Ladies FS - Cup of China 2013

[Icey]

I should have set my clock to go off later.

 

[EdgeCall]

is the screen freezing for any of you?

It froze twice for me already.

 

[samson]

Man.

Let's hope the second groups kicks it up a ton of notches. It's like all those ladies watched Alissa in 2012, Carolina in 2009 and Laetitia Hubert in Albertville to get "inspired" for this free skate.

 

[thinspread]

Wow, I do NOT like Carolina Kostners dress. It's not flattering

Red/pinkish longsleeved top with lots of gold lamé details. Blue tulle skirt

Agreed. It doesn't really conjure up an image of Sheherazade for me either.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Haruka IMAI (JPN)

Music: Piano Concerto by Saint-Preux

Blue/aqua ombre asymmetric dress w/ lots of blue and silver flower sparkle. Matching flower in hair

3F - solid
3Lo
3S - fall
CCoSp
StSq
2A - hesitation, did not add 3T
3Lo+2T - wonky, stepout
3S+2T
2A - twofooted, forward
ChSq
FCSp
LSp - ended after music

She landed some solid jumps, but there were still many messy landings.

Score: 43.29+54.22-2.00=95.51, 150.30, in 2nd (out of 6)

Must've gotten a music deduction

 

[Shayuki]

Might be just me but she seemed to have pretty weak transitions, it felt like she was just going from one element to another especially in the early parts

 

[SaraM]

Goooo Kanako Gooo!!!

 

[riceplate]

"Maybe we need to pump more oxygen into the building" I love these British Eurosport commentators.

Maybe it could be the pollution problem...

Dull skates so far.

 

[Wilhelmina]

6 skaters in, Guo still has the highest TES of the day. Good for her (and I hope we see more of her!), but a bit of a letdown watching the other skaters so far.

 

[Shayuki]

Guo still #1 FS program in my personal rankings. Hopefully this one will be better.

 

[EdgeCall]

Everyone struggling so much and not getting even 100 pts, maybe the commentators have a point?

 

[mirai4life]

What's going on girls???

 

[sequinsgalore]

Kanako MURAKAMI (JPN)

Music: Papa Can You Hear Me

Very sparky dove grey longsleeved dress w/ blue and black splashed on body (new)

3F+2T - good height, but mulekick
3Lz - e
3Lo
StSq
LSp
3Lo+2T
1F
1A - twofooted
3S+2Lo+2Lo
FCSp
CCoSp
ChSq

Best of the night with 5 triples (will have to check for URs). Shame about the two pops. She looks pleased, though.

Score: 51.59+57.03=108.62, 165.95 and in 1st (out of 7)

 

[bluesky85]

I think Anna will do better than Kanako this time... although we will have to see...

 

[MaiKatze]

By now I also think the conditions must be pretty bad.

 

[EdgeCall]

Can't say I like Anna's music, but I do like her program. Maybe she could do with a little more passion.

 

[thinspread]

I like this girl so much. What a talent. Maybe she will be the next big thing?

 

[sequinsgalore]

Anna POGORILAYA (RUS)

Music: Mermaids (from Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Aqua blue dress w/ a lot of swirls and nude fabric. Lots on sparkle and a right glove

3Lz+3T - solid
3Lo+1Lo+3S - also solid
3Lz
FCSp
StSq
3Lo+2T - 'tano toe
2A - stepout
LSp
ChSq
A
3F - e
CCoSp

Problems with both axels, but by far the strongest technically today. Needs more work on basic skating and presentation, but she's improving.

On a shallow note: her hair looks like a mess.

Score: 62.15+56.23 = 118.38 (PB), 178.62 (PB) and in 1st (out of 8)

 

[mirai4life]

lol. struggling with her axels

 

[bluesky85]

Can't say I like Anna's music, but I do like her program. Maybe she could do with a little more passion.

Agree. I really don't like her music but I think she has been delivering it quite well in national competitions especially the footwork sequence.