2025 Cup of China Pairs Free PBP - I'd Do Anything For Points (But Am Wont To Splat)

[Lizziebeth]

Is it just me or do their lifts look unstable? They look really rusty and undertrained, which is not unexpected.

 

[peibeck]

Well at least the judges didn't give them positive GOE on those ugly sbs jumps. This program has everything except choreography. These lifts are terrifying.

 

[skategal]

Well they made it through but OMG Skary Pairs Lifts…

 

[beckab81]

Yes, there’s work to do, but I love these two

 

[thvu]

The 2nd lift again is a group 4, called as group 5 reverse lasso.

I can feel @tony 's indigence at the tech panel.

 

[Spikefan]

The lifts were terrifying. I liked the start but the program really doesn’t go anywhere.

 

[Citlali]

Those lifts were

 

[Lilia A]

Rev lasso lift was not. Will it get called a 5RLi here again? Probably. Will it get called that at NHK? She shall see.

 

[genevieve]

So tentative for Sui/Han but love to see them.

I never noticed before how Sui almost looks like she is lying on Han's head in horizontal lifts. Just because his arms aren't that long

 

[Sally1214]

She was but red hair tends to fade to either blonde or brown. I used to have red hair but it's blonde now. Well, except when I dye it various unnatural colours.

I have red hair. It probably used to be a lighter shade maybe? It's more of an auburn now. Well, I guess my profile pic says it all ..... duh.

 

[skatingguy]

Wenjing Sui/Cong Han
Rank after SP: 3
Coach: Hongbo Zhao, Wei Zhang, Jinlin Guan
Music: A Tapestry of a Legendary Land

3T+2A+1A+SEQ - Sui struggled on the toeloop, and Han on the 2nd double Axel
Triple Twist 4
Throw 3F
Choreo Sequence
2S
Axel Lasso Lift 4 (3 after review) - real struggle to get the lift up
Forward Outside Death Spiral 3 (4 after review)
Pair Combo Spin 4
Throw 3S
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Hand-to-Hip Lift 1 (B after review)

Biggest challenge today was the lifts, and I think there's still an issue with his arm position on the reverse lasso lift.

130.47 = 1st Place
202.92 = 1st Place

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I have red hair. It probably used to be a lighter shade maybe? It's more of an auburn now. Well, I guess my profile pic says it all ..... duh.

Your hair is lovely. My grandmother's hair stayed red until her 80s.

 

[peibeck]

If this gets high 8s again....

 

[SidelineSkater]

The music isn’t doing them favors. It’s so slow in sections and feels like they were crawling at spots. It’s like background music for a video game as you are just moving from one spot to another.

 

[peibeck]

Mid 8s for that... still outrageous

 

[skategal]

Conti/Macii messy today.

 

[Sally1214]

Goodness, Sara and Niccolo doing their very best to give S/H chance at silver.

 

[fan]

Can someone remind me WHY they’re coming back? The Chinese fed? Sui? It’s a bit of tarnish on an amazing legacy

 

[skatingguy]

Sara Conti/Niccolo Macii
Rank after SP: 2
Coach: Barbara Luoni
Music: Caruso, Occhi Verdi

Triple Twist 3
3T+2A+2A+SEQ
Axel Lasso Lift 4
3Sq - Sara with a hand down
Throw 3Lo - hand down
Reverse Lasso Lift 3 (4 after review)
Back Outside Death Spiral 4
Pair Combo Spin 4 (4V after review)
Throw 3S - hand down
Hand-to-Hip Lift 4
Choreo Sequence

A little tight from Sara/Niccolo with all those hands down, but it should be enough to win the silver medal.

136.47 = 1st Place
209.88 = 1st Place

 

[genevieve]

I take back what I said about the S/H lift - it was probably like the C/M lift where the balance point was on the top leg, and it looked the same for them. Awkward.

I understand why I never remember this team, and I will probably forget that I saw this

 

[Citlali]

Messy skate from Sara and Niccolo. They should go first though

 

[Sally1214]

It’s a bit of tarnish on an amazing legacy

I hear you. Because they WERE truly amazing.

 

[peibeck]

Sara wins best dressed this comp. Her jumps and throws remain a work in progress however.

 

[Spikefan]

Can someone remind me WHY they’re coming back? The Chinese fed? Sui? It’s a bit of tarnish on an amazing legacy

I don’t think we know for sure but what I gather, she wanted to come back and he didn’t. She tried with someone else and he was not good. Then Han was back, by choice or forced by fed? Who knows but it would seem forced, otherwise why not start back with her early on?

 

[thvu]

Only 1.25 points ahead of Sui & Han on PCS. LOL.

 

[Sally1214]

Niccolo in the K/C waiting for the scores ...

 

[tony]

I was sent the protocol of Sui & Han -

Group 5 lift held, and they got group 3 base level lift at the end.

To be clear, it's perfectly legal to do this in the free skate but it's NOT THE CORRECT ELEMENT ID.

 

[Lilia A]

Holy @#$$%%^ how did he stay on his feet??? Thank you sir.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I really wish death spirals were unlevelled in the free program.

 

[Sally1214]

Aww .... Jonathan Roy .... I love this song.