\u00a0<\/p>\n
by Michelle Wojdyla<\/p>\n
Welcome to \u201cnew school\u201d original dances. Hope you are good at math.<\/p>\n
For the top five teams after the compulsory dance, not one of them ranked in the same spot in the original dance. Another odd fact: not one team was ranked in the same position overall as it was in the OD.<\/p>\n
Sara Bailey & Kyle Herring were second in the OD (47.44) but first overall after the two phases (77.40).<\/p>\n
Anastasia Cannuscio & Dean Copely were first in the OD (47.77) but second overall after the two phases (75.70).<\/p>\n
Pilar Bosley & John Corona were fourth in the OD (45.26) but third overall (74.64).<\/p>\n
Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello were fifth in the OD (45.20) but fourth overall (72.90).<\/p>\n
Lili LaMar & Zach Donohue were third in the OD (74.64) but fifth overall (71.37).<\/p>\n
Put another way, CD(rank) + OD(rank) = Sum(rank) = Really + Tight + Competition<\/p>\n
BH: 1+2=1<\/p>\n
CC: 3+1=2<\/p>\n
BC: 2+4=3<\/p>\n
CL: 4+5=4<\/p>\n
LD: 5+3=5<\/p>\n
No team escaped without at least three \u20131s for GoE. No team had more than four level 4 elements. Each team of the top five had at least one level 2.<\/p>\n
The original dance competition kicked off with Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello skating to African music. The only deductions they received were on their level four twizzles, with the remaining grades of execution a mix of base and +1.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we skated pretty good,\u201d Isabella said. \u201cProbably not our best, though. Our best was probably in Romania, but this is definitely better than Bulgaria.\u201d<\/p>\n
The duo chose the African music because it was \u201csomething different that\u2019s fun to do,\u201d Lorello said. \u201cThe choreographer was Natalia Linichuk, and Karen (Ludington) did a lot on it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Incorporating the back and forth torso movements with the various required footwork was a challenge early in the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we started doing it, it was hard,\u201d Isabella said, \u201cbut it got better as we started working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lili LaMar and Zach Donohue had a strong showing with their Hungarian folk dance. The couple \u201cskates big\u201d and uses their height and long lines to create dynamic shapes. Both their lifts were level 4, the straight line receiving three +2s. The only error came on the twizzles, when LaMar did an extra turn on the exit.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re both kind of hurt right now and our skates are broken down, but we\u2019re just happy to skate clean, really,\u201d LaMar said. \u201cIt felt good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Four of the top teams all competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, but that did not intimidate the team coached by Matthew Gates.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore I go out and skate, I just zone out and think about us, the judges, and the audience,\u201d Lamar said. \u201cI don\u2019t concentrate on the competitors. We\u2019re friendly after the competition, but before, everyone\u2019s zoned out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kristen Koetter & Aaron-Taylor Austin had a rough skate in the OD, scoring 26.98. They withdrew from the competition afterwards.<\/p>\n
Soon after the final three teams took the ice for their warm-up, Pilar Bosley & John Corona\u2014who were skating with her in front of him, her arms reaching back\u2014tripped and went crashing into the boards with a frighteningly loud thud. The two other teams on the ice, Sara Bailey & Kyle Herring and Anastasia Cannuscio & Dean Copely, immediately stopped their warm-up and rushed over.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really concerned,\u201d Copely said. \u201cShe wasn\u2019t getting up right away.\u201d<\/p>\n
While John stood up fairly quickly, Pilar stayed down on the ice until she was helped to her feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a really bad fall,\u201d Anastasia said. \u201cShe had the wind knocked out of her pretty badly.\u201d<\/p>\n
After conferring with coach Robbie Kaine, Bosley & Corona, who were first after the warm-up, performed their Turkish dance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey basically had a minute to warm up, so they were trying to get their composure,\u201d Kaine said. \u201cThey did a good job with it. It could have been worse. They could have really been injured and not been able to finish the warm-up. It was OK. They made two mistakes in the program. It wasn\u2019t like they made 100 mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
A foot down during the twizzles dropped it to a level 3 with a -.5 GoE. They also botched the spin, earning only 2.25 points.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody goes through this in practice,\u201d Kaine said. \u201cPeople do this, and they fight through it. It\u2019s another step for them. They\u2019ll work through it. They will. I feel really strongly about that. I know how hard they\u2019ve worked. They\u2019ve had two good Grand Prix [competitions] and they\u2019ve skated well at both of them. You can\u2019t be perfect all the time. You just can\u2019t do it. Nobody\u2019s Superman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were just doing the warm up circle and I got tripped up,\u201d Corona explained. \u201cI think we were just a little anxious. We took a pretty bad fall into the boards, but we\u2019re fine. I hit my knee. I think Pilar just got a little shaky and got the wind knocked out of her. I think we recovered OK. We were still a little shaky when we went into the OD. We skated first, naturally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if it was better to skate first rather than leave the ice for a while, Corona had a definite opinion.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo or three would have been awesome,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re last for the free dance, which is good.\u201d<\/p>\n
But were they going to fall in the warm-up for the free, too?<\/p>\n
\u201cI think one or two, actually, just going into it,\u201d Corona deadpanned. \u201cI think it sets a mood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Corona confirmed this was not their best OD: \u201cno, not so much!\u201d but was pleased with how they got themselves together after the fall.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou just try to breathe,\u201d he said. \u201cHow many run-throughs have we done, and how many hours have we trained? We can do this. It\u2019s not like we haven\u2019t gone into a program with a little handicap before.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sara Bailey & Kyle Herring, who skated next, were disappointed with their \u201cZorba the Greek\u201d dance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe definitely didn\u2019t skate our best,\u201d Bailey said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t bad, but we didn\u2019t skate it as solidly as we would have liked to,\u201d Herring said. \u201cI felt like we got a little ahead of ourselves and overexcited. It started off well, but we had a little trouble reining it in. We finished strong. We got through it.\u201d<\/p>\n
After opening with a strong level 2 circular step sequence that received +1.25 GoE, Bailey wound up on the wrong side of Herring. In a split second, he pushed her into position so they would be ready for their rotational lift that was to immediately follow.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight before the lift we kind of tripped over each other,\u201d Bailey explained. \u201cI was amazed by how fast he reacted. He was just [immediately] in the lift.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was like, OK, pick her up. I\u2019m supposed to lift her here,\u201d Herring said.<\/p>\n
The lift received four +1s and one +2 score in addition to a 0. Quick thinking paid off.<\/p>\n
\u201cI still think we did our OD better than it\u2019s been at previous competitions,\u201d Herring said. \u201cIt\u2019s a learning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
The dance, completely revamped since Lake Placid, highlights the excellent timing Bailey & Herring have together with the music. Their highest program component scores (a pair of 6.0s) came in the interpretation\/timing category.<\/p>\n
Skating last were Anastasia Cannuscio & Dean Copely. Their version of \u201cKalinka\u201d featured good speed and energy throughout.<\/p>\n
\u201cI enjoy our OD a lot,\u201d Copely said. \u201cIt\u2019s my favorite part to perform.\u201d<\/p>\n
The only blemish in their scores came in the form of three \u20131s on their twizzles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think it was the best skate that we\u2019ve had,\u201d Anastasia said. \u201cI think Croatia was better, but this was still good. Just the twizzles were a little wobbly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even wobbly twizzles couldn\u2019t get the smiling Copely down.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe beat our personal best by two points!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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