It's June, and the off-season is upon us. Nonetheless, there's been some interesting pairs news recently following the ISU Council meeting on June 12-13. I thought I'd do a round-up article to discuss the GP assignments, new pairs elements values, and program announcements. Scoring Changes: New Element Values Let's start with the ISU's new Scale …
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Here is the final section of Max's translated commentary from Worlds 2015. On Marchei/Hotarek's free skate: [at the start] "An Italian theme for the Italian pair. La Strada, performed by Valintina Marchei, a singles skater only yesterday, and Ondrej Hotarek." [on their SBS triple Lutz jumps] "Triple Lutz. Superb. Even better than..." [The other commentator …
Continue reading Maxim Trankov’s Commentary on the Pairs Event at Worlds 2015: Part 3
We continue with the second part of Max's translated commentary from Worlds 2015. On Kavaguti/Smirnov's short program: Trankov starts off talking about how this World Championship is going to be just a learning experience for the Russian skaters, and that the Russian team should not expect anything. After the "triumph of Sochi," Trankov says the …
Continue reading Maxim Trankov’s Commentary on the Pairs Event at Worlds 2015: Part 2
Last year in Sochi, Maxim Trankov and his partner Tatiana Volosozhar reached the pinnacle of pairs skating, winning two gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Volosozhar/Trankov took this season off to rehabilitate Max's shoulder injury. However, Max stayed involved in pairs by choreographing Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov's competitive programs and commentating on pairs skating for …
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