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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

World Championships Pairs Preview

Savchenko and Szolkowy are competing for their third consecutive and 5th total World title in hopes of setting themselves up for Olympic gold next year in Sochi.  They have had some troubles this season and had to withdraw from their second Grand Prix assignment due to her sinus infection and missed the chance to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  They have been battling with Volosozhar and Trankov for the top placements but have always come out on top until Europeans.

Volosozhar and Trankov not only beat the Germans at Europeans, but did so by 7 points, a far cry from the point or less margin they've been separated by in the past.  They also have a four point lead over the Germans in the free skate this season.  Both teams had a slow start to the season and neither has spectacular programs this season.  Both have great twists and throws and nice lifts.  Volosozhar and Trankov are chasing their first World Championship title and are Russia's best homes of a Pairs gold in Sochi after all the Russian teams finished off the podium in 2010.

Bazarova and Larionov have had one of their best seasons, winning two Grand Prix medals and claiming the silver medal at the Grand Prix Final.  An injury kept them out of Russian nationals and Europeans.  They are still having struggles with their side by side jumps, a problem that has plagued them each season, but they've been able to improve their other elements in order to compensate for those errors.  They crossed the 200 point at the Final and seem poised to take over as the top Russian pair after Sochi.  They placed 6th at Worlds last season and seem ready to claim their first World medal.

Duhamel and Radford have been continuing to improve and claimed their first Four Continents title last month.  They finished just off the podium at the Grand Prix Final and have some of the most difficult content planned in their side by side jumps along with solid throws and an improved triple twist.  They finished just a hair shy of the 200 point mark at Four Continents and have the advantage of competing in front of the home crowd.

Moore-Towers and Moscovitch have been chasing Duhamel and Radford all season.  They finished ahead of their teammates in the free skate at Four Continents to claim the silver medal.  The rivalry between the two teams has helped to push them to the top of the world standings and they'll also have the support of the home crowd.  If both Canadian teams skate their best, they could qualify a third pairs team for their country at the Olympics next year.

Pang and Tong have had a consistent if underwhelming season.  They have been vocal about their difficulties with injuries that have effected their ability to train at full capacity.  They've struggled with their side by side jumps because of their injuries and had to withdraw from Four Continents.  They won two medals on the Grand Prix and took home the bronze from the Final, but they'll need to land all their elements if they hope to claim a spot on the Worlds podium.

Sui and Han are a wild card at this event.  After winning three Junior World titles, winning a Four Continents title and finishing in the top 10 at Worlds last season, they sat out the entirety of this season due to her growth injury.  Their training has been restricted and they spent time off the ice.  They haven't competed in a year and will be showing off new programs for the first time.  However, they have quads in their arsenal along with an infectious personality on the ice.  Their personal best is over 200 points, so at their best they are podium threats.

Berton and Hotarek placed 11th at Worlds last season but seem poised to make a big jump in the standings.  After winning bronze at both of their Grand Prix events, they had a 15 point improvement in their scores to claim the bronze medal at Europeans.  They would need another 13 point improvement to be podium contenders but they're likely to have a personal best performance at Worlds and set themselves up well for next year.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Volosozhar/Trankov
Silver: Savchenko/Szolkowy
Bronze: Bazarova/Larionov

Bios of the competitors:
Makarova/Kenchadze, BUL: They placed 11th in the preliminary round at Worlds last season.  They placed 12th at Europeans.  Their personal best is 115.96.  She is 17 and he is 26.

Duhamel/Radford, CAN:  They placed 5th at Worlds last season.  They are the reigning Four Continents Champions.  They won silver at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 4th.  They are the 2011 Four Continents Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 199.18.  She is 27 and he is 28.  They have the 3rd best short program, 5th best free skate and 4th best total scores.

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch, CAN: They are the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalists.  They placed 4th at Cup of China and won silver at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 5th.  Their personal best is 196.78.  She is 20 and he is 28.  They have the 7th best short program, 4th best free skate and 5th best total scores.

Pang/Tong, CHN: They finished 4th at Worlds last season.  They won silver at Skate America and gold at Cup of China to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won bronze.  They are the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalists; 2006 and 2010 World Champions; 2007 World Silver Medalists; 2004 and 2011 World Bronze Medalists; 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011 Four Continents Champions; and 2003, 2005 and 2007 Four Continents Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 213.31.  She is 33 and he is 33.  They have the 5th best short program, 6th best free skate and 6th best total scores.

Peng/Zhang, CHN: They placed 5th at Four Continents.  They finished 5th at Cup of China and 4th at Trophee Eric Bompard.  Their personal best is 167.76.  She is 15 and he is 28.

Sui/Han, CHN: They placed 9th at Worlds last season.  They are the 2012 Four Continents Champions and the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Junior Worlds Champions.  Their personal best is 201.83.  She is 17 and he is 20.

James/Cipres, FRA: They finished 16th at Worlds last season.  They placed 4th at Europeans.  They placed 4th at Skate America and 6th at Trophee Eric Bompard.  Their personal best is 178.81.  She is 25 and he is 21.  They have the 10th best free skate and total scores.

Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER: They are the reigning World Champions and European Silver Medalists.  They won gold at Skate Canada.  They are the 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalists; 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 World Champions; 2010 World Silver Medalists; 2007 World Bronze Medalists; 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 European Champions and 2006 and 2010 European Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 217.85.  She is 29 and he is 33.  They have the 2nd best short program, free skate and total scores.

Vartmann/Van Cleave, GER: They placed 14th at Worlds last season.  They finished 8th at Europeans.  Their personal best is 154.99.  She is 24 and he is 25.

Kemp/King, GBR: They finished 19th at Worlds last season.  They placed 10th at Europeans.  Their personal best is 139.94.  She is 24 and he is 28.

Berton/Hotarek, ITA: They finished 11th at Worlds last season.  They are the reigning European Bronze Medalists.  They won bronze at Skate Canada and at Trophee Eric Bompard.  Their personal best is 187.45.  She is 22 and he is 29.  They have the 8th best short program, 7th best free skate and 8th best total scores.

Della Monica/Guarise, ITA: They placed 15th at Worlds last season.  They finished 9th at Europeans.  They finished 7th at Rostelecom Cup and 7th at NHK Trophy.  Their personal best is 142.53.  She is 23 and he is 24.

Klatka/Chruscinski, POL: They placed 15th at Europeans.  Their personal best is 118.48.  She is 15 and he is 21.

Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: They finished 6th at Worlds last season.  They won silver at Rostelecom Cup and gold at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won silver.  They are the 2012 European Silver Medalists, 2011 European Bronze Medalists and 2007 World Junior Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 201.60.  She is 20 and he is 26.  They have the 4th best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total scores.

Kavaguti/Smirnov, RUS: They finished 7th at Worlds last season.  They placed 5th at Europeans  They won silver at Cup of China and gold at Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they placed 6th.  They are the 2009 and 2010 World Bronze Medalists, 2010 European Champions, 2009 and 2011 European Silver Medalists and 2008 European Bronze Medalists.  Their personal best is 213.15.  She is 31 and he is 28.  They have the 6th best short program, 8th best free skate and 7th best total scores.

Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS: They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and European Champions.  They won gold at Skate America and Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won gold.  They are the 2011 World Silver Medalists and 2011 European Champions.  Their personal best is 212.45.  She is 26 and he is 29.  They have the best short program, free skate and total scores of the season.

Castelli/Shnapir, USA: They are the reigning Four Continents Bronze Medalists.  They placed 5th at Skate America and won bronze at NHK Trophy.  They are the 2009 World Junior Bronze Medalists.  Their personal best is 174.51.  She is 22 and he is 25.  They have the 9th best short program score.

Scimeca/Knierim, USA: They placed 4th at NHK Trophy.  Their personal best is 163.10.  She is 21 and he is 25.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Grand Prix Final Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.  NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
PCS
+
SSTRPECHINDed.
-
StN.
1Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOVRUS131.4665.5965.878.148.148.368.328.210.00#5
2Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOVRUS131.0963.2169.888.828.548.648.828.862.00#6
3Qing PANG / Jian TONGCHN128.0761.6766.408.468.048.328.328.360.00#4
4Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORDCAN122.8963.1159.787.647.257.437.617.430.00#3
5Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOVRUS120.7059.5061.207.687.547.717.647.680.00#1
6Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCHCAN119.5061.0558.457.367.217.327.327.320.00#2

FPl.NameNationPointsSPFS
1Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV
RUS
204.5512
2Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV
RUS
201.6021
3Qing PANG / Jian TONG
CHN
192.8133
4Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORD
CAN
187.0944
5Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH
CAN
180.4556
6Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV
RUS
178.7265

Friday, December 7, 2012

Grand Prix Final Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.  NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
 PCS
+
SSTRPECHINDed.
-
StN.
1Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOVRUS73.4637.53 35.938.968.649.189.009.140.00#6
2Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOVRUS70.1437.16 32.988.258.078.298.258.360.00#5
3Qing PANG / Jian TONGCHN64.7432.06 32.688.257.938.258.298.140.00#4
4Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORDCAN64.2035.02 29.187.397.077.297.367.360.00#2
5Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCHCAN60.9532.57 28.387.116.967.117.217.070.00#1
6Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOVRUS58.0228.80 30.227.647.397.437.617.711.00#3

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Grand Prix Final Pairs Preview

Volosozhar and Trankov had a slow start to their season despite winning gold at both of their events. They had a better showing at home at Rostelecom Cup breaking the 200 point mark.  With Savchenko and Szolkowy not competing here, this should be their event to lose.  They have the best short program, free skate and total scores of the season.

Bazarova and Larionov have always struggled with their side by side jumps but the rest of their elements are often strong enough to keep them in the running.  They won their first Grand Prix gold medal at NHK Trophy and also took the silver medal behind Volosozhar/Trankov at Rostelecom Cup.  They have the 5th best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total scores of the season.

Duhamel and Radford have had a strong start to their season winning silver at both of their Grand Prix assignments.  Skate Canada historically has inflated scores and they had the advantage of competing at home, but their scores held up at Trophee Eric Bompard.  They have the 7th best short program, 4th best free skate and 4th best total scores of the season.

Pang and Tong have had injury issues this season but persevered to claim a silver and gold on the Grand Prix.  Their knee injuries can cause them problems with their jumps.  They'll need them if they want to land on top of the podium, but a medal is within their reach here.  They have the 3rd best short program, 5th best free skate and 5th best total scores of the season.

Kavaguti and Smirnov have been slowly improving throughout the season and won a silver and gold medal on the Grand Prix.  This will be their first real test against a deeper field and especially against two other Russian teams to see where they stack up this season.  They have the 4th best short program, 6th best free skate and 6th best total scores of the season.

Moore-Towers and Moscovitch took advantage of a weak NHK field to claim the silver medal and a spot in the Grand Prix Final.  They set personal best scores at NHK but still are near the bottom of the pack.  They have a ways to go to catch Duhamel and Radford but they've proven themselves to be one of the top Canadian pairs teams this season.  They have the 6th best short program, 9th best free skate and 7th best total scores of the season.

My podium predictions:Gold: Volosozhar/Trankov
Silver: Bazarova/Larionov
Bronze: Duhamel/Radford

Bios of the competitors:
Duhamel/Radford, CAN:  They placed 5th at Worlds and 4th at Four Continents.  They won silver at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  They qualified for the Grand Prix Final last season and finished 5th.  Their personal best is 190.49.  She is 26 and he is 27.

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch, CAN: They placed 4th at Cup of China and won silver at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  Their personal best is 180.63.  She is 20 and he is 28.

Pang/Tong, CHN: They finished 4th at Worlds.  They won silver at Skate America and gold at Cup of China to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  They are the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalists; 2006 and 2010 World Champions; 2007 World Silver Medalists; 2004 and 2011 World Bronze Medalists; 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011 Four Continents Champions; and 2003, 2005 and 2007 Four Continents Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 213.31.  She is 32 and he is 33.

Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: They finished 6th at Worlds and are the reigning European Silver Medalists.  They won silver at Rostelecom Cup and gold at NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  They are the 2011 European Bronze Medalists and 2007 World Junior Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 193.79.  She is 19 and he is 26.

Kavaguti/Smirnov, RUS: They finished 7th at Worlds last season.  They won silver at Cup of China and gold at Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  They qualified for the Grand Prix Final last season and won bronze.  They are the 2009 and 2010 World Bronze Medalists, 2010 European Champions, 2009 and 2011 European Silver Medalists and 2008 European Bronze Medalists.  Their personal best is 213.15.  She is 30 and he is 28.

Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS: They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and European Champions.  They won gold at Skate America and Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  They qualified for for the Grand Prix Final last season and won silver.  They are the 2011 World Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 212.08.  She is 26 and he is 29.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

NHK Trophy Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.  NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
 PCS
+
SSTRPECHINDed.
-
StN.
1Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOVRUS126.4163.04 63.377.897.828.008.117.790.00#7
2Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCHCAN115.4956.56 59.937.687.397.437.647.321.00#6
3Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIRUSA112.6655.33 58.337.077.217.217.507.461.00#5
4Alexa SCIMECA / Chris KNIERIMUSA108.6958.87 49.826.465.896.436.296.070.00#3
5Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOVRUS105.1853.76 51.426.686.396.326.576.180.00#4
6Lindsay DAVIS / Mark LADWIGUSA98.0950.62 48.476.295.866.006.185.961.00#2
7Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISEITA79.3938.08 43.315.645.295.255.685.212.00#1

FPl.NameNationPointsSPFS
1Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV
RUS
192.0211
2Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH
CAN
180.6322
3Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR
USA
174.5133
4Alexa SCIMECA / Chris KNIERIM
USA
163.1054
5Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOV
RUS
162.2545
6Lindsay DAVIS / Mark LADWIG
USA
143.7066
7Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE
ITA
121.5377

Saturday, November 24, 2012

NHK Trophy Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.  NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
 PCS
+
SSTRPECHINDed.
-
StN.
1Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOVRUS65.6134.67 30.947.757.547.937.757.710.00#7
2Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCHCAN65.1435.12 30.027.467.147.547.717.680.00#6
3Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIRUSA61.8533.64 28.216.866.867.257.077.210.00#5
4Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOVRUS57.0731.07 26.006.756.216.616.686.250.00#3
5Alexa SCIMECA / Chris KNIERIMUSA54.4130.77 23.646.115.506.115.965.860.00#1
6Lindsay DAVIS / Mark LADWIGUSA45.6122.44 23.176.045.575.715.895.750.00#2
7Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISEITA42.1420.21 22.935.965.685.465.935.641.00#4

Thursday, November 22, 2012

NHK Trophy Pairs Preview

Pang/Tong, Volosozhar/Trankov, Kavaguti/Smirnov and Duhamel/Radford have all earned their tickets to Sochi while Denney/Coughlin and Berton/Hotarek await the outcome of this event.

Bazarova and Larionov started off their season with a silver medal at home at Rostelecom Cup.  They have struggled to put together two clean programs and land the side by side jumps but in this field they should be able to claim the top spot.  They need a 4th place finish or higher to qualify for the Final.

Moore-Towers and Moscovitch have approached the season with a new vigor, determined to reclaim their spot at the top Canadian pairs team.  They finished a disappointing 4th at Cup of China and will need a silver medal or better to qualify for the Final, which they should be able to do in this field.

Castelli/Shnapir and Martiusheva/Rogonov can qualify if they win the gold medal.  While this would be a tall order, Castelli and Shnapir have been gaining confidence all season and if they can sneak past Moore-Towers and Moscovitch for the silver medal, they can send their teammates Denney and Coughlin to the Final.

Scimeca and Knierim earned their spot at this event by winning Cup of Nice earlier this season.  They are still a relatively new team in their first season together but could be a spoiler at this event if they can clean up their free skate.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Bazarova/Larionov
Silver: Moore-Towers/Moscovitch
Bronze: Castelli/Shnapir

Bios of the competitors:
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch, CAN: They placed 4th at Cup of China.  Their personal best is 177.43.  She is 20 and he is 28.

Della Monica/Guarise, ITA: They placed 15th at Worlds.  They finished 7th at Rostelecom Cup.  Their personal best is 142.53.  She is 23 and he is 24.

Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: They finished 6th at Worlds and are the reigning European Silver Medalists.  They won silver at Rostelecom Cup.  They are the 2011 European Bronze Medalists and 2007 World Junior Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 193.79.  She is 19 and he is 26.

Martiusheva/Rogonov, RUS: They placed 5th at Rostelecom Cup.  They are the 2009 World Junior Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 151.10.  She is 17 and he is 24.

Castelli/Shnapir, USA: They placed 5th at Skate America.  They are the 2009 World Junior Bronze Medalists.  Their personal best is 164.19.  She is 22 and he is 25.

Davis/Ladwig, USA: They placed 7th at Skate Canada.  Their personal best is 122.26.  She is 20 and he is 32.

Scimeca/Knierim, USA: This is their Grand Prix debut.  She is 21 and he is 25.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Rostelecom Cup Pairs Free Skate Results

 Pl.  NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
 PCS
+
SSTRPECHINDed.
-
StN.
1Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOVRUS132.7962.74 72.059.148.968.719.189.042.00#7
2Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOVRUS125.0661.12 63.948.007.867.828.218.070.00#6
3Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLINUSA120.1961.28 58.917.257.077.437.647.430.00#5
4Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERSCAN102.3051.26 53.046.796.436.506.826.612.00#4
5Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOVRUS99.2550.46 50.796.576.466.046.646.042.00#3
6Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWINUSA97.2450.22 48.026.045.866.006.255.861.00#1
7Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISEITA92.2847.44 45.845.865.545.686.005.571.00#2

FPl.NameNationPointsSPFS
1Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV
RUS
207.5311
2Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV
RUS
191.0822
3Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN
USA
179.2133
4Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS
CAN
154.1644
5Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOV
RUS
150.1555
6Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN
USA
143.1576
7Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE
ITA
142.5367

Friday, November 9, 2012

Rostelecom Cup Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.  NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
 PCS
+
SSTRPECHINDed.
-
StN.
1Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOVRUS74.7438.86 35.888.828.689.149.049.180.00#7
2Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOVRUS66.0234.72 31.307.897.467.898.007.890.00#6
3Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLINUSA59.0231.83 27.196.826.436.896.966.890.00#4
4Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERSCAN51.8625.85 27.016.826.616.686.866.791.00#5
5Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOVRUS50.9026.70 24.206.145.796.076.186.070.00#1
6Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISEITA50.2527.21 23.045.865.715.795.825.610.00#2
7Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWINUSA45.9122.96 22.955.865.615.715.895.610.00#3

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Rostelecom Cup Pairs Preview

Volosozhar and Trankov started off their season with a win at Skate America.  Their programs seemed a little slow and lackluster but they admitted that they were struggling with the time change.  That shouldn't be a problem at this event since they'll be competing at home.  If their scores don't improve, there might be a bigger problem with injuries or their programs this season.  They need a medal of any color to qualify for the Final.

Bazarova and Larionov withdrew from Nebelhorn earlier this season due to injuries.  They have an elegant style on the ice and a classic Russian look in their lifts and lines but jumps are not their strong suit.  If they're healthy and they can land their jumps they should easily make the podium here.

Denney and Coughlin claimed their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze at Skate America.  Their technical elements are some of the best in the World but they have been working to bring up their PCS scores.  They showed improvement already this season but will have to continue the upward climb in order to compete with the best.  They need a gold medal to qualify for the Final and a silver medal to stay in the hunt.

Lawrence and Swiegers had a good start to their season with a medal at the U.S. Figure Skating classic and finishing just off the podium in 4th place at Skate Canada.  They have a nice style on the ice but lack some of the technical fire to compete with the big teams.  If one of the other teams falters, they'll be ready to step in and climb onto the podium.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Volosozhar/Trankov
Silver: Denney/Coughlin
Bronze: Bazarova/Larionov

Bios of the competitors:
Lawrence/Swiegers, CAN: They finished 7th at Four Continents.  They placed 4th at Skate Canada.  They are the 2011 Four Continents Bronze Medalists.  Their personal best is 171.73.  She is 22 and he is 25.

Della Monica/Guarise, ITA: They placed 15th at Worlds.  Their personal best is 137.31.  She is 23 and he is 24.

Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: They finished 6th at Worlds and are the reigning European Silver Medalists.  They placed 5th at Skate America and won silver at Trophee Eric Bompard last season.  They are the 2011 European Bronze Medalists and 2007 World Junior Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 193.79.  She is 19 and he is 26.

Martiusheva/Rogonov, RUS: They are the 2009 World Junior Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 151.10.  She is 17 and he is 24.

Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS: They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and European Champions.  They won gold at Skate America.  They qualified for for the Grand Prix Final last season and won silver.  They are the 2011 World Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 212.08.  She is 26 and he is 29.

Denney/Coughlin, USA: They placed 8th at Worlds and are the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalists.  They won bronze at Skate America.  Their personal best is 185.42.  She is 19 and he is 26.

Vise/Baldwin, USA: They placed 6th at Skate Canada.  Their personal best is 155.42.  She is 26 and he is 34.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Top Senior Pairs Scores

Short Program
  1. Volosozhar/Trankov: 75.84 (World Championships)
  2. Duhamel/Radford: 73.61 (World Championships)
  3. Savchenko/Szolkowy: 73.47 (World Championships)
  4. Bazarova/Larionov: 70.14 (Grand Prix Final)
  5. Kavaguti/Smirnov: 69.98 (World Championships)
  6. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch: 69.25 (World Championships)
  7. Pang/Tong: 68.57 (Cup of China)
  8. Berton/Hotarek: 64.28 (European Championships)
  9. Castelli/Shnapir: 61.85 (NHK Trophy)
  10. James/Cipres: 60.98 (World Championships)
Free Skate
  1. Volosozhar/Trankov: 149.87 (World Championships)
  2. Savchenko/Szolkowy: 135.03 (European Championships)
  3. Bazarova/Larionov: 131.46 (Grand Prix Final)
  4. Duhamel/Radford: 130.95 (World Championships)
  5. Pang/Tong: 130.69 (World Championships)
  6. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch: 130.45 (Four Continents)
  7. Berton/Hotarek: 123.17 (European Championships)
  8. Kavaguti/Smirnov: 121.61 (World Championships)
  9. Denney/Coughlin: 120.19 (Rostelecom Cup)
  10. James/Cipres: 119.54 (European Championships)
Total (only top score listed)
  1. Volosozhar/Trankov: 225.71 (World Championships)
  2. Savchenko/Szolkowy: 205.56 (World Championships)
  3. Duhamel/Radford: 204.56 (World Championships)
  4. Bazarova/Larionov: 201.60 (Grand Prix Final)
  5. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch: 199.50 (World Championships)
  6. Pang/Tong: 194.64 (World Championships)
  7. Kavaguti/Smirnov: 191.59 (World Championships)
  8. Berton/Hotarek: 187.45 (European Championships)
  9. James/Cipres: 180.17 (World Championships)
  10. Denney/Coughlin: 179.21 (Rostelecom Cup)
Total (all scores listed)
  1. Volosozhar/Trankov: 225.71 (World Championships)
  2. Volosozhar/Trankov: 212.45 (European Championships)
  3. Volosozhar/Trankov: 210.47 (World Team Trophy)
  4. Volosozhar/Trankov: 207.53 (Rostelecom Cup)
  5. Savchenko/Szolkowy: 205.56 (World Championships)
  6. Savchenko/Szolkowy: 205.24 (European Championships)
  7. Duhamel/Radford: 204.56 (World Championships) 
  8. Volosozhar/Trankov: 204.55 (Grand Prix Final)
  9. Bazarova/Larionov: 201.60 (Grand Prix Final)
  10. Savchenko/Szolkowy: 201.36 (Skate Canada)
  11. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch: 199.50 (World Championships)
  12. Duhamel/Radford: 199.18 (Four Continents)
  13. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch: 196.78 (Four Continents)
  14. Volosozhar/Trankov: 195.07 (Skate America)
  15. Pang/Tong: 194.64 (World Championships)
  16. Pang/Tong: 192.81 (Grand Prix Final)
  17. Bazarova/Larionov: 192.02 (NHK Trophy)
  18. Kavaguti/Smirnov: 191.59 (World Championships)
  19. Duhamel/Radford: 191.15 (World Team Trophy)
  20. Bazarova/Larionov: 191.08 (Rostelecom Cup)

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Potential Grand Prix Pairs

There are 30 pairs on the list including several that have split but could still receive assignments.


There are 48 Grand Prix slots (including host picks) with 42 of the 48 slots filled from this list.  Some of these teams may elect to remain junior and once the split teams are removed, there will be more opportunities for second assignments. 

Note that this season the top 6 finishers at Worlds will not be able to compete at three events.  Also, teams will no longer be able to compete on both the Junior and Senior Grand Prix.  

The assignments will be released on May 21st.  

Top 12 finishers at Worlds (guaranteed 2 GP spots, top 6 are seeded and may do 3 events)
1 Savchenko/Szolkowy
2 Volosozhar/Trankov
3 Takahashi/Tran
4 Pang/Tong
5 Duhamel/Radford
6 Bazarova/Larionov
7 Kavaguti/Smirnov
8 Denney/Coughlin
9 Sui/Han
10 Marley/Brubaker
11 Berton/Hotarek
12 Dube/Wolfe

Top 24 Seasons Best (guaranteed 1 spot)
10 Zhang/Zhang (split)
12 Moore-Towers/Moscovitch
13 Stolbova/Klimov
14 Evora/Ladwig (split)
16 Yu/Jin (Junior)
17 Iliushechkina/Maisuradze (split)
18 Lawrence/Swiegers
20 Vise/Baldwin
21 Vartmann/Van Cleave
22 Davankova/Deputat (Junior)
23 Bobak/Beharry (rumored to have split)
24 James/Cipres

Top 24 World Standings (guaranteed 1 assignment)
10 Hausch/Wende
15 Gerboldt/Enbert
21 Dong/Wu
22 Kadlecova/Bidar (split)
23 Kemp/King

Top 3 at Junior Grand Prix Final and Jr. Worlds (considered for 1 spot)
JGPF
3 Simpson/Blackmer (Junior)


Number of skaters eligible by country (not including host picks):
Russia: 7 (one split)
Canada: 5 (one split)
China: 5 (one split)
USA: 5 (one split)
Czech Republic: 1 (split)
France: 1
Germany: 3
Great Britain: 1
Italy: 1
Japan: 1

Friday, April 20, 2012

World Team Trophy Pairs Results

Pl.  NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
 PCS
+
SSTRPECHINDed.
-
StN.
1Narumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRANJPN64.9234.64 30.287.617.437.547.647.640.00#5
2Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOVRUS62.0232.01 30.017.547.367.467.577.570.00#6
3Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREKITA59.2831.90 27.386.866.576.966.827.000.00#4
4Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORDCAN59.2733.73 27.546.966.866.687.006.932.00#3
5Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLINUSA58.9332.53 26.406.716.466.756.506.570.00#2
6Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOTFRA42.0720.47 22.605.865.435.715.645.611.00#1

Pl.  NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
 PCS
+
SSTRPECHINDed.
-
StN.
1Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOVRUS118.6858.52 61.167.687.507.617.757.681.00#5
2Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORDCAN118.3561.91 56.447.076.967.077.147.040.00#3
3Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLINUSA117.0562.33 54.726.966.467.076.826.890.00#2
4Narumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRANJPN112.6454.82 59.827.577.547.217.577.502.00#6
5Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREKITA99.4647.45 53.016.716.466.576.646.751.00#4
6Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOTFRA77.0334.52 42.515.575.115.325.395.180.00#1


FPl.NameNationPointsSPFSTeam
Points
1Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV

RUS
180.702112
2Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORD

CAN
177.624211
3Narumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRAN

JPN
177.561410
4Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN

USA
175.98539
5Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK

ITA
158.74358
6Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOT

FRA
119.10667

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

World Championships: Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.  Qual.NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
 PCS
+
SSTRPECHINDed.
-
StN.
1QAliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWYGER68.6335.74 32.898.297.968.298.328.250.00#19
2QQing PANG / Jian TONGCHN67.1033.94 33.168.367.938.398.398.390.00#20
3QNarumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRANJPN65.3734.94 30.437.577.507.687.687.610.00#11
4QVera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOVRUS65.0235.33 29.697.577.327.467.467.290.00#14
5QMeagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORDCAN63.6935.00 29.697.507.327.467.467.361.00#17
6QWenjing SUI / Cong HANCHN63.2734.90 29.377.217.117.467.547.391.00#18
7QCaydee DENNEY / John COUGHLINUSA62.4834.36 28.127.146.617.326.967.110.00#10
8QTatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOVRUS60.4831.62 30.867.937.367.687.797.822.00#16
9QStefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREKITA60.3932.39 28.006.966.717.077.147.110.00#15
10QMary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKERUSA59.6233.08 26.546.686.296.826.756.640.00#4
11QYuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOVRUS59.5931.20 30.397.687.507.507.687.642.00#13
12QJessica DUBE / Sebastien WOLFECAN55.8330.37 25.466.506.216.366.466.290.00#8
13QVanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRESFRA50.5127.36 23.156.045.505.965.825.610.00#7
14QNicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISEITA49.0727.88 21.195.644.935.395.325.210.00#5
15QMaylin HAUSCH / Daniel WENDEGER48.4825.44 24.046.325.756.046.075.861.00#12
16QMari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVEGER47.9125.66 22.255.795.215.755.645.430.00#1
17Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKIISR44.6925.90 18.795.004.394.934.684.500.00#6
18Anais MORAND / Timothy LEEMANNSUI44.5924.28 20.315.294.865.145.184.930.00#9
19Stacey KEMP / David KINGGBR39.3323.24 18.094.644.574.574.504.322.00#2
20Ji Hyang RI / Won Hyok THAEPRK36.2319.03 18.205.044.114.644.574.391.00#3