Well Mirai put up a great free skate today at Japan Open. She scored 134.69 which would have been a personal best if this was an official competition. No carrots. Level 4 steps. She lost some levels on her first two spins but it actually looks like her potential Base Value with all her jumps and level four everything is higher than Zagitova's base value. She was .55 shy of it today.
She looked great out there and even though the axel was two footed and messy she rotated it and stayed up.
I'd say this was a big step forward for her. She seemed really pleased with the score and if she can build on this kind of performance she could have really good momentum for the rest of the season. I hope she can build her PCS from here. It was great to see her hit everything after the axel error. That feels like a new Mirai to me.
She looked great out there and even though the axel was two footed and messy she rotated it and stayed up.
I'd say this was a big step forward for her. She seemed really pleased with the score and if she can build on this kind of performance she could have really good momentum for the rest of the season. I hope she can build her PCS from here. It was great to see her hit everything after the axel error. That feels like a new Mirai to me.