1) Cathy Reed & Chris Reed (JPN)
Music: Chale Chalo, Mon Amour
- Very courageous for them to get up and skate after that horrible warm-up accident
- I like idea of the opening sequence of poses, but it was a little labored
- Good strong twizzle sequence from them
- They seem to have stagnated, I'm not really sure what's going on with their training
- I don't like these costumes at all, but I get where they're going with them
- The whole thing seems a little slow to me, which may be partly due to that nasty fall in warm-up
- I like the rotational lift, but the exit was a bit rough
- Chris is absolutely wincing in pain after that horrible crash in warm-up
FD Score: 38.36 (TES) + 36.50 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 73.86
Total Score: 49.36 (SD) + 73.86 (FD) = 123.22
2) Lynn Kriengkrairut & Logan Giulietti-Schmitt (USA)
Music: Walking in the Sand
- They have a very long and choreographed entrance which I like
- I like the simplicity of the costumes and that keyhole cut on the front of her dress
- That split position straight line lift is fantastic, showing great control
- She exits the 1st twizzle one rotation before he does
- I like this music and it's bluesy undertones
- His rise and fall on the rotational lift is exquisite
- They have a very nice look together with her exotic features and his "All-American" quality
- They are very clean in their entrances and exits to lifts with smooth transitions between positions
- She has a beautiful arch in her back on the inverted camel dance spin
- What a lovely program, a completely program I must add
- This has a lot of growing room and should be fantastic by US Nationals
FD Score: 39.29 (TES) + 36.29 (PCS) = 75.58
Total Score: 50.81 (SD) + 75.58 (FD) = 126.39
3) Lorenza Alessandrini & Simone Vaturi (ITA)
Music: Tosca
- That's a very overdone opening pose
- These costumes look very tacky to me, they attempt to look "period" but end up looking cheap
- They start out with the dance spin which is unusual
- She really needs to point her feet
- Something about her looks very frail to me
- I like the entrance into the twizzles, I hardly saw them coming
- Twizzles have gotten much more intricate with IJS
- Something about this program looks very old fashioned to me, it seems like a program that we would've seen in 2002
- Her costume bodice is too short in the bottom, enough said
- That ending was so tacky, that should've been a deduction as programs are supposed to be "uplifting" in nature
FD Score: 39.72 (TES) + 39.20 (PCS) = 78.92
Total Score: 54.37 (SD) + 78.92 (FD) = 133.29
4) Nelli Zhiganshina & Alexander Gazsi (GER)
Music: Romeo & Juliet
- Is this voice track new for this competition?
- I know they've adjusted their music several times because it was thought not to have the necessary "dance beat"
- This whole piece seems a little slow to me
- She shows nice flexibility in the dance spin
- That approach to the straight line lift looks like they are going into a pairs split twist
- I like dramatic programs, but again, this seems very 2002 to me
- I don't find this piece to be uplifting either
- They are really picking up speed as they go along, almost to the point of being out of control in the final section
- I love the ending, but you aren't supposed to "die" in ice dance under the new rules
FD Score: 39.28 (TES) + 41.15 (PCS) = 80.43
Total Score: 55.69 (SD) + 80.43 (FD) = 136.12
5) Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani (USA)
Music: Chattanooga Choo Choo, In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade
- They are are just precious, and Maia is looking more like a diva every day, she commands more attention each and every competition where Alex used to be the focal point
- This program is find for this season as they're still young, but they need to branch into new styles next season
- The kids were born twizzling and they fit perfectly with In The Mood
- I love this dress on her, I hope they stay with this one
- Fantastic transitions on the first lift!
- Different spin positions from what we usually see, which is refreshing
- While I do love them, I find the middle section of this program boring, it just drags a little fo rme
- I LOVE Alex's sweater vest
- I hate to say it, but parts of this program still look junior-ish to me
- I like that we finish up with In the Mood again, it's very cyclical
- Great final pose on that last beat
- They are so happy with themselves as they should be
FD Score: 45.84 (TES) + 46.99 (PCS) = 92.83
Total Score: 59.02 (SD) + 92.83 (FD) = 151.85
6) Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje (CAN)
Music: Je Suis Malade
- This is a gorgeous, simple program, and by simple I mean no unnecessary frills or embellishments
- They look so great together, probably moreso than any team out there
- That dance spin is fantastic
- I'm glad they went with a more obscure piece of music after Moulin Rouge last season
- They have very even speed throughout the program
- Great use of the arms in the twizzles
- This is a very emotional program, and its genuine, which is great to see
- I love that slightly wild quality they have about them, they are a little rougher around the edges than Davis/White or Virtue/Moir but I feel that their emotion is more genuine
FD Score: 44.30 (TES) + 48.39 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 91.69
Total Score: 60.07 (SD) + 91.69 (FD) = 151.76
7) Elena Ilinykh & Nikita Katsalapov (RUS)
Music: Ave Maria
- I love their look, they're gorgeous
- They could be one of my favorite teams and one of the best in the world if they could stay out of their own way and avoid the simple errors
- This team and Weaver & Poje have the best chemistry of any of the top dance teams in the world today
- She always comes out aggressive and ready to perform while Nikita tends to look more nervous and reserved
- Slight slip from him there, caught too deep of an edge
- He exits the 1st twizzle too early, though it's harder to pick out because they twizzle facing away from one another
- Such excellent performers, I just love the genuineness of their emotion
- This piece has very nice speed
- They have a few bobbles here and there, mostly Nikita, but I really like the program and I can see it being amazing by Worlds
FD Score: 40.35 (TES) + 47.30 (PCS) = 87.65
Total Score: 61.83 (SD) + 87.65 (FD) = 149.48
| FPl. | Name | Nation | Points | SD | FD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI |
| 151.85 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE |
| 151.76 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV |
| 149.48 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 4 | Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI |
| 136.12 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Simone VATURI |
| 133.29 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Lynn KRIENGKRAIRUT / Logan GIULIETTI-SCHMITT |
| 126.39 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 7 | Cathy REED / Chris REED |
| 123.22 | 8 | 7 | |||
| WD | Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM |
| 7 |
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