Minerva and Nikita looked to me very nervous and, consequently, it made to look them tight and skating like separate skaters. Its a tiny nuance maybe but it percievable.
In general, this undeniable magical pair (in progress), imho, do not have a real Olympic programs this year; I am sorry, it is just my humble opinion. Tango is not for the pair skating. There is a discipline of ID for it. This SP of course is a good and sophisticated program! no doubt about it but, imo, not so for the the Olympic program.
Neither I like their LP this year. I think that Benoit didn't hit the nail. Yes, program is very well choreographed but, again, not for the Olympic year ( And I do love Benoit choreographies! look how gorgeous program he created for Stephen Gogolev!)
I better will not watch pair skating
.... I do not want Miniki not to win
They last year earned World gold medal was taken away from them and now.... now they have to climb the high mountain.
Also, I think that they chemistry needs time to become more perceivable for the audience, despite the fact it is there. All this ahead of them. It takes time.
I will stop my whining here. Sorry :-( everyone.
I have not yet watched all pairs yet; so from how much I had an opportunity to watch, P/S are exquisite! They truly made incredible progress and are great!
She is a great patron of British sports
What rigged judging! No way should M/B have beaten P/S in this SP with their error on the throw, the messy spins, and the shaky lift. They’re leading when they should be no higher than 3rd. H/V are my favorite team, but they shouldn’t have beaten P/S either. Even though the points spread is close, I don’t understand why the judges always lowball Maria and Sasha! Yes, they may not have the speed of H/V or M/B, but they were the only team in the top 3 that were clean. I miss the days in figure skating when that used to count for something. 
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