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Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV (RUS)

Music: Polovetsian Dances (from "Prince Igor") by Alexander Borodin (modern arrangement)

2FTw
3T+2T+2T - she singles 2nd jump
2A - he has stepout
Li
FCCoSp - good unison
ChSp
Li - a bit clunky setdown, I think
3LzTh - nice
BiDs
PCoSp
Li
3STh - nice

Score: 113.15, PB, total 171.81, PB and into 3rd. Bronze!
 
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sequinsgalore said:
Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV (RUS)

Music: Polovetsian Dances (from "Prince Igor") by Alexander Borodin (modern arrangement)

2FTw
3T+2T+2T - she singles 2nd jump
2A - he has stepout
Li
FCCoSp - good unison
ChSp
Li - a bit clunky setdown, I think
3LzTh - nice
BiDs
PCoSp
Li
3STh - nice
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Strong overall. Should be enough for bronze I think. The Russian pairs teams are really deep right now...
 
Nice skate from S/K but they have given the Italians a chance as their SBS jumps were a bit off. I really like them. Eurosport have gone live for the last 3 performances

I enjoyed but was that 9 points better than the Italians?
 
Position - 14 of 16 Gone

1. Ksenia STOLBOVA/Fedor KLIMOV (RUS) - 171.81 (LP = 113.15 (TES: 57.28, PCS: 55.87))
2. Stefania BERTON/Ondrej HOTAREK (ITA)-158.99 (LP = 104.61 (TES: 51.50, PCS: 54.11, D: 1.00))
3. Mari VARTMANN/Aaron VAN CLEAVE (GER) - 154.99 (LP = 102.99 (TES: 54.15, PCS: 48.84))
4. Vanessa JAMES/Morgan CIPRES (FRA) - 151.93 (LP = 100.12 (TES: 51.94, PCS: 48.18))
5. Maylin HAUSCH/Daniel WENDE (GER) - 148.82 (LP = 94.79 (TES: 47.24, PCS: 50.55, D: 3.00))
6. Daria POPOVA/Bruno MASSOT (FRA) - 139.98 (LP = 86.07 (TES: 43.03, PCS: 45.04, D: 2.00))
7. Stacey KEMP/David KING (GBR) - 138.39 (LP = 92.64 (TES: 51.22, PCS: 42.42, D: 1.00))
8. Lubov BAKIROVA/Mikalai KAMIANCHUK (BLR) - 122.25 (LP = 83.19 (TES: 45.44, PCS: 37.75))
9. Danielle MONTALBANO/Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI (ISR)-120.32 (LP = 78.63 (TES: 39.37, PCS: 39.26))
10. Carolina GILLESPIE/Luca DEMATTE (ITA) - 120.11 (LP = 77.36 (TES: 39.00, PCS: 38.36))
11. Alexandra HERBRIKOVA/Rudy HALMAERT(CZE)-115.87 (LP= 72.88 (TES: 36.45, PCS: 37.43, D: 1))
12. Anais MORAND/Timothy LEEMANN (SUI) - 114.20 (LP = 72.72 (TES: 38.91, PCS: 34.81, D: 1.00))
13. Stina MARTINI/Severin KIEFER (AUT) - 112.10 (LP = 74.05 (TES: 40.48, PCS: 34.57, D: 1.00))
14. Sally HOOLIN/James HUNT (GBR) - 94.08 (LP = 60.67 (TES: 31.05, PCS: 30.62, D: 1.00))
 
tulosai said:
Strong overall. Should be enough for bronze I think. The Russian pairs teams are really deep right now...
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can't say Im happy but still congrats to Stolbova/Klimov for their first european medal, they are on the right track
Russia really has the most depth in figure skating Pairs.
 
Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV (RUS)

Music: Black Swan (soundtrack) by Clint Mansell, Petr Tchaikovski

3LzTw - high!
3S - also very nice, in unison
3T+2T - likewise
BoDs
FCCoSp - good unison except slow in the end, she wobbled a bit on footchange
3LoTh - twofooted
Li
Li
3STh
Li - a bit wobbly
ChSp
PCoSp

A couple of wobbly spots, but they should take gold comfortably.

Score: 137.65, total 210.45 and into 1st. GOLD!
 
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3T3T said:
Eurosport have gone live for the last 3 performances
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Fortunately, the BBC are providing coverage in the UK as are Eurosport. Hence, I will not be watching Eurosport at all - as I hope most skating fans in the UK won't. That way, it will send a message to Eurosport that their coverage of these Championships is appalling. Basically, Eurosport are mostly showing a football competition instead.

Here's hoping the British skaters do really well in these Championships - that way, the BBC may be prepared to provide a lot more coverage.
 
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It almost happened again! Tatiana had a balancing check problem during a foot change on the SBS spin, and almost completely lost momentum. But she trooped on and kept the spin going, however slowly.

Awkward exit on their last lift. On the replay, it seems Trankov had a bit of footing issue. But like the champs they are, they absolutely refused to let gravity and physics get the better of them, and covered up the errors admirably.
 
Position - 15 of 16 Gone

1. Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR/Maxim TRANKOV (RUS) - 210.45 (LP = 137.65 (TES: 67.07, PCS: 70.58))
2. Ksenia STOLBOVA/Fedor KLIMOV (RUS) - 171.81 (LP = 113.15 (TES: 57.28, PCS: 55.87))
3. Stefania BERTON/Ondrej HOTAREK (ITA)-158.99 (LP = 104.61 (TES: 51.50, PCS: 54.11, D: 1.00))
4. Mari VARTMANN/Aaron VAN CLEAVE (GER) - 154.99 (LP = 102.99 (TES: 54.15, PCS: 48.84))
5. Vanessa JAMES/Morgan CIPRES (FRA) - 151.93 (LP = 100.12 (TES: 51.94, PCS: 48.18))
6. Maylin HAUSCH/Daniel WENDE (GER) - 148.82 (LP = 94.79 (TES: 47.24, PCS: 50.55, D: 3.00))
7. Daria POPOVA/Bruno MASSOT (FRA) - 139.98 (LP = 86.07 (TES: 43.03, PCS: 45.04, D: 2.00))
8. Stacey KEMP/David KING (GBR) - 138.39 (LP = 92.64 (TES: 51.22, PCS: 42.42, D: 1.00))
9. Lubov BAKIROVA/Mikalai KAMIANCHUK (BLR) - 122.25 (LP = 83.19 (TES: 45.44, PCS: 37.75))
10. Danielle MONTALBANO/Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI(ISR)-120.32 (LP = 78.63 (TES: 39.37, PCS: 39.26))
11. Carolina GILLESPIE/Luca DEMATTE (ITA) - 120.11 (LP = 77.36 (TES: 39.00, PCS: 38.36))
12. Alexandra HERBRIKOVA/Rudy HALMAERT(CZE)-115.87 (LP= 72.88 (TES: 36.45, PCS: 37.43, D: 1))
13. Anais MORAND/Timothy LEEMANN (SUI) - 114.20 (LP = 72.72 (TES: 38.91, PCS: 34.81, D: 1.00))
14. Stina MARTINI/Severin KIEFER (AUT) - 112.10 (LP = 74.05 (TES: 40.48, PCS: 34.57, D: 1.00))
15. Sally HOOLIN/James HUNT (GBR) - 94.08 (LP = 60.67 (TES: 31.05, PCS: 30.62, D: 1.00))

Absolutely fantastic performance by Volosozhar & Trankov
 
Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV (RUS)

Music: Doctor Zhivago (soundtrack) by Maurice Jarre

3T - ok, improved
3FTw - high!
3FTh
2A+2A+SEQ - she 2footed and UR'ed the last one, he also had a shaky landing on the last one
PCoSp
ChSp
Li
3LoTh
Li
FCCoSp - ok unison
Li
BiDs

Again a couple of small mistakes, but silver is secured.

Score: 126.90, PB, total 193.79, PB and into 2nd. SILVER!
 
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If they could just get the exits a LITTLE smoother I think B/L would have the best lifts in the business. Pity the side-by-side gave them trouble but overall a really beautiful performance. I like these two more and more.
 
Final Result

1. Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR/Maxim TRANKOV (RUS) - 210.45 (LP = 137.65 (TES: 67.07, PCS: 70.58))
2. Vera BAZAROVA/Yuri LARIONOV (RUS) - 193.70 (LP = 126.90 (TES: 63.81, PCS: 63.09))
3. Ksenia STOLBOVA/Fedor KLIMOV (RUS) - 171.81 (LP = 113.15 (TES: 57.28, PCS: 55.87))
4. Stefania BERTON/Ondrej HOTAREK (ITA)-158.99 (LP = 104.61 (TES: 51.50, PCS: 54.11, D: 1.00))
5. Mari VARTMANN/Aaron VAN CLEAVE (GER) - 154.99 (LP = 102.99 (TES: 54.15, PCS: 48.84))
6. Vanessa JAMES/Morgan CIPRES (FRA) - 151.93 (LP = 100.12 (TES: 51.94, PCS: 48.18))
7. Maylin HAUSCH/Daniel WENDE (GER) - 148.82 (LP = 94.79 (TES: 47.24, PCS: 50.55, D: 3.00))
8. Daria POPOVA/Bruno MASSOT (FRA) - 139.98 (LP = 86.07 (TES: 43.03, PCS: 45.04, D: 2.00))
9. Stacey KEMP/David KING (GBR) - 138.39 (LP = 92.64 (TES: 51.22, PCS: 42.42, D: 1.00))
10. Lubov BAKIROVA/Mikalai KAMIANCHUK (BLR) - 122.25 (LP = 83.19 (TES: 45.44, PCS: 37.75))
11. Danielle MONTALBANO/Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI(ISR)-120.32 (LP = 78.63 (TES: 39.37, PCS: 39.26))
12. Carolina GILLESPIE/Luca DEMATTE (ITA) - 120.11 (LP = 77.36 (TES: 39.00, PCS: 38.36))
13. Alexandra HERBRIKOVA/Rudy HALMAERT(CZE)-115.87 (LP= 72.88 (TES: 36.45, PCS: 37.43, D: 1))
14. Anais MORAND/Timothy LEEMANN (SUI) - 114.20 (LP = 72.72 (TES: 38.91, PCS: 34.81, D: 1.00))
15. Stina MARTINI/Severin KIEFER (AUT) - 112.10 (LP = 74.05 (TES: 40.48, PCS: 34.57, D: 1.00))
16. Sally HOOLIN/James HUNT (GBR) - 94.08 (LP = 60.67 (TES: 31.05, PCS: 30.62, D: 1.00))

A Russian clean sweep. Congratulations to all the skaters
 
I've just seen Bazarova/Larionov -- I think I am becoming their fan. I so liked their program and their skating. So uplifting:)
 
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