2018 NHK Ladies Free Skate

[Danny T]

Satoko's not giving it away!!! Wow, best I've ever seen this programme, pure fire

 

[moriel]

that is a shame japan
also, if that beats rika =(((

 

[sequinsgalore]

12 Satoko MIYAHARA (JPN)

Music: Invierno Porteno by Astor Piazzolla, Antonio Vivaldi

Black dress with silver sparkle

3S
3Lz+3T
CCoSp4
3Lo
FCSp4
StSq3
3Lz
2A+3T
ChSq
3F+2T+2Lo
2A
LSp

Clean skate with 7 triples. Can she take gold?

FS: 71.89+71.50 = 143.39, 219.47, 2/12

 

[lavenderblossom]

Satoko clean! I think this will depend on her lead over Rika in the SP...

 

[Weetos]

Well, this Ladies' event has been an absolute treat.

 

[QueenOfTheRoad]

OK, how on earth Satoko gets better GOE on each jump than TukTuk? This annoys me. :dev2:

 

[brens78]

this will be close between Satoko and Liza

 

[mirai4life]

omg Satoko might ACTUALLY win gonna be close

 

[NoNameFace]

Gotta love that rolling hand wave during the cantilever in slo-mo :luv17:

You can tell anything about this program, bo transitions, empty, bad etc., but I cannot imagine Liza trying to put herself purposefully into maybe more structured, but anticlimatic aesthetic for her. This is Mishin and Mishin edit like GGFan said earlier, but she can sell for days and overtime, she has undeniable presence on ice that carries her and makes you focus on her, how great her jumps are, how confidently she performs and expresses. I have great respect for her and Mishin to not give up after rocky seasons and still put a lot of work to produce such quality.

 

[moriel]

horrible jumps, movements not held long enough and so on =(

 

[leoleo]

Rika was brilliant, but... what would GP be without their home advantage, hey?

what do you mean?

 

[frida80]

I think Satoko may have done it. Her PCS should push her through.

 

[GGFan]

I swear Tom Dickson is a genius!! The level of depth and nuance that Satoko brings in that program is on another level to every other program today. That was exquisite skating!! :hap93:

 

[draqq]

Satoko Miyahara

- Solid 3S with nice arms on the landing (+2)
- Stronger 3Lz+3T, first 3Lz looks < on replay (-2)
- Very musical and difficult reverse rotation on the first combo spin (+4)
- Great 3Lo (+3)
- Strong positions and centering in the flying camel spin (+3)
- Great control through the edgework, could be more fiery but very strong edging (+4)
- Strong solo 3Lz (+2)
- Solid 2A+3T (+3)
- Very strong spiral position and well-timed choreo sequence (+4)
- Decent 3F+2T+2Lo (+2)
- Good second 2A (+2)
- Wonderful arch and centering in the final layback spin (+4)

What a ladies event! This is like Worlds, if not better than most final groups at Worlds! Brilliant performance from Miyahara with better timing and nuance than before. It's going to be very close to Kihara. We'll have to see if she can make up the TCS difference in the PCS. It really could go either way. *bites nails*

 

[mirai4life]

this will be close between Satoko and Liza

NOPE. Satoko has way PCS lead

 

[moriel]

this will be close between Satoko and Liza

What Liza, this will be close between Satoko and Rika =(

 

[oly2018]

This event has been an embarrassment of riches. Those were a few relatively clean/impressive performances in a row.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Wow, Satoko threw down!

That spin at the end was magical!

Still can't see the underrotated jumps? They're small, but tgey look clean to me?

 

[Pippuripihvi]

OK, how on earth Satoko gets better GOE on each jump than TukTuk? This annoys me. :dev2:

agree

 

[lusterfan]

Needs higher than a 71.1 in PCS, which I have no doubt she'll get.