2015 Tallinn Trophy Pairs SP and FS

[sequinsgalore]

Amani FANCY / Christopher BOYADJI (GBR)

Music: Ghost (musical soundtrack) by Dave Stewart

Blue sparkly dress / dark blue shirt, black pants

2A+2A+SEQ - she hand down
3Tw - low, crashy catch
2T
2FTh
5ALi
3STh - hand down?
FCCoSp3p
5TLi
BiDs
PCoSp3p
ChSq
3Li

Some mistakes and lower difficulty, but overall decent for them

FS: 51.46+52.32-1.00 = 102.78 (PB), 156.72 (PB), 1/7

 

[karne]

The dialogue. The gunshot. The sirens. The total irony of this song for this pair.

Oh my god this program I can't :rofl2:

 

[matmuh]

ahh its gonna be close with Goda and Nikita, kinda rooting for them!

Edit: ok not that close

 

[karne]

Holy smokin' onesie, Aliona.

 

[bartlebooth]

Nice to see Fancy/Boyadji happy after their struggles.
Now on to Aliona & Bruno!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Aliona SAVCHENKO / Bruno MASSOT (GER)

Music: "Sometimes" by Wax Tailor, a modern arrangement of Solveig's Song by Evard Grieg

Red, black ombre catsuit / matching shirt, black pants

3Tw - huge
3T+3T+SEQ
3S
FiDs
PCoSp3p
5ALi
ChSq
3FTh - big, bit low on landing
3STh - big, twofoot?
5RLi
CCoSp3p
3Li

Nice debut, they both look happy. Big elements like twist, jumps and throws - though they need to reign in the landing.
They definitely have the goods the medal at Euros and Worlds

FS: 72.66+70.32 = 142.98, 214.42, 1/8

 

[matmuh]

wow, amazing from Aliona and Bruna, she 2 footed her throws i think? but rest of the elements were great, just how strong Bruno is? :shocked: i like their entrance to their SBS spins, dont like the program itself that much though

 

[Mirunna]

That music:hpull:
I want so much to love them. They good the looks, the tricks and the talents but their programs are bad to say at least. After watching Aliona being amazing at always in, let's say, Pina, it hurts even more to see her with such a crap LP. She is so much better than this. But she looks AMAZING in that costume though :hap85: And that was one of the best side by side 3S I've seen her do ever. They need to work on the throws, both were landed on 2ft.

 

[karne]

The HEIGHT on that twist.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Mari VARTMANN / Ruben BLOMMAERT (GER)

Music: Somewhere (from West Side Story) by Leonard Bernstein; choreo by Mark

White dress, pink ribbon / matching shirt, black pants

3Tw
3STh
3T+3T+SEQ
5RLi
3LoTh - fall
2S - she did 3S, he did 2S stepout
FCCoSp3p - unison off
5ALi - wonky exit
ChSq
FiDs
PCoSp3p
3Li

Some mistakes, but solid enough for silver

FS: 58.86+57.92-1.00 = 115.78 (PB), 177.04 (PB), 2/9

 

[Mirunna]

The HEIGHT on that twist.

The height is amazing but it kind of bothers me how Bruno leans so much before throwing her, it looks a bit wild and lacks elegance. However, once he throws her, the height and her air position + landing are to die for. I still prefer V/T's twist though, it looks more elegant (and this coming from a huge, huge Aliona fan)

 

[matmuh]

The height is amazing but it kind of bothers me how Bruno leans so much before throwing her, it looks a bit wild and lacks elegance. However, once he throws her, the height and her air position + landing are to die for. I still prefer V/T's twist though, it looks more elegant (and this coming from a huge, huge Aliona fan)

i think she leans more than other girls i saw too and their height difference maybe another thing that causes it, not that it bothers me though

 

[robinhood]

I love the program of S/M
The music is a bit confussing, and not something I would listen to everyday but the program itself is so difficult and innovative. I loved the death spiral with the other hand and the sbs spins were really cool. All of the lifts look so easy for Bruno and they work those costumes just fine

 

[ice coverage]

I'm not Ice Dance, sorry, but I can answer your question.
Settlage did 4.5 revolutions during the lift, which is more than 3.5 revolutions allowed between a take off and exit from the lift (bended elbow). So the lift is illegal. They not only got 2 points deduction for that, but also their lift got 'base' level (4LiB). Look in the protocols, you'll see it. So the loss of points is actually more than just 2 points deduction.

Thx, Snow63 .

I had seen the protocol. What I was trying to clarify was whether the two points of deduction were the result of the one lift being wrong -- or whether a second element unrelated to the lift also had something wrong (requiring a deduction). Thank you for nailing down that the answer is that one element was responsible for both of the two points of deduction.

(And I do understand what you are saying about the total loss of points for the one lift element being more than the two points of deduction.)

I trust that Maddie and Max will not let the same error happen again. Best to them at their next competition. (Nats, I guess?)

[ETA: Snow and I are talking about Maddie/Max's SP, lest anyone wonder.]

 

[QuadThrow]

To me the music is ingenious, brave and innovative! And the costumes are so nice! But I understand that not everyone is of the same opinion.

To me i cannot believe what a strong debut it was. Nice programs. Absolutly cracking elements: twist:eeking:, 3T+3T+Seq, death spiral, lifts and the best 3S I have ever seen by Aliona.

Repect for Bruno that he handled the pressure and made no mistakes at the SBS. There is still so much room for improvements and lifting up the diffculty.

 

[invisiblespiral]

I think I'm going to watch S/M later.

 

[tulosai]

I've only been able to catch up now.

I'm glad Fancy and Boyadji decided not to spit up in the end. I actually think they have a lot more potential than I had previously given them credit for. I seriously question the Ghost musical choice, and wonder why teams keep turning to it, as though suffering through I/K doing it wasn't enough for one lifetime. Still, great job to them! Giant step in the right direction! This beats their personal best total sore by over 26 points, and their personal best free score by almost 20 points.

I feel conflicted about Aliona and Bruno. They are good, and I am glad they can compete, but I am not sure they are really that good I also really do not like the costumes, and the music choice is special.

Mari and Ruben keep getting better and better! I am thrilled for them

 

[ice coverage]

The archived live streaming of the Pairs FS is still available:

https://youtu.be/1GVPZ3pEU1U

But probably not for long.

 

[tulosai]

The archived live streaming of the Pairs FS is still available:

https://youtu.be/1GVPZ3pEU1U

But probably not for long.

Yes I just watched it maybe 30 minutes ago but I would jump on it if you want to- I felt very relieved it was still there.

 

[Crossover]

To me the music is ingenious, brave and innovative! And the costumes are so nice! But I understand that not everyone is of the same opinion.

To me i cannot believe what a strong debut it was. Nice programs. Absolutly cracking elements: twist:eeking:, 3T+3T+Seq, death spiral, lifts and the best 3S I have ever seen by Aliona.

Repect for Bruno that he handled the pressure and made no mistakes at the SBS. There is still so much room for improvements and lifting up the diffculty.

I can see why Aliona chose to skate with Bruno. He is a talented guy for sure. They looked a bit cautious so that the overall performance was a bit slow but I still am glad that they made a good debut in a competition. They got what they need required TES scores for Euros and Worlds.