Sara Hurtado and Kirill Khaliavin fan thread

They were fantastic! I'm really impressed with how aggressive they were becuase that can bite you in the ass so quickly in this system.

I will always be team Monko in my heart, but I'm glad these two found each other.
 
Last night was my first time seeing them and wowza, was I impressed! They did NOT look like a new team! Based just on that FD I like them even better than Hurtado-Diaz. I'll really be watching them from now on.
 
They were my second favorite of the night after V&M. Their FD is just exquisite! All of her positions are gorgeous and the program actually suits the music, this is so rare in CoP ice dance! Even in Sochi, Sara and Adria had one of the most brilliant programs in Picasso. Girl really knows how to bring it in the Olympic season! I have a feeling she has a lot to do with their programs. :)
 
Congrats H/K! I believe their placement puts Spain one spot up from Sochi, yes?

I enjoyed their FD immensely!
 
muffinplus said:
No disrespect to Smart/Diaz I am still hoping Sara/Kirill can go to Worlds somehow.... :slinkaway
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If Smart/Diaz are smart, they will give their spot to them. With Oly momentum H/K may get a second spot, S/D am not so sure (more a no imo)
 
muffinplus said:
Because they need one....feel free to come up with a better name
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I've been referring to this team as "Team Sarill" since they paired up, but I'm open to any other nicknames. :)

Mrs. P said:
Congrats H/K! I believe their placement puts Spain one spot up from Sochi, yes?
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Yes - Hurtado/Diaz finished 13th in Sochi.

text_skate said:
If Smart/Diaz are smart, they will give their spot to them. With Oly momentum H/K may get a second spot, S/D am not so sure (more a no imo)
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I think even if H/K went to Worlds, it would be difficult to place in the Top 10 without more teams announcing they won't compete. Although Virtue/Moir won't be there, the Danes and Stepanova/Bukin will be. Currently, there would be 3 Americans, 2 Canadians, 2 Italians, and 2 Russians almost certainly in front of them, and H/K only narrowly defeated the Danes at Europeans. Soucisse/Firus also scored very similarly to H/K at 4CC. So unless more teams drop out, the competition for that 10th place spot would be extremely tough.
 
I dont understand Sarah & Kiriil not going to Worlds. I know they lost at Nationals but under the overall system they use they outqualified Smart & Diaz for the Olympics. Last year when they beat them at Nationals, Smart & Diaz got to go to Worlds over them due to this system, so why not the reverse this year. It seems unfair. I will miss them at Worlds if they dont go.
 
legjumper said:
I think even if H/K went to Worlds, it would be difficult to place in the Top 10 without more teams announcing they won't compete. Although Virtue/Moir won't be there, the Danes and Stepanova/Bukin will be. Currently, there would be 3 Americans, 2 Canadians, 2 Italians, and 2 Russians almost certainly in front of them, and H/K only narrowly defeated the Danes at Europeans. Soucisse/Firus also scored very similarly to H/K at 4CC. So unless more teams drop out, the competition for that 10th place spot would be extremely tough.
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Adding that I totally forgot about Coomes/Buckland in the above discussion. They, in addition to the rest, would almost certainly lock out H/K from the Top 10. So I think FEDH might as well stick to the plan and send Smart/Diaz, and try to snag a second spot in 2019 after there are more retirements and H/K have another year of experience and reputation-building under their belts. I also think that politically it would be more beneficial to end the season as 12th at the Olympics than go to Worlds, with a deeper field, and risk placing lower.
 
judgejudy27 said:
I dont understand Sarah & Kiriil not going to Worlds. I know they lost at Nationals but under the overall system they use they outqualified Smart & Diaz for the Olympics. Last year when they beat them at Nationals, Smart & Diaz got to go to Worlds over them due to this system, so why not the reverse this year. It seems unfair. I will miss them at Worlds if they dont go.
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That’s a shame. I was looking forward to seeing what they could do
 
judgejudy27 said:
I dont understand Sarah & Kiriil not going to Worlds. I know they lost at Nationals but under the overall system they use they outqualified Smart & Diaz for the Olympics. Last year when they beat them at Nationals, Smart & Diaz got to go to Worlds over them due to this system, so why not the reverse this year. It seems unfair. I will miss them at Worlds if they dont go.
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Probably because the it was the results of Golden Spin that made the difference for the Olympic spot, which was under a point, and there was a judging scandal at Golden Spin and the suspended judge was marking all the Zhulin teams really high. The fed decided to keep the result for Olympics, which was great for H/K (and they did amazing), but when you combine that with the fact that S/D won the Nationals, I'm not surprised they made the decision that they did. Since next year Spain has two spots at Euros maybe they can just use that and we won't have any controversies.
 
I am super curious how Hurtado & Khaliavin will do this season. They set themselves up well last year. They're working early instead of touring. Lots of teams will be out this season. H&K are ranked high enough on the SB list that they are likely to get two GPs.

Two strong programs could take them a long way, I think.
 
Ka3sha said:
Interview with Sara and Kirill + them working on new dances
https://instagram.com/p/BkVgg7sjpR9/

Don’t now if it’s their new program, but on a video they are dancing to Harry Styles “Sign of the times”
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From their Instagram pages, it looks like they worked with Iker Karrera on their FD choreography, so I’m figuring it will be a contemporary FD which would fit with the song Sign of the Times used in the video clip. We’ll just have to wait and see. I’m excited about next season, they made a lot of progress this past year and were so polished for a new team.
 
I am very excited to see how this beautiful and stunning team performs this year. The only sad thing is that only one of they and Smart & Diaz can go to worlds. I want to see both there so badly.
 
savchenkoboss - Yes, I would also like to see both H/K and S/D at Worlds. It would be great if whoever of those two teams goes to Worlds next year could get into top 10 and earn two spots for the 2020 Worlds - a dificcult, but not impossible task. Although, to be honest, I am also hoping for a top 10 finish from Fournier-Beaudry/Sorensen or Soucisse/Firus (whoever of them gets that third Canadian spot). And then there are Muramoto/Reed who are also wonderful and improving. All in all, this promises to be an exciting fight for the last Worlds top 10 spot(s).
 
lauravvv said:
savchenkoboss - Yes, I would also like to see both H/K and S/D at Worlds. It would be great if whoever of those two teams goes to Worlds next year could get into top 10 and earn two spots for the 2020 Worlds - a dificcult, but not impossible task. Although, to be honest, I am also hoping for a top 10 finish from Fournier-Beaudry/Sorensen or Soucisse/Firus (whoever of them gets that third Canadian spot). And then there are Muramoto/Reed who are also wonderful and improving. All in all, this promises to be an exciting fight for the last Worlds top 10 spot(s).
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And who knows if it is even just the last Worlds top 10 spot. I have an idea which 9 you are thinking will finish in the first 9 places, but I wouldnt say all those spots are set in stone. Much crazier things have happened than 1 of those dropping. And also someone like Weaver & Poje or Chock & Bates (especialy W&P who arent even doing the grand prix) calling it a day before worlds is hardly far fetched either.
 
savchenkoboss said:
And who knows if it is even just the last Worlds top 10 spot. I have an idea which 9 you are thinking will finish in the first 9 places, but I wouldnt say all those spots are set in stone. Much crazier things have happened than 1 of those dropping. And also someone like Weaver & Poje or Chock & Bates (especialy W&P who arent even doing the grand prix) calling it a day before worlds is hardly far fetched either.
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Weaver/Poje have specifically said they'll be back for Nationals and got new programs choreographed, and Chock/Bates just changed coaches, so it would be pretty shocking for either to retire before worlds.
 
RoseRed said:
Weaver/Poje have specifically said they'll be back for Nationals and got new programs choreographed, and Chock/Bates just changed coaches, so it would be pretty shocking for either to retire before worlds.
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Chock & Bates will see the writing on the wall at some point, which has been there for well over a year now, arguably two years, and is growing more obvious all the time. It probably wont be before worlds, but I would be utterly shocked to see them continue to 2022.

Weaver & Poje though, I am very surprised they arent doing the grand prix. Often these things turn into an eventual quiet retirement.
 
Sara/Kirill music choices:
RD: Libertango + something else
FD: Great Gig in the Sky; by Pink Floyd, Sign of the times; by Harry Styles
 
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