Satoko has great artistry and great SS. I absolutely loved her FS.
But her jumps. Omg... This competition just shows that no matter how high and long your jumps are, if you don't get them consistent, you're going to lose to someone who literally jumps two inches off the ice.... I mean, the judges are going to award Satoko GOE on her jumps, so what's the necessity for high jumps?? There is no incentive anymore. All you need to do is land everything...
I'm sure if other skaters were able to gain consistency by going for smaller jumps they would as well. It's always been "all you need to do is land everything". Satoko is able to get away with small jumps because she rotates very fast in the air. That is difficult to do too.
Mao did NOT twofoot her landing on the 2a-3t combo, i just rewatched her freeskate several time, and no such thing happened, the combo was solid and clean. This is not the first time I hear certain people fabricate mistakes that never happened, and everytime i read it, it makes me want to vomit!
I share your love for Mao's skating, but in order defend against baseless attacks or wrongful claims regarding Mao, it is important to recognize her actual mistakes. The 2A-3T was nice and had better rotation than in the past, but the landing was clearly two-footed.
I know being an ardent fan of Mao's it is sometimes frustrating to be on these boards, because some people look for every chance to put her down, including claiming a 3A should be called UR when it is themselves that don't know how to correctly count rotation. That's all the more reason we need to be extra attentive to facts from a technical perspective and make fair statements, so that our defense carry weight.
And on a shallow note, does Satoko have the hottest coach in the business or what?!! She should get extra points just for that!! (JK, lest anyone takes me seriously)
The highlight of the competition is a changed Mirai. She is in a good shape, perhaps two size down in her waistline, which makes her movement much sharper, lighter, and she looks happy. I did not expect I would enjoy Mirai this much again, and I don't want to say anything on other skaters.
I'm sure if other skaters were able to gain consistency by going for smaller jumps they would as well. It's always been "all you need to do is land everything". Satoko is able to get away with small jumps because she rotates very fast in the air. That is difficult to do too.
But what's the incentive for skaters to aim for high jumps? There is none anymore because small jumps will get similar GOE to big jumps anyway...
Well, high jumps are give you one GOE bullet point. So some skaters may aim for that in order to get high GOE. But it's not necessary to have high jumps, no. Small jumps will get similar GOE to big jumps only if they fulfil other GOE bullet points. It's not as though the judges are rewarding Satoko for small jumps. They're rewarding her for other reasons (difficult entry, secure landing, etc.)
If the only difference between two skaters' jumps were their jump heights, then the skater with the higher jumps would get higher GOE. But that's not the case with Satoko vs other skaters. Satoko's jumps don't have height, but in other aspects they are superior to other skaters' jumps.
Ah ok I wasn't sure of the standingsYes, Because Hongo is 7th in the rankings
Tuk's 8th
Unless there's some super unfair loophole in the newly created guidelines that says even if you're 8th due to loosing a tie breaker you can still go
Well, high jumps are give you one GOE bullet point. So some skaters may aim for that in order to get high GOE. But it's not necessary to have high jumps, no. Small jumps will get similar GOE to big jumps only if they fulfil other GOE bullet points. It's not as though the judges are rewarding Satoko for small jumps. They're rewarding her for other reasons (difficult entry, secure landing, etc.)