AFAIK yes, Kaori trains the 3A. Personally I'm hoping both her and Waka pull it out next season and become the 3A triumvirate of Japan together with Rika!
Does she realistically have a chance? That would be fantastic, since she is SO YOUNG. Her skating just makes you think she's a lot older than she actually is.
OMG...I say repackage Rika Kihara and send her to the O. I'm so glad I'm pretty neutral in the argument.
Crap....She's too young.
I think Wakaba is being punished because she is the reason why Japan only has 2 spots for the Olympics. Her 11th place finish at Worlds last year was a big blow for Japan. I love her style which I believe is a mix between Yamaguchi and Ito. I really wished she would make the Olympics or World team but not likely to happen.
Japan really deserves 3 spots instead of the US ladies who are a disaster this season.
I think Wakaba is being punished because she is the reason why Japan only has 2 spots for the Olympics. Her 11th place finish at Worlds last year was a big blow for Japan. I love her style which I believe is a mix between Yamaguchi and Ito. I really wished she would make the Olympics or World team but not likely to happen.
Japan really deserves 3 spots instead of the US ladies who are a disaster this season.
Rubbish.she is the reason why Japan only has 2 spots for the Olympics
This so much! Rika is so greatOMG...I say repackage Rika Kihara and send her to the O. I'm so glad I'm pretty neutral in the argument.
Crap....
it would be unfair to punish her for that I know that as JFS they wanted better results but she did her best by being wounded just like Rika Hongo and unfortunately their best skater Satoko Miyahara.
but she said that whatever the result she will know what to work with this FS. especially since she got the best PCS if she would not have bombed she would surely be on the podium. I'll try to be objective what to change compared to last year is that she did not collapse and continue to play her character, however I recognize that Kaori has better jumps so they might prefer this because she has at least the chance to make a top 10, but what annoys me with her although I like Amélie Poulain is that she is a little beside the music she made efforts to make the presentation hence its less than PCS.
You make it sound as if Wakaba has no chance at the finish in top 10 which is bogus and absolutely ridiculous. And please don't forget that they lowballed Higuchi big time in SP (unfortunately early flight had something common with it as well).