World Figure Skating Championships 2015- Pairs (Part 1- Feeskate Groups 1&2)

The first group of the pairs freeskate was okay, but compared to the later flights not as exciting. Amani Fancy and Christopher Boyadji skated first, to the music of Harry Potter. Not really sure how I feel about that music choice.

The second flight started with 2 of the three Candian teams. First, Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau who skated really well. They're still juniors, so they've got a ways to go in terms of maturity and skating skills, but they had to solid performances, and finished in 8th place, which was pretty amazing for them at their first worlds. These two are definitely ones to watch.

Lubov Iliushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch skated after Julianne and Charlie, and they had a rough freeskate. I'm still not entirely sure what happened in the death spiral, it just sort of seemed to fall apart. Their last lift was not great either. It's only the combined experience the two of them have that got them through that lift and the end of the program. They didn't finish as well as I would've liked (and I'm sure not as well as they would've liked), finishing in 13th place.

Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek skated next. Like Lubov and Dylan they didn't have a great skate in the free. Mistakes that wouldn't have been as bad for a more experienced couple really hurt them. Valentina is doing amazingly well, considering she's only been skating pairs for less than a year, but her lack of experience hurt them a little here. Over time though, those big elements will come and they will be a truly exceptional team if they continue the way they skated this season. They finished in 11th place.

Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres skated last in the second flight. They skated well in the free and finished in 9th place.