Cup of China 2023 Pairs FS - “Last Twistmas”

[miffy]

Wedgie Data

ISU feed

Starting Order

StN. Name Nation Rank Points Warm-Up Group 1 1 Maria MOKHOVA / Ivan MOKHOV USA 8 42.65 2 Yuchen WANG / Lei ZHU CHN 7 49.95 3 Anna VALESI / Manuel PIAZZA ITA 6 55.55 4 Siyang ZHANG / Yongchao YANG CHN 5 58.71 Warm-Up Group 2 5 Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL GER 4 60.76 6 Cheng PENG / Lei WANG CHN 3 62.91 7 Rebecca GHILARDI / Filippo AMBROSINI ITA 2 66.33 8 Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Maxime DESCHAMPS CAN 1 70.39

 

[Primorskaya]

Thank you @miffy your are making my day with the thread titles

 

[victorskid]

And the ISU feed is live for the last time on this 2nd day of competition

 

[Aceon6]

And the ISU feed is live for the last time on this 2nd day of competition

The ‘cock is slow today. Heading to Luxembourg for the pairzzzz.

 

[Frau Muller]

Here early to see the Mokhovs’ My Fair Lady costumes!

Sorry but I don’t get the thread titles (even worse last week, for France).

 

[Spikefan]

Just woke up and Mark just spoiled all the other events for me.

 

[skatingguy]

Just woke up and Mark just spoiled all the other events for me.

You were warned - he said close your ears.

 

[thvu]

Just woke up and Mark just spoiled all the other events for me.

I don’t have the self control to go unspoiled. I woke up and immediately checked skatingscores.com.

 

[marbri]

Just woke up and Mark just spoiled all the other events for me.

He did announce spoilers were imminent

 

[Spikefan]

You were warned - he said close your ears.

I didn’t have it on when he said that part. Poor luck on my part.

 

[Primorskaya]

Here early to see the Mokhovs’ My Fair Lady costumes!

Sorry but I don’t get the thread titles.

Look up Wham! and George Michael's greatest hits
For Pairs, I think (you gotta have) Faith would have also been appropriate, given the frights they keep giving us, but I like the festive tone of Last Twistmas.

 

[Frau Muller]

Mokhovs as Audrey Hepburn/Eliza Doolittle!

 

[skatingguy]

Mokhova, Maria/Mokhov, Ivan
Coach: Andrei Mokhov, Oskana Yausheva
Music: My Fair Lady

 

[Wyliefan]

I guess the scrunchy with the giant bow is meant to stand in for Eliza's giant Ascot hat?

 

[airgelaal]

SBS 2S

 

[Simone411]

I'm totally loving their costumes! And I could have danced all night. Love love love it!

 

[Aceon6]

Mokhovs packaging makes me think I’m time traveling. The extraneous bow on her bodice is really bugging me. Put it on the back fer freaks sake!

 

[Kateri]

The Mokhovs have more '80s programmes than anything in the rhythm dance.

 

[honey]

This is the most dated thing I’ve ever seen. Like they stepped out of the late 80s/early 90s.

 

[Wyliefan]

I'm very fond of My Fair Lady, but I could really do without the heavenly choir.

 

[miffy]

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Thank you @miffy your are making my day with the thread titles

Here early to see the Mokhovs’ My Fair Lady costumes!

Sorry but I don’t get the thread titles (even worse last week, for France).

Look up Wham! and George Michael's greatest hits
For Pairs, I think (you gotta have) Faith would have also been appropriate, given the frights they keep giving us, but I like the festive tone of Last Twistmas.

Very good

Eys, we’re going with Wham this week in honour of their historic China visit. It was a team effort so I can’t take all credit, but I’m glad someone likes them. Sorry @Frau Muller

 

[skatingguy]

Mokhova, Maria/Mokhov, Ivan
Coach: Andrei Mokhov, Oskana Yausheva
Music: My Fair Lady

3Tw B - poor catch
Throw 3T - two foot landing
3T - she fell
3 Lift 3
2S+1A+1A+SEQ @airgelaal
5 Reverse Lasso Lift 3
Choreo Sequence
Back Inside Death Sp 3
Throw 3S - two foot landing
5 Axel Lasso Lift 3
Pair Combo Spin 3V

I wonder what this looks like in practice - do they complete these elements cleanly on a regular basis.

92.16 = 1st Place
134.81 = 1st Place

 

[Lizziebeth]

Positives: instrumental version of music instead of potentially obskure hideous vocal. They do skate as one part of the time.

Negative: poor girl cannot jump at all and is very unsteady on throw jumps. They are such a throwback team in style.

 

[Wyliefan]

Mark was desperate for a positive way to describe their 2-1-1 ("well matched!").

 

[Frau Muller]

I love the Mokhovs! Great costumes, music and most elements! They make me think of the 1960s…no I Love Rock & Roll!

 

[Sally1214]

Maria and Ivan's costumes are really wonderful. They've got lots of work to do but I enjoyed their program.

 

[skatingguy]

Wang, Yuchen/Zhu, Lei
Coach: Tianci Zhang
Music: On the Shore of Lake Baikal

 

[Aceon6]

”Just grab whatever outfit still fits” said no choreographer ever.

 

[honey]

The choice to put him in jogger style pants with that shirt is really something. A lot going on here.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh, I love this black dress. I've always liked a square neckline.