2024 Finlandia Trophy Pairs FS PBP - All We Are Saying Is Give Pairs a Chance

[MacMadame]

Film music, by the way, if it needs signalling

POTO took that spot though it should probably have been under obvious warhorse

 

[Karen-W]

POTO took that spot though it should probably have been under obvious warhorse

You mean POTC, for the Rungarians, right?

 

[beckab81]

Whose costume are you going to kill?

The costumes in this event aren't bad, but I'd say G/A should get new costumes, I don't love the high necks on both of them. If you're doing Dracula, I want to see blood somewhere!

 

[honey]

Have you seen Calla Urbanski in the 90s, in her 30s, trying a double Axel? Gives me the same kind of vibes but her technique was a total how in the hell did this come about?

Well I didn’t immediately think of Urbanski, but yes totally.

 

[MacMadame]

You mean POTC, for the Rungarians, right?

Yes.

Also, why are the Pair Girls all getting flower headpieces when the Women didn't get them yesterday?

 

[Sally1214]

I love the music from Dracula. Always reminds me that it's time I watched a good vampire movie again. So many Dracula ones to choose from. Hmmm...

 

[tony]

Rebecca's jump technique is why I switched from freestyle to dance.

So if gymnasts get the twisties, can skaters lose the ability to know where they are in the air? Because if they really can't all the time they aren't going to get to this level.

Yes. That's why many skaters have trouble jumping in show lights early in or throughout their careers. Or why skaters come out of their jumps forwards out of nowhere where rotating seemingly fine.

Van Der Perren used to spot - 1 rotation - spot - 1 rotation - spot - 1 rotation so obviously in the air, it's so fascinating to me but he's the only one that it was so prominent.

 

[Karen-W]

OMG - that PCS is a f*cking joke - they are NOT 3 points better than ChanHowe on PCS.

That was the judges trying to keep them on the podium ahead of LaurEth. Shameful.

 

[MacMadame]

I took elegant pop off the list because I thought we were getting dance. Oops.

 

[Wyliefan]

The days of double salchows are definitely back.

 

[MacMadame]

They seem like they are jus crawling out there

 

[Aceon6]

Ok, let’s all rewind to the Japanese so we don’t leave pairs with bad tastes in our mouths.

 

[TAHbKA]

Seems like none of them wants to win

 

[honey]

Said it before and will say it again, that throw lutz needs to go. They are so freaking tentative going into it and even when she lands it it is never going to get the GOE that their throw Sal will. And to put it mildly, it does not compare favourably to the throw lutz of the Japanese who have a real wow element with that.

This is certainly better than Skate Canada, but this season just looking like a struggle for them in a way that last season didn’t.

 

[Karen-W]

SDDes - 3tw - nice; SBS 3t+1a+2a - ehhhh - her landing was rough on the 2a; SBS 2s - looked deliberate - nice of them to join Em & Spencer in that club, lol; first lift - good; buried the pairs combo spin in the middle of the program - thank you; throw 3z - bad landing and then she fell after she made the turn out of it; second lift - good; choreo seq - it's still lame; throw 3lo - good; last lift - good; death spiral - hate the position and it's NOT a highlight to end a program on, sorry.

 

[tangerine dream]

Best performance of the event was the first pair

 

[tony]

The judges don't like this program. I'm telling you they will be off the podium if they aren't at their very best come Worlds. The choreo sequence got a measly +2. A lot of elements with very minimal positive GOE.

Miura/Kihara have it all over them in the short, Hase/Volodin are the big scorers when they are on, and Metelkina/Berulava will also rack up the points if they are consistent.

 

[MacMadame]

Did I miss which costume we are throwing out? I nominate the POTC set but only because he has that pirate skull on his.

 

[honey]

Deanna in that crown looking completely pissed is

 

[Primorskaya]

I'll say it, I don't get the love this pair gets. Well, her, anyway. As far as I can tell, "he's just Ken."

I respect that she's still active at that level at her age, but otherwise?

 

[TAHbKA]

Are 6 pairs getting to the GPF?
If so - will it be Pavlova/Sviatcenko or Cam/O'Shea?

 

[Karen-W]

Well, that locks Kam/O'Shea in for the GPF since GhiAmbro only have 22 points.

 

[tony]

Are 6 pairs getting to the GPF?
If so - will it be Pavlova/Sviatcenko or Cam/O'Shea?

Kam/OShea. How dare you not read my CONSTANT posting about it

Stellato/Deschamps (30), Miura/Kihara (28), Metelkina/Berulava (24), Kam/O'Shea (24) in.

Hase/Volodin and Conti/Macii need to simply finish top 4 next week (Germans really just top 5), and there are your six.

 

[Sally1214]

Deanna has the most GORGEOUS air positions during the lifts.

 

[Karen-W]

Are 6 pairs getting to the GPF?
If so - will it be Pavlova/Sviatcenko or Cam/O'Shea?

No, PavSvia only have 20 points - 5th & 2nd; GhiAmbro have 22 - 3rd & 3rd; KamOShea have 24 - 2nd & 3rd.

 

[beckab81]

Did I miss which costume we are throwing out? I nominate the POTC set but only because he has that pirate skull on his.

I went with G/A - if you skate to Dracula, I want to see blood on your costume!

 

[honey]

She really does seem to be holding her wrist.

And also making clear there will be no turkey and gravy for Christmas.

 

[Sally1214]

"Really healthy, not Christmasy food" says Deanna. Well now, that kind of blows a lot of the fun out of Christmas, doesn't it?

 

[honey]

Emily and Spencer are planning on keeping the program for next year

https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1858117954694512815?s=46&t=8Xvbdp66KnY7Eq2TqnBQHw

I think pretty much any of their previous programs (shorts and longs) are eons better than what they have this season.

 

[tony]

Emily and Spencer are planning on keeping the program for next year

https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1858117954694512815?s=46&t=8Xvbdp66KnY7Eq2TqnBQHw

I think pretty much any of their previous programs (shorts and longs) are eons better than what they have this season.

Terrible news.