I disagree ... did people forget how Marin was crying in Kiss and Cry at Skate Canada after SP already?
I disagree ... did people forget how Marin was crying in Kiss and Cry at Skate Canada after SP already?
If they want to send Kaori to the Olympics, I'll be throwing a private party.
And crying in a corner at the same time to mourn the fact that someone else (Wakaba? Mai? Rika? Marin?) didn't make it.
Japanese nationals are harsh. :sad21:
IMO you could see after her score came up for her US Classic SP that she was unhappy with it too. She does have competitive drive. Maybe not to the same point as some of the others, maybe she is distracted by other things (media ect), but it's not like she doesn't care at all.
Not sure if it was posted yet, some judging details can be found at this twitter account. Satokos 3Lo was deemed rotated
Well I did not follow US Classic so I was unaware ...
Yeah, she still really has some of this competitive drive, the problem might be this distracting factor. To be honest I thought that some people were over-optimistic during her previous season regarding the next one, treating her as the second coming of Jesus. All that without taking into account certain weaknesses she possessed, making very early coronation and expecting every other girl to bow down.
Amazing photo of Kaori's SP. From Asahi Newspaper.
Satoko's 3Lo< was overlooked again, which was more obvious than 3Lz+3T. I could see the trace on the ice that clearly showed UR from my seat.
Seriously, the judge panel should hold a press conference and take questions like medalists after each competition.
Another underscoring fest on Marin. This time at home. :dance:
Standing ovation! On your feet and let's go:
Everybody says "J"!
Everybody says "S"!
Everybody says "F"!
Ooops, I think I just threw up, sorry. :sarcasm:
I really like Satoko's skating but her jumps... were definitely underrotated.. The tech callers are not doing Satoko any favors for not giving her < or <<.
What I am worried about her at the Olympics, if she went, is that the tech callers at the Olympics could call all of Satoko's jumps underrotated. That is a huge risk.