Who Killed It and Who Fell Off the Combo: The Free Dance

Killed It!: These teams brought the beauty, the excitement, the intrigue

• Papadakis and Cizeron for captivating my attention and leaving me hypnotized 
• Ilinykh as the heavyweight diva of contemporary ice dancing 
• Madison Chock chewing the scenery
• Weaver & Poje leaving it all on the ice 
• The smoothness of the Shibs' skating
• I'm living for Paul & Islam's free skate, that contemporary feel was on point
• Monko & Khaliavin's controlled upside down lift 
• The long, lithe bodies of Stepanove and Bukin, plus the sitting twizzles, oh the abdominal control! 
• The exuberance of Guignard and Fabbri was entertaining at least
• The chemistry of Hubbell and Donohue, plus their rotational lift 
• The quiet fabulousness of Marie-France 
• The ease with which Andria Diaz moves, it's all so effortless
• The joy on Yinyu Liu's face 

Fell Off The Combo: These teams missed the mark

• Ilinykh's twizzle mishap
• Marina's reign at the top
• The Russian obsession with Sarabande 
• Self-indulgent entrances of any kind
• Enough bent legs and lazy feet to last a lifetime
• Hot mess interwoven twizzle patterns 
• Mozart Rock Opera....enough said
• An a la seconde twizzle at 45 degrees......it's 90 or bust! 
• That moment when the Ukranian team destroyed Bach
• Carolina Moscheni's dance team smile during a dark piece