2017 CS US International Classic Pairs FS

[karne]

i am depart

i fail at scheduling my life.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Go home, Ice Network, you're drunk

 

[nocturnalis]

IceNetwork is truly a terrible service.

 

[Hyena]

Go home, Ice Network, you're drunk

I'll give credit where it's due: I've been genuinely entertained over the last few minutes.

Good ol' Ice Network. Never change, except please do.

 

[Tastetherainbow]

How IceNetwork is not being sued yet is a mystery to me.

 

[SnowWhite]

Looks like Isreal hs a much better shot at a Pairs berth at Nebelhorn than Japan does. Do they have their citizenship?

 

[nocturnalis]

They should not be allowed to have exclusivity or charge for their product. Genuinely terrible in every aspect. Little to no redeeming qualities.

 

[gold12345]

Looks like Isreal hs a much better shot at a Pairs berth at Nebelhorn than Japan does. Do they have their citizenship?

I believe so because I had heard they were going after a spot at Nebelhorn.

 

[Princessroja]

So resurfacing now?

 

[Hyena]

So resurfacing now?

Yep. When all anyone's doing is complaining about Ice Network, either it's resurfacing or the feed is down. Fortunately it's the former this time.

 

[skylark]

In this interlude .... I'll say that although I couldn't watch Pairs SP live last night, I saw the tape this morning.

One thing that stood out is, I figured out one reason why I think Kirsten and Michael look very much improved since last year. Michael looks just a bit more substantial to me in shoulders and chest. So I'm not quite so worried he's going to drop her. The SP lift was very good. And he looks more comfortable skating with her, like they've gelled as a pair. He even smiled throughout the program! Very nice.

It got me waxing philosophical. Chris Knierim's shoulders and upper body are very heavy with muscle. It looks good, and I'm sure makes him feel more confident about lifts, etc. But he's always been their weak link for jumps, and I think there could be a connection. Jumping goes better with a lower center of gravity. And he's 6 feet 2 to boot.

Really looking forward to these next 3 programs. I was thrilled with Chelsea and Brian. And Alexa piqued my interest with her description of the Chaplin program.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

So resurfacing now?

Just ended, warm up now..... and a drunk camera operator apparently

 

[Tastetherainbow]

Oh... when did S-K/K ditch their Chaplin long? Seems like everyone is reusing programs from last season. And that's not a bad thing, at least for S-K/K. S/H also needs to do that ASAP.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

I like the S-K's free way more than I did last year. I hope they sort out the jumps soon, everything else looks good so far.

 

[nocturnalis]

Honestly, S-K/K and M-T/M2 barley used their routines last season.

 

[nocturnalis]

IceNetwork is the devil, but I believe they landed throw jumps well, so I'm going assume they did great.

 

[Hyena]

I love watching pairs that look like they love skating together, so I'm all for SK/K keeping this program.

 

[Violet Bliss]

K/K did well.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

IceNetwork is the devil, but I believe they landed throw jumps well, so I'm going assume they did great.

There was one SbS jumping pass in the beginning that they completely borked, but other than that it was good

 

[Arriba627]

I love Alexa and Chris' program. I think they only skated it at 4CC and Worlds. Their twist is pretty amazing.