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TURIN, Italy – After a mistake-ridden original dance, it was refreshing to see a free dance filled with so many great skates. Ultimately, Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov claimed Russia's third figure skating medal of these Games. They owned it.
Bizet's "Carmen" may be overused, but it is such a great piece of music, and they interpreted it well. Roman kept his matador character throughout the entire program, despite a stumble at the very end. Their technical proficiency and energy separated them from the rest of the field tonight. Given the changes in judging, it's impossible to compare their performance with the great performances of the past, but tonight the Russians set the standard for a new era in ice dancing.
Kudos to Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto for staying cool under pressure. They looked relaxed from the very beginning. Their flamenco held its own against the Russians' "Carmen". She stumbled twice, but aside from that they sold their program well. If the Russians skip next month's world championships, Tanith and Benjamin are poised to win America's first world ice dancing title.
What can I say about GG They skated a clean but uninspired program. Their lack of speed in the required elements was obvious as well. Tonight they looked like they were defending third place rather than going for first or second. A piece like Peter Gabriel's "The Feeling Begins" requires a lot of attack – something they lacked.
The opposite was true French team of Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder. While their music wasn't the most uplifting, their lifts were creative, sometimes bordering on dangerous. I like the fact that they are very avant-garde, and their dances are more like pieces of art. They don't use the same standard lifts and moves the other couples do, which is refreshing to see.
I'm not quite sure why Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski of Bulgaria got hammered in the marks. I saw them afterwards and they were very unhappy. To me they had the most seamless program. Maxim is such a strong performer. He is tiny compared to some of the other guys, but well-built and strong. No one has surer edges. This couple has been hovering around fifth place for the last couple years and they wanted to break into medal contention. I hope they stick with it because they are great dancers.
Even if Barbara Fusar Poli and Maurizio Margaglio didn't have their disastrous original dance, I don't think their free dance had the goods to put them over the top. Maurizio still may have been recovering from last night's glare and was afraid of making more mistakes. They skated pretty cleanly, and although they didn't medal, you have to give them credit for coming back. They trained seriously for only one year, yet finished right up there with the top couples.
The same could be said of Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas of Lithuania. They also had a good performance but looked a little tentative. Given last night's mistakes, they probably held back in the free skate, especially because it is longer and has more lifts and footwork.
Unfortunately, neither the Israelis nor British teams impressed me tonight as much as they did last night. Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovski chose to skate to "Bolero," a risky choice given its association with Torvill and Dean's great interpretation from 1984. If you're going to skate to that piece, you better know you're going to win. They lacked the energy they had in the original dance, however, and some of the moves looked a little contrived in their attempt to be creative.
Sinead and John Kerr actually had Dean's influence in their Scottish bagpipe program, but their music didn't get the crowd going. I hope they'll find a better vehicle for their skating because their style is refreshing.
Usually, the top couples retire following the Olympics. Once they do, I envision the American, Bulgarian an | 
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