GPdF 2025 PBP - Pairs FS: “A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Plus (GOE)”

[kirkbiggestfan]

Go back to oxygène and Dracula. Lori’s programs don’t work!!

 

[Aceon6]

DSD smiling like crazy, but I suspect there’s a nagging injury to cause the twist pop and the lift dismount fail.

 

[floridaice]

Finally picking up the tempo at the end. That's what they need all through the program.

Yeah -- reverse the time for the slower part & the up tempo parts and it would be much better.

 

[beckab81]

Seemed like the 2nd lift was a little sticky coming down too. Very weird skate for them.

 

[Karen-W]

SDDes - 1tw?! Injury? SBS 3t+2a+2a - those were a hot mess even if they both stayed upright; first lift - nice; SBS 3s - alright; FODS - ugly foot grab still; pairs combo spin - slow, which matches the tempo of the music; throw 3lo - foot down on the skidded landing; choreo seq - meh; throw 3s - very nice; second lift - weird exit but fine otherwise; last lift - nice.

This is the first time I've seen this program (didn't watch their FS from John Nicks) and I'm really underwhelmed. The temp of the music is so slow and bland for 3/4 of the program and takes way too long to pick up. They're in real danger of not coming anywhere close to the Olympic podium this year.

 

[tony]

I mean ALL of the individual jump rotations are crazy. If they lost an entire 2A on the sequence plus a Salchow underrotation, it may be close.

 

[Kateri]

And he's immediately telling her it's okay, it's okay. Chill girl you got months before the big time.

Not making the GPF is strategy to maximise training time before Olys/Worlds! (it's a classic cope for a reason!)

 

[Citlali]

I was scared watching this whole program, I mean first group Europeans level of scared. They were extremely cautious and nervous and the program didn't flow.

 

[thvu]

Wow, if we heard that right, they're not getting credit for the final 2axel. Max just hopped too many times.

 

[Private Citizen]

What a weird performance.

People in the rink, was it as slow and tentative as it looked?

Yes. Bizarre. Something has to be wrong with one or both of them.

 

[peibeck]

Max skated like he's the one in his 40s.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Are the numbers being cooked?

 

[Hedwig]

do you understand what are they saying in the Knc? too low for me

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

do you understand what are they saying in the Knc? too low for me

She said, I never do that in practice, only in competition

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Judge No 1 is pretty decisive with scoring and he just sits there and occasionally stares down Judges 2 and 3 reviewing every element with a mixture of boredom and annoyance.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

You know things are bad when I want SD/D to go back to using Julie Marcotte.

 

[tony]

Not really close at all.

 

[floridaice]

Are the numbers being cooked?

Bingo!

 

[shan]

You know things are bad when I want SD/D to go back to using Julie Marcotte.

Oh no that is REALLY bad.

 

[Private Citizen]

Judges cooked the books. Ridiculous. What happened during that long pause and what changed? Hungarians were robbed.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Bingo!

OK I think at this point safe to assume there’s some cooking going on.

 

[peibeck]

Are the numbers being cooked?

They'll be recooked at Skate Canada.

 

[ilovesalchows]

Meh. Hungary was better.

 

[tony]

Judges cooked the books. Ridiculous. What happened during that long pause and what changes?

Per Chris, they gave credit back to the second 2A in the end.

 

[Karen-W]

Are the numbers being cooked?

In their favor, yes.

Tech panel gave them credit for both the 2As in their sequence. Generous calling.

 

[Elisheba]

I think the Hungarians were robbed a bit...

 

[shan]

Good grief. I would have the Hungarians in first at least in the FS.

 

[Citlali]

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Judges cooked the books. Ridiculous. What happened during that long pause and what changed? Hungarians were robbed.

 

[floridaice]

Oh Chris, they weren't going to challenge M&K anyway.