2026 Worlds Pairs SP PBP - Prague Fling

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Fingers crossed for KovaKitty

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Z/H are skating close together and kind of remind of a normal pair, but still not it.

 

[Amy L]

Les Kovs don't have much internal competition so they can do whatever. Vouilllamoz went to Switzerland and the other seniors are no teknick. There are some decent juniors but they won't be senior ready for a few years.

 

[Karen-W]

ZhaHua - 3tw - gorgeous; SBS 3t - he falls after he had the landing; throw 3f - great air but he was flailing in his throw technique; SBS spins - deathly slow & far apart; step seq - alright; lift - fine; BIDS - she does a handstand on his boot for the entrance - it was fine too.

I'm not sure they have the tension to pull off "Nemesis" - program was fine just rather uninspired.

 

[Karen-W]

They don't have much internal competition so they can do whatever. Vouilllamoz went to Switzerland and the other seniors are no teknick. There are some decent juniors but they won't be senior ready for a few years.

Eh, Faula/Belle are improving in fits & starts - I could see them displacing Les Kovs during the next Oly cycle. Wessenberg/Strekalin are too new to make any judgment quite yet; Ehrhard/Pellegris definitely won't displace them. Of the juniors - Telemaque/Coulon have had a really rough season & I'm not sure what their long-term potential is. We'll see what pans out with the rest of their junior teams.

 

[Jay42]

Les Kovs don't have much internal competition so they can do whatever. Vouilllamoz went to Switzerland and the other seniors are no teknick. There are some decent juniors but they won't be senior ready for a few years.

That is fair, honestly at this point my issue isn't even that they're older, it's that they have an injury history I'm finding kind of concerning and that makes it stressful to watch them skate. Watching Camille dislocate her shoulder on a fall once was enough.

 

[Sally1214]

GO KELLY ANN AND LOUCAS!!

 

[Desperado]

Is that a new dress for Kelly Ann? Her posture looks better.

 

[MacMadame]

I like Kelly's dress. Is it new because I don't remember her SP dress being that flattering before?

 

[Amy L]

Sometimes I forget Kelly-Ann and Loucas exist, but then they show up somewhere and a I remember, oh yeah, they're totally decent!

 

[miffy]

So happy for L/E being here and having a great skate!

 

[Karen-W]

LaurEth - 3tw - decent; SBS 3s - bit wild on the landing for her but done; throw 3lo - very nice; lift - solid; SBS spins - pretty good unison & spacing throughout; step seq - meh; BIDS - also solid.

Nothing to be ashamed about with that. Just rather unmemorable overall.

 

[Lanie]

That was great!

 

[my little pony]

have team Kelly Ann ever been all green before? good for them. I can't help but root for them.

 

[Jay42]

So happy that went well for Kelly Ann and Loucas!

 

[Desperado]

I love you Mark, but her name is not "Laureen".

(And it's definitely a new dress or she got more bling sewed on it.)

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Kudos to Kelly Ann and Loucas for improving their basics. They know how to compete so it’s nice to see them work on their components.

 

[JoannaLouise]

After they skated so well at Nationals, it's nice to see Lauren/Ethier get a chance to go to Worlds.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I swear, Kovalevs are skating to Eternal Love only to give me more material for jokes

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I sometimes think Camille has more chemistry with me than with Pavel. Heck, Pavel has more chemistry with me than with Camille

 

[Karen-W]

Les Kovs - 3tw - alright; SBS 3t - hand down for her; lift - okay; throw 3f - tiny; BIDS - fine; SBS spins - not terrible; step seq - serviceable.

Like LaurEth that was perfectly nice if unremarkable.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

They probably even take separate flights back to their separate bedrooms in a suburb of Paris.

 

[Desperado]

This is the first year I like both programs from the Kovalevs (which Pavel co-choreographed). If their health holds and they keep improving, why not keep going.

 

[Jay42]

I know this makes me look bad for not noticing but did LeKovs switch to Bruno after the season started?

 

[Lizziebeth]

I think the Kovalevs used to skate like complete strangers. Now they look like they have met before, at least.

 

[Karen-W]

I know this makes me look bad for not noticing but did LeKovs switch to Bruno after the season started?

I think it was last summer. Pretty sure he's been in the KnC with them all season, but hard to recall for sure.

 

[Matryeshka]

I mean, normally I would at Les Marrieds staying in, but you know, if they can manage to not be totally broken (big if) by 2030, why not. I haven't been impressed with the young French pair skaters.

 

[Karen-W]

Valesi/Bidar's hopes of making the FS are looking dire, but either ChtWoz or DanTsi could give them a spot (though I'm praying neither does because I like them both).

 

[Desperado]

I know this makes me look bad for not noticing but did LeKovs switch to Bruno after the season started?

I think Mark just said he hadn't and that it was something that would work better for them next year (to have a full year).

 

[Sally1214]

This is the first year I like both programs from the Kovalevs (which Pavel co-choreographed). If their health holds and they keep improving, why not keep going.

I completely agree with this. Camille seems very happy with their skate here. They looked happy in the K/C at Olys too. So, if skating is still bringing them joy and they can put the injuries behind them, then go for it.