Will Meryl Davis and Charlie White Win the Olympic Ice Dancing Figure Skating Title?
I just watched the 2009 U.S. ice dance champions, Meryl Davis and Charlie White's winning performance from the NHK Trophy that was held in Nagano, Japan. Their free dance brought tears to my eyes. Their dance spin, straight line-rotational lift with many changes of position, and a dance lift with White skating backwards on one foot while Davis balanced on his leg were incredible to watch. Their twizzles and footwork were also breathtaking.
They easily qualified for the 2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. The crowd gave them a standing ovation. Some ice dancing fans say that they will win the ice dancing title at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
What are your thoughts? In the ever changing world of ice dancing, switching partners is the norm, but Meryl Davis and Charlie White's long-term ice dancing partnership seems to have paid off. Something wonderful may happen for them in Vancouver!
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I cried, too! I have loved them for years and so happy for them that their years of hard work are paying off. Don’t know what will happen in Vancouver but it would indeed be wonderful to see those gold medals around their necks! They are a truly amazing ice dance team and such a credit for the USFSA. And darn nice people as well!
As fantastic as this team has become… there is no way they will win Olympic Gold. Some of the judges will make sure a European team stands on top of that podium no matter how great Meryl & Charlie or any other North American team skate. The change in the scoring system isn’t flawless, unfortunately.
Anything is possible. Gold might be a little too much to expect but a podium spot is likely. Depends on the condition of previous world French and Russian champions.