3.23.2006
2006 Worlds: Pairs LP
Dorota Zagorska, I love you for wearing this pretty crimson ombre dress. Nice and simple, the way I like it. Definitely my fashion winners of the week in pairs. Her and partner/husband Mariusz Siudek finished up 9th. I heard they're coming back for next season, yay.
I've never been a fan of Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, they tend to bore me in competition, although their exhibitions are usually fun. But, I almost died of cuteness when I saw their fluff piece before the LP, and they skated well tonight. Their last skate as eligibles :( Maria's dress here is pretty cute actually. I'm not so sure about the hooker-style hip cutouts, but other than that, this dress isn't gaudy and overdone like many of her previous costumes. A nice way to go out.
The bad, L to R:
Julia Obertas and Sergei Slavnov are like a guilty pleasure for me. The design of her dress is cute I guess, although I don't like the colour, or the back design. His costume is pretty ugly and someone needs to tell him that it's not 1995 anymore, so lose the mushroom cut. But really, this team is like a train wreck I can't keep my eyes away from. I watch them to see how they'll screw up their overcomplicated lifts and when they'll both bail out...I know, that's horrible...But it's only because she reminds me of a Russian version of Kate Mosley from a film that's a guilty pleasure of its own, The Cutting Edge. She just seems like a complete diva, and he seems like a pushover that gets stepped on all the time. Maybe I'm crazy. Or maybe it's quotes like this that make me think so: "Sergei understands that he is my key to future medals at championships and he promised to not disappoint me."
Gold medallists Qing Pang and Jian Tong are a mess of black, yellow, and grey in skating what, in my estimation, was not a very gold-worthy performance. In terms of costume, the swirly design is tacky, the colour combination is dowdy, and the overall look is uninspiring. There is a right way to do grey (see Jamie Sale circa Love Story), and this is NOT it. On another note, is it just me or is Qing looking slightly less skeletal lately?...Which really isn't saying much, but is encouraging nonetheless.
The Canadian:
Although her SP dress this year was great, Valerie Marcoux falters in her LP costume for this year with this nude rhinestone bodice dress. Definitely a Britney Spears move there. (I do like the fluttery sleeve things) However, her and Craig Buntin skated really well this week, and it's great to see Canadians starting to move up in pairs again. They were also very gracious in their post-skate interview...The pair finished 5th.
Youngsters Jessia Dube and Bryce Davison were also impressive this week, finishing 7th to secure three spots for Canada at next year's Worlds! That means space for Anabelle and Cody :D Anyway, this costume isn't awful or anything, it looks like Sean Sawyer's LP outfit, but anyway, it's nothing special. Not such a huge fan of mock-turtle necks... ¶ 12:51 AM
The good, L to R:
Dorota Zagorska, I love you for wearing this pretty crimson ombre dress. Nice and simple, the way I like it. Definitely my fashion winners of the week in pairs. Her and partner/husband Mariusz Siudek finished up 9th. I heard they're coming back for next season, yay.
I've never been a fan of Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, they tend to bore me in competition, although their exhibitions are usually fun. But, I almost died of cuteness when I saw their fluff piece before the LP, and they skated well tonight. Their last skate as eligibles :( Maria's dress here is pretty cute actually. I'm not so sure about the hooker-style hip cutouts, but other than that, this dress isn't gaudy and overdone like many of her previous costumes. A nice way to go out.
The bad, L to R:
Julia Obertas and Sergei Slavnov are like a guilty pleasure for me. The design of her dress is cute I guess, although I don't like the colour, or the back design. His costume is pretty ugly and someone needs to tell him that it's not 1995 anymore, so lose the mushroom cut. But really, this team is like a train wreck I can't keep my eyes away from. I watch them to see how they'll screw up their overcomplicated lifts and when they'll both bail out...I know, that's horrible...But it's only because she reminds me of a Russian version of Kate Mosley from a film that's a guilty pleasure of its own, The Cutting Edge. She just seems like a complete diva, and he seems like a pushover that gets stepped on all the time. Maybe I'm crazy. Or maybe it's quotes like this that make me think so: "Sergei understands that he is my key to future medals at championships and he promised to not disappoint me."
Gold medallists Qing Pang and Jian Tong are a mess of black, yellow, and grey in skating what, in my estimation, was not a very gold-worthy performance. In terms of costume, the swirly design is tacky, the colour combination is dowdy, and the overall look is uninspiring. There is a right way to do grey (see Jamie Sale circa Love Story), and this is NOT it. On another note, is it just me or is Qing looking slightly less skeletal lately?...Which really isn't saying much, but is encouraging nonetheless.
The Canadian:
Although her SP dress this year was great, Valerie Marcoux falters in her LP costume for this year with this nude rhinestone bodice dress. Definitely a Britney Spears move there. (I do like the fluttery sleeve things) However, her and Craig Buntin skated really well this week, and it's great to see Canadians starting to move up in pairs again. They were also very gracious in their post-skate interview...The pair finished 5th.
Youngsters Jessia Dube and Bryce Davison were also impressive this week, finishing 7th to secure three spots for Canada at next year's Worlds! That means space for Anabelle and Cody :D Anyway, this costume isn't awful or anything, it looks like Sean Sawyer's LP outfit, but anyway, it's nothing special. Not such a huge fan of mock-turtle necks... ¶ 12:51 AM