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Sounds like a ballet, I wouldn't mind missing.
Sounds like a ballet, I wouldn't mind missing.
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081213&content_id=57563&vkey=ice_news
lol @ the picture. Was it really necessary to have one so unattractive?
Although I'm Yu-na's fan, one thing that annoys me about her or her media rep is they always use these lame excuses like, "Oh, Yu-na had cold", "Yu-na wasn't fully recovered from her injury", "The zealous crowd made me nervous", "Skating for the first time in Korea made me nervous", "Skating for the first time in America made me nervous", etc etc as if that explains her disappointing skate. The disappointing skate was due to the reasons stated in the first paragraph above not something else. It'll be interesting to see how the Olympics plays out because neither Mao nor Yu-na's been to the Olympics and both are going to be nervous. They can't use, "Oh, this is the first time in the Olympics and it made me nervous." Duh, it's first time for most people
I'd really love to see Yu-na get fitter and in shape by the Worlds next year. Such beautiful programs she has this year and it'd be a shame to tarnish it with mistakes. Same goes for Mao.
Mao has nice transitions into most of the jumps except for 3As and planned 3-3.
I'm a bit disappointed to see the "I have a cold" excuses from Yu-Na. Even though I adore both their skating, I do believe that Mao and Yu-Na could both afford to be more gracious losers. Whenever they don't take first place in a competition, it seems like there is always a "special reason" why they weren't the top skater in the world that day. People need to learn to say "I didn't win because _____ skated better than me today.":sheesh:
Something that I heard on SBS at the beginning of lady's competition hit me when I read your post.I was a bit puzzled when Korean show more interest in Miki, Yukari and Carolina, you know, korean news are more concerned with Mao and they did do some TV shows of her
This is where I think Patrick Chan is super mature for his age.I think these 18-year old girls have time to learn that. Meanwhile, we, as fans, can cut some slacks to them.
heh... random note, but Mao's solo 3A was the highest scored 3A in terms of GOE even compared to the Men's LP 3A's. That's a nice achievement too, since her GOE scores aren't normally so positive for it:
Mao. She has the dullest waltz that keeps repeating itself driving me to boredom. Surely TT could have given her music which has changes of rhythm. Her music was like background music throughout. I believe Masquerade Waltz is used for chorus not soloists, like that other warhorse , Ravel's Bolero. Cmon Ladies, let's see how musical you really are.
Yukari . She has the most beautiful centered spins in combo. I hope the scores say that.
Rochette and Kostner just don't underrotate, it's their big advantage.
It's not mutually exclusive. Sometimes an athlete does lose because of medical issues, because elite-level sports are hard enough even if you are 100% healthy. In such a case, it's likely the person who finished ahead did better, but it doesn't negate the fact that the person who lost was ill and that his/her performance was affected by it. I'd say props to any athlete who is competing/playing through the pain and exhaustion.heh... random note, but Mao's solo 3A was the highest scored 3A in terms of GOE even compared to the Men's LP 3A's. That's a nice achievement too, since her GOE scores aren't normally so positive for it.
I'm a bit disappointed to see the "I have a cold" excuses from Yu-Na. Even though I adore both their skating, I do believe that Mao and Yu-Na could both afford to be more gracious losers. Whenever they don't take first place in a competition, it seems like there is always a "special reason" why they weren't the top skater in the world that day. People need to learn to say "I didn't win because _____ skated better than me today.":sheesh:
But still, were Mao's 3As really better than all the men? Or were the judges just excited because a female skater had done two 3As?True. All of her jumps except for the ones you listed were either out of steps or right after another jump.
Her preparations going into 3A-2T and planned 3-3 took just normal lengths with a good speed.
The second 3A was preceded by a spread-eagle sequence and just several crossovers.
I understand your point. But when you want to explain the reason of your mistakes, it is not logically possible to say "I made mistakes BECAUSE somebody skated better than me today."heh... random note, but Mao's solo 3A was the highest scored 3A in terms of GOE even compared to the Men's LP 3A's. That's a nice achievement too, since her GOE scores aren't normally so positive for it.
I'm a bit disappointed to see the "I have a cold" excuses from Yu-Na. Even though I adore both their skating, I do believe that Mao and Yu-Na could both afford to be more gracious losers. Whenever they don't take first place in a competition, it seems like there is always a "special reason" why they weren't the top skater in the world that day. People need to learn to say "I didn't win because _____ skated better than me today.":sheesh:
But still, were Mao's 3As really better than all the men?
Oh, I thought maybe you were suggesting that she got high GOEs because of difficult entries into the jumps. I still haven't seen anything except the dance, Eurosport is only showing highlights of the rest.No, I meant she had the most transition-packed program among tonight's ladies' programs. But she got a relatively low score on transitions, which I didn't get.
Reminds me of Meissner's surprisingly low SP score at CoR. I guess UR calls will do that to you... But it's interesting that Motozov didn't pick up on it.BTW, I found Miki's score a bit shocking. Miki was in tears of joy after the performance and Morozov was also very happy sitting next to her. If you watch her skate in the arena, perhaps you wouldn't see those URs. Then how would it feel when the score comes out like that?
But still, were Mao's 3As really better than all the men? Or were the judges just excited because a female skater had done two 3As?
I do believe that Mao (...) could afford to be more gracious losers. (...) People need to learn to say "I didn't win because _____ skated better than me today."
BTW, I found Miki's score a bit shocking. Miki was in tears of joy after the performance and Morozov was also very happy sitting next to her. If you watch her skate in the arena, perhaps you wouldn't see those URs. Then how would it feel when the score comes out like that?
I understand your point. But when you want to explain the reason of your mistakes, it is not logically possible to say "I made mistakes BECAUSE somebody skated better than me today."
I am sure it is the latter. Let's not turn her 3As into the battle of sex.
I felt the same way. In fact, I thought Morozov was about to cry after Miki finished skating. I hope Miki does not feel discouraged - she really worked hard to improve her skating before this competition. She brought back her 2A-3T, challenged and landed 4S (underrotated, but still very impressive) and worked on her posture and spirals. And her LP dress is lovely.
I hope that she has enough time before Nationals and Worlds to work on those underrotations and get more comfortable with the program. :agree: It still looked a bit raw, but I think it has potential to be very impressive when skated with more power and confidence.