seniorita,
I am a PC fan but you know the best faller is PC. He falls and gets up in one motion as though its part of the choreo. I wonder whether they are taught to do that.
I must say, I like Chan but it is a bit ridiculous for a judge to give a PE score of 9.5 for a program with 4 falls.
Thank you!!The whole!
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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDU4NjQ2NzYw.html
Plushy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcl8aQEpOeY&feature=player_embedded
It was a tasteless remark, suitable for the tasteless judging system and tasteless judges who let inflation happen. I'd just like to think of it as cosmic karma and hopefully it means things can be more in balance from now on. Chan is already going to get a huge home-field bonus at Worlds this year.
Ashley was sensational! Wow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJMDkYMfy7c&feature=channel&list=UL
What a contrast in styles between Ashley and Mao, both with excellent performances playing to their strengths. :yes:
Am curious - who do you think would have won under 6.0?
And who do you think is the better skater?
I, OTOH, think his PCS is underscored but that probably reflected the effects of the falls, from which he got up very quickly.
Mao - float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. (But mostly float like a butterfly.) 5.8 6.0
Ashley -- going for the knockout. 5.8 5.7
To me, Mao Asada is one of the best skaters of all time.
Don't get me wrong. Ashley was great. A little reckless on her jump landings. She swings her free leg so wildly that that it looks like all of her jumps are double-footed and prevents a well-controled flow-out on the landings. Her style matched the music, which was unrelenting except for a couple of slow bars in the middle for her to catch her breath. Wonderful performance.
But Mao was a bit of heaven on earth. The music splices could have been a tad smoother, but the selections themselves were original and allowed a performance with integrity throughout, while still exhibiting variation of character. I looked at the protocols and saw an under-rotation here, a negative GOE there -- OK, whatever. (Did she take an extra step between the two segments of her combination spin?)