Worlds 2024 Pairs FS: ‘The wedgie always gets its woman’

[Rukia]

I want to know why all these lifts are at the end when Spencer has a hurt shoulder and they haven’t competed a long all season????

I mean they didn't do max level lifts so apparently he can do lifts just not the best ones

 

[Karen-W]

ChanHowe - eeeek - messy SBS 3t+1a+2a seq. C'mon, Emily... SBS 3s - she steps out. I mean, she's standing up??? Ugh - hand down on the throw 3lo. I love this pairs spin's first position. Man - you just knew she was never gonna land that throw 3s.

Sigh. Definitely not at their best. I would be fine with them keeping this FS for another season. It is a really beautiful program and with a full season of competing it, it could be stunning.

 

[skatingguy]

Emily CHAN / Spencer Akira HOWE
Coach: Alexei Letov
Music: Exogenesis: Symphony, Pt. 3 by Muse

3Tq+1A+2A+SEQ - her jumps were tight
Triple Twist 3
3S< - Emily stepped out
Throw 3Lo - hand down
Pair Combo Spin 4 (3 after review)
Axel Lasso Lift 3
Throw 3S - fall
Choreo Sequence
Reverse Lasso Lift 3
Hand/Hip Lift 4
Back Outside Death Spiral 3 (2 after review)

-1.00 = Falls (1)

All the focus on Spencer's shoulder I wonder how Emily was doing for all that time training by herself. There's always that hope that a team coming back from injury is going to pick up where they left off, and skate well, but given this is the first real competitive free skate of the season it's not surprising that they struggled.

112.58 = 4th Place
175.44 = 3rd Place

 

[TAHbKA]

Muse. Is this the first time since the beginning of the championship?

Pretty sure one of the ladies skated to Muse yesterday

 

[Frau Muller]

Chan/Howe - I admire him but… US Pairs going downhill. Maybe bring that pair with the Finnish/Russian lady, who were my Natls faves.

 

[miffy]

You can tell that would’ve been lovely without the mistakes. I appreciate them more now after they’ve been away a while. I still prefer the Australians though.

 

[Spikefan]

Definitely looked early season and I hope his shoulder truly heals. Shoulder pain is no joke and I cannot even imagine it as a pairs skater.

 

[skatingguy]

Ellie KAM / Danny O'SHEA
Age: 19/33
Personal Best: 126.56
Season Best: 126.56
Current Rank: 10
Music: Exhibition (from "Nocturnal Animals" soundtrack) by Abel Korzeniowski
Wayward Sisters (from "Nocturnal Animals" soundtrack) by Abel Korzeniowski
Table For Two (from "Nocturnal Animals" soundtrack) by Abel Korzeniowski
Coach: Drew Meekins

2024 Four Continents bronze medalists. 2024 National Champions. Teamed up in 2022. Finished 12th in their debut at 2023 WCh & 6th at 2023 FCCh. Won Finlandia Trohy & were 6th at GP Finland 2023. Withdrew from GP France 2023 due to injury. He is the 2018 Four Continents Champion with former partner Tarah Kayne. Coach Drew Meekins in the 2006 World Junior Pairs Champion (with Julia Vlassov).

 

[miffy]

Chan/Howe - I admire him but… US Pairs going downhill. Maybe bring that pair with the Finnish/Russian lady, who were my Natls faves.

Efimova

 

[TAHbKA]

Wow, those 2 points Danilova/Tsiba lost in a sbs 3s yesterday turned out to be costly...

 

[Karen-W]

You know, I'll take it. 175.44 puts them no worse than 17th on the SB list. That and their WS should be enough to get them 2 GPs next year.

 

[Sally1214]

So, it was Spencer who had all the injuries/surgery, right? But, it's Emily who just didn't seem to be able to get it together tonight. Hmmm .... hope more time is ALL they need. I agree that this "could" be a stunning program if they both were at their peak.

 

[airgelaal]

And again someone breathes heavily

 

[sk8nlizard]

I don’t like breathing in programs ever (I’m looking at you Deanna and Max), but this breathing that sounds like bedroom sounds for a team with this age gap is wrong on so many levels.

 

[Rukia]

I feel bad for Ellie because she looks petrified in every throw but she probably feels she has to go for them

 

[Karen-W]

KamOSh - good start but she's got a throw coming up and we all know how that'll go. Yup... Messy jump combo too. And down she goes on the other throw... I'm for thinking this but... I'd be very happy if they wind up as the 3rd US team today and it was ChanHowe & PlaFern's placements that counted for our 2 spots next year, lol.

 

[Sally1214]

Arrrrghhhh ... Ellie and the not-happening throw landings!

 

[Desperado]

Difficult entrance into a throw when we know she struggles... yikes!

 

[miffy]

I have to say O’Shea looks incredibly happy out there. He doesn’t seem bothered she can’t land throws even if we all are

 

[PRlady]

It’s psychological. But we shouldn’t be sending teams to Worlds who can’t land a throw jump, much less make them national champions.

 

[Citlali]

It's awful watching throws that you know are not going to be landed, is like... Why are you torturing her? Do a double

 

[Private Citizen]

She looks like a sack of potatoes in these throws.

Great lifts, but weakest of the three American pairs IMO. We'll see what the judges do.

 

[Rukia]

It’s psychological. But we shouldn’t be sending teams to Worlds who can’t land a throw jump, much less make them national champions.

and like you can make the point that lots of teams mess up throws but at least they have a chance of landing them. I have my doubts with this team.

 

[tony]

Mistakes aside, I think this should be the highest ranked US team. The most complete free skate and I think the strongest overall skating of the three teams.

 

[Allen]

You know, we often use hyperbole here, but Ellie truly cannot land a throw. I really don't think she's capable at this point.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

When does Efimova get her release?

 

[Colonel Green]

PerMich - man, this is a sophomore slump of a 2nd half of the season, for sure. They're actually leaving the door open for any of the other three teams in this group to beat them.

Rest of group stubbed their toes on the door jamb.

 

[peibeck]

Considering all her falls K/O'S TES is decent. Those throws though.

 

[Frau Muller]

Even Tamara Moskvina couldn’t save these US pairs. O’ Shea can’t just throw a raggedy Ann doll.

 

[Desperado]

She looks like a sack of potatoes in these throws.

Great lifts, but weakest of the three American pairs IMO. We'll see what the judges do.

Mistakes aside, I think this should be the highest ranked US team. The most complete free skate and I think the strongest overall skating of the three teams.

Oh, FSU.