I know B/K are a young team, but in their case, I can see them being scored even higher on PCS, but they weren't in either program. In the fp, B/K scored a bit higher in some PCS categories than they had in the sp, yet the judges still had them behind M-T/M on CO, IN, and SS! 
That's just wrong. Even on PE, B/K were only slightly higher than M-T/M while having performed overall better than M-T/M without any mistakes. That boils down to SC home cooking.
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I mean, I loved DivaVera since her junior days, but this is just revisionist history. They finished consistently behind Stolbova/Klimov, Volosozhar/Trankov, Kavaguti/Smirnov and Tarasova/Morosov because they could not land a clean 3T to save their lives (let alone a second triple - the 2A was a struggle, too). She had the best positions but her jumps were an issue dating back to her junior skating with Larionov.
I'm so impressed by how Boikova/Koslovskii are looking and skating. He has calmed down considerably and they both seem very trained, fit and confident. They are absolutely lovely in the sp. It was a delight to watch. This is a Russian team I can get behind and cheer for -- but they've always had charisma and potential. They are living up to the promise they showed last season. I hope what they've shown at SC continues to fruitfully blossom!
I really like how B/K aced all their elements with ease in the sp (they showed a slight bit more effort in the fp which is understandable under pressure). Moreover, they connect so well with each other and with the audience. Plus, they have Moskvina!
) is only a dress rehearsal for Montreal 
CAN was one of the 13 countries drawn for the pairs event at 2020 Worlds, along with AUT, CHN, CRO, CZE, FRA, GER, GBR, ITA, LAT, RUS, ESP & USA. Nine judges will be drawn for the SP and, IIRC, the 4 not drawn will judge the FS. I rather doubt ALL the judges will be pushing a CAN pair "with everything they got."
Sure there could be lots of tech-related drawbacks as well as personal issues B/D suffered, along with simply not having enough resources and backing to support trying to fully develop a partnership. Z/E partnered around the same time as B/D, but Z/E had Mozer as their coach and thus Z/E received the kind of encouragement and attention in the early stages of their pairing that bore fruit for them on the larger stage (even despite them lacking chemistry and on-ice personalities). Z/E have the long lines and the tech ability that B/D may have lacked, but it's still too bad that B/D's lightning chemistry had no chance to gain a leg up.
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), but I guess it was just too late in general for Vera's career prospects. Still, she came alive in ways we could have never anticipated after all those bland, boring seasons with Larionov.
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I rather doubt ALL the judges will be pushing a CAN pair "with everything they got."
Sure most are honest and above board, hopefully. But 'quid pro quo' seems to have been invented by figure skating judges and honchos. Albeit the good old days of European bloc-judging aren't as rampant.
Get over it already. FGS. One off-hand reference by me to B/D who I really enjoyed watching the short time they were around, and you have the urge to go on an endless conniption fit, making a mountain out of a molehill. A number of fans on FSU spoke about how Vera really sparkled and showed a new side of herself in her partnership with Deputat. And although she was not a strong jumper, it's not as if she was never able to land jumps, like you claim. That said, I seriously doubt your angst has zip to do with B/D in the first place.
Regarding Bazarova&Deputat discussion, I really liked that couple. ?
They looked exquisite in many aspects and I was really hoping they would work as a Pair.
But @oleada is right, technically they were nowhere near the other pairs. Yes, political games have a role in these things as well, and some skaters might not get enough support. But Russian Fed. aren't stupid. They see and know these skaters more than we do. If they see potential they don't let you go easily. Anyway, what's done is done now. Here is hoping Ksenia and Andrei have a good start. Fingers crossed.
Well, de gustibus, I suppose. For me both free programs from last season and this one are mediocre, at best. The short is decent but their interpretation and performance is lacking. This is not about a doubling a jump or missing an element. Mistakes do happen, so it's not a big deal. This is about the energy they project on ice. There is none. They look like two strangers. Tatiana's expression, in particular, was like she was annoyed being there or smth. I don't get it.
, which maybe implies that it might be a tad early to lay money on them, but they did what you've got to do. They skated great and showed they could win away from home.
and overscored in terms of PCS. But that's just me, we have to agree to disagree.
I have no problems to give them their dues, when I think they are great, as I have done in the past.
) her facial expression is indicatvie of a desire to be successful, combined with the knowledge that there are so many other good Russian pairs teams ready to take their place if they continue to falter. In addition for T/M, Evgenia's expression could be a reflection of the anxiousness involved in adjusting to a new training camp. She surely also realizes that time is running out for her and Vlad to prevail as the top Russian pairs team expected to successfully make a bid to shine internationally.
Probably for Evgenia (you are thinking of TAT I guess
They splatted at the end of their exhibition number
I guess it depends in what language you listen to that song. In my language the song is about a hole in the ground. A huge hole. Nothing about romance or relationship.
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