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- Feb 11, 2007
Here is a 720p I captured off of a no commentary stream yesterday.
http://youtu.be/-X9jK1RTiLc
It's been a few years since the last time I actually sat down and watched the entire SP event of any championships, but since this Worlds will likely be the last competition for Carolina, Akiko, and probably Mao, I decided to watch this competition. And in Ladies SP I'm most impressed with Anna yesterday. It was not just her humongous 3Lz-3T. She has lovely deep edge quality, and could reach top speed with only a few strokes and really flew across the ice. Maybe this was in part due to the choreography but something in her skating and the use of her whole body reminded me of Daisuke. I wholeheartedly agree with those who said she was underscored, and not just slightly at all. I don't think judges have really any clue as to how to be consistent in giving PCSs for the entire event and they probably don't even remember what number they gave to the skaters in the previous group. Just my opinion but ranking Anna third at the end of the SP after Mao and Carolina would have made the most sense to me.
http://youtu.be/-X9jK1RTiLc
It's been a few years since the last time I actually sat down and watched the entire SP event of any championships, but since this Worlds will likely be the last competition for Carolina, Akiko, and probably Mao, I decided to watch this competition. And in Ladies SP I'm most impressed with Anna yesterday. It was not just her humongous 3Lz-3T. She has lovely deep edge quality, and could reach top speed with only a few strokes and really flew across the ice. Maybe this was in part due to the choreography but something in her skating and the use of her whole body reminded me of Daisuke. I wholeheartedly agree with those who said she was underscored, and not just slightly at all. I don't think judges have really any clue as to how to be consistent in giving PCSs for the entire event and they probably don't even remember what number they gave to the skaters in the previous group. Just my opinion but ranking Anna third at the end of the SP after Mao and Carolina would have made the most sense to me.