Igor Spilband and Marina Zoueva must be getting requests to coach nearly every dance team in the world, but they've kept their team small and nurtured them well.
It was never in doubt that a Canton team would win gold in Moscow, but who that team would be was a mystery right until the final score was counted.
3rd from last to skate were World debutantes Maia and Alex Shibutani. These young siblings were a breath of fresh air to their Charlie Chaplin themed programme (Smile/Lets face the music and dance) they really did dance in a way that made you forget this is a sport of technical marks and split-second timings. However, the shock on their faces when their scores came up showed that they never in their wildest dreams expected to win a podium place, they pipped the french team Pechalat & Bourzat by just .15 overall but by over 4 points in the free dance. These two are 'the future'...
Next to skate were the olympic champions Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir. One word for their fiery samba free skate - WOW! They were innovative, powerful, fast and furious all the way through. Whilst this programme was new to the audience (at least everything from about 30second onwards), Tessa and Scott had been skating this programme and had complete confidence in it. and it showed. Cool calm and collected as the scores came up, they looked unbeatable.
Last on the ice, having no doubt heard the reception the canadians had got. Meryl Davis and Charlie White skated calmly to their starting position. They skated their tango free skate as faultlessly as they have all season. Fast, technical and with feeling. Igor Spilband was seen bouncing up and down in celebration as his third team of the last 10 minutes skated their socks off. It was going to come down to the wire.
The Eurosport commentators thought Tessa & Scott had it, I thought they did to.
We were both wrong, a first and very deserved world title for Meryl & Charlie to cap off an undefeated season. A good ending, it keeps the friendly rivalry alive between these two fabulous teams ready for next year.
What this does mean is that Marina and Igor will have a busy autumn, their teams will be competing at EVERY Grand Prix Event!
Would I wish anything more from these dancers for next season?
Maia & Alex - a bit more power
Meryl & Charlie - a bit more fire
Tessa and Scott - just more please :-D
What an end to a fabulous championships. Well done Moscow!
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