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Let's Get Loud might be the most overused music this season...
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I'm here, after taking a 7-month hiatus from figure skating and the boards, but Emily & Evan's break-up drew me back.
I was soooo hoping that the new pair team of Emily & Todd would prove miraculous, but now am in a 1,000+1 depressions after watching their SD.
Geeze, now I think they should've just waited until they were ready.
Emily looks totally out of shape, I was hoping she would come back looking svelte and reading to rumble. Totally disappointed. Evan & his new partner are miles & miles ahead of Emily & Todd at this point, in everything. Though I have to concede the only thing Emily & Todd have other them is height, I LOVE the height difference between Em & Todd, whereas Evan looks like a giraffe next to his new partner. If only they had stayed together, but now I'm wondering if Evan wasn't right to leave Emily for somebody lighter...
Just so depressed. Here's hoping their Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven" FD is a step in the right direction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcL---4xQYA
ETA: I would have had the other pair ahead of S&G. I liked their music and dance, even with the bobble by him. Whereas I would put Emily&Todd in last place. They have LOTS & LOTS of work to do (first being to srap their SD, costumes, et al). Emily needs a 200% makeover. Fight, Emily, fight, or just give up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Vi-us0njY
I was soooo hoping that the new pair team of Emily & Todd would prove miraculous, but now am in a 1,000+1 depressions after watching their SD.
Geeze, now I think they should've just waited until they were ready.
Emily looks totally out of shape, I was hoping she would come back looking svelte and reading to rumble. Totally disappointed.
Evan & his new partner are miles & miles ahead of Emily & Todd at this point, in everything. Though I have to concede the only thing Emily & Todd have other them is height, I LOVE the height difference between Em & Todd, whereas Evan looks like a giraffe next to his new partner. If only they had stayed together, but now I'm wondering if Evan wasn't right to leave Emily for somebody lighter... Just so depressed. Here's hoping their Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven" FD is a step in the right direction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcL---4xQYA
ETA: I would have had the other pair ahead of S&G. I liked their music and dance, even with the bobble by him. Whereas I would put Emily&Todd in last place. They have LOTS & LOTS of work to do (first being to srap their SD, costumes, et al). Emily needs a 200% makeover. Fight, Emily, fight, or just give up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Vi-us0njY
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Nadine, the music was so bad, it was hard to concentrate on Emily & Todd's skating. Good to see you back!
I'm kind of surprised actually, I would have scored them ahead of B/S. Bleh. But Maia did say they got downgraded on something in the Kiss and Cry...
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Well, you were, but that was one untidy skate by B&S. I was surprised it scored that high. The judges had them 5 points ahed of Nathalie & Fabian's score at SA, and that was no where near the quality of P&B, even with a fall.
Alex had a stumble in the circular step not touching, but I was also surprised by how far it dropped them.
1 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV RUS 65.73 32.50 33.23 8.29 8.04 8.46 8.36 8.36 0.00 #7
2 Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI USA 57.79 27.71 30.08 7.71 7.36 7.57 7.54 7.43 0.00 #8
3 Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND GBR 53.89 28.85 25.04 6.29 6.04 6.43 6.46 6.11 0.00 #4
4 Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES FRA 52.41 25.35 27.06 6.71 6.57 6.96 6.89 6.71 0.00 #6
5 Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN 48.36 27.58 21.78 5.43 5.18 5.68 5.46 5.46 1.00 #2
6 Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG CHN 45.07 21.73 23.34 6.04 5.68 5.64 5.86 5.89 0.00 #5
7 Emily SAMUELSON / Todd GILLES USA 43.64 22.51 21.13 5.43 5.14 5.25 5.32 5.25 0.00 #1
8 Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY USA 40.26 18.79 21.47 5.57 5.07 5.39 5.50 5.29 0.00 #3
Alex had a stumble in the circular step not touching, but I was also surprised by how far it dropped them.
1 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV RUS 65.73 32.50 33.23 8.29 8.04 8.46 8.36 8.36 0.00 #7
2 Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI USA 57.79 27.71 30.08 7.71 7.36 7.57 7.54 7.43 0.00 #8
3 Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND GBR 53.89 28.85 25.04 6.29 6.04 6.43 6.46 6.11 0.00 #4
4 Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES FRA 52.41 25.35 27.06 6.71 6.57 6.96 6.89 6.71 0.00 #6
5 Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN 48.36 27.58 21.78 5.43 5.18 5.68 5.46 5.46 1.00 #2
6 Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG CHN 45.07 21.73 23.34 6.04 5.68 5.64 5.86 5.89 0.00 #5
7 Emily SAMUELSON / Todd GILLES USA 43.64 22.51 21.13 5.43 5.14 5.25 5.32 5.25 0.00 #1
8 Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY USA 40.26 18.79 21.47 5.57 5.07 5.39 5.50 5.29 0.00 #3
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I saw this coming.. The shibutani's programs this year are just not good at all! I said in a previous thread they should have switched programs after Finlandia.
I only watched the American Teams, and thus far I liked Lichtman & Copely the best, and also the Shibutanis.
My only complaint about the Shibs is that they look so young, about 12 yrs. old, I miss the old days of ice dance when the man looked like a man and the woman looked like a woman (aka Anissina & Peizerat).
But what do I know, I'm not an ice dance fan, only know what I like, and what I have always liked in the past were T&D, the Duschenays, A&P, and S&B. The latter no more.
Btw, I was really hoping that Emily would do a "Marina Anissina" and find a partner in another country, preferably France or Russia. But I've come to realize that Emily is the less dominant partner in the relationship, as there is usually two types of personalities in a partnership, the leader/forceful one/gets things done (aka Christopher Dean) and then there is the nice laid back one (aka Jayne Torvill). Jmho.
Ah well, onto ladies.
My only complaint about the Shibs is that they look so young, about 12 yrs. old, I miss the old days of ice dance when the man looked like a man and the woman looked like a woman (aka Anissina & Peizerat).
But what do I know, I'm not an ice dance fan, only know what I like, and what I have always liked in the past were T&D, the Duschenays, A&P, and S&B. The latter no more.
Btw, I was really hoping that Emily would do a "Marina Anissina" and find a partner in another country, preferably France or Russia. But I've come to realize that Emily is the less dominant partner in the relationship, as there is usually two types of personalities in a partnership, the leader/forceful one/gets things done (aka Christopher Dean) and then there is the nice laid back one (aka Jayne Torvill). Jmho.
Ah well, onto ladies.
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I think it was obvious the Shibutani's would slip this year but the Russians were quite overscored.
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Wow.. I didn't think B/S would be scored that high..hmmmm. I thought it was..well, not that good and not that latin..Ah , well.. goodnight, guys.
How did it happen?One judge gave the Shibs +2 and +3 on all their elements(and PCS over 9) while other just one +1 and the rest 0(and the highest score was 7.25 on the SS). Gotta love ice dance
Oh, I don't agree B/S getting higher GOE then the Shibs on the twizzles. This is wrong
Oh, I don't agree B/S getting higher GOE then the Shibs on the twizzles. This is wrong
Protocals:
*S/S and B/S score the same levels on the two sequences (level 3) -- AND S/S edged them out slightly on GOE
*S/S got downgraded on their lift and circular step sequence (that mistake from Alex hurt) --
* Oddly enough no -GOE otherwise from S/S, just downgraded levels.
*How the heck did B/S score better on the twizzles?
** ETA: S/S lost more on TES --- they would have scored at least 5 points more if they had the levels.
** Carron/Jones -- level one on second sequence, level two on circular step sequence
** Coomes/Buckland -- level 2 and level three for their sequences; they also got level four on twizzles and lift and level 3 step sequence good for them.) They actually beat the Shibs in TES -- what a surprise.
** Huang/Zheng -- scored level 3 and 2 on sequence but level one on aborted left and level 2 on step sequence.
** Yu/Wang - level 3 both sequence, level two circular step sequence
* Samuleson/Gilles - level 2 on sequences, level one on step sequence
* Litchman/Copley got just level 1 on their sequence and circular step sequences.
*S/S and B/S score the same levels on the two sequences (level 3) -- AND S/S edged them out slightly on GOE
*S/S got downgraded on their lift and circular step sequence (that mistake from Alex hurt) --
* Oddly enough no -GOE otherwise from S/S, just downgraded levels.
*How the heck did B/S score better on the twizzles?
** ETA: S/S lost more on TES --- they would have scored at least 5 points more if they had the levels.
** Carron/Jones -- level one on second sequence, level two on circular step sequence
** Coomes/Buckland -- level 2 and level three for their sequences; they also got level four on twizzles and lift and level 3 step sequence good for them.) They actually beat the Shibs in TES -- what a surprise.
** Huang/Zheng -- scored level 3 and 2 on sequence but level one on aborted left and level 2 on step sequence.
** Yu/Wang - level 3 both sequence, level two circular step sequence
* Samuleson/Gilles - level 2 on sequences, level one on step sequence
* Litchman/Copley got just level 1 on their sequence and circular step sequences.
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