|
Post by Lizabet on Nov 7, 2008 20:17:45 GMT 1
AP Photo
|
|
|
Post by Lizabet on Nov 7, 2008 20:18:50 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by Lizabet on Nov 7, 2008 20:19:05 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by Renee V on Nov 7, 2008 20:42:06 GMT 1
I don't get it... are these getty images supposed to be artistic??
|
|
|
Post by Renee V on Nov 7, 2008 23:30:32 GMT 1
from isu.org
Ice Dancing, Original Dance The first to compete today were the ice dancers who performed the Original Dance. The Original Dance for the 2008/2009 season is Rhythms and Dances of the 20s, 30s and 40s. The couples chose a variety of dances such as Blues, Swing, Lindy Hop, Foxtrot, Tap Dance and Waltz.
Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin of Russia defended their overnight lead, but Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto (USA) came very close and are by less than one point behind. Russia’s Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski remained in third place. Domnina/Shabalin chose a Waltz from Dmitri Shostakovitch’s Jazz Suite from 1934 and captured the mood of the dance very well with their playful interpretation. The European Champions completed the side by side footwork sequence as well as well synchronized twizzles and a straight line lift. They got a level three for the lift and the side by side steps, a level four for the twizzles but only a level two for the circular steps and the spin. Domnina/Shabalin earned 57.24 points (27.50 element score/29.74 program component score) and were ranked second in the OD. Overall they held on to first place with a total of 95.58 points. “We skated well, with the right mood. We like the dance and the audience liked it, too”, said Shabalin. “Obviously we didn’t get the levels we would have liked – except for the twizzles”, he added. “First of all we wanted to set ourselves apart and I think we did that”, Domina answered when asked out their choice of music. ”We put the emphasis on the acting skills to project the 30s with our costumes and expression.” Belbin/Agosto’s cheerful Tap Dance featured a difficult dance spin and one-armed rotational lift that were graded a level four as well as a level three circular step sequence and twizzles. However, they got a level two for their side by side footwork. The 2006 Olympic silver medalists picked up 58.08 points (28.90/29.18) to win the OD with a season-best and stand currently in second place at 95.23, just 0.35 points behind Domnina/Shabalin. “I think our circle (footwork) was definitely a bit smoother (than at Skate America) and overall it just felt like we were performing a little bit better. We had more power and more confidence. It’s a good step forward. Next time will be even better, and each time we get an seasons best, hopefully”, Agosto commented. Khokhlova/Novitski delivered an energetic performance to “Sam’s Blues” and “Puttin’ On the Ritz”, but Khokhlova wobbled on the side by side twizzles. The reigning European bronze medalists recovered to complete intricate steps, earning a level three for both footwork sequences. However, the twizzles and the straight line lift were graded a level two. Khokhlova/Novitski received 55.12 points (27.00/28.12) and were ranked fourth in the OD, but overall they are still in third place with 90.80 points. “Jana turned out on the twizzle. I think this is easy to explain, after all this is our first competition and we see on what we have to work on further, although we didn’t make errors in practice”, Novitski explained. “When you make a mistake, you have to pull yourself together in any case. There are a lot of elements ahead, the lift, the footwork and if you don’t get into it and don’t do them, you get nothing. I just didn’t pay attention (to the error) and tried to do the best for the remaining elements”, Khokhlova added.
Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) came in fourth with a technically strong performance to a Lindy Hop and Foxtrot. They were ranked third in the OD and have 87.74 points overall. Anna Zadarozhniuk/Sergei Verbillo (UKR) moved up from seventh to fifth with an entertaining routine to a Charleston and Foxtrot from the “Chicago” soundtrack and used effectively a red scarf (79.66 points).
|
|
|
Post by rivendare on Nov 8, 2008 2:22:54 GMT 1
Getty Pics of Anna & Luca, who skated before Oksana and Maxim, are OK, while some other photos of COC - single, pair, dancing - have the same problem as Domshab pics. Getty did so intentionally, I guess. Artistic ;D
|
|
|
Post by rivendare on Nov 8, 2008 2:31:03 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by xavier on Nov 8, 2008 7:04:34 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by xavier on Nov 8, 2008 7:08:32 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by xavier on Nov 8, 2008 7:11:00 GMT 1
Free Dance
Warm-Up Group 1 1 Jiameimei GUO / Fei MENG CHN
2 Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN
3 Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG CHN
4 Alexandra ZARETSKI / Roman ZARETSKI ISR
5 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE CAN Warm-Up Group 2 6 Anna ZADOROZHNIUK / Sergei VERBILLO UKR 7 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA
8 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS
9 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA
10 Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN RUS
|
|
|
Post by Renee V on Nov 8, 2008 12:57:08 GMT 1
FD vid
|
|
|
Post by Renee V on Nov 8, 2008 12:57:53 GMT 1
FD RESULTS
OMG sooooooo close
1 Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN RUS 91.19 44.20 46.99 7.95 7.60 7.75 7.95 8.05 0.00 #10 2 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA 91.18 44.30 46.88 7.90 7.60 7.80 7.90 8.00 0.00 #9 3 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS 88.70 44.30 44.40 7.35 7.15 7.60 7.60 7.50 0.00 #8 4 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA 85.37 45.10 41.27 6.85 6.55 7.05 7.05 7.15 1.00 #7 5 Anna ZADOROZHNIUK / Sergei VERBILLO UKR 79.24 43.00 37.24 6.20 5.85 6.25 6.55 6.45 1.00 #6 6 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE CAN 78.52 41.90 36.62 6.10 5.85 6.20 6.15 6.40 0.00 #5 7 Alexandra ZARETSKI / Roman ZARETSKI ISR 70.36 36.80 33.56 5.80 5.35 5.65 5.70 5.60 0.00 #4 8 Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN 67.91 39.70 30.21 5.20 4.75 5.15 5.25 5.00 2.00 #2 9 Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG CHN 60.55 31.60 30.95 5.40 5.00 4.95 5.30 5.20 2.00 #3 10 Jiameimei GUO / Fei MENG CHN 58.35 34.34 25.01 4.40 3.95 4.25 4.30 4.05 1.00 #1
|
|
|
Post by Renee V on Nov 8, 2008 13:01:34 GMT 1
OVERALL RESULT
1 Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN RUS 186.77 1 2 1 2 Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO USA 186.41 2 1 2 3 Jana KHOKHLOVA / Sergei NOVITSKI RUS 179.50 3 4 3 4 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA 173.11 4 3 4 5 Anna ZADOROZHNIUK / Sergei VERBILLO UKR 158.90 7 5 5 6 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE CAN .20 6 6 6 7 Alexandra ZARETSKI / Roman ZARETSKI ISR 148.17 5 7 7 8 Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN 139.66 9 9 8 9 Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG CHN 133.40 8 8 9 10 Jiameimei GUO / Fei MENG CHN 115.15 10 10 10
|
|
|
Post by maximaddict on Nov 8, 2008 13:01:52 GMT 1
Way too close, especially considering that Belbin messed up a twizzle! Spectacular lifts but I'm not crazy about it. Of course it will get much better, but it ain't no Masquerade!
|
|
|
Post by Renee V on Nov 8, 2008 13:15:12 GMT 1
I'm excited about the win... not yet about the program. This music is not really doing anything for me, not very exciting. The dance had some good moments though hope they can improve it for Cup of Russia.
|
|