Monday, January 31, 2011

European Championships Overview

Silver medalists Ekaterina Bobrova (front) and Dmitri Soloviev (rear L) of Russia and gold medalists Nathalie Pechalat (2nd R) and Fabian Bourzat (R) of France wave to the crowd after the ice dance free dance competition at the European Figure Skating Championships in Bern January 28, 2011.
I'm going to talk a bit about the FD..It was obvious that Pechalat and Bourzat lead FD and won the Europeans because of their progress and attidude..But Kerr's being 3rd was a big suprise because of Sinead's injury this season. I didnt think that they were going to push this hard. They were floating with speed and balance. They were so pleased with themselves. They seemed to having a good time and most of all they were feeling it. Great tricky cheorography by Platov..
 About Bobrova and Soloviev, great opening in FD a bit disharmony and loss of balance, but especially Ekaterina looks so confident. Altougha little bad luck about her skirt stuck under Dimitri's blades she is always controlled. Elena Ilynkh oh how beautiful she smiles. Whatever she does I like it I don't know why but I think after 5 years. We will be talking about them as champions... Faiella and Scali were technically ready and tried to focus but this caused them not to reflect the feeling of the dance enough.

Overview sentence: "Unpredictable in some aspects but also highly predictable?"

Nathalie Pechalat (R) and Fabian Bourzat of France celebrate their gold medal  perform their European figure skating ice dance title at the European Figure Skating Championships in Bern on January 28, 2011. Charlie Chaplin inspired France's Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat toon, their first major title after 11 years of gruelling toil.Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat celebrate as winners and European Champions on the podium of the ice dance at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in the Postfinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011.

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