Sunday 1 November 2009

Cup Of China 09

The black and white theme continues ... comebacks stun ... the excitement continues!

Delighted to see Shen & Zhao back in such amazing form, the most mature and complete pairs team out there and Im already starting to bite my lip in anticipation of the battle between S/Z and the Germans S/S both of whom really deserve to take Olympic Gold, but there can only be one winner ...

On with the dance. Had been expecting an almost default gold to go to K/N of Russia owing to them being the top Russian dance team, well I suppose the russian fed are saving their bribery monies for the Olympics - they'll need them to get K/N on the podium. But very happy to see Belbin/Agosto rising to the challenge and taking the gold with consistently high scores across all sections.

T.B./B.A. USA (1): This team is also in on the group order for free dance outfits I see ... why dont they all just share 1 set of costumes with all teams wearing black and white and make a real financial saving! Music choice pretty but also in keeping with other free dances list year and not very exciting but a bit dull and almost sombre. But thats the extent of my criticisms and this is one of if not my favourite free dance yet! The lifts are great with those of twists and turns from her whilst in the air and unlike some of the teams they keep them all looking elegant. Choreography was brilliant within the constraints of the music. Really nice deep knees - this could be a good year for these two.

J.K./S.N.(2): Arrrgggghhh! I really hated this free dance. Costumes looked like what I've seen in club pantos! They dont fit and they look awful! I mistook them for a bog standard russian junior pairs team - J.K. looked so young and ungainly, him too not helped by the huge height gap. Would guess that their deduction was for her doing a handstand on his boot as Im pretty sure thats an illegal move. Honestly you would think the Russians would know better. In complete contrast to B/A the lifts were ugly, loads of bent legs and not at all orginal. I feel this team should struggle this year but something tells me that they wont. Normal rules seem to be overlooked when it comes to the Russians.

F.F./M.S.(3): Improvement on their previous performances, but they look like the grandparents in the competition! Did their Nan make their costumes out of some spare material? But they get a gold sticker for not choosing black and white outfits. And I thought they've done pretty well with their free dance and I think it will be their strength rather than their weakness. No amazing lifts and dont see it threatening for the medals but I think theirs will be a welcome break from the dreary black and white free dances which we are seeing from most.

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