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I was actually really impressed with the quality of the dance competition. I think I personally would have given it to Weaver/Poje, but that was honestly too close to call. In a season where both W/P and C/P's FD's hadn't completely won me over yet, I thought both teams had their best FD of the season.
Crone/Poirier were actually more expressive here, IMO, than I have ever seen them. That being said, I still think that W/P and even P/I have a greater connection to the audience and each other than C/P do, so I found it a little odd that C/P won on the strength of their PCS mark. Furthermore, I fin't it interesting that their program looks so intricate, and yet time and time again they get beaten on the technical mark (here by W/P, and Skate Canada by P/I). I'm starting to believe that C/P don't have as much of a knack for making the difficult look easy as I once thought. I still think that they have a legitimate shot at a world medal. and I hope that they can skate like this in Tokyo.
Weaver/Poje impressed me so much again tonight. Thier FD wasn't perfect, and I don't think they skated quite as freely as they did in the SD, but they still got through the program with more power and confidence than they have all season. The improvement in their skating here was quite remarkable. It's nice to see them skate without getting that sense that they are just hanging on to the twizzles and footwork. If they can do this at worlds, I think they can really shock everyone with an impressive placement.
Paul/Islam were stunning, as usual. I actually thought they looked a tad off in certain places tonight, but they still cast a spell with that program. I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it seemed that in their rotational lift they lost their balance slightly and he was forced to hold her in position (that lift was performed hands free at SC). Other than that, I though the program improved from earlier in the season. The top two are really going to have to watch their backs next year. If these two have done all of this in less than two years, imagine how good they will be by this time next season. I just hate that after such stellar performances here, their season has to end so prematurely. It's a shame that such a talented team with such lovely programs won't get to showcase themselves on the world stage this season.
Crone/Poirier were actually more expressive here, IMO, than I have ever seen them. That being said, I still think that W/P and even P/I have a greater connection to the audience and each other than C/P do, so I found it a little odd that C/P won on the strength of their PCS mark. Furthermore, I fin't it interesting that their program looks so intricate, and yet time and time again they get beaten on the technical mark (here by W/P, and Skate Canada by P/I). I'm starting to believe that C/P don't have as much of a knack for making the difficult look easy as I once thought. I still think that they have a legitimate shot at a world medal. and I hope that they can skate like this in Tokyo.
Weaver/Poje impressed me so much again tonight. Thier FD wasn't perfect, and I don't think they skated quite as freely as they did in the SD, but they still got through the program with more power and confidence than they have all season. The improvement in their skating here was quite remarkable. It's nice to see them skate without getting that sense that they are just hanging on to the twizzles and footwork. If they can do this at worlds, I think they can really shock everyone with an impressive placement.
Paul/Islam were stunning, as usual. I actually thought they looked a tad off in certain places tonight, but they still cast a spell with that program. I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it seemed that in their rotational lift they lost their balance slightly and he was forced to hold her in position (that lift was performed hands free at SC). Other than that, I though the program improved from earlier in the season. The top two are really going to have to watch their backs next year. If these two have done all of this in less than two years, imagine how good they will be by this time next season. I just hate that after such stellar performances here, their season has to end so prematurely. It's a shame that such a talented team with such lovely programs won't get to showcase themselves on the world stage this season.