2014 Rostelecom Cup Ladies Short Program11/14

[Sandpiper]

Oh goodness, is Alaine going to win this?!

Better Biellmann than I remember, but everything else...

 

[inskate]

Looking at the TES ticker, they really want to put her in 1st... Should be in 4th, IMHO.

 

[ahy]

My predictions...

 

[satine]

Anna is a wonderful sight on ice. Spin is better than SC.

I'm impressed that her spins seem to have improved from Worlds, then the Russian test skates, SC, and now.

 

[OS]

Wow shock!!!!! Good judging!!

 

[satine]

In third !

 

[HanDomi]

again prediction totally messed, what on earth

 

[ahy]

Alaine is in first!!

 

[Trewyn]

I'm not able to watch, so thank you sequinsgalore for the pbp; but it was clear from the line-up and it looks like the results so far confirm it, the field was really shallow here.
ETA: oh wow, I wrote that without even knowing Anna would be 3rd. Alaine Chartrand is in first? Wow, who would have predicted that!!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Wow, did not expect Chartrand in 1st after the SP

 

[OS]

Well now we know how they treat Russia's 4th/5th at home events! LOL.....
Got to get the pecking order right.

 

[inskate]

I'm shocked! The judges are actually not on crack! :shocked:

Hope Anna has a comeback in the LP, though. I want to see her EX again, my fave of the season!

 

[Meoima]

I don't think Rika Hongo was better than Anna.

 

[breynows]

Third place!? Alaine in First, i must be dreaming

 

[Mangomango]

Oh my......
I thought Anna and Soyoun grabbing the 1st and 2nd was a piece of cake but it turned out so so so different.

 

[semosk8tfan]

I apologize to the skaters for jinxing them with my predictions. This is not a good start to the weekend!

 

[satine]

This is such interesting judging Several scores I think are too high, some too low, with seemingly no pattern or reason as to why.

 

[out there and back]

wow Top 4 scores are within 3 marks.

 

[mirai4life]

I don't think Rika Hongo was better than Anna.

Why not?

She nailed all of her jumps.

 

[ahy]

My predictions. What happened to this event...