OD Report

[Anna]

Delobel/Schoenfelder, FRA, Tango Volver

SBS
Sp
SlLi
DiSt
CuLi

That's by far the best they skated with dance this season, but I still liked Albena&Maxim more. They were fast, powerful, with excellent flow, but they just didn't have the perfect expression of A&M's dance. IMHO, of course.

 

[Anna]

Domnina/Shabalin, RUS

SBS
SlLi
Sp
DiSt
RoLi

Another "best of the season" here. They have fully grown into this dance. Some moves looked frenetic in the beginning of the season, but now it's about control and power. Precise, fast, passionate.

 

[Anna]

I suppose A&M basically got caught up in the same trap as before. They were so brilliantn inn the beginning of the season that they had no room for further improvement. The other couples were "warming up" during GP and only now started to skate the programs to their full potential, whereas the Bulgarians OD (which I adore) looked better in Paris. And their final lift was painfully slow once again. I wouldn't be surprised if they finally stopped getting the "world champions" GOE for it and that why their score is so low. Still their PCS are rather unexplainable, at least in IN and TR sections. I would have probably give PE to Dom/Sha and skating skills is toss up between FRA and BUL.

 

[Anna]

Cappellini/LaNotte, ITA, Tango Oblivion

SBS
SlLi
Sp
DiSt
RoLi

Very tough draw for Anna and Luca. Even with 6 minutes of warm up between them and three D&Ss they still looked very pale in comparison. They skated very well and did a great job, but after the leaders they just looked like the Juniors. Which they basically are, of course, so it's nothing to be ashamed of or be critisized for, it's just really unfavourable comparison for them.

 

[Anna]

Faiella/Scali, ITA, Tanguerra


DiSt
CuLi
CoSp slow
RoLi
SBS

I am underwhelmed by their performance. They just did not have the freedom of movements the other leaders and the Kh&N had. I cannot point the finger at anything in particular, but their dance looked almost forced in places... or may it's just the starting orders.... ISU should reconsider that mixed draw for OD, it doesn't hep those who skate after the top dancers at all.

 

[Anna]

Frazer/Lukanin, AZE

SBS
Sp
CuLi
DiSt
RoLi

She finally get rid of the zebra dress, but the one she have as a replacement is no good at all. Her posture is still bad and the dance was nothing special.

 

[Anna]

Zadorodnuik/Verbillo, UKR, A Los Amigos

Sp
SBS
SlLi
DiSt
RoLi

Quite good for their level I guess. I liked them more than Bek/Zue: better flow, better lines, but the elements are pretty generic.

 

[Anna]

Kerr/Kerr, GBR, Libertango

DiSt
SlLi
RoLi
Sp slow towards the end
SBS

Much improved compared to CoR. For me it's a toss up between them and Kh&N. Russians have better elements, power and flow, Kerrs have more traditional tango. Well done.

 

[La Rhumba]

Had the Kerr's skated aswell as they did at CoR they could've been 4th with the 4th highest PCS scores, but there were far too many technical errors, JK twice in the midine ss twizzles, and so they lost out. But the Judges showed they liked this programme and are thinking of them as a top 5 couple.

A huge pity, as the opportunity was there for them, but I think skating last of all really added to the pressure, and they didn't handle it well. Hopefully they'll skate clean at Worlds, as this was very disappointing, and JK in particular looked crushed in the interview afterwards, they had the 10th TES and 4th PCS, so that tells you what happened.