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