Jumps not UR or wong edge. I bet JSF wants to make sure they choose the lady with the least jump problem.I don't get Hongo's score. She has one of the ugliest postures among the top Japanese skaters with really weak spin positions. Nothing special at all.
Jumps not UR or wong edge. I bet JSF wants to make sure they choose the lady with the least jump problem.
Jumps not UR or wong edge. I bet JSF wants to make sure they choose the lady with the least jump problem.
I am sorry but Hongo's PCS is only .12 lower than Miyahara. No way she should be getting that kind of PCS. Kato got 5 points lower than Hongo in PCS.. no way. I find Kato so much more interesting than Hongo.Hongo's pcs are lower than a few ladies. The only benefit she got from today was UR call. I don't think she has any but the caller might as well give her 2.
Jumps not UR or wong edge. I bet JSF wants to make sure they choose the lady with the least jump problem.
The tech panels at these nationals have been ridiculous
That's the thing these days; JSF is looking for a lady who can hold mettle against Russian ladies who are good at jumps -- doesn't matter if there's not much refinement or artistry in the athlete because good jumps --> good TES --> good PCS (which is how it usually progresses in the IJS).
I'm worried about the junior ladies though. I wonder if they can still hold onto their leads against Kanako and Haruka with the longer program and the revised layouts of their programs to accommodate senior FS requirements (and I am still rooting for both Kana and Haruka to recover!).
Wakaba is unpolished at this point. She has the TR and the big jumps, which will help her. She needs to be packaged correctly and some political push to get to the top.
She can out jump the Russian girls. Needs a top tier coach to fight for that pcs.
I think Wakaba needs a coach who can help her with her PCS. She is fast and her jumps are good but her presentation is boring and unpolished. Marin Honda is so much more polished.
I just can't wait for Marin Honda to be out on the junior season! (and her senior debut at nationals would be sensational given her present quality of skating!)