2018-19 Japanese Ladies' figure skating

Leonardo · Sep 11, 2018

leoleo said:
not if the judges keep giving them the pcs they usually give them :noshake: but i'm rooting for the japanese girls to surprise everybody this year

Exactly. It's the reputation game. The japanese girls could perform cleaner, better, stronger and with much more artistry than the russians, but they will always be held back in comparison to Alina and Zhenya.

leoleo · Sep 11, 2018

Since it's the beginning of the quad and there's no risk of losing an olympic spot, many skaters are taking risks. Making interesting music choices, coaching changes, upgrading layouts. I am very excited to see what the japanese girls have in store for us these upcoming seasons.

skatenewbie · Sep 11, 2018

can't wait to see Kaori and Mako in Lombardia! Also Satoko and Yura in US Classic

tsuyoboogie · Sep 12, 2018

skatenewbie said:
Just notice that Shiika Yoshioka is assigned to Ostrava with Nana Araki, and JSF filled Shiika previous assignment in Ljubljana with Yuna Aoki, and that's left Tomoe Kawabata with no 2nd assignment yet. If Yuna performs poorly i think Tomoe will have her 2nd assignment back or JSF may send her to Yerevan as well.

leoleo said:
Tomoe doesn't have a second assignment already? i could swear i saw someone mention her getting a second assignment somewhere :shocked:

yume said:
She had a second assignement but JSF gave her 2nd spot to someone else.

Tomoe was likely pulled from JGP Ostrava because Kanto Regionals take place that same week. Though Tomoe is not scheduled to compete until Tokyo Regionals the following week, her coach needs to be at Kanto block with
Kao Miura. (The child sort of sabotaged himself while Coach Tsuzuki (Nakako) was with Tomoe in Bratislava.)
Current assignments for the last two JGPs are obviously provisional. I expect Tomoe and possibly Yuhana will receive a second JGP.

skatenewbie · Sep 12, 2018

tsuyoboogie said:
Tomoe was likely pulled from JGP Ostrava because Kanto Regionals take place that same week. Though Tomoe is not scheduled to compete until Tokyo Regionals the following week, her coach needs to be at Kanto block with
Kao Miura. (The child sort of sabotaged himself while Coach Tsuzuki (Nakako) was with Tomoe in Bratislava.)
Current assignments for the last two JGPs are obviously provisional. I expect Tomoe and possibly Yuhana will receive a second JGP.

it all will depend on how Yuna and Rion did, because they both have 2nd assignment despite not yet skated. i think Nana and Moa assignment wont be changed.

QuadSal · Sep 12, 2018

Here is a Clip of Kaori's Practice at Lambordia:

https://twitter.com/ak21foo_luvkao/status/1039841988122632192

Here is a more Complete Version of it:
https://twitter.com/tigerlily4lo/status/1039820564897062912

leoleo · Sep 12, 2018

Excited to see the japanese girls performances this weekend.
According to this small docu they aired on japanese tv, Marin's FS music is the vocal version of the lovers song :sad21:
https://twitter.com/marin_channel/status/1039891258691399680
it should be this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pmQ4XIKw00
i'm pretty sad cause i love the instrumental version and i find the vocal version to be horrifying tbh! Well, it's not a tragedy, i'm still very excited to see her performances this season. Apparently her training with Raf focuses on jumps, which is what she needs the most tbh. She already has great skating skills. I really hope her jumps can become more consistent soon :luv17:

tosca · Sep 12, 2018

QuadSal said:
Here is a Clip of Kaori's Practice at Lambordia:

https://twitter.com/ak21foo_luvkao/status/1039841988122632192

Here is a more Complete Version of it:
https://twitter.com/tigerlily4lo/status/1039820564897062912

DAMN Kaori! Looking fire in practice!

firal · Sep 12, 2018

Just reading here that Wakaba has changed her LP to Four Seasons by Vivaldi!

gossipcow · Sep 12, 2018

firal said:
Just reading here that Wakaba has changed her LP to Four Seasons by Vivaldi!

Interesting, I wonder who the choreographer is? Musically, I like Four Seasons a lot more than Hymne à l'amour and depending on the specific pieces of Four Seasons used, the music might suit her better. Only concern is that Autumn Classic is next week, so the choreo would be rough/new.

Either way, looking forward to seeing it. So excited to see all the Japanese ladies starting their seasons this week and next.

cohkaix · Sep 12, 2018

gossipcow said:
Interesting, I wonder who the choreographer is?

Wakaba is having a media session to her open practice. In other news reports it confirms that the new FS is choreographed by S. Bourne.

Adding: the music selections are from 'winter' and 'summer', and the Stsq will go with 'summer' from four seasons.

leoleo · Sep 12, 2018

YEAY I'm not like the biggest fan of four seasons but it's already better than anything by edith piaf! plus choreographed by Shaelyn>? YES go WAKABABY

lanceupper1114 · Sep 13, 2018

Is Marin Honda planning on including 2A-Euler-3F in her program? Saw a video of it.

yume · Sep 13, 2018

firal said:
Just reading here that Wakaba has changed her LP to Four Seasons by Vivaldi!

YAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I knew Wakababy would ditch Edith Piaf!!! Honestly, i think many people including herself knew that it won't be a good FS.
Now Shae, you better include the last 3 minutes of summer in music cuts.

skatenewbie · Sep 13, 2018

lanceupper1114 said:
Is Marin Honda planning on including 2A-Euler-3F in her program? Saw a video of it.

maybe she's upping her tech? she can repeat 3Lo instead 3T if she include that 2A-1Lo-3F or

yume · Sep 13, 2018

lanceupper1114 said:
Is Marin Honda planning on including 2A-Euler-3F in her program? Saw a video of it.

It wouldn't be a bad idea. I saw a 3lz-3lo too, but less chances to see her attempt that in competition.

gsk8 · Sep 13, 2018

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leoleo · Sep 13, 2018

lanceupper1114 said:
Is Marin Honda planning on including 2A-Euler-3F in her program? Saw a video of it.

skatenewbie said:
maybe she's upping her tech? she can repeat 3Lo instead 3T if she include that 2A-1Lo-3F or

I do hope she's upping her tech but only if she can perform her layout consistently throughout the season. I do not expect her to be medvedeva-like consistent but i'd really like her consistency to improve. Her pcs scores would improve a great deal if she didn't mess half of her performances all the time. I still have nightmare because of that time she got 60 in pcs score :sad4:

Reddi · Sep 14, 2018

Leonardo said:
Exactly. It's the reputation game. The japanese girls could perform cleaner, better, stronger and with much more artistry than the russians, but they will always be held back in comparison to Alina and Zhenya.

Name one japanese girl who was cleaner, better, stronger and had "much more artistry" than Alina last season?

Leonardo · Sep 14, 2018

Reddi said:
Name one japanese girl who was cleaner, better, stronger and had "much more artistry" than Alina last season?

Wakaba Higuchi, most of the times they competed together. Lombardia, CoC and Worlds. And most of the times, she was still held back in pcs.

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