Allik/Bellantuono, EST: 55.91 Total: 93.15
- She has a wonderful leg line
- Nice flip up to a lift behind his head with a change of position to laying on his leg while he's in a spread eagle
- Good timing and distance between them on the twizzles
- A little choppy in places on their first step sequence--they need to really get in their edges and push across the ice
- Beautiful Biellman position right into a lift with her wrapped around his neck and good speed on the rotation
- Back walkover onto his foot with her in a Biellman position but it seems like she may have hopped off early
- A little off on some of their turns in their second step sequence and her leg line doesn't always match his
- Only one position in the spin so they won't receive as many points
- Nice final rotational lift with her in a stag position over his shoulder but it looks like he's having trouble hanging on to her after the change of position
Aghai/Partanen, FIN: 61.60 Total: 99.91
- I'm not sure I'm in love with the red illusion mesh on her costume but otherwise I like the look of it although the long pieces that keep getting caught between her legs are making me nervous
- They traveled too close togehter on the twizzles and he had to put his foot down to avoid a collision
- I really like her presence on the ice and she has a fire in her eyes that really accentuates this program
- Neat rotational lift starting with her being held straight up and down and moving through two changes of position
- There is a nice ease in all of their change of holds
- Nice lift with him in a spread eagle and holding her foot in the air while she balances in a haircutter but his spread eagle position could be wider
- I really love the way she uses her arms in this dance spin and uses them fully down to her wrist and finger movements
- I'd like to see them have closer matching leg lines and more stretch through their free legs in this second step sequence; they had a little bobble on a change of hold but got back into it
- Spread eagle lift with her standing on his feet and arching back
- Rotational lift with her being held by her arms but it seems like they're having a little trouble getting out of it
Tessari/Clafato, ITA: 44.47 Total: 79.56
- Haircutter rotational lift seemed slightly slow
- Very far apart on their twizzles but traveling very close together by the end and off on their unison
- I'm not in love with the gree under her skirt but I like the satin sheen as it differentiates her white dress from the ice
- They seem to have trouble getting back into the holds after the turns in the step sequence and are not pushing through their edges
- Decent dance spin but losing speed
- Handstand on his foot with a position change onto his legs while he's in a spread eagle
- Spread eagle curve lift with her wrapped around his waist and suspended over the ice
- They seem to be very off on their unison in this step sequence and I'd like to see better matching leg lines and their knees down into the ice
- They could have had more power and intensity at the ending to really sell the ending of the POTO story
Yermak/Khimich, UKR: 56.06 Total: 101.08
- Nice stretch from her in the spread eagle lift with him holding her in the air in a Biellman
- Better edge work and unison in their leg line but they seem a little far apart in some of their holds
- One some of their transitional footwork I'd like to see them really go for it instead of just going through the movements
- Travelling apart during the twizzles but good unison
- He could stretch through his free leg on the dance spin and they could have more speed and a smoother change of direction
- She needs more stretch through her leg line in the second step sequence and she seems to be overly anticipating the change of holds instead of just letting them happen
- Nice jump with a twist into his arm for the one arm rotational lift
Heritage/Fast, USA: 60.88 Total: 102.81
- A few little bobbles on the twizzles but good unison
- One arm rotational lift with her in a catchfoot and a nice exit
- Beautiful spread eagle lift with her leg hooked around his shoulder and leaning back; I especially love her use of arms
- Really nice long leg lines and easy strokes across the ice in this step sequence with fast, easy changes of hold
- Nice changes of position in their dance spin but they've completely stopped by the end
- Lost the feed for their second step sequence
- Nice intricate changes of position in their straight line lift
- I really like their connection with this music and with each other in this program and I see a lot of improvement in this team
Pogrebinsky/Gudis, USA: 64.32 Total: 109.73
- She has lovely expression and a nice presence on the ice
- Flip un into a nice fast rotational lift with changes of position
- Nice timing on their twizzles but they get so close to each other in the 2nd set
- She has such long legs but I'm not sure she knows what to do with them yet as she doesn't always fully stretch through her leg
- Nice ease through their dance spin with good positions and easy changes of direction and nice speed throughout
- Great posture in their step sequence but a little bobbly on some of the changes of hold
- Nice one leg straight line lift with her bent back over the ice
- A little bobble on their shoot the duck in a transition movement
- A little awkward in some of these changes of position in the lift
- While their bodies seem a little tentative in places in the step sequence none of that shoes on their faces
- Overall they are a very young team and show a lot of promise and just have some polishing work to do to compete with the best
Bruser/Lum, CAN: 67.61 Total: 110.67
- A little wild on their twizzles and their unison suffered a bit
- Her Pirates costume is almost identical to Meryl's POTO costume
- Good matching leg lines and speed through their step sequence but she could work on her posture in places and not hunching over when she kicks her leg
- Nice straight line lift with a flip over him
- Kick over hi head into a curve lift with him in a spread eagle position
- Interesting changes of position in their dance spin with a nice ease and good speed maintained throughout
- They seem to be getting good edges but are still choppy in their second step sequence
- She needs more flexibility in the split rotational lift as her legs aren't hitting 180 degrees
Aldridge/Eaton, USA: 83.32 Total: 136.80
- I LOVE her dress. It's a pinkish/ivory with short sleeves and a lace back and a layered skirt
- She has such natural expression on the ice and they both really seel their programs and commit to the movement instead of just going through the movements
- Great ease in their position changes in the straight line spread eagle lift
- Great posture and use of her arms and upper body through this step sequence with nice speed
- Good edges and nice matching leg lines in their step sequence as well
- Beautiful double camel spin and nice change of position through their dance spin
- Good curve spread eagle lift with her arched back over the ice
- Great character in some of the transitional movements of this program--nice choreography
- Solid set of three twizzles with great speed and nice timing
- Nice changes of hold in their second step sequence with good edge work
- Haircutter rotational lift and she could have more stretch through her free leg
- Very solid program, nicely done!
Morozora/Zhirnov, RUS: 64.27 Total: 111.49
- She misses her blade on the jump into the first set of twizzles and takes a hard fall
- They seem to recover nicely and complete the next two sets of twizzles
- They both have nice extension in their legs and good matching lines through their first step sequence
- Leg around his head and a flip up to a haircutter hold for her in the spread eagle lift
- A little bit awkward getting up into their second lift but a beautiful arched position for her
- Nice positions in their dance spin with an awkward change of position
- Good speed in the rotational spin with a nice change of position but a little difficulty getting out of it
- A difficult edge sequence at the beginning of their second footwork sequence and nicely done
- Nice serpentine lift with him in a spread eagle and changing edges in the middle
- Great recovery after that fluke fall in the first seconds of the program
Kosigina/Moroshkin, RUS: 75.80 Total: 135.24
- Some hip hop moves to open up their Michael Jackson program
- Nice flip into their first rotational lift
- Good twizzles
- I'm really not crazy with their cuts and remixes of this music--they detract more than they add to the program
- Very nice edges in their footwork but they seem a little slow
- She needs more flexibility in their straight line lift with her standing on his blade and it looks like she fell out of it early
- She needs to watch her wrist in the step sequences as it sometimes just dangles there and breaks the arm line
- The feed went out through the middle of their program
- While they are technically good in comparison their program seems a bit more junior than Aldridge and Eaton's with some of the choreography and the music cuts
Poulin/Servant, CAN: 68.76 Total: 114.71
- Very nice edges in their step sequence and good matching leg lines; they both have such nice posture and carriage as well
- Nice flip up into a straight line lift with good changes of position
- Nice speed in the dance spin with good positions
- I really like the classic look of their costumes but I'm not sure I understand their music
- Good timing on their twizzles but very slow
- Curve lift with him in a nice deep spread eagle and her arched over the ice
- She bobbles on a turn in their step sequence and they lose a second or two
- He has a tad better stretch in his legs and she is losing her posture a bit at the end of this routine
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