Bavarian Open Senior Results

Men

FPl.	Name	Club	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Franz STREUBEL	ECO	GER	190.64	1	1
2	Martin RAPPE		GER	183.62	3	2
3	Christopher CALUZA		PHI	183.61	2	3
4	Denis WIECZOREK		GER	168.69	4	4
5	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN		ARM	153.33	10	5
6	Valtter VIRTANEN		FIN	148.84	7	7
7	Luke CHILCOTT		GBR	147.80	6	9
8	Maurizio ZANDRON		ITA	147.09	9	8
9	Ivan ALDINGER	TSVK	GER	146.54	11	6
10	Samuli TYYSKÄ		FIN	145.71	5	10
11	Taras RAJEC		SVK	131.06	13	11
12	Sargis HAYRAPETYAN		ARM	128.08	8	13
13	Patrick MYZYK		POL	124.38	14	12
14	Cesare BELLOMO		ITA	122.56	12	14
WD	Boyito MULDER		NED

Ladies

FPl.	Name	Club	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Nathalie WEINZIERL		GER	138.47	1	2
2	Roberta RODEGHIERO		ITA	138.04	4	1
3	Isabelle OLSSON		SWE	131.81	3	3
4	Sarah HECKEN		GER	128.46	2	7
5	Katharina ZIENTEK		GER	127.32	5	4
6	Ilaria NOGARO		ITA	123.17	6	6
7	Belinda SCHÖNBERGER		AUT	121.16	8	5
8	Carol BRESSANUTTI		ITA	121.03	7	8
9	Jennifer URBAN	ECO	GER	115.06	11	10
10	Isabel DRESCHER		GER	114.75	15	9
11	Cecilia TÖRN		FIN	113.77	9	14
12	Victoria HÜBLER		AUT	113.13	13	12
13	Nicole GRAF		SUI	111.95	12	13
14	Isabelle PIEMANN		BEL	110.09	10	15
15	Rosaliina KUPARINEN		FIN	108.85	19	11
16	Sandy HOFFMANN		GER	102.64	16	16
17	Karina JOHNSON		DEN	97.95	17	18
18	Minna PARVIAINEN		FIN	95.75	18	17
19	Isabelle GLASER	ECO	GER	89.99	21	19
WD	Christina ERDEL	ECO	GER
WD	Katharina HELWERT	WSVA	GER
WD	Anna-Katharina KREISFELD	ECO	GER
WD	Julia PFRENGLE		GER
WD	Linnea MELLGREN		SWE

Pairs

FPl.	Name	Club	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Maylin HAUSCH / Daniel WENDE	ECO	GER	163.81	1	1
2	Katarina GERBOLDT / Alexander ENBERT		RUS	158.09	2	2
3	Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE		ITA	126.37	3	3
4	Ronja ROLL / Gustav FORSGREN		SWE	113.65	4	4

Ice Dance

FPl.	Name	Club	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI		ITA	143.14	1	2
2	Ekaterina PUSHKASH / Jonathan GUERREIRO		RUS	142.62	2	1
3	Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Neil BROWN		CZE	122.07	3	4
4	Kira GEIL / Tobias EISENBAUER		AUT	119.10	4	3
5	Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST		SUI	116.51	5	5
6	Federica TESTA / Lukas CSOLLEY		SVK	113.52	7	6
7	Federica BERNADI / Christopher MIOR		ITA	112.23	8	7
8	Olesia KARMI / Max LINDHOLM		FIN	110.93	6	8
9	Henna LINDHOLM / Ossi KANERVO		FIN	106.18	9	9
10	Dora TUROCZI / Balazs MAJOR		HUN	104.69	10	10
11	Charlotte HESTER / Jordan BROWN		GBR	93.92	12	11
12	Kristina STEPANOVA / Michael ZENKNER	ECO/TSVA	GER	93.82	11	12
13	Malin MALMBERG / Thomas NORDAHL		SWE	77.18	13	13

Europeans Pairs Preview

Savchenko and Szolkowy enter this event as the reigning European and World Champions.  They just took home the Grand Prix Final title and the only mistake on their perfect record was a bronze medal finish at NHK Trophy where they botched a lift in their free skate which cost them the title.  They have been working on adding the throw triple axel to their short program but recently have been opting for a clean skate instead of the difficult element.  Their programs are flawlessly put together this season and really stand out against the field.

On their heels will be Volosozhar and Trankov who won the silver medal at Worlds in their first major competition together.  They won gold at both their Grand Prix events to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.  They almost withdrew due to a groin injury but decided to compete and overtook the Germans in the short program and ended up taking 2nd overall by just tenths of a point.  Fully healthy, they should put up quite a fight for the gold medal.  Their programs show off very different sides of their skating from their Evanescence short program to their ballet inspired free skate.

Bazarova and Larionov started off slow with a 5th place finish at Skate America but rebounded to the silver medal at Trophee Eric Bompard.  They have all the potential to be one of the top teams in the World with lines to die for but they have trouble landing their jumps.  If they can stand up on their individual elements they have the capability to repeat as the bronze medalists.

Berton and Hotarek have the makings of a great team with nice expression on the ice, good lines and nice side by side elements.  They don't have some of the technical difficulty of the top teams, including only having a double twist.  They won their fist Grand Prix medal this season and will be looking to move up from their 5th place finish last season at Europeans.

Hausch and Wende won their first Grand Prix medal last season but didn't have the same results this season, finishing 8th at Skate America.  They finished 6th at Europeans last season.


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

Bios of the competitors:

Martini/Kiefer, AUT: They finished 21st at Worlds, 15th at Europeans and 16th at Junior Worlds.  They placed 16th at JGP Austria.  Their personal best is 100.87.  She is 18 and he is 21.

Bakirova/Kamianchuk, BLR: They finished 19th at Worlds and 10th at Europeans.  Their personal best is 120.72.  She is 19 and he is 24.

Paliakova/Fomichev, BLR: They finished 18th at Junior Worlds.  They placed 8th at JGP Poland and 9th at JGP Estonia.  Their personal best is 109.01.  She is 19 and he is 20.

Makarova/Kenchadze, BUL: She is 17 and he is 25.

Herbrikova/Halmaert, CZE: She is 19 and he is 21.

James/Cipres, FRA: They placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard.  Their personal best is 133.31.  She is 14 and he is 19.

Popova/Massot, FRA: She is 18 and he is 22.

Hausch/Wende, GER: They finished 12th at Worlds and 6th at Europeans.  They placed 8th at Skate America.  Their personal best is 157.42.  She is 23 and he is 27.

Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER: They are the reigning World and European Champions.  They won gold at Skate America, bronze at NHK Trophy and gold at Rostelecom Cup to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won gold.  They are the 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalists; 2008 and 2009 World Champions; 2010 World Silver Medalists; 2007 World Bronze Medalists; 2007, 2008 and 2009 European Champions and 2006 and 2010 European Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 217.85.  She is 28 and he is 32.

Vartmann/Van Cleave, GER: She is 23 and he is 24.

Hoolin/Hunt, GBR: She is 19 and he is 21.

Kemp/King, GBR: They finished 17th at Worlds and 8th at Europeans.  Their personal best is 139.94.  She is 23 and he is 27.

Montalbano/Krasnopolski, ISR: They finished 20th at Worlds.  She is 23 and he is 23.

Berton/Hotarek, ITA: They finished 10th at Worlds and 5th at Europeans.  They placed 4th at NHK Trophy and won bronze at Rostelecom Cup.  Their personal best is 168.02.  She is 21 and he is 28.

Gillespie/Dematte, ITA: They placed 12th at Europeans and 10th at Junior Worlds.  Their personal best is 116.44.  She is 18 and he is 21.

Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: They finished 5th at Worlds and are the reigning European Bronze Medalists.  They placed 5th at Skate America and won silver at Trophee Eric Bompard.  They are the 2007 World Junior Silver Medalists.  Their personal best is 188.24.  She is 18 and he is 25.

Stolbova/Klimov, RUS: They are the reigning World Junior Silver Medalists.  They placed 7th at Trophee Eric Bompard and 5th at Rostelecom Cup.  They are the the 2010 World Junior Bronze Medalists.  Their personal best is 159.79.  She is 19 and he is 21.

Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS: They are the reigning World Silver Medalists.  They won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won silver.  Their personal best is 212.08.  She is 25 and he is 28.

Morand/Leeman, SUI: They finished 12th at Junior Worlds.  They placed 13th at JGP Austria.  Their personal best is 113.30.  She is 18 and he is 20.

German Nationals Results

Men

FPl.	Name	Club	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Peter LIEBERS	SCB	BER	221.36	1	1
2	Paul FENTZ	SCB	BER	184.71	2	2
3	Martin RAPPE	CEC	SAS	176.45	3	3
4	Denis WIECZOREK	ESCE	THR	169.59	4	4
5	Franz STREUBEL	ECO	BAY	153.37	5	5
6	Norman KECK	MERC	B-W	145.09	6	6

Ladies

FPl.	Name	Club	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Nicole SCHOTT	EJE	NRW	131.65	2	1
2	Isabel DRESCHER	TSCD	NRW	129.01	3	2
3	Katharina ZIENTEK	SCKR	NRW	126.62	5	3
4	Sandy HOFFMANN	DREC	SAS	123.13	6	4
5	Julia PFRENGLE	MERC	B-W	120.60	4	5
6	Nathalie WEINZIERL	MERC	B-W	114.88	1	9
7	Christina ERDEL	ECO	BAY	107.19	8	6
8	Luisa WEBER	MERC	B-W	105.01	7	10
9	Jennifer PARKER	ECO	BAY	104.79	11	7
10	Jennifer URBAN	ECO	BAY	100.28	10	11
11	Jacqueline DRANGE	EJE	NRW	97.64	13	8
12	Jil KÖTTING	TECW	B-W	84.06	14	12
13	Katharina HELWERT	WSVA	BAY	79.29	12	13
WD	Jessica FÜSSINGER	ECO	BAY

Pairs

FPl.	Name	Club	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Maylin HAUSCH / Daniel WENDE	ECO/EJE	B/N	157.82	1	1
2	Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE	DEG/SCB	N/B	133.45	2	2

Dance

FPl.	Name	Club	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI	ECO	BAY	157.42	1	1
2	Tanja KOLBE / Stefano CARUSO	BTSC	BER	122.52	2	3
3	Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN	ERCW	NRW	121.35	3	2

Nebelhorn Trophy Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	125.74	63.96		61.78	7.89	7.25	7.68	7.86	7.93	0.00	#7
2	Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV	RUS	112.73	61.03		53.70	6.82	6.57	6.54	7.00	6.64	2.00	#5
3	Maylin HAUSCH / Daniel WENDE	GER	105.90	54.41		51.49	6.39	6.18	6.50	6.50	6.61	0.00	#8
4	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	105.17	55.90		50.27	6.54	5.71	6.39	6.32	6.46	1.00	#9
5	Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS	CAN	92.27	48.93		46.34	5.89	5.71	5.54	5.96	5.86	3.00	#4
6	Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN	USA	89.06	47.60		42.46	5.61	5.14	5.18	5.29	5.32	1.00	#1
7	Jessica DUBE / Sebastien WOLFE	CAN	88.47	43.67		44.80	5.89	5.21	5.43	5.79	5.68	0.00	#6
8	Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE	GER	86.65	47.40		39.25	5.07	4.82	4.86	5.07	4.71	0.00	#2
9	Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI	ISR	68.97	37.07		33.90	4.46	4.21	4.04	4.36	4.11	2.00	#3

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	183.65	1	1
2	Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV	RUS	165.23	4	2
3	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	162.73	2	4
4	Maylin HAUSCH / Daniel WENDE	GER	159.30	3	3
5	Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS	CAN	141.24	5	5
6	Jessica DUBE / Sebastien WOLFE	CAN	135.64	6	7
7	Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN	USA	132.65	7	6
8	Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE	GER	123.93	9	8
9	Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI	ISR	106.27	8	9

Nebelhorn Trophy Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV	RUS	57.91	28.57		29.34	7.61	7.18	7.04	7.46	7.39	0.00	#1
2	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	57.56	31.80		25.76	6.43	6.14	6.64	6.43	6.57	0.00	#7
3	Maylin HAUSCH / Daniel WENDE	GER	53.40	29.46		23.94	6.14	5.71	5.96	6.04	6.07	0.00	#4
4	Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV	RUS	52.50	28.84		25.66	6.54	6.32	6.21	6.64	6.36	2.00	#6
5	Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS	CAN	48.97	25.88		24.09	5.96	5.75	6.04	6.07	6.29	1.00	#5
6	Jessica DUBE / Sebastien WOLFE	CAN	47.17	23.19		23.98	6.07	5.82	5.96	6.07	6.04	0.00	#9
7	Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN	USA	43.59	22.42		22.17	5.71	5.39	5.32	5.68	5.61	1.00	#2
8	Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI	ISR	37.30	19.36		18.94	4.82	4.68	4.64	4.82	4.71	1.00	#8
9	Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE	GER	37.28	20.16		19.12	5.00	4.57	4.68	4.86	4.79	2.00	#3

Bavarian Open

Mens:

1. Michal Brezina, CZE: 195.60
2. Denis Wieczorek, GER: 177.88
3. Christopher Berneck, GER: 165.90
4. Victor Kremke, GER: 141.13
5. Mikael Redin, SUI: 132.23
6. Ivan Aldinger, GER: 118.36
7. Jui-Shu Chen, TPE: 95.64

Ladies (19 competed):

1. Katrina Hacker, GER: 132.11
2. Belinda Schonberger, AUT: 124.77
3. Miriam Ziegler, AUT: 118.01
4. Isabelle Pieman, BEL: 114.14
5. Amelia Schwienbacher, ITA: 111.09
6. Katharina Zientek, GER: 108.87
7. Nika Ceric, SLO: 106.69
8. Sandy Hoffman, GER: 105.35
9. Nicole Graf, SUI: 103.57
10. Virginie Clerc, SUI: 97.42

Pairs:

1. Hausch/Wende, GER: 160.21
2. Gierok/Just, GER: 135.01
3. Vartmann/Van Cleave, GER: 127.40

Dance:

1. Zhiganshina/Gazsi, GER: 140.25
2. Khokhlova/Andreev, RUS: 128.65
3. Hurtado/Diaz, ESP: 121.96
4. Geil/Eisenbauer, AUT: 114.34
5. Elsener/Roost, SUI: 103.80
6. Hofer/Klier, AUT: 71.08

Complete results here: http://www.deu-event.de/results/BAY/BO2011/index.htm

European Championships: Pairs Free Skate

1. Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER: 64.22 TES + 69.67 PCS = 133.89 Total: 206.20
2. Kavaguti/Smirnov, RUS: 65.62 TES + 68.50 PCS = 134.12 Total: 203.61
3. Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: 64.89 TES + .46 PCS = 125.35 Total: 188.24
4. Gerboldt/Enbert, RUS: 59.23 TES + 54.22 PCS -1.00 = 112.45 Total: 169.95
5. Berton/Hotarek, ITA: 53.35 TES + 52.40 PCS -1.00 = 104.75 Total: 164.83
6. Hausch/Wende, GER: 46.40 TES + 49.71 PCS = 96.11 Total: 149.97
7. Kadlecova/Bidar, CZE: 47.91 TES + 44.58 PCS -1.00 = 91.49 Total: 139.94
8. Kemp/King, GBR: 41.90 TES + 40.68 PCS -3.00 = 79.58 Total: 128.04 
9. Canac/Bonheur, FRA: 42.08 TES + 40.24 PCS = 82.32 Total: 125.34
10. Bakirova/Kamianchuk, BLR: 42.39 TES + 36.82 PCS = 79.21 Total: 120.72
11. Gierok/Just, GER: 42.24 TES + 36.12 PCS - 1.00 = 77.36 Total: 118.06
12. Gillespie/Dematte, ITA: 39.02 TES + 36.40 PCS = 75.42 Total: 115.53
13. Zabijako/Kulbach, EST: 37.81 TES + 34.65 PCS -1.00 = 71.46 Total: 106.47 
14. Hoolin/Safranek, GBR: 35.07 TES + 32.68 PCS = 67.75 Total: 104.16
15. Martini/Kiefer, AUT: 35.66 TES + 30.47 PCS = 66.13 Total: 100.87

Europeans: Pairs Preview

Savchenko and Szolkowy should walk away with this title.  Their total score for this season is over 27 points higher than the rest of the field.  They have room to make mistakes and still easily win gold.  I'm not crazy about their short program this season including the costume Savchenko wore at the GPF but I love the playfulness they've injected into their free skate and the ease with which they execute their movements.  They lost their title to the Russians last year and I don't see that happening again. 

Bazarova and Larionov have the 3rd best total scores of the season.  I adore both of their programs and they have such an ease and grace when on the ice.  It's hart to believe that she is just 17 as there is so much maturity in their programs.  They have had a bit of struggle with consistency, having a few problems in their free skates including a disastrous outing at the Grand Prix Final where they were only able to finish 5th.  They finished 4th at their nationals and with only two spots on their Worlds team, they'll need a medal finish here to be considered for one of those spots.  They finished 5th at Europeans last season, but they should be able to move up and get a medal this year.

Kavaguti and Smirnov had to miss their first Grand Prix due to injury.  Their scores put them 4th for the season, but I expect these to improve.  They finished 2nd at their nationals ahead of Bazarova and Larionov so I would expect them to finish in front of them here.  They are the reigning European Champions, but I think it will be difficult for them to hold on to their title. 

Gerboldt/Enbert are a new team this season and they finished 4th at their first Grand Prix event and finished 3rd at Russian nationals.  They've put up some impressive scores and I expect that trend to continue.  They could be a medal threat here and I expect them to at least finish in the top 5.

Hausch/Wende won a bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard and finished 9th at Europeans last season.  While I don't see them on the podium here, I believe they can have a top 5 finish here.

Kadlecova and Bidar are one of the young teams at the event and will be looking for a good finish at their first Europeans.

Missing from this competition are the reigning Russian Champions, Volosozhar and Trankov.  She competed for Ukraine last season and is ineligible to compete until Worlds.  Also missing will be Iliushechkina and Maisuradze who finished 4th at the Grand Prix Final and have the 6th best score for the season.  Their 5th place finish at Russian Nationals has ended their season.  They will compete at Winter Universaide later this month.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Savchenko/Szolkowy
Silver: Kavaguti/Smirnov
Bronze: Bazarova/Larionov

My USFSA Fantasy Team:
A) Savchenko/Szolkowy
B) Gerboldt/Enbert
C) Gierok/Just
The teams:

Martini/Kiefer, AUT: They placed 20th at Junior Worlds. 

Bakirova/Kamianchuk, BLR: They finished 19th at Worlds and 17th at Europeans. 

Kadlecova/Bidar, CZE: They finished 14th at the World Junior Championships.  They finished 7th at both their Junior Grand Prix assignments and placed 6th at Trophee Eric Bompard with a personal best short program.

Nabijako/Kulbach, EST: This is their first season together.

Canac/Bonheur, FRA:  This is their first season together.  They are the reigning national champions.

Gierok/Just, GER: This is their first season together.

Hausch/Wende, GER: They finished 17th at the Olympics, 14th at Worlds and 9th at Europeans with a personal best short program.  They finished 7th at NHK Trophy with a personal best free skate and total score and won bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard with personal best scores across the board..

Savchenko/Szolkowy, GER: They won bronze at the Olympics with a personal best short program score and silver at Worlds and Europeans (with a personal best free skate and total score).  They have 2 additional Gold and 1 Bronze medal at the World Championships and 3 Gold and a silver at Europeans.  They won gold at Skate America and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they won gold.

Hoolin/Safranek, GBR: They are the reigning national silver medalists.

Kemp/King, GBR: They placed 16th at Olympics (with a personal best total score) and Worlds and 11th at Europeans with a personal best free skate.  They finished 8th at Skate Canada and Skate America.

Montalblano/Krasnopolski, ISR: They finished 25th at Worlds and 18th at Europeans.

Berton/Hotarek, ITA: They finished 11th at the World Championship with personal best scores across the board.  They placed 6th at Cup of Russia with personal best free skate and total scores.

Gillespie/Dematte, ITA: They finished 8th and 11th at their two JGP assignments this season.

Bazarova/Larionov, RUS: They finished 11th at the Olympics, 8th at Worlds and 5th at Europeans.  They won silver at NHK Trophy with personal best scores across the board and at Trophee Eric Bompard with personal best scores across the board to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where they finished 5th.

Gerboldt/Enbert, RUS: They finished 4th at Cup of Russia.

Kavaguti/Smirnov, RUS: They finished 4th at the Olympics with a personal best short program, won bronze at Worlds and are the reigning European champions with a personal best free program and total score.  They also won bronze at the World Championships in 2009 and a silver and bronze at Europeans.  They won gold at Cup of Russia.

German Nationals

Men: (2 spots at Euros)

Final Results (9 Competed)
1. Peter Liebers: 210.07
2. Denis Wieczorek: 182.57
3. Christopher Berneck: 169.25
4. Martin Liebers: 162.12
Complete Results here: http://www.deu-event.de/results/dm2011/CAT001RS.HTM

Ladies:

Final Results (18 Competed)
1. Sarah Hecken: 149.11
2. Katharina Hacker: 144.61
3. Christina Erdel: 127.88
4. Jessica Fussinger: 127.50
Complete Results here: http://www.deu-event.de/results/dm2011/CAT002RS.HTM

Pairs: (3 spots at Euros, 2 spots at Worlds)

Final Results (3 Competed)
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy: 209.40
2. Vartmann/Van Cleave: 130.49
3. Gierok/Just: 126.16
Hausch/Wende withdrew due to illness
Complete results here: http://www.deu-event.de/results/dm2011/CAT003RS.HTM

Dance:

Final Results (3 Competed)
1. Zhiganshina/Gazsi: 150.23
2. Frohberg/Giesen: 122.82
3. Kolbe/Caruso: 122.53
Complete results here: http://www.deu-event.de/results/dm2011/CAT004RS.HTM

Trophee Eric Bompard--Pairs Free Skate

Group 1

Klara Kadlecova/Petr Bidar, CZE

• Klara has such long legs but it seems like that may be hurting her on some of her jumps during the warmup
• Through the legs to overhead lift and she catches her back foot, nicely done
• Nice double twist with a clean catch and her arms over her head
• Almost put a hand down on the throw triple but she hangs on to it
• He puts a hand down on some transitional steps
• Side by side triples looked clean
• Spitral into lift and she holds same position as first lift with one armed hold and he sets her down with one arm
• She needs more arch in her back in the death spiral
• She falls on the next throw triple
• Double double sequence was a little off unison
• He couldn't get her up on the third lift and she falls to the ice and he trips over her and falls--luckily he missed her skates
• Lack of unison on the side by side spins but nice positions
• I'd like to see more arch in her back for the pairs spin and more speed from them throughout the spin

38.66 TES + 38.10 PCS -4.00  = 72.76 into 1st place

Anna Khnychenkova/Mark Magyar, HUN

• He turns out of their opening side by side triples and can't complete the combination
• Side by side triples looked clean for their second set
• Clean double twist with a nice catch
• She puts a hand down on the first throw triple
• First overhead is rotating very slow and he holds her with two hands and an easy entry and exit
• Nice speed through the side by side spins but they lose their unison in the second half
• She lands the next throw triple but doesn't have great flow out of the element
• Press lift and he skates backwards for a few seconds but still two hands in the overhead position
• I'm not crazy about her death spiral position
• Their faces look a little blank to me and they're not really performing this choreography
• Through the legs to overhead lift and into the fetal position again
• Pairs spin is a little slow

37.14 TES + 33.53 PCS = 70.67 new seasons best and into 2nd place

Felicia Zhang/Taylor Toth, USA

• Fast triple twist but she crashes into him on the landing
• Nice triple double combination but she may have two-footed the landing on the first jump
• Overhead lift with one arm hold and she has a nice air position
• Side by side spins are fast but they are off on their unison
• She two foots the landing on her first throw triple and I'm not sure it was fully rotated--I don't think she got enough height to get all the way around
• Nice positions on their second lift but an awkward exit--I'd like to see more speed from him across the ice as well
• She falls on their last throw triple
• Through the legs to one armed overhead lift and a flip exit
• Nice side by side triples but they were off on their unison
• Nice positions in the pairs spin and decent speed although they're almost stopped by the end
• Nice death spiral position
• I'd like to see them have more speed and power across the ice

46.22 TES + 41.33 PCS -1.00 = 86.55 new seasons best and into 1st place

Group 2

Mylene Brodeur/John Mattatall, CAN

• Their costumes look a little too rock and roll for Embraceable You and American in Paris
• Nice high triple twist and nearly a clean catch
• She doubles their side by side triples
• Good speed and unison on their side by side spins
• Good pairs spin
• Solid triple double with good unison
• Nice death spiral position but she could use maybe a litle more arch in her back especially toward the end
• She falls on the first throw triple
• Nice change of direction on his rotation in the first lift and a good air position for her
• Nice one armed overhead lift with a change of position and a flip exit
• Landed the final throw triple out of a difficult entry with not a lot of setup
• Nice final lift position with a flip exit

52.92 TES + 47.92 PCS - 1.00 = 99.84 new seasons best and into 1st place

Maylin Hausch/Daniel Wende, GER

• Double twist to open the program and she has a tiny bobble on the landing
• Right into a nice throw triple with a great landing
• Triple double combination but their unison was slightly off
• Great speed through their side by side spins but they could use more stretch through their upright positions
• His rotation on the overhead lift is very fast
• Side by side double axel and her hair ribbon comes out--they might receive a costume deduction for that
• Solid throw triple
• Second overhead lift also has great speed but there was a problem on the exit and she came down awkwardly
• Nice press lift with good position for her and a flip exit
• Nice death spiral position into the pairs spin and I would like to see more speed thorugh this element
• Overall a solid program with a few minor problems here and there

53.98 TES + 49.42 PCS = 103.40 new seasons best into 1st place

Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov, RUS

• I adore her dress
• She was a little forward on their side by side triples but hung on to the landing
• Huge triple twist with a clean catch and her arms in an overhead position
• The throw was off on their throw triple and she can't hang on to the landing and falls
• They land the side by side triple triples which is very impressive for her because her air position was way off
• Nice speed through the pairs spin and great positions
• One foot take off from her into the lift with a gorgeous position change and he skates on one foot for part of it and a really intricate exit from the lift
• Clean throw triple with a great landing
• Great entrance into their second lift and she has fabulous air positions, a little bobble on the exit
• Nice speed and positions throught he side by side spins but she could be a bit more stretched out on her free leg in the sit spins
• Final lift was nice
• Great death spiral position to end the program

61.83 TES + 7.99 PCS -1.00 = 118.82 new seasons best into 1st place

Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy, GER

• I love how they perform this program
• Started off with a huge triple throw with a great landing
• Triple triple sequence was good
• I don't love her death spiral position, especially the position change
• So much speed on their side by side spins and great unison
• A problem on the landing of the triple twist
• Side by side double jumps
• Interesting positions on their first lift
• Their pairs spin seems really slow to me but has somne great seamless position changes
• I love that she's getting the crowd involved and really performing to them during the second lift
• Their music stops but they keep going into their final lift but then comes back on...not sure if that is how the music is supposed to be
• Another huge throw triple but not as clean of a landing but still solid

65.41 TES + 65.82 PCS = 131.23 and into 1st place

Top 3:
1: Savchenko/Szolkowy
2: Bazarova/Larionov
3: Hausch/Wende

Top TES: Sachenko/Szolkowy
Top PCS: Savchenko/Szolkowy

Gold: Savchenko/Szolkowy
Silver: Bazarova/Larionov
Bronze: Hausch/Wende

Trophee Eric Bompard--Pairs Short Program

I'm having some technical difficulty getting the feed up so it may be a few minutes before I get underway.

Group 1

Anna Khnychenkova/Mark Magyar, HUN

• I missed most of their program but tuned in in time to see a nice double throw
• She could use more arch in her back and a more stretched out position in the lifts
• The spins were slow but had good unison
• Nice stretched out death spiral position
• Their footwork sequence is really slow but has good unison--the steps aren't that difficult and they're not getting much ice coverage

22.48 TES + 16.98 PCS = 39.46 new seasons best into 1st place

Felicia Zhang/Taylor Toth, USA

• She could use some more stretch through her free legs on transition moves
• Nice triple twist but she crashes into him on the landing
• On their side by side triples it looks like she misses her take off and doesn't do the jump and puts a hand down so they'll get no credit--on the replay you can see that she hits the side of her blade on the ice while taking off for the jump
• Nice air position in the lift
• She hangs on to the landing of her throw triple
• Nice unison on the side by side spins but they get a little off in the middle
• Nice step sequence but I'd like to see a little more difficult and movement but it has a lovely flow acros the ice
• I like her entrance into the death spiral but her legs could be slightly more stretched out

20.65 TES + 20.28 PCS = 40.93 into 1st place

Klara Kadlecova/Petr Bidar, CZE

• This is a young team at 15 and 19
• Nice double twist with a clean catch
• I believe they did a throw double here but it was landed cleanly--on the replay it was a triple and it was nicely landed
• She puts a hand down on their side by side triples
• Some nice speed in their side by side spins but they're way off on their unison and she gets faster in the upright spin while he slows considerably
• He couldn't get her all the way up on the lift and has to set her back down on the ice
• She looks a little sideways in her death spiral
• Nice use of the music in this step sequence and they're really making use of their whole bodies here
• This team has some nice qualities and if they can up their difficulty they'll be more on par with other teams here

18.82 TES + 20.50 PCS = 39.32 into 3rd place

Group 2

Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov, RUS

• Not sure what's going on but the warm up group is off the ice and they've been skating around for about 2 minutes now and they're putting their jackets and scarves back on.  Still no announcement for them to take the ice.
• Nice side by side triples to start their program
• She has a great arabesque position
• Great height on their triple twist and a very clean landing
• Nice landing on the throw triple jump
• He lifts her like she weights nothing
• Nice position in the death spiral--he changes hands and she regrabs behind his back
• Nice positions in the spins, good speed throughout and good unison
• Nice entrance into the lift with her on one leg, great change of position where she is on her side and he's holding with one hand and effortless exit with a flip out of the lift
• Nice intricate stepwork sequence with nice flow and movement

36.47 TES + 27.71 PCS = 64.18 new seasons best and into 1st place

Maylin Hausch/Daniel Wende, GER

• They are skating to Tango de Roxanne and aren't really attacking this music
• Nice side by side triples
• Double twist with a clean catch with her arms over her head
• Nice throw triple
• Into the step sequence and I'd like to see her work on her arm and hand positions as everything is very stiff and it disrupts the line
• Very slow death spiral but I like her free arm position
• She could use a little more arch in her lift position
• Nice transition from the camel to the sit spin in their spin sequence but a little off on the unison at the end
• Ending pose is very smooth which does not go with the build of the music and the dramatic ending

31.37 TES + 22.65 PCS = 54.02 new seasons best and into 2nd place

Mylene Brodeur/John Mattatall, CAN

• Nice triple twist but she crashes into him on the landing
• She falls on the side by side triples
• She falls on the throw triple and I'm not sure she'll get credit for the full rotation as her blade never really came back down on the ice--on the replay it looks like she only got around twice
• Nice unison on the spins but they were slow and I wasn't crazy about the positions
• Interesting entrance to the death spiral and a nice stretched out position for her
• Nice movement in relation to each other on the step sequence
• Final lift could use more arch from her and a nice flip exit

24.80 TES + 22.67 PCS -2.00 = 45.47 and into 3rd place

Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy, GER

• I still don't understand what's supposed to be happening at the beginning of this program
• Huge throw triple and she really nails the landing
• Nice triple twist but she crashes into him on the landing
• She steps out of her side by side triple--on the replay her air position was way off, Kudos to her for hanging on to the landing
• Nice air positions in the lift and she shows off her flexibility
• I like her arm positions in the death spiral and they change hands for extra points
• Nice difficulty in their step sequence but it seems slow and he has a bobble in the middle
• Nice fast side by side spins with good unison but I'd like to see more stretch from him in the bottom leg of his side by side spin

34.62 TES + 32.03 PCS = 66.65 new seasons best and into 1st place

Top 3
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy
2. Bazarova/Larionov
3. Hausch/Wende

Top TES: Bazarova/Larionov
Top PCS: Savchenko/Szolkowy