Great recap! Thank you so much for focusing on Ice Dance as much as the other disciplines, really apreciate it =) About Ladies: Evgenia deserves her victories this year but the PCS are way too high, esp. in SS and TR. I would like her to hold her landings a little more. Don't think I'll ever warm-up to Satoko tbh, her lack if elevation in the jumps bother me but good for her for skating the best she can and bringing it everytime! Elena's programs are...different I guess. I feel that it's a lot of unnecessary fake drama, but you've got to hand it to her, that girl fights to land every jump! On Ashley vs Gracie: agree with your analysis, Gracie has better jumps and spins than Ashley thus better scoring potential than Ashley. But Ashley is miles ahead in term of performance ability and interpetation, even when she falls she's commited to the performance. Gracie has a stoic face until she hits her last jump, that when she starts to relax a little. I recognize that Gracie is a better technical skater than Ashley But I desperately want Ashley on that World podium, I've been Team Ashley since the Mirai/Caroline/Ashley/Rachel times when she dared not be a "pretty princess"! Mao looks very tired, she's skipping 4CC, hope she can regroup at Worlds. Ice Dance: Kaitlyn & Andrew: their FD really grew on me, I like all the changes they made. Still think that their SD is the most unimaginative thing ever but the judges seem to like it! I watch skating on Eurosport France and Nathalie Pechalat mentionned how Kaitlyn & Andrew cover more ice than Madison and Evan and how their skating is effortless (she used to train with both teams). Their victory was well deserved! I'm still rooting for Gabriella & Guillaume, love both of their programs this year, their FD seems to last 1s, it's over in a blink, when it's done I want to see it again. May the team that skates the best win in Boston, no ridiculous +1 and +2 Goes for flawed twizzles please! We are not blind. Did not understand Madison & Evan's scores tbh, and unlike Kaitlyn & Andrew they changed all the parts I liked about the FD kept all the parts I didn't like! They don't have an organic chemistry so all the parts where they look at each other in the eyes feel very forced. I don't think that FD really shows their strenghts as a team. Their SD is very forgettable, I don't realy get it, I think that they want to be classic with a modern twist but it doesn't work well. Anna & Lucas are just themselves, nothing really stands out IMO, except that first lift in the FD. Maia and Alex have really improved their projection to the audience this year, kudos to them. I think that they should be USA's number 1 team or at least have a rivalry like Gracie/Ashley with Madison and Evan but unfortunatly it seems that the push is really to get Madison & Evan on top of the world podium. I like both of their programs, I'm not in awe with their FD like a lot of people (Fix You is not my favourite song and I much prefer their Gala last year) but they do skate with a certain "sincerity". Ekaterina & Dimitri: It's really good to have them back. I was expecting more from their programs because I usually love Zhulin's choreo but they are skating the best they can considering his injury. I was happy to see them reclaim their national title! Madison & Zach: I agree that they have one of the best SD of the year! It's breathtaking! I think that they are a team that's best apreciated live with their long lines and deep edges. While I think that their FD is an improvement over last year's, it has not moved me as much as their SD. They are always underscored in the SD unfortunatly, I hope that in that portion of the competition they are closer to Madison/Evan and Maia/Alex than Kaitlin/Jean-Luc. I think that like Kaitlyn & Andrew did in the 2010-2011 season they have to prove themselves internationally first before they get the nod and the support of national judges. Making the GPF is a huge step forward IMO and I hope that they'll be able to build on that.

I love to hydroblade..my signature moves! :D

So which one of present "world champion threats" has programs, that give you goosebumps and has total package?

Thanks boys! I do agree with Ted about Satoko's use of the 2A 3T in the second half. I

Are you going to Worlds, boys?