1) Kirsten Moore-Towers & Dylan Moscovitch (Canada)
Music: Les Miserables by Boublil & Schonberg
- I fell in love with this team and this program when I first saw them at Skate Canada, expect a huge score
- I love how she does a shoot the duck before the split twist as the contrast makes the twist look higher
- Triple toe-double axel sequence is solid
- She holds the landing on the throw triple loop
- They have phenomenal lifts and this lasso is no exception
- She goes down on a hand and a knee on the triple salchow, but i don't think it was a fall
- The lasso lift where he goes onto one foot is great
- She holds the second throw landing as well, the triple salchow
- Spins are good
- And here is the hilight, the hand to hip lift starting with Dylan in a lunge
- FS Score: 59.21 (TES) + 52.63 (PCS) -1.00 (DED)= 110.84
- 58.73 (SP) + 110.84 (FS) = 159.67
2) Lubov Iliushechkina & Nodari Maisuradze (Russia)
Music: Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis
- Their speed is great right from the start
- I like that they start with a triple salchow as opposed to the usual split triple twist
- The triple toe-double toe sequence is very strong, both are great singles skaters
- Lubov two-foots the landing on the throw triple flip
- She has a gorgeous arch in her back in the lasso lift
- She shows off that arch again in the pair spin
- Wonderful height and solid landing on the throw triple loop and they get a bonus for placing it past the halfway point
- I really like their choreography and they have some pretty intricate holds
- Fantastic unison on the spins, they have really done a lot of work since their less than stellar showing at Cup of China
- He struggles a bit to get her up on the hand to hip lift but once she is up, her positions are gorgeous
- She has a very nice death spiral, but finishes after the music
- Lubov does her signature fist pump after a strong program
- Ekaterina Bobrova is supporting them from the stands, looks very happy for them
- This program has grown on me so much since I first saw it at Skate Canada
- FS Score: 60.99 (TES) + 56.39 (PCS) = 117.38
- 60.06 (SP) + 117.38 (FS) = 177.44
3) Wenjing Sui & Cong Han (China)
Music: City Lights by Charlie Chaplin
- Nice opening sequence with clean jumps and a good split twist
- She landed really funny falling on the quad salchow throw, almost in a split position, I hope she didn't hurt her knees, not sure if she fully rotated or not
- That spiral sequence shows off the amazing flexibility in her back
- Her throw triple flip was huge and she landed it perfectly
- I love that position in that combination spin where she is in the needle
- I want her to point her feet harder in the lift positions
- Overall a very good showing for them minus the fall on the throw quad salchow
- They are so young, could easily be juniors, and they have a very bright future ahead of them
- FS Score: 63.28 (TES) + 55.27 (PCS) -1.00 = 117.55
- 61.49 (SP) + 117.55 (FS) = 179.04
Music: The Man in the Iron Mask by Nick Glennie-Smith
- I love the drama and commitment to character in the opening sequence
- Their speed is wonderful right off the bat
- Vera stumbles out of the triple toe but doesn't fall which is surprising for how tilted she was in the air
- Nice clean catch on the split triple twist
- She eeks out a landing on the throw triple flip
- Vera falls on the first jump of the double axel-double axel combination and doesn't attempt the second; Yuri falls on the second
- They have nice interesting exits from their lifts
- They are much stronger artistically than any team thus far, but those incidents on the combination jump will hurt their technical mark
- Second throw is a good strong landing
- Their unison is a bit off on their spins
- I would like more stretch and pointed toes in the lifts
- FS Score: 57.40 (TES) + 57.54 (PCS)v-2.00(DED) = 112.94
- 63.86 (SP) + 112.94 (FS) = 176.80
Music: Liebestraum (Dream of Love) by Liszt
- Great double axel-double axel sequence and the crowd is loving it
- This press lift isn't the most attractive position, but its strong nonetheless
- Good unison on the spins
- They've struggled with jumps and spin unison this season, but it seems like they've done a lot of work since winning Cup of China
- Amazing artistry, no pair has them beat in terms of grace, elegance, and expression
- I love these new costumes! So gorgeous
- Strong throw triple salchow
- Throw triple loop gets huge height, but she puts her hand down
- With their height and long limbs, the lasso lifts look particularly great
- The crowd seems to love them and they certainly were gorgeous
- FS Score: 55.20 (TES) + 66.10 (PCS) = 121.30
- 68.63 (SP) + 121.30 (FS) = 189.93
Music: The Pink Panther by Mancini
- They open with a huge throw triple flip
- Then into a triple toe-triple toe sequence with slight unison problems
- I hate that extended free leg death spiral position
- Issues on the spins, Aliona does one extra leg catch revolution and the unison gets off
- Her flexibility is crazy on that spiral, similar to a Sasha Cohen
- Triple twist lacked height
- Landed double axels but Aliona looked shaky
- I love that bend leg position in the hand to hip lift
- I always think this program is over before the footwork starts
- The leg catch position on th overhead lift is amazing
- Throw triple salchow doesn't travel far but it is a clean landing
- FS Score: 67.48 (TES) + 68.84 (PCS) = 136.32
- 74.40 (SP) + 136.32 (FS) = 210.72
1) Savchenko/Szolkowy 210.72
2) Pang/Tong 189.31
3) Sui/Han 179.04
4) Iliushechkina/Maisuradze 177.44
5) Bazarova/Larionov 176.80
6) Moore-Towers/Moscovitch 159.67
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