Grand Prix De France 2023 -Pairs SP “Looking for splats in Angers, I hear you say”

[victorskid]

Well it's hard to have unison when you meet twice a year at competitions.

Is that the secret of their 6 years of marriage?

 

[Karen-W]

Les Kovs - lmao that he fell on the exit of their SBS spins at the end. But what is it about skating at their home GP that always seems to put them in a medal position? They're not that good, lol.

 

[Primorskaya]

...aaaand a butt-landing to top things off, and make a great last impression. Thank you Kovalevs for a good laugh!

 

[Rukia]

Les Kovs - lmao that he fell on the exit of their SBS spins at the end. But what is it about skating at their home GP that always seems to put them in a medal position? They're not that good, lol.

this is why I picked them for a medal they have an unholy advantage at home

 

[thvu]

Good to see Camile being so supportive of Pavel. Stolbova would have just stabbed him.

 

[thvu]

Some teams have really perfected the art of making a crash look smooth in the 3twist.

 

[Colonel Green]

That didn’t look like a level 4 twist to me, though we saw it from an odd angle.

Nice program.

 

[Rukia]

oh I haven't heard this song in ages

 

[PRlady]

It’s hard to believe they’re Italian. They’re like frozen store-brand pizza.

 

[Holy Headband]

Conti's wedgie is blinding me.

 

[Wyliefan]

No disrespect to Macii's grandparents, but the marriage in Cavalleria Rusticana is so awful, I'd be a little freaked out about including the music in my wedding!

 

[tony]

This program choice was just so predictable.

But they still have an infectious quality to their skating. Maybe bring more of the intensity we saw after a lift mistake last season, where she shockingly did seem like she wanted to cut him.

Stellato and Deschamps have the most interesting SP by quite some way.

 

[Primorskaya]

omg did he just fall out of a spin then try to hide it with a pose???

N'est pas Artur Dmitriev qui veut.
Not everyone can pull off a Dmitiriev (loose translation)

 

[Wyliefan]

Good to see Camile being so supportive of Pavel. Stolbova would have just stabbed him.

Well, as Mark has reminded us approximately sixteen thousand times, they're husband and wife.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Compared to the rest, C/Macii looked like world champions.

Which says extremely little.

 

[Private Citizen]

That was a much needed palate cleanser.

 

[thvu]

This program is a total snooze, but Conti & Macii are skating like they're Euro Champs and World Medallists. They've matured really quickly in their ability to perform and in the confidence of their presence.

Even with the mistakes, I feel confident watching them.

 

[Colonel Green]

PCS probably gets them the lead, though not by much.

 

[Spikefan]

That lift close-up.

 

[Karen-W]

I really enjoyed that from ConMac despite the stepout on the throw. I'd have them in 1st despite TES being below PerMich.

 

[Private Citizen]

Whaaaaat? Did they lose levels or something?

 

[victorskid]

After the SP

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1​	Lia PEREIRA / Trennt MICHAUD	CAN	65.97​	36.04​		29.93​	7.46​	7.54​	7.50​	0.00​	#5​
2​	Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII	ITA	65.31​	33.77​		31.54​	8.04​	7.82​	7.86​	0.00​	#8​
3​	Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV	FRA	59.04​	31.45​		28.59​	7.25​	7.07​	7.18​	1.00​	#7​
4​	Valentina PLAZAS / Maximiliano FERNANDEZ	USA	58.46​	31.57​		27.89​	7.11​	6.86​	7.00​	1.00​	#6​
5​	Ellie KAM / Danny O'SHEA	USA	54.75​	29.30​		27.45​	7.07​	6.61​	6.96​	2.00​	#4​
6​	Anna VALESI / Manuel PIAZZA	ITA	53.95​	30.67​		24.28​	6.14​	6.00​	6.11​	1.00​	#3​
7​	Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN	FRA	52.83​	28.74​		25.09​	6.36​	6.21​	6.29​	1.00​	#1​
8​	Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX	FRA	51.56​	27.43​		24.13​	6.04​	5.96​	6.14​	0.00​	#2​

Protocols link: http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...------QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[Colonel Green]

Oh, nope, 0.67 off the lead.

 

[Rukia]

wow the battle for 1st & 2nd and then 3rd & 4th is going to be interesting

 

[thvu]

Surprised by the low PCS for Conti & Macii. It's almost like the judges are still marking all the teams as Miura & Kihara + the rest.

 

[Citlali]

I really enjoyed that from ConMac despite the stepout on the throw. I'd have them in 1st despite TES being below PerMich.

I have them first too, I'm semi surprised by the results... Expected more home "advantage" for the french.

 

[tony]

I have them first too, I'm semi surprised by the results... Expected more home "advantage" for the french.

I'm kinda confused what you mean -- Kovalevs are 3rd, certainly not near the top 2 after that skate. Conti/Macii are Italian.

 

[Citlali]

I'm kinda confused what you mean -- Kovalevs are 3rd, certainly not near the top 2. Conti/Macii are Italian.

Just that, I expected the french to be second after the mistake by the Italians. The people on the venue when wild for them

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Generally, I don’t believe in costume violation deductions, but if they were ever going to give one, Sara should’ve gotten one for her costume. If that has never been noticed by her team, then they don’t care. Lol and I love this team so much.

Even Loena is more modest

 

[Karen-W]

Generally, I don’t believe in costume violation deductions, but if they were ever going to give one, Sara should’ve gotten one for her costume. If that has never been noticed by her team, then they don’t care. Lol and I love this team so much.

Even Loena is more modest

Oh, please. Sara's wedgie was nothing we haven't seen before. Don't be a prude.