Worlds 2012: Pairs SP recap

The performance of the night, courtesy of Japan

If someone yesterday predicted to me that, after the pairs short program at the 2012 World Championships:

-Volosozhar/Trankov are in eighth place, out of the final group, and in a virtual tie with Berton/Hotarek
-Takahashi/Tran are in the top three
-Kavaguti/Smirov are out of the final 2 groups
-Bazarova/Larionov are the leading Russians

.....I would've laughed in their face.

Yet such has become reality. Insert platitude about ice being slippery here, etc.

Morozombie's Crystal Ball: Grand Prix Final 2010

Count Daisuke von Tango

To be honest, I usually avoid making predictions like the plague, mostly because my predictions often backfire on me, albeit sometimes to hilarious results.

Fortunately, the limited number of participants in the Grand Prix Final leaves less room for error, so without further ado...