Music: Waltz Medley by Liberace
- Oh Hey Tamara Moskvina
- This is a new team in their first season together
- The jumps were landed cleanly, but not quite in unison
- That was a terribly low catch on the split twist, she landed draped over his shoulder
- I like this piece of music a lot
- Her free leg was a high wrap on the throw, but cleanly landed
- Nice unison on the spins until the last few revolutions
- They definitely look like a Moskvina team
- He almost lost her in that over head lift, she was terribly crooked but they held onto it
- A major loss of speed on this footwork
- They are young and inexperienced but have the makings of a great pair team
- I dont love how they did their final pose at the end of the ice
- She's having a bit of a thong situation with her costume
- SP Score: 29.62 (TES) + 24.00 (PCS) = 53.62
- **TES stands for Technical Elements Score, PCS stands for Program Components Score
Music: Pink Panther
- They are using the same music as Savchenko/Szolkowy, thats a lot to live up to
- Wow Britney is only 14
- I think age pairings are the major issue with US pair teams; he is 8 years older than her at 22 so there is no way they can last the same length of time in their careers; almost all of our pair teams in the US have this issue
- Clean side by sides, slight loss of unison
- Crash landing on split twist
- She definitely squeaked out a landing on that throw
- Their spins looked very clean to me
- I like the foot work but would love to see more speed
- Overhead lift was decent, but exit needs work
- I didn't love her bent leg position on the death spiral
- SP Score: 26.97 (TES) + 23.37 (PCS) = 50.28
Music: City Slickers
- They took a side by side fall on their side by side jumps in the warm up so lets see how they do
- They were wonderful at Skate Canada and they are on my fantasy team so lets see if they can match it here
- That was a pretty clean landing on the split twist
- I love their speed and flow across the ice
- Paige falls on the side by side and Rudi puts a hand down and two foots; should only be a one point deduction, but still its a tough break in momentum
- I'm really loving this musical selection
- Their lift hits nice positions, but lacks in speed
- I like that they really tell a story with their program and it is a complete experience rather than just a program
- That throw was very solid and right at the end of the program too
- I would have liked to have seen better from them, but I've learned to not get too upset after the short as anything can happen in the long
- SP Score: 28.73 (TES) + 24.94 (PCS) - 2.00 (deduction) = 51.67
Music: Somewhere in Time
- This team is on my fantasy team so lets hope they are solid here
- This is a gorgeous selection of music
- That was a fairly clean catch on the split twist
- She had that jump and then she just sat down out of it
- My pairs aren't doing so hot here now are they
- She lands the throw, but with little height or rotational speed
- I love their overhead lift
- They have a nice lyrical quality, and I can tell that is what they are going for, but I would like more energy and passion from them
- I think they could benefit from Tamara Moskvina, they are missing that signature Russian quality
- Their spins look very solid, good job on the camera angle here icenetwork
- They also ended at the end of the ice in their final pose which I find odd
- He has the Plushenko haircut
- SP Score: 22.60 (TES) + 23.88 (PCS) - 1.00 (deduction) = 45.48
5) Stefania Berton & Ondrej Hotarek (Italy)
Music: Invierno Porteno
- I believe this is Takahshi's free skate music?
- I specifically remember saying that the only Spanish programs I can handle this season are Davis/White and Takahashi, the rest I cannot deal with
- Clean side by sides to open
- Speed is always difficult to see on tv, but I can tell they are going very fast
- I always wonder what pair coaches do to teach their teams to spin in unison
- I also wonder if they are counting the revolutions in their head or if they just know
- She does that ass-out entrance on the death spiral, which we all know I hate
- I have a lot of pet peeves, and unfortunately most of them have to do with pairs
- That throw had no height on it and she put a hand down to save it
- For such dynamic music, that program really did not do much for me
- SP Score: 25.84 (TES) + 23.94 (PCS) = 49.78
Music: The Mask of Zorro
- I always find these movie soundtrack short programs a little hard to take because its hard to develop character and tell a story in 2 and a half minutes
- That was a clean catch on the split twist
- Clean side by sides
- If they can land their throw cleanly, they'll be safely in medal contention as the rest of the teams have struggled
- Throw was clean!
- They look like a world class pair team right now
- I wish they could have peaked a little younger because at 26 and 30, they have maybe one or two seasons left at best
- I say they go into first after this program
- Now that is a lovely death spiral with a nice entrance and a beautiful position
- Their lifts are some of the best in the world
- Now that is what I call a clean, solid short program
- I'm so proud of them, what a stellar short
- SP Score: 27.38 (TES) + 25.20 (PCS) = 52.58
Music: Feeling Good
- Is she related to Dice-K??
- This team is an anomaly to me because normally you don't think of Japan as being strong in pairs, but they are pretty solid
- Wow the height on that split twist was crazy
- These spins are very fast
- Japan would be smart to focus on building a pairs program because they have such strong singles skaters and there is no way they can all compete on the world level
- That lift is very strong with the change of positions and the speed
- This may put them in first although I am clearly not understanding the judging because I thought Evora/Ladwig should have gone into first (but we are in Russia afterall) ; I'll have to look at the protocol sheets later
- She is just ecstatic after this performance; so fun to watch!
- SP Score: 29.70 (TES) + 26.20 (PCS) = 55.90
Music: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
- Here we go, the team that could have been that never really was
- At 28/26, they are probably about done
- She almost loses it on the side by side
- This is one of the few pair teams where I prefer to watch the man perform
- She barely held onto the landing of the throw
- Good height on the split twist
- She does the ass-out death spiral entrance and then her head almost hits the ground
- Good unison on the spins, but they aren't very fast
- She almost kicked him in the face with her head on the overhead lift
- Those pockets or ruffles or whatever on the side of his pants are really really awkward
- He has the same hair as Donald Trump Jr
- They should go into first, although in my opinion, Evora/Ladwig were the hit of this event
- SP Score: 32.49 (TES) + 29.42 (PCS) = 61.91
- This lead is not nearly as overwhelming as I expected, they left room for others to eclipse them in the free skate tomorrow
Kavaguti/Smirnov (Russia) 61.91
Takahshi/Tran (Japan) 55.90
Gerboldt/Enbert (Russia) 53.62
Evora/Ladwig (USA) 52.58
Lawrence/Swiegers (Canada) 51.67
Simpson/Miller (USA) 50.28
Berton/Hotarek (Italy) 49.78
Novik/Kuznetsov (Russia) 45.48
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