Skate America 2024 Pairs FS - Texas 2T

[genevieve]

Wedgie Data

Starting Order
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Katie McBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN USA 8 56.69
2 Milania VAANANEN / Filippo CLERICI FIN 7 60.23
3 Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY GBR 6 61.31
4 Alisa EFIMOVA / Misha MITROFANOV USA 5 63.05

Warm-Up Group 2
5 Maria PAVLOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO HUN 4 65.11
6 Anastasiia METELKINA / Luka BERULAVA GEO 3 68.64
7 Ellie KAM / Danny O'SHEA USA 2 70.66
8 Riku MIURA / Ryuichi KIHARA JPN 1 77.79


ISU Stream

 

[victorskid]

The warm-up has begun for group #1.

 

[Wyliefan]

"Katie and Danielle," per Ted.

 

[genevieve]

"Grosh Goban". My favorite!

 

[Primorskaya]

-1 deduction for Groban.

 

[Wyliefan]

Double splat.

 

[Aceon6]

Um, pairs, synchronized falls!

 

[genevieve]

mess

 

[flyingsit]

Meno and Sand would definitely have worn these costumes except that Todd would have had burgundy pants rather than black

 

[Aceon6]

Meno and Sand would definitely have worn these costumes except that Todd would have had burgundy pants rather than black

The whole look is Meno/Sand.

 

[Karen-W]

RD Press conference wraps just in time for McBPark to start.

3tw - soooooo high and clean! SBS 3t+2a - he put his hand down on the 2a; SBS 3f - and she goes down and he puts his hand down - probably will count as a fall for both; gorgeous throw 3lo to recover. That first lift was also so gorgeous and effortless. Nice FIDS followed by a pairs combo spin I don't hate. Throw 3z - another beaut! And another beautiful lift, and then another one... Man, if they can get their SBS jumps sorted out... Their lifts and throws are just class.

 

[Rukia]

You can tell exactly who their coaches are by that entire package

 

[Belsornia]

I’m rooting for McBeath/Parkman, but I think I would enjoy their skating a bit more if they could abandon the nice-but-bland Jenni Meno packaging and do something trashier.

 

[peibeck]

McBeath/Parkman: Great twist, not sure why they are attemping SBS 3 flips, neither was close. Nicely done on both throw jumps though. Lifts good positions but a bit slow.

For an American pair there's lots of potential.

 

[Sally1214]

Rough start but much stronger finish for McBeath/Parkman. I like them. I have to admit that I sometimes don't understand the levels on some of the elements. Why did their death spiral get only level 3?

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Liked this first pair. Trying difficult things 3F, ThLz. Both throws - she holds on to them.

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Should she marry him for the next Olympics?

 

[tony]

Program is so meh but that was better than the practices

 

[Primorskaya]

I don't know if I found the lifts impressive or terrifying.
He needs to lose the beer belly, it's distracting.

 

[Aaron MB Fan]

Really nice throws from McBeath Parkman, Katie is a cat on the ice with a nice knee bend and extension on the landing. The twist and lifts looked too. They just need those SBS jumps and more consistency. Foundation is there. They seemed pretty happy at the end!

 

[Rukia]

Should she marry him for the next Olympics?

Secret marriages for everyone!

 

[Aceon6]

McBeath/Parkman: Great twist, not sure why they are attemping SBS 3 flips

A point more than falling on SBS 3Ts. Great strategy.

 

[Sally1214]

Nice to see Jenni in the K/C. Do we know how Todd is doing now?

 

[Karen-W]

Listen, people Josh Groban for the music is a huge step above the usual TeamToddAndJenni CD collection, so let's just pray they get Shae-Lynn to choreograph for them and pick better music in the future, lol.

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

We all missed a good ol Nikolai Morozov creative choreography.

 

[victorskid]

"Katie and Danielle," per Ted.

Perhaps those in US (glass) arenas shouldn't throw stones about announcers and pronunciation...

 

[Belsornia]

SBS 2sal

 

[Wyliefan]

"When I'm no longer young and aching soul"? Of all the bad mid-lyric cuts we've heard over the years, that's got to be top three at least.

 

[Primorskaya]

They looked really tense going into this and it's not improving, which makes me tense up as well.

 

[flyingsit]

Wow they were crawling into the throw 3loop.