alexikeguchi
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I agree 100%. I saw Davis/Smolkin live at Skate Canada, and they more than held their own in comparison to the other young/recently out of juniors teams. They were powerful yet neat, had strong and secure edges, performed with a lot of commitment, and have great chemistry together (not sure if they're an off ice couple as well?) I don't know that Moulin Rouge is a fantastic choice given the relatively recent memory of Virtue/Moir, but they didn't embarrass themselves either. Given Z/G's health and stamina issues, I think Davis/Smolkin are a plausible #3 team for Russia and have strong potential to move higher in the next quad.No they should have been third, but SinKats withdrew.
I think Davis & Smolkin should have placed where they did. And count me as a huge fan of Annabelle Morosov who would rather see her in any given competition, but at this point Davis & Smolkin are better and at Russian Nationals they bested Khuda with their skating as well. Not overwhelmingly but I think its easy to get carried away over Tutberidze's influence. Its there for sure but Diana Davis is not "talentless."