Realistically, if she's continuing (and it sounds like she is), she shouldn't have any trouble finding a partner since she's a ticket to all manner of international assignments.In other news, potentially zero Spanish dance teams next season.
It’s understandable why so many tech specialists are also coaches, but it certainly restricts the options when constructing panels.
In other news, potentially zero Spanish dance teams next season.
But a shame nonetheless, since they were pretty promising, IMO. But, yes, she's a good dancer and I think she'll be able to find a new partner relatively easily.
Perhaps I’m wrong, but I can’t imagine a young male ice dancer from whatever country wouldn’t see this as a possible and very real chance of going to worlds in two years as Spain’s number 2, and going on to represent Spain as the number 1 team, if both S and D and H and K retire after the Olympics or within 1-2 seasons as is expected.
Vakhnov seems like a good candidate for a move to a small federation. It feels so long since we saw him internationally that it was a surprise to see in his IPS bio that he’s still only 22.
.
The Italians are brilliant technicians. It was the TES and level calls that did it for the Italians. Piper and Paul were in the running to beat them but they didn’t hit their levels. In fact, the Italians had the highest base values (3 points over Piper and Paul), even over Hubbell/Donohue who had a lower BV than Niki and Viki. Simple as that.
Yeah, I think GilPoir are going to be on the outside looking in of the final flight and who knows who will make it between GuiFab and StepBuk.
well, the decision really doesn't matter anymore obviously but I mean looking at the scores, M/T got 72.41 (with a fall) at 4CC and with a higher BV than W/L got here in the team event. I think they could've had a fifth place finish for Japan here as opposed to K/K's 7th.
I really hope they made the FD in the IE - I think that the RD relies so much on momentum in terms of tech confidence and they just haven't had much experience the last couple of years. If we see it, I think the FD will be much more successful.
I think it's unlikely M/T would have outscored Wang/Liu, at best they would have placed above the Czechs so it's a point difference at most.
G/P skated rough in the team event and had levels issues, for comparison their BV was 3 full points behind that of Guignard/Fabbri. And honestly skating after H/D didn't do them any favors either, they looked slower, like they were skating much smaller and less refined.
I'm a little shocked too. I thought they looked really good -- not as good as Hubbell/Donohue, of course, but really good. Maybe I was just tired and missing things?
I need to go back and watch them again.
Based on today Sinitsina & Katsalapov don't even have a secure hold on the silver either.
I think they would have myself, just by looking at raw data from protocols.
I'm not sure Nikita's back will hold out that long!
