Paul/Islam, CAN: 26.17 TES+ 27.57 PCS = 53.74
- Nice arm positions and ease in their twizzles with good unison but I would like to see them a bit closer together
- Great speed and flow through the non touching step sequence with good unison and extension through their free legs
- They have great flow and speed in the Finnstep but you can see that they're concentrating and have lost the performance a bit here; a bit bouncy toward the end section
- Nice split rotational lift with her jumping up into the entry
- Very solid program from them and it suits their style very well
- I'm not sure I'm getting the Cabaret music with the roaring 20s themed program
- Very far apart on the twizzles but decent unison
- They have a lot of speed but not a lot of edge work
- Some of the steps in the Finnstep seem more labored and the arm changes are a lot less secure; not a lot of use of the free arm and really on top of their edges in a lot of places
- If they were going to go with a Fosse program I'd love to see them in a more true to theme costume
- Really neat lift with her doing a half twist flip but the changes of position were messy and she could stretch through her legs more and get better lines
- Very bobbly on the non touching step sequence and they seem to get closer and closer throughout
- Her costume is very simple but I really like it and it stands out from the pack--solid blue color with cut out sides and rhinestones along the edges of the cutout
- Starting with their Finnstep, they seem to not be very secure in all the holds and at one point he holds her wrists instead of her hands; on top of their edges but good stretch through their free legs
- Great timing on their twizzles with the music and nice unison with each other
- Great changes of edges and one foot sequences in their non touching step sequence with lots of arms and great matching leg lines
- Cartwheel around to a spread eagle lift with her in a haircutter position
- Decent program for them in their debut
- Lots of speed going into their Finnstep and a great ease in their upper bodies and heads showing they are comfortable in their holds
- A little bit of ice spray on some of the edge changes in the Finnstep but overall it looked pretty good on the edges
- Nice twizzles but she seemed a hair faster than him on the 2nd set
- Flip up and toss into a catch position
- Lots of speed and flow in the non touching; deep edges and very good knees from him but she seems a bit stiff in places and had a very minor bobble or two
- He takes a fall getting into the ending pose, he got caught on her blade coming out of a lift--not on an element so it won't cost them anything but the 1 point deduction
- Overall it seemed like a bit more work than it did last week but some elements did look better as well
Group 2
Riazanova/Tkachenko, RUS: 31.17 TES+ 29.62 PCS -1.00 = 59.79 and into 2nd place
- Great back edge entry to their twizzles but I'd like to see them skate them a bit closer together
- Nice flow and changes of edge in their non touching step sequence with great feel for the music and a nice twisted turn done at center ice
- Great flow through the Finnstep with clean edge changes and nice changes of hold and very well timed with the music
- Toss up to a rotational lift but a sloppy ending
- Overall I liked how this program was put together but there were a few sloppy music cuts at the end which distracted from the ending of the program
- Twizzles were a little bobbly and he seemed off balance at the end; they were also very far apart and had to change to a wider camera angle
- Really off in their unison on the non touching step sequence and every arm and leg seems to be off
- I'd like to see her get the free leg out more in some of these turns; they seem very hesitant in the Finnstep but it's timed very well with their music; she also has some hunched over positions in some of the steps and could have better posture throughout the sequence
- Haircutter rotational lift
- I love their tap steps timed with the tap in the music
- Good distance between them on the twizzles and very well timed
- Nice use of their free legs and arms in the opening section of the Finnstep; a few ice sprays so they could clean up the edge changes a bit more
- Nice distance between them and good unison during the non touching step sequence with good quick changes of edge and direction at the end
- Really nice lift with her swinging around his body several times in different directions
- Great choreography in their non touching step sequence starting with them criss crossing and looking at each other; slight loss of unison on the last attitude turn at the end
- Great ease in their Finnstep and nice speed and flow across the ice; both do a great job of extending through their free legs; I don't feel this goes as well with their music as some of the other programs we've seen but it's executed very well
- Very close together on the twizzles but they lose unison a few times and they seem a little bit sloppy for them
- Great lift with several twists and flips and interesting positions
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CC | IT | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR | CAN | 73.15 | 35.34 | 37.81 | 9.33 | 9.46 | 9.42 | 9.50 | 9.54 | 0.00 | #8 | |
| 2 | Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE | CAN | 70.35 | 35.91 | 34.44 | 8.54 | 8.50 | 8.58 | 8.67 | 8.71 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 3 | Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE | USA | 60.92 | 32.50 | 29.42 | 7.29 | 7.17 | 7.33 | 7.42 | 7.50 | 1.00 | #4 | |
| 4 | Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO | RUS | 59.79 | 31.17 | 29.62 | 7.50 | 7.21 | 7.46 | 7.46 | 7.38 | 1.00 | #5 | |
| 5 | Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI | GER | 55.91 | 26.58 | 29.33 | 7.29 | 7.13 | 7.42 | 7.42 | 7.38 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 6 | Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN | RUS | 55.63 | 27.66 | 27.97 | 7.17 | 6.96 | 7.00 | 6.88 | 6.96 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 7 | Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM | CAN | 53.74 | 26.17 | 27.57 | 6.92 | 6.75 | 7.00 | 6.96 | 6.83 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 8 | Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI | ITA | 52.03 | 25.92 | 28.11 | 6.96 | 6.88 | 7.17 | 7.17 | 6.96 | 2.00 | #2 |
