Great - my jinx worked! Thought I would try it again since it worked for the Parsons! ;-)
Great - my jinx worked! Thought I would try it again since it worked for the Parsons! ;-)
Yep, it's RUS v. JPN You have everyone.
Ahhh thank you! 3 vs. 3! How exciting :yes: Though I think Wakaba is the only real threat to the russian juniors. Don´t get me wrong, I really like Yuka and Miyu (Yuka a little bit more) but I wonder if they can challenge a clean Serafima or Evgenia...:think:
On paper the Gold should be hers to lose, yes.I think Serafima will win.
http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpcro2014/jgpcro2014_JuniorLadies_FS_Scores.pdf
Along with the pop (with what was to be a 2A-3T) and the fall, Karen also got level 3 on a spin. 6.6 points lost on the combo + 2.5 (fall/-GOE) on the Axel + .5 on the level 3 spin = 9.6 points. As I said Karen left the door open and while Maria had an fall (-3), she was pretty spot on with everything else.
So that's to say while I was rooting for Karen to win and get into the final, I'm OK with the scoring here. I do think Karen did much better today and she was not tentative, so that's a plus.
I guess the perk is that means she'll have to compete at sectionals...which is just 3 hours away from me, so maybe I'll get to see her skate in person.
I am happy to se Maria win. Like Chen, she had a bad injury too, and it's nice to see her fight. I hope she can get her issues sorted and show her best in the final. Who knows, maybe she'll upset again. I like her subtle style.
Too bad about Chen. She has her the goods, but she had the opportunity to win this and didn't take it. I hope she has better programs next hear though.
One of the judges gave Karen -2 GOE after fall on second axel. I though if someone falls it should be -3 GOE automatically. Now I know it's not necessary, but I can't understand why :scratch:
I am very glad for Masha. But I am sorry for Karen. She seems bright and interesting for me. I'd like to see her in Final. I hope to see Karen next year in JGPF.
Karen needs to learn to axel
Key error, probably. I wouldn't read too much into that.
Nice to see Diana turn in a performance she's proud of including a 3T-3T! Lots of impressive skaters from Lativia this season....did they get a awesome new coach or program or something?