I was really hoping that Vera and Andrei would come to Italy and really deliver two strong performances, sadly it wasn't to be.
Before the short she looked so calm, relaxed and happy, I was confident of a good performance. But once again her jumps were not the best and she doubled the 3ThFlip, if they can get they perfect the technical elements this programme can score big. I thought they were a little in under marked in PCS, I would definitely have them ahead of D/F.
For the long, they looked great costume wise. They did capture the tango feel/look starting of but both of them were off on the jumps, the 3ThFlip was doubled (maybe it's a planned double? but I doubt it) and she took a hard fall on the second throw, the final spin ruled invalid and had a shaky lift. I think my expectations were a little to high for them but I was impressed with what they showed in the test skates after such a short time. Also the way she was talking up the jumps in interviews also raised my hopes.
I guess they need more time to get all the elements together. I think they have a great look together and have huge potential, I really want to see them succeed in a very strong Russian field.
On the mens side I was very impressed with Dornbush, he fully deserved his victory, it sets him up well for the rest of the season. I am a fan of Mura but he was a bit sloppy today. I was impressed with Pikteev, he has the technical side but maybe not the PCS side yet but plenty of time for improvement. I really liked Moris K's performance skills, very entertaining but sadly his jumps were off today.
On the ladies side, bonus points to Victoria H for skating to Kate Bush.
Before the short she looked so calm, relaxed and happy, I was confident of a good performance. But once again her jumps were not the best and she doubled the 3ThFlip, if they can get they perfect the technical elements this programme can score big. I thought they were a little in under marked in PCS, I would definitely have them ahead of D/F.
For the long, they looked great costume wise. They did capture the tango feel/look starting of but both of them were off on the jumps, the 3ThFlip was doubled (maybe it's a planned double? but I doubt it) and she took a hard fall on the second throw, the final spin ruled invalid and had a shaky lift. I think my expectations were a little to high for them but I was impressed with what they showed in the test skates after such a short time. Also the way she was talking up the jumps in interviews also raised my hopes.
I guess they need more time to get all the elements together. I think they have a great look together and have huge potential, I really want to see them succeed in a very strong Russian field.
On the mens side I was very impressed with Dornbush, he fully deserved his victory, it sets him up well for the rest of the season. I am a fan of Mura but he was a bit sloppy today. I was impressed with Pikteev, he has the technical side but maybe not the PCS side yet but plenty of time for improvement. I really liked Moris K's performance skills, very entertaining but sadly his jumps were off today.
On the ladies side, bonus points to Victoria H for skating to Kate Bush.