Watch out world, ice dancing has officially landed in North America.
After placing second in the compulsory round of competition, Americans Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates placed first in both the original and free dances and, in their senior international debut, stole the show with an 8 point lead to claim first place. Alexandra Zaretski and Roman Zaretski, the winners of the compulsory dance, fell to second in the original dance and third in the free, but held on to a silver medal. Rounding out the podium with yet another medal for the US were Jane Summersett and Todd Gilles, who placed third.
In the ladies competition, American domination continued with a surprisingly consistant Alissa Czisny. Her inconsistancy makes watching her otherwise beautiful programs a nerve-wracking experience, but her patchy jumps seemed to have gone on hiatus...at least for this competition. It seems like working with the King of Consistancy himself, Mr. Brian Boitano, has helped her out a bit. She took the gold medal with a 12 point lead in the free skate, where she scored all level fours on her characteristically gorgeous spins. Laura Lepisto, the national champion from Finland, took silver with a few popped jumps, but otherwise good program, and Akiko Suzuki of Japan took the bronze.
Can you say USA?! Nice job, guys!
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