European Figure Skating Championships 2009, Helsinki - Pairs

So what do u think after short program???

I can just say I'm so disappointed there was only one clear performance! But I really want to congratulate to Mukhortova & Trankov for defending pairs' honour! Well done!

I'm a little bit disappointed of Aliona and Robin performance! I really like them, i've been supporting them since they stared to perform together so maybe that's why i expect more but they didn't skate so well yesterday! Even if Robin hadn't fallen down they wouldn't have taken a first place! Hope today they'll do their best and they'll show us a great free program (with no mistakes).

If it's going about 3rd place... means Kawaguchi & Smirnov... I'm not a great fan of this pair. Maybe they had pretty good performance but they didn't impress me! I just can't feel theirs skating!

I have to mention about Kemp & King... I really enjoyed theirs program! They skated so fresh! I liked it!

And at the end I have to say I'm a little bit disappointed of Canac and Coia! Poor Adeline cause she fell down not once. I know they can skate better and I wish them good luck today!

my favorite is Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy when I watch them I'm enjoy and the other my favorite is Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov will be future champion I think

result of pairs after the competition:

1 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Germany 199.07
2 Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov Russia 182.77
3 Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov Russia 182.07
4 Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov Ukraine 171.34
5 Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Russia 147.84
6 Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon Italy 135.33
7 Erica Risseeuw / Robert Paxton United Kingdom 129.78
8 Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende Germany 129.67
9 Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia France 129.06
10 Vanessa James / Yannick Bonheur France 127.71
11 Stacey Kemp / David King United Kingdom 127.47
12 Anais Morand / Antoine Dorsaz Switzerland 120.62
13 Marika Zanforlin / Federico Degli Esposti Italy 118.52
14 Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov Estonia 117.00
15 Joanna Sulej / Mateusz Chruscinski Poland 114.96
16 Krystyna Klimczak / Janusz Karweta Poland 112.20
17 Jessica Crenshaw / Chad Tsagris Greece 108.09
18 Ekaterina Kostenko / Roman Talan Ukraine 103.97
19 Gabriela Cermanova / Martin Hanulak Slovakia 97.21
WD Ekaterina Sokolova / Fedor Sokolov Israel 20
Did not advance to free skate
21 Nina Ivanova / Filip Zalevski Bulgaria 32.44

my favoites are very good 1 and 2

Thank you Zeynep for the results.

I'm so happy about Aliona&Robin victory but unfortunetly they didn't do theirs best... we all know they can do much more better!
If it's going about pairs, I'm not a great fan of Kawaguchi and Smirnov. I don't feel theirs programs but I think it all depends on own opinion and taste! I prefer more the second Russian pair... means Mukhorotva&Trankov!
But this year I enjoyed a lot skating of two British pairs means Risseeuw&Paxton and Kemp&King (especially the second one cause I think they can achieve a lot in the future! Hope so!)
I'm just disappointed of Canac & Coia performances! I thought they can take a higher place. But maybe next time!

aliona&robin are very professionel pairs I love them