2024 4CC Pairs SP - Crouching Skater Hidden Wedgie

[Aceon6]

I'm seeing a LOT of empty seats! Are the Chinese not buying tickets to skating either? Was the arena this empty for both women and men SPs too?

Started at 9 local. Maybe too late for people with work “tomorrow”

 

[Vagabond]

"Battle Royal"

 Now we get it! Not when I had it on my card!

 

[Sally1214]

Watched the winner of the men's SP during the break (since Chris already told us who won anyway). WOWZERS!! Men's event at Worlds could be a real "battle royale" if all can manage to skate well.

 

[skatingguy]

Chelsea Liu/Balazs Nagy
Coach: T. Sand, J. Meno, B. Frazier, C. Binder
Music: Dive by Ed Sheeran

 

[Vagabond]

The live stream has become the suspended animation stream for me.

ETA: I refreshed it.

 

[miffy]

 Now we get it! Not when I had it on my card!

We’re carrying the cards over till we finish! Did you change to a new one?

 

[skatingguy]

Chelsea Liu/Balazs Nagy
Coach: T. Sand, J. Meno, B. Frazier, C. Binder
Music: Dive by Ed Sheeran

3 Twist 3
3S - Chelsea with two hands down, big step out
Throw 3S
Forward Inside Death Spiral 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 - synchronization issues
Step Sequence 3
Hand/Hip Lift 4

About what we've come to expect from this team - good elements except she can't jump.

Q 61.90 = 1st Place

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Nonagenarian polyglot father tells me “Nagy” means “big” which definitely works for a male pairs skater.

 

[skatingguy]

Ellie Kam/Danny O'Shea
Coach: Drew Meekins
Music: East of Eden by Lee Holdridge

 

[PRlady]

Can never land both jump and throw. Never.

 

[Sarah]

Can never land the throw. Ever.

I’d be more shocked if they landed the throw than I am by the falls. I’d really like to know how many the actually land in practice.

 

[skatingguy]

Ellie Kam/Danny O'Shea
Coach: Drew Meekins
Music: East of Eden by Lee Holdridge

3 Twist 2
3S
Throw 3Lo - fall
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 2
Hand/Hip Lift 4
Forward Inside Death Spiral 4

-1.00 = Fall (1)

Rinse, and repeat - same thing as US Nationals - many wonderful elements but they can't land a throw triple.

60.72 = 2nd Place

 

[tony]

Justice for Liu and Nagy

East of Eden makes all skaters look so artistique

 

[Citlali]

Has Ellie ever landed the throw? I have never seen it, since they started trying the triple

 

[Sarah]

Has Ellie ever landed the throw? I have never seen it, since they started trying the triple

At this point, just do throw doubles.

 

[skatingguy]

Kelly Ann Laurin/Loucas Ethier
Coach: S. Valois, Y. Desjardins, V. Emard
Music: All Right Now by Superhuman

 

[skatingguy]

Has Ellie ever landed the throw? I have never seen it, since they started trying the triple

Finlandia they landed the throw with 0.00 GOE - it's as close they've gotten.

 

[Sally1214]

Darn that throw. Rest of the program was great. As my brother-in-law said, when he painted the bathroom PURPLE .... "WELL, I LIKE IT!" Bless him.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Kelly Ann Laurin/Loucas Ethier
Coach: S. Valois, Y. Desjardins, V. Emard
Music: All Right now by Superhuman

Too bad they're not skating to the original version of All Right Now.

 

[Sarah]

Finlandia they landed the throw with 0.00 GOE - it's as close they've gotten.

What concerns me is usually the narrative from a team struggling is that they’re landing them in practice. We don’t hear that.

I rarely suggest this, but I wonder if they need a coaching change? What they’re doing isn’t working. It’s the same fall and type of fall over and over.

 

[skatingguy]

Kelly Ann Laurin/Loucas Ethier
Coach: S. Valois, Y. Desjardins, V. Emard
Music: All Right Now by Superhuman

3 Twist 2
3S - Kelly Ann 3-turns out
Hand/Hip Lift 4
Throw 3Lo - not a great landing
Forward Inside Death Spiral 3
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 - distance, synchronization

Okay, pretty good. Still need to clean up those little errors.

Q 58.50 = 4th Place

 

[Aceon6]

Kelly Ann has my French Canadian eyes. We both look pizzed off unless we’re actively smiling.

 

[Desperado]

Kelly Ann has my French Canadian eyes. We both look pizzed off unless we’re actively smiling.

Interesting- maybe that’s been my problem all along.

 

[skatingguy]

Lia Pereira/Trennt Michaud
Coach: A. Purkiss, N. Lemaire. D. Schmidt, M. Marinaro
Music: River by Bishop Briggs

 

[Sally1214]

Not sure Kelly Ann and Loucas skated up to that music but the lift was great. Spin at end was good but quite far apart. A lot of pairs seem to spin quite a distance apart these days.

 

[Aceon6]

Interesting- maybe that’s been my problem all along.

My brow shape does me in. I come by my scowl naturally, via my grand-mere.

 

[Colonel Green]

I have no idea why coaches and judges pushed them to change the music in the first part of this program.

 

[skatingguy]

Lia Pereira/Trennt Michaud
Coach: A. Purkiss, N. Lemaire. D. Schmidt, M. Marinaro
Music: River by Bishop Briggs

3 Twist 2
3T
Throw 3Lo - fall
Hand/Hip Lift 4
Fly Change Foot Combo Spin 4 (3 after review)
Step Sequence 3
Forward Inside Death Spiral 4

-1.00 = Fall (1)

They've hit a bit of a plateau. Hopefully they can push through it over the next season to find that new level of success. Some elements, and the choreography need an upgrade this summer.

Q 59.89 = 4th Place

 

[Sally1214]

Ice seems to be jinxed for throw 3lps.

 

[marbri]

Ice seems to be jinxed for throw 3lps.

Doesn't bode well for Deanna.