But I have to say, after having watched Europeans live, I have definitely come to appreciate pairs more and I even have specific teams that I like now, as opposed to a bland indifference to all pair teams. Here are my thoughts on the Euros free:
- Our second pair, Risseeuw/Paxton didn't have a particularly great skate but I do like them, she's really pretty and they look good together and they seemed to have a good time. And her name is fun to say. I'm not entirely sure I'm remembering correctly, but I think these two had some really nice lifts. They did pretty well, too, they ended up 12th, just behind K/K, so that's good. I'm looking forward to seeing more of them in the future!
- I have a feeling that I wouldn't be particularly fond of Kemp/King if they weren't British, but they are, so I like them automatically. They have nice pairs elements, lifts and things, and these definitely have nice lifts. I also kind of like them because they spent a lot of time watching the events back in September at Nebelhorn. They did a good job of pulling up after their kind of disastrous short, though!
- I liked the Estonian pair, Sergejeva/Glebov. They looked pretty good at the beginning and then kind of seemed to run out of steam or something towards the end, but nice nonetheless.
- I loved Morand/Dorsaz, from Switzerland. They were one of the teams that changed my entire outlook on pairs, I think. They looked good together and she looked really cute in her little Burberry-esque shorts, although they were kind of overkill on his trousers.
- Bazarova/Larionova - I can't really remember much about their program but I know I liked them. She's little and pretty, which endears me to most any skater, and they have nice lines.
- I've seen James/Bonheur skate at every event I've been to this season (Nebelhorn, TEB, and now Euros) and I think this was the best I've seen them. I feel like I have some sort of loyalty to them because I've seen them so much, hard to say if I'd actually like them if not. Yannick doesn't really seem to land all that many jumps ;).
- Mukhortova/Trankov. Wow, it took me like three times to spell her name right just then. Anyway, she is known for looking miserable all the time but, like the Swiss, there is something about this team that I just love. I took a whole load of pictures of them and in every one, they are perfectly in unison. I definitely thought they deserved their medal.
- Kawaguchi/Smirnov had an absolutely magical performance, it was probably the only one that really swept the crowd up. When I was there, it seemed like they were absolutely perfect, except for what we thought was a bit of awkward choreography and was actually her popping her dislocated shoulder back into place seconds before landing two 2-axels, and it wasn't until afterwards when I watched it back that I saw a few mistakes, but anyway, I was really happy they won. Smirnov on the podium was just too cute. Also, anyone that wears a tiara in each of their programs deserves a gold medal in my eyes.
- I just love Savchenko/Solkowy. I've seen them skate at every event I've been to, too, and their new FS is very lovely, and I was kind of sad they didn't win but I did think that K/S did better. They're not having too great of a season, I hope they can get it all together in time for the Olympics.
- Volosozhar/Morozov mostly just make me laugh, because he looks basically the complete opposite to what you'd imagine a figure skater to look like. And, of course, he messed up every single jump, which left me feeling sorry for Tatiana. They don't really do anything for me but I still felt kind of bad that they didn't get a medal, but then, I love all three teams that did medal, so what can you do?
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