They were not in good form and the performance was meh. They should be lucky they have bronze.
What about their FD though? Was it equally sloppy in your eyes? I didn't see that.
My first thoughts after the FD was that they were better at the Junior Grand Prix Final, and if you compare the scores between the two events their scores were pretty flat to slightly down.
But they were quite sensational at the JGPF. Just makes me wonder about expectations and perceptions based on that.
Okay, understood. And you are right about the play-by-play thread.
Thank you. I was beginning to think I was losing my eyesight or something.
Oh sure, and that's part of a performance-based judged sport. Perception is reality.
Can you at least wait until Worlds is over?
Make that top 4. I'd be happy to see the Canadanes take their bows too, though I expect they'll stick around for Montreal Worlds.
LOL, yeah, I'm with you. They've got about 5 weeks (because you know they'll show up at WTT too) and then they need to start "stepping lightly" please and retire.Can you at least wait until Worlds is over?
Probably all of the reasons you listed but in her YouTube vlogs recently Nadiia mentioned an injury before nationals and it still not fully healed when they did the worlds camp in Calgary
It wasn't. Much better than the RD, but I've never been that enamored by B&B's Free Dance. I think they struggle to find an interpretation that fits both them and the music. I also don't think that, as a team, that they have level of precision of the rest of the podium (or the Baby Brits). When I compare their level at the JGPF to everything else, to me, they over-performed at the JGPF. Their JWorlds FD was more in line with their normal baseline of performance.
I thought the start of their FD was great, I love his posture and the way he uses his arms, but as they got to the end of the one foot sequence the edges were getting weaker, and then there was a visible mistake from him on the 2nd twizzle and clunky entries/exits from elements. They just didn't look as sharp as they have previously.
I laugh at this comment, because you're clearly biased and we all know this. I don't agree that the Mrazeks aren't ready for seniors - they certainly have the power and speed to be competitive with a lot of teams. However, I wouldn't go so far as some in both the Jr Worlds FD pbp thread or here who think that they're going to be competitive for Worlds Top 10 in their first season unless there are some retirements that help clear the deck, so to speak. Even then...
I appreciate it too -- it helps, plus it's a lot more nuanced and fair than what we've been getting here and what we got in the PBP thread. I realize there's not much time for nuance during PBPs, everything moves so fast. What bugs me is the selectiveness. Even Ted called out Ye Quan's very visible twizzle trouble, but to read here, you'd never know Lim/Quan had any trouble at all. I know everyone loves L/Q -- I love them too -- but let's not make it sound like one team scraped the bottom of the barrel and the other was sheer perfection. Both had issues.
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I would be totally happy with Top 15 at World. I think top 10 at Euros + Top 15 at Worlds are realistic and would be great results for them. The transition to Seniors is always tough for ice dancers. All these amazing GOE and PCS they are receiving now, will be recalibrated once they move up and compete against the teams you have listed. Elements that look incredible in the Junior ranks, don't look that amazing anymore when you are competing against 10 other Senior teams that can do these same elements much better than you.
I think it will depend on the programs that the Mrzaeks have next season - they have the balanced skating skills, speed, and extension to upstage the top teams if they have the programs. They are the team to watch in next few seasons.B/B have a traffic jam ahead of them.
Mrazeks have a Worlds spot waiting for them if Tachlers do well and Bekker/Hernandez certainly do. I assume Lim/Quan will go wherever they can with Fed backing including Worlds next year. N/M are staying Junior I assume? They really do have a traffic jam as well. So do the French.
I don’t expect any of these teams to leapfrog the good Seniors ahead of them but they can get a toehold on the lower ranks with some top Senior retirements.
