1) Cali Fujimoto & Nicholas Barsi-Rhyne
Music: Swan Lake
- I love the lacing detail on the back of her dress
- Nice strong lasso lift, a bit of a thud on the exit
- They have nice flow across the ice
- That carry lift in the spread eagle took a lot of strength on his part
- She is a very glamorous skater, wonderful carriage
- That was a very nice program overall
- I believe he may be sick, because he looked like he wasn't invested in the program at all
33.79 (TES) + 35.20 (PCS) = 68.99
38.45 (SP) + 68.99 (FS)
= 107.44
2) Audrey Goldberg & Joseph Dolkiewicz
Music: Mulan
- Her hair is so long, I really hope it doesn't get in the way!
- Starting with the death spiral is an interesting choice
- She really needs to point that foot
- Really good split twist
- Oh, tough fall, she didn't open up out of the throw fast enough
- They both look scared to death out there, I'd love to see them open up and smile a little!
- I'd forgotten hos fantastic this music is
- One major difference between Jr. and Sr. pairs is the height and distance of the throws
- Those spins were starting out so great, he may have caught an edge
- Odd exit out of that lift, a bit of a stumble it seemed
- This coach is being really hard on them, said "quite a few mistakes"
38.91 (TES) + 33.93 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 71.84
37.15 (SP) + 71.84 (FS) = 108.99
3) Olivia Oltimanns & Joshua Santillan
Music: Assassin's Tango
- Good positions and upside backflip exit form opening lift
- I love the detail and beading on her costume
- I like that swinging exit into the spins
- Wonderful unison on the spins until the foot change, but they got it back
- I really like this piece of music, it's edgy and theatrical
- She took a hard fall on that throw
- Better landing on the 2nd throw, but a cautious takeoff
- They are really starting to run out of energy toward the end, they look like they almost tripped over each other on some crossovers
- She steps out of the SBS jump, this is starting to ravel a bit her
- Not there best, but a very strong first half
34.77 (TES) + 38.13 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 71.90
37.40 (SP) + 71.90 (FS) = 109.30
4) AnnaMarie Pearce & Craig Norris
Music: Music from Rodeo
- I love Aaron Copeland music
- She is such a little performer and he is very expressive as well
- Good quick split double twist
- Oh they're opposite jumpers, I always like the look of that
- Good save on that hand-to-hip lift, he looked to be losing his footing a bit
- Throw looked to be good, but just a step out, nothing huge
- Nice arch in the death spiral
- I like this team a lot, they're a joy to watch
- It's really hard to see unison when they pairs spin the opposite way
- Lost quite a bit of speed on the pair spin
- I love this music so much
- Good flexibility by her on the spiral
- That drop split was a nice moment of choreography
- Great speed on those lifts
- Nice musicality, this piece is well choreographed
- Fantastic skate from them!
35.08 (TES) + 41.59 (PCS) = 76.67
45.54 (SP) + (FS) = 122.21
5) Madeline Aaron & Max Settlage
Music: Romeo and Juliet
- Oddly enough, they're right around the same age as Romeo and Juliet
- Beautiful side by side jumps
- This team has gorgeous posture and carriage
- Slight leg separation on the split double twist
- That was a gorgeous throw, just leaned a little too far left
- Nice double axels, slight unison issue on the 2nd jump in the series
- I don't know why, but I've never liked when the music changes mid-spin
- Oh no, another fall on the 2nd throw
- This is not the skate they wanted after winning on the novice level last year
- This clearly is not the skate they dreamed about, but they have wonderful qualities if they stay together and keep skating
- I really like the simplicity of these costumes
38.35 (TES) + 43.73 (PCS) -3.00 (DED) = 79.08
46.26 (SP) + 79.08 (FS) = 125.34
6) Brianna de la Mora & Taylor Wilson
Music: Transformers/Batman
- Wow hello costumes!
- Oooo was that throw titled in the air, I'm glad she didn't fall harder than she did
- Really tight split twist
- Nice upside down entry and exit on that lift
- This team really has good unison
- They have some really nice elements, they just need to loosen up a bit
- They are really flying, good speed
- They should be really pleased with that performance
37.55 (TES) + 38.28 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 74.83
39.44 (SP) + 74.83 (FS) = 114.27
7) Jessica Pfund & AJ Reiss
Music: Music from Treasure Island
- They are skating so fast right now, that split twist was zippy!
- Oh no, he had that jump and just slipped off the edge
- Nice big throw
- She holds a lot of tension in her hands, loosening up the upper body would do wonders for her
- Really clean double axel sequence, good unison
- This is also their first season together so kudos to them
- Some unison issues on the spins, they are really losing speed
- The exit from that carry lift was a little scary, I"m not going to lie
- Wonderful flexibility on her part in that layback position on the pair spin
43.96 (TES) + 43.32 (PCS) -4.00 (DED) = 83.28
43.71 (SP) + 83.28 (FS) = 126.99
8) Britney Simpson & Matthew Blackmer
Music: Music from Titanic
- When I first saw this I was surprised that it isn't done more
- It think this pairing highlights Britney's elegance more than her last one
- Gorgeous split twist
- Wonderful throw, great flow out of it
- Nice double axels
- I love this choreography, it really builds with the music
- Nice arch in her back on this lift
- I love the musical arrangement
- They have a great connection with one another
- They have great unison for a pair that hasn't even been together a year
- That 2nd throw was better than the first
- They are just cool as a cucumber out there, they're making this look easy
- This is one of those programs that I could watch over and over again
- I loved that she went down on the death spiral as the music built
- So beautiful, that looked like a senior pairs program
46.63 (TES) + 50.68 (PCS) = 97.31
49.12 (SP) + 97.31 (FS) = 146.43
9) Jessica Noelle Calalang & Zack Sidhu
Music:
- Uh oh, hard fall for Jessica
- They are flying
- Solid split double twist
- I've seen them much better this season, there is just something missing tonight
- This poor girl has taken some hard falls tonight, I hope she is okay
- I love there skating normally, but they just weren't at their best today
41.01 (TES) + 44.99 (PCS) -2.00 (DED) = 84.00
50.84 (SP) + 84.00 (FS) = 134.84
10) Haven Denney & Brandon Frazier
Music: Pearl Harbor
- I don't really understand this costume for Pearl Harbor
- Really nice split twist, perfectly timed with the music
- Good double axels
- Haven seems to really be having fun out there
- Really clean throw
- If they keep going like this, it's really going to be close
- It's very unclear which character she is supposed to be playing
- Aww, a fall on that throw after such a lovely skate is unfortunate, she just couldn't hang on
- This is still a fantastic program, even with that one fall
47.01 (TES) + 50.00 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 96.01
52.83 (SP) + (FS) = 148.84
11) Kylie Duarte & Colin Grafton
Music: Doctor Zhivago
- This team has really long lines, very elegant
- SO far so good, I love their look on the ice
- She totally saved that jump, it looked like she was going down
- Very stifled landing on that throw, she saved that one as well
- I love their posture, they'd look great in ice dance
46.87 (TES) + 48.65 (PCS) = 95.52
48.83 (SP) + 95.52 (FS) = 144.35
