2015 Copernicus Stars Free Dance Sep 26

Alegria said:

Who was the judge #1? So many -3 for ChSp... I cant understand it

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It was Mr John Cole from the USA

Jammers said:

To bad C/P made that big mistake in the FD of their first JGP or they might have made the JGPF also and the US would have had 3 teams in.

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They might be alternates. 2nd and 4th would beat the double bronze teams.

GF2445 said:

It was Mr John Cole from the USA

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Are judging panels not anonymous in JGP?

humbaba said:

Are judging panels not anonymous in JGP?

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Not anonymous at all! They don't scramble their scores or hide their names. It's fun to see how consistent most judges actually are and you get a sense of their scale of values.

Yay, Quinn & Lorraine! Polished up several of the rough spots from Colorado Springs & the score reflected it. They are doing their job this season: making a statement. Once again a weak field, but that's certainly not their fault. LOVE their short. Carmen? Sigh. But I think this program is much more mature & artistically complete than the other free dances we saw here--which all felt like a race to the finish to me. This huge score definitely wasn't home field advantage. Can't wait to see M&C go up against L&D and P&V in the Final.

Great competition for C&P as well. No, I don't love their free dance. (Really enjoy their short). But for a team only in their second season together & as juniors, this is a great sign for the future. Two years ago, Anthony was in @5th place after the first compulsory dance in novices at nationals before he and Sarah Feng won the free dance & managed to finish third overall. What a huge leap he has made in only two seasons. I miss Sarah, but I like this new team as well. Think they have loads of potential.

Skoptcova & Aleshin-First time I have seen these two. They actually reminded me of Chock & Bates. Great speed--raced through the elements a hundred miles per hour. Lacked the relationship I usually love within the Russian teams, but I'm assuming S&A are young and have time to develop.

Ghislandi & Ortenzi-Found myself really enjoying this free dance, along with those of you who mentioned it earlier in the thread. Sorry about the fall, but I wasn't at all sorry to see their scores ahead of the previous teams that had skated.

Howland & Malette-Paque: Overall, I thought they was skated with a lot more power & polish here than in Colorado. I think he needs to help sell the program. (She's was doing great; but come on, it's Zorro!). Maybe next time. Sorry about the twizzles here, but I think they've had a strong JGP for themselves.

The Mengs had some beautiful moments.

cheerknithanson said:

Is that a new juniors record for FD and total score?

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Has to be. Quinn & Lorraine broke the record at their last event, and this just broke it again.

Sam-Skwantch said:

Not anonymous at all! They don't scramble their scores or hide their names. It's fun to see how consistent most judges actually are and you get a sense of their scale of values.

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Wow. I didn't know that. To think of all the fun I've been missing.

Okay, I think I need to say that. I don't like McNamara/Carpenter, like, AT ALL. I think they're terribly overrated NOW, and their FD is not even close to what Yanovskaya/Mozgov and Hawayek/Baker had in their final junior seasons. BUT, I can definitely see this team on Senior Worlds and maybe even Olympics pedestal in the future. They just need right programms.

Snow63 said:

Okay, I think I need to say that. I don't like McNamara/Carpenter, like, AT ALL. I think they're terribly overrated NOW, and their FD is not even close to what Yanovskaya/Mozgov and Hawayek/Baker had in their final junior seasons. BUT, I can definitely see this team on Senior Worlds and maybe even Olympics pedestal in the future. They just need right programms.

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Say how you really feel, Snow.

Glad you got that off your chest.

The judges must've saw something that made them go bonkers. 49 PCS is like senior-level. They must've really stood out from the rest of the competitors. I find when a competitor gets super high PCS, it's usually relative to the rest of the competition. That's why at Senior B's, when you have 1-2 top skaters/couples, those skaters and couples tend to get super high PCS.

I do think M/C were on a league of their own here. They have a lot of power and good edges as well as speed. Ted Barton really responded to their programs, so I think there's probably something one has to see to fully appreciate them. I don't love the FD, but I really enjoy their SD.

Smile. And I thought Y&M and H&B were overrated. I much prefer McNamara & Carpenter, Loboda & Drozd, and Popova & Vlasenko to both of those teams. (Though I don't believe in comparing scores across competitions, much less seasons). But the beautiful thing about all of these teams making a statement for themselves on the junior circuit is that the members may stick together long enough to forge a long-term career in seniors. And then we could have the joy of watching them battle against each other far into the future!

LisaM said:

Too bad about the twizzles for Polishchuk/Vakhnov, they're my favorite team among this bunch. Hope it'll be enough to qualify them to the final, but I doubt it.

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I am of the same view..Love it