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- Aug 8, 2009
Came back from China, having watched the event live. Goldenskate cannot be accessed in China!! Couldn't believe it. And watching figure skating in China is quite something. People in the audience get up from their seats in the middle of a performance all the time, and no one complains about it as if it's normal! I guess it is normal in China.
Regarding the ladies event, well, was totally bummed that Mao lost confidence in her jumps after she fell on her loop, but everything else about her performance was really exquisite. I was sitting fairly close to the rink, but not that close, and I could clearly hear her edges in the way that I couldn't hear from all the other ladies.
There were other skaters whose set up into jumps were faster, such as, for example, Courtney Hicks, but then what would happen with her would be that she would just pop her jumps. Or else, with some skaters, their initial speed as they were setting up would be faster than Mao's, but then they would just slow down right down to Mao's speed or slower just as they were about to take off.
Pogo and Elena had faster setup speed, but Pogo's lutz technique, in particular, is really scary. I don't think her lutz can ever be all that stable with the way she does it. Elena was quite a bit taller, but I think she still has a girl's body, and I do wonder if her jumps will survive puberty. Her jump technique really relies on her ability to rotate quickly, and she may lose that once her body becomes mature. I would bet that Pogo has a higher chance of long-term success. Both Pogo and Elena are ravishing creatures, BTW.
I did think that Mao's overall jump technique was the best of all the ladies. There is a great deal of control to the way she jumps in the way that I don't see from the other ladies. I think she just needs to become a little bit more confident with her technique, and then her speed with go up just that little bit more, and she won't under-rotate any more.
In terms of who has the best speed, flow and stability in e.g., step sequence, it was Mao, of course. Everyone else was totally sloppy in comparison.
Regarding the ladies event, well, was totally bummed that Mao lost confidence in her jumps after she fell on her loop, but everything else about her performance was really exquisite. I was sitting fairly close to the rink, but not that close, and I could clearly hear her edges in the way that I couldn't hear from all the other ladies.
There were other skaters whose set up into jumps were faster, such as, for example, Courtney Hicks, but then what would happen with her would be that she would just pop her jumps. Or else, with some skaters, their initial speed as they were setting up would be faster than Mao's, but then they would just slow down right down to Mao's speed or slower just as they were about to take off.
Pogo and Elena had faster setup speed, but Pogo's lutz technique, in particular, is really scary. I don't think her lutz can ever be all that stable with the way she does it. Elena was quite a bit taller, but I think she still has a girl's body, and I do wonder if her jumps will survive puberty. Her jump technique really relies on her ability to rotate quickly, and she may lose that once her body becomes mature. I would bet that Pogo has a higher chance of long-term success. Both Pogo and Elena are ravishing creatures, BTW.
I did think that Mao's overall jump technique was the best of all the ladies. There is a great deal of control to the way she jumps in the way that I don't see from the other ladies. I think she just needs to become a little bit more confident with her technique, and then her speed with go up just that little bit more, and she won't under-rotate any more.
In terms of who has the best speed, flow and stability in e.g., step sequence, it was Mao, of course. Everyone else was totally sloppy in comparison.
