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1 USA Namiotka / Coughlin
her in dusty rose with darker shading him in matching shirt & black pants / soft melodic music to start / toe overhead to carry with her in stage with revs to set down - very nice looking lift & smooth / sbs 2a she step out not sure if he was clean / sbs cam sit back sit very good sync & nice speed on spins / toe overhead star to reverse star to platter / thr 3l or s didn't see take-off clearly / twist is nice & high / and some nested chor / sbs 2f turns 2t / thr 2l / O ftwrk as music picks up very well timed with it and flows nicely / step over head to one hand with one hand set down / spirals were nice - good flow / pair spin to crouch to nested cam to sit to upright with her in layback pos / fids 2revs / that was a nice program - very enjoyable - flowed well from start to end / tech 41.79 comp 34.67 tot 76.46 gr tot 117.66
2 CAN Cronin / Shales
same as last year - her in dark dusty rose him in swirlly pattern shirt / santana ? / a bit of chor to start / 3tw is good / thr 3l close to 2foot but think clean / step overhead to one hand star / sbs 2t turns 2t / nested back cam to upright change to forward nested cam to upright / some nice chor bits to slower section / thr 3s probable 2foot / toe overhead to one hand star dismount was different / back press lift to upside down platter to carry / travelling entrace to bids with change of pos into sbs 2t / sbs flycam sit forward sit to 1/2 sit - got a tiny bit out of sync but got it back / sbs steps look like a dance midline seq until the final 3rd when they go into a dance hold / good program - tech 43.99 comp 34.73 tot 78.72 gr tot 118.75
3 USA Aaron / Toth
dark navy or black with silver sequins / very fast music to start / sbs 2z2t / they're moving very fast / 3tw bit crashy on landing / thr 2l / music slows & softens / press lift came down a bit early / sbs spins started out very nice fast & close together but sync problems at end / ? Lift - was too busy watching him - scary on the footwork / sbs 2a she may have been short rot / pair spin is very slow / I sort of lost touch with the program trying to figure out what went wrong in the spins / step overhead no change of pos or hands / diag steps move really well - bit simple / death spiral didn't see her edge as I was watching his weird entrance to the pivot / his posture needs work / tech 39.49 comp 35.26 tot 73.76 gr tot 115.11
4 RUS Sheremetieva / Kuznetsov
bright royal blue with swirly designs / egyptian style / high floaty 2tw / really big music to start / thr 3l almost saved it but fell / sbs 3l his was goreous hers very short rot on 2 feet / music softens and so does their movement / press lift with multiple pos changes - very nice / true lasso lift - very nice / ss flycam fast back sit to leg in front - no change of foot / sbs 2l / thr 2f / toe over head to upside down star / sbs ftwrk moves well with music but somehow it feels like the music is moving faster than they are - lost their connection to it / pair spin is fast with good pos / tech 39.74 comp 38.74 ded 1.00 tot 77.48 gr to 199.50
5 RUS Simakova / Tokarev
him in grey pants shirt matches her dress which is shades of grey & white / dischordant music to start - hurts my ears / big floaty 2tw / thr 2l is big / sbs 2f I think turns 2l / some chor into sbs sit A back cam very badly out of sync to sit to hot to sit all out of sync / pair spir front with different pos to opposing back cam to change to crouch / sbs 3s timin was way off but think both did triples / I just missed a lift / spirals had good pos - bit slow / thr 2? Didn't see take-off / overhead to one hand platter / fids with 2 rev / this music is driving me crazy / step lift came down early / sbs frtwrk moves well, nice detail / tech 40.44 comp 39.37 tot 79.81 gr tot 125.69
1 USA Namiotka / Coughlin
her in dusty rose with darker shading him in matching shirt & black pants / soft melodic music to start / toe overhead to carry with her in stage with revs to set down - very nice looking lift & smooth / sbs 2a she step out not sure if he was clean / sbs cam sit back sit very good sync & nice speed on spins / toe overhead star to reverse star to platter / thr 3l or s didn't see take-off clearly / twist is nice & high / and some nested chor / sbs 2f turns 2t / thr 2l / O ftwrk as music picks up very well timed with it and flows nicely / step over head to one hand with one hand set down / spirals were nice - good flow / pair spin to crouch to nested cam to sit to upright with her in layback pos / fids 2revs / that was a nice program - very enjoyable - flowed well from start to end / tech 41.79 comp 34.67 tot 76.46 gr tot 117.66
2 CAN Cronin / Shales
same as last year - her in dark dusty rose him in swirlly pattern shirt / santana ? / a bit of chor to start / 3tw is good / thr 3l close to 2foot but think clean / step overhead to one hand star / sbs 2t turns 2t / nested back cam to upright change to forward nested cam to upright / some nice chor bits to slower section / thr 3s probable 2foot / toe overhead to one hand star dismount was different / back press lift to upside down platter to carry / travelling entrace to bids with change of pos into sbs 2t / sbs flycam sit forward sit to 1/2 sit - got a tiny bit out of sync but got it back / sbs steps look like a dance midline seq until the final 3rd when they go into a dance hold / good program - tech 43.99 comp 34.73 tot 78.72 gr tot 118.75
3 USA Aaron / Toth
dark navy or black with silver sequins / very fast music to start / sbs 2z2t / they're moving very fast / 3tw bit crashy on landing / thr 2l / music slows & softens / press lift came down a bit early / sbs spins started out very nice fast & close together but sync problems at end / ? Lift - was too busy watching him - scary on the footwork / sbs 2a she may have been short rot / pair spin is very slow / I sort of lost touch with the program trying to figure out what went wrong in the spins / step overhead no change of pos or hands / diag steps move really well - bit simple / death spiral didn't see her edge as I was watching his weird entrance to the pivot / his posture needs work / tech 39.49 comp 35.26 tot 73.76 gr tot 115.11
4 RUS Sheremetieva / Kuznetsov
bright royal blue with swirly designs / egyptian style / high floaty 2tw / really big music to start / thr 3l almost saved it but fell / sbs 3l his was goreous hers very short rot on 2 feet / music softens and so does their movement / press lift with multiple pos changes - very nice / true lasso lift - very nice / ss flycam fast back sit to leg in front - no change of foot / sbs 2l / thr 2f / toe over head to upside down star / sbs ftwrk moves well with music but somehow it feels like the music is moving faster than they are - lost their connection to it / pair spin is fast with good pos / tech 39.74 comp 38.74 ded 1.00 tot 77.48 gr to 199.50
5 RUS Simakova / Tokarev
him in grey pants shirt matches her dress which is shades of grey & white / dischordant music to start - hurts my ears / big floaty 2tw / thr 2l is big / sbs 2f I think turns 2l / some chor into sbs sit A back cam very badly out of sync to sit to hot to sit all out of sync / pair spir front with different pos to opposing back cam to change to crouch / sbs 3s timin was way off but think both did triples / I just missed a lift / spirals had good pos - bit slow / thr 2? Didn't see take-off / overhead to one hand platter / fids with 2 rev / this music is driving me crazy / step lift came down early / sbs frtwrk moves well, nice detail / tech 40.44 comp 39.37 tot 79.81 gr tot 125.69
