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Ladies Qualifying A (2nd group to skate)

Rosaleen

Medalist
Joined
Nov 22, 2003
Sorry my notes aren't as good & complete as I'd like them to be, but 54 ladies free programs is quite the lot to sit through and take notes, especially when you're cold. The rink is actually warmer than the press room :)

AUS Tina Wang Start No: 1
Notes: missed her

POL Laura Czarnotta Start No: 2
Notes:

HUN Bianka Padar Start No: 3
Notes: didn't see her skate / currently 3rd /
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FIN Jenni Vahamaa Start No: 4
Notes: bright yellow / 3s2t2l hopped out of loop / 2a / flycam good speed & centered / music notes say feeling begins, etc - that is not what this is - circus sounding music / I missed a triple ? / layback is ok / nice extension & aplitude on spirals bit wobbly on edges / 2a fell / 3s / O ftwrk is fairly musical 2z2t / combo spin is well done / new pb / currently 1st /
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BUL Manuela Stanukova Start No: 5
Notes: Music: la Zaranela fluorscent orange with chiffon skirt / 2a2t / 2s / 2z2l2l / 2a fell under rot / sit spin with nice variations / apirals are soso / 2l / layback is centered pos is weak / strt steps are ok / 2f1l / 2z / combo spin to end is ok / new pb / currently 4th /
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CHN Yalu Guo Start No: 6
Notes: Music: Bohemian Rhapsody black spaghetti strap catsuit with silver / 3z 2ft I think / 3s2t / 2a / combo spin starts with camel with nice extension - well centered spin / 2z very tight landing / layback strt to side / strt ftwrk moves well, or did for the 1st half / 3s / 2a fell awkwardly / coe spiral then into Y on same foot / flycam nice pos centered / I quite enjoyed her / new pb / currently 2nd
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TUR Buse Coskun Start No: 7
Notes: black unitard with gold lame bands & stars with gold lame band around one upper thigh / music is dark angel by Edwin martin / 2f / 2a stood up but short rot / 3s way under rot fell / sit spin isn't bad - good speed / 1f / layback is weak / 2l / 2f1l / spirals are fairly weak / combo spin into strt ftwrk into closing pose / new pb / currently 7th /
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RSA Megan Allely Start No: 8
Notes: Music: Kismet by Bond / sparkly gold with chiffon skirt / missed 1st little bit / 2z fell / 2t2t ?? / 2? Fell / diag ftwrk is ok / then another spin I missed / back coe spiral in beillman / 2s / 2? Very tight landing / 1a / layback spin with foot to head / currently 7th /

DEN Mia Brix Start No: 9
Notes: Music Capricio Espagnol Winter white lace with chiffon layered skirt / fell on 1st jump / 2t / flysit is ok / I really like her dress / some chor as music softens / 2a2t / 3s fell - no real attempt to fight for landing / spirals / 2s / layback is quite nice / 2a1t2t fell on last jump / diag ftwrk / 2a fell / combo spin to end way after music / currently 4th or 5th / too bad because there was one point in the program that I thought it was going to be enjoyable and a good skate /

KOR Yea-Ji Shin Start No: 10
Notes: Music: La Valse light mauve / 3?2t / 3? / 2a is nice / she has a very nice way of moving - musical feel to her skating / 3t almost hung on to it then stepped out / sideways layback with foot to head / 2f2l / combo spin is ok, pretty good actually / O ftwrk is nice / bailed on axel / spirals are ok / 2z2l loop was very tiny / spin with mushroom to end /new pb / currently 3rd /
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ITA Caterina Gabanella Start No: 11
Notes: Music: Giselle white strapless / 3l 2ft stumbled out / 2z / flycam is nice with pos variation that isn't a donut / 3s turn 2t / pause for some chor in place as music changes / walley wally 3s free foot down really fast / 3t2t / layback is ok / spirals / 2a / diag ftwrk has ballet type moves / 2a fell / back cam sit starts somewhat weak combo spin /currently 5th /
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FIN Laura Lepisto Start No: 12
Notes: Music: Feeling begins, Lost Temple, harem / dark gold with gold-brown skirt / axel didn't get off ice / 3t2t / 3s lean hand down / butterfly back sit - nice air pos - good spin / 2l / 3t pitched forward but did it / spiral edge seems ok but the leg was going up & down / very nice fast layback / 2s2t / O ftwrk to building music & it's reflecting the music - nice / 1a / combo spin to end is quite good - bit of travel / currently 2nd /
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MEX Emily Naphtal Start No: 13
Notes: Music: Spartacus bright purple with hot pink underskirt / some chor to start / waltz jump / 3s fell out / combo spin with nice beillmans on both feet - went into them nicely too / 1a / 2z2t2l / 2f2t / O ftwrk fell 1/2 way through -got up fast / 2z / flycam to donut / front coe spiral in beillman then fell on another one - didn't see what happened / layback spin ending in beillman / currently 11th /

NOR Erle Harstad Start No: 14
Notes: Music: Happy Valley dark red with spaghetti straps / a bit of chor then very deliberate into 2a / 3t had it then fell / 3s very tight landing but stood up / flycam / spirals / then I missed a double? Jump / flysit is soso / combo spin is ok / I missed another double jump / 3t under rot fell / sorry I zoned out on the end of her program (this is approx #41 of 54 ladies today). / currently 12th /

ARG Natalia Alexandra Mitsuoka Start No: 15
Notes: Music: Nightingale & Devil's Trill / one side black other white with gold trim / 2z1t / 2l 2ft / 1f / spirals / 2l fell / 1f / nusic picks up for strt ftwrk - I was getting very dozey / ? Jump might have been a 3t very tight landing / combo spin /

GER Christiane Berger Start No: 16
Notes: Music: Forest Gump light blue backless / 3l very tight landing 2t hand down / 3t2t / 3s 2ft / 2z / flycam with nice pos to catch foot / O ftwrk moves very well / 2f / 3s fell / back cam with very nice extension starts the combo spin / spirals are ok / axel didn't get off ice / very short spin to end - she was behind her music / new pb / currently 7th /
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BEL Kirsten Verbist Start No: 17
Notes: Music: Concerto de Aranjuez / black with red beading / sets a nice attitude / 2a not real pretty in air but clean I think / 2z / back cam sit upright chg starts combo spin / 3s2t / there's an air of confidence from her and she's skating to her music / 3s turnout / flysit / travfelling 3s into 2l / spirals are soso / 2? / strt steps are with the music / an awkward music cut / buttfly back sit / new pb / currently 7th /
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CRO Zeljka Krizmanic Start No: 18
Notes: Music: Rondo Capricioso Black with ivory at hem & vertical band front & back that splits the black into 4 panels / 3s fell out hand down / 2a2t fell on toe / 2f / 2f I think - zoned out a bit and missed a couple of elements / combo spin is ok / 2a hands down / sorry - I zoned out again / currently 13th /
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RUS Arina Martinova Start No: 19
Notes: Music: Blues medley black with gloves & silver around hips / 3t2t / popped a jump / I hate to admit it but I completely missed her skate - I actually went into that not-quite asleep- not quiet awake stage / currently 1st /
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AZE Emma Hagieva Start No: 20
Notes: Music: Don Quixote bright yellow & green with black lace over skirt & part of top / saw the end of a nice beillman spin / 2s2t / flycam is ok / 2t2t / 2t / spirals are nice / strt steps are pretty much with music / combo spin has very nice beillman on front,

RUS Katarina Gerboldt Start No: 21
Notes: Music: La Cumparasita Hot pink & black with black elbow gloves / I think I missed the 1st jump / 3l2t / 3t / 3t fell / flycam with variation is nice / 3s 1/2l 2t / spirals are ok / popped loop / 2f2t / lyaback is ok / O ftwrk is ok / combo spin to end / currently 3rd /

LAT Maria Balaba Start No: 22
Notes: Music: Sheherazade silver lame down on eside turqoise in middle & blac on other side / 2a under rot / flycam with pretty good extension / zoning out again - sorry /

SVK Radka Bartova Start No: 23
Notes: Music: Bon medley black with bit of silver / ?jump2t/ - sorry I'm really having a hard time paying attention - it's not the skater, it's me - just too many ladies / layback is held with foot to head /new pb / currently 5th /
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USA Christine Zukowski Start No: 24
Notes: Music: the Mission / dark green with sequins / popped loop / 3z / sideways layback to strt / 2t / spirals are ok / 3s / 2t3t / flyback sit bit on the weak side - not much fly / strt steps are ok / 2s2t / 2a2t2t / stars into combo spin / currently 1st /
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KOR Yu-Na Kim Start No: 25
Notes: Music: Papa Can you hear me? / turqoise / 3f3t bit tight on landin gof toe / 3l fell under rot / death drop has nice fly / 3f / layback with variations ending in beillman / ina 2a3t / 3z2t2l / coe spiral starts seq / strt steps had a weird pattern but were very nice & musical / I just missed a jump / combo spin to end / great skate, esp after most of what we've seen in this qualifying group / currently 1st /

SWE Isabelle Nylander Start No: 26
Notes: Music: Firebird shades of red with orange skirt / layback is centered with ok pos / spirals are on the weak side but flow / 2a /she's skating to her music / 3l step out / 3t turnsout / 3s2t2l / combo spin is centered / 3s / 2f2l / strt steps move well / 2a wild on landing / fly forward sit with nice fly & low pos / new pb / currently 4th /
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I must say that the last 3 were worth waiting for!!!
 
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