Pages

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Skate Canada Free Dance

Group 1
Ralph/Hill, CAN: 38.56 TES + 38.04 PCS = 76.60  Total: 126.60
  • She could stretch through her legs more in some of the opening acrobatic moves
  • A little slow and slightly off timing on the twizzles but an interesting third variation with a flying entry
  • They have good matching leg lines but don't always stretch through their free legs on some of these steps; good speed maintained
  • One leg lift from him and a nice toss exit with her landing horizontal to the ice on his leg
  • Rotational lift with her wrapped around his shoulders
  • Nice change of level one armed rotational lift
  • Good centering on their dance spin but some of her positions are slightly awkward
  • I like the intensity in their skating and feel that this program really suits them
  • Nice highlight move with her laying on his blade as he travels on a curve
  • Nice relationship with each other and variety of holds in their second step sequence with good speed and flow
  • Good change of position for her in the spread eagle lift
Zlobina/Sitnikov, AZE: 40.01 TES +41.87 PCS = 81.88  Total: 132.80 and into 1st place
  • Interesting story at the top here with her slapping him and then him kissing her in response
  • Flip around his head into a fast rotational lift in a haircutter position
  • Nice speed into their dance spin but I'm not crazy about the backwards sit position from her and she needs more stretch through her free leg
  • A little bit of a bobble at the beginning of the step sequence on one of her turns
  • Good timing and distance between them on the twizzles
  • Lunge lift with her in a handstand on his leg 
  • Great lift with him skating forward on one leg and her standing on his working leg facing him--neither were using their hands to hold the position
  • A little choppy on some of these turns in the second step sequence
  • Rotational lift with her curled up in a ball 
  • Nice standing lift with her wrapped around his waist and him rotating on one leg
  • Some nice highlight movements and some of the routine seemed a bit on the junior side in terms of the acting but it had the crowd's attention!
Carron/Jones, FRA: 37.07 TES + 42.01 PCS = 79.08 Total: 130.75 and into 2nd place
  • Nice entry into an AMAZING rotational single arm lift with changes of position for her
  • Nice ease on their twizzles and good timing through all three sets
  • Step over his head into an arabesque resting on his shoulder while he skated backwards on one leg
  • Stationary rotational lift with her parallel to the ice
  • Nice connection between them on the tango step sequence but it could use a little bit more flair and difficult edges
  • Nice speed in the dance spin but they have a bobble getting through the change of position and she doesn't stretch through her free leg in some of these positions
  • They have great lifts in this program and I wish some of the other elements were at the same level as this could be a world class program
Gilles/Poirier, CAN: 40.93 TES + 42.10 PCS = 83.03  Total: 136.74 and into 1st place
  • I lost the feed for the first half
  • Difficult variations on the twizzles and they looked well timed
  • Nice stationary rotational lift with her leaning back toward the ice
  • Double spread eagle into a spread eagle lift with two changes of position for her
  • Interesting pictures in their dance spin but it seems a little slow and there are places she could stretch through her free leg more
  • Good speed and flow on the step sequence
  • From what I saw of this program I'm not sure how much I loved it...it seems disjointed in places and doesn't seem to really suit them 

Group 2
Hubbell/Donohue, USA: 36.38 TES + 43.94 PCS = 80.32 Total: 135.16 and into 2nd place
  • Difficult variations on their twizzles; nicely timed with each other and the music
  • I love the way her skirt moves as she skates across teh ice
  • Nice lift standing on his leg with a twist down exit
  • Good matching leg lines, changes of hold and ease of movement in their first step sequence
  • Nice speed in their combination spin with good change of direction and good stretch through her positions
  • Heel stretch lift standing on his skates but I'd like to see her slightly straighter in her back for a more appealing position
  • Difficult curve lift with her suspended out over the ice and he skating on one leg
  • Good energy, edges and flow across teh ice in the second step sequence
  • Good speed on the rotational lift 
  • Great characters and carrying the feel of the piece from beginning to end and great ending pose
Riazanova/Tkachenko, RUS: 41.64 TES + 45.95 PCS = 87.59 Total: 143.39 and into 1st place
  • Nice full circle in the changes of position in the first lift
  • I think her dress is stunning on her and it is one of the few white dressed I think have really worked with the ice
  • Some nice footwork accentuating the music in their first step sequence 
  • Flip up into a fast rotational lift
  • Nice stretch through her positions in the dance spin and good pictures created between them
  • Good speed, distance between them and timing on the twizzles through all three sets
  • Nice spread eagle lift with her upside down facing the ice
  • Good flow across the ice and nice ease in the change of holds in their second step sequence
  • Good speed in the rotational hair cutter lift
  • Interesting straight line lift with her on his skate but she needs to arch her back slightly more
  • Really nice program from them
Cappellini/Lanotte, ITA: 44.63 TES + 50.35 PCS = 94.98  Total: 160.06 and into 1st place
  • In one of the most dramatic showdowns of the event Shpilband's team and Zoueva's team are separated by just .01 after the free dance and both are skating to Carmen
  • It looks like he might have stepped out a bit early on the twizzles in the 2nd set of 3
  • Nice kick to an arch from her in the first lift right into a rotational lift
  • Nice timing in their first step sequence and I like the little details like tango flicks to really add to the theme
  • I'm not a fan of her catchfoot camel position in their dance spin 
  • Nice straight line lift and a really nice rotational lift with her in a split position
  • Great stretch through their free legs in this second step sequence and really nice deep edges and knees 
Virtue/Moir, CAN: 48.42 TES + 55.90 PCS = 104.32  Total: 169.41 and into 1st place
  • In terms of costumes I prefer Anna's dress to Tessa's.  She looks more Morticia Addams than Carmen in her black and gray plunging neckline and shredded skirt
  • Very seductive side from Tessa here in some of the opening movements
  • Great lift accenting the music with a toss and nice changes of position
  • Good twizzles, perfectly timed with each other and the music
  • Nice stretched matching camel positions in the dance spin but her catchfoot variations in the next two positions seem a little awkward
  • Nice deep edges and knees with clean changes of edge as well and good flow across the ice
  • Handstand lift with him in a spread eagle into a rotational lift
  • Some interesting almost hip hop arms here to coordinate with the music and a few awkward leg moves; their facial expressions also seem forced, especially considering how well they are known for performance skills
  • Nice lines in the 2nd step sequence and good variety and changes of hold
  • I usually LOVE Virtue and Moir but I am not really a fan of this program
Pl.  NameNationTSS
=
TES
+
 PCS
+
SSTRPECCITDed.
-
StN.
1Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIRCAN104.3248.42 55.909.329.149.299.469.500.00#8
2Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTEITA94.9844.63 50.358.368.118.578.578.570.00#7
3Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKORUS87.5941.64 45.957.827.367.757.757.790.00#6
4Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIERCAN83.0340.93 42.107.146.717.217.117.110.00#4
5Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOVAZE81.8840.01 41.876.966.717.117.117.210.00#2
6Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUEUSA80.3236.38 43.947.437.117.467.397.360.00#5
7Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONESFRA79.0837.07 42.017.116.827.047.077.070.00#3
8Kharis RALPH / Asher HILLCAN76.6038.56 38.046.436.146.506.326.430.00#1

No comments:

Post a Comment