip of him singing to the tune…. And playing it up for the cameras, before intermission. This was on NBC coverage. Instead, he should have been focusing on the upcoming performance. Perhaps, he should have used that time, to practice the lifts
Danny just seemed overconfident and unfocused. When, I saw that, I commented to my friend that they weren’t going to have a good skate, and he will probably screw up on a lift, and then, that actually happened at the end of their free skate, and my friend mentioned I was right.
i have never seen him have even the slight small lift issue... not that i have watched all his skates but he is one of the best lifters in the world.... so that was probably just a lack of focus.
but because she has a beautiful back, just like Katia. It's not about the achievements or the talent but about her posture/lines. Context is everything. I appreciate the steadiness of E/M and I'm glad they won with a good skate. They have jelled as a team quickly. Oh well for whoever goes to worlds, may both teams skate as best as the possibly can. I'll cross all my fingers for that.
Nope, I do keep refreshing the USFS News Page to keep an eye out for the press release.
my guess is that they will announce both the pairs and men teams after the men's LP..... at this point, if they'd planned to share before the men, we would probably already know...
Alisa facially looks like Katia and her posture and Misha's size are reminiscent of G/G. Bigger concern is citizenship. How will they be able to represent the US at the Olympics in less than 2 years?Efimova has been compared to Katia before... it's nothing new. Not because she and partner are as wonderful and accomplished as the best pair of all times
This is likewise my guess. It can’t be an easy decision; no matter what they decide, there will be very well-taken arguments against it.
Less than one year.
Oooh.......I didn't even think about the Olympic Test Event, and now that I see these assignments, I'm not mad about it.
