Group 1Hurtado/Diaz, ESP: 26.71 TES + 33.33 PCS -2.00 = 58.04 Total: 103.75
- Nice lift with him in a spread eagle and her flipped upside down on his leg with her foot to her head
- Decent step sequence and you can tell she is making an effort to really stretch through her free leg
- Good speed in their dance spin with a nice change of foot--interesting spin with him in the camel and her in the standing position
- Nice reverse lift in a straightline position and him balancing on her knees but I thought he was going to sit on her when they exited from the lift
- A little awkward position with her on his boot and holding her leg behind her with her arms crossed
- He takes a big fall on the first set of their twizzles and can't complete the second and they don't hold their positions relative to each other
- They look a little hesitant on the spins in this second step sequence
- Nice rotational spin with her leaning back
- I don't understand their costumes at all
- Nice flip lift into an uninspiring position on his leg in a spread eagle
- Nice rotational lift with her suspended over the ice
- Nice set of twizzles with decent unison and good speed
- She looks really hesitant in the turns in the step sequence and they're not really selling the passionate flair they need for a tango
- REally nice rotational lift with he wrapped around his head in a catchfoot position
- Nice split lift in a hydroblade
- A lot of running steps across the ice but that's the only real tango feel in this program
- Rotational lift in a haircutter--pretty vanilla on the lifts
- He looks like he's rotating the twizzles faster than her but they stay together for all three sets
- Jump twist into a lift with changes of position but they changes need to be faster and more seamless so they don't get caught in awkward transitional poses
- Footwork slow and not a lot of tango flair
- Another really slow lift in the change of positions
- Decent dance spin but really awkward change of direction
- Rotational lift with her in a haircutter position
- They're just going through the motions on a lot of these tango steps
- Their leg lines are well matched through this step sequence and it's well timed with the music
- They look so comfortable skating with each other for such a short time training
- She takes a little bobble out of a turn getting back into the hold but they have a great connection with each other through this sequence
- Nice entrance to the lift with him in a spiral position on one leg going backward and her balancing on his leg in a catchfoot position
- Cartwheel into a spread eagle lift and flip back into a hold on his boot
- They get really close on the twizzles and she trips over his foot and falls
- Nice edgework and matching lines on this step sequence
- I wish they had better music as this is kind of elevator quality and they both have such great performance quality
- Rotational lift with her balancing on his head
- Really nice positions in the dance spin with great speed
- Split position for her with him in a hydroblade
- I think they still need to get comfortable with their height difference as he looks a little hunched over at times
Group 2Ilinykh/Katsalapov, RUS: 37.65 TES + 44.50 PCS = 82.15 Total: 140.31 and into 1st place
- She's wearing her hair up this week with ribbon in the twists--I preferred it down much better
- One armed rotational lift with her holding her leg
- They have great speed, edges and lines but this choreography just does not show them off to their best potential
- Nice step sequence really working around the edges of the ice and getting great coverage
- Really far apart on their twizzles but they looked in sync
- Big set up to their rotational lift with him holding her leg to her head
- Nice lift with her rotating around him as he skates backward on one leg
- Nice counterbalancing spin to start their dance spin but not a lot of speed
- They spend a lot of time waiting for their music as there's just not enough for them to do
- Nice change of holds throughout this second step sequence and a lot smoother than last week
- Great final lift with her reaching over the ice from his knee but it looks like they struggle to get out of it a bit
- Overall much better than last week, but I'm not crazy about this program
- Very close distance on their twizzles and great unison
- Very smooth on this step sequence with nice deep edges
- Nice flip up to a lift with her on his head and touching toes to her head
- The black tights make her leg really stand out and in this case it's good because you can see how clean her lines are
- One armed rotational lift with her in a pencil position
- Really nice layback position from her in the dance spin but they really lose speed after the change of foot
- Straightline lift with him on one leg and her legs extended over the ice
- Split lift with her leg over his shoulder
- Nice opening lift with her in a handstand on his shoulders
- Nice position with him on his knee and her bent back over the ice
- Lots of intricate coordinating armwork from them to set the Egyptian theme
- A little off on their first set of twizzles but the second two are very nice
- I would like to see more connection between the two of them since she is supposed to be his dead wife brought back to life
- Lift with him in a spread eagle and her standing on his lift and she bends back into their rotational lift
- Good speed and ice coverage through the step sequence right into their dance spin with good speed and nice positions with a good change of direction
- Nice change of positions wrapping up and then down in the last lift but a little difficulty getting out of it and they finish just a hair before their music
- They look so elegant in this program
- Great speed and use of their full body going into this step sequence to really capture the old time feel of their program
- Nice lift with her on his shoulder and him one one foot with a flip exit
- Easy twizzles with good distance between them
- Nice dance spin with good change of foot and good speed throughout
- Such nice ease through this step sequence and nice matching lines and edges
- Flip into a lift with her wrapped around his shoulders in a catchfoot position
- Kick over the head into a lift with her standing on his leg and bending back into a rotational lift with her holding on to his neck with her legs
- She is just perfection in this program and there are a few places that he overacts