Cup of China: Free Dance LIVE BLOG

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT	FRA	169.73	1	1
2	Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV	RUS	159.46	3	2
3	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	158.97	2	3
4	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	149.54	4	4
5	Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI	ITA	137.58	5	6
6	Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN	RUS	137.46	6	5
7	Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG	CHN	121.01	7	7
8	Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG	CHN	106.42	8	8

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Ded. -	StN.
1	Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT	FRA	100.58	48.83		52.75	8.71	8.58	8.88	8.92	9.04	1.00	#8
2	Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV	RUS	95.14	44.50		50.64	8.33	8.13	8.58	8.71	8.71	0.00	#6
3	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	93.38	44.25		49.13	8.13	7.96	8.33	8.33	8.38	0.00	#7
4	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	90.28	45.92		44.36	7.25	7.17	7.54	7.58	7.63	0.00	#5
5	Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN	RUS	82.37	41.45		40.92	6.75	6.58	6.92	7.00	7.04	0.00	#3
6	Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI	ITA	82.01	42.42		40.59	6.75	6.58	6.83	6.92	6.88	1.00	#4
7	Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG	CHN	74.25	36.89		37.36	6.21	6.08	6.42	6.33	6.21	0.00	#2
8	Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG	CHN	63.45	31.00		32.45	5.42	5.21	5.46	5.71	5.38	0.00	#1

1) Xiaoyang Yu & Chen Wang (CHN)
  Music: The House of Dancing Water

• This is definitely last year's program or I'm losing my mind
• They love this fairtytale theme for sure
• They both have wonderfully expressing upper bodies
• I feel like this piece of music pretty much stays in one place all along; it doesn't develop a lot
• That change of position lift was lovely
• It is hard for them to hit an ugly position
• I want to see more in the way of expression to add drama to the piece, it's very emotionally flat
• 31.00 (TES) + 32.45 (PCS) = 61.45
• 42.97 (SD) + 61.45 (FD) = 106.42

2) Xintong Huang & Xun Zheng (CHN)
  Music: LOVE, At Last, Crazy Love

• I love these costumes
• I like the flow over the ice in this opening sequence, the twizzles fit very will with LOVE
• Great ice coverage on that rotational lift
• This is a very well composed program, the best I've seen from them
• I see Krylova & Camerlengo choreographed this program, that shows
• I basically love everything so far that I've seen in this program, it's very sophisticated
• That was the best I've ever seen from them; the upgrade at choreographer made such a huge difference
• 36.89 (TES) + 37.36 (PCS) = 74.25
• 46.76 (SD) + 74.25 (FD) = 121.01

3) Victoria Sinitsina & Ruslan Zhiganshin (RUS)
  Music: Splagge Iontane

• Very good speed at the beginning, they are definitely comfortable with one another
• They have a good blend of artistry and athleticism
• They hold onto the speed throughout the program
• I am not getting a through line in this program, I want something to carry the drama across the program for me
• This has been a very solid senior debut for them, very nice 
• 41.43 (TES) + 40.92 (PCS) = 82.37
• 55.09 (SD) + 82.37 (FD) = 137.26

4) Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri (ITA)
  Music: Four Seasons

• Her dress is divine
• This choreography is ver postmodern; interesting when set to such a classical piece
• That straight line lift was gorgeous
• I wish I'd chosen them for my fantast team, this piece is gorgeous
• Great ice coverage, I could tell that form the overhead shot
• I love pretty much everything about this program
• They are maintaining their speed throughout the program, yet it hasn't gotten frantic
• 42.42 (TES) + 40.59 (PCS) = 82.01
• 55.57 (SD) + 82.01 (FD) = 137.58

5) Madison Chock & Evan Bates (USA)
  Music: Dr. Zhivago

• I'm so excited to see this piece, it was phenomenal at Nebelhorn
• Normally white costumes look too much but these hav enough contrast that they stand out, especially with her dark hair
• This suits them so well, much better than that elevator music last season
• I feel like I'm in  winter dream when I watch this program
• Igor has really taken advantage if the height difference to design some stunning lifts
• I love that little transitional move in the dance spin, just a little abrupt in the position change today
• Her positions on the curve lifts are great; she looks so elated to be doing this dance 
• For all the hype that this dane has received, it does not disappoint
• Very nice job, they should be so happy with that
• 43.93 (TES) + 44.36 (PCS) = 90.28
• 59.26 (SD) + 90.28 (FD) = 149.54

6) Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev (RUS)
  Music: Man with a Harmonica & Tosca

• They get so deep in the knees that they almost look hunched over; there's a fine line
• The beginning of this program is very subtle, that's a new look for them
• These costumes aren't doing much for me, they are drab
• Her hair is very 1990s ice dance for me
• I am at a loss for words really with this program, I just really can't put my finger on how I feel about it
• 44.50 (TES) + 50.64 (PCS) = 95.14
• 64.32 (SD) + 95.14 (FD) = 159.46

7) Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje (CAN)
  Music: Humanity in Motion

• This piece is so unlike anything else I've ever seen in ice dance
• I would love to know the process of how they took this from a modern dancer and put it onto the ice
• Their upper bodies are so expressive, this is divine
• Slight unison issue on the 1st twizzle set; never got them perfectly back together
• This program is so aesthetically pleasing
• The music builds and the story follows it, his looks like a world medalist program to me, I hope it happens for them this year
• 44.25 (TES) + 49.13 (PCS) = 93.38
• 65.59 (SD) + 93.38 (FD) = 158.97

8) Nathalie Pechalat & Fabian Bourzat (FRA)
  Music: Rolling Stones Medley

• This reminds me of something Lobcheva & Averbukh would've done circa the late 90s
• I'm glad they went for the hippie theme and not an all-black, punky theme
• That curve lift was so cool, very innovative
• The straight line lift too, I love that they hit the positions quickly and then ride them out; their lifts don't take an hour to develop
• I thought this program would be really tacky, but I actually like it a lot
• That was a very abrupt ending, it was like the music just cut off
• 48.83 (TES) + 52.75 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 100.58
• 69.15 (SD) + 100.58 (FD) = 169.73