Skate to Milano OWG Qualifier - Beijing CHN - Pairs SP & FS

[Hedwig]

only three spots is so harsh....

second warm up group

 

[Karen-W]

And we're back!

 

[Hedwig]

KOrovin keeps on being completely uninterested while she waves to the crowd. I admire her consistent ability to ignore that he always makes sure to let everyone know that he would rather not skate with her and finds everyone beneath him.

 

[Karen-W]

KOrovin keeps on being completely uninterested while she waves to the crowd. I admire her consistent ability to ignore that he always makes sure to let everyone know that he would rather not skate with her and finds everyone beneath him.

You mean Gamez, right? Korovin is her partner.

 

[tony]

You mean Gamez, right? Korovin is her partner.

I understood what was said.

 

[Karen-W]

Valesi/Bidar - 3tw - very nice; SBS 2a - looked short on rotation for her; throw 3s - she steps out of the landing fast; lift - nice; step seq - okay; BIDS - really nice; SBS spins - bit far apart but the unison is pretty decent.

 

[Hedwig]

I love how Hotarek is able to make Valesi/Bidar smile and laugh right before their skates. Great coaching.

sbs 2axel - smart not to go for the 3toe, she never manages it anyway

throw 3sal landing to low and turn out

not too bad all in all

they look happy!

 

[skatingguy]

Anna Valesi/Martin Bidar
Coach: Ondrej Hotarek
Music: Suite Bergmasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune

Triple Twist 3
2A - Anna's jump lacked flow/speed
Throw 3S - awkward landing, step out
Axel Lasso Lift 4
Step Sequence 3
Back Inside Death Spiral 4 (3 after review)
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Music really suits their style of movement, and they've performed well to it.

57.17 = 2nd Place

 

[Hedwig]

I understood what was said.

sorry, my English is sometimes a bit messy.

 

[Hedwig]

Shin/Nagy

sbs toe out of sync
throw 3 loop maybe a bit short, but good landing
death spiral???

problems with the combo spin

this is a mess
even the steps are out of sync and only level2

 

[Karen-W]

Shin/Nagy - 3tw - quite nice; SBS 3t - not even in unison but landed; throw 3lo - landed and she was excited at that; BIDS - ffs - another invalid element call for that! SBS spin - not great; step seq - good enough; lift - decent.

Christ almighty - this isn't even the first time this season they've lost all the value on the ****ing death spiral - it happened at Glacier Falls! This is why the USFS had zero business sending this team to this competition.

 

[tony]

Yeah, his toe pick came out so the no value stays.

 

[Kateri]

He totally lost the pivot. I thought he was the experienced pairs skater!

 

[skatingguy]

Audrey Shin/Balazs Nagy
Coach: Bruno Marcotte, Meagan Duhamel
Music: Speak Softly Love, The Godfather Suite

Triple Twist 3
3T - timing issues
Throw 3Lo
Back Inside Death Spiral* - his pick slipped, currently invalid element
Change Foot Combo Spin 2V (2 after review)
Step Sequence 2
Hand-to-Hand Lift 4

Very unique starting position with Audrey balanced on his leg, but unfortunately it didn't go anywhere as they started the program. The death spiral looks like it will remain invalid.

53.99 = 3rd Place

 

[Karen-W]

He totally lost the pivot. I thought he was the experienced pairs skater!

He is, but apparently he doesn't know how to keep his concentration through the program.

 

[tony]

Definitely got a fcuk out of him when the score came up. But they have to know.

 

[Hedwig]

Schaller/Mayr
twist a bit crashy
sbs 3toes, she is short and stumbles out of it
throw 3sal landing tiny bit forward

I doubt that they will be in contention for a spot

 

[Karen-W]

Schaller/Mayr - 3tw - really crashy dismount; SBS 3t - she didn't even come close to completing the revolution - two footed & hand down; throw 3s - decent; lift - nice; BIDS - okay; SBS spins - meh; step seq - alright.

This team just isn't really progressing at all.

 

[skatingguy]

Sophia Schaller/Livio Mayr
Coach: B. Marcotte, J. Langdon, S. Kiefer, M. Duhamel
Music: You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman, Respect

Triple Twist 1 - poor quality catch
3T< - Sophia two-foot landing
Throw 3S
Axel Lasso Lift 4
Back Inside Death Spiral 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 3

I was so worried the music was going to be a terrible cover, but my concerns were allayed. Just a few sloppy errors through the program detracting from the performance, and the technical score.

50.82 = 5th Place

 

[Rukia]

He is, but apparently he doesn't know how to keep his concentration through the program.

I don't think this is his fault. The way she went into it looked to pull him off his center it looked like to me.

 

[Karen-W]

Definitely got a fcuk out of him when the score came up. But they have to know.

I dunno. You'd think, but they keep getting promoted by USFS so maybe he thought it would be overlooked.

All I gotta say is, at this point, I really hope the USFS has the balls to pull the SkAm spot and give it to either McBark or ChanHowe.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

He totally lost the pivot. I thought he was the experienced pairs skater!

I do feel bad for them.

I wonder what Chelsea and Ryan would have done.

I have a feeling though they will come back stronger in the free.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Schaller/Mayr SP music for the win.

 

[tony]

Her Salchow wasn't anywhere near rotated. And again with the minimal + points on most elements.

 

[Hedwig]

Gamez and partner

twist very high, nice
throw 3loop not bad
sbs 3sal, she looked a bit short
that could put them into the running.
happy for her and her perseverance to put up with him. I wish someone would slap some sense into him.

 

[Kateri]

Really good skate by Gamez/Korovin's standards! It really would cost him nothing to look like he gave a tenth of a ****.

 

[skatingguy]

Isabella Gamez/Aleksandr Korovin
Coach: Dmitri Savin, Fedor Klimov
Music: November by Max Richter

Triple Twist 3
Throw 3Lo
3S<<
Axel Lasso Lift 4
Back Inside Death Spiral 3
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 2

Isabella appeared to be going sideways in the throw, but found a way to stay on one foot. Not a terrible skate given some of the competitive history of this team.

53.14 = 4th Place

 

[Karen-W]

Gamez/Korovin - 3tw - nice; throw 3lo - she stayed up; SBS 3s - she didn't get the rotation, I'm sure, but she did stay up; lift - clunky exit; BIDS - fine; SBS spins - alright; step seq - decent. Well, that's the difference between an experienced team and an inexperienced team.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

This team always confuses me. She looks like she is is on top of the world and he always seems like he wants to be anywhere else but there.

 

[Hedwig]

oh score was lower than I had hoped for them.