Part two! This dance field was stacked; along with the French, these top four are possibly the last warm up group at Worlds, so this was a nice chance for everyone to stack themselves against each other #bloodbath. Virtue and Moir continued their dominant comeback season with another win. Though their performances never seem to be 100 percent clean, the message from the judges is clear. To me, it’s the short dance that wins them events; it’s probably my favorite short dance of the season. I’ve never had really strong feelings about Tessa and Scott either way, but there’s not another team in the world that could pull off that short dance they way they do IMO. There’s still some bobbles to clean up, but apparently the judges just ignore them when they do (ex. free dance). I’m not seeing much standing in their way of winning the World title this year. Congrats to the Shibs on skating SO WELL here. Their free dance was the best performance this season, and they’ve really continued to hold their spot over Chock and Bates internationally this year. The short dance is actually true hip hop and so well thought out- it’s a close runner up to the Canadians for me. While the free dance certainly isn’t in your face, there’s a quiet elegance to it that is really effective when you just slow down and pay attention. Maia and Alex manage to be incredibly consistent and their twizzles are always the most synchronized of all the teams. While I don’t see them winning a World title this year, holding strong to stand on the podium for a second consecutive year would be a huge win for them. Chock and Bates did what they needed to do with their performance here and this was probably the result most were expecting. While I am relieved they are trying new things with their programs/choreography this year, I can’t back “Bad to the Bone” as a good choice for them. I’m hoping this year was their year to really *experiment* and they’ll tone it down next year. Also, I like the black free dance costume ! I was really happy to see Madi and Zach finish in fourth here. Though it was close, I *think* this is the first time they have placed above Weaver/Poje in an international event ( Madi and Zach did make it to the GPF this year while WeaPo did not), which is a good step for them. I know that they want to keep moving up the international ranks, but they have had some errors this year and that short dance isn’t doing them any favors. I’m hoping they can finish above the Russians in Helsinki . *fingers crossed* It was hard to watch Paul and Piper’s reaction to their short dance score after her fall, but they came back in the free dance, with a score that was literally only 0.01 behind Weaver/Poje. I think the programs they’ve chosen this year are great for them and their season best score is actually higher than Kaitlyn and Andrew’s. Worlds could be very interesting for this team if they can come out strong with two clean skates. Hopefully I'll get the other recaps out soon. . Men and ladies to come!
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