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I was afraid she would be robbed. But in the end I am glad she gets the spot. I was really impressed with her SP at Moscow.
All other things remaining the same, I think the only way that Sakamoto is chosen for the Olympics is if Rika Kihara finishes third.
Kihira finishes 1st:Nobody gets the automatic pick, so overall performance is the only consideration for both picks. Obviously Miyahara is chosen, but Sakamoto losing to a junior and finishing only one place above Higuchi is not enough to overcome Higuchi's total body of work.
Kihira finishes 2nd:Basically the same situation. Miyahara gets the automatic pick, Sakamoto losing to a junior and finishing only one place above Higuchi is not enough to overcome Higuchi's total body of work.
Kihira finishes 4th or lower: Higuchi makes the podium for the fourth straight year, and Sakamoto probably doesn't distinguish herself enough to take her spot.
Kihira finishes 3rd: We know for sure what happens here. I guess that having a two spot lead and Higuchi getting kicked off the podium for the first time ever by a mere junior was the definitive margin Sakamoto needed to pull ahead.
Ineresting perspective, and you're probably right. Which is all the more tragic for Wakaba - it's like the "perfect storm": her own mistakes + injury + so many others peaking at exactly the right time.All other things remaining the same, I think the only way that Sakamoto is chosen for the Olympics is if Rika Kihara finishes third.
Kihira finishes 1st:Nobody gets the automatic pick, so overall performance is the only consideration for both picks. Obviously Miyahara is chosen, but Sakamoto losing to a junior and finishing only one place above Higuchi is not enough to overcome Higuchi's total body of work.
Kihira finishes 2nd:Basically the same situation. Miyahara gets the automatic pick, Sakamoto losing to a junior and finishing only one place above Higuchi is not enough to overcome Higuchi's total body of work.
Kihira finishes 4th or lower: Higuchi makes the podium for the fourth straight year, and Sakamoto probably doesn't distinguish herself enough to take her spot.
Kihira finishes 3rd: We know for sure what happens here. I guess that having a two spot lead and Higuchi getting kicked off the podium for the first time ever by a mere junior was the definitive margin Sakamoto needed to pull ahead.
The first video is really cute, she says spins is her best element after the jumps and the reporter asks her what she's thinking while she spins. She replies "nothing/nil/zero", and when he asks her if there's any romance in her life right now she laughs and looks shy and says "Nothing!" again.
In the second video she says she wants a single-digit placement at the olympics. They make a big deal out of her being a fan of comedians and that she's the type to try to make people laugh (because she's from the Kansai district, which in terms of Japanese stereotypes means she's funny). She then talks about jumps being her favorite element and that when she was a kid her mother would scold her for not walking properly because she wanted to be jumping all the time. She used to be a swimmer so she also has a lot of leg muscles.
She's being super cute but there are about 50 reporters watching her morning practice and she says she's not used to the cameras yet. I feel bad for her and hope it won't turn out to be too much pressure, to be honest.