Pairs' Short Program

[burntBREAD]

Loved Mary Beth & Rockne!

Me too!
Also loved when told "That looked like fun", Mary Beth responded with "It was fun."

 

[MikiAndoFan#1]

Go Dan & Hao!

 

[MikiAndoFan#1]

The Zhangs did a great job!

 

[Spun Silver]

Good showing by Z/Z but she looks so thin and miserable.

 

[ordinary person]

sadly i need some kind of adobe flash player cause it won't show

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Really not sure about the Zhangs. Lovely moment in the middle of the step sequence with the collision flip, but otherwise, not really seeing this much-vaunted growth. Interesting use of disunison (is that a word) though?

62.85 - agreed.

 

[Mrs. P]

I totally liked Z/Z's program. Thought it was elegant and they had some great transitions.

 

[dorispulaski]

Caydee Denney & John Coughlin USA

East of Eden
simple dance lift to start
noisy skate blades, easy to hear over the music
triple lutz split lift nice, no chest crashing
side by side 3t's landings not synch'd
kind of slow footwork, and not in a good way
ages to get from one end of the rink to the other
Hip Lift from his knee, shift to a platter, really good ice coverage
Large throw triple flip-tilted in air, but straightened out at the landing just fine
death spiral & pair spin (needs work)
They seem very happy

33.82 25.80 total 59.62


Don Baldwin & Tiffany Vise USA

Pirates of the Caribbean (soundtrack) by Klaus Badelt, Hans Zimmer
double twist
crouch into throw triple loop. huge but she pitched forward on the landing and put a hand down
opposite 3ts but landed exactly same time
pair spin pretty good
dance lift into slow part of music
hip lift to platter one hand dismount
spiral into death spiral. head touched ice
footwork with good flow and edging. I like this part! off at the end though.
27.12 24.43 total 51.55

Mary Beth Marley & Rockne Brubaker USA

Singing in the Rain Medley
dance lift to start
triple toes, nice
footwork with quickstep jumps in it
triple twist large but crashy on the catch
pair spin ok
throw triple lutz, landed low, but hung on. may have touched with one hand. It was close.
footwork ok but blah
hip lift into platter, one arm dismount
death spiral with change of hand
end
29.68 26.48 total 56.16 new PB for international competition

Dan Zhang & Hao Zhang CHN

A Transylvanian Lullaby by John Morris
gorgeous, smooth throw triple loop, control lovely on the landings
difficult entry to 3tw
sbs 3s's, landed
pair spin, reversing to slow part of music
one hand press hip lift to platter, rotate out nice
footwork mirrored crossing perilous close on purpose she flips over in in the middle really quite nice but I'd like it a little crisper.
death spiral to end
really quite nice, especially considering they have been out of competition for a year
34.17 28.68 total 62.85

 

[aemeraldrainc]

Yeay! Russian link does work!

Final group on the ice. I love these "fun facts."

 

[Chemistry66]

Watching the end of RISE on Versus while reading these updates on the skating. Feels kind of weird.

 

[MikiAndoFan#1]

Gosh, Vera's legs are so thin!

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Vera Bariazov is scary thin. I mean moreso. Whoa.

To give you an idea of the scores so far, every skater would've qualified for the LP last season at Worlds.

 

[Violet Bliss]

The Zhangs land like butter. I love this program and their performance, especially impressive for the start of the season. I think they should have a greater winning margin.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

MikiAndoFan#1, stop reading my mind!

 

[Mrs. P]

The Zhangs land like butter. I love this program and their performance, especially impressive for the start of the season. I think they should have a greater winning margin.

Love it -- butter landings! Yes I agree. It's so smooooth!

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Did S/S just try a throw 3A?

 

[Mrs. P]

Did S/S just try a throw 3A?

Yeah, I noticed it too...two-footed but not bad! I totally see them getting consistent with it!

 

[MikiAndoFan#1]

What is Aliona wearing?

MikiAndoFan#1, stop reading my mind!

What can I say, great minds think alike.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Kirsten has some kind of bandage on, but her costume (and his) is lovely.

 

[burntBREAD]

I thought the program would be with heavy or depressing music because of their outfits...particularly his choker(?)

ETA: Never mind, the tie just is different. IT LOOKS LIKE A CHOKER..