- Joined
- Jul 11, 2003
comments
Joe
Joe
Hey, Doris! Great comments. My thoughts on T&M:DORISPULASKI said:What a great set of pair free skates! All 4 were very enjoyable.
T&M - a very polished performance, nice costumes and great SBS jumps. However, I have a few nitpicks. Of the 4 performances shown, this was my least favorite (although they did deserve to win)
1. The lifts were very weak and rather simple. I expect better from would-be Olympic champions.
2. Two death spirals entered from a shoot the duck into a butt-sticking out position before getting into position without a nice back arch is two too many
3. If you're going to skate to Romeo and Juliet, you should at least manage to simulate being in love a little bit. Professional, but cold. They could have been doing a welding demonstration.
Pang and Tong-a lovely program; great lifts, twists and throws, and weak but improved on the sbs jumps. I really like their pair spin. The sbs spins need more unison. They make a great Phantom and Christine....
Yeah. I agree. Pang somehow always stands out a little 'stiff' in her arms and legs. But sure her expression is far more improved from last season. They improved a great deal in TEB from COC. Using their own words the program looks more meld together. There were less moment of 'waiting' to each other. More unison in over all movement....most of all there is an 'attack' attitude. They shown more confidence here.....strange it sounded their 2a/2a sequence diddn't count, but there was another pair's same sequence was counted.emma said:I do think Pang looks better this year, maybe with just a little more work, a little more stretch, and a little more knee/ankle action she might surprise us all. Whether that is this year or not will be hard to say, but her expression last night made me do a double take and ask: is that Pang????
Didn't one of the commentators say that if it had counted, P&T would have won. I wonder if they will take this matter up?DORISPULASKI said:Very strange. And not only was I&B's sequence counted at TEB, it was counted at Skate America as well, which is probably why Pang and Tong chose to make the change rather than working on a 3S to use as their solo jump.
Someone better explain to both pairs whether and when a 2A 2A sequence is legal.
This is just not fair in an Olympic year.
Joesitz said:Didn't one of the commentators say that if it had counted, P&T would have won. I wonder if they will take this matter up?
On another note for all the ladies out there in front of their TV sets, Tong is China's answer to Rudy Nureyov. I met them both in Moscow.
Joe