Well THAT did a lot of good…!!!Ok, I took a nap, had a relaxing bath, some calming tea, and no I see we are already RUNNING LATE???
Looks like they had a fall on the sbs jump and an issue with the throw (lots of -3 GOE). I think it's more that most teams had some issues, and they did really well on the levels - all level 4 except the twist (level 3). So that helped their score.That must have been some kind of skate from Chelsea and Danny. Skating 2nd and almost making the top 6. Shame about C/J but better to have a bad skate now than at Nationals.
K and partner#999 even managed to qualify for Olympics in SeptemberI was out, unfortunately, I didn't see T/M skate I had no idea Krasnopolski still skates. Is she a partner #99 or what?
Yeah that really took away from the program. I almost think they should have scored worse.Oh god the spin. I wish she at least try to get back into it, even though it was already a V when she lost it at the start. Standing around is a bad look.
If the U.S. teams skate the way they can, they should all be scoring much higher, across-the-board. In fact, Calalang/Johnson are the 2019 Warsaw Cup defending champions. Brain freezes by Jessica, or else her confidence has gone missing with all that she's been through recently. With T/M feeling the need to compete at this mostly second tier event, C/J at the least should be in second place, no lie. They would likely at least have made third without the unforgiveable spin error.That must have been some kind of skate from Chelsea and Danny. Skating 2nd and almost making the top 6. Shame about C/J but better to have a bad skate now than at Nationals.
If the U.S. teams skate the way they can, they should all be scoring much higher, across-the-board. In fact, Calalang/Johnson are the 2019 Warsaw Cup defending champions. Brain freezes by Jessica, or else her confidence has gone missing with all that she's been through recently. With T/M feeling the need to compete at this mostly second tier event, C/J at the least should be in second place, no lie. They would likely at least have made third without the unforgiveable spin error.
Of course, the sp error was a fluke. It still speaks of nerves, or of being off-kilter. Skaters at this level are trained to recover from catching an edge on a rut in the ice, or from losing their balance going into a spin. Sometimes they can't save it for sure, as happened to Jess, but it usually hints at not being in tune with oneself. In any case, as someone said earlier, we expect misses on the jumps by C/J. Albeit, they have landed their jumps in programs at more than one competition this season, so there's a bit of hope in that respect. But they've got to make landing their jumps less of a rarity. They are seeming to strategize around rethinking placement of their jumps in programs. I also noticed Mozer sitting in the kiss 'n cry with C/J and Jenni Meno. Too bad C/J couldn't raise their level at this less than deep event, particularly with Mozer by their side. We'll see how they do in the fp.I will probably consider that spin error from Jessica more like a fluke. I think the bigger issue is that she bailed out on that 3S and that they continue to have issues with jumps.