US Pairs 2012-13 news & updates

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They have received Nice Senior B

Good! I didn't know that. Thx!

[jdonavan]

A big jump in score for newbys Kayne and O'Shea:

SENIOR PAIRS

*Caydee Denney
John Coughlin
n/a 172.16 CO Champs (exh.) Bye
*Marissa Castelli
Simon Shnapir
109.14 165.74 Cranberry Open Bye
*Alexa Scimeca
Chris Knierim (new)
98.19 156.68 Skate Detroit M
Marissa Castelli
Simon Shnapir
103.66 152.68 MidAtlantics Bye
Tarah Kayne
Daniel O’Shea (new)
101.33 150.50 SW FL Fall Classic E/M
*Haven Denney
Brandon Frazier
99.90 150.08 Skate Detroit M/P
*Felicia Zhang
Nate Bartholomay
100.95 150.05 Liberty E
*Gretchen Donlan
Andrew Speroff
100.28 150.00 Indy Challenge Bye
Marissa Castelli
Simon Shnapir
102.95 149.96 Indy Challenge Bye
Haven Denney
Brandon Frazier
101.05 147.14 Broadmoor Open (exh.) M/P
*Lindsay Davis
Mark Ladwig (new)
94.49 144.35 Indy Challenge P/M
*Tiffany Vise
Don Baldwin
102.35 143.34 Salt Lake Senior B, 3rd P
Felicia Zhang
Nate Bartholomay
95.88 143.32 Salt Lake Senior B, 4th E
Felicia Zhang
Nate Bartholomay
91.71 142.98 Indy Challenge E
Tiffany Vise
Don Baldwin
99.71 138.68 Indy Challenge P
*Mary Beth Marley
Rockne Brubaker – SPLIT on 8/14/12
94.16 138.50 LA Open (exh.) n/a
Tiffany Vise
Don Baldwin
87.26 136.54 Golden West (exh.) P
Gretchen Donlan
Andrew Speroff
97.59 137.93 Cranberry Open Bye
Felicia Zhang
Nate Bartholomay
87.19 130.85 Summer Chiller E
Tarah Kayne
Daniel O’Shea (new)
91.55 130.77 Indy Challenge E/M
Lindsay Davis
Mark Ladwig 75.73 121.31 Salt Lake Senior B, 5th P/M
Kiri Baga
Taylor Toth (new)
82.74 119.41 Skate Detroit M/E
Tarah Kayne
Daniel O’Shea
79.12 115.61 Summer Chiller E/M
*Kylie Duarte
Colin Grafton
72.08 112.93 Liberty E/P
Alexa Scimeca
Chris Knierim
n/a 50.89 Broadmoor Open M
Lindsay Davis
Mark Ladwig n/a 44.29 Summer Chiller P/M
Kiri Baga
Taylor Toth
n/a 43.95 Indy Challenge M/E
DeeDee Leng
Timothy LeDuc (new)
n/a 43.13 Indy Challenge M
*Caitlin Yankowskas
Joshua Reagan (new)

[Sylvia]

^^^ Source link: http://unseenskaters.wordpress.com/s...-pairs-scores/

The SW Florida Fall Classic club competition took place in Ellenton this past weekend. Kayne/O'Shea and Kemp/King (GBR) were the 2 Senior pairs that competed:
SP results SP protocols
FS results FS protocols

Denney/Coughlin and Donlan/Speroff kick off their international season this week at Nebelhorn Trophy.

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D/C just captured Silver at the Nebelhorn Trophy behind V/T. They scored around 122 pts. for the LP.

http://deu-event.de/results/Nebelhorn_2012/index.htm

If you look at the TES for both D/C and V/T, V/T only beat D/C by approximately 1.5 pts. in the LP, and judging by the GOE, it looks like both teams were clean. That's got to be a shot-in-the-arm for them that they are 'hanging' with an elite team.

However, D/C get dusted in the PCS which doesn't surprise me. Still, I look forward to seeing a video of these programs ...

ETA- D/S did respectably in the LP scoring 102.14, but guess which elements they had problems with

[Sylvia]

Good job by both Denney/Coughlin 178.90 2nd overall (121.61 FS), and Donlan/Speroff 145.35 4th overall (102.14 3rd in FS) at Nebelhorn for their first international of the season! On to Skate America!

[peibeck]

Donlan/Speroff will pick up 182 much needed ISU points as well.

Hopefully they can raise their SP TES score at Skate America.

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D/C SP at Nebelhorn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3_yrt6dBkU

Dare I say, he looks like he's improved in the area of body awareness and movement. Still trying to decide if I like the music selection

[jdonavan]

D/C SP at Nebelhorn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3_yrt6dBkU

Dare I say, he looks like he's improved in the area of body awareness and movement. Still trying to decide if I like the music selection

Not bad at all. Good music for them I think (Step up from Michelle short to a Michelle Long -lol) He is slightly improved- still cant perform a camel or spiral, shoulders up to his ears and has been wearing all black for four or five years but they are clearly the best in the US for now.

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Not bad at all. Good music for them I think (Step up from Michelle short to a Michelle Long -lol) He is slightly improved- still cant perform a camel or spiral, shoulders up to his ears and has been wearing all black for four or five years but they are clearly the best in the US for now.

IMO, Black is the best color for them though

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D/C's LP at Nebelhorn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SpJ2tPpSwY

POTO. I think it's funny that he points his toes (on the SBS sit spin) and she doesn't. I guess one of them has taken the dance lessons this summer more seriously than the other But seriously, I didn't expect them to handle this music, but they do a pretty good job

[kwanfan1818]

. I guess one of them has taken the dance lessons this summer more seriously than the other

No kidding: a great improvement for him all-around, and great tailoring on the costume.

They've got as good a trio of twist and throws as any other pair. The twist was spectacular, and her long landing out of the first throw was great.

[barbk]

Love their twist.

I wish the spins were more in synch -- I'd thought they'd be by now.

She seems very stiff in lifts, and I am not sure why -- more so than in the Olympics season. She was no Evora then, but lifts seem to be an area where there just isn't a lot of position improvement so far this year, and it certainly doesn't seem because he lacks strength.

Still, nice to have an American pair that is able to be competitive on the technical front.

[Sylvia]

Donlan/Speroff's Nebelhorn SP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnLQJUOZJZY
Both landed the sbs 3T but it looks like she got the < call. Her head didn't get low enough on the BO death spiral so it didn't count.

[orbitz]

I find the choreography that D/C do as they glide to their starting position to be silly. I just don't buy it, nor do I buy this whole "we're so graceful" image that they've been trying to project since last season.

[MysticHaze]

^I agree with you completely.

[reese]

Donlan/Speroff's Nebelhorn SP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnLQJUOZJZY
Both landed the sbs 3T but it looks like she got the < call. Her head didn't get low enough on the BO death spiral so it didn't count.

God they are lovely. He is looking more and more like Charlie White.

[julieann]

I think D/C need a complete make-over in the choreography department, it's just not their style. They are not graceful, balletic or light on their feet; and they never will be. They are powerful and energetic and need choreography that showcases that.

Their coach is the one who will be their downfall for them internationally, until they get better coaching and re-packaged into who they are and not what she wants them to be, They will never be close to a world medal.

[LilJen]

D/C's LP at Nebelhorn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SpJ2tPpSwY

POTO. I think it's funny that he points his toes (on the SBS sit spin) and she doesn't. I guess one of them has taken the dance lessons this summer more seriously than the other But seriously, I didn't expect them to handle this music, but they do a pretty good job

Love their twist.

I wish the spins were more in synch -- I'd thought they'd be by now.

She seems very stiff in lifts, and I am not sure why -- more so than in the Olympics season. She was no Evora then, but lifts seem to be an area where there just isn't a lot of position improvement so far this year, and it certainly doesn't seem because he lacks strength.

Still, nice to have an American pair that is able to be competitive on the technical front.

I find the choreography that D/C do as they glide to their starting position to be silly. I just don't buy it, nor do I buy this whole "we're so graceful" image that they've been trying to project since last season.

Seems like in the lifts she's still slumping through her shoulders and trying to compensate by shoving her chest outward. . . And yes, the "oooooohhhhhh lovey lovey darlinggggg" choreo to get into place is barf-inducing. But their unison during stroking seems good, and the throw jumps are huge, her landings from them are steady. . . and she's more orange than Savchenko was a couple of years ago.

[LilJen]

Donlan/Speroff's Nebelhorn SP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnLQJUOZJZY
Both landed the sbs 3T but it looks like she got the < call. Her head didn't get low enough on the BO death spiral so it didn't count.

Her dress is gorgeous. Dang on the death spiral. They were not that far off the podium. (Also: can anyone tell me why their SBS spins were called a level 1? Not enough revs in position, or what?)

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I think D/C need a complete make-over in the choreography department, it's just not their style. They are not graceful, balletic or light on their feet; and they never will be. They are powerful and energetic and need choreography that showcases that.

Their coach is the one who will be their downfall for them internationally, until they get better coaching and re-packaged into who they are and not what she wants them to be, They will never be close to a world medal.

Exactly. I agree that they will never be graceful ballerinas and need choreography / music that show off their strengths (I've mentioned action movie soundtracks before as an example). Also, she really should work on small things that she can control, like how she holds her free leg and her body position in lifts (I realize this has been stated over and over, but maybe someone will finally listen ). That said, I was mildly surprised at how well they do POTO.

Still, I can't get over that their TES is roughly equal to the top Russian pair's, both going clean and skating in Europe. That's a big statement and i give them kudos for that! It's obvious that they've been working hard over the summer, specifically on levels on non-jump elements.

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