Thursday, January 26, 2012

U.S. Nationals: Senior Pairs Short Program

Vise/Baldwin:

Bautista/Harris:

Donlan/Speroff: 32.17 TES + 25.60 PCS = 57.77 and into 1st place
  • She has such beautiful extension through all of these transition moves 
  • Nice triple twist with a good catch
  • Side by side triple toes were pretty good, not completely together on the landing though
  • Really nice entry to the hip hold with a perfect split position and an easy transition to the hand to hand hold with a one arm exit
  • Huge throw triple salchow with a gorgeous landing
  • Nice death spiral position right into the pairs spin; a little slow but nice positions and use of the arms
Fehr/Biver: 15.25 TES + 16.12 PCS = 31.37 and into 4th place
  • They are skating to Madagascar
  • Nice press up to a stomach hold with her in a catch foot position
  • She doubles the side by side loops
  • I'd like to see her legs a little more stretched out in the death spiral
  • Double twist but she is completely vertical
  • She two foots the landing of the throw triple salchow
  • They need more speed and power through this step sequence
  • They're really traveling on the pairs spin and not a lot of speed
Denney/Coughlin: 33.90 TES + 27.98 PCS -1.00 = 60.88 and into 1st place
  • They are skating to East of Eden
  • Huge triple twist
  • Good unison on the triple toes
  • Nice press into the lift but she could stretch through her positions more; exit into a fish dance lift
  • She can't hang on to the throw triple flip and falls but it was huge
  • I'd like to see her lower in the death spiral
  • Good speed in the pairs spin with nice positions and a nice connection
Poapst/Knierim: 29.42 TES + 24.01 PCS = 53.43 and into 3rd place
  • They are skating to Once Upon a December
  • Big triple twist
  • Nice throw triple salchow, maybe a little two footed on the landing
  • Good side by side double axels (he actually singled, on the playback)
  • Nice air positoin in the lift with a change of position to a hand to hand lift with one arm hold
  • Nice death spiral but I'd like to see her do something with her free arm
  • Nice unison and expression through the step sequence
  • Nice fast pairs spin with good positions
Scimeca/Dimitrov: 29.75 TES + 22.18 PCS= 51.93 and into 4th place
  •  A little crashy on the landing of the triple twist
  • Not great landings for either of them on teh side by side triple salchows 
  • She hangs on to the throw triple flip even with an awkward air position
  • Nice low death spiral but he really lowers her onto the ice after the change of hold
  • Nice hip lift hold with her on her side and a cartwheel exit
  • Not a lot of speed in the first half of the pairs spin and a few of her positions could be more stretched out with her shoulders lowered
Zhang/Bartholomay: 27.82 TES + 21.75 PCS = 49.57 and into 5th place
  • They are skating to Gershwin's piano concerto
  • She bobbles right at the beginning on a simple opening pose
  • Not a lot of height on the triple twist
  • Side by side triple toes; no unison on the landing and he has some struggles
  • Really nice landing on the throw triple 
  • Good positions in the dance spin and while there's not a lot of speed it remains consistent
  • Nice stretched out position from her in the lift although the position in the platter is less appealing
  • He is really a nice performer and sold that step sequence to the crowd
  • Interesting flip over his shoulder into the death spiral
  • She is really flat in her death spiral and it look like she touched down to the ice at one point
    Andrews/Le Duc: 24.55 TES + 21.80 PCS -1.00 = 45.35 and into 7th place
    • Nice speed at the top of the program with a solid double twist
    • She falls on the side by side triple salchows
    • She two foots the landing of the throw triple toe
    • Lift straight up from the spiral and she holds the position with an exit into a dance lift
    • Nice death spiral position from her before the change of hold, but really flattens out after
    • A loss of unison at the top of their step sequence; when they separate into different choreography some of it doesn't seem to mesh but that may be a timing issue as well
    • Some nice positions in the pairs spin with good speed
    Marley/Brubaker: 36.26 TES + 29.54 PCS = 65.80 and into 1st place
    •   They are skating to Singing in the Rain
    • Nice side by side triple toes--she really hangs on to hers!
    • I love this dance transition in the middle in the hold
    • Nice easy triple twist and you can tell she's thrilled when she lands it
    • Nice positions in the pairs spin and they could use a bit more speed through some of the transitions
    • Really great height and distance on the throw triple and she squeaks her free leg out
    • A really charming step sequence and you can hear the crowd cheering for them 
    • Nice position in the lift with a good change to the hand to hand hold with a one arm exit
    • Good death spiral position for her, he has to put a hand down as he loses his balance but they hang on to it
    • They have the crowd on their feet!
    Castelli/Shnapir: 33.83 TES + 26.73 PCS = 60.56 and into 3rd place
    • They are skating to Phantom of the Opera
    • She has a gorgeous arabesque line
    • Super speed in to the triple twist but a bad landing
    • Good side by side triple toes
    • REally nice speed and interesting changes of positions in the pairs spin but I'd like to see her relax her shoulders in the upright catchfoot position
    • Huge throw triple salchow and she really hangs on to the landing
    • Good death spiral but she starts to flatten out halfway through
    • He presses her up from the knee with a change in rotation during the lift
    • He really flings her around in some of these transitions in some unique moves
    Evora/Ladwig: 33.67 TES + 28.60 PCS -1.00 = 61.27 and into 2nd place
    • Her dress is stunning on her and the color really suits her well
    • Nice triple twist with a fast rotation
    • She stumbles and falls on the side by side triple toes
    • Good positions in the pairs spin with a nice exit out of the element
    • Really nice throw triple loop with good ice coverage and a solid landing
    • Nice step sequence with good edges and nice transitions
    • Hip hold lift with her on her side into a beautiful hand to hand lift and a drop to the fish for an exit
    • Good death spiral position with a nice change of hold
    Cain/Reagan: 28.07 TES + 24.97 PCS = 53.04 and into 7th place
    • They are skating to Moon River
    • Her costume is so elegant
    • She has such wonderful expression on the ice and I love that they do the majority of their step sequence in a dance hold
    • Rock solid triple salchows
    • With her long legs she gets nice positions in the lift and a nice cartwheel exit
    • She steps out of the throw triple flip
    • Nice double twist
    • He is really a strong and solid pairs partner since they are nearly the same height and he has no problems getting her up in the lifts and throws
    • Nice position in the pairs spin with decent speed
    PlaceStart No.NameScore
    110Mary Beth Marley, DuPage FSC
    Rockne Brubaker, All Year FSC
    65.80
    212Amanda Evora, Southwest FL FSC
    Mark Ladwig, Red River Valley FSC
    61.27
    35Caydee Denney, Broadmoor SC
    John Coughlin, KS City FSC
    60.88
    411Marissa Castelli, SC Of Boston
    Simon Shnapir, SC Of Boston
    60.56
    53Gretchen Donlan, SC Of Boston
    Andrew Speroff, SC Of Boston
    57.77
    66Andrea Poapst, Broadmoor SC
    Christopher Knierim, Broadmoor SC
    53.43
    713Ashley Cain, Stars FSC of TX
    Joshua Reagan, Stars FSC of TX
    53.04
    87Alexa Scimeca, DuPage FSC
    Ivan Dimitrov, Individual Member
    51.93
    98Felicia Zhang, SC of NY
    Nathan Bartholomay, University of DE FSC
    49.57
    101Tiffany Vise, Broadmoor SC
    Don Baldwin, Los Angeles FSC
    45.65
    119Cassie Andrews, IN World Sk Acad FSC
    Timothy LeDuc, Eastern IA FSC
    45.35
    122Kloe Chanel Bautista, All Year FSC
    Tyler Harris, SC Of Boston
    42.16
    134Rita Fehr, Eau Claire FSC
    Peter Biver, St. Paul FSC
    31.37

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