Dance results after 2 CDs

[Ptichka]

After 2 CDs, the top skaters are (results ):

1) Navka & Kostomarov
2) Domnina & Shabalin
3) Kulikova & Novikov

First place is self evident.

Second -- I think this team has some good potential. They train with Gorshkov, who coaches Denkova & Stavijsky.

Third -- I can't wait to see this team. They are TT's project, and it's interesting to see what she is doing with them.

 

[windspirit]

Third -- I can't wait to see this team. They are TT's project, and it's interesting to see what she is doing with them.

First of all, I loved Kulikova & Markov. Maybe that's why I think that Kulikova & Novikov are still getting used to each other. In their free dance they have this crazy move where, basically, he is trying to snap her neck, no kidding! (he grabs her head and shakes it violently a number of times). I've found a pic. I've seen them do that in practice, over and over again, and I'm amazed she's still alive. To me, the move seems quite useless/doesn't add anything to the program, and silly. They are both full of energy, and they seem to attack (which is Kulikova's natural style, a la Sasha Cohen/Shae-Lynn/etc., but Vitaly's attacking style seems kind of forced) every element, but still, first time that I saw them, I thought that if they skated any slower, they'd stand still. Their skates make a lot of noise on the ice. Their costumes are too flashy for my taste, but hey, it's ice dance, what do I know. One of Vitaly's costumes look somewhat like Abt's for "Armenian Selections", only after it had been attacked by Freddy Kruger.

Btw, Vitaly isn't quite photogenic, IMO, but I must say that he looks quite nice in person and in his "work" clothes. His legs look great in everything.