Wenjjing Sui & Cong Han of China
secured the Pairs gold medal in convincing fashion, while Caydee
Denney
&
John Coughlin and Mary Beth Marley
&
Rockne Brubaker from the U.S. took the silver and bronze medals, all
three teams holding their positions from the Free Skate.
Sui
& Han attmpted a throw quadruple Salchow which was two-footed, and.
a quadruple twist which was under-rotated and caught on the
shoulder. They completed a side-by-side triple toe loop -
double toe loop - double toe loop combination as well as throw
triple flip in their Flamenco routine. The two-time World Junior
Champions picked up a level four for the spins, death spiral and
lifts to post a new personal best score of 135.08 points. Overall
they racked up 201.38 points to take their first senior-level
championship title. "This was the best we've ever skated“, Han said.
„It is very exciting for us to have won this event. We competed for
the first time at a senior-level Championship and we didn't think
about this result“, he added.
Skating to "Nessun Dorma“,
Denney
&
Coughlin completed a triple twist, throw triple loop and throw
triple flip as well as a side-by-side triple toe loops, but she
singled an Axel. The U.S. Champions scored a seasons best with
122.07 points and totalled 185.42 points. "We had a great time out
there. I was talking to Rockne and we could feel the American
presence in the crowd. It was fun to skate at home. We got a little
excited at the end so we were off timing on the exit of the carry
but we saved it pretty well. We felt strong. Like we said in short,
we took a step in right direction to build toward Worlds“, Coughlin
told the press.
Marley
&
Brubaker produced a triple twist, a throw triple Lutz and difficult
lifts to earn 116.47 points, another seasons best. They remained in
third place at 178.89 points overall. "Overall we were just really
happy to be here. We’ve come a long way since last year. Mary Beth
kind of jokingly said our season best was 88 at Skate America and
today it was 116. There are some points we know we can easily get
back. Our jumps and throws are usually pretty solid. We’re ready to
get to work for Worlds“, Brubaker commented.
Meagan Duhamel
&
Eric Radford (CAN) pulled up from eighth to fourth at 171.76 points,
while Narumi Takahashi
&
Mervin Tran (JPN) slipped from fourth to fifth with 171.11 point).
Amanda Evora
&
Mark Ladwig (USA) ended sixth with 167.99 points.
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