2010 US Nationals - Ice Dance Discussion *SPOILERS*

[Isk8NYC]

2010 US Nationals - Ice Dance Discussion *SPOILERS*

[Isk8NYC]

Practice is online right now at http://www.khq.com/global/Category.asp?c=179646

(The site says live, but I think it's prerecorded.)

Compulsory dance order:

Start # Name

#1 Elizabeth Chan, Skating Club of San Francisco Inc
Jason Deveikis, Ann Arbor FSC
#2 Stephanie Zastrow, St Paul FSC
Michael Lueck, Burnsville-MN Valley FSC
#3 Tanith Belbin, IceWorks SC
Benjamin Agosto, IceWorks SC
#4 Madison Chock, All Year FSC
Greg Zuerlein, Arctic FSC
#5 Shannon Wingle, Arctic FSC
Timothy McKernan, Broadmoor SC
#6 Madison Hubbell, Ann Arbor FSC
Keiffer Hubbell, Ann Arbor FSC
#7 Lauren Corry, Washington FSC
Alexander Lorello, University of Delaware FSC
#8 Jane Summersett, Broadmoor SC
Todd Gilles, Broadmoor SC
#9 Katie Wyble, Center Ice & Blades of Western PA
Justin Morrow, All Year FSC
#10 Lynn Kriengkrairut, All Year FSC
Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, Ann Arbor FSC
#11 Grace Cho, IceWorks SC
Dmitry Ponomarev, IceWorks SC
#12 Emily Samuelson, Ann Arbor FSC
Evan Bates, Ann Arbor FSC
#13 Trina Pratt, Broadmoor SC
Chris Obzansky, Salt Lake Figure Skating
#14 Meryl Davis, Arctic FSC
Charlie White, Detroit SC
#15 Kimberly Navarro, Santa Rosa FSC
Brent Bommentre, Philadelphia SC & HS

[Isk8NYC]

Compulsory Dance (Golden Waltz) is live on icenetwork.com right now.

Tanith & Ben !!! He looks like a kid without the facial hair. Very nice performance.

[Isk8NYC]

Wow - huge scores compared to the first two teams.

http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2010/64740/results.html

Belbin & Agosto open up a big lead as of this point, but it's still early.

I would really love to see a shot of the ice from above - the pattern must be cool to look at.

[Mel On Ice]

I had waltz music running through my head the whole night.

[Isk8NYC]

I love waltzes, lol. Strange earbug to have though.

[icedancer2]

Just looked at the compulsories on icenetwork. I thought Tanith and Ben looked sluggish (for them) - not my favorite at all - Meryl and Charlie - OMG so smooth and tight footwork. Very nice. Haven't seen Brent and Kim's yet.

[sk8ergalgal]

Did anyone have time to watch Emily and Evans original dance?? Would Evan's cowboy hat be considered a prop and therefore not allowed? I thought you were not allowed props in ice dance. Like I know that you can use one as long as it does not come off of your costume.. Can someone clarify please?

[phoenix]

Did anyone have time to watch Emily and Evans original dance?? Would Evan's cowboy hat be considered a prop and therefore not allowed? I thought you were not allowed props in ice dance. Like I know that you can use one as long as it does not come off of your costume.. Can someone clarify please?

Hats are allowed, as long as they don't fall off. If it touches the ice there would be a deduction. IIRC, Ben wore one 2 years ago when B/A did their country folk OD too.

I SO wanted Kim & Brent to get that last spot!! They made me cry with that FD.

[icedancer2]

Anyone have a clue why Merle and Charlie got a 1.0 deduction on their FD? It must have been minor like a lift being too long or one of those jumps being illegal because there GOEs were all positive.

So happy they won - too bad for Kim and Brent. I would have preferred them to go to the Olympics...

[daisies]

Protocol says the deduction was for an extended lift. I assume it was the first lift.

[icedancer2]

Thanks. I figured it was something totally technical like that.

[Mel On Ice]

was watching with a bunch of dance judges inbetween my skating events, and she kept pleading with the TV to 'get up, get up' as she thought they were laying on the ice too long.

[Layne]

I'm sitting here watching the exhibition skate as I'm sure all of you are doing as well, and Charlie White is wearing blue jeans! I find this hugely amusing because the rules for the freeskate sessions at the local rink say something like "absolutely no blue jeans. Look like a skater in training, not a public skater". Will they be forced to re-think their stodgy rules? :D