Skate Canada 2014 - The Dance Final
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje have made their home country proud by effortlessly taking the lead in the short programme. They were followed by Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin. On third came Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue. Let's see if the standings change after the free dance.
Elisabeth Paradis/Francois-Olivier Ouellette have a better skate than in the short, on Un peu plus haut. It's a pretty routine with great lifts and open movements. Their score: 84.13. Overall: 134.48.
Every bit as unique as always, Nelli Zhiganshina/Alexander Gazsi skate on something called Swan Lake Reloaded. It looks like a modern, rather disturbing version of the ballet, filled with drugs, violence and sex. They have troubles with the twizzles, which is not new for them, I'm afraid. They get 85.60 points. Overall: 140.95.
Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier are picture perfect on rhythms of blues and jazz. They have such difficult balance points on the twizzles and a lot of difficult position changes in the spins. Their score: 95.25. Overall: 152.60.
Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue's music sounds as if someone has just randomly turned on the radio and asked them to dance to whatever comes on. I love their interpretation of Young and Beautiful, but not so much the two songs after that. They have just the tinniest moment of lack of synchronicity in the twizzles, but the big oops! is his fall right at the end. They get 88.94 points. Overall: 148.23.
Ksenia Monko/Kirill Khaliavin's rendition of Sarabande Suite is more dramatic than their rivals' routines, but it is also more flawed. Ksenia in particular loses balance and almost lets go of her leg in the twizzles. Their score: 83.86. Overall: 143.48.
Vivaldi is certainly the perfect classical composer for Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje. His Four Seasons is both strong and delicate, just like their style. It's amazing how they can alter their speed to the music. They get 102.49 points. Overall: 171.10.
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje can celebrate their first victory ever at Skate Canada. The silver medal goes to an entirely different couple than anticipated, but who deserve it fully: Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue stay firmly on the third step of the podium.
Elisabeth Paradis/Francois-Olivier Ouellette have a better skate than in the short, on Un peu plus haut. It's a pretty routine with great lifts and open movements. Their score: 84.13. Overall: 134.48.
Every bit as unique as always, Nelli Zhiganshina/Alexander Gazsi skate on something called Swan Lake Reloaded. It looks like a modern, rather disturbing version of the ballet, filled with drugs, violence and sex. They have troubles with the twizzles, which is not new for them, I'm afraid. They get 85.60 points. Overall: 140.95.
Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier are picture perfect on rhythms of blues and jazz. They have such difficult balance points on the twizzles and a lot of difficult position changes in the spins. Their score: 95.25. Overall: 152.60.
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| The 2014 Skate Canada medalists Photograph: The Canadian Press |
Ksenia Monko/Kirill Khaliavin's rendition of Sarabande Suite is more dramatic than their rivals' routines, but it is also more flawed. Ksenia in particular loses balance and almost lets go of her leg in the twizzles. Their score: 83.86. Overall: 143.48.
Vivaldi is certainly the perfect classical composer for Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje. His Four Seasons is both strong and delicate, just like their style. It's amazing how they can alter their speed to the music. They get 102.49 points. Overall: 171.10.
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje can celebrate their first victory ever at Skate Canada. The silver medal goes to an entirely different couple than anticipated, but who deserve it fully: Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue stay firmly on the third step of the podium.
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