by Jonas » Thu Dec 07, 2017 3:27 pm
Don't know why it didn't dawn on me sooner that my cable provider allows me to record and watch later! Spares me from waking up before dawn!
PAIRS SP:
Save the top two, there were falls, slips, and silly spills throughout, but what I saw were experienced teams and composed competitors who recovered quickly and, not only salvaged their performances, but performed well. Savchenko & Massot were the PERFORMANCE of the day and are deservedly 1st. They PERFORMED!! The elements were not highlights so much, but just interwoven into the program. It seemed so fresh stylistically in comparison to the others, I didn't realize it was their last season's SP. Should make for an exciting FS.
MEN SP
Clear gap between the top 3 and bottom 3 in terms of degree of difficulty. Highest base value from/4Lutz-3toe AND 4flip plus one fall from each Uno and Kolyada gives Chen the slim lead here. Unless Kolyada implodes in the FS again, I can't see any of the bottom 3 sneaking his way onto the podium.
Regarding the battle within the battle between Brown and Rippon: even had Rippon NOT gotten that carrot on his 3Lutz, Brown, even with his step out, still would've gotten the edge.
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