Junior Worlds Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	105.14	53.86		51.28	6.39	6.07	6.64	6.39	6.57	0.00	#10
2	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	103.22	52.70		50.52	6.36	6.00	6.43	6.32	6.46	0.00	#13
3	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	101.61	51.62		49.99	6.32	6.04	6.29	6.21	6.39	0.00	#14
4	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	97.88	50.17		47.71	5.96	5.68	6.25	5.96	5.96	0.00	#11
5	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	96.52	50.72		46.80	6.00	5.79	5.79	5.89	5.79	1.00	#15
6	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	96.49	50.44		48.05	6.32	5.93	5.93	5.96	5.89	2.00	#16
7	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	96.40	49.20		47.20	6.04	5.64	6.00	5.86	5.96	0.00	#12
8	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	92.74	47.02		45.72	5.82	5.43	5.79	5.75	5.79	0.00	#6
9	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	87.29	43.00		44.29	5.68	5.39	5.54	5.46	5.61	0.00	#9
10	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	80.57	43.16		38.41	5.04	4.57	4.79	4.93	4.68	1.00	#1
11	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	78.35	37.43		42.92	5.46	5.18	5.43	5.36	5.39	2.00	#7
12	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	75.04	40.11		35.93	4.68	4.50	4.39	4.50	4.39	1.00	#5
13	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	72.91	38.97		35.94	4.75	4.25	4.46	4.50	4.50	2.00	#4
14	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	70.39	32.41		38.98	5.04	4.79	4.82	4.93	4.79	1.00	#8
15	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	67.34	33.63		33.71	4.43	4.07	4.14	4.32	4.11	0.00	#3
16	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	60.41	29.81		31.60	4.07	3.93	3.82	4.07	3.86	1.00	#2

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	155.83	3	2
2	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	154.70	2	3
3	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	154.57	7	1
4	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	151.47	1	5
5	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	148.74	4	6
6	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	147.97	5	7
7	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	147.83	6	4
8	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	135.61	10	8
9	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	133.01	8	9
10	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	121.51	9	11
11	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	120.75	14	10
12	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	116.92	12	12
13	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	113.48	13	13
14	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	113.00	11	14
15	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	103.64	15	15
16	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	91.31	16	16

Junior Worlds Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	54.95	31.10		23.85	6.14	5.75	6.04	5.96	5.93	0.00	#12
2	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	53.09	29.18		23.91	6.00	5.68	6.11	5.96	6.14	0.00	#10
3	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	52.61	27.76		24.85	6.18	5.96	6.39	6.21	6.32	0.00	#13
4	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	52.25	29.51		23.74	6.11	5.82	5.89	5.96	5.89	1.00	#8
5	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	51.57	28.03		23.54	6.04	5.61	5.96	5.93	5.89	0.00	#5
6	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	49.95	27.75		22.20	5.50	5.29	5.71	5.61	5.64	0.00	#7
7	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	49.43	26.46		23.97	6.18	5.86	6.04	5.96	5.93	1.00	#15
8	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	45.72	24.58		22.14	5.50	5.18	5.61	5.68	5.71	1.00	#16
9	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	43.16	22.36		21.80	5.54	5.18	5.46	5.50	5.57	1.00	#11
10	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	42.87	22.20		21.67	5.61	5.18	5.36	5.57	5.36	1.00	#4
11	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	42.61	22.37		20.24	5.25	4.86	5.04	5.07	5.07	0.00	#14
12	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	41.88	23.05		18.83	4.96	4.50	4.68	4.79	4.61	0.00	#9
13	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	40.57	23.59		17.98	4.61	4.25	4.57	4.54	4.50	1.00	#1
14	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	40.18	20.52		20.66	5.32	4.96	5.07	5.25	5.21	1.00	#6
15	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	36.30	20.27		16.03	4.25	3.79	4.04	4.07	3.89	0.00	#3
16	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	30.90	16.24		15.66	4.00	3.82	3.89	4.00	3.86	1.00	#2

US Nationals Pairs Short Program Results

Place	Start No.	Name	Score
1	6	Marissa Castelli, SC Of Boston Simon Shnapir, SC Of Boston	62.27
2	4	Felicia Zhang, SC of New York Nathan Bartholomay, University of Delaware FSC	53.19
3	9	Alexa Scimeca, DuPage FSC Christopher Knierim, Broadmoor SC	52.79
4	10	Haven Denney, Broadmoor SC Brandon Frazier, All Year FSC	52.48
5	1	Lindsay Davis, All Year FSC Mark Ladwig, Red River Valley FSC	51.65
6	5	DeeDee Leng, DuPage FSC Timothy LeDuc, Eastern Iowa FSC	50.84
7	7	Gretchen Donlan, SC Of Boston Andrew Speroff, SC Of Boston	49.81
8	3	Kiri Baga, FSC of Bloomington Taylor Toth, DuPage FSC	48.13
9	2	Tarah Kayne, Southwest Florida FSC Daniel O'Shea, Skokie Valley SC	47.74
10	8	Tiffany Vise, Coyotes SC of Arizona Don Baldwin, Los Angeles FSC	44.41
EW		Caydee Denney, Broadmoor SC John Coughlin, Kansas City FSC
EW		Caitlin Yankowskas, Colonial FSC Joshua Reagan, Stars FSC of Texas

US Nationals Senior Pairs Preview

Donlan and Speroff are the highest ranked team returning to U.S. Nationals this season.  They claimed the pewter medal at nationals this season and received acclaim for their Sleeping Beauty free skate.  She has a balletic quality and a Russian pairs look to her skating that this team uses to their advantage but they have struggled with their side by side jumps.  They have kept their free skate from last season but have struggled in their short program at their international events this season.  They have not yet met the short program minimum for Worlds so if they are named to the team they will have to meet the minimum at Four Continents.

Castelli and Shnapir have never stood on a national podium and finished 5th the last two seasons.  In the off season, they focused on their whole package and have traveled to Canada for their programs.  They won a bronze medal at NHK Trophy this season and are entering nationals as the favorites.   They have a throw triple axel and a throw quad salchow in their arsenal but will be going for clean programs here.  The spotlight will be on them in a way they haven't experienced before but if they stay focused and hit their programs like they have all season, they should be able to not only land on the podium for the first time but claim the top spot.

Scimeca and Knierim are a brand new team that are experiencing quick success this season.  They both competed at nationals last season with other partners and finished 10th and 7th respectively.  After teaming up this summer, they found chemistry both on and off the ice and were able to win gold at Cup of Nice over reigning European Bronze Medalists Stolbova and Klimov.  That win earned them a trip to NHK Trophy as a substitute where they finished 4th.

Zhang and Bartholomay had a great showing at nationals last season and despite skating a day before the top teams in the early groups they had a standout performance that was still being talked about the next day.  She was injured at Sectionals so they skated through most of their elements but if she is healthy they have a good shot at challenging for the podium.

Also in the mix are veteran team Vise/Baldwin, new team Kayne/O'Shea and the new pairing of Davis/Ladwig.  Reigning Junior Champions Denney and Frazier will also make their senior debut after competing as juniors internationally this fall.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Castelli/Shnapir
Silver: Scimeca/Knierim
Bronze: Donlan/Speroff
Pewter: Zhang/Bartholomay

Bios of the competitors:
Baga/Toth: She represents the Figure Skating Club of Bloomington and he represents the DuPage Figure Skating Club.  They won bronze at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  Nationally, they have the 3rd best short program, 4th best free skate and 4th best total scores.

Castelli/Shnapir: She is 22 and he is 25 and they represent the Skating Club of Boston.  They placed 5th at Skate America and won bronze at NHK Trophy.  They are the 2009 World Junior bronze medalists.  They placed 9th in Novice in 2007, are the 2008 Novice bronze medalists, the 2009 Junior bronze medalists, placed 10th in Seniors in 2010, 5th in 2011 and 5th in 2012.  Internationally, they have the 8th best short program, 10th best free skate and 9th best total scores.

Davis/Ladwig: He is 32 and represents the Red River Valley Figure Skating Club.  They finished 7th at Skate Canada and 6th at NHK Trophy.

Denney/Frazier: She is 17 and he is 20.  She represents the Broadmoor Skating Club and he represents the All Year Figure Skating Club.  They placed 4th at JGP USA.  They are the 2008 Intermediate Pairs bronze medalists and reigning Junior Champions.

Donlan/Speroff: She is 19 and he is 24 and they represent the Skating Club of Boston.  They placed 6th at Skate America.  They finished 8th in Juniors in 2010 and 8th as Seniors in 2011.  They are the reigning pewter medalists.

Kayne/O'Shea: She represents the Southwest Florida Figure Skating Club and he represents the Skokie Valley Skating Club.  They won gold at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  Nationally, they have the 4th best short program, 2nd best free skate and 2nd best total scores.

Leng/LeDuc: She represents the DuPage Figure Skating Club.  He is 22 and represents the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club.  They won silver at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  Nationally, they have the 2nd best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total scores.

Scimeca/Knierim: She is 21 and represents the DuPage Figure Skating Club.  They placed 4th at NHK Trophy.  He is 25 and represents the Broadmoor Skating Club.  They won gold at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  Nationally, they have the best short program, free skate and total scores.

Vise/Baldwin: She is 26 and represents the Broadmoor Skating Club.  He is 35 and represents the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club.  They finished 6th at Skate Canada and 6th at Rostelecom Cup.  They placed 8th in 2011 and 9th in 2011.

Zhang/Bartholomay: She is 19 and represents the Skating Club of New York.  He is 23.  They finished 8th at nationals last season.  They won silver at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals.  Nationally, they have the 5th best short program, free skate and total scores.

Rostelecom Cup Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	132.79	62.74		72.05	9.14	8.96	8.71	9.18	9.04	2.00	#7
2	Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV	RUS	125.06	61.12		63.94	8.00	7.86	7.82	8.21	8.07	0.00	#6
3	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	120.19	61.28		58.91	7.25	7.07	7.43	7.64	7.43	0.00	#5
4	Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS	CAN	102.30	51.26		53.04	6.79	6.43	6.50	6.82	6.61	2.00	#4
5	Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOV	RUS	99.25	50.46		50.79	6.57	6.46	6.04	6.64	6.04	2.00	#3
6	Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN	USA	97.24	50.22		48.02	6.04	5.86	6.00	6.25	5.86	1.00	#1
7	Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE	ITA	92.28	47.44		45.84	5.86	5.54	5.68	6.00	5.57	1.00	#2

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	207.53	1	1
2	Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV	RUS	191.08	2	2
3	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	179.21	3	3
4	Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS	CAN	154.16	4	4
5	Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOV	RUS	150.15	5	5
6	Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN	USA	143.15	7	6
7	Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE	ITA	142.53	6	7

Rostelecom Cup Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	74.74	38.86		35.88	8.82	8.68	9.14	9.04	9.18	0.00	#7
2	Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV	RUS	66.02	34.72		31.30	7.89	7.46	7.89	8.00	7.89	0.00	#6
3	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	59.02	31.83		27.19	6.82	6.43	6.89	6.96	6.89	0.00	#4
4	Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS	CAN	51.86	25.85		27.01	6.82	6.61	6.68	6.86	6.79	1.00	#5
5	Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOV	RUS	50.90	26.70		24.20	6.14	5.79	6.07	6.18	6.07	0.00	#1
6	Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE	ITA	50.25	27.21		23.04	5.86	5.71	5.79	5.82	5.61	0.00	#2
7	Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN	USA	45.91	22.96		22.95	5.86	5.61	5.71	5.89	5.61	0.00	#3

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.

Skate America Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	129.29	62.47		67.82	8.54	8.21	8.36	8.64	8.64	1.00	#7
2	Qing PANG / Jian TONG	CHN	123.20	57.59		65.61	8.29	7.93	8.21	8.36	8.21	0.00	#6
3	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	117.47	59.97		57.50	7.18	6.82	7.36	7.29	7.29	0.00	#5
4	Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES	FRA	111.90	58.87		53.03	6.68	6.32	6.86	6.71	6.57	0.00	#4
5	Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR	USA	108.52	56.10		52.42	6.50	6.25	6.79	6.61	6.61	0.00	#3
6	Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF	USA	90.72	45.54		46.18	5.75	5.50	5.82	5.93	5.86	1.00	#1
7	Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI	ISR	78.36	40.12		42.24	5.36	5.11	5.21	5.46	5.25	4.00	#2

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	195.07	1	1
2	Qing PANG / Jian TONG	CHN	185.16	2	2
3	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	178.22	3	3
4	Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES	FRA	167.66	4	4
5	Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR	USA	164.19	5	5
6	Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF	USA	131.26	7	6
7	Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI	ISR	119.02	6	7

Skate America Pairs Short Program

Group 1

Donlan/Speroff, USA: 19.37 TES + 22.17 PCS -1.00 = 40.54

• Gorgeous partner spiral transition movement into their triple twist
• Not a lot of height but clean catch and a nice exit from her
• Step out on the side by side triple toes
• Not a lot of variations in the death spiral
• Awkward fall from her in their step sequence
• Their steo sequence had a nice flow and quality of movement despite the fall
• Good unison on their side by side spins and nice positions although they were a little far apart
• Hands down on the throw triple salchow although she got great height and distance
• Nice lift position into a beautiful attitude position and a flip into a dance lift hold for an exit
• A few little bobbles but there is a lot of promise in this program if they skate it clean

Montalbano/Krasnopolski, ISR: 20.83 TES + 20.83 PCS -1.00 = 40.66 and into 1st place

• Solid double twist but seemed a little slow in the rotation
• A little bobble on the landing of the triple toe from her
• Straight up in the air on the throw triple loop with no distance and she falls
• A lot of traveling in their side by side spins but decent synchronization
• Awkward leg positions from her getting into the lift and she could use more stretch through her legs during the lift
• Nice flow in their step sequence but they seem a little tired and aren't really attacking the end of this program
• Bent free leg in the death spiral but a nice low position of her head

Castelli/Shnapir, USA: 30.59 TES + 25.08 PCS = 55.67 and into 1st place

• Lots of confidence and attack at the start of this program
• Good height on the triple twist with a good landing
• Side by side triple salchow was decent--she fought for her landing but held on
• A lot of speed in their side by side spins but they're not together and also aren't side by side
• Gorgeous throw triple salchow with a ton of height and distance
• Nice use of the arms and stretch through the legs to really finish off all the elements of their step sequence
• Nice press lift right to a stomach hold and their signature split lift
• Good heel stretch into a low death spiral with a nice exit
• Very nice program for them!

Group 2

James/Cipres, FRA: 30.28 TES + 25.48 PCS = 55.76 and into 1st place

• Big triple twist and she almost went past horizontal
• She hung on to that side by side triple toe
• Very nice throw triple flip with great height
• Nice stretched out death spiral with her head below her knee
• Decent attempt at some latin moves in this program but they could commit to them more to really sell the program
• Fun flying camels perfectly together in the middle of their step sequence was a real highlight and good stretch through their free legs in the hold section of their footwork
• Nice entry to the lift but she could stretch her bottom leg more after the change of position into the hip hold with a catch foot
• Good position variations in their side by side spin with good timing

Denney/Coughlin, USA: 33.14 TES + 27.61 PCS = 60.75 and into 1st place

• Caydee's look is much more toned down this year with no crazy hair pieces and more subtle makeup
• Huge triple twist that looked amazingly easy
• Nice side by side triple toes
• Nice throw triple flip with good distance and she held the landing
• Good relationship between them in the side by side spins with nice timing until the very end when she finished a rotation before him
• She still could work on her lift positions and really stretch through her legs and arch her back more 
• I'd like to see more Spanish character during this routine to really accentuate the feeling of the music especially through this footwork sequence
• Good stretched leg in the death spiral with a really nice arch in her back

Pang/Tong, CHN: 31.50 TES + 31.46 PCS -1.00 = 61.96 and into 1st place

• A lot more Spanish feel in this program from the carriage to the facial expression to the arm movements
• He is very tilted in the air on the triple toes and falls
• Beautiful triple twist with her arms above her head on the catch
• Huge throw triple loop and she has to eke that free leg out to hang on to it
• Good death spiral
• Press up into a split lift rotating in both directions and a hip hold with her lying on her side--very difficult and they made it look easy
• They seem a little slow through the middle of this step sequence but I like the touches they've added to really carry the theme of the program
• Very nice timing on their side by side spins and nice stretch in all of their positions

Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS: 32.87 TES + 32.91 PCS = 65.78 and into 1st place

• I think she borrowed her costume from Kaitlin Weaver...the necklaces on the dress make me a little nervous considering the lifts and throws these pairs are doing
• Bluesy beginning of the program but everything seems very placed and staged and lacking the chemistry they normally have
• Crashy landing on the landing of the triple twist and he seemed to not have his balance
• Triple salchows he turned out but kept his free leg up
• Big throw triple loop and she hangs on but not their best
• Decent death spiral
• Backwards entry into their lift with a great side hold position--very different from what other teams have been doing
• For this music the step sequence needs to be smooth and seems to be lacking the feeling of the piece
• Beautiful positions in their side by side spins
• They seemed a little tight overall with little errors on many of their elements and they didn't seem to really be in the program.  I don't think it suits them as well as their programs have in the past.

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	65.78	32.87		32.91	8.25	7.96	8.25	8.39	8.29	0.00	#7
2	Qing PANG / Jian TONG	CHN	61.96	31.50		31.46	8.00	7.64	7.75	8.11	7.82	1.00	#6
3	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	60.75	33.14		27.61	7.04	6.54	7.00	7.07	6.86	0.00	#5
4	Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES	FRA	55.76	30.28		25.48	6.43	6.04	6.61	6.39	6.39	0.00	#4
5	Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR	USA	55.67	30.59		25.08	6.18	6.00	6.46	6.32	6.39	0.00	#3
6	Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI	ISR	40.66	20.83		20.83	5.32	4.86	5.25	5.39	5.21	1.00	#2
7	Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF	USA	40.54	19.37		22.17	5.64	5.36	5.39	5.79	5.54	1.00	#1