Friday Worlds 2012 in Review: Pairs Final

Last Friday also brought us the PAIRS final. I think I’ve got most of the Top 10 here (though I'll eventually watch all of it):


Marley/Brubaker
FS: SBS 3T/2T good?... 3twist good… SBS 2ax she FELL but they strangely didn’t lose any rhythm/momentum… little off at end of SBS pairs spin… throw 3F NICE… good carry lift… her position on press lift looked a little awkward, but everyone else is she’s improved in this area (via Twitter) so what do I know… throw 3sal 2-ft… good debut I think! 111.28, about 5 off SB/170.90 (finished 10th)


Denney/Coughlin…
FS: Beauty 3twist as usual… throw 3Lo very nice… SBS 3T good; they could use those 2t add-ons… SBS 2ax seq… she pops first one but gets 2nd; he’s good on both I think… throw 3F good… d.spirals need improvement (they got L1 on this in SP I think)… big carry lift very nice. WOW is she tan. Especially next to him. John gets a police bear in the K/C… haha (reference to his dad I think)… 117.89 and more jeers… 180.37 but John seems OK w/them. (Finished 8th.)

Takahashi/Tran…
FS: I’ve loved this music all season. Nice 3twist. SBS 3sal they both stumble on them… SBS 3T to 2T good… throw 3sal … throw 3T good… will this be enough to keep them on podium? I’m thinking no… if only because of content (components are lacking)… 124.32 new SB/189.69 they got bronze! So happy!

Kavaguti/Smirnov
I haven’t seen their FS yet, but scores were 122.83/182.42 (finished 7th)

Bazarova/Larionov…
FS: SBS 3T little out of sync but good… nice 3twist… throw 3T fall … SBS 2ax he had hands down... very smooth carry lift/exit… throw 3Lo good… last lift very nice too… good d.spiral. 118.66/183.68 (finished 6th)

Berton/Hotarek
FS: SBS 3T/2T/2T good… then I miss a bunch of it (Tweeting, sorry)… throw 3sal is 2’d… throw 3Lo good… 107.77/168.16 (finished 11th)

Volosozhar/Trankov
FS: Lovely 3twist… SBS 3sal nice… SBS 3T/2T good… she’s a tiny bit late coming out of SBS spins… nice throw 3Lo… throw 3sal great… he’s pumping his arms a lot before final spin even happens… is that part of the wing-flapping? LOL /140.90 is SB/201.38 Oh yeay, everyone’s smiling again. (BUT… finished 2nd)

Duhamel/Radford…
FS: 3twist good… SBS 3T/2t/2t out of sync; she popped 2nd T (but they got it back)… SBS 3Sal good… nice throw 3sal… throw 3Lz good… and right on music… 121.72/185.41 (new SB) liked her “Yes! That’s good!” as soon as it went up… (finished 5th)

Sui/Han…
FS: throw 4sal clean?? Couldn’t tell; he was in the way on this angle (I later heard it wasn’t clean)… SBS 3T/2t/2t good; hers a little slow…4twist but also incomplete… D.Spiral not great… SBS 2ax good… throw ? very far, low landing but clean… totally botched lift near end; I’m telling you these two must be freaking exhausted. 116.17/179.44 and they get big jeers for that score. Oh, but these kids will be back… (finished 9th)

Sav/Szol…
FS: Throw3F great… SBS 3T seq (w/other 3T?) good… endless held spiral. SBS spins good…until she lost it near end. 3twist good.SBS 2ax he popped his… little mistakes; do they have enough of a lead to afford these? Pairs spin looks slow and a little labored… last lift fine… throw 3sal at end good as usual. I think they ended a few seconds early? Lots of shrugging at end. Little miss on the choreo, I think. 132.86 seen as low… but 201.49 they must’ve barely beaten V/T. (finished 1st, but only by .11)

Pang/Tong…
FS: SBS 3T he FELL big time and took a while to catch up… then right into SBS 2ax seq and it was fine (thank you experience)… 3twist yikes, almost wiped out… throw 3sal nice… I do like the Scheherazade on them; wish I got to see it more than once this year… throw 3Lo step out, very unlike her… I think their year off is showing. Somewhere, KimYu-Na is nodding… 118.95/186.05. (finished 4th)