This event begins at 9:30am EST.
The warm up group is on the ice.
Group 1
James/Cipres, FRA: 45.75 TES + 43/70 PCS -1.00 = 88.45 Total: 133.31
- Nice lift with one arm hold and exit but very slow across the ice
- Nice side by side triple toes but she singles the second jump in the sequence
- Double twist with not a lot of height
- Throw double loop--interestingly she held in the air for a second before beginning her rotation
- Decent unison on their side by side spins
- Decent speed on the pairs spin with ok positions
- Ok spiral sequence but they need to make their positions match more
- A little labored on the entrance to the overhead lift and she could really extend that catchfoot position
- He takes a fall on a transitional step
- Throw triple salchow looked a little two footed
- Side by side double axels
- Death spiral with a change of hand but she's twisted and nearly flat on the ice
- Their music finishes while they are in a lift and they have to quickly exit
Stolbova/Klimov, RUS: 43.08 TES + 46.17 PCS -1.00 = 88.25 Total: 137.06 and into 1st place
- Nice double twist with a clean catch and her arms overhead
- She puts a hand down on the second jump of their triple toe + double toe combo and can't complete the third jump
- Double salchow for her on the side by side jumps with a big ice spray
- Interesting change of positions in their overhead lift with a nice catchfoot but very slow rotation
- Interesting music choice--very atmospheric through the beginning
- Loss of unison on the side by side spins
- Really ugly spiral position with no stretched out position and twisted around each other like pretzels
- She lacks the stretch and leg lines in the air that the Russian teams are known for
- Hand down on the throw triple toe
- Good death spiral but she is almost flat on the ice after the change of hand
- Very slow on the first set of the pairs spin but better after the change of foot
- They seem to just be skating through this music and not to it--you could almost put on another song and they would skate the same way
- Fall on a throw double
Dong/Wu, CHN: 53.85 TES + 45.63 PCS -1.00 = 98.48 Total: 147.75 and into 1st place
- Good triple twist
- Triple toe + double toe good for their side by side jumps
- She doubles the salchow and he falls on the second set of side by side jumps
- Nice stretched out position in the lift into a split hold
- I wish she had a lower and tighter death spiral position
- Decent unison on their side by side spins
- Huge throw triple loop
- Throw triple salchow nicely done
- Nice entry into the lift with a cartwheel exit
- Awkward change of direction in their pair spin and their lines don't always match when they're in coordinating positions
- Decent spiral sequence
- Final lift was solid and they finished slightly after the music
Dube/Wolfe, CAN: 48.06 TES + 49.38 PCS = 97.44 Total: 150.68 and into 1st place
- He bobbles on a step in the first few second of their music
- Clean double twist with her arms over head
- Side by side triple salchows were good
- Great air position from her with him holding her on her stomach with one hand
- He puts a hand down on the second set of their double axel sequence
- Good death spiral position but she's almost flat on the ice after the change of hand
- She goes a little wild after the flying entry of their side by side spins and a loss of unison
- Nice throw triple loop
- Nice matching lines on their spiral sequence
- A little forward but she hangs on to her throw triple lutz
- Nice air position and a one armed exit from their second lift
- He just couldn't muscle her up into their final lift and had to set it down
- Decent speed in their pair spin with nice positions but she could stretch out the haircutter position more
- Finished a bit before their music
Group 2
Evora/Ladwig, USA: 58.04 TES + 58.85 PCS -1.00 = 111.89 Total: 169.58 and into 1st place
- Nice clean triple twist
- Triple toe and she has to hang on to their landing on the side by side jumps
- Throw triple was nice
- She took a big fall on the side by side double axels
- Nice death spiral position but they lose a lot of speed after the change of hand
- Loss of unison on their side by side spins
- Nice throw triple loop
- Beautiful overhead lift with one hand hold and her sitting up in the split position
- Great pair spiral position
- Nice toss onto a hold on the stomach
- He lifts her up in the pair spin--not sure that was supposed to happen, looked like they had too much momentum
- Nice final lift with a flip exit
Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: 65.34 TES + 60.51 PCS = 125.85 Total: 184.91 and into 1st place
- Side by side triple toes
- Great height on their triple twist with a clean exit
- Great throw triple lutz with nice height and landing
- Good side by side double axel sequence
- Nice catchfoot position with him holding her on the stomach but I would like to see more speed in the rotation
- Nice throw triple loop
- Great entry into the lift from wrapped around behind his back with a stretched out air position from her
- Decent unison in their side by side spins with nice flexibility
- Nice change of rotation in their final lift with a change of position to a hip hold with her on her side
- Nice death spiral with good speed and she exits by reaching out from behind on her stomach
Duhamel/Radford, CAN: 61.35 TES + 57.21 PCS -3.00 = 115.56 Total: 176.62 and into 2nd place
- Triple twist with a clean catch
- Really wild on their three jump combo and they both put hands down on the final jump
- Nice recovery with their side by side triple salchows but big ice spray from her
- She needs to be down much lower and have a tighter position in that death spiral
- Nice unison, speed and positions in their side by side spins
- Nice stretched out catch foot position with the hip hold
- Not enough height to get the rotation around and she falls on the throw triple loop
- Nice lift position with a one arm exit
- Good throw triple lutz
- Nice split position in the air with a change of rotation
- Decent speed in the pair spin with an awkward change of direction and I don't love the sit spin position with her leg up in the air
Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS: 64.20 TES + 66.24 PCS = 130.44 Total: 194.13 and into 1st place
- Popped their twist into a single
- Side by side triple salchows
- Solid side by side triple toes + double toes
- A lot of power in the death spiral and he almost picked her up in the change of hand
- A little loss of unison in their side by side spins with nice positions
- Huge throw triple loop with a solid landing
- Nice position with a flip exit on their lift
- She has such beautiful lines in the air and on the ice
- Nice almost spiral like position in the air on that lift
- Huge throw triple salchow on the music with a two footed landing
- Nice split position in the final lift but it was a little wobbly on the landing
- He could use more flexibility in his position through the pair spiral
- Nice position in their pair spin with an awkward change of direction
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