2017 CS Finlandia Pairs SP

[Totentanz]

It was the Helsinki Worlds theme song. Light up the Ice?

I guess not. It was not in English and absolutely not performed by a female singer. More like a Finnish boyband.

 

[skylark]

Liubov and Dylan's SP is excellent. This music suits them, their interpretation is perfect. It's distanced, but suits them and suits the music. Great program. Marie France and David Willson did a great job.

Usually not my favorite skaters, but I can tell this will be one of my favorite programs this season.

Agree with every single thing you said!

Also, I like Fierce Lubov much better than Romantic Lubov.

 

[xeyra]

So much black in the outfit choices....

 

[sequinsgalore]

4 Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV (RUS)

Music: Tango de Besame

Black dress / white shirt, black pants

3Tw - low catch, maybe <
3FTh
3T - he hand down
FiDs
PCoSp
3Li
StSq

A couple of mistakes, still bit rough. But better choreo for SP than last season

SP: 35.83+34.29 = 70.12, 1/4

 

[matcha]

S/K's twist is still :/ but I love them so.

 

[LadyB]

Loved it, particularly the second part. Only first outing, they'll get there. Great music choice. I love you, Camerlengo!!!:agree:

 

[LadyB]

Fantastic!!!! :yes2: :hap57:

 

[whatif]

Great SP for S/K and they seem to be back as it comes to their signature elements: SBS jumps and throws. BUT still no twist.

 

[xeyra]

Yay less black in this group!

 

[pearly]

4 Ksenia STOLBOVA / Fedor KLIMOV (RUS)

Music: Tango de Besame

Black dress / white shirt, black pants

3Tw - low catch, maybe <
3FTh
3T - he hand down
FiDs
PCoSp
3Li
StSq

A couple of mistakes, still bit rough. But better choreo for SP than last season

SP: 35.83+34.29 = 70.12, 1/4

That twist was definitely under.

 

[whatif]

Very conservative judging today. I suspect the Chinese will be placed first here.

 

[atsumiri]

BUT still no twist.

no surprise here.
He's still recovering from the surgery.

 

[MsLiinaLii]

S/K's twist is still :/ but I love them so.

I believe I read somewhere that they started training it just a couple of weeks ago if not a week after a long pause because of Fedor's injury.
I was fully convinced they will do a double today even...

 

[skylark]

Wooo, Matteo .... Silver Ombre to black. Yowza :luv17:

 

[whatif]

Oh WOW, Jin suddenly got chubby.

 

[coldblueeyes]

Very conservative judging today. I suspect the Chinese will be placed first here.

I don't know. The judging is always on the conservative side in Finlandia. I do think P/J will be right there with S/K, if not lower.

 

[sequinsgalore]

5 Cheng PENG / Yang JIN (CHN)

Music: Assassin's Tango

Red sparkly dress / white shirt, black pants

3T
3LoTh
3Tw
FiDs
PCoSp
3Li
StSq

Clean skate, nice big elements, they seem pleased

SP: 38.49+32.44 = 70.93, 1/5

 

[xeyra]

Great job Peng/Jin! Really liked their SP and her dress is spectacular.

 

[annemn]

Great job Peng/Jin! Really liked their SP and her dress is spectacular.

Agreed! You can tell they really felt like they had a great skate (and yes, her dress is amazing!)...

 

[pearly]

P/J were good. No emotion whatsoever, just technical perfection. I actually think I'm ok with that.

I loved their FP last year.