FSU Watch Party Sunday 3/29 - 2010 Olympics pairs SP [12pm CDT / 7pm CET]

[Hanna]

I'm a little surprised at Dube/Davison in the last group.

Of whom I also was a fan, by the way.

 

[alchemy void]

Awesome dress for Dube.

 

[skatingguy]

Back in 2008 I would have bet my ass that D/D will win pairs 2010.
The stage was so set for them.
I cannot really recal what happened.

She forgot how to jump.

 

[Jeschke]

What means expelled? No UKR representation anymore? ?

 

[alchemy void]

Not familiar with this team much, but D/D are world class. Wow.

 

[Jeschke]

This music does nothing for them! NOTHING!

 

[Hanna]

The spin in both directions

 

[Jeschke]

Not familiar with this team much, but D/D are world class. Wow.

Rewatch them 2008, when they really were

Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison LP at 2008 World Championships (British Eurosport)

The music: "The Blower's Daughter" by Damien Rice.

www.youtube.com

 

[Finnice]

Awesome dress for Dube.

Best to say about them.

 

[her grace]

Back in 2008 I would have bet my ass that D/D will win pairs 2010.
The stage was so set for them.
I cannot really recal what happened.

happened. I don't recall thinking they'd win the gold, but I thought they'd win more world medals than they did.

His footwork is shaky on the lifts.
She falls on the SBS jump.
Good emotion and musicality

 

[Aceon6]

I remember Bryce as a young pup. Too bad they never recovered from "the slash".

 

[skatingguy]

What means expelled? No UKR representation anymore? ?

I guess they've been fired from the Federation so they can't represent Ukraine internationally, and will have to go to another country to compete. They weren't amazing or anything but there's talent there to be mined by some other country now.

 

[ChelleC]

Now that RfaD is not being used for every other program, it's rather nice to hear it.

 

[Jeschke]

Btw, I was a sucker for Davison's outfit for the FS to 'The way we were'.
Just a simple white shirt.
Looked so good at him.
Way better than that glitter shit.

 

[Colonel Green]

I've always wondered what Jessica & Bryce's career would have looked like if they had been able to continue after 2010. I'm not sure they hadn't already hit their technical peak, but they were such a lovely team, and their recovering from my choice for the all-time worst pairs injury to win a World medal is one of my favourite stories in figure skating.

 

[skatingguy]

I remember Bryce as a young pup. Too bad they never recovered from "the slash".

'The Slash' was 2007 & they won the World Bronze Medal in 2008.

 

[skatingguy]

I've always wondered what Jessica & Bryce's career would have looked like if they had been able to continue after 2010. I'm not sure they hadn't already hit their technical peak, but they were such a lovely team, and their recovering from my choice for the all-time worst pairs injury to win a World medal is one of my favourite stories in figure skating.

Bryce's knee injury ended his career - he can't jump anymore.

 

[Aceon6]

'The Slash' was 2007 & they won the World Bronze Medal in 2008.

Yes, but her confidence lagged after that. They should have been peaking in 2010.

 

[Jeschke]

'The Pearlfishers' SP
Best program ever by P/T!

One of the best works ever done by Morozov!
If he wants to, he can create such good stuff!

 

[alchemy void]

Another good set of costumes

 

[Colonel Green]

Bryce's knee injury ended his career - he can't jump anymore.

Hence why I said "had they been able to continue".

 

[Jeschke]

This gave and is still giving me total chills!
So good

 

[Hanna]

Throw Perfection

 

[skatingguy]

Hence why I said "had they been able to continue".

Oh, sorry on first reading it didn't seem that you were aware of that injury

 

[Jeschke]

Well, combined SP & FS, Pang/Tong should have won this event! I already would have put them 1st after the SP.
Now I said it!

 

[ChelleC]

This is gorgeous. I'd forgotten how good Pang/Tong were.

 

[her grace]

Pang/Tong

-Nice side-by-side jumps
-high twist
-some synch problems in the SBS spins
-ragged lift position
-considerably slowed down on steps

 

[Colonel Green]

Pang/Tong finished one ordinal lower than they should have in both 2010 and 2014.

 

[skatingguy]

Pang/Tong were robbed in the short program.

 

[alchemy void]

That was stunning.

I'd put them very close to S/Z, if not above.