2018-19 Japanese Ladies' figure skating

[cohkaix]

From Kanto ST:
Sr. Ladies
Wakaba Higuchi (SP we already know, SP score 52.02: 2A/*2Lz/3F-Fall perhaps Wakaba is not used to skating 1st?)
Yuka Nagai (3Lz-hand/2A/3Lo-2T// 52.12, SP to River dance; it's also choreographed by Miaso Sato, so Yuka is sharing the same song choreographed by the same choreographer with Tomono! )
Akari Matsubara (2L?/2A/ 3S-3T// 52.54, currently 1st, SP to Once upon a December)

Updating FS results (unofficial) from Sr. Ladies at Kanto ST:
1. Wakaba Higuchi: 2A 3Lz+3T 2A 3S 1Lz 1Lo 3F(fall) 103.90//155.92 [Probably too early for the season; and Wakaba's Hymne à l'amour is to Patricia Kaas' with lyrics]
2. Akari Matsubara: 3Lz+2T+2T 3F(hd) 2A 3Lo 3S+3T 3S+3T 2A 103.17//155.71 [Yes, Akari jumped two 3-3 in second half, and FS to Caprice]
3. Yuka Nagai: 2Lz<< 3Lz(2ft) 3Lo 2A(ot) 3Lo+2T+2Lo 2A+2T 1S 95.40//147.52 [FS to Cinderella]

 

[cohkaix]

From Gan-san SC:
Jr. Ladies
Nana Araki - SP: Bei Mir Bistu Shein (same as last season's, 3Lz3T/2A/3F //59.04 the score is a little bit low?)
Rina Kasakake - SP: Moana (3F/2A/3L-2T// 57.35)
Yuhana Yokoi - SP: Lion King (3F//2A/2Lz3T// 58.68, woops about the 2Lz!)
Hana Yoshida - SP: 007 (3Lz3T/2A/3F // 50.97, low score due to mistake in a spin)
Rika Tejima - SP: Scheherazade (3Lzot1T/ 2A/3F// 44.39)

Updating results from Gan-san SC separately:
Jr. Ladies final results unofficial:
1. Yuhana Yokoi - 2A 3Lz2T-tano 3Lo 3F 3S3T2T 3Lzso 2A3T 120.91//179.59 (FS to POTO)
2. Rina Kasakake - 3Lz 3F3T 2A 3Fot 2A3T2T 1S 3Lo2T 104.79//162.14
3. Hana Yoshida - 3A 3F3T 3Lz 3Lo 3F3T 3S 3Lz2T2T^ 104.38//155.35 (not sure if the 3A is fully rotated)
6. Nana Araki - 3Lz(fall) 3S 3Loso 2A 2A3T(fall) 3F2T-2Lo 3Lz 88.39//147.43 (FS to Maleficent)

Adding: Sr. Ladies' will start later on (so far it is reported that Rika Hongo and Yura Matsuda have both WD-ed)

 

[yume]

Not a good day for Wakaba and Nana.
Yoshida attempted a very ambitious tech. 3A + two 3-3s. And she can't even be junior in international comps.
Good strategy for Akari Matsubara to do the same 3-3 twice in 2nd half.

 

[cohkaix]

Everyone got a score below 100 in junior FS at Kanto summer trophy. Did the girls get many URs calls? It doesn't seem like they did so many mistakes when i read reports on twitter.

Protocol is up:
https://www.jsfresults.com/local/2018-2019/fs/15/01/index.htm

 

[cohkaix]

From 'Gan-san' SC:
Sr. Ladies SP (unofficial results reported from twitter)

8. Sui Takeuchi 3L/2A//3Lz3T 63.24
19. Mai Mihara 3Lz3T/2A//3F 71.82 (seems to be fine and her jumps are light)
22. Riona Kato 3Tfall/2A-tano/3Lo2T-tano 45.68
23. Miyabi Oba 3S-3T/3Lo//2A 55.48
27. Hinano Izobe 3T3T/2A/3F 58.21
29. Kaori Sakamoto 3F-2T/2A//3Lo 62.51 (having problem with combination jump)
35. Rin Nitaya 3F3T/2A/3Lz(fall) 55.22 (Rin recently switches coach and is now training with Coach Yamada)
38. Rika Hongo (WD)
39. Yura Matsuda (WD)
42. Mako Yamashi-ta 3Lz+3T/2A//3F 69.40 (doing better than AO Trophy...finally got 33 back on track!)

 

[Interspectator]

wooohoo! Mai-chan starting the season strong!

 

[yume]

wooohoo! Mai-chan starting the season strong!

Yes, as usual. Getting 70+ in a domestic competition early in the season (knowing japanese tough scoring) is really good.

 

[matmuh]

yeah, there isnt a time where Mai looks off-form despite all her struggles with her illness (knock on wood!!), hopefully she will go up and up

 

[Bluediamonds09]

Little Nana,who skated to The Little Prince last season, will now use Maleficent? Cool!

 

[leoleo]

Omg Hana Yoshida did land her 3A! :dance: rise Japan team rise! such a shame she's still only 12. it would be so fun to watch her compete in Junior circuit but she has a year to practice it more and make it consistent for her junior debut

 

[Reth]

https://twitter.com/marin_channel/status/1028659225235357696?s=21
This is Hana 3A

 

[MarinHondas]

Omg Hana Yoshida did land her 3A! :dance: rise Japan team rise! such a shame she's still only 12. it would be so fun to watch her compete in Junior circuit but she has a year to practice it more and make it consistent for her junior debut

I think her and Alysa Liu will continue their rivalry on the JGP in the next next season, now both have 3a’s too!! Good job Hanna! It’s very nice.

 

[Yatagarasu]

https://twitter.com/marin_channel/status/1028659225235357696?s=21
This is Hana 3A

UR but well done for trying! Hopefully she will get it fully in the future :yes:

 

[cohkaix]

'GEn-san' Summer Cup competition has finished. And the protocol is posted in the following link:
https://www.jsfresults.com/non_responsive_toppage.htm?figure_top.htm%2Clocal/2018-2019/fs/25/01/index.htm

Results of Sr. Ladies:
1. Mako 190.02
2. Mai 189.85
3. Kaori 182.56
4. Sui 168.12 (someone on twitter said that the 2nd 1S jump was originally planned as an attempt for 4S...)

NB: It looks like Hana Yoshida's 3A was rectified! And sorry about the title of the competition...I changed it to 'Gen-san' (and congratulates to winner for getting the delicious beef!)

 

[Sai Bon]

'Gan-san' Summer Cup competition has finished. And the protocol is posted in the following link:
https://www.jsfresults.com/non_responsive_toppage.htm?figure_top.htm%2Clocal/2018-2019/fs/25/01/index.htm

Results of Sr. Ladies:
1. Mako 190.02
2. Mai 189.85
3. Kaori 182.56
4. Sui 168.12 (someone on twitter said that the 2nd 1S jump was originally planned as an attempt for 4S...)

Wow, Mako beat Mai! Good on her.
Folks, a minor, minor point...but its Gen-san, not Gan-san!

 

[yume]

Congrats to Mako. She's getting better.

 

[MiraiFan]

Looks like Wakas LP music isn't using the Piaf version after all:
https://twitter.com/wakahfans/status/1028518253562277888?s=20

LOVE Patricia Kaas--so excited to see this program develop!

 

[hippomoomin]

After watching Marin's SP, I am concerned about her 3-3, which she seemed to have lost at the end of last season. I am not sold by the music either. It is a bit slow, and the style is just like her other exhibition programs.

 

[yume]

I notice that Mai attempted two 3lz-3T in the free. Her 2A-3T is more than reliable so she wants maybe to challenge herself.

 

[lanceupper1114]

I notice that Mai attempted two 3lz-3T in the free. Her 2A-3T is more than reliable so she wants maybe to challenge herself.

she probably planned a 2A-3T, but for whatever reason wasn't able to put the 3T at the end of the 2A, which forced her to shift the 3T to the lutz and the 2T-2Lo to the Salchow. Otherwise, it wouldn't have made sense for her to plan a solo 2A in the bonus section.