2017 GP Skate Canada Free Dance

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

2nd in the FD for H/D!!! He had a bit of a stumble, but overall I preferred it over W/P. Although W/P's SD was better IMO.

Of course, people will ignore that H/D were placed ahead of W/P in the FD, and wail about home inflation putting W/P 2nd overall.... and V/M almost getting 200 points (even though they didn't get a PB in the FS - actually scored less than their 2017 Worlds FD in Finland).

Nevertheless, congrats to the medallists!

 

[Cherry blossom]

This olympic bronze is going to be a total carnage. So many teams deserve it. <3

IKR one minute I want W/P to win it then I wan't H/B to win it then I wan't B/H to win it. Can we just have a three way tie for bronze at the olympics?

 

[SarahSynchro]

But Weaver and Poje should not have beaten Hubbell and Donahue here. So what does THAT say about the race for the medals...just sayin'

They did beat them today in the free dance.

 

[Mrs. P]

Agreed. It's Hubbell/Donohue vs. the Shibs vs. Weaver/Poje at this point.

And maybe Chock and Bates...we need to see how they will do in Cup of China. U.S. Nationals is going to be a battle royale.

 

[rain]

Agreed. It's Hubbell/Donohue vs. the Shibs vs. Weaver/Poje at this point.

Yes. All three of these teams are really close. I'll also be curious to see Chock/Bates, as they could figure in to this group too. I think they may be the only ones whose programs I have not seen yet this season.

 

[Ares]

PB of Hubbell / Donahue - and that happened in Canada! I thought this was the best that I've ever seen from them so far in their skating. They make steady improvements under Lauzon & Dubreuil. I thought one can make a reasonable case about them getting silver here. But this is how collective power of technical panel & judges gave their verdict. I loved the happiness & form with which Weaver / Poje skated their two programs so I am happy for their 2nd place :agree: The margins that we've seen were narrow, actually it was -1 time violation in SD of Hubbell / Donahue that weighted all in all, tipped the balance in W/P favour overall.

 

[Chemistry66]

See you all back here for Men's FS Quadpocalypse in 2 hours!

 

[LittleLotte29]

Now we have to wait like 2 hours, right?

 

[SarahSynchro]

On neutral ground i believe H/D win the silver.

Sigh. Why does everyone seem to forget that there is also a short dance?

 

[Giselle]

Wow, only 0.58 from silver!

Without that 1 pt time violation deduction they would have been in front!

 

[Chemistry66]

Now we have to wait like 2 hours, right?

Technically 1 hour and 58 minutes

 

[Cherry blossom]

I lowkey want shibsibs to win olympic silver....I know theres only a small chance but...

 

[TontoK]

I need a cigarette after that FD from H/D.

Stunning. Absolutely stunning.

Turns out that SD deduction mattered. They would have gotten silver.

 

[LittleLotte29]

Technically 1 hour and 58 minutes

Great /sigh/

 

[Giselle]

Sigh. Why does everyone seem to forget that there is also a short dance?

Because some people think H/D should have been 2nd in the SD as well...

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

But Weaver and Poje should not have beaten Hubbell and Donahue here. So what does THAT say about the race for the medals...just sayin'

They had a better SD. H/D were placed ahead of W/P in the FD, when the home judges very well could have just placed W/P ahead anyways. And it was just 0.6 apart.

They also didn't score V/M as high as I'd expected them to. They could have easily put them above 200.

Soucisse/Firus (the 3rd Canadian team) also didn't score as high as they had in Finlandia a few weeks ago.

Thank you for fair judging (well, fairer than other places....), Skate Canada.

 

[bixby]

I think Skate Canada "home cooking" has the worst judging of all the circuit.

 

[Barb]

Sigh. Why does everyone seem to forget that there is also a short dance?

I don´t think they are forgetting it, they think H/D deserved 2nd place in the SD

 

[Purv]

AMERICANS SHOULD BE SECOND! WHY??/ONLy HALF POINT.

 

[oakandbirch]

I'll be nasty here, but I never remember Zach's face. Like, at all. I think "well, he's hot" and then I just can't recall his face.

Well, he's tall with dark hair, but he doesn't have a "hot" face.