She took of going forward did two and a half revolutions in the air and landed very cleanly!
She took of going forward did two and a half revolutions in the air and landed very cleanly!
Lipnitskaia- Her 3-3 seems to have gotten bigger, especially the second jump. While her program is very mature and expressive, I think she could make herself look even a little more mature and ditch the braid in her hair for the Olympics. She's done an excellent job, by the way, of centering and controlling that final combination spin. Lovely! Reminds me of a little Sasha Cohen.
Leonova- She had the audience behind her, clapping, from the second the music started. Great skate. The program is too giddy and goofy for my tastes though. I think she's over-acting. I'd like to see her tone it down a notch, maybe not with the goofy faces in the footwork. I know it's the theme of the music, but it's just too much for me.
she's so unashamedly campy in her style. on one hand, i cringe; on the other hand, i'm terribly entertained.
she's so unashamedly campy in her style. on one hand, i cringe; on the other hand, i'm terribly entertained. i do wish she would tone down the joan crawford smear she has for lipstick...
I'll watch Carolina again and get back to you. I wasn't blown away or underwhelmed at all the two times I watched it earlier. Julia and Adelina stuck out to me as more exciting to watch but not by a long shot or anything like that. I like the way the placements are. To tell you the truth I honestly thought this was the most fairly judged (SO FAR) event I've seen this season. All three have a fair chance to steal it in the FS.
What's the obsession with everyone having to be more mature when they are young? It then seems then that a magic point occurs when inevitably we want them to be young again. Can't we just enjoy them as kids and then also as adults later?? I also wouldn't say Julia has performed a Juniorish program since the JWC in March. Am I really that blinded by this kid?
I dont understand why Judges are favoring these Russian skaters that still skate like girls. Yes they were clean, but their maturity is no where near that of Carolina. I think 33 is a good PCS for Adelina but Carolina should be 35+
I hear you. But unfortunately, the judging trend lately gives little discretion between senior and junior, which inevitably confuses naked eyes. The message is that judges are willing to ignore the deficiency that stems from bodily handicap or exclude its subsequent flaws from the realm of measurable skating quality. All that matters for them is whether a skater satisfies GOE conditions or not , which of course can also be viewed as judging delinquency. But apparently they believe that judging flaw based on this so called objectification is better than subjective discrimination.I dont understand why Judges are favoring these Russian skaters that still skate like girls. Yes they were clean, but their maturity is no where near that of Carolina. I think 33 is a good PCS for Adelina but Carolina should be 35+
After watching Carolina's SP, I feel that the best ladies SP this season are her "Ave Maria" and Mao's "Nocturne". Both are equally fabulous programs!!! You gotta love how Lori choreographs such masterpieces for these two.
I really dislike the term subjective discrimination. Scary stuff. Are you saying certain girls get different scores based on their defined body size? Based of course on the deficiancies you deam to exist do to bodily handicaps?
What's the obsession with everyone having to be more mature when they are young? It then seems then that a magic point occurs when inevitably we want them to be young again. Can't we just enjoy them as kids and then also as adults later?? I also wouldn't say Julia has performed a Juniorish program since the JWC in March. Am I really that blinded by this kid?
Sam-Skwantch said:What's the obsession with everyone having to be more mature when they are young? It then seems then that a magic point occurs when inevitably we want them to be young again. Can't we just enjoy them as kids and then also as adults later?? I also wouldn't say Julia has performed a Juniorish program since the JWC in March. Am I really that blinded by this kid?
And another one here to agree. Maturity is a good quality to have, true, but sometimes people seem to take it as the only point they're basing their judgement on. And I don't get that. Even if skaters aren't that mature, they can have dozens of other qualities to their skating. Just look at Elene Radionova - she's not a mature skater, but for me, one of the best performers in the world right now. She's got spunk, fire, expressiveness and obviously loves skating. Her joy lights up the whole arena. I'd take "sweeping joy on the ice" over "maturity" any day...