My prediction

1. Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY (GER)
2. Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV (RUS)
3. Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV (RUS)
4. Qing PANG / Jian TONG (CHN)
5. Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN (CHN)
6. Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV (RUS)


Here are video links for contenders' programs.


Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY (GER)

GPF SP



GPF FS


Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV (RUS)

GPF SP


GPF FS



Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV (RUS)

GPF SP


GPF FS


Qing PANG / Jian TONG (CHN)

2012 Chinese National Winter Games SP

2012 Chinese National Winter Games FS




Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN (CHN)

4CC SP


4CC FS


Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV (RUS)

EC SP



EC FS



If you have any difficulty in watching the Video clips, please let me know by writing comments.

It will be also fun to look around other posts in my blog through Google translator.

But remember that don't trust the translator so much, because it gives you often many errors
especially from Korean into English. 
 

Finally, Worlds week !!! 
Enjoy!!!


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Before prediction about Ice dance,

I would like to summarize the power dynamics of recent Ice Dance competitions.

Two powerhouses.


Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE and Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR ?



No!!!

Two larger powerhouse systems.


Marina Zoueva/Igor Shpilband vs. Angelika Krylova/Pasquale Camerlengo

Marina Zoueva/Igor Shpilband's podium monopoly with

DAVIS/WHITE,  VIRTUE/MOIR and Shibutanis



Angelika Krylova/Pasquale Camerlengo challenge monopoly
with Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE and Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT


From left: Pasquale Camerlengo, Andrew Poje, Kaitlyn Weaver, Nathalie Pechalat, Fabian Bourzat, Madison Hubbell, Zach Donohue, Sarah Arnold, Justin Trojeck and Anjelika Krylova

http://realdetective.tumblr.com/post/7837712490/backstage-at-skate-detroit-from-left-pasquale


At 2011 Worlds, PECHALAT / BOURZAT placed 4th behind Shibutanis by 0.25 scores and
Weaver/Poje placed 5th behind Shibutani by 3.47

If I have to categorized two powerhouses,
I would like to define the dual between Zoueva/Shpilband vs. Krylova/Camerlengo like this.


Both North Americanized

Russia Ice Dance   vs.  Italian/Frace + a little Russian Ice Dance

Recently, traditaional dynasty, Russian Ice Dance started to pursue them to prepare Sochi Olympics. 

but didn't keep pace with them.

In Cup of China, Reigning Russian National Champion
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev won Shibutanis in Cup of China,
but in Russia they placed 3th behind Davis/White and Weaver/Poje

At Grand Prix Final, they placed 6th.


Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV
in Japan, placed 3rd behind Weaver/Poje and Shibutanis,

and did not qualify for Grand Prix Final.


In last Grand Prix Finals, there were 6 teams


Zoueva/Shpilband 3 teams
- Davis / White, Virtue/Moir, Shibutanis

Krylova/Camerlengo 2 teams
-
PECHALAT / BOURZA, Weaver/Poje

Russia 1 team
- Bobrova / Soloviev


The result of GPF was

1. Davis/ White
2. Virtue / Moir

3. Pechalat/ Bourza
4. Weaver / Poje

5. Shibutanis
6. Bobrova / Soloviev


It was not upset, because Pechalat/Bourza throws away their bronze medal at last Worlds and gave it to Shibutanis just before ending of the free program due to fall.


Finally at last 4CC

Except the European team, they competed again,

1. Virtue / Moir
2.
Davis/ White
3. Weaver / Poje
5. Shibutanis


Virtue/Moir won and Davis/White failed to continue consecutive wins.


What about this worlds?


Gold vs Silver  -  competition between Zoueva/Shpilband teams


Bronze vs. 4th between Krylova/Camerlengo teams

http://aldridge-eaton.ice-dance.com/blog


For the dual between Davis/White and Virue/Moir, a little mistake will decide their medals.



For dual between Weaver/Poje and Pechalat/Bourza,

let us see which will affect Pechalat/Bourza's performance, Pechalat's nose injury or home town advantage?



My prediction

1 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR (CAN)
2 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE (USA)
3 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE (CAN)

4 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT (FRA)
5 Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI (USA)
6 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV (RUS)


Here are video links for contender's programs.


Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR (CAN)

4CC SD

4CC FD


Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE (USA)

4CC SD

4CC FD


Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE (CAN)

4CC SD

4CC FS


Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT (FRA)

EC SD


EC FD


Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI (USA)

US Nationals SD

US Nationals FD


Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV (RUS)

EC SD

EC FD


If you have any difficulty in watching the Video clips, please let me know by writing comments.

It will be also fun to look around other posts in my blog through Google translator.

But remember that don't trust the translator so much, because it gives you often many errors
especially from Korean into English. 
 

Finally, Worlds week !!! 
Enjoy!!!


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My prediction


1 Patrick CHAN (CAN)
2 Daisuke TAKAHASHI (JPN)
3 Jeremy ABBOTT (USA)
4 Yuzuru HANYU (JPN)
5 Javier FERNANDEZ (ESP)
6 Takahiko KOZUKA (JPN)


Here are links for contender's programs.


Patrick CHAN (CAN)

4CC SP


4CC FS


Daisuke TAKAHASHI (JPN)

GPF SP



GPF FS




Jeremy ABBOTT (USA)

US Nationals SP

US Nationals FS



Yuzuru HANYU (JPN)

GPF SP


GPF FS



Javier FERNANDEZ (ESP)

Skate Canada International SP



Skate Canada International FS




Takahiko KOZUKA (JPN)

Japanese Nationals SP



Japanese Nationals FS



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My prediction


1 Carolina KOSTNER (ITA)
2 Ashley WAGNER (USA)
3 Mao ASADA (JPN)

4 Akiko SUZUKI (JPN)
5 Alena Leonova (RUS)
6 Alissa CZISNY (USA)


Here are links for contender's programs.


Carolina KOSTNER (ITA)

GPF SP


GPF FS



Ashley WAGNER (USA)

4CC SP

4CC FS



Mao ASADA (JPN)

4CC SP


4CC FS


Akiko SUZUKI (JPN)

GPF SP


GPF FS




Alena Leonova (RUS)

GPF SP



GPF FS



Alissa CZISNY (USA)

US Nationals SP



US Nationals FS



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