Ushakova/Nekrasov are deffinitely the fastest, have the most transitions and most intricate steps and holds. PCS should be the highest.. (they only need some polish here and there)...Well, close to the first in the judges eyes... Welcome back Shevchenko/Eremenko!
U/N seemed really technically strong but lacking in lines and posture
Yep. Not an ice dance expert so my opinion doesn't really hold substance, lol, but L/L stood out as looking the most mature and finished. Too bad about the levels.
FWIW, the SB scores for these teams in the FD:
U/N - 103.63
L/L - 100.95
N/K - 100.22
K/R - 99.23
S/E - 97.88
K/N - 95.71
Not that I expect it to happen, but if they all got these scores the final order would be
1. U/N
2. L/L
3. S/E
4. N/K
5. K/N
6. K/R
Sort of agree. The most maturely looking for me were Larjorie/Lagha, she in particular: she grabbed that music and owned the space, confident and vibrant in expression. Her body actions, regardless of levels in elements, were sharp, crisp and sophisticated, in AT character. And he is kind of that poster of grown-up partner, focused and cool.
I think partly why they look so mature is because they aren't trying so hard to sell a so-called sexy tango - I wasn't into seeing some of the other teams biting their lips etc because to me that looks immature and like you don't understand what you're trying to sell? Instead, L/L just focus on skating maturely and dancing a great tango - they looked the most could-be-senior to me. (Sorry if this doesn't make any sense!)
I also think that Marjory is wonderful BUT I'm still not totally sold on Zachary and I can't put my finger on why!