Fear and Gibson of Great Britain lead after the rhythm dance at Cup of China

So to the champions of Skate Canada from last week, Lila Fear and Lewis Gibson, their rhythm dance this year to the Gypsy Kings, I believe Lewis's father was a huge fan of the Gypsy Kings, served as a great backdrop for the final team. Very different pattern for their Golden Waltz to the other teams. I have to respect Lila Fear and Lewis Gibson, they concluded last season with such bitter disappointment and coming into this season there were question marks about where they would land in the International Ice Dance Community Rankings this year, they didn't have the ideal debut of their material at the Bolero Cup in Sheffield, they elected then not to compete and their next challenger went back to work on hard graft and where There may have been a discussion, as I mentioned in warm-up, about... Who might take the title here as others aspire to push them off one of the top spots in the world. They are the team that have come out and delivered and skated with cleanliness and confidence and attack. And there could be excuses because they've just competed in Canada last week, days ago. Rightly so Lila, she says she's proud of it and they should be as you see a bold start position. And that's what's impressive is where others may have raised question marks about Where they're at this season. Looks like they've done the mental training and the mental work to make sure that they are ready and prepared to be competitive and Lewis maybe just squeaking out the final rotation in the clockwise sequential twizzles. One of Lila's future aspirations is to help young people to find their own personal development maximizing and so she's definitely an advocate for her own beliefs and a positive mental attitude. So we see the rotational lift, features that they've used successfully before, and interesting to see now how the judges will compare and contrast the teams. The technical panel giving just one key point, Lewis' mohawk as part of the golden waltz. The scores begin. So 79.31 from Diana and Gleb. I love you. Good job, says Laila, but the scores are important. The comparison is vital to them, I'm sure. It's a clean 80 points, I'm sure they were hoping for more. Yeah. Slightly higher I think last week in Skate Canada, but they lead the field, the Brits above the Georgians.