Pairs SP

[Shaba22]

SP:
1 Qing PANG / Jian TONG (CHN) 67.10
2 Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV (RUS) 60.16
3 Narumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRAN (JPN) 57.23
4 Caydee DENNEY / Jeremy BARRETT (USA) 55.03
5 Mylene BRODEUR / John MATTATALL (CAN) 54.28
6 Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN (USA) 54.19
7 Maylin HAUSCH / Daniel WENDE (GER) 50.49
8 Yue ZHANG / Lei WANG (CHN) 49.72

Warm up group 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zCSCmS_-4Y

 

[dorispulaski]

This was really a well skated event!

And I liked the new look John Zimmerman has given Caydee Denney & Jeremy Barrett. Their movements are much better synchronized than last year. Her hair is so much better. And she no longer looks like Nancy Grace on ice. I'm not crazy about the odd v shaped death spiral they do. I wonder what level they got for it?

The most prevalent error was not a fall on the jump! It was out of synch spins. Even Pang & Tong (who were otherwise gorgeous) succumbed to the problem. Brodeur/Mattatall had a rather chest crashy triple twist.

 

[Shaba22]

Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/fsbj4#p/c/CE77AC994CD596A9

 

[demarinis5]

Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/fsbj4#p/c/CE77AC994CD596A9

Thank you so much. High quality videos much better than Icenetwork's live coverage.
IN live stream continually froze it was very annoying.

 

[Tonichelle]

Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/fsbj4#p/c/CE77AC994CD596A9

thanks so much, wonder how long it will take before IN reports it to YouTube and causes a stink.

 

[roemerr]

Ice Network's live stream worked great for me. I think Caydee and Jeremy have improved artistically, but I didn't get that death spiral either. Hopefully they will change it.

 

[mystichaze]

I agree, Caydee's position in that death spiral was really unattractive. I really hope they change that.

 

[MikiAndoFan#1]

I love Qing & Pang's SP! I'm also very happy to see Narumi & Mervin in 3rd place!

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Pang/Tong were the best that I've seen (only four teams), but T/T really impressed me more than I expected. The lift was pretty stellar and the way they kept the idea of the music throughout was really quite something.

Brodeur and Mattatal need to stop skating to muzak.

 

[skatemom8]

I'm in agreement about Caydee and Jeremy. I think they look much better than last year and their program is well put together but that death spiral is so odd. I know they struggled with downgrades on their death spriral last year. I also wonder what level they got for it.

 

[mystichaze]

I also wanted to add that I was quite impressed by Takahashi/Tran. I hope that they skate just as well in the LP and stand on the podium!

 

[Mathman]

I'm also very happy to see Narumi & Mervin in 3rd place!

A great start for them.

 

[babayaga]

I have to say I absolutely love to watch Bazarova/Larionov, she is so elegant on the ice! I hope they will do well this season. Pang/Tong I thought were breathtaking and her dress is beautiful.

 

[Tonichelle]

Caydee & Jeremy were awesome. I love the new look, and yeah the death spiral? Not cool at all. Butt in the air is never attractive.

Caitlyn and John made me happy, too. Love that team!

 

[zandor]

I loved Vera/Yuri new LP! Congrats to them!:thumbsup:

I truly hope they will be on podium at russian nationals!:yay:

 

[demarinis5]

Just finished watching the Pairs LP on Univ. Pang/Tong and John and Caitlin were the class of the field.
John and Caitlin's interpretation of Ave Maria was beautifully skated, Loved it.

Pang/Tong well deserved gold medal. Their LP ws light, airy and very romantic with all of their
technical prowess on display even though there were mistakes on the jumps it did not take away
from the program at all.

Sorry but Caydee and Jeremy's LP looked unpolished and slow. I did not like it at all.
Maybe they just need to get comfortable with their new coach but I see a change in their
skating and it is not good. JMO