"After a rocky season where their spot on the U.S. Olympic team was seriously in doubt, Emily Chan and Spencer Howe turned in a performance that showed that they belonged. Skating to selections from Ghost: The Musical, they pulled off an emotionally resonant program that featured strong level 4 lifts, a side-by-side triple salchow, double axel, double axel sequence and a throw triple flip."
"Unfortunately, a fall from Chan on the side-by-side triple toe loops and a foot down on the landing of the throw triple loop prevented this skate from achieving top marks. At times, the dialogue included in the music was a bit much for my taste, and this team can sometimes veer towards overly emoting. But figure skating fandom requires the ability to give into straightforward sentiment; if you resist too hard, you're going to pull a muscle."
Athletes were likened to gladiators entering an arena, and two of the top teams skated to the Gladiator score, making the metaphor literal. The pairs free skate in Milan featured music ranging from Bollywood to Meat Loaf and drew a positive response. Emily Chan and Spencer Howe overcame a rocky season to deliver an emotionally resonant Ghost: The Musical program with level 4 lifts, a side-by-side triple salchow, a double axel sequence, and a throw triple flip, but a fall and a foot down kept them from top marks and left them seventh. Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea, already team-event gold medalists, displayed musicality and strong lifts but committed costly errors in the free skate.
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