Olympics 2014 Team Figure Skating Short Dance

Olympics 2014 Team Figure Skating Short Dance
Event Reviewed by Teresita Blanco

The next Team figure skating event worth reviewing was the team short dance. They where all really pretty. The dance was more mellowed out, than the previous event. The teams did not have to worry much about doing fancy jumps that would cause them to splatter all over the ice. The one that did worst in this event was the Canadian team. They did not inspire me much confidence.

Anyhow, the first team worth reviewing is the French team. For this event, the chosen dancers where Pechalat and Bourzat. Music wise, they chose a piece from the Musical or movie "Chicago". They did it beautifully. They were in sync most of the time. Around the middle, they picked up the tempo to perform the so called "72 steps in 30 seconds". Overall, they did pretty amassing.

The next team worth mentioning was the Russian Team. So far, they have been dominating the ice Skating team events. In this one, they got close but not quite. The athletes in mention are Bobrova and Soloviev. Music wise, they did "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friends" . The girl thought she was Marilyn Monroe. They did dance in a happy go lucky fashion.

Their entire routine had nice sort of vibe and energy. Meaning, that their dance went well with the music. The change in tempo for the 72/ 30 gig worked pretty well. They managed not to bump into each other, nor lose synchronicity. They would have won had they not competed against the best there ever was in this event.

They where the dancers for the US team. Meryl Davis and Charlie White where the artist in questions. They have been unbeatable (or so says the TV guy) because they never made a mistake. When they took the stage, they made ice skating look easy. It was as if they were a fish inside a water. The music they danced too was lovely as well.

What I also liked, aside from the routine, was the pink dress of Meryl. It looked sublime on her. The couple did all parts of the routine in perfect unison. They almost mimicked one another as if they were mirror mode. Indeed, they showed whey they where the best that ever was. According to the TV guy, this pair had been skating for almost 20 years. For this and their natural talents, this team deserves 5 stars rating.