2024 Grand Prix Final - Pairs FS: “Cry Me A Rocker”

[Aceon6]

Oh, hell... Judges PCSed them ahead of MetBeru. Can't say I agree with that at all...

Not right. They were wobbly.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Minerva, goddess of wisdom, please win this thing.

 

[Karen-W]

Well, MiNiki are on their way to their 2nd straight GPF title!

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I thought Petrova/Tikhonov have depleted the world stocks of Vivaldi forever.

And tbh I wish they did. Not liking anything about this program other than the actual skating.

 

[Braulio]

What the heck is wrong with Riku? Has she been injured or ill? Poor Ryuichi .... she is his 3rd (?) partner and is 10 years younger than him. He's too old to get a new partner. I don't want to be mean to her but I'm getting tired of her total lack of consistency.
But, having said all that, I'll still be hoping for them for the rest of the season. They've already nailed down their place in my heart.

I don't see them staying together past 2026 Olympics anyway. I think she'll be done with skating

 

[Sally1214]

I don't see them staying together past 2026 Olympics anyway. I think she'll be done with skating

I think Ryuichi will be done with skating after that. He'll be 34 years old.

 

[susieB129]

Minerva has become quite the diva (a compliment), and I am here for it! (And he should get extra points for that jawline.)

 

[tony]

She's tentative but at least fighting for everything.

Should easily win here, should be the favorites for World gold even over M/K. They just need more speed and oomph and I have hopes for it since the SP shows some of that side. A really 'traditional' looking pair in the midst of so many clunky or boring teams making their way near the top of the standings.

 

[Aceon6]

Thank you Minerva (and him)

 

[Rukia]

finally a skate

 

[Citlali]

Love the bedazzled German flag

 

[Allen]

That final lift was crawling along the ice, but the shapes were so cool in it.

 

[tony]

Thank you Minerva (and him)

Thank you NIKITA

 

[dupa]

OUTSTANDING!!!

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Well, thank god for that. Someone had to show up to win!

 

[CassAgain]

That's a world champion program.

 

[slicekw]

Someone wanted to win by skating well.

 

[MacMadame]

Nice twist! SBS jumps okay even with her hand down. She was a bit wild on the 3S though. Th3L was okay. She does weird stuff with her free leg on some of these jumps. Saved the Pairs Spin. I thought they were going to biff it entirely.

Not a big fan of this program but at least they came in wanting to win.

 

[Sally1214]

Yay, Minerva and Nikita. Very deserving winners here. I'll just go ahead and say it .... I think they have an excellent chance of winning their first World Championship this year.

 

[Allen]

Oooh, the sequined German flag is a lot of fun.

 

[peibeck]

H/V are obviously the winners, but they are just so frosty and unemotional to me. Sad because this music is amazing.

 

[Frau Muller]

BEAUTIFUL WINS!

 

[tony]

Just give him PSOTY now. Cancel it.

Literally PAUL POIRIER tied for the win two years ago. I think most of you got dropped on your heads when you were young.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Can that score count as his German exam?

 

[slicekw]

Coach fist pump counts?

 

[Braulio]

If they stay improving and have good programs next season, the Olympic gold is theirs, of course if the russians return with one couple that could be a rivalry

 

[MacMadame]

Coach fist pump counts?

Yes

 

[floridaice]

Great K&C reaction!

 

[victorskid]

Sr Pairs FS results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	CO	PR	SK	Ded. -	StN.
1​	Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN	GER	141.38​	71.85​		69.53​	8.68​	8.75​	8.61​	0.00​	#6​
2​	Anastasiia METELKINA / Luka BERULAVA	GEO	133.52​	68.59​		64.93​	8.21​	8.00​	8.11​	0.00​	#4​
3​	Riku MIURA / Ryuichi KIHARA	JPN	130.44​	64.13​		67.31​	8.54​	8.21​	8.46​	1.00​	#5​
4​	Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII	ITA	129.57​	65.71​		64.86​	8.25​	8.00​	8.04​	1.00​	#3​
5​	Ellie KAM / Danny O'SHEA	USA	129.35​	65.39​		64.96​	8.18​	8.04​	8.11​	1.00​	#2​
6​	Rebecca GHILARDI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	115.72​	56.51​		59.21​	7.57​	7.32​	7.29​	0.00​	#1​

Protocols link: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...------FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Overall results

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN	GER	218.10	1	1
2	Riku MIURA / Ryuichi KIHARA	JPN	206.71	2	3
3	Anastasiia METELKINA / Luka BERULAVA	GEO	205.78	3	2
4	Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII	ITA	200.06	4	4
5	Ellie KAM / Danny O'SHEA	USA	198.26	5	5
6	Rebecca GHILARDI / Filippo AMBROSINI	ITA	181.52	6	6

 

[PRlady]

Just give him PSOTY now. Cancel it.

Literally PAUL POIRIER tied for the win two years ago. I think most of you got dropped on your heads when you were young.

Nikita looks like the evil Russian henchman in the movies, but I never got the hotness of Paul either.