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Friday, November 19, 2010

Rostelecom Cup Short Dance

Group 1
Alexandra Paul/Mitchell Islam
  • Nice use of traditional tango moves in this program
  • Great arm variations in the twizzles, he does an extra rotation on the 2nd set, they do 3 sets for the extra points
  • I like this program where the tango and waltz feel like one program
  • Good positions and flow in Golden Waltz
  • back walkover into split lift
  • She falls on midline step sequence and can't get back into it
  • Unfortunate error at the end but otherwise, nice program
  • Not sure what all the deductions are for
25.71 TES + 23.04 PCS -3.00  = 45.75

Elena Ilinykh/Nikita Katsalapov
  • Fast, unison twizzles
  • Nice position on Golden Waltz but it seems choppy
  • aborted lift and they take a second to get back into the program
  • He falls on a transiitonal move and they take a few seconds to get back into the program
  • Nice step sequence
  • They may have finished after the music
26.98 TES + 23.16 PCS -1.00  = 49.14 into 1st place

Lucie Mysliveckova/Matej Novak
  • Nice Golden Waltz at the beginning of their program and she uses her arms really well
  • They start their midline step sequence really far apart and it seems really slow and simple
  • They get really close together on their twizzles and lose unison
  • A nice rotational lift at the end of their program but it's relatively simple
  • This is a nice team but they need to work on adding difficulty to their programs
24.86 TES + 23.59 PCS = 48.45 new seasons best into 2nd place

Kristina Gorshkova/Vitali Butikov
  • Twizzles were very difficult with only an edge change between each of the three sets and the unison was good
  • they look very tall and I wish they'd use this to their advantage and really extend their movements
  • Good rotational lift with her in a hair cutter position
  • Great flow through the Golden Waltz and they hit nice positions
  • There were a few tiny synchronization problems in their midline step sequence
27.29 TES + 24.68 PCS = 51.97 new seasons best into 1st place

Group 2
Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev
  • I hate this music but it's different than what other teams are using
  • She does an extra twizzle but otherwise they have good unison
  • The step sequence had good unison and goes well with the music but it seems super slow
  • I love the way she uses her head in the Golden Waltz and her subtle arm movmemtns
  • Great death drop but it almost looks like she's falling
  • Great position on the rotational lift but I don't like the big prep they take before getting into it
31.22 TES + 29.58 PCS = 60.80 new seasons best and into 1st place

Nora Hoffman/Maxim Zavozin
  • I LOVE her dress and it moves so well
  • nice midline step sequence
  • A little choppy on the Golden Waltz but they have nice posiitons
  • Unison is off on the twizzles and he doesn't grab his blade on the 2nd set
  • Great lift at the end of their program but the exit is rough
29.21 TES + 28.03 PCS = 57.24 new seasons best into 2nd place

Madison Hubbell/Keiffer Hubbell
  • Hair cutter rotational lift was good
  • Nice flow in the Golden Waltz but she falls backward at one point--may not get a deduction because I'm not sure she hit the ice--and they jump right back into the program
  • Most of their step sequence was on one foot which increases the difficulty
  • Jump into their twizzles and he does one extra on the second set
26.21 TES + 24.38 PCS = 50.59 new seasons best and into 4th place

Federica Faiella/Massimo Scali
  • Her skirt material looks thinner than last time
  • Nice twizzles with a slight synchronization problem on their 2nd set
  • great flow and speed to their Golden Waltz
  • she does an arch while standing on his foot for their lift with a slightly awkward entry into it
  • Nice step sequence with a few spots with slightly different arms
26.93 TES + 30.72 PCS = 57.65 new seasons best and into 2nd place

Top 3:
1) Bobrova/Soloviev
2) Faiella/Scali
3) Hoffman/Zavozin
Top TES: Bobrova/Soloviev
Top PCS: Faiella/Scali

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