Ice Dance - short dance

[Tesla]

Zlobina/Sitnikov have one of the best free dances this season but it appears they won't even qualify...

They qualified.

 

[Macassar88]

Huang and Zheng are up. Nice that they do their Rhumba patterns back to back.
The last bit felt really out of place and rusty. They end with Mujer Latina which has become this year's Carmen... They miss their ending pose.

 

[gioccia]

i LIKED the Chinese pair so much! the music chioce (especially the 2nd part), choreo, technical level.

 

[Spun Silver]

Oops, looks like Huang forgot what to do with her leg at the end of the dance, or did I miss something?

This team doesn't have the speed or deep knees of some, but I always enjoy watching them, esp. her, she's so beautiful and has attitude! Actually he's pretty darn handsome too.

 

[Macassar88]

Ziganshina and Gazsi are up. This is Ruslan's sister right?
ETA: 1 second after I post, Russian commentators mention Ruslan

 

[Macassar88]

Blegh Nelli's dress is beyond ugly.

 

[herios]

I just came back from a business lunch and thought I had missed the whole SD. What a pleasant surprise it's still going on.

The main contenders are still to come, so you are good

 

[Spun Silver]

I love Zhiganshina. Does her name mean Gypsy? (The dress is straight out of Balanchine's Tzigane... sounds like the same root.)

 

[cassiem]

Her surname appears to be Tatar in origin (Tatar father, German mother). Loved Z/G's short dance!

 

[gioccia]

The English pair - I liked them! They were so fast, emotional))

 

[cassiem]

Coomes/Buckland are fun but I'm distracted by their ridiculous height difference. I think it's greater even than the average for pairs!

 

[noidont]

Blegh Nelli's dress is beyond ugly.

I love that dress. She looks so trashy and great.

 

[dwiggin3]

The British team - I love the gold part of her dress. If they would get rid of the black sash, it would be one of my all-time favorites. She's striking and he's not too bad looking either!

 

[Macassar88]

Bobrova and Soloviev up next!

 

[Mrs. P]

Oh no, is the Russian curse continuing? That's the FOURTH fall today!

 

[Bue]

Has every single Russian couple gone down today?! All the pairs and now B/S!

 

[herios]

Russian curse continues, Bobrova falls

 

[Macassar88]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO
Ekaterina falls then misses the last position on the lift.

 

[gioccia]

BS - what was that? a Russian curse?

 

[jcoates]

shame about the fall, they were skating better than they had previously this season IMO.