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Post by Admin on May 5, 2017 20:02:00 GMT
In Ice Dance, Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje put out a passionate and flawless performance to “En Aranjuez, con tu amor” and collected a level four for their spectacular lifts, the combination spin, twizzles and diagonal step sequence while the circular footwork was rated a level three. The Canadians posted a new personal best with 113.83 points and won the Free Dance. “It feels good,” Poje shared. “It’s been an up and down season. I think these two performances will be very memorable, because they are performances we are very happy with and it was the last time out there. I don’t know if they were the best ones (this season), but they’re definitely happy ones.” USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates had to overcome a stumble in the serpentine footwork early into their program to “Under Pressure” by David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, but went on as if nothing had happened and produced six level-four elements. The two-time World medalists placed second at 109.96 points. “It was nice to skate in front of the crowd here,” said Chock. “They were absolutely phenomenal. They bring such a nice energy to our skating and to have that be our final skate was special.” “This has been a very long and challenging year for us,” added Bates. “There have been a lot of highs and some lows as well. It has been up and down and it makes you tired by the end of the year. We are ready to start our new programs and have a clean slate. We are ready to go through that creative process again which is one of the reasons that we love this sport so much.”
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Post by Admin on May 7, 2017 20:12:04 GMT
For Weaver and Poje, their final performance of their free dance to to “On the Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter, “This Bitter Earth” by Dinah Washington and “Run” by Ludovico Einuadi was redemption after they placed a disappointing fifth at the 2016 Worlds Figure Skating Championships. “It’s sad when you feel unfulfilled after months of training,” Weaver said. “Now we can lay our heads on our pillows and feel at peace.” Chock and Bates were happy with their performance to Rachmaniov’s “Concerto No. 2.” The score does not count toward the overall team score, but they posted the second highest score overall with 111.30 points. The 2016 World bronze medalists struggled with the free dance all year, leading to numerous revisions throughout the season. However, they felt it all came together at the end of the season in Spokane, Wash. “I think our last two performances have definitely been our best,” Chock said. Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy posted the highest score for Team Europe with their free dance to selections from “La Dolce Vita.” They scored 108.96 points to help Team Europe place second overall in the ice dance segment. The 2014 European and World champions said they felt a little less pressure with the team event since the result did not solely depend on them.
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Post by Admin on May 9, 2017 20:04:26 GMT
Nothing I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance 🎶 #cantstopthefeeling #michaeljackson
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Post by Admin on May 15, 2017 20:05:01 GMT
Canada benefited from a first-place performance from ice dance duo Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje at the ISU World Team Trophy competition in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday. The Wateloo, Ont. team won the ice dance competition to push Canada from fifth to fourth in the country standings with two disciplines yet to wrap up. Japan leads the six-country field with 81 points, followed by the U.S., at 78, Russia with 74 and Canada with 67. China is fifth at 59 and France sixth at 46. Weaver and Poje earned a 113.83 score in the free dance with Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. second at 109.96 and Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia third at 104.55. The World Team Trophy scoring system is designed as such: First place in each event is worth 12 points for the country, second 11 points, third 10 and so on. Canada won the silver in the team event at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2017 19:49:46 GMT
#HPCamp17: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
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